Peruna Endorsements Spill From Noted Endorser Letters
A letter from Hon George W Honey National Chaplain Ul Vo UL ex-Chaplain Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry ex-Treasurer State of Wisconsin and ex-Quartermaster General State of Texas praises Peruna for relieving chanarrhal troubles. Testimony from Kansas City photographer and others extols Peruna as effective, noting tablet form as a solid medicine option.
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George W. Honey
Fourth
Wisconsin Cavalry
State of
Wisconsin
Texas
G. A. RL
First St
Nl 1
Washington, DC
Peruna
Bred J. Tlevard
Kansas Cty
Wiho
Cgrapd Aves
Castles in Spain Built with Gold Bricks Dialogue
A brief quotation from Baltimore American features a father asking what castles in Spain are built with and the reply is gold bricks. The line echoes a parable like question about value and fantasy in journalism.
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Papa
Spain
Pbaltimoore American
Are Your Clothes Funded? Red Cross at Me and Make Them White
A cryptic note mentions Red Cross involvement with clothing funds and a request to whiten garments, including unclear references to a package and cents. Details are fragmentary and the item reads like a stray archival snippet.
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Red Cross
Cigarette Spread Tied to Crimean War and Pellegrini
The text notes that cigarettes reached England after the Crimean War as English officers adopted them from Turks and Russians. It credits Pellegrini, the Ape of Vanity Fair, with introducing the cigarette to England and suggests his example helped popularize it.
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England
Pellegrini
Vanity Fair
Eneland
Ato
Minute Holes Pierced in Precious Gems by Modern Machinery
The smallest holes drilled by modern equipment measure one thousandth of an inch in diameter. These micro bores pass through sapphires, rubies and diamonds.
Awful Gravel Attacks Cured by Deans Kidney Pills
A Florida man from Gallatin Tenn recounts years of kidney stone pain and blood in urine, saying after using four boxes of Deans Kidney Pills his kidney troubles ended with no return. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY marketed the remedy at 50 cents a box.
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Fla
Depot Ave
Gallatin Tenn
Ory
Foster-Milburn Co
Butfato
Red bearded suburbanite bargains over plain picture books
A suburb shopper argues with a hardware dealer over the price of plain picture books. The exchange centers on paying a little extra for local, home institutions and avoiding large-city store prices, with the neighbor stressing community loyalty and mutual trust.
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P. J. Dbiddick
Cem
Timm
Pillar
CIA Department
Sim
Chicago Daily News
Motoring on the Farm Boosts Yields and Profits
The modern gasoline engine saves 2 to 50 percent over horse or steam power and stores without fuel during winter. Engines range 4 to 100 horsepower for stationary and portable use, with 30 000 sold to American farmers in two years and rising demand. They power threshers, plows, harrows, and harvesters, aid marketing, and even farmers' wives operate them to boost seasonal income in multiple regions.
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Great Northwest
Northwest
Canada
Iaident
Tying Shoe Laces With a Buttonhook Knot
A method to keep laces tied uses a bow with a buttonhook beneath its center. One loop and one end are drawn through to invert the bow, or the loop is drawn through the other and the supporting end is pulled, creating a knot.
Eve and Adam biscuits echo ancient kitchen lies
A humorous historic quip portrays Eve claiming her first biscuits reflect her mother’s recipe. Adam praises them, tears in Eve’s eyes expose a claim about the apple. The exchange mirrors countless later justifications men make with the same line.
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Eve
Adam
Sol
Puck
A Faithful Friend in Adversity
Sir Walter Scott defended a financially ailing associate saying he would stand by a friend when money was scarce and enemies abound. The remark underscores enduring loyalty, contrasting personal bonds with public judgment.
The French Language and Philologist Insight
A philologist estimates that in French thirteen of every hundred words are superfluous. An advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children, claiming gums relief in teething and wind colic cure.
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Winslow
Phosphorus in Fish and Brain Health Ad Text
The note claims fish hold three times more phosphorus than quadrupeds and that phosphorus is essential for the human brain requiring renewal with workload. It also advertises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in 2oz packages for six cents.
A Shrewd Deal Over Right of Way and a Sleeping Hog
A railroad right of way agent describes paying five times value to claim land that included a newly made grave. The owner laments disturbing hallowed bones, but the agent insists the land is needed. The twist reveals the grave contained only a hog, not ancestors, ending with a warning to spare future burials near tracks.
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Waal
Sharper
Detroit Free Press
No Surplus Funds There Two Beggars in Pittsburg Tale
Two elderly Hebrew beggars travel through Pittsburg’s residence section asking for aid. Ike climbs a front step hopeful for a donation but returns empty handed. He explains the occupants are poor, noting two ladies playing one piano, leaving no funds to collect.
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Pittsburg
Ike
Jake
Ikey
Jakey
Judge’s
Sleeping in Tents Misleads About Open Air Benefits
The Portland Oregonian notes that sleeping in tents is not the same as sleeping in open air. A canvas 8 by 10 room with tight sides offers less air than a furnished bedroom with windows open. Do not assume tents provide true open air sleep. the risk of hidden sins grows fastest.
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Portland Oregonian
Promoter Claims Mine Can Yield Money
A promoter asserts the mine can be made to give up money while a small stockholder doubts it. The Washington Star is cited in the dialogue about the officers of the company. Pettus Eye Salve is advertised as quick relief with druggists or Howard Bros. in Buffalo.
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Washington Star
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Challie You Girls Talk Of Clothes Sparks Mock Exchange
Mollie scolds Challie in Yonkers Statesman style, noting she speaks for herself about outfits. The exchange highlights fashion chatter as the topic and a playful dispute over attention to clothing.
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Challie
Mollie
Yonkers Statesman
Development of Goldfish Coloring From Hatchling to Maturity
The text notes that newly hatched goldfish resemble ordinary minnows in color and form. It states that vivid color markings do not appear until the fish is nearly a year old, when faint traces of the hues may begin to show.
Diagnosis and Rumor in Pittsburgh Post Gossip
A quip cites a bookkeeper with malaria as a joke then refines it to a joking claim he is in love. The senior partner mockingly suggests malaria does not explain his absent minded stare and open mouth.
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Pittsburg Post
Not a Bidder Senator Snubs Applause Query
Senator Sorghum dismisses the question of bidding for public applause calling it unnecessary and noting applause is freely available without bidding. The Washington Star frames the remark as a sharp criticism of political posturing.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Cynicus and Miss Anteek clash over bachelorhood
The Ohio State Journal records a tense exchange where Cynicus asserts love for freedom of bachelorhood while Miss Anteek calls him brute. The dialogue highlights tension between the two figures amid a gossiping society.
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Cynicus
Miss Anteek
Ohio State Journal
Heart of the Stork superstition linked to house happiness
An Arab belief assigns a human heart to the stork and holds that a nest on a roof guarantees the household’s happiness for the year.
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Heart of the Stork
Note Leads To Color Mixup In Pocket Ribbon
A wife finds a note in her husband’s pocket reading Ribbon for my typewriter. She interprets it as Black while he insists he ordered purple ink. The exchange is reported in the Baltimore American as a humorous domestic moment.
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Baltimore American
Mornin Boss Bath Request in Houston Post Snippet
A seedy tramp heckles a moving-out scene in a Houston Post excerpt. He asks what he can scavenge, and a grouchy suburbanite retorts with a sharp demand for nothing but a bath before tossing a bundle into a van.
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Houston Post
PRESCRIBED CUTICURA AFTER FAILURE OF OTHER TREATMENT
Our baby boy developed eczema on his face at one month old and worsened for three months. After a poor response to three months of another doctor’s care, Cuticura provided a cure using Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Now two years old, the child has had no recurrence. Mrs M L Harris, Alton Nau.
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M. L. Harris
Alton
Nau
Mas Mound
Jupe i. Toay
Insects’ Lifespan Remains A Mystery To Researchers
Researchers split on echineal insect longevity with estimates ranging from hours to several days. All agree their lives are notably brief amid ongoing investigations.
Robin Hood Legend Origins and Nottinghamshire Roots
The tale describes Robin Hood as a traditional English outlaw and popular hero said to be born at Locksley in Nottinghamshire around a time period, living in the woods with his band for reasons tied to his outlaw status.
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Robin Hood
Locksley
Nottinghamshire
Tima Fle
A Modest Ambition
A Pittsburg Post quotation frames a moral reflection on human limits. The speaker notes one cannot please all while declaring personal aim to satisfy his wife. The exchange conveys cautious self awareness in a domestic context.
Directoire Gown Mentioned by Wife and Man
A wife quotes a line about a Directoire gown while a man who saw it clarifies the word splits as Direct and toire. The exchange highlights a fashion detail within a conversation.
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Directoire
Toire
Not Dangerous. Pat I hear yer woife is sick
Mike indicates Pat's wife is ill and civil danger is minimal. The dialogue from Brooklyn Life notes her weakness reducing any risk she poses.
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Pat
Mike
Brooklyn
Why He Was Friday Weekend Partner Joke
A playful note reflects on Robinson Crusoe naming his man Friday to imply a weekend partner and rows of unconfined joy as quoted by the New York Sun.
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Robinson Crusoe
Joy
New York Sun
Poverty's Quiet Blessings Pointed Out By Some
The remark notes that rarely do the poor voice gratitude for poverty while suggesting overlooked hard truths about hardship and resilience in daily life.
Essential health products praised by well informed buyers
An editorial style promotional note extols a family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a proven, ethically manufactured product approved by physicians and favored by the Well-Informed of the World. It stresses buying genuine California Fig Syrup Co. merchandise from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted by Letter
A reader asserts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life. The advertisement touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills including displacement, inflammation, fibroid issues, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration. Mrs. Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia FE
Pinkham
T.C. Willadsen
Moe Eunings Jown
Lydia RE. Pinkham
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