Cure of Severe Skin Eruption with Cuticura Remedies
Customer G. M. Macfarland reports relief from a painful skin eruption after three months using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Despite initial setbacks and two doctors, he found cure in Catheura Remedies within two months and endorses the treatment. Free book on skin and scalp diseases offered by Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
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Sam
G. M. Macfarland
Woot
115Th St
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Moston
Ellen Terrys Joke At Founders Medal Speech
Ellen Terry received a Founders gold medal at New Theater in New York but spoke briefly due to hoarseness. She told a humorous parrot story about a buyer who paid for a talking bird that could not speak, noting the parrot was a devil to think.
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Ellen Terry
New Theater
New York
Immortals reception in New York sparks critic talk
Admiral Mahan cites critic quality at a New York Immortals gathering. A barroom anecdote praises a renowned American journalist for delivering high quality paper, while a bartenders uses a pager remark about beret and wins.
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Admiral Mahan
New York
Lambler
Beret
True Mumility and the Motor Car Bargain Rule
A dialogue features Mr Cheyenne debating car ownership and social judgments. The speaker argues a man with a motor car spends much of life apologizing, while a woman fears she cannot tithe for the bargain rule.
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Cheyenne
Otman
Swamp Root testimonial and Uncle Joe book story
An advertisement features a Dr Kilmer Swamp Root testimonial from C B Rupe & Son and a later anecdote about Col Henry Casson holding a controversial check from Speaker Joseph G Cannon. The items touch on medical promotion and a humorous political anecdote about an agent and a book deal.
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Col Tlenry Casson
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
Uncle Joe
Blank
Joe
Woman Pleads to Police Over Missing Husband
A wife leaves a tote with Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Exlmon streets asking officers not to arrest or talk to her missing husband who went to work and did not return by eight. The note describes the man and says the wife is worried since it is his first such absence. The message asks police to avoid confrontation when locating him.
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Hickerson
Exlmon
St Joseph Gazette
Free sample of Caldwells Syrup Pepsin for children
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for bowel and stomach complaints in children. It claims quick relief for intestinal trouble and constipation, and offers a free sample by mailing address to Dr Caldwell's office.
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Stephens
Theo
N. Mc Mead
Kame
Suce Uly
Mra Jius
Lena
Win
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monyon Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Monyon s Cold Remedy for head and throat relief from colds. It claims to check fevers stop nasal discharges ease aches cure stubborn coughs and prevent recurrence. The ad lists Prof Manyon from Philadelphia as a medical adviser offering free guidance.
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Monyon
Manyon
Pain as refinement through Christian suffering
Dr Harold Pattison argues pain refines humanity and serves as a moral spur. He cites Job, compares suffering to tempering fire, and asserts Christ’s crucifixion reveals truth about pain while promising ultimate healing and removal of pain in heaven.
Oddities and Ads Prompt Light-Hearted Nationwide Guffaws
Humorous clippings spoof druggists politics and home life with quips on Garfield Tea laxative and insurance. A child wonders about church attendance while a joke about a light of life and a crack about debt appear amid warm Wyoming weather sending rattlesnakes from den to claimers.
Backache Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Mrs Ollie Woodall of Mortons Gap Kentucky reports two years of backache and related female disorders. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she regained health, can do housework, and recommends the medicine to neighbors. The ad promotes confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinknam
Morton
Gap
Kentucky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gumm And Jankins Deliberate On Mr Jones
Mrs Gumm and Mrs Jankins discuss Mr Jones with mixed views. They consider whether he will prove to be a decent sort of man despite gossip and uncertainty.
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Cudworth
Mennonite Minister Becomes First Woman Pastor in Country
Mies Anna J Allebach is the first woman elected as a Mennonite minister in the nation though two Dutch women serve in Holland. She leads the New York University Philosophical Society and was ordained January 15 in Philadelphia. The Duchess Decazes, an American heiress, is noted as a social figure with the Singers dynasty.
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Mies
Anna J. Allebach
Holland
New York University Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Duchess Decazes
Singer
Ragaz
New York
Understanding Jesus Through Spiritual Unity and Faith
The passage explains that only those in the Spirit can understand Christ and His words. It argues that belief, attitude, and inner relation to Christ determine whether one perceives God’s truth, noting that faith activates healing and revelation when touched sincerely. Rev. S. P. Cadman of Brooklyn, a Congregationalist, voices this view.
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Jesus
Christ
Mfe
Thone
Rev
SP. Cadman
Congregationalist
Brooklyn
New York
Life Adjustment and Wealth Creation Principles
A fragmented note discusses environmental adjustment, personal ability, and wealth creation. It references Dr. Wille A. Betty, Congregationalist, Aurora, and emphasizes that more than talent is needed to qualify one to dispense wealth. The tone resembles a brief inspirational quotation from a historical column.
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Rex
Wille A. Betty
Aurora, I
Just Like Em College Exchange Reveals Mock bank Question
Two college students discuss the odd querying in letters. One asks if the other sees his father as a bank, prompting a humorous exchange about perception and identity. The lines reveal classroom banter.
Astonished the Old Man
A western state governor and his two sons discuss a prizefight referee in the library. The younger son, fond of rah rah clothes, recalls a night when the referee, known as Young Ryan, counted slowly as he was down, prompting disbelief from his father and brother.
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Ryan
Saturday Evening Post
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Cure for Mrs Wittenberg
Milwaukee woman Mrs. August Wittenberg says kidney trouble caused burning and giddiness, with headaches. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with her complete recovery, urging readers to remember the name. Fifty cents a box, Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo markets them.
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August Wittenberg
Hopking St
Milwaukee
Wis
Ife
Doan
Doan‘s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Unitarian household cook learns the oatmeal rule
The wife of a prominent Unitarian clergyman tests a new cook in a delicate kitchen matter. The maid, Nellie, vows to honor domestic standards, recalling past service in Unitarian homes while promising a proper oatmeal texture.
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Nellie
Out of a Job
A brief exchange shows Bill being told by his employer that he was wasting time, following his firing. A friend consoles him and suggests the job loss is due to past behavior.
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Bill
Lord and Lady Offer to Pay Relatives Rail Fare
In a Harper's Weekly vignette, Mabel asks John to help mother Muddy with a costly visit and rail ticket home. John agrees and offers to cover the ticket once she decides to depart.
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John
Mabel
Harper’s Weekly
Partners Debate Settlement Offer Over Client’s Payout
A law office dialogue shows a junior partner proposing a $10,000 verdict and a senior partner advising a cautious $50 payout. The exchange highlights negotiation dynamics and cautious optimism in settlement talks.
Mother Swaps Coffee for Postum Improves Milk and Health
Kansas City mother credits Postum with restoring milk flow and easing her own symptoms after years of coffee use. She notes her baby’s sour stomach improved and both she and her husband recovered from dyspepsia as they switched from coffee to Postum. The testimonial adds that even a seven month old baby benefits and urges readers to try the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Kansas City
Postum
Baby
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Arctic Circle Proves Unpleasant Yet Advantageous
An Arctic explorer notes the harsh climate but highlights benefits. The dialogue focuses on the climate’s discomfort and the absence of constant pressure from locals asking for proofs.
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Arctic Circle
Theatrical Manager Questions Actress About Age
The manager taunts the actress about her past with Booth while she deflects that her age is none of anyone's business. The scene shows spirited banter as she asserts her privacy.
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Booth
Miss Seveleaf
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad for Free Trial Package
An advertisement urges readers to use Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease feet and improve walking comfort. It offers a free trial package with a mailing address in LeRoy, N.Y. for response.
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Allen
Sadatitetes
Adress Alien S.olmstead
LeRoy
Climatic Conversation Prompts Polite Speech Practice
In a discussion about weather as a social opener, participants note the need to choose careful phrasing to maintain politeness. The exchange highlights how conversations around climate can require restraint and consideration.
Spohn Medical Co cited for violations and odd ads
Fragmented ad text cites Spohn Medical Co amid claims of disease remedies and laxatives. It includes odd testimonials about cured conditions and a waiter remark while mixing in quotes and promotional lines for Gandary Lotion and Garfield Tea.
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Spohn
Pohn Co
Spring Medicine Promises Purification and Vitality
A 19th century note describes a spring medicine claimed to purify and enrich the blood with 40 366 testimonials. It warns of impure blood from winter living causing appetite loss, fatigue, and skin eruptions. An unrelated humorous exchange mocks wireless ambitions and Puling jokes.
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Hood
Roofing ad from Thomas Iron Co Memphis Tenn
An advertisement for galvanized corrugated and crimp roofing for barns sheds chicken houses and homes proclaims fire and water proof no painting required and long lasting. The copy mentions sizes up to six feet and directs readers to pull them in by contacting Thomas Iron Co The Roofing Folks at 4 8 N 2d St Memphis Tenn. A conversational aside about pulling in fish references Ella Stella shows in joke dialogue.
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SiDdkow
Thomas Iron CO
Memphis
Tenn
Eye Salve Ad Ends With Philosophical Quote
An advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve for eye inflammation itching lids and aches urging druggists and brokers in Buffalo New York to supply the product. The ad concludes with a Rochefoucauld quote about wisdom and self awareness.
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Pettit
Coral
Or Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
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