Peruna credited for cures in letters to Dr Hartman
Indignation letters from J O Atkinson of Independence Missouri praise Peruna and Manalin for curing chronic catarrh constipation and other ailments after long-standing illness. The writer asserts Peruna’s systemic remedy works where local treatments fail and urges others to seek Dr Hartman’s advice.
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Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
John O. Atkinson
Atkinson
O. Atkinson
Independence
Dr. Flattman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Defiance Starch Touts Quality And Value
A boastful advertisement extols Defiance Starch as unequaled in quality and quantity. It urges savings by trying the product and notes the 16 ounce pack. The copy jests about rye in youth and ends with a light moral tone.
Defiance Starch promises more for 18 cents per package
Advertisements tout Defiance Starch as superior to Cold Water Starch with 18 oz packages for the same 18 cent price and claim greater value. The copy mixes other product pitches from Dr. H. H. Green’s sons in Atlanta for dropsy treatment and various remedies, finishing with a note on Allen's Foot-Ease and a bootblack vignette.
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Defiance
Scribners Magazine features John B Gordon reminiscences for 1903
Scribner's new January issue marks its 38th volume and announces the forthcoming reminiscences of Confederate general John B Gordon. A renowned war lecturer admired in the South as chief of the United Confederate Veterans and valued in the North for his friendship with General Grant, Gordon's vivid personality shines through these pages. The reminiscences are slated to begin in Scribner's in the early spring.
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Scribner's Magazine
John B. Gordon
General Gordon
South
United Confederate Veterans
North
General Grant
Scribner’s
Lawyer and juror spar over a cigar during court recess
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a petty civil case where a lawyer and juror met during a court recess. The lawyer paused offering a cigar to avoid any appearance of influence, while the juror warned a good cigar might not affect verdict but a poor one could prejudice him. The exchange ends with the juror accepting the cigar.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Popular in Iowa Dodd's Kidney Pills praised in local notices
In Grand View Iowa December 29 residents express high satisfaction with Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney related complaints. Mrs Lydia Parker shares that back ache and constant stitches disappeared after starting the pills. The piece notes rising popularity and cites other local testimonials alongside general drug ads for Mother Grays Sweet Powders and Red Cross Ball Blue. It mentions a land opening in Indian Territory and advertises a Missouri Kansas Texas Railway agent offering a book on conditions.
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Iowa
Grand View
Lydia Parker
Dodd
Diamonds in City Streets and the De Beers Rise
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent notes how De Beers consolidated small Kimberley miners and, via scientific methods, now mines at depths over 2000 feet. Debris washed from streets yields diamonds, workers earn 13 shillings to £2 daily while Black workers receive 5 shillings, and the city prospers as a rare South African oasis.
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Kimberly
Pall Mall Gazette
de Beers Company
de Beers
Kimberley
Kinserley
South Africa
Old-Time Corn Bread and Hearth Traditions
Richmond Dispatch reflects on authentic methods for baking corn bread using ash, open fireplaces, and skillets. It envisions restoring an antebellum Virginia house with a grand kitchen and a mint bed, then laments that digestion and appetite of youth cannot return.
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Virginia
Richmond Dispatch
Garibaldi's New York Home Revealed in Rosebank Visit
The article recalls Garibaldi's stay at Rosebank on Staten Island where he and G P Morosini made tallow candles to survive, aided by Antonio Meucci the candle maker. It notes Garibaldi's 1851 South American sailing, return to New York in 1854, and his later voyage to Genoa before resuming independence efforts. The Rosebank site now operates as a hotel and visitors view the old furnace and boiler.
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Garibaldi
Rome
Rosebank
S. 1
G. P. Morosini
New York City
Morosini
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Peru
New York
Staten Island
Baltimore
Commonwealth
Liverpool
Genoa
Italy
Meucci
New York Times
The Old Frontiersman's Gun Accident
Captain Frank Leslie of San Francisco, a veteran frontiersman, was badly wounded when his pistol discharged after he dropped it in a store. The bullet severed his right ear and sliced along the head, though he survived the shocking misfire.
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Leslie
Frank Leslie
San Francisco
Shoes Made to Fit Man in Tennessee Arkansas Visit
Harvey Murray a saw mill worker from Tirrell Arkansas traveled to Memphis Tennessee to find shoes. After visiting many stores a clerk advised custom making. His feet were measured, special lasts created, and two large rubber heels fitted. The process took about three weeks to complete.
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Harvey Murray
Tirrell
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Largest Shoes Ever Made Reach No 17 for One Man
A Rockland Massachusetts shipment features a pair of No 17 size FF width shoes said to be the largest ever made for wear. Each shoe required two packing boxes and four boxes total for the set. The shoes were crafted for a colored man and are about fifteen inches long.
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Rockland
Mass
Melton Mowbray Bishop Delays After Driver’s Orders
In Melton Mowbray the Bishop of Sodor and Man arrived for the Wingfield Markham wedding and found a carriage waiting. The driver explained he was following orders to wait for the bishop, not the other way around, prompting a humorous exchange about who was being waited for.
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Melton Mowbray
Sodor and Man
Melton
Wingfield
Johu
Landop
An Odd Genius Timothy Cole
Timothy Cole, a leading wood engraver, is famed for his keen seeing eye and deft hand. Known as an eccentric, he alternates playful mischief with intense craft sessions, living simply with a bed board and fruit when teaching pupils, his shaved head and blue jeans making him look like a priest-farmer.
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Timothy Cole
McClure's Magazine Reports Record Year and Expansion
McClure's Magazine announces its strongest year, permanent enlargement, and plans for broader editorial programs. It promises timely articles on science, exploration, politics, arts and letters, and unmatched fiction with brighter illustrations and stories of heroism, love, and adventure.
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McClure
A Christmas Present Subscription to Success Offered
A year’s subscription to Success is pitched as an ideal gift for office workers and youths. The firm offers engraved presentation cards at no charge and highlights magazines and books as welcome presents. An Era note mentions a London led Shakespeare memorial effort with 100 subscriptions received.
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The
Success Company
New York
London
Stratford-on-Avon
Andrew Carnegie
Shakespeare
Smugglers and Doppelganger Tales From A Busy Day
A Kansas City style item tells of a pretend nephew of Carrie Nation recovering in a Missouri hospital after a saloon smashing incident. German Attache Alard Scheck reportedly earns a posting due to resemblance to President Roosevelt. A judge deadpans about high balls as a rifle bullet interrupts a real estate scene in midair. In a department store exchange a clerk offers candles with canned goods on the third floor.
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Carrie Nation
Misouri
Alard Scheck
Washington
Roosevelt
Cornell
Men and Women Scheme Differently Over Money
A dated quip notes men devise schemes to earn money while women plan how to spend it, reflecting social views on gender roles and financial behavior.
Red Cross Ball Blue and Other Notable Phrases
An assembly of vintage ad lines touts Red Cross Ball Blue at five cents a loading grocer. Mentions Mrs Winslow soothing syrup for children and a remark on kleptomania as lucrative insanity. Also notes fine moccasins and a quirky moral about charity and wrongdoing.
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Turkey
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Yeb
Chicago
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H. H. Green
Atlanta
Piso
N. W. Samosa
Ocean Grove
N. J
Allen
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Indian Territory
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Gen’ Pass
Wainwright Bldg
St Louis
Mrs. Winslow
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Estes Robe Tanning Co
Wreito
Ede Nebr Tanning Co
Dubuque
Inwa
Equippe
Enl
DREWS
Juniper
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Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch CO
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Mull
Lightning Medicine Co
Rock Island
Ill
Neset
Thompson
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Des Moines
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