Honest Doctor Endorses Peruna in Patient Letter
A St Louis physician, R Sylvester E Smith, testifies that Peruna aided his recovery from bronchial catarrh after exposure and dampness. A Brooklyn doctor, A W Perrin, M D, praises Peruna, saying he uses it personally and prescribes it to patients for catarrh, noting its growing availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.sylvester E. Smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
Peruna
A. W. Perrin
M. D
Halsey St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Post Mortem Question Turns Into Letter Ending Joke
A humorous exchange features a child asking what a post-mortem is and a parent answering it is what a woman puts at the end of a letter, highlighting a quaint penny-plain wordplay.
Sleighing All the Year in Madeira Streets
Lichens on stone pavements make Madeira streets slippery thus enabling sleigh use throughout the year.
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Madeira
An Effective Hint in a Sham Pain Riddle
A brief exchange describes a woman who avoids direct wine requests yet feigns deep distress when nearby. The remark labels this as an all around case of sham pain, implying deliberate feigning rather than real suffering.
Readjusted Conditions Prompt Capitalists' Friendship Question
Dustin Stax comments in the Washington Star that restructured trusts and mergers have not created friendship among great capitalists. He argues the move has merely brought the conflict closer, intensifying the fight.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Damsel’s Father Debates Treatment of Her Beau
A conversation reveals the father's dilemma over how to respond to his daughter's suitor. He questions whether friendliness would erode dignity or aloofness would brand him as an old grouch. The exchange frames social expectations in courting.
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Edwin
Pietra
Lucca
Danella
Cipriano Danella
Cipriano
Cervione
Musso Danella
Signore
Anstruther
A Favored Fowl
A Washington Star style anecdote reports Miss Miami Brown claiming parrots are among the longevous birds while Mr. Erastus Pinkley calls the remark ornithological. The parrot’s long life is attributed to not being good to eat, a light quip on animal longevity.
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Miami Brown
Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
Swadeshi Belief Spurs Indigenous Industry Growth
The Pioneer Mail notes that while Anglo Indians reject militant Swadeshi extremism, they support lawful development of Indigenous industries. It frames Swadeshi as a national economic windsock and urges aiding new industry creation for future prosperity.
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William Harcourt
Pioneer Mail
The Revolving Cat Creates Toy Parade
Little Susie loves mechanical toys and watches as the family cat, after an upset stomach, darts around the room leaping chairs and diving under sofas. Susie claps, shouts for more, and asks her mother to wind the cat up again.
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Susie
Dropped Coffee Reforms Doctor With Postum Health
A Washington physician details relief from periodical headaches after ditching coffee for Postum. He reports weight gain of 20 pounds, improved sleep, mood, memory, and clarity, crediting Postum with nourishment and phosphate benefits. His wife and sister also switched and improved health.
Corsican Vendetta and a Rearranged Bridal Rescue
Burton H Barnes rescues English lieutenant Anstruther and his Corsican bride Marina from vendetta. Enid Anstruther, Barnes’s beloved, is his bride yet and the journey to London is disrupted by a mysterious note. Barnes pursues Marina to Corsica then returns to aid Enid amid political plots and bandit danger.
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Burton H. Barnes
Corsica
Edward Gerard Anstruther
Marina
Puolis
Enid Anstruther
Weutenant
Ajuc- Wit
Marseilles
steayGer Constantine
London
Barnes
Enid
Dis Loppers
Utsshea
Sturt
Anstruther
Tinid
Tomasao
de Bedloo
Bellacesela
Rochini
Romano
Bocognans
Bellaceselu
Saliceti
Martina
Rastin
Belle Mizckwond
Trent
Edwin
Turbulent Tower Escape in Corsican Chase
Edwin Anstruther battles a mob of Italian workers during a perilous ascent to a tower on a Corsican coast. A Pinkerton detective, Emory, emerges from an underground vault as Anstruther fights to reach Marina and uncover who controls the trap. The scene ends with a cliffside rescue setup and a cliffhanger continuation.
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Hrel
Edwin
Emory
Prise
Barnes
Pinkerton
Anstrather
Emwry
Horticulture extension for fruit ladder invention
A 2x4 pine extension ladder aid is described to extend ladders for fruit picking and tree trimming. A cleat at one end forms a hook over the third rung, with a second version featuring a turning button to lift the first rung. Cleats stiffen the pole and can be removed by a simple turn for storage.
Tomatoes for Canning and Budget Can Patch Report
A farm correspondent recounts sowing one ounce of tomato seed in March, frost setbacks in April, and final planting of 3,000 plants on poor sandy soil. Fertilizer mix, cultivation steps, and a missed nitrate application led to leaf drop and sun scald, yet over 400 two pound cans were produced from about one quarter acre.
Growing Legumes to Enrich Garden Soils
The article discusses growing legumes to enrich soil with nitrogen. It notes peas and beans fit rotation in gardens and advises rotating locations to benefit non legume plots. Legumes improve soil by shading and supporting nitrogen fixing organisms, with nitrogen returning to the soil as plant matter decomposes.
Remarkable Strawberry Record From Pittshuge Patch
Oliver Mack of Pittshuge Pennsylvania reports a standout strawberry yield. About 3,400 quarts were sold from 2.00 thoroughbred plants with berries averaging just over one Wart per plant. Highest price 14 cents per quart, lowest eight cents, average ten cents.
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Oliver Mack
Pittshuge
Ile
The Unpleasant Future Book Review Exchange
The Unpleasant Future shows two reviewers debating the author Hoblins. One praises the new reputation while the other warns of a looming shift toward mandatory reading of his works, hinting at a future where readership is controlled.
Fresh remark about the familiar party line man
A Detroit Free Press quip questions who the “freshest man” is by noting the always present neighbor who shares a telephone party line. The snippet highlights social humor around old telecommunication practices and local chatter. The line evokes a common era detail and preserves the casual newsroom voice.
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Detroit Free Presa
One On The Doctor Story From Dr Holbrook
A Milwaukee Free Press tale recounts a physician Dr Arthur T Holbrook sharing a joke about Evans who dies and reaches heaven. St Peter misdirects, then finds Evans in the back of the book noting he belonged there but was not expected for 20 years.
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Pest
Edwin
Napoleon
Tropic Sea
Edwin Anstruther
Arthur T. Holbrook
Evans
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
John Evans
The
Guardian of the Fate
Milwaukee Free Press
Itching Sores Cured in Four Days by Cuticura
A parent recalls a child breaking out with severe itching, hands first, then widespread. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily, the child was fully cured in four nights, with endorsement from Mrs. Frank Doshue of Kokomo Indiana dated Sept 16 1907.
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Frank Donshue
Fremont St
Kokomo
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