First Stage of Catarrh Warns Against Neglect
Mrs M J Brink warns that initial catarrh can progress to chronic disease if ignored and promotes Peruna as a remedy. The text features patient testimonials from Albany and St Louis areas praising Peruna and urges readers to consult Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
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M.J. Brink
Sarah Motsahan
Thint
Albany
MeGahas
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Paris man’s nose bursts into flames from fake prosthetic
A man in Paris lit a cigarette along Boulevard Saint Michel and his celluloid nose burst into flames, spreading to his beard. A crowd gathered as he danced in pain until a policeman escorted him to a pharmacist. Doctors noted the fake nose had been sold to him instead of a horn prosthetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulevard Saint-Michel
Paris
New York Medical Journal
New Phosphate Prospects Near Solomon Islands
Rich phosphate experts see possible strong competition from newly found deposits on Ocean Island northeast of the Solomon Islands. The sites appear to offer higher quality than Florida or Christmas Island phosphates, signaling a potential shift in supply and markets. Allen's Foot-Ease pitch follows, advertising a foot powder with a price of two cents and a free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Ocean Island
Solomon Islands
Christmas Island
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Two Voices Double Pay
Mrs Clancy boasts that her son Jimmie’s wages have doubled for Christmas as he now plays the mob in the theater’s third act. He is no longer in the scenery, and the boss pays dowkie pay, which she calls right.
Hall's Family Pill Claim Against Mercury Based Cure
Fragmented notice describes a claimed remedy called Hall's Family Pill and references a doomed cure for cataracts and mercury effects. It alleges internal use and lists Fr. Cheney & On Toledo as makers, with distorted wording and dangerous health claims.
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Amell
Fr. Cheney & On
Toledo
Cemsalas
Catarra
Cheney
Hall
Gardener dismissed after fruit theft. kind preacher vouches
A clergyman late to dismisses a thief who tended his garden for over two years. He issues a recommendation praising the gardener, stating he had "got more out of my garden than any man I ever employed." Also notes Professor Freeman in Madison predicts German absorption of Denmark as Kaiser covets the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Denmark
Freeman
United States
Copenhagen
Madison
Wis
Reed's Procrastination Defines His Literary Drive
Reed habitually postponed tasks to the last moment yet produced work of note. He favored fiction and planning, reading voraciously before college graduation. He later wrote a magazine article in one long late night, finding a fresh approach by writing reversibly.
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Reed
Phonetic Spelling Puzzle Turns Turner Name Into Jumble
In a hotel register scene a man signs E K Phthologayrrh and explains the phonetic reasoning turning it into Turner. The hotel clerk questions the unusual spelling while Turner defends it as English, noting most men do not phoneticize their names.
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E. K. Phthologayrrh
Turner
The French Academy and Its Seat of Power
The French Academy is one of five institutes in the Institute of France. Founded in 1025 by Cardinal Richelieu and reorganized in 1816, it has forty members who elect a new member for life. It meets twice weekly at Mazarin Palace Paris to oversee French language grammar rhetoric poetry and classic publications. The secretary holds lifelong tenure, and securing a chair is a pinnacle ambition for many French writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
Institute of
France
Richelieu
Mazarin
Quia Conti
Paris
Academy
Tidal Tunnels for New Zealand Power Idea
A Hikuraki proposal in New Zealand seeks to generate electricity from Pelorus Sound tides by boring an 88 foot tunnel across a narrow neck. The plan envisions capturing 50 000 acres of tidal water with turbines at tunnel ends. A local company/ with capital of 275 000 dollars backs the project.
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Hikuraki
New Zealand
Pelorus Sound
Strasburg Plans Goethe Statue In Honor Of Poet
Strasburg will erect a monument to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The German poet spent part of his youth in Alsace and spoke of the town with affection in his memoirs. The statue design is yet to be chosen, but the commemoration will be worthy of the occasion.
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Strasburg
Goethe
Don’t Die of Consumption Trial Remedy Promise
A deranged ad promotes a supposed cure for consumption. It claims patients returned from the Woat are now well after using a new remedy sent by Dr. Derk P. Vonkerman of Kalamazoo Michigan. The notice urges immediate action with testimonials and a free trial package, warning that delay is dangerous and death is near.
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Derk P. Vonkerman
Shakespeare
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hyn
Sun
Charity on Broad Scale Five Mile Lions by Indian Millionaire
Parsee Indian businessman Nanrajee Manwckjee Watia of Bombay places five million dollars in trust. Interest funds relief for sudden subsistence loss from disasters such as fire famine or earthquake. Trust to operate globally across Cal worl, with a Parsee shipwright lineage noted for historical service to France. Wadia family recognized by Napoleon and Louis Philippe for charitable acts. recent large donation to the Dublin Martinique Relief Fund.
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Nanrajee Manwckjee Watia
E. J. BP
Bomba
Cle Worl
Wala
Napoleon Bonaparte
Wadia
Legion of Honor
Louis Philippe
Dombay Martinique Reiler Fund
Drunken Parishioner Responds To Preacher’s Sermon
A Philadelphia church tale unfolds as a drunken man interrupts a sermon on vices by standing and claiming the preacher targets him. The drunkard then forces a deacon to confront his own hypocrisy with a blunt, humorous rebuke.
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Pillar
Philadelphia
Anken
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Rowedine
Huntington
Sara M
Gahan
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C_M
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Parton CO
Weston
Mase
Columbus A
Thompson's Eye
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Salt Lake
VCE
Revaina
Zea Pound
Hewlett Sros. CO
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Wostern
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Phosrenoun
Cally
Homrutead
Inia
Irmigratios
Ottaway Canada
W. Tassor
Salt Lake Clip
Utah
EW Discovery
Atlanta
HH Green
Tly
Wwe
D. P
Yomkerman
State of
ST. Jacobs
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