Peruna Remedy Promotes Kidney Health Claims
A reader letter describes kidney disease and endorses Peruna as a potential aid. A physician replies cautioning no cure promises, recommends a trial with one tablespoon before meals and at bedtime for two to three weeks, and stresses confidentiality and source details for Peruna manufactured by the Peruna Company in Columbus Ohio.
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Perwin
Hhey
Perua Couny
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Kaetarno
Katarny Company
Contested Headlines and Advertisements in a 19th Century Page
The snippet presents a collage of sensational ad copy and quips. It cites remedies like Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and OXIDINE, a teething syrup for children, and jokes about labor strikes and domestic life, all reflecting period advertising and social humor.
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Woolford
Malaria Elixir Ad Blends Fiction and Medicine
Readable fragments describe Oxidine as a malaria remedy with bold claims and testimonials. The text includes punchy lines about dosage caution, a Boston anecdote, and a humorous business note about a cashier to illustrate the era’s advertising style.
To Speak for Christ Always and Everywhere
Reverend Howard W. Pope urges Christians to witness for Christ as a daily duty. He cites John Vassar and Dwight Moody stories to illustrate bold, respectful evangelism and stresses home life as a key arena. Trust and obey are defined as unconditional surrender to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Belief in Christ Within Without Consciousness
A reflection from The Sunday Beacon Times arguing that faith in Christ dwelling within should be accepted as a fact even if one lacks awareness. Once the fact is grasped, awareness follows and the soul’s winter ends, ushering a renewed life.
Mirthful Lines on Marriage and Health Myths
A quirky collection of aphorisms touches on marriage and divorce and advises malaria prevention with weekly dose of Oxnidine2. It jokes about how appearances mislead and notes sunburn from dimples as a playful warning about vanity.
England's Motto and Royal Adoptions Through Time
The text traces England's mottos Men et Mon Droit and Semper Idem from the 1195 Gisors battle to royal use by Henry VII and later queens Elizabeth, Mary, and Anne. It notes God and My Right as a historic war cry and links the phrases to royal adoption across periods.
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England
Richard I
The
Gisors
France
Henry VII
Elizabeth
Mary
Anne
Old Citizen's Hat Incident At Mass Meeting
At a mass meeting in a nearby town an elderly sartorial icon was asked to share views on a debated topic. He quickly returned to his seat to find his silk hat crushed by a woman who swished past. He politely asked if she had injured herself.
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John Vascaro
Norton
Boston
John
Uncle John
John Vassar
Christ
Mr. Moody
Moody
Anlvaton
Kansas City Star
Carrye Confronts Indignation Over Kiss Incident
In a tense exchange Carrye recalls the audacious kiss and her mother probes whether she felt indignant. Carrye confirms strong reaction, stating she was highly upset by the confrontation.
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Umea
Proud and Glad After Quitting Coffee In Ohio Story
An Ohio woman details relief from coffee related dyspepsia and heart trouble after stopping coffee and using Postum. She notes improved sleep and appetite within a month and credits Postum with restoring health, while endorsing following preparation directions.
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Ohio
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pga
Noodles and Other Dishes from a Vintage Kitchen
A vintage recipe excerpt describes making home noodles from flour and egg, then boiling or baking. It includes calf brains with eggs, orange cream pudding with gelatin and orange juice, and a mushrooms and macaroni dish with cream, butter, and eggs.
Boiled Veal or Fowl Dish With Tripe and Suet Balls
A traditional boiled dish uses veal knuckle or fowl carcass with honeycomb and tripe. After long simmering the stock is strained, cooled, and reassembled with meat dice potato blocks and 50 small suet balls. Season with chilies thyme celery seed and serve hot.
Apple Tart Bake In A Stove Top Pan
A simple method for apple tart uses two thirds full apples in a buttered pan, water, a crust from flour baking powder and salt with milk. Cook covered on stove half an hour, then brown in oven. Invert onto plate, slice and serve with lemon sauce.
Sea Foam Candy Recipe Tips
A simple homemade candy called sea foam melts in the mouth. Cook three cups light brown sugar one cup water and a tablespoon vinegar until the syrup forms a hard ball in cold water. Pour over beaten egg whites beat until firm then fold in nuts vanilla. Drop onto waxed paper.
Apples for Winter Use and Soup Tips from Delineator
Recipes and methodes describe how to preserve apples by sulphur fumigation and storage, followed by a Halifax soup base using bones carrots onions and tomatoes. Tipsy Bread recipe folds jam crusts sherry and almond garnishes into a layered dessert.
No Hayseed Nor Angel Across the Line
A Kansas high school girl boasts top marks in history English and German on a monthly report card. Her father critiques the agriculture grade asking about it. She retorts she is no hayseed, and adds she is no bloomin’ angel, either.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
Innocent Four Year Old and the Decree to Mamma
A Savannah Morning News anecdote describes a Sunday street encounter with a four year old boy. The child’s candid answers reveal a divorce context as the boy attributes his guardianship to his mother, illustrating family separation dynamics observed in everyday life.
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Ted Robinson
Papa
Savannah Morning News
Silk stockings praised as cheap charm in American stores
The English actor Robert Loraine extolled American silk stockings saying they are cheap and admired, noting a married man’s experience with department store saleswomen and a sea of silk stock supporting shoppers, highlighting the appeal of American retail.
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America
Robert Loraine
Baby health tips urge gentle laxative for upset digestion
An article advises that a baby’s fussiness may stem from poor digestion and recommends a mild no habit-forming laxative. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin or Syrup Popsin for children and offers a free trial by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Neighbor’s run of bad luck tests patience of Humboldt rancher
A Humboldt rancher returns from a year away and visits his neighbor John, famed for patience, to learn of a string of misfortunes. Fires destroyed timber, floods washed bottom land, hogs died, family illness struck, and mortgage foreclosure followed. John admits the hardships and admits discouragement at times.
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Humboldt
John
Ladies’ Home Journal
Awful eczema on face claim leads to Cuticura relief
Freeland Maryland reader recounts a baby’s severe facial eczema, bursting sores and sleepless nights. With Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child improves after nightly applications. The letter, dated March 21, 1912, also offers a 32 page Skin Book and free samples.
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Freeland
Harry Wright
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Pidgeon Thomas Iron Co Advertising Notice
The Pidgeon Thomas Iron Co of Memphis Tennessee offers wire fencing in welded and wrapped forms for stock and poultry as well as roofing materials including felvanined and painted steel and rubber coatings. Send trial orders mentioning this parse for various sizes and finishes.
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Arden
Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co
St. Memphia
Tenn
Adv
Simple Taste and Odd Ads in a Humorous Vignette
A quirky mix of jokes and early 20th century ads. A line about Kenworthy hints at social play, then a medical pitch for OXIDINE claiming malaria cures and health benefits. A bridge scandal gag and a store scene follow, ending with a pun about maroon uniforms on desert islands.
One Better Fireless Cooker and Smoke Less Husband
A humorous exchange contrasts a fireless cooker with a bride boasting a smoke less husband. A then asks about objections to a labor theory and is met with a blunt reply that it won’t work.
Doctors Endorse Oxidine E For Malaria Cure
Regular physicians recommend Oxidine E as a proven remedy based on experience. Administer at first sign of chills and fever. The text also questions natural selection with a humorous Zoology professor, and includes remarks about relationships and anger.
Small Onions Pickled In Vinegar Method
Instructions describe removing onion skins and packing whole onions into clean dry glass bottles. Fill bottles brim full with cold vinegar, seal, and store. Pickled onions are firm with fine flavor but do not keep as long as boiled pickles, though they will last through winter. It may be wise to mash them before sealing.
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Chrisan
Farmer Informed on Safety Vote Reflects National Duty
The fragment notes a farmer being informed that national safety depends on his vote, underscoring civic responsibility and the impact of agricultural support on public security.
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Washington
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U.S Day
Mxie Bobek
1 & Co
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TR Caran
Monarch
Minrch
Sprout
Waldron & Co
Muncy
Able Paper
Star Pea Haller Co
Chattamooga
Tenmener
Howard W. Pope
Men of the
Jeremiah
Sloan
Alorny W. Parce
Fredonia
Kan
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Mitelin
Fla
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Ioor
Hel
Earl
Halifax
Conan
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New York
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Angel
Tom
Floorwalker
Ole Be
Samuel Terer
St Lliken
Twe Centaur Company
Saas Soa
Wieeae
Bears
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Boreum
Howson Lott
Kenworthy
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Pong Jem, Dept. AB
Peel
Colt Be
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mase
Susan
Beniclan
Goa
Chris Quick
Defiance
Ams
Periawce
Prexce
Pierce
Est Indies
Panama
Canal
Lzanew
Memphis
Putnam
Wintersmiths
the Mercantile Bank
Wee Lpaper Sctors
F. O . Borton
AL. Coldwell
G. T. Ceres
M. Fowlkes
W. el G. Jones
EB. B. LeMunter
Lundee
Porter
G. Reed
Ane
Jno
W. Hort
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