Lost 72 Pounds From Kidney Sickness Recovery Claim
Dr Melvin M Page of Page Optical Co recounts a dramatic case from 1895 of acute kidney trouble. After taking Gineline and suffering severe weight loss, he credits Donny Kidney Pills with quick relief and lasting recovery since 1896. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York distributes. price 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin M. Page
Page Optical Co
Eric, Pa
New York
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
All Druggista
Pedestrians Deemed Greatest Winners in Traffic Dinner
A Society of Motor Manufacturers dinner featured a speaker claiming pedestrians are the biggest winners on the road. He warned they often collide with cars and clog delicate machinery with parts of themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Motor Manufacturers
Cure by Cuticura Recalls Rheum on Hands
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca writes that her husband suffered agony from rheumatism on his hands. After trying many remedies, a single set of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cured him, leaving his hands smooth. She hopes the letter helps other sufferers.
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Caroline Cable
Waupaca
Win
Wage Disparity Puzzles Clerk Salary Versus Store Boss
A Browning’s Magazine fragment quotes Deacon Blimber arguing with the City Boarder about why a clerk earns six dollars a week while the shop owner’s wage is two hundred, highlighting perceived pay inequity in a dry goods store and contrasting wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon
Browning
Unusual mail delivery by eky-rocket in Tonga islands
A quirky note describes the Pacific Tonga islands using a sky rocket postman method for mail delivery. It mentions Allen's Foot-Ease as a product, plus a brief anecdote about Mark Twain and a drydock joke from a conversation with a young lady.
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Tonga
Pacific
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Umortat
Revealing Fragments of Lore and Love Imagery
Fragmentary lines discuss dove, emblem of love, and romantic imagery. Mentions "daritog" and phrases about cuddling and cooing, linking to oriental poetry and Solomon, with uncertain attributions and blurred phrasing.
Summer disorders of infancy and hygiene notes
An old issue compiles guidance on infant stomach troubles, notably acute indigestion from improper feeding, and outlines home remedies. It covers emetics, enemas, gradual reintroduction of food, and cautions on bottle feeding during hot months. Additional notes discuss indoor air tests, mosquito control, and church hygiene practices.
Thackeray and Bronte Meeting Recounted By Biographer
A Thackeray biographer recalls Charlotte Bronte admiring Thackeray as a child and their later first meeting. Bronte allegedly whispered a lion from the north as Thackeray entered, and at dinner she faced his dining scrutiny while he joked about her expectations dissolving into his throat.
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Charlotte Bronte
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Tam
Miss Pronte
Thad
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Bayfield County Family
Drummond Wisconsin August Zist reports Bayfield County residents praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after Mr T T Wold’s back pain disappeared with one box. His wife also found relief, with the ad noting backache as an early kidney disease symptom and promising cure. Also notes submarine boat speeds and maneuverability under water.
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Dodd
Bright
Do It Now for Low Summer Train Rates
If a trip is planned this summer, obtain full information on the many low-rate options. The Santa Fe trade mark promises safety, speed, and ease. C. F. Warren, General Agent, A. T. & S. F. Ry., Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Santa Fe
C. F. Warren
Genl. Agt
A. T
8. F. Ry
Salt Lake City
Utah
Glamour of the Footlights and Notes From a Diary
Glimpse of backstage weariness from Mary Anderson Navarro cited in Grant Duff notes. Also includes misattributed Asian cosmetic koh made from antimony and a humorous Gail Hamilton testimonial about an Irish hired girl, praising cooking and bread making while lampooning social expectations.
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Mary Anderson Navarro
Grant Duff
Gail Hamilton
State Normal School
Salem
Cook
Miss Hamion
Tea So Cheap It Tops Water for Comfort in Health
A short snippet notes tea costs less than water when tea is comfortable and water is not. It suggests tips on making tea and hints that breathing exercises are a simple, inexpensive path to better health.
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Fano
Lly
Insured Runaway Slaves in Ancient Greece
In 356 B C during Alexander the Great era Greeks reportedly devised a scheme to insure runaway slaves. The fragment notes an early concept of financial risk management tied to enslaved populations and mobility within Hellenic society.
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B. C
Alexander the Great
Alderney Cattle Trade Prompted by Island Import Claims
A dealer claims to annually import more than a thousand Alderney cows from the island, despite there being far fewer than a hundred pure Alderney cows on Alderney. The contrived figure highlights a possible exaggeration in cattle trade advertising.
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Alderney
Island
Chinamen Laugh at Death as Substitutes For Execution
Report notes that some Chinamen offer themselves as execution substitutes in exchange for money for their families. The account reflects contemporary prejudices and portrays mockery of death in a sensational tone.
Dickens Found Groundwork for Nicholas Nickleby at Barnard Castle
At Barnard Castle in Durham Charles Dickens laid the groundwork for Nicholas Nickleby. The remark links the writer’s early inspiration to the urban and rural setting he observed there.
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Dickens
Barnard Castle
Durham
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Relief for Women and Pure City Air Claim
The notice promotes relief for women with a strikingly odd cure named RALIAN-LEAP and references Mother Gray a New York nurse offering remedies via mail for 50 cents. It also touts the company The Mother Gray Co. of LeRoy New York and claims city air twenty five feet above street level is purest.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
N. Y
Tea quality claims spark cross country literacy joke
A humorous note compares tea to literacy rates across nations, stating Americans drink the worst tea while praising local options. It cites high illiteracy figures in several countries, then oddly promises grocer refunds for Schilling's Best if readers dislike it, mixing product boast with satire.
Sparrow impales on hatpin during cycle ride near Bexhill
A cyclist near Bexhill reports a sparrow struck by her hatpin, embedding two inches into the bird. The sparrow died from the injury. The incident is noted in the London Chronicle.
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Bex
Hill
London Chronicle
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Cuticura
London
Lord Crofton
Sloane Street
Schilling
Allen
Allen S
Reese
Lore Boag Bert
Wem Mney
A. T. Schofield
Skeeter
Journal of the Outdoor Life
Sylvia
Camphor
Avenntear
Pennyroyal
de. Schoo
Celli
Italy
Lambeth
England
Mr. Thestesne
Case Rams Acc
The
Russ Company
South Bena
Asia
Joss Hall
Pheause ‘Company
South Bend
Tnd
Margaret Fliner
Immunda
Exiiora
Jan
Hewlett Bros. Co
A. Schilling & Company
San Francisco
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
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