Grip Epidemic and Peruna Cure Public Endorsements
A letter from Chicago and testimonials from diverse individuals describe la grippe and catarrh as widespread. Endorsements praise Peruna as a remedy, noting cures by Mrs Celeste Covell, Mrs M C Cooper, D L Wallace, Clarice Hunt, and J White, with appeals to obtain a free sample and contact Dr Hartman for advice.
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Wabash Avenue
Chicago
la Grippe
Celeste Covell
N. Avenue
Aurore
Ill
C Covell
M. C. Cooper
Royal Academy of Arts
London
England
Washington, D. C
D. L. Wallace
Clarice Hunt
Salt Lake City
Salvation Army
Ogden
Utah
Congressman White
Tarboro
N. C
J. White
Congress
T. W. Collins
Indeit Order of Good Templars
Everett
Wash
Perana
T. W Collins
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Juna Almanac
Three Croten Baking Powder Ad Ends Popular in Price
A fragment advertising Three Croten Baking Powder touts its perfect action and popular price. Hewlett Bros. Co. promotes the product with a note on cost per pound, indicating a value-focused sales pitch in a historical ad.
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Hewlett Bros. Co
New and Odd Items From a 1901 Ledger
A jumble of notices and trivia notes: a Sparrow club in Surrey claims to have culled 25 702 birds in six years. An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cure for catarrh. Several names and firms appear associated with medical cures and endorsements. Pittsburg steel output in 1901 is compared to many nations, showing substantial leads. A claim about the New Sixteen inch gun details a 49 foot long barrel and 126 ton weight without its carriage.
Mystery in His Reception at New Willard
Diplomat Pudzied at the greeting accorded to him by an Indianap olis audience. Ex minister to Austria Addison C Harris recounted a 1900 campaign episode at the New Willard. He was invited to a political meeting in Fort Wayne and mistook the reception for a church visit until clarified by the crowd.
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Addison C. Harrin
Indishapolis
Austria
New Willard
Fort Wayne
Mr. Harris
Washington Post
A Cold Hearted King and the Trumps of Fate
In old France Louis XIV enjoyed cards while his successor showed ruthless aloofness at the gaming table. During a session M. de Chauvelin suffered an apoplexy and died, to which the cold monarch replied that spades were trumps as gentlemen acted.
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Louis XV
France
Louis XIV
M. de Chauvelin
Flowers Love and Hate Claim Flowers Have Passions Like Humans
A French scientist says flowers possess passions, with roses liking certain flowers and withering near others. He notes heliotrops and violets share sympathy and pensies with carnations. A German writer suggests proving flowers can love and hate could imply they have souls.
A Girl of Discernment
Madge and Marjorie discuss Tillie’s new purchases including a watch, three suits, fur cloak, Turkish rugs, a revolving bookstand, and authors sets. They infer Tillie plans to marry soon and that all items were bought on the installment plan, leaving her husband to cover most payments.
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Madge
Tillie
Marjorie
Ade Meets Sultan Ki Ram in Sulu Smoke Debate
American writer George Ade visited Sultan Ki Ram on the Island of Sulu for opera material. The sultan, surrounded by his wives, all smoking Filipino cigarettes, asked Ade about American women smokers. Ade answered that American ladies smoke but the women do not.
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America
George Ade
Sulu
KiRam
Mr. Ade
Ly E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Heals Woman's Ailments
A letter from Adelaide in New York describes severe stomach pains headaches and back pain followed by relief after taking Ly E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports weight loss improved health and full recovery after ongoing use and recommends the remedy to others.
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Ly E. Pinkham
Adelaide
Ann
New Worss
F. Wright
Oelwein
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Smoking Advice From a College Dean and a Professor
Dean J Howard Van Amringe of Columbia recalls a lunch with students and a sharp moment with Prof Anton. The professor, while walking, asks if Van Amringe smokes and, after a brief silence, tells him the best thing he did was keeping at it.
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van Amringe
Prof
Anton
J. Howard van Amringe
Columbia
van Arminge
Philadelphia
California Fuel for Hawaii Boosts Pacific Supply
Hawaii shifts fuel sourcing from Australia to California within a year, promising 35 to 50 percent cost savings. Contracts for 750000 barrels of fuel oil per annum already signed, with expected consumption reaching 1,000,000 barrels yearly. The government plans to pay Hawaii Chinese residents $80000 for burned property during bubonic plague containment, a price framed as cheap given proximity to the plague.
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California
Hawaii
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