Death seemed near how Chicago woman found help from kidney pills
Mrs BT Gould of Chicago recalls a near fatal illness in 1908 when kidney pills from Dunns Kidney Pills relieved her back pain headaches and weakness. She credits the remedy with restoring health and cites its continued use and the 60 cent price per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mra
Gould
Lake
Ill
Catcher
Dunn
Poster Mubura Co
Buffalo
Wood for Pencils
The text notes enormous cedar use for pencil production with nearly 4 000 warps cut annually. About 2 000 acres supply Florida to Havania, and around forty pencil factories operate in the area.
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Florida
Havania
Tea Schilling's Best Challenge Stumps Most Donors
A garbled notice reports a Tea Schilling's Best challenge drawing minimal participation. The fragment hints at a fundraiser or prize appeal with low donor response and uncertain outcome. Specific people, places, or organizations are unreadable in the text.
Yerba Buena Name Meaning in California History
Yerba buena, a Spanish term meaning good herb, was used for a vine abundant in California. Old Californians believed it possessed strong medicinal virtues and gave its name to what is now San Francisco.
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San Francisco
California
Time to Remember and Forget in a Curious Tale
A fragmentary note traces the use of church bells to early Christian worship with Polydore Vergil citing Paulina as bishop in a Campanian city around year 400. The piece also mentions thousands of bats occupying a California school, forcing a shutdown until removal methods could be found.
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Polydore Vergil
Paulina
Nota
Campania
Italy
Firet
Neddine
Cat
Moana
Women Growing Younger in Public Perception
A World editorial argues that aging is shifting society’s view of youth and marriage. If people routinely live beyond a century, fifty or sixty may become the new norm for marriageable age, signaling changing norms in age and relationships.
Restored hair with Cuticura Soap and Ointment claim
Frederick Busche of New York City asserts Cuticura Soap cured his severe hair loss and scalp humor after other remedies failed. He states his hair is now healthy and free of annoyance and plans to continue using the soap and ointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Fred’k Busche
East 17Th St
New York City
Farm and Home Plans For Barns and Cribs
Old agricultural notes describe a corn crib 20 feet long by 8 feet wide, with bottom width 6 feet and top 7 feet, cross supports every six feet, crib raised two to three feet, cement mortar on stone walls, outside plaster, and a plank floor. A barn plan for four horses five cattle and thirty sheep is illustrated with silos and water pipes buried below the frost line.
Iron Frame for a Gate from Old Construction Notes
The guide describes framing a gate with iron pipe using a new pipe in the frame and joining with unions. It suggests bending pipes to shape and filling them with sand to reduce kinking during bends. Corner elbows are discussed as an alternative, and stay braces may use a band of iron clamps riveted to the pipe.
A Bag Holder Demonstrated for Labor Saving Use
A simple con trivance cuts labor by shaping an upright plank setup and a matching bottom plank to form a hopper. The design features a wedged base to allow bags to wrap around, with hooks obtainable at hardware stores or improvised from bent nails.
Cement for Walls and Floor for a Room Project
The plan calls for a room 16 by 24 by 9 feet with 6 inch thick walls and a floor. It lists cement and gravel needs and labor. Walls require 10 barrels of cement, 1% yards of gravel, and three men for five days. Noors require five barrels of cement, three yards of gravel, and three men for one day.
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C. W. TI Wilah
Ah and Fidua Achates in a Tea Scene
Mrs Oldcastle receives a cup of tea from a hostess who notes she keeps a small amount of It for her, admitting Josiah fears its strength could burn a blanket a hole. The dialogue centers on a cherished substance and household tolerance.
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Mrs. Oldcastle
Josiah
Dear Madam and the Wart Cure Query
A playful exchange between a distressed correspondent and a beauty editor proposes a wart cure. The correspondent asks for remedies and the editor replies with a pointed question about the reader’s wart situation, reflecting a witty, period tone.
Hardanger Embroidery Finds Fashion in Newport Society
A New York designer, inspired by Norwegian and Swedish peasants, created a gown trimmed in Hardanger after visiting Hardanger. The craft, seen on aprons and garments in Scandinavia, spread from Newport society to New York shops over successive seasons, fueling a growing fashion craze.
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Hardanger
Norway
Sweden
New York
Newport
Har.danger
Delluator
The Lying Camera and a Summer Train Ad
A fragment discusses the camera as a truthful liar and distorts reality, then shifts to offering travel information. It advertises low summer train rates via The Santa Fe trade mark, with contact by BF. Warren, agent in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Santa Fe
BF. Warren
A. T
Salt Lake City
Utah
Plan to Study Birds and Vogel Waste Headline
In eastern Prussia a plan to study birds via a vogel waste allows capture and rearing with rings attached. Sick ringed birds killed may have their feet sent to directors. Miscellaneous ad and personal notes appear in this fragment.
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Rossiten
Prussia
London Water Supply Figures Published
The report states London's daily water supply at 218.593 million gallons for 995,590 houses inhabited by 6,592,801 people. The average per person is calculated at 52.1 gallons.
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London
London i
Patent medicines and planetary discoveries cited in ethics talk
The Proprietary Association committee defends patent medicines as essential in rural homes, noting years of use and standard formulas that avoid self prescription while offering reliable results. Separately, astronomy notes large planets with bands of satellites.
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Committee On
The
Proprietary Association
Remarkable Dog Answers in Barks from Berlin Prodigy Nora
Nora the canine owned by painter Emilio Rendich astonishes observers by solving arithmetic problems aloud in dog language. The talent surpasses famed imitators like First Consul and Hans, working sums in words or on a board with precise, prompt responses.
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Berlin
Hans
Nora
Emilio Rendich
Herr Rendich
Nora Golves
Goose with Ivory Spearpoint Found in Wild Goose
A northern California hunter found a twenty pound wild goose with a polished ivory spearpoint eight inches long embedded in its breast. Eskimo carvings on the shaft suggest Arctic origin. The bird survived a shot and flew away, leaving the hunter with the unusual prize.
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California
Cow Eats $70, Ike Austin Tries to Reclaim Lost Cash
Traverse City man Ike Austin loses $70 when a cow snatches and eats his wallet and bills while he drives cattle to a slaughterhouse. After retrieving chewed cash, he shoots the cow but the money is ruined. he plans to send the chewed bills to Washington for replacement.
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Ike Austin
Traverse City
Mich
Austin
Ike
Washington
Tokay Wineries Destroyed In Hungarian Fire
A large fire razed the Tokay wine factories on the royal vineyards of Tarezal in Hungary. The blaze destroyed the buildings, a manufacturing plant, and vast stores of prized Tokay vintages. The facilities were private property of Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Tarezal
Hungary
Francis Joseph
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Pilot Getman
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