West Virginian credits Dean's Kidney Pills for long relief
An elderly Parkersburg merchant, W. L. Jackson, recalls 20 years of kidney pain and nightly urination. After doctors failed, he used Dean's Kidney Pills and reports full relief for eight years, remaining active despite age. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Tea ad claims soundness of tea and advice
An advertisement asserts the tea quality and advice are sound and promises refunds if a customer is not satisfied. The message repeats the claim of reliable guidance and notes a money back offer, mentioning the company name Militag's Beet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sreer
Militag
Public Baths for Dogs in Dresden Alarmingly Luxurious Annex
Dresden plans a unique expansion of public baths consisting entirely of dog bathing facilities. The complex will offer first to third class sections with swimming and wash baths, and even a canine hairdressing department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
From Plant to Cigar A Tobacco Industry Spotlight
Frank P. Lewis returns from top tobacco regions noting best crops and planning to oversee curing and packing. He observes his holdings growing richer in quality and asserts the Lewis Single Binder factory dominates fancy graded tobacco in the United States. The brand markets strong with seven million sales last year and projected eight million this year despite no traveling sales force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Lewis
United States
Merald- Transcript
Ammonia Flood Hits New York Market and Naval Clock Mention
A press report describes a narrow ammonia leak in a refrigeration plant near West Washington Market causing panic at Tenth Avenue and Ganz Voort Street. The gas killed 15 cats and five dogs and asphyxiated about 3,500 chickens while the McClellan fire boat crew fought the fumes for two hours. The ammonia spread through Brown and Hingham stalls driving people and animals from the area. Separately a Dartmouth Naval College clock will be the first of its kind in England and will strike eight bells at opening.
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New York City
West Washington
Tenth Avenue
Ganzvoort Street
McClellan
Brown & Hingham
Naval College
Dartmouth
England
Cold Blood for Bad Health Pink Pills Story
J G Meakel of Dubuque Iowa describes chronic rheumatism from cold damp mine work and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pain relief Within weeks he improves and by three months is fully recovered His whole family now uses the pills and calls them a household remedy The article claims the pills cure by restoring blood and fighting illness and urges purchase from druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY
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J. G. Meakel
Jackson Avenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Yates
Klauer Manufacturing Co
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Belgium's Colonial Area Opens Vast African Territory
Belgium with 11372 square miles and 6500000 people has developed in twenty years a vast African area covering 000 square miles for a native and white population of about 36000000, bringing world attention to its imperial reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury
Belgium
New York
Africa
Christian Science Church Reach Noted in U S Population
In the United States about 400 Christian Science Churches serve roughly 100000 adherents. The founder Mrs Eddy claims the church is gaining in popularity, likened to Pillsbury’s Vitos cereal in market progress.
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United States
Christian Science Churches
Mrs. Eddy
Pillsbury
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Vitality
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as nourishing blood to relieve tired nervousness and sleeplessness. It claims lack of alcohol, lists ingredients like Golden Seal root and Stone root, and promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser free on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
Re V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Why the Goods Were So High
A shopkeeper and his new clerk tell two tales of rising prices. An old woman asks for silk, the clerk offers 1.60 a yard, while the owner presents a superior 2.60 yard noting epidemics among silkworms have driven up costs. Later the same woman seeks tape, the clerk offers 16 cents a yard, with a higher past price said due to tape worm epidemics. She then hits the clerk with an umbrella.
Stored Knowledge as an Asset
A father sends his son on an errand across a ravine and creek. On the return trip the boy tries to cut through shrubbery and swamp, wasting time. From a distant bank he observes his prior route and realizes the mistakes, learning to value observation for future decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pratt
Tiny French enclave in India draws curious visitors
Calcutta bound travelers visit Chander Nagar, a 3.5 square mile wedge of land within British India under French control. The tiny province, ceded in the 1600s, holds an ancient Dutch cemetery showing early settlement by the Dutch and preserves a unique colonial relic amid regional borders.
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Calcutta
Chandernagar
British India
Hindoo Debates Brahmin Over Infinite Good
A Christian Brahmin debates a Hindu in the Deccan as the sermon ends and they retire to a garden. The core exchange questions how the term good limits the infinite, with explanations of parts of speech and the grammatical role of adjectives in describing God.
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Deccan
Barley as Food in Digestive Context
An exchange notes barley’s nutrition with high protein iron and phosphates, comparable to wheat weight for weight, but less digestible. It says barley and rye flour yield compact bread hard to digest, yet whole barley in long simmered soup is easily digested and nutritious, and a barley breakfast food is nutritious and palatable.
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Pittsburg
Dog Cure Tale Echoes Ancient Parable
A woman recounts her uncle’s cancer cure attributed to a dog licking the cancerous wound. She believes the dog died from the cure, noting the animal’s advanced age. The note links the tale to a Biblical parable, contrasting with Lazarus and the beggar.
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Lazarus
St Luke
New York Press
Earliest Theatre and the Dionysian Stage Origins
The Theatre of Dionysus began five centuries before Christ and reportedly seated about 30,000, roughly four times larger than later amusements. It flourished as Greek art and literature peaked with works by Aeschylus Sophocles and Euripides performed for eager spectators.
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Dionys
Christ
Italian Auto Deal Sets Record 1500 Cars to New York
A new United States order for 1500 Italian made automobiles with a total value over 12 million dollars has been placed. American agents have ten years to complete deliveries averaging 150 cars per year. Fiat officials visited the U S to secure the contract and will expand Turin factory capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Signor
Scarnotti
Chevalier Agnelli
Count Gropello
Weisehott
Fiat Company
Turin
Officers to Learn to Bake Bread in Army Policy
The War Department orders commissary officers to attend the school for cooks and bakers at Fort Riley Kansas for practical instruction in bread making and cooking. Officials believe culinary training will reform army food preparation through practical and technical knowledge.
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War Department
Commissary Department
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Fort Riley
Kansas
Army
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Hulett Resident
Mrs. May Taber, a respected Hulett resident, testifies she used seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills to treat a severe kidney trouble. She reports relief from the first dose and complete symptom resolution after finishing the course. The ad proclaims the pills as a world renowned kidney remedy curing rheumatic, dropsy, gout, lumbago, diabetes, urinary and bladder troubles, and Bright's disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett
Wyo
Dee
Dodd
May Taber
Bright
Where German Towns Excel
The Spectator notes German towns now excel in livability with scientific city planning and efficient municipal government. It contrasts German and English public health and pay systems, while acknowledging higher living costs and rents for German workers but a cleaner, less squalid environment overall.
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Germany
England
Low
Piccadilly
Poplar
Spectator
Averages and Habits Spark Household Banter
A group of women discuss their husbands virtues noting contrasts in habits. One wife claims her husband drinks none and swears never, yet enjoys a postmeal cigar about once a week, highlighting small exceptions to overall restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Someo
Coffee Heart Warns Of Long-Term Coffee Health Risks
A Oregon woman describes heart palpitations and digestive troubles from habitual coffee use. She switched to Postum Food Coffee and reports rapid improvement in liver, digestion, skin, and heart action within months, with benefits also noted for her husband. The ad cites Postum from Battle Creek Michigan and recommends the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Oregon
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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