Don’t Be Boisterous Or Overheat This Night
A collage of parent child scenes and wartime flag lore. The Washington Star and Ohio family snippets urge gentleness helpfulness and self reliance while a Civil War flag signaling tale recalls General Sherman’s “Hold the fort” dispatch and the voyage of naval signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
United States
Army
Cavalry
Secretary of the Navy
New York City
Long Island
Sherman
Corse
Allatoona Pass
James Graham
Graham
Newton
Massy
First English Doctor to Practice in Arctic Circle
Dr James F Rymer a Croydon native leaves Edmonton for Fort Good Hope 1800 miles away to began Arctic medical work Indian and Esquimaux patients only and plans to stay at least three years. Doan s Kidney Pills praised by Mrs James M Long of Staunton Virginia for lasting relief from backache and urinary troubles. Sold 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Arctic Circle
James F. Rymer
Croydon
Rymer
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Athabasca
Mackenzie Rivers
Fort Good Hope
Doan
James M. Long
N. Augusta St
Staunton
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Magistrate Exchange Sparks Lesson on Mortality
In a brief exchange from the New York Press, Mrs. Jimmy Bean asks a man if he ever reflects that their days are numbered. Kinhardly Waddle replies that sometimes costs rise to thirty or sixty, illustrating the era’s social humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Bean
Kinhardly
New York Press
Abbott East Indian Corn Paint Cure Ad
A Corn Cure that cures Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint offers relief for hard or soft corns bunions warts and skin indurations. It is applied with a brush and cures without cutting burning or soreness 25c at druggists or by mail from Assort Co Savannah Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Fur Assort Co
Savannab
Annott
Addreas Tax Annorr Co
Savannah
Tallest Tree Record Held by Australian Eucalyptus Regnans
The tallest tree known is an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus regnans, in the Cape Otway range, standing at least 415 feet high. Gum trees grow quickly, with Florida and Guatemala specimens increasing 40 and 120 feet respectively in years noted.
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Talest
Cape Otway Range
Florida
Guatemala
Milwaukee Sentinel
Northern and Southern Roasts Compared for Coffee Taste
The piece explains two coffee roasts the Northern light brown and thin brew and the Southern dark brown thick frothy drink. It promotes Luzianne Coffee from New Orleans as the superior Southern style and cost effective choice for family use nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
South
Dumb Sufferers Debate Oyster Health Claim
A quip from a courtroom exchange has a patient asking if raw oysters are healthy and a physician replying that he has never known any to complain. The line ends with the judge observing the exchange.
Terrenine cures eczema says Clarksville woman
Mrs Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Georgia writes April 23 1907 she suffered 15 years with tormenting eczema and after trying many doctors was cured by Terrenine. She recommends it and says thousands testify. Terrenine is sold by mail for 50c from J T Sweartrine Dept A Savannah Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
J, T, Swurtrine
Dept. A
Savannah
At the HotelBrooklyn Life Humorous Exchange
In Brooklyn Life a witty dialogue shows a guest asking for latest arrivals at the hotel. Parker replies with playful slang suggesting arrivals by ship motor or stork, reflecting lighthearted urban humor.
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Halloa
Parker
Brooklyn Life
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the System
An old newspaper fragment promoting patent remedies and products. It includes lines about malaria suppression, a bridal scene dialogue, and ads for eye cures, a smile improvement guide, and Gnove’s Leas Cutt Texic with a Quinine-based formula for all ages.
Swallows Cause City Alarm System Short
A hatpin used by swallows as a nest foundation between two wires disrupted Ballard police alarm service Saturday. Technicians traced the fault box by box from Ballard to city hall found the issue lay between the Fremont box and the next south. The nest stretched about eight inches between wires and touched both, shorting the system.
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Ballard
City Hall
Fremont
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ecema Cured Says Maxwell of Atlanta
J Br Maxwell of Atlanta Ga credits Shuptrine’s Tettenine for curing a severe eczema after trying six remedies. Neighbor’s tip led to relief, using three dollars worth of TeTryRixe and soap. Available from druggists or by mail 50c, soap 26c. Shuptrine Dept A Savannah Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BR. Maxwell
Atlanta
Dept
Savannah
L Nadeau of Ketchikan Claims Alaska Forever
Living in Alaska for forty three years the 70 year old L Nadeau of Ketchikan says he would not live anywhere else. A former Hudson Bay Company worker he knows Alaska history well and is said to be the town’s friendliest resident with a large dog as his constant companion.
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Mrs. Gordon
Kate
Lothers
Louis
Alaska
L. Nadeau
Ketchikan
Nadeau
Off
Hudson Bay Company
Maine
Seattle Times
Perfect Cure for Eczema by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A distressed aunt recounts a severe eczema outbreak on her baby niece with constant itching and sleepless nights. After failing with two doctors, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming a complete cure in three months. The note dates May 2 and 20, 1907, from St. Louis, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
Alice L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Profit At Both Ends
The editor admits a paying scheme in a Kansas City Journal item. He says he accepts all first contributions and explains the author buys many copies and frames the magazine's check, highlighting a circulation-driven revenue tactic.
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Kansas City Journal
Hard Times Theme in 12 Months Reflected by Patrons
A brief Brookyn Life columnist dialogue notes how prices and wages shifted in the past year. Hewitt remarks about broad changes while Jewett observes many could once afford a dinner coat but cannot now.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Brooklyn Life
Capuchine Cure Claims Immediate Relief for Digestive Ailments
In This Age of Science a youth who threw a pop bottle at an umpire is measured by a policeman who warns him not to repeat the act. The report notes the incident and mocks similar tabloid claims in a closing line about Capuchine liquid for indigestion and heartburn with a drugstore price listed.
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Don
Oxford
Chicago Tribune
Do You Think There Are People on Mars Debate
A professor dismisses popular Mars habitation claims as magazine fads while noting public fascination. The Ledger, Philadelphia, overhears a candid exchange about whether any people live on Mars and how sensational reporting fuels interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific
Mars
Philadelphia Ledger
AnnoTTs East Indian Corn Paint Ad
Sufferers urged to mail 25 cents to Tax Annorr Co for AnnoTTs East Indian Corn Paint. Promises quick permanent cure without cutting burning or flesh damage. Savannah Ga address listed.
Thames Craft Describes River's Vessels and Merchants
The piece celebrates the Thames as the river of life with a gallery of vessels from many nations. It notes merchants and ships large and small, from massive liners to trim schooners, reflecting a varied maritime scene. Additionally a technical note explains a method to shape leather goods by curving the front of stock convexly from the ears and arching toward the back.
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Thames
Joseph
Women write of Pinkham remedy curing long-standing feminine ills
Maude E. of Leesburg Virginia recounts relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and following the prescribed treatment. The ad claims the product has long served as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Maude E. A
Leesburg,Va
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Ireland
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Mamma
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Bertie
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Hersel
Doi
Mollie
Ste
Mary
Harry
Senna Manufactu Ornia
Luzianne's
WISE
Reily-Taylor
uIa GS
Trousseau
John R. Dickey
J. R. Watkins CO
Winona, Minn
Prairie
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
OL Tere
Mhast Thompson
Sta Ua
Tata Acca
Bae
Beat
Europe
America Ory
M. Whatton
O. W. Anderton
Florence
Albina Comer
Southern Female College
Florence University
Milledgeville
Georgia
Fargeat
South Georgia
University and Commercial School
Abbeville
Gas
American Cotton College
Iin
Ne& Food
Libby
McNeill& Libby
Chicago
Hearn -Academy
North
C. R. Allen
J.M. Young, JR
Waycross, GA
Lombard
Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co
Augusta
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