Record of the Past Doan's Kidney Pills Ad
The ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney ills with testimonials. It cites Samuel J. Taylor of Goshen Indiana recounting long chronic illness and crutch use that ended after taking the pills, claims permanent cure, and offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY with price 50 cents per box.
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Dean
Samuel J. Taylor
South Third St
Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Doan
Taylor
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Only Trouble
A tale about Mr. Snow aging and fearing loss of faculties while his brother mocks his sight and hearing. A side note touts Dean's Ointment for eczema and delicate skin, sold at drug stores.
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Snow
Mr. Snow
Soho
Dean
High School Education Tested by Dog Incident
A Rhode Island high school graduate faces a strange loss as her new diploma is eaten by a family dog. The owner remains inconsolable while others joke about the canine dining misadventure and the odd consequences of a high school education.
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Rhode Island
Reat- Post Intelligencer
Clean Drinking Manor A 1750 Estate Near Washington’s White House
Smith D. Fry describes Clean Drinking manor a 1750 frame house near Washington seven miles from the White House with boxwood hedges old kitchen quarters and a garden. The property once 1400 acres remained 25 acres now and has stayed in the Coates Jones Washington lineage since 1680 with ties to Mount Vernon and historic events including Braddock’s defeat and the 1814 British invasion.
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Washington
Lyhough
Great Britain
Great
Republic
Prior
Judah
England
Mount Vernon
White House
Jones’ Mill Road
Rock Creek
Pittsburg
Braddock
Thomas Monroe
Washington City
Clear Drinking Manor
Monroe
United States
Capitol
Clean Drinking Manor
John Coates
Henry Coates
Sproxton
Elizabeth
Charles Jones
Maryland
First Court
Montgomery County
Committee of Safety
Eleanor Selden
John Augustine Washington
Gen. Washington
Virginia
John Coates Jones
West Point
Col
Robert Hanson Harrison
George Washington
Harrison
Copeland Parker
Norfolk
Jackson
Smith D. Fry
Notable Fractions of Fame Across Arts and History
Kipling wrote 160 stories while Dr Hood of Beverly Mass serves as dentist to the German emperor. Harrison hones a history of the flag. Pelton, 76, California’s first public school teacher, recalls Bunker Hill and Yorktown. Reszke earns 336000 for 16 American appearances. Patti paid 43000 for Covent Garden nights and up to 6000 per night in New Orleans.
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Rudyard Kipling
C. 0. Hood
Beverly
Mass
P. D. Harrison
Manchester
N. H
J. C. Pelton
California
Los Angeles
Joel Pelton
Bunker Hill
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lord Salisbury
Abraham Hayward
Marquis
Hatfield
Lord Acton
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Brummagem
Jean de Reszke
Mme. Patti
Covent Garden
New Orleans
Miles Dupe Shows Hackman Gains at Fitchburg Reception
Gen Nelson A Miles, visiting Leominster, rode a hackman to Fitchburg for a faux reception. The hackman collected $4 before driving off. Miles and his wife joined a hotel circle, then learned no reception awaited them at Johnsonia hotel.
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Hackman
Leominster
Mass
Fitchburg
Nelson A. Miles
Aids
Merriams
Johnsonia
Mary J. Merriam
Household Economy Dialogue Sparks Honest Banter
Thorne jokes that agreeing with his wife avoids quarrels and costly repartee. The judge notes it is cheaper to concede than argue and pay for making amends.
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Bramble
Thorne
A Proper Subject in Society Dialogue
A witty vignette records a dispute over marriage finances with Miss de Muir He arguing that a man’s salary is insufficient to wed while a mother urges action. The piece reflects social expectations and humorous banter characteristic of the period.
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de Muir
Puck
Never Still, Mrs. Naggem And Love Me Still
Fragmentary lines depict a tense exchange between Naggem and a speaker in a San Francisco setting, suggesting unresolved romance and weariness. The excerpt centers on emotional hesitation and a lingering question of affection.
Trained nurse prompts doctor billing joke in old tale
A nurse asks a physician about charges and learns he bills per prescription. The doctor explains the nurse's care allows him rest and efficient work, noting how the trained nurse shares responsibility and fair play in a long working life.
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New York Herald
Don’t Jump From Moving Trains and Streetcars
A health warning urges pedestrians to avoid leaping from moving trains and streetcars to prevent nervous disorders and spinal injuries. The piece links habitual jumping to irritability neurasthenia and paralysis, arguing that even small vertebral slips and ligament strains accumulate to harm the nervous system and overall health.
First Love Delights Then Fades Like Ice Cream Soda
A brief Chicago Journal line notes that first love, like ice cream soda, is sweet but brief, capturing a playful reflection on fleeting affection.
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Chicago Daily News
Chicago Journal
Change of Life Testimonial Endorses Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Mrs E Sailer of Los Angeles cites relief from menopausal symptoms after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the product and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Mass, noting the charity work of her German Relief Association group.
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E. Sailer
German Relief Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Sarer
Hill St
Education and church notes span from Texas funding to English church rebates
Texas spends three quarters of a million annually on black education. Rome opponents protest Methodists in church and education work. Washington and Lee gains books from Dr. Underwood Johnson. Melville Bigelow named dean of Boston University Law School. Yale ages show stability since 1863. English brewers fund churches including St Patrick’s restoration and Cork’s Protestant cathedral. Exeter bishop opposes altars in Shaldon church until clergy wardens sign removal.
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Texas
Rome
Washington and Lee University
R. Underwood Johnson
The
Century Magazine
Melville M. Bigelow
University of Michigan
Boston University
Eton Rapids
Mich
Harvard University
Yale
England
Edward
Dean Swift
St. Patrick’s
Dublin
Benjamin Guiness
Cork
Christ Church
Exeter
Shaldon
Czar and Kaiser Exchange Ironic Gift Banter
A tongue in cheek note suggests the czar sent a 18 carat gold smoking set to the kaiser while the kaiser replied with gold writing instruments and a warning about poison ink. The playful exchange mocks royal gifting and language quirks between Wilhelm and the czar.
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Williekoff
Willie Poy
Pierced Ears Spark No Pain for Couple in Quip
A lighthearted exchange from the Philadelphia Enquirer features a man asking if ear piercing hurt and a woman replying it did not, noting people have become bored and unfazed by the process.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
French meteorologist links coffee cup to weather signs
A French meteorologist claims a cup of hot coffee serves as an infallible barometer. He suggests adding sugar and watching surface bubbles. Center clusters mean fair weather, circular rims signal rain or snow, scattered bubbles indicate changeable weather.
Howell's Humor and the Red Haired Man Tale
William Dean Howells is humorously portrayed through a tale of a young protégé who claimed native literature owed its greatness to Howells. Howells replies with a two-man lifeguard story where a crowd begs to save a red haired man who owes the author $19, prompting a light moral about boastful praise.
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William Dean Howells
Howell
Howells
Deceived by Its Looks Half-Inflated Balloon Attracts Shafter Era
Army officers recount a Cuba anecdote as a half inflated war balloon rolled toward Santiago. Shafter rested in a Siboney hammock while signal corps prepared an ascent. A Black soldier shouted, remarking the balloon resembled an old man going for iron.
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Cuba
Shafter
Santiago
Siboney
Signal
Mont Pelee Disaster Quoted in Camp Meeting Rhetoric
A Philadelphia Times excerpt notes a camp meeting among negro Zionists where the Mont Pelee eruption is used as a parable. The speaker mocks human greed and cites a parable about oil for car axles to criticize industry.
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Mont Pelee
Philadelphia Times
Housewives' union No 17 sparks kitchen dispute
A courtly exchange from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune shows the cook lady fyrmi declaring she must take three more days out a week and host the company in the parlor, while Bridget, the mistress, retorts with a warning about the Housewives' union Nos. 17.
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Bridget
Housewives’ Union No. 17
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Fragmented Quotes and Ads from Historic Newspapers
A collage of clipped lines featuring councilmen banter on lobbying and speed limits, a Philadelphia exchange about a proposal tonight, a comic line about speaking acquaintances, and multiple ads for remedies and products. The pieces sketch early 20th century public discourse and consumer notices.
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Todd
N. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Milwavkes Sentinel
ST. Jacobs
W. L. Douglas
W.L. DO
Heyl
Gen. Miles
Tor
Deas Mrs. Prxxeam
Czar and Kaiser
Moscow
Berlin
Be Pioval
Vee
Auto Club
Undertakers’ Trust
Cleveland
Mr. McCall
Bobby
Philadelphia Press
Chicago
N. Yerald
Thomas
Monarch
Lon
Edgar T Gaddis
U. S
Edgar T. Gaddis
Washington, D.C
F. Newsery & Sons
Charterhouse Sq. Thain
C. Porrex
Dave Axp
Cusm
Boston
U.S. A
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven
Conn
Moppe
C. J. Moffett
M. D
ST. Louis
Teskecer
Als
C. J. Morrett
Teethina
DL. W. McIver
Tuskegee
Ala
Mayfield Medicine Mfg. CO
Bownring
Southern Foundry and Machine Co
Fredencksburg
Libby
Wesen
McNeill
Tribune Dulding
New York
Plenge
PTET
BNI
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