Worldly Fame and Suffering Told in Medical Ad
Mrs. J B Johnson of Columbia Missouri recounts relief after using Deans Kidney Pills for two years of dropsy heart pain and disordered kidney function. She reports no recurrence after two boxes and endorses the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also included are cake filling instructions using lemon juice rind sugar butter and optional tutti frutti and coconut fillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnson
West Hickman Street
Columbia, MO
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Kaiser declines Bergen visit after consul’s informal boots incident
London reports recount a German consul aboard a Norwegian coast vessel without proper uniform attire. Kaiser Wilhelm II denounced the breach of formal decorum and ordered the consul general at Bergen to be recalled, halting further visits to the town. A separate note mentions Dr James W Bright of Johns Hopkins completing a West Saxon Gospel of Luke edition for his tenth century English series.
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Alexandra
Hohenzollern
Widday
Bergen
Solectsm
London
T. D
James W. Bright
Johns Hopkins University
Coffee Importers Promote Postum and Call Coffee a Medicine
An old trade publication discusses coffee and Postum, noting importers promote Postum as a beverage and a chapter in their book labels coffee as a medicine. It warns habitual stimulant drinks irritate organs and cause disease, citing nervous trouble and other ailments improved by Postum.
How to Clean Lace at Home for Delicate Goods
Soak lace in warm water with a dash of ammonia for a few hours then rinse in hot water until clean. Do not rub. squeeze gently. Sun-bleach discolored pieces, shape on a white pad to dry, and dry without stressing the mesh. For heavy lace, brush gently in the suds before rinsing and drying. If needed, press with muslin shields.
Simple Yeast Dough Rise and Bake Instructions
Step by step home bread method uses salt, flour, and warm rising. Mix salt and flour in scalding water to form a soft dough, beat 15 minutes, rise overnight, then mix milk and more flour into a stiff batter. Integrate with risen dough, knead with flour, shape into loaves, let rise until light, and bake.
Venetian embroidered bands charm Paris fashions
Venice inspired trims appear on Paris models in silk and wool shades. The sixteenth century designs are copied in neutral silks and wools. A silver gray crepe de chine visiting gown features an antique rose and foliage pattern on dark velvet. The trimming decorates ball and dinner dresses as well.
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Paris
Broom Head Covers Boost Cleaning in Homes and Workshops
A description explains fabric broom covers used to wipe walls wardrobes and floors. The washable bags improve dusting compared with ordinary dusters. Linen is common but flannelette is said to be superior for durability and cleaning efficiency.
To Clean Glass and Kitchen Window Tips
How to make a dry cleaning cloth using pulverized pumice stone inside folded muslin for sparkling lamp globes and panes. Also suggests growing chives and parsley in the kitchen window in winter and using a teaspoonful of chopped chives to flavor salads. Hot milk cleans stains better than hot water.
Message to hearts on God's presence with leaders
The speaker urges quiet contemplation of God's work through others and emphasizes God’s promise to be with leaders. Preparation precedes action, as seen in Joshua, with no haste but waiting for divine power. Leadership requires readiness, wisdom, and trust in God for progress.
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God
Moses
Joshua
Israel
Moab
Promised Land
Joshua Accepts Command to Lead Israel Across Jordan
After Moses dies, Joshua seeks divine guidance in silence while Israel mourns. God reassures him with a vow to be with him, urges courage and adherence to the law, and promises prosperity. Joshua returns to the people, readies leaders, and schedules a three day warning to cross the Jordan and seize the land.
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Joshua
God
Moses
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Euphrates
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Japan V M C A Membership Surges in Six Months
The Tokio V M C A grows quickly from 454 to 1008 members in six months. A Y M C A building is erected at Nagasaki on the site of a Shinto temple, costing 24000 yen. The text ends with a reflective note on humility and destiny.
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Japan
Tokio
Nagasaki
Alliance Israelite Funds Education for Bialystok Orphans
The Alliance Israelite allocates a sizable sum for educating orphans of the Bialystok pogrom. Local relief committees, constrained by limited means, can only provide minimal assistance at this time.
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Alliance Israelite
Bialystok
Colleges with Missions and Foreign Efforts
Oberlin holds the Shanabi mission and Yale began mission work in Central China. Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania followed, and Princeton plans to expand by supporting a YMC A mission. The piece notes the emphasis on the man whose religion seems out of step.
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Oberlin
Yale
China
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Credited by Sufferers
Testimonies from Nellie Holmes and Tillie Hact praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing painful and irregular cycles. The piece also notes Brandreth's Pills as a long trusted remedy and recounts a mice theft story in Winchester where fear of theft led to clerks being blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Big Dividends From Mines at Bisbee Arizona
The Calumet and Arizona mine in Bisbee Arizona pays annual dividends of 2.4 million dollars and shows a 3300 percent profit in four years. An investor who put 100 dollars in 1902 now holds 35 200 dollars of stock yielding 400 dollars yearly.
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Calumet and Arizona
Bisbee
Ariz
Calumet and
Arizona
Leslie's Weekly
Miraculous Cure Using Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from Robert Schoenbauer of Newburg New York dated August 21 1906 describes severe blood poisoning from a foot wound and a dramatic recovery after two weeks of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The piece notes the patient’s initial despair and subsequent recovery and ends with a fashion aside about undressed kid being used for slippers.
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Cuthura
Robert Schoenbauer
Newburg
N. Y
A Harmless Laxative Seesawing Claims and Mirth
An ad style note argues that a laxative called Lax-Foa harms by irritation and claims it does not gripe. It promotes the product at 50 cents and includes varied digressions about prophecy, fear, and self-made men, all in a brisk, humorous voice.
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Winchester
England
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Corinth, Miss. Hickman, Ky
Dante
Missouri
Kaiser
Paradise
Mrs. Pinkham
Conny
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
Nellie Holmes
Buffalo
Ise
Ledia E. Pinkham
Tillie Hact
Larimore
Brandreth
Miss Nellie Holmes
Tillie Hart
Cuticura
Winston
Dodds
Carters
ITES
Ely
Bly Brothers
Ten Street
New York
Ark
Mabel
Bobbie
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
U.S
Paxton CO
Beeman
Mace
Capu
W. L. Ene
G.F. Pratttraice
Bella Lime
Mrs. Simpson
Groesbeck
Texas
Enioe
Gus Bedior
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