Cure for Backache Promoted by Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
A testimonial from Capt. WM Forrest of Memphis, Tenn, claims the product cured years of backache after one bottle. It sells for 50 cents and is available from druggists. Additional items note plural wordplay in a Teachers Institute and an assertion that Garfield Headache Powders cure headaches without harm. The Penobscot tribe grows from 245 in 1880 to about 400, with Maine funding of 3000 annually for their benefit.
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Smith
Capt
WM Forrest
Memphis
Tenn
Maine
Eye Water Remedy Ad Ends Skeptical Verdict
An old time advertisement touts Dickey’s Old Reliable Eye-Water as a cure for sore eyes and granulated lids, claiming no burning on application and soothing relief. A testimonial by J W O’Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6, 1900 supports Piso’s Cure for coughs, while a moral line about gossip closes the piece.
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Dickey
Odd Patent Ads and Quack Cures Parade in Ad Page
The clipping lists Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Wizard Oil as cures for teething pain wind colic and general pains. It also extols Oxidine for malaria chills and fevers while mocking old thermometers and noting cautions about indiscreet friends.
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Winslow
How A Horse Steals His Comrade's Oats
A Brooklyn postoffice horse exploits a line of feed bags to steal oats from neighboring horses. While carts return for collection, the clever animal backs into the next horse, takes the other’s oats, then resumes its own feed, leaving the last horse short and unwillingly fed.
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Brooklyn
Ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Green and red in a painter's hurry up adage
A quirky adage links money and color to urban life. It says give a man plenty of greenbacks and he can paint the town a deep red, implying wealth fuels lavish spending and showy style without naming people or places.
Noted philanthropist donates fortune to charity
A prominent philanthropist plans to give away his wealth to charitable causes, while Hostetters Stomach Bitters, a trusted remedy with fifty years of cures, is praised for improving appetite digestion and liver function and preventing belching and gas. Ensure you buy the genuine product.
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Hostetter
Prince questions sin at young age in royal lesson
A historical remark recalls the crown prince of Germany questioning the notion that all men are sinners. When told his father was a sinner, he replied with warmth that his mother surely is not, highlighting a child’s skeptical view of universal guilt.
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Germany
Garfield Headache Powder and Eclipse Photos Highlight 1900s Ads
An ad claims OXIDINE cures malaria and fever, urges druggists to stock it. American astronomers reportedly captured the best eclipse photos in Sumatra. Garfield Headache Powder promises relief from headaches and fatigue, with a sample offer from Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn.
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Sumatra
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eccentric NC recluse dies at Fayetteville home
L N Calvary aged 70, once from Newburg New York, is found dead of heart disease in his Fayetteville North Carolina residence. He lived alone, kept 100 acres for a vineyard and truck farm, but never shipped produce. He kept $300 and fine silverware, recently sold a Hudson River twelve acre vineyard for 12000.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
L. N. Calvary
Fayetteville
N. C
Calvary
North Carolina
Newburg
N. Y
New York
Hudson River
Denish Royal Trip Hinted for 1902
The article notes Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark may plan a journey to America in 1902. It mentions seeking guidance from a druggist about OXIDINE with a promise of guaranteed results.
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Prince
Princess Charles of
Denmark
America
Candy makers prize ornamental box sales over the sweets
Candy makers say the most profitable part of their trade lies in fancy candies packed in ornamental boxes. The boxes often draw more attention and influence purchases than the contents themselves.
Swimmers Prepare for German Army Service
To join the German army a man must swim and the best swimmers can cross a stream several hundred yards wide while carrying clothing a rifle and ammunition.
Public officers protected in Austria insult offenses
A historical note states that in Austria insulting cab drivers street car conductors and policemen is a crime against public officers carrying potential imprisonment and fines.
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Austria
Temperature Drops Mark End Of Heat Wave
The region sees a sharp decline in temperatures as a heat wave ends. Forecasters expect cooler air to settle in over the next 24 hours with lower highs and brisk conditions inland.
Vanderlip Returns From Europe Talks Language in Finance
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Frank A. Vanderlip describes a four month Europe trip meeting finance ministers. He notes English is becoming the global business language, cites French resistance to foreign language adoption, and observes linguists among people with difficult languages. He plans rest and time with his mother.
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the Treasury
Frank A. Vanderlip
Europe
France
Improving His Voice Canon Dayman at Shillingstone
Canon Dayman long rector of Shillingstone published an early life translation of the Inferno and later served in convocation. He recalls a parishioner found on a cold windy night under the arch by the Somerset and Dorset line who said he was hoping to sing Wass next Sunday and catch booze.
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Canon Dayman
Shillingstone
Somerset and Dorcet
Cornhill
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Teachers’ Institute
Osage City
Kansas City Journal
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
West
Western
Canada
Wheat
United States
Fedley
Ottawa
J.8. Crawford
Kansas City
E. Barrett
Houston
Tex
Buffalo
Sawyer’s
Itseer
Erie
Catalg
Ridge
Mass
Wreight
Binghamton
Wade
Swift Portrait & Frame Co
Dallas
B. Anderson & Co
Elm St
Dallas, Tex
W. N. A. Houston
Texas
Heaton Bros
Victoria and
Cuero
American Pharmacal Co
Evansville
Indiana
Chillifuge
Finlay, Dicks & Co., Ltd
New Orleans
Wetmore
M. C. Wetmore Tobacco Company
St. Louis
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
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