Uric Acid Stones in the Kidneys and Cure Claims
Testimonies from Mrs. Walter Hornbrook of Cody New York and Mr. Daniel Brown of English River Ontario tout Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills as a cure for uric acid kidney stones and bladder gravel, noting pain relief after months of use and long-term absence of symptoms. A London dealer lists pills at five cents a dose. Relic note reports a 70 year old silver consular coin found near Winch Bottom Bucks linked to Titus Carisius.
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Walter Hornbrook
Cody’s
Queens County
N.Y
Chase
Dr. Chase
Daniel Brown
English River
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
London
Rome
Titus Carisius
Julius Caesar
Britain
Germany and Austria Run About 150 Cooking Schools
Germany and Austria host roughly 150 cooking schools offering four year programs to earn a diploma. Most hotel chefs hold diplomas from these institutions.
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Germany
Austria
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Notice
A 100 dollar reward is offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The ad asserts the product cures catarrh by acting directly on the blood and claims testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ayer
J. O. Dyar Co
Lowell, Mags
Woman’s Stock Note Cited by Mr Gates in Talk
Mr John W Gates recalled a woman he knew who sent her broker a note requesting to buy 1000 shares of P D and Q at 75 and to sell at 100 with profits sent by noon tomorrow as she would be out of town. The anecdote appeared in the New York Sun.
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John W. Gates
New York Sun
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Save Money On Illness
A brief ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a preemptive remedy. It claims proper timing and directions prevent sickness, save medical costs, and correct digestive irregularities while cleansing blood to improve skin.
Youth cites cigarette advice for quitting smoking
A Washington Star fragment quotes a youth in a clamshell cap saying he quit because she asked him to. He recalls she then walked with a man who smoked a pipe to keep mosquitoes away, a detail the source presents as part of a dialogue.
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Washington Star
Painless dental visit ends with a punch
A man who sought painless dental work ended up punching the dentist after a five minute extraction. The patient complained the drill was not painless to him and struck the dentist’s nose as he left.
Wolford’s Sanitary Lotion cures Itch in 30 minutes
Advert says Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch and mange prairie scratches on humans and animals in half an hour, promising rapid relief from contagious skin conditions.
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Wolford
The Bore Do you know Schubert’s music carries me away
Readers recall Schubert’s melodies in Illustrated Bits as they long for a live performance from The Bore and the Belle, imagining the duo sharing favorite tunes.
Two Tramps Trade Polite Thanks and a Charge
A Tennessean quote from Tit-Bits recounts a tramp who pretended deaf and dumb to receive sixpence. He thanked the giver, then was arrested. The exchange highlights street manners and unexpected consequences.
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Renew Cheerfulness
Advert reads that biliousness makes one morose and gloomy but the remedy promises relief. By regulating the liver and easing bile effects in the stomach the pills are said to restore cheerfulness and vigor of action.
Josephine Hurt While Aiming At Josephine
Josephine reports she struck at Lolo but he dodged and she hit her hand on the wall. Mother questions the incident as Nos Loisirs notes.
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Josephine
Lolo
City youth misreads haystack on farm visit
A Chicago youth visiting a Cairo farm mistakes a haystack for a solid object with doors and windows. The farmer explains the ruse, noting the boy’s urban ignorance of country life and the surprising texture of rural hay.
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Chicago
Cairo
Jimmy
Harper‘’s Weekly
Law of demand and supply in coal pricing quip
A playful courtroom exchange has a coal man explaining why coal costs vary by month. The judge interjects, and the man cites the law of demand and supply while a dialogue unfolds about consumer and producer roles in pricing.
Merchant recalls odd shipping clerk reply from ad
A merchant recounts receiving 117 replies to a small advertisement for a shipping clerk. One letter from Louis d CJ cites seventeen years’ experience and boasts he can “always write a good letter, even when am drunk,” illustrating humorous misfires in job inquiries.
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Ita
Louisville Courier- Journal
Suburban Camphor Groves Tale Told by F Hood
F Hood of the U S Department of Agriculture aims to outpace the Japanese camphor trust by cultivating camphor groves in Florida. At a dinner he shared a seasonable agricultural tale about suburbanites misreading a hole meant for nasturtium seeds, sparking laughter over mistaken “seeds” that were actually something else.
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F. Hood
United States Department of Agriculture
Camphor Trust
Florida
Nervous Indigestion Relief Promises From Pink Pills Tale
A Ontario woman recalls relief from severe nervous dyspepsia and insomnia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits renewed appetite and sleep to the pills, noting improved nerves and general health. The ad urges obtaining genuine pills from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alfred Austin
Varney
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Proverb Variations Show Penny Saved Is Penny Earned
The piece surveys proverbs from multiple nations on saving money. It lists German, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian lines and English sayings, noting similar meanings about thrift gaining value and cautioning against profligacy.
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Germany
Fennig
London
Bride Bemoans Husband's Demands After Short Marriage
A two month newlywed sobs that George no longer loves her because she must yield whenever he is right. The mother questions the claim as the bride seeks reassurance from the Baltimore American.
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George
Baltimore
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and More
Dialogue from Pick-Me-Up humor column recounts Mr. and Mrs. Nagger bantering about a silly admirer before a proposal. Quick exchange highlights comic tone and domestic mischief in a single panel.
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Mr. Nagger
Eliniment Advertises One-Bottle Blemish Cure
A vintage advertisement touts ENGLISH eeLINIMENT as removing herd blemishes and ailments from blood and joints. It claims savings of $50 per bottle and promises to cure spavins ringbone splints sweeney and other afflictions. The copy emphasizes it as the most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Quote exchange on voting and prayer in Philadelphia Press
A dialog compares voting aligned with prayer to political life. Wiseman counters that such harmony would keep some men from voting for long periods, illustrating tension between piety and civic participation.
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Goodley
Ifi
Wiseman
Philadelphia Press
Power of Crocodile Jaws and Lion Bite Strength
Historical narrator cites Sir Samuel Baker on crocodile jaws bending a large hook and biting through a seventy pound fish. Paul Bert's dynamometer test shows a 120 pound crocodile exerting SOS pounds. an African traveler cracked a rifle butt in a lion’s mouth, illustrating enormous jaw power.
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Samuel Baker
M. Paul Bert
Woman Tricks Chemist With Cough Cure
In Devonshire a woman bought bronchial troches and glycerin soap. She later returned claiming one troche was hard to chew but kept as it cured her cough. The tale notes the clever ruse and the mistaken purchase.
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Devonshire
England
London
Sleep and Old Age
The article states sleep needs shrink from infancy to old age and that elderly sleepers benefit most from the first hours of sleep. It notes a link between early deep sleep, reading interest, and well being, citing a Pall Mall Gazette idea on beauty and hearth.
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Pall Mall Gazeta
Mystery Prompt Keeps Pacing Readers To The End
The fragment hints at a mystery about a novel and its ending. A narrator wonders about publishers on the title page and how the story concludes, revealing curiosity about authorship and publication details. The tone remains contemplative and self questioning.
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Titus
New England Fisheries Support Affected Over 100000 Workers
The note states that more than 100000 individuals rely on the New England fisheries for their livelihoods, highlighting the broad economic impact of the industry.
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New England
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DR. Chases
Caesar
Ayers
Fie
Minard
Buffalo Enquirer
Seeman
Japan
Hae AC
Mooney
Laewrence- Wittens, Co
Wilson
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