Excerpted ads and anecdotes from a late 19th century page
A mosaic of testimonials, quips, and brief notices includes George W. Renoff praising Dean's Kidney Pills for back and kidney relief, various patent remedies, home products, hotel ads near St. Louis, a Burns hometown note, and light humor from Town Topics and Life.
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Fee W. Renoff
North “S Bt
Philadelphia
Dean
George W. Renoff
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Gale
Vail Dealers
Price
Since Mother's Gone A Reflective Child’s Poem From Washington Post
A sentimental piece recalls a mother’s kindness and guidance, noting how her gentle voice and sacred songs steadied a boy’s heart. It laments her absence, honors her pious life, and frames her memory as daily strength guiding the narrator forward toward a hoped-for resting place.
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Mother
Alva N
Turner
Washington Post
A Quiet Game for Passing Time
A Washington Star item suggests a playful diversion to pass time on a drive. One player picks a color unseen in the room and the other asks questions to guess the exact object revealing that color. The game ends when the guesser identifies the chosen pink item and then takes a turn to choose again.
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Inquirer
Washington Star
Rat and Dove Show Compassion Across Species
A story contrasts a rat and a dove sharing food near a barn, illustrating cross species sympathy. It notes humans often judge such acts as charitable, suggesting we should view the rat’s kindness as a humane act in nature. The piece also observes city life delights and a nesting sparrow scene by a club lion statue.
Mile a Minute Insects Outpace Birds and Beasts
A historical note explains insect speeds, citing files flying at about two miles per minute and common house flies at about eighteen miles per hour or 160 feet per second when frightened. It claims insects often outrun birds, with bumblebees faster than a trotting horse and butterflies faster than a sprinting boy, urging readers to test by knocking down a hornets nest.
A Simple Coin Trick Demonstrated
A short description outlines a coin illusion using two pins placed on opposite edges of a silver coin. By blowing across the upper edge, the coin spins rapidly between the pins, suggesting a puzzling yet simple trick.
How Elephants Gather Food in the Tropics
In Capt. Sikes book on the Tropical Nile the elephant does not pick fruit individually but shakes ripe fruit from trees with its trunk and scoops fallen fruit from the ground. The wild plum is its favorite though it eats many other fruits.
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Capt
Sikes
How To Make A Sucker From Leather
A historical fragment describes shaping a 4 inch square piece of sole leather into a thin edged round form. It advises soaking the leather until pliable, pressing it against a brick, and lifting the brick to form a bevel edge. The text hints at surprising a target with a crafted item.
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Acker
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises 16 Ounces for 10 Cents
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming each 16 oz package costs 10 cents and outperforms rival 12 oz brands. It is advertised as chemical free, non sticking, and offering time and money savings compared to other starches.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch CO
Tone Bros Spice Mills of Des Moines Iowa
Tone Bros of Des Moines Iowa advertises as makers of all kinds of spice with purity in hygienic packaging. Sold by grocers at rocents.
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Tone Bros
Des Moines
Iowa
Rocents
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Winslow
David K Kennedy
J. Sweet
Albany, NY
Kolp
Iowa House, Representatives
Alta Viste
Unigr
St.Louis
the Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Binkers
Simeon Ford
New York
Scotland
Robert Burns
Tillman
Virginia
London
China
St. Nicholas
Papa
Mr. 8S
Christian Endeavor World
Ching
Chang
Ting
Madison Avenue
Etec
Tone
Lewis
Pooria
Phoenix
Phoenix Chair CO
Bheboygan, Wig
N.U
Des Moines, la
Saal
Savage
Savage Arms Company
Utica
N.Y
U.S. A
Saad “Pal
Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Gray Knowles
Phila
Len Lenda
Tas Uxes Corona Coltakin
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R W. L. Douglas
Brookton
Uaha
Rae Vane
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