WRECK William White cites kidney relief after pills
In a railroad collision William White of Three Rivers Michigan describes persistent kidney pain and blood in urine for years. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills for four boxes he reports marked improvement and rapid gain in strength, with friends astonished by his recovery. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
R. R
Constantine Street
Three Rivers, Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Calling the Pitcher and Starch Boosts Cleaning
The speaker lambastes the pitcher for walking seventeen batters and declares this a ball game not a long walk. The ad touts Defiance Starch as a solution for laundry, claiming higher strength allows thinner, neater applications without sacrificing fabric wear.
Soldier Explains Absence For Fort McKinley Incident
A soldier at Fort McKinley explains being seen with colleagues and mildly intoxicated after drinking for the evening. He says they argued about the spontaneity of the creation of the universe before missing a check with his company commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McKinley
Thankful Croaker in Humble Family Limerick
A humorous clipping notes Adam Croaker praising his lack of wealth. The piece claims no family wealth, no titles, and references a line about not being a duke or count breaking in. It recounts a Georgia or Atlanta Constitution flavor with playful breakfast and hotel waiter banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Croaker
Croaker
Atlanta Constitution
Phraseology Clash Across Letters to the Editor
A pair of writers debate a columnist’s craft with one praising his brains as his income while the other mocks the style for lacking sense, noting the columnist’s frequent magazine placements and the irony of intellect versus readability.
Postum and Grape-Nuts credited in recovery story
A Louisville woman recounts her daughter's nine year decline from coffee linked nerves. After switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts the daughter regains health, bears five children, and serves in three charitable groups, with the family attributing the improvement to these products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Loree
Illinois News Briefs Span Disasters and Awards
North Chicago announces a third bid call for naval station buildings as part of a 2 million dollar improvement plan for the Great Lakes site. Chicago seeks Red Cross funds for southern Italy earthquake victims and aids Italian colonies in relief efforts. Springfield reports officers elected for county recorders and circuit clerks association. Joliet notes a poor farm death by freezing. Spring Valley laments shaft fire at coal company injuring and displacing miners. Marion reports death of F M Goodall, a longtime resident. Chicago recalls Iroquois Memorial services for 1903 theater fire victims. Greenville frees John Willeford on bail in a killing case. Chicago hosts Sigma Nu convention with Wade Ellis speaking. Belvidere man dies in windmill accident. Chicago auto crash at a cigar store. Mount Vernon skies show two meteor sightings, one large meteor found near Steeleville. Kewanee hunter fatally injured by shotgun discharge. Elgin child burns at school leaving audience shaken. Alton family chapters in Sicily earthquake region.
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North Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Washington
Naval Training Station
Congress
Naval Station
Chicago
Illinois
American Red Cross Society
Italy
Springfield
Association of County Recorders and Circuit Clerks of
Frank E. George
Kane County
Charles H. Kanneman
Madison County
John Allen
Macon County
Benjamin Rich
Sangamon
Joliet
Michael Troy
Will County
Troy
Spring Valley
N. 2
Spring Valley Coal Company
Marion
F. M. Goodall
Tobias Schanfarber
Greenville
John M. Willeford
Ruby File
Here
Justice of the Peace
H. H. Taylor
Sigma Nu College
Auditorium Hotel
Wade Ellis
United States
Belvidere
Perry Dove
B. Levin
Mount Vernon
Steeleville
Kewanee
Oscar Rosene
Elgin
Berenice Miller
Plato Center
Alton
William Eliot Smith
Eunice
Ellen
Sicily
Why Wells Was Wrathy Groundhog Senator Awakened By Wrong Door
Charles E. Wells, called the groundhog senator of West Virginia for proposing moving groundhog day, stayed at Grand hotel in a budding village. An early morning knock woke him with a shouted wake up call for a train, then the clerk apologized saying he had rapped the wrong door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wells
West Virginia
Mr. Wells
Lippincott’s
Cure for Severe Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
Walter H. Cox of Boston describes three months of intense itching burning and cracking eczema on his hands and wrists. He found no relief from doctor prescribed medicines until Cuticura Remedies cured him in one month. September 25, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Kind Old Lady Teaches Harrowing Lesson on Employment
A beggar recounts being offered work for two family members last month, but neither would take it. The exchange highlights unemployment hardship and social attitudes toward work.
New Milkman’s Sour Exchange Ends With Lamp Post Kick
A novice milkman warns of rain to a customer who retorts tersely. The youth, upset by the reply, leaves angrily and kicks a lamp post in a brief domestic incident reported in the neighborhood.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims 100 Dollar Reward
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo druggists vouch for F J Cheney's integrity and ability to fulfill obligations. Cure is taken internally, price 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials mailed free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Canada
Hudson Bay
Waiting for His Little Airship Theme in a Gentle Fable
Birds travel south and urge a robin to ride a daffy airship chappie while the robin waits for a breeze to snatch a ride. The piece shifts to household advice praising laundering and starching for white goods, advocating Defiance Starch to improve pressed fabrics.
The Ruling Passion The Late Comer Progress Report
The note from Harper’s Weekly records a lighthearted exchange on progress and rules in a program. Maj Styme is described as an ardent golfer with a playful scorecard remark about seven up and two to play.
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Maj. Styme
Harper’s Weekly
Expense account balance prompt in Ledger humor
A quotation from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a speaker claiming their expense account now breaks even. The reply questions the result as odd, reflecting a light financial humor tone.
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Philadelphia Ledger
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION PROMPTS MEDICAL DISCUSSION
The article notes rising debate in the medical field over Toris for lame back and rheumatism. It claims near infallibility when combined with other ingredients and proves a preparation involving whiskey, Toris Compound, and Sarsaparilla taken before meals and at night. The Globe Pharmaceutical Co. of Chicago markets Toris Compound.
Royalty, Railroads, and Starch: A Dated Scattered Fragment
A collection of satirical passages on aristocracy and taxation, quoting Tillman on international marriages and a stock gift to a Dash Railroad, plus a 18th century note on viewing royalty in London and an ad describing Defiance Starch’s new formula avoiding harmful chemicals and promising stronger, smoother starch.
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Tillman
Dash Railroad
Defiance
Boarding in a boarding house leads to a fair start
A Wash ington anecdote shows Bill Burns choosing a boarding house to keep expenses down after leaving a hotel. Mur phy of the Athletics disputes rumors of his lodging, and Burns clarifies he is indeed boarding in a boarding house.
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Bill Burns
Washington
Murphy
The
Athletics
Bill
Washington Star
Electricity origins and amber link from ancient to modern
The article traces electricity from Theophrastus and Pliny noting amber’s attraction of light objects. It credits Dr. Gilbert of Colchester as a founder of science for systematizing ancient observations. A stray ad notes Lewis' Single Binder cigars and Peoria factory.
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Theophrastus
Pliny
Gilbert
Colchester
Queen Elizabeth
Lewis
Peoria
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