Modest Doctor Attends Country Church Service
A city physician on vacation joins a Sunday-morning service at a small rural church. After the service several congregants greet him and a visitor seeks his opinion on a local matter.
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
4
Breaks a Cold in a Day and Cures Any Cough
Noted physician's formula claims to cure coughs and colds quickly with glycerine, pine concentrate, and whiskey. Mix two ounces glycerine, half ounce pine concentrate in half a pint whiskey. dose every four hours. Drugstores stock or can obtain ingredients. pine concentrate sold in half ounce air tight vials. Cures hundreds here last winter, per the ad.
Honeymoon chats and boarding pleas in a windy column
Fragmented lines recount a honeymoon couple speaking French to stay secret, a family rushing to catch a two o'clock train, a noisy Philadelphia home scene with children urged to prepare, and a busy morning with a Norwegian servant named Minna. It blends excerpts from period magazines and ads with brief vignette sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Glove Counter Drama and Military Court Verdict
A glove shop confrontation ends with a young woman dictating choices while a customer is lectured. Separately, a French veterinary surgeon, Beriland, is acquitted by a court martial after ruling he did not premeditate a blow to a soldier following a thumb injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotta Faust
Pontivy
France
Mr. Beriand
Second Cavalry Regiment
Pictorial Postcards and Alpine Marvels Through Time
The article recalls Swiss origins of pictorial postcards and the Alpine craze. It notes a Saville Row Alpine club display with views of the Matterhorn, and describes early colored engravings made for home collectors. It mentions exaggerated scenes of Staubbachs aiguilles glaciers and festival scenes by artists and peasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Theodule
Italy
Matterhorn
Alpine Club
Saville Row
New Dimmer Lights Up New Theater Operations
Puck The Electric Light Dimmer reports on a New Theater system where all stage lights can be set to a chosen candlepower and activated simultaneously by a single switch. The piece notes a billboard quảng and a chaotic promotional scene surrounding an elaborate show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Alps
Casey
Puck
New Theater
New York
Movement and Fare Ringing in Evening Play
A reader notes the play had movement after the first act but audience left toward the doors. The speaker jokes about wanting to ring up the last fare that you failed to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Philadelphia Times
Darnley
Birrell
Clent
Mr. Birrell
Perma the Household Remedy Praised by Oklahoma Family
Mrs. Maria Goertz Oriemta Oklahoma reports her family used Dr Hartman’s medicines and books which restored health. She says she weighed 100 pounds at sickness and now weighs 140 pounds with her husband cured of asthma and daughter relieved from earache and stomach catarrh.
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Maria Goertz
Oriemta
Oklahoma
Hartman
Divorce Demand Beats Offer in Wealthy Housewife Row
A housewife complains her spouse dislikes her cooking while a rival suitor, Regzar, proposes divorce and marriage to the offended husband. The terse exchange centers on marriage plans and domestic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regzar
Epidemic of Itch in Welsh Village
A long anecdotal piece recounts an outbreak of the itch in Dowlais, South Wales about fifteen years ago, detailing suffering, failed remedies, and a claimed cure after using Cuticura products. It includes additional asides on aviation, farm life, and rural humor from various periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowlais
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West Huron St
Chicago
Insomnia Cured by Coffee Change, Topeka Woman Reports
A Topeka woman recalls suffering severe insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia caused by coffee years ago. She stopped coffee and says her digestion and sleep returned to normal within months and remained improved for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Wonderberry and Sunberry Prove Superb Garden Crops
Notable gardeners and observers from across the country tout the Wonderberry or Sunberry as an outstanding garden fruit. Authorities and farmers report abundant yields in sand or drought conditions, long fruiting seasons, and high value per acre. Public figures and readers praise its flavor, versatility, and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Canada
Ds$ Hall
Wichita
Kan
Enochs
Hammond
J. H. Powers
Kenwood Avenue
Chicago
Swallow
Kenton
Ohio
H. B. Sheldon
Pacific Grove
Cal
W. T. Davis
Enon
Morrow
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Hattie Vincent
Hayden
New Mexico
Thief Snatches Watch as Victim Checks Time
A thief takes a watch from a victim who remarks that the thief arrived too late. The victim notes a friend already fled with the timepiece. No further details on location or suspects are given.
Cure Rheumatism with Sarsaparilla and Whiskey Tonic
An advertisement proclaims a cure for rheumatism using a syrup of sarsaparilla, toris compound, and whiskey. It claims good results after a few doses and notes the tonic also rebuilds strength. Included is a humorous anecdote about a drunken man and a child’s remark about milk.
Untitled Oddities and Mirror of Early Ads
Fragmentary OCR notes show quips about poets, muses, and Bacchus plus early medical ads for headache relief and relief-salves. Mentions of Capuchine cures and humorous lines reference everyday concerns and skepticisms in a periodical voice.
Perkins Skips Golf for Urgent Family Moment
A Saturday routine of golf at noon is interrupted when Perkins, famed for both sport and wit, interrupts a game to greet his wife and daughter on the porch. His sudden change in plans signals pressing family business and a memorable affectionate moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Honeyman
Yaas
Minna
Perkins
An Umal
Misa Margerte
Ron Papa
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Iowa Sufferer
A letter from Villisca Iowa praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing years of back pain swelling and urinary trouble. The ad claims 50 cent bars sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo DC and ends with taft anecdote about farmer discontent from the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Villisca
Iowa
Doan
Dean’s
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
D. C
Joeine as Ca Chie f for page Ilustrated Eye Book Free
A garbled ad feature presents Marine Eye Remedies claiming to aid sore eyes and weak eyes without smarting. The text notes a publisher adding a colored supplement daily while a poet lauds sunset skies.
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Joeine
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