Peruna credited with curing throat trouble and asthma
Letters from readers claim Peruna cured throat trouble after four bottles and relieved years of asthma attacks. Mr B W D Barnes ex sheriff Warren County Tennessee reports health restored after Peruna use. Mr Gustav Himmelreich Hochheim Texas describes eight months of severe asthma relief after six bottles of Peruna plus Lacupia and Manalia with renewed ability to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Himmelreich
Hochheim
Texas
Manalia
Sloan
James Hyper
Beebe
White County
Ark
James E. Alexander
North Harpswell
Woman Bank Cashier Heads Bayside National Bank
Miss Ethel Boynton serves as cashier of the National Bank of Bayside Illinois the only woman in the state in such a role. She says trust comes from kindness and true duty rather than bold claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Boynton
The
National Bank of Bayside
L. IL
Twain’s Prolific Output Linked to Smoking Habit
In a literary aside, a speaker jokes that Mark Twain’s large body of work came from his heavy smoking. The quip links creative productivity to smoking as a playful inference about the famous author.
England’s Oldest School Controversy Sparks Debate
Two English schools claim the oldest founding dates in the early seventh century. The King’s School Rochester traces to 604 under Justus and a cathedral school, while Augustine founded Canterbury’s school about the same period. St Peter’s York reaches back to the eleventh century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
King’s School
Rochester
Canterbury
Justus
Augustine
St. Peter’s
York
Real Courage and the Praying Boy
A minister's son learns courage from his mother who explains true bravery by a parable. The boy then offers a sharper test of courage by imagining ministers sharing a bed without praying, challenging the stereotype of piety.
Beecher and the Phrenologist on a New Hampshire visit
In a White Mountains summer visit Henry Ward Beecher, famed preacher and farmer near Peekskill, encounters a traveling phrenologist who proclaims Beecher’s head reveals superior language and public speaking talent. Beecher reveals farm losses, and the moment ends with the phrenologist astonished by the Beecher reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
White Mountains
Peekskill
N. Y
New Hampshire
White Mountain
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Peekskill, N. Y
E. J Edwards
They Escape a Lot Short Story Exchange
A humorous exchange between Quericus and Cynicus imagines bachelor life versus married life. The wry banter jokes that married men gain better halves, while bachelors enjoy “better quarters” in clever wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quericus
Cynicus
Tibbs Faces Dilemma Between Stage Or Lecture Platform
Public figure Tibbs weighed a choice between performing on stage or delivering a lecture after lighting a cigar with a ten dollar bill before a large crowd last night, drawing attention from spectators.
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Tibbs
Inventive Genius James Marion Sims and Silver Suture Breakthrough
A renowned authority lauds James Marion Sims as an inventive surgeon whose mid century experiment replaced silk with silver wire for sutures. While studying a incurable disease he observed a black hairpin on a Montgomery sidewalk, inspiring the shift to metallic sutures now used in general surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marion Sims
Sims
Montgomery
Ala
R. Terry
Terry
E. J. Edwards
Notable Mississippi Figures Bonded Across Racial Lines
The 19th century tale recounts Blanche K Bruce the ex slave who became a U S senator and L Q C Lamar a Confederate veteran and later U S senator their unlikely friendship in Washington with walks arm in arm and mutual respect. Bruce later served as registrar of the treasury and Lamar as secretary of the interior both affirming loyalty to each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche K. Bruce
United States Senate
Mississippi
L. Q. C. Lamar
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Confederacy
United States Supreme Court
Lamar
Washington
Bruce
Senate
the Treasury
Senator Lamar
Post Office Department
Grover Cleveland
Interior
Justice Lamar
Interior Department
E. J. Edwards
Balzer’s Seed Co introduces high yielding oats and seeds
OATS per acre sworn yield by Theodore armes in Lewis County Washington from Balzer’s Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats. Balzer’s Pedigree Barley Flax Corn Oats Wheat Potatoes and grasses are claimed world famous for purity and big yields. Catalog offers seeds and 10 free packages by mail from John A Salzer Seed Co. 182 South 8th St La Crosse Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Armes
Lewis Co
Wash
Balzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
South 8Th St
o= Crosse
Wis
On Her Side I Didn't Know You Had Any Idea of Marrying Her
Dialogue excerpt from Lippincott's Magazine features a character recalling a proposed marriage as a matter of the woman's own plan and not the speaker's. The exchange highlights gender dynamics and agency in a dated literary scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims comfort in tight shoes
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder shaken into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Refuse substitutes. For free trial package send to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Herbal Remedies and Painful Warnings From an Era
The passage warns about fires from lamp explosions and oil spread, notes chest tightness signals a lung cold, and prescribes Hamling Wizard Oil for consumption or pneumonia. It urges caution on personal rights causing social wrongs and promotes Garfield Tea for liver disorders while claiming love depends on more than concentration.
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Mr. B. W. D. Barnes
Mark Twain
Post
POSTUM CEREAL/CO., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Bamana
M. O. Terry
Denver, Colorado
New York
Riverdale Ave
Weed
New York City
Cannery
Biss
Bias Whitos
Jal Reba
Ovat Wesete Ogden
California
FIG Syrup.co
California Fig Syrup CO
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
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