Commodore Nicholson Endorses Peruna for Catarrh
A 1837 letter from Commodore Somerville Nicholson of the U S Navy from Washington D C extols Peruna as a sure cure for catarrh and recommends it to sufferers. The note asserts navy and army protection through Peruna during climate exposure and cites widespread testimonials. It invites readers to write to Dr S B Hartman for prompt results.
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Ommodore Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
R. Street
Northwest
Washington, D. C
Erand Navy
Hartman
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Peril in Peanut Butter Leads to Kitchen Chaos
A grim tale recounted from a period piece describes a man who spreads peanut butter on bread only to smear paint and enamel on freshly painted kitchen walls. After a custody dispute and alimony award, temper eruptions escalate to bizarre acts, illustrating a satirical dig at gender bias and social norms.
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Perkin Warbeck
Magazine of Fun
Reasons for Learning Greek From a College Window
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt cites three motives for Greek study by an ancient gean or Unrist church. Read to justify reading savior’s words in original tongue, to scorn the ignorant, and to pursue well paid positions. The critique labels the first likely false, the second un-Christian, and the third a worldly motive.
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Cornhill Magazine
Mary E Lease Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Mary E Lease, Kansas political figure and lecturer, urges Doan's Kidney Pills after friends report bladder and kidney relief. She endorses the remedy from personal experience, signed Mary Elizabeth Lease. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo distributes. price 50 cents per box.
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Mary E. Lease
Doan
Kansas
United States
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Boer and Boers Define Cape Inhabitants
The term Boer, derived from the Dutch for farmer, refers to Dutch inhabitants of the Cape districts. The English word Boer shares the same origin, tracing back to agricultural roots in the region.
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Cape of Good Hope
Cows Foreet and Hotel Menus Mention Beef and Eggs
The text notes a hotel menu comparison with beefsteak or eggs, mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption cited by Joux F. Borns, and recounts Mme De latour of Paris finding a brass box with gold coins valued at $1,000 after a mouse chase.
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Luray Hotel
Mme. Delatour
Paris
Thief Chased by Sprinter Duffy in New Haven Hotel
Arthur Duffy, famed sprinter, sprang from his room at about 1 a.m. after a thief vanished down the stairs. Duffy chased him half a block and nabbed him by the collar, only to hear the criminal admit defeat upon seeing the trunks and running shoes.
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Arthur Duffy
New Haven
Duffy
The Mill and the Water Folklore Quip
A sketch scene features a Cobbler and moralizing figures debating a mill that “will never grind” while the water runs dry. The Moralizing Person, Doppler, and Parson Trim debate wasted opportunities and the fate of efforts, ending with the Moralizing Veron departing in disappointment.
Absurd and Perilous Political Figure Tale
Congressman Landis used a ludicrous image to attack a dishonest foe. He likened the politician to an Indianapolis barber drunk after a ball game who, while shaving a patron, clumsily clutched the patron’s nose and refused to release, insisting on continuing despite injury. The anecdote aimed to reveal the target’s precarious position and provoke laughter at his expense.
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Landis
Indianapolis
Prince Yoe on bathing dresses and mothers at Ostend
Prince Yoe of Korea spoke in Atlantic City about daring bath attire worn by young women at Ostend and Trouville. He argued mothers would avoid such outfits for their children and recounted a tale of a mother changing after her son reacted with embarrassment, prompting him to remark on children’s influence on mothers.
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Prince Yoe
Korea
Aantic City
Ostend
Trouville
Murphy's Rise to Greatness in Tammany Hall
Charles F Murphy head of Tammany Hall now as great a nabob as Richard Croker. He moved to a Long Island country place with horses automobiles a yacht servants and other social trappings. A longtime observer notes he no longer needs a knife to cut his pie and can make salad dressing himself, unlike Croker in his era.
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Croker
Sentence Sermons and Moral Aphorisms by Henry F. Cope
A collection of short moral maxims from Henry F. Cope printed in the Chicago Tribune. It offers brief reflections on character, virtue, education, and self-improvement, such as covetousness harming charity and the value of environment shaping education.
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Henry F. Cope
Chicago Tribune
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Castor
Rapper
Tamerica
Ted Mass Company
Soul Bed
Piso
Joux F. Borns
Trinity Springs
Ind
Castoria
What Is
Cening Castoria
Lhedn
RED Cross
Rowland Hall
Episcopal Church
Smith and Wellesley Colleges
Clara Colburne
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
J. 4. Paul
Anton
Peat SR
Cheek
Ahavin's
Charity
Ance
Etree
A. Paxton Company
Boston, Mam
Western Iian and Metal Co
KPO
Pita
Heaton
Rane
Pam
Howard E. Burton
Cote Ville
Colo Efareaen Carnale National Bank
TN. U
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