Seven Years Ago a Rochester Chemist Finds Effective Medicine
William A Franklin of Frank in Palmer Chemical Co Rochester New York recounts his kidney illness seven years ago. He used Deans Kidney Pills and reports rapid relief from back pain and irregular kidney secretions after three boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Rochester
William A. Franklin
Frankin & Palmer Chemical Co
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Caddys Comment By Walter J Travis Tale
Walter J Travis describes a round in which he laments bad form and compares his play to a broker from last week. A quiet, freckled caddy listens without expression as the round unfolds and the broker seeks encouragement. The exchange reveals the caddy’s calm honesty.
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Walter J Travis
New York Tribune
Croker
Sotevere
Diamond dealer's mishap ends in failed purchase
A man enters a jewelers shop asking for opinion on a diamond he plans to buy. The jeweler critiques the unset gem, noting flaws and fire but the buyer reveals the stone was lent on approval. He withdraws, requesting his $40 deposit back and calls off the deal.
Sports of Children Through the Ages
A survey notes ancient origins of children’s pastimes including skipping rope riding a cane and hide and seek. Tops spinning and kite flying are traced to Greece Rome and Europe with kite play dating back about two centuries in Europe and likely longer in China.
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Greece
Rome
Europe
Shakespeare
Johnson
China
Dietary Dicta for Summer Meals
A Detroit News excerpt argues summer dining should be lighter than winter fare. It favors soups, light desserts, and plentiful vegetables and fruits as seasonally mature. It notes the value of starting with soup to ready the system for a hearty meal and laments moral judgments of the rich versus the poor.
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Detroit News
The Fleecy Fly Moral From a Sheep-Touched Catch
An angling tale narrates a sheep causing a fly to snag, the line breaking, and a trout taking the fleece adorned lure. A fisherman witnesses the sheep’s folly, a sheephair on the fly, and a large fish rewarded with a fatal feast. The ending inspires a cautionary moral about superstition guiding judgment.
Penknife of the Original Patters and Its Vanishing Use
The article recalls the penknife as a historic writing tool once essential to writers and scribes. It traces its role from quills to metal blades, notes teachers and pen-menders who depended on it, and laments its disappearance alongside the craftsmen who wielded it.
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Lst
Pena
Not Far Wrong Inexamined Paper On Religion At School
A recent examination paper in religious instruction at a boys’ school contains a garbled line about matrimony as a divine institution for man or kin. Punch notes the typographical error and quips on the misprint.
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Punch
Ma Kimi
Life and fashion clash in a father's blunt remark
A girl proclaims openness while her father evaluates her new shirtwaist, noting a tension between personal honesty and appearance. The exchange captures a moment of parental scrutiny amid a modern image.
Widow Hinted To Attend With Ex-Husband In Tow
A Chicago Record-Herald line notes the grass widow plans to appear with one of her former husbands at an event, prompting curiosity over her companionship and social expectations.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Kidney Trouble Claims and Patient Testimonials
Letters from Mt Sterling Kentucky and Grant Ontario describe relief after using Peruna for kidney and bladder issues. Mrs Simser reports four years of illness improved after two bottles of Peruna and one of Manalin, while another writer credits Peruna with restoring health and praising the kidney remedy’s blood cleansing role.
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Geo. EL. Simser
Grant
Ontario
Perana
TOLD OF THE TOTS
A wry look at child logic and parental moments from a family scene. Jokes include a four year old missing his new sibling, a reader misreading Pope, a student misdefining water and lava, and a boy imagining a cigarette image while waiting for a seam repair.
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Bessie
Ida
Pope
Noah
Joan of Arc
North America
Europe
No Trick at All Candy Duns-Did You Take Any Stock
A brief quirky exchange questions belief in a man who allegedly engraved symbols on a head of a pin. Y Knott responds that the engraver could have inscribed the ten commandments, debating the plausibility of the story. The snippet appears in the Croiaago Tribune.
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Y. Knott
One on the Doctor in a courtroom exchange
A short dialogue scene features a lawyer chiding the doctor and the doctor dryly noting that a profession does not make angels of men. The exchange plays on professional stereotypes and blunt humor.
Veracity and the fib bite around here
A clipped NY Sun glosses on perceived deceit and local slang. The fragment hints at a stranger and the idea of mufling or restraining bites to prevent trouble in Angier.
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Angier
N. Y. Sun
Building Food To Bring the Babies Around
A Colorado mother recalls feeding her pneumonia and brain fever weakened child Grape-Nuts with milk and juice, then the cereal itself, leading to rapid recovery. She reports later having another child raised on Grape-Nuts and cream and urges readers to seek the product and its booklet The Road to Wallville.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wallville
Farmers' Institute on Wheels for Mississippi
Mississippi advances a diversified farming special train to tour the LC main line and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley with lectures on boll weevil control soil testing and fertilizer selection. The program showcases stock raising alfalfa dairying and poultry skills alongside practical demonstrations.
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Mississippi
Miois Central
Farmers’ Institute
Institute On
Memphis
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cures Mrs Berryhill
A testimonial from Mrs Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga Tennessee praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her female illness. The ad stresses Mrs Pinkham's confidential free advice to women and urges sick readers to write for help.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Berryhill
Boyes Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mrs. Pinkham
Golf Yarn By Longworth And Murdock
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and Victor Murdock of Kansas swap golf yarns in a Washington hotel cloakroom. Longworth recalls a Cincinnati golfer who loved Scotch and proposed a drink server on every tee. Murdock notes Judge Dale as a strong club member who asks a boy witness what an oath means after admitting he caddied for the judge.
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Cil
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Sys
Washington
Kansas City Times
Representative Longworth
Cincinnati
Jim
Untitled eczema testimonial from a reader
A reader describes severe eczema attack spreading over the body and hands with nightly itching. The text mentions relief or treatment with Cuticura products, noting prior ineffective remedies and continuing distress from scratching.
BITS FOR BACHELORS
A social column argues against marrying for beauty alone and warns that marriage provides stability. It likens bachelor life to a kite needing a string and suggests men tied down by responsibilities may achieve more than aimless single men.
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Socrates
Theophrastus
Profit Pointes and the Art of Smart Business
A brief editorial urging calm leadership and steady attention to details. It argues success comes from steady, enjoyable work rather than sheer force, noting that business growth relies on managing people and processes rather than over anxious pressure.
Quote prompts smoky cars and police tuning humor
A dated cartoon caption shows a father asking why cars puff smoke while a boy mocks the police for obscuring license plate numbers. The remark highlights sly humor about surveillance and vehicles.
Laxative Ad Promotes Harm Less Formula
An archival ad touts Lax-Fos as a gentler laxative stating it does not gripe or irritate. The copy emphasizes mild action and low irritation as the harm avoidance, with a price listed as 5 cents.
With Some People Joke Route at a Dance
A witty exchange from the New York Press frames a humorous moment at a social event. A line about an invitation leads to a joke on coming to a dance with a wife in attendance.
Fight at Columbia Leaves Five Hurt in Brawl
In Columbia a street fight left five men wounded. Moore Ballard and Marshall Thornhill fought P P Combs and E M Combs. Ballard and Thornhill were clubbed, suffering severe wounds, while Combs brothers and FL M Combs were wounded with a pistol shot to the stomach.
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Columbia
Moore
Ballard
Marshall Thornhill
P. P. Combs
E. M. Combs
Thornhill
M. Combs
Illinois Central Deploys Agent for Pearl River Valley Ties
The Illinois Central has placed an agent in the field to secure right of way out of Jackson for the proposed new railroad up the Pearl River valley.
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Illinois Central
Aberdeen
Sheffield
Cantoo
Nashville
Illinois Central System
Tennessee River
Boston
Minnesota
C. F. Woods
Tombigbee Rail Froud Company
Meridian
Neuhola
Tombigbee
The
Ilinois Central
Jackson
Pearl River Valley
State farmers eager for Agricultural Institute series dates
Farm communities show strong interest as requests pour in from across the state for institute dates. The Agricultural and Mechanical faculty plan multiple sessions, with attendance promised and faculty visiting various communities to set up programs.
Brick Company Organized at Summit with Capital
A brick manufacturing firm organized at Summit with a capital figure noted as Oo. The report highlights the formation and local industry interest in the venture.
Beauvoir new buildings near completion for returning soldiers
North Mississippi reports crop outlook brighter than in years. Revenue Agent Adams to pursue back taxes from Vicksburg Waterworks dating to 1888 totaling about 55000 dollars.
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Mississippi
Adams
Vicksburg Waterworks Company
Early Mississippi well taps first flow on Steel's bayou
A fine flowing well of good water was struck five miles from Rolling Fork on Steel's bayou. It is the first well for this part of the state and there is great rejoicing. The street was struck at a depth of Tid feet.
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Rolling Fork
Steel's Bayou
Odd Eating Customs Across Nations
Describes varied eating practices from Brazil, Maldives, Ardra, Loango, Philippines and Kamchatka. Benign meals become communal rituals as individuals share cups, dine in separate houses, or endure intense heat and pressure to eat. Some cases mention deaths during such gatherings.
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Ardra
Loango
Kamchtaka
The Modern Way Language Mixups in a Family
A Baltimore American snippet showcases a humorous exchange where Freddy mispronounces entomology as a science of bugs. The conversation highlights slang, understanding, and a playful family dynamic amid simple domestic dialogue.
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Freddy
Baltimore American
Favorite Play Quips From Montreal Star Quote
In a brief Montreal Star exchange a youth wearing a long hat proclaims a fondness for baseball parallels. He says he enjoys watching a man hit the ball over the left field fence as much as anything else.
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Weil
Montreal Star
Boston Not The Only Hot Place Says Bohemian
A Bohemian quip disputes the notion of Boston as uniquely hot, contrasting wit with a Chicagoan who jokes that Boston is not the sole hot spot. The exchange surfaces humor about city pride and the idea that everyone privately imagines the law was made for others.
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Boston
Trade and mineral outputs from major nations in late 19th century
The report lists Argentina exporting 3 325 174 carcasses of sheep and lambs and 1 22 757 quarters of beef. France shows diverse minerals including lead zinc copper coal lignite iron antimony arsenic and galt. Germany and Japan export silk goods to the United States with trends from 1890 to 1904 5. Japan’s silk exports rise from 7.47 million in 1895 to 22.41 million in 1904-05, while German silk shipments fall or rise within similar ranges.
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Argentina
France
Germany
United States
Japan
Keeping Her Handy
A commuter with a lawn mower jokes about a rope as a tether. Harker explains using it to secure a new cook rather than a new cow, in a terse exchange cited by the Chicago Daily News.
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Harker
Chicago Daily News
You Dont Have to Wait Lax Fon Ad Sells Health Ease
Ad copy promotes Lax Fon saying every dose makes you feel better. Claims the product keeps the inside right and emphasizes broad availability and a low price of 3 cents.
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Lax- Fon
Solitude theme sparks thoughts on graduation
In a Chicago Daily News quote, a graduating girl says she enjoys being alone depending on who she is with, reflecting a witty view on personal solitude and social company.
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Chicago Daily News
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Fizer
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Farmers’ Institute On Wheels
Robert Young
Frank Collins
Hazlehurst
Crietal Springs
Young
Collins
Copiah Court
Forrest Road
Memphis & Selma
Hattiesburg
Longworth
Cutiura
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Press
Beauvoir
Carter Ead
Geetha
Vhemposa
Eye Water
Castoria
Ine
Mann
SONS
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California Fig Syrup Co
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New York
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Newland
Sacu Nan
Tike
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