Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Chronic Back Ache
An Portland reader endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for back ache and kidney trouble blamed on a cold. The testimonial notes several months of relief with no recurrence, and advertises 59 cents per box from Foster-Kilburn Co. Also mentions a cautionary aside about a rhinoceros horn myth and includes miscellaneous old-time notices.
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Doan
H. B. McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Ora
Dean
Foster-Klilburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
Dr. Kannerty’s Remedy Advertised for Kidney and Liver Complaints
A faded ad notes Mrs Matilds Holtert of Providence praises a foot soothing preparation and urges readers to ask for this remedy sold by druggists. The unnamed catalog copy claims its wide usage and claims to cure kidney and liver issues while purifying the blood.
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David Kannerty
Christmas in the Civil War Echoes and Soldier Reminiscences
Wartime memories recount Christmas 1862 camp life as soldiers cope with cold, mittens, and red comforters sent from home. The piece links personal gifts to battlefield endurance, praising veterans and defending on-site canteens as aids to discipline and morale. It cites veterans, horses, and official views from the Washington Post.
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Addison Ballard
Warren County
Ohio
Brothers
Cincinnati
Nashville
Murfreesboro
Stone River
Man
Tennessee
Mde
Chicago
Inter
Ogaan
New Pension Ruling On Duty And Injured Soldiers
A Washington Star report quotes an army officer on a new pension ruling. It cites a former War Department decision that soldiers injured while hunting are in the line of duty and thus eligible for a pension. The department recently ruled a soldier run over by a streetcar while absent on a self-improvement pass is similarly disabled in the line of duty.
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War Department
Far West
Department
Washington Star
Honor French Statue Erected at Calais by Government
A Calais monument honors French seafarers with a life saving statue. The sculptor conveyed sympathy and admiration as the government presents a lasting token of honor to celebrate hardy mariners who work by the sea.
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Frince
Calais
Shipa
Calasa
Giants of Other Days Fossils Found in Nevada and Shasta
Professors Merriam announces important western fossil finds. A Triassic ichthyosaurus specimen from Nevada reveals the body and paddle with intact upper arm and forearm. In Shasta County Samuel Cave yields a large bovine relative with unusually large horns. The skeleton will be exhibited at the Berkeley Paleontological Museum.
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John C. Merriam
University of California
Nevada
Samael
Shasta County
Paleontological Museum
Berkeley
White bear slain after cave shelter in West Virginia
Two hunters sheltering from rain in a Nicholas county cave awakened a snow white bear with pink eyes. The bear attacked, injuring one hunter, Mr. Wilson Graven, who fired the lethal shot. Graven retains the hide and head, noting the skin’s white texture and pink eyes are unlike a common black bear.
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West Virginia
Nicholas County
Wilson Graven
Montgomery Correspondencs Cincinnat! Enquirer
Eskimo Maske in Tibetans Masks Debate
Eskimo Maske notes a critique of Thibetans masks calling them the most pretentious and grotesque forms, reflecting a biased cultural stereotype and provocative language in the fragment.
Eskimo Mask Portraits Show Primitive Yet Promising Art
A discussion of ritual masks used in various cultures notes a similarity between Malay and Eskimo carvings. The article presents an Eskimo mask from front and rear, highlighting its primitive yet potentially significant artistic value.
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South Seas
Pebble Likeness of Savior Found in Oberammergau
Mrs Eugenia Jones Bacon of Atlanta owns a strange pebble from Oberammergau dated September 1880. The stone shows a delicate image of Christ visible only from a certain light angle. Its face is described as perfect, with closed eyes and pallid color conveying sadness and anxiety.
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Savior
Christ
Oberammergau
Eugenia Jones Bacon
Atlanta
Georgina
Jamaican Tea Gains Popularity in Local Market
Jamaican tea cultivation grows with recent success and a ready market at home. Though not rivaling far eastern varieties, the beverage is palatable and gaining favor among local consumers.
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Jamaica
Far East
Hoe Long Out of Date In Portmouth Item
John N. Cole of Portamouth New Hampshire has secured an old fashioned hoe likely from sixty years ago or more. The tool remains in excellent state of preservation.
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John N. Cole
Portamouth
Jewelry Jewels Tiny Platinum Auto Priced at 7000
A jeweler showcases a miniature platinum car ornament set with diamonds rubies and emeralds. The inch and a half long car spins across the display knocking over items as it gleams with a ruby lamp emerald side lamps and a central diamond dashboard. The price tag lists seven thousand dollars, comparable to a real automobile.
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Honakres
Dlaga
New Hampshire man puzzled by freight charges
A New Hampshire man describes an odd shipping problem after sending a barrel of apples to Florida for ninety eight cents freight. Days later a box of oranges from his son arrived and he was charged one dollar eighty cents in freight, a result he finds perplexing.
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New Hampshire
Swn
Florida
Marriage Arch Decorates Negrito Wedding Ceremony
A Negrito wedding features a conspicuous marriage arch. During the ceremony the bridegroom must lift and carry his bride up a bamboo ladder to a high platform topped with bamboo wickets, marking a key moment in the elaborate rite.
Soldiers Dance Craze At Fort McHenry
Soldiers from Congary D Eighth Infantry, recently moved from Fort Slocum New York, danced with gravely graceful steps in a Fort McHenry Alaska mission era social. The men, deprived of women, paired up and learned from a sergeant as the Fort N. Henry amusement classes revived dancing.
Remarkable Sun Spot Photograph Captured by French Astronomer
A November 18 photograph shows a sun spot group on the sun’s surface. The image covers a limited area, but the feature called the Mouth could span two Earth-sized bodies, measuring about 16 250 miles across.
Bear Shown With Red Hair Shot In Midiin Township
In Midiin township Pennsylvania William Selinger and Charley Babcock killed an odd bear with red hair and small pink eyes. Hunters say it was not a cinnamon bear and that nothing like it has been seen before in the area.
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Midiin Township
William Selinger
Charley Babcock
Pink Pills Rescue Mrs Williams After Thirteen Years of Ill Health
Mrs Williams describes a long illness with nervous prostration and exhaustion lasting thirteen years. After kidney trouble and change of life concerns, a bad spell led her husband to buy Dr William’s Pink Pills. Two months of treatment restored appetite, nerves, strength, and cheerfulness, with her improving appearance noted by friends.
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Helpleas
Williamn
Lizzie Williams
Octar Street
Quincy
Iitols
Doctor Caldwell’s Syrup Papsin Promises Curious Cure
Interesting news proclaims Dr Caldwell’s laxative Syrup Papsin a genuine cure for constipation indigestion liver complaint headaches and biliousness. It is sold by druggists at 60c and 1.00 with money back if unsatisfied.
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Caldwell
Daftance Brand Speech Sparks Household Debate
Fragmentary OCR shows a fight over a daughter's marriage as a man refuses to speak with her father unless sober. The old man warns he may consider the match only if the suitor is sober. The source text is garbled and contains misread words.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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