Variety of economic and cultural notes across nations
A wide array of dated facts covers per capita wealth, labor strikes by trades, New York wage earner figures, and U.S. public lands. It also notes immigrant Jewish arrivals in New York, Washington state anniversary reflections, Persian justice imagery, Chicago journalism reunions, and a redesigned solar system exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History with movable planetary orbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
New Rk City
West
Omaha
Tokio
Osaka
Federation Review
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Roumania
England
Germany
Turkey
Sweden
Spain
Holland
of Washington
The
State Historical Society
Great Northwest
Washington
Revolutionary Party
Persia
Tauris
Chicago
Northwest
Eayn
Boston Transcript
Chicago Democrat
John Wentworth
Chicago Tribune
American Museum of Natural History
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Readers
A Brunswick era testimonial condemns headaches back pain and nervous fatigue cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The Camden New Jersey reader notes improved health and urges others to try the remedy despite skeptical doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.J
Lydia K Ham
L’ Pinkham
Perso
W. P. Valentine
Cola Avenue
Camden
N. J
Wise mother in law helps a healthful Postum choice
A Iowa woman credits Postum with curing stomach issues and skin blotches after coffee caused distress. She praises her mother-in-law for sharing the preparation method and notes her grandmother also improved health after using Postum. The letter is from the Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan, promoting their product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Half Dime Brings Record Price at New York Auction
An 1802 half-dime with full lustre sold for 715 dollars at the James B. Wilson collection sale at the Collectors' Club in New York, bought by LH. QO. Stanburg of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Other items including a 1827 quarter coppered to 28 sold for 355 dollars and several cents saw top bids, with records set for various denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa
New York
Treasury
Washington
New York World
LH. QO. Stanburg
Oshkosh
Wis
Northwest
James B. Wilson
Collectors’ Club
West 26Th
B. M. Brand
Chicago
Lvely
Penny Provident Assoc Spurs Des Moines School Savings
More than three thousand Des Moines schoolchildren are urged to save via the Penny Provident Association. Since 1901, deposits exceed twenty thousand dollars, with about thirty five thousand saved, its aim to instill saving habits and business sense in youths and sometimes influence parental finances as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Congress of Mothers
Mothers’ Congress of Iowa
Penny Provident Association
Congress
Cure for Eczema Story Ends in Relief with Cuticura
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland reports severe eczema lasting about ten months with intense itching and visible red patches. After specialist advice yielded little relief she used Cuticura Remedies and, following two applications, was completely cured.
Catarrh in Head Prompts Peruna Endorsements
Readers describe relief from chronic catarrh after using Peruna medicine from Teruna Drug Mfg. Co. Columbus Ohio. Testimonies cite complete cure after two months and eighteen years of suffering. Advertisement urges Druggist to provide Free Peruna Almanac 1909 and notes facial flushing remedies.
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William
Presser
Third Ave
Moline
Mr. A. Thompson
Martel
Ohio
Teruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Cleaning wallpaper and making beeswax from comb
The article describes removing grease spots from wallpaper by sprinkling baking soda on blotting paper, placing it on the spot, and pressing with a warm iron. It also explains making beeswax by placing comb in a coarse muslin bag with a weight in water, boiling to lift wax to the surface, and letting it cool before removal.
Various Patent Remedies and Exposition Items
A collage of old advertisements includes Pazo ointment promising cure for itching and fissures within 6 to 14 days, a laxative herbal tonic, almond milk for skin, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, a cinnamon bark mouth rinse, Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims, and a Seattle expository display with a cinnamon bear and reindeer from Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Seattle
An Eye to the Future
Farmer Corntem pel says he has his range ments ready to run for sheriff. He jokes about chauffeurs and not sitting on a cloud to curb aviator speed violations, reflecting concern with future governance. The Washington Star quote frames a rural perspective on law enforcement amid advancing transportation.
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Farmer Corntempel
Washington Star
Humorous Musings on Hats and Feasts
A speaker jokes about a hat to cover balding spots and alternative holiday meals. He compares a wind broken horse sound to the suffering of animals and remarks that Alexander the Great earned less than John D. Rockefeller.
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Alexander the Great
Mr. Rockefeller
One Day Cure Remains Stubborn Claim in Farm Notice
A fragmentary notice touts Bromo Quinine and a claimed one day cure attributed to B W Grove. It urges widespread use during good times and notes open air treatment for consumptives while warning it harms farming tools. It suggests loosening frost‑strung wire fences and doing so tomorrow.
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B. W. Grove
What to buy Cor trouvers advised by Houston Post
A fragment quotes a mother seeking gift ideas for Cor trouvers with a reply of a boy, followed by a note on the idea that sin or foolish acts are not limited to serious mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cor Trouvers
Houston Post
From Hobo to Propertied Restaurateur in Four Years
A former loafer Max Greiber narrates his hard turn from a drifting life to owning a restaurant. He recalls drinking, homelessness, a life ruined by vanity, and a sharpened moment when his reflection in a shop window spurred him to rebuild. Greiber describes grinding labor, selling wood, buying clothes, and finally securing steady work and a home for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Greiber
Fle
Smalar
Max Grelber
Cosmopolitan Cardiff City of Many Races
William B. Curtt portrays Cardiff as one of the most beauty filled cities in the kingdom. The article notes its clean streets shade trees and flower gardens despite its coal industry. It describes docks trains and ships drawing coal from shafts and serving ports worldwide with diverse dockside life.
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Cardiff
Peope
William B. Curtt
Card
United States
Port Said
Suez Canal
Panama
Pupua Arenas
Straits of Magellam
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Rexzema
WM. A. Pres
Berstude
EUR House
Onawa
Iewa
Dodds Kidney
Carters
Res
Bratsey
Cirzen
Toledo
Locas Counir
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tole
Sai
Hall
A. W. Gleason
E . Motane
Cascareta
Pino
Prise
Cosmopolitan
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