Rochester Chemist Discovers Kidney Remedy Seven Years Ago
William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co., Rochester, N Y, recounts using Deans Kidney Pills after kidney trouble caused back ache and low mood. He says three boxes cured irregularities and soreness and notes the medicine sold for 50 cents a box by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
William A. Franklin
Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Modern Way Cartoon Quip on Entomology Slang
A Baltimore American joke notes Freddy mixing slang with science. The child asks what entomology is and a parent replies it is the science of bugs, sparking a humorous misunderstanding about an entomologist being a crazy man.
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Freddy
Baltimore
One on the Doctor Doctor and lawyer quip turns on virtue
A witty exchange pits a doctor and a lawyer against each other. The doctor dryly notes that profession does not make angels of men, prompting the lawyer to concede the point with humor.
Stranger Questions Beggar's Son About His Father
A beggar asks a passerby about the blindness of the boy's father. The boy answers that his father has been blind from eight in the morning until six in the evening every day.
Uncle Bertram's Curate Trials At The Rectory
The narrator details Uncle Bertram's quest for a curate for their small parish. Five candidates fail for various quirks, from cold travels to odd motives, while each interview reveals comic mishaps and family dynamics. The search continues with a new London interview plan and no curate in sight.
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Bertram
Mother
Constance
George
Uncle Bertram
Lauch
Mr. Lovelace
Nebuchadnezzar
Uncle
Robin
Mr. Robin
Nebuchadnetser
Mr. Fitzgerald
Cambridge
Fitzgerald
Mr. Merton
Merton
London
Ostrich Domestication in Central America
An ostrich has been domesticated in Central America and kept like fowls. The hen lays many eggs, forming a small element of commerce.
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Central America
Profit Pointers From a Bureau of Daily Business
A fragmented note on business success stresses avoiding anxious behavior and crafting enjoyable work. It argues that attention to details grows businesses, and that happiness makes work more effective. The piece hints at practical lessons without clear steps.
Catarrh Cure Ad and Related Notices
Advertisements endorse Hall of Cheney and Co Catarrh Cure with money back promise for cures. Endorsements from Waevisd Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists assert Cheney's honesty and solvency. Also notes on Defiance Starch, a Detroit News quote, Lewis' Single Binder cigar, and a trend in colonial junk.
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Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waevisd
Kinnan & Manvin
Hall
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the Doctor
Dodd
Kidne
Listy
Libby
McNeill
Chicago
Ran Cate
THE
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Joseph B. Bowles
Detroit News
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Ill
New York
Bears
Castoria
California Fig Syrup Co
Alpania Fics
Louisville
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D. C
Allen
Oklahoma
Olmsted
le Roy
Price
Dr. Price
D.perry
Monroe
Wis
Palesian Remedy Co
Sry
Paul
Mirona
Ted
Yat R Af Sundea
Thompson’s Eye
Wats
Omaha
Estella E. Fead
S. 29Th Ave
Nebr
Fead
New York Post
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