Lost 72 Pounds and Cured Kidney Trouble Claim
A testimonial from Dr. Melvin M. Page of Erie Pennsylvania claims Dean’s Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble after dramatic weight loss and health decline in 1896. He asserts rapid improvement, restored weight to 188 pounds, and endorses Foaster-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York with a 50 cent price per box.
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Melvin M. Page
Page Optical Co
Erie
New York
Dean
Pedestrians Faulted At Society Dinner
A speaker at a Society of Motor Manufacturers dinner claimed pedestrians are the greatest danger on the road and frequently collide with cars, sometimes causing car parts to be damaged.
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Society of Motor Manufacturers
Salt Rheum on Hand Fades After Cuticura Cure
Letter from Mrs Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin reports her husband suffered salt rheum on his hands requiring bandages. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills he was cured and his hands became smooth. She hopes others will benefit.
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Mre
Caroline Cable
Waupaca
Wis
Deacon Blimber Questions Pay in Dry Goods Trade
Deacon Blimber asks the City Boarder why the clerk in the dry goods store earns six dollars a week as a salary while the blacksmith at the shop gets twenty as wages Browning's Magazine notes.
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Deacon Blimber
Browning
Gem ten displays attract Crofton guests in Sloane Street
Important to Mothers reports on Castorta wamte cure remedy for infants and childown. London hosts Gem Tens as Lord Crofton invited friends to a "gem ten" at his Sloane Street residence. Seemingly lavish displays of old and new jewels accompanied the event.
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London
Do You Know Schilling's Best Tea Brand
A brief note mentions Schilling's Best tea and omniey hew, suggesting consumer familiarity with the product line. The reference appears as a casual query or endorsement without additional details or context.
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Schilling
Sky Rocket Mail Service On Island Uses Rocket Delivery
An unusual mail delivery method is reported on a Pavific island in the Tongs group where traditional inshore routes are dangerous. A sky rocket system is adopted to carry mail from a port, highlighting an inventive response to perilous conditions.
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Malla
Tongs
Mer
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Draft From Old Text Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes urge asking dealers for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve foot discomfort including swelling sweating and cooling effects. Mentions a quoted line about Mark Twain during a conversation with a young lady, referencing a drydock ward scene and a question about a “rydock” from a thirty physician.
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Mark Twain
Drydock
Ward Drydock
Whatrydock
Clemons
Seeiee Dove Emblem of Love in Oriental Poem Echoes
The text remarks on a recurring emblem of dove symbolism as love’s emblem in oriental poetry and in the Song of Solomon, noting the Hussian term for “darting” and the motif of affection expressed through cuddling and affection as a guiding delight.
Care of the Body Summer Disorders of Infancy
Summer disorders of infancy are described as common stomach maladies in bottlefed infants and older children. Acute indigestion caused by improper feeding can lead to convulsions, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Treatments include stopping food, giving clear fluids, emetics, enemas, and gentle baths. Gradual reintroduction of milk is advised, with attention to relapse risk in hot weather.
Memoirs of Thackeray meeting Charlotte Bronte
A Thackeray biographer recalls the first meeting with Ana child Charlotte Bronte. Bronte quotes Behold a son cometh up out of the North and Thackeray jokes about being a mere Englishman ravenous for dinner. He notes the awkward dinner and Bronte's tearful plea about him. A local ad touts Dodd's Kidney Pills with patient testimonials for backache and kidney trouble.
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Ana
Charlotte Bronte
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Miss Bronte
Speed of Submarine Boats
Submarines can travel seventy or eighty miles at a speed of eight or nine miles an hour under water, can regulate their position at any reasonable depth, and can move or turn in any direction.
Santa Fe Train Service Advertised from Salt Lake City
Pleased to give you full information on low summer rates with plentiful train service. The Santa Fe trade mark stands for safety speed and ease. C F Warren General Agent A T S P Ry Salt Lake City Utah invites inquiries about travel options.
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Santa Fe
C.F. Warren
Salt Lake City
Utah
Glamor of the Footlights and A Push for Kohl
Mary Anderson Navarro discusses stage life and its hollow demands, while an Asia cosmetic prep called kohl is described as antimony powder used to darken eyebrows and eyelids. Gail Hamilton’s sharp testimonial inflames views on servant work as an Irish applicant recalls praise and harsh judgments from the noted writer.
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Mary Anderson Navarro
Grant Duff
Asia
Gail Hamilton
State Normal School
Salem
Miss Hamilton
Margaret Fliner
Immunda
Exuiora
Breath Deeply for Health and Easy Wellness
Deep breathing as a regular exercise is promoted as the cheapest and surest road to perfect health. The text urges light daily practice as a simple route to better wellbeing.
Insured Runaway Slaves in Ancient Greece
In 356 B C Alexander the Great ruled Greece, and a Greek scheme insured runaway slaves showing early attested risk management ideas.
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Alexander the Great
Foe Our Knowledge Book in San Pranciaco
Fragmentary note mentions a location called San Pranciaco and a phrase foe our Knowledge Book with a temperature like 4.3 oF, lacking clear context or events to confirm.
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San Pranciaco
Alderney cows imported to meet demand on island
A local dealer quotes annual imports from Alderney claiming more than a thousand cows are shipped in from the island each year. The note emphasizes the rarity of Alderney cattle on the island despite high import numbers.
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Alderney
Chinamen Laugh at Death in Execution Substitution Rumor
A fragment notes that Chinamen allegedly mock death and have been known to offer themselves as execution substitutes with the understanding that money will be paid to their families. The text reflects a dated and biased portrayal from the period.
Dickens Found Inspiration at Barnard Castle in Durham
A historical snippet notes Charles Dickens drew ground work for Nicholas Nickleby at Barnard Castle in Durham. It also advertises The Mother Gray Co offering a remedy for women’s ailments as “Australian” herb relief, priced 50 cents, with claims of pure city air being found twenty five feet above street level.
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Dickens
Barnard Castle
Durham
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Mother Gray
New York
Fomate Graney
Cts
Mother Gray Co
LaRoy, N. X
Tea quality and illiteracy rates in Europe noted
An article discusses American tea quality amid plentiful local options and cites Scandinavian and European literacy statistics. It highlights consumer refunds, mentions a grocer policy, and compares literacy rates across Sweden Norway Denmark Russia and England.
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Scanainavia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
England
Sparrow impales on hatpin hits rider near Bexhill
A lady cycling near Bexhill felt a blow to the head as a sparrow collided with her hatpin, which protruded about two inches. The bird died from the injury. Reported by the London Chronicle.
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Bex- Dill
London Chronicle
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