Peruna Promoted as Essential Family Remedy in Ads
A vintage endorsement blitz proclaims Pe-Ru-Na as a household safeguard for coughs catarrh and stomach ailments. Testimonials from L J Sherrinsky and Nannie Wallace praise quick cures for children and women while Congressman George H White commends Peruna for grip and catarrh.
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Louis J. Scherrinsky
Locust Street
Atlantic
Iowa
Peruna
Sam
L. J. Sherrinsky
Nannie Wallace
Tulare
Cal
Western Baptist Missionary Society
George Henry White
Tarboro
N. Y
Hartman
House of Representatives
Washington
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
George H. White
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Finest warships ever built touted as major sea power
Competent judges rate the Louisiana and the Connecticut as among the five largest warships worldwide alongside the Edward VII and others. The Connecticut and Louisiana gain a superior heavy battery with four twelve inch guns, eight eight inch guns, twelve seven inch guns and twenty three inch guns, surpassing rivals in broadside strength.
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Connecticut
Louisiana
United States
Commonwealth
Dominion
Oregon
Origin of a Famous Song by Bizet and Halevy
Bizet and Halevy shared a landing in adjacent apartments where Bizet played drafts for critique. After a tense moment he proposed a new toreador aria that Halevy deemed too popular. The played piece received an encore on opening night and moved the audience.
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Bizet
Halevy
Dining Car Scene Sparks Dining Confusion
In a dining car a composed mother drags her young son to a seat and demands two portions of chicken. A Black waiter apologizes that chicken is available only fried or roasted or broiled, while she insists on plates of chicken prepared any way, highlighting the clash of manners and language.
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New York Press
A David Harum Trade in New York Horse Runabout
A New York citizen sought a horse and runabout but insisted on the buyer’s stance on automobiles. The Jersey seller, Will, guaranteed the horse would pass a dozen an hour and never notice cars. The sale occurred, and the horse was blind.
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David Harum
New York
Jersey
Fertile Fields of Africa Highlight Grain Output
Report shows 40 000 bags of mealies sent since October to Pretoria and Johannesburg military authorities, underscoring Zoutpansberg region's grain productivity and wartime support.
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Pretoria
Johannesburg
Calve and the dressmakers sing for workers in Paris
Mme Calve surprised a Paris dressmaker shop audience by singing two songs for the workers before her American tour. The engagement drew an enthusiastic ovation, among the strongest she has received in her career. Col Williard Glazier and ten New England college men return from Labrador after discovering an unknown river. Various patent remedies are advertised for foot care and diarrhea.
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Mme. Caive
Paris
Couturiere
Mme. Calve
Williard Glazier
New England College
Boston
Labrador
Sussex Police Cite Pig Attacks on Muzzling
A Sussex police official says muzzle pigs to curb motorist timing bets. Three officers hiding in pigsties to observe motorists were badly bitten by pigs and could not testify in court.
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Sussex
Farmer’s hen trained to recover dropped feed on market trip
A Scottish farmer traveled to market with a hen in his trap. At each stop he fed the horse using a nosebag, and the hen learned to pick up whatever dropped, ensuring nothing was wasted.
Defiance Starch Dominates Local Market Says Storekeepers
Storekeepers report that the ext quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make it nearly impossible to sell any other brand.
One Hundred Sixty Women Offer to Marry New Jersey Club President
A New Jersey bachelors' club president sees 160 women signifying willingness to wed him. They have not met him yet but hope to end the club if it leads to a match. The piece closes with remarks on temper, mood, and a note about Queen Alexandria liking mauve and wearing it in public.
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M. J. McLemore
Norristown
New Jersey
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Pure Blood Health
Advertisement-style claim touts Burdock Blood Bitters as the path to pure blood and full body invigoration, asserting the product tones the system and improves health.
Increasing Colored Populations in Washington and Philadelphia
The article notes that two American cities show the largest rise in colored inhabitants, specifically Washington and Philadelphia, highlighting ongoing demographic shifts in these urban centers.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Starch Pitch Promises Best Value and Influence
An advertisement touts Defiance starch offering a 16 oz for 10 cents, claiming superior quality and repeated use. A stray sentence notes cautious influence through minimal statements, reflecting generic talking points.
Duty Bindings Highlight Earthly Responsibilities
A compact guideline urges steadfast fulfillment of essential earthly duties and personal responsibilities, stressing commitment to work, family obligations, and community participation. It emphasizes practical action over idle claims and reminds readers that consistent effort yields reliable outcomes.
English curate seeks post after long unemployment
An English curate who has just entered the workhouse at Tiverton, after being without employment for three years, had made 470 unsuccessful applications for a place. He had previously served twenty-three years as a curate, but found that vicars wanted only young men.
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Tiverton
Rivalry praised as wise and magnanimous gesture
An actress notes that praising rivals is the wisest tactic. The other agrees, saying it sounds magnanimous and implies rivals are not worth envying. The exchange frames praise as a strategic move in competition.
Portrait of Judge Reagan Placed in Confederate Museum
Judge John H. Reagan, surviving member of Jefferson Davis's cabinet, sat for a portrait destined for the Confederate Museum of History in Richmond Virginia.
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John H. Reagan
Jefferson Davis
Confederate Museum of History
Richmond
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Box
Atlarta, Ga
N.A. Houston
Druggista
Werbfrmes
Chicago
Africa
Ladies’ Health Club
Care L. Gerstle & Co
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Tenn
Calve
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Alexandria
America
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Illinois
E. M. Burke
Ranktin Ave
Houston, Texas
Wizardson
Vlad
Agee
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Eutestra
Kratra
Sawyer
Sole Mies
East Cambridge
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Ah mMrton
Staings
Kattman & Kneeland
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