Doctor Advocated Peruna For Female Weakness
A promotional item claims Peruna cures catarrh of pelvic organs and female weakness, citing testimonials from Mrs Eva Bartho and Miss Maud Steinbach. It urges readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free advice and treatment directions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eva Bartho
12Th Street
N.Y
Peruna
la Va Bartha
Maud Steinbach
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Old-Time Cookery As Taught 250 Years Ago
A Chicago collector preserves Murrells Two Books of Cookerie and Carving from 1638. The piece quotes recipes like red deer with red wine and vinegar, fritters on the court fashion, blancht manchet fried in a pan, and a gilded apple jelly. The language and methods illustrate 17th century culinary lore.
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Chicago
Murrell
John Marriot
Saint Dunstan's Church-yard
Fleet Street
Chaucer
Baby's Future Saved From Lives of Suffering and Sorrow
A report details how a threatened infant faced immense hardship but was spared through timely aid and intervention. The story highlights the critical role of families and community services in safeguarding vulnerable children and preventing tragedy.
Cuticura Promises Relief for Infant Skin Ailments
The passage touts Cuticura as the ideal treatment for skin and scalp disorders in children, detailing use of Cuticura Soap for cleansing, Cuticura Ointment to soothe irritation, and Cuticura Resolvent to cool the blood in severe cases. It notes wide use by women for cleansing and beautifying skin and for antiseptic purposes, and cites assurances of relief and cure.
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Loudon
K. Vaxton CO
Boston
Society Is a Fashionable Game of Diamonds and Hearts
A society era mood piece compares social life to a game where precious diamonds symbolize status and appearances, and personal relationships resemble wagers across the social season. It emphasizes elegance, wit, and the stakes of reputation.
Defiance Starch Delivers Best Results and Convenience
The Best Results In Starching can be obtained only by using Defiance Starch, besides getting 4 or more for some money no cooking required.
Newfoundland Wreckers and a Bishop’s Wry Exchange
Fathers Hennebury at Trepassey and Bishop Power discussed winter survival for Newfoundland coast residents known as wreckers. The priest answered that locals would fare well with help from God and a few wrecks, reflecting a hardy coastal livelihood tied to sunken vessels.
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Father Hennebury
Trepassey
Cape Race
Bishop Power
St. John's
Lewis' Sing Binder cigar noted for quality and reputation
The Lewis' Sing Binder straight 3c cigar earns high regard for quality and consistent appreciation among smokers. The Lewis' Factory is located in Peoria, Illinois.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Emperor William as Seen by a Paris Correspondent
A Paris correspondent presents selections of Emperor William's utterances to portray his self image. He proclaims I am your emperor by an immutable decree of God and demands unwavering fidelity from his people. He casts himself as intermediary between German bishops and Germany's ancient God.
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Paris
William
Germany
Defiance Starch Advertised For Quick Sale
Grocers report they do not stock Riome brand starchs and urge Defiance Starch as the better value. Defiance comes in 16 ounces for the same money, while stock on hand of other brands is 12 ounces. Defiance requires no cooking and is presented as a superior choice.
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Riome Grocers
Defiance
All About Metaphysics Definition by a Scotchman
A Scotsman says metaphysics is when a man who knows nothing about a subject explains it to another who knows even less. The quip frames metaphysics as abstruse teaching to the ignorant.
Low Rates to Boston Return In June And July
Low fares to Boston and return in June and July via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Tickets on sale June 25 26 27 with return limits August 1 and July 1 2 3 4 5. return limit September 1. Stopovers at Niagara Falls Chautauqua and New York on the same route. Full information at City Ticket Office 180 Clark Street or C F Daly Chief A G P A Chicago.
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Niagara Falla
Chautauqua
New York
City Ticket Office
Clark Street
C. F. Daly
Chicago
Two editors mark 95 years of Cooperstown Journal
Samuel M. Shaw plans retirement after fifty two years as editor of the Freeman's Journal in Cooperstown. Since 1808, John H. Prentiss and Shaw have led the paper, with Shaw active in fifteen presidential campaigns and championing Tilden for governor and president.
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Cooperstown Freeman’s Journal
John H Prentiss
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Cooperstown Journal
J. Fenimore Cooper
Otsego Jakes
United States
John H. Prentiss
Conmiss
Journal
Poughkeepsie
Albany Argus
Cooperstown
Freeman's Journal
Marcy
Seymour
Tilden
Corning
Sad end of brilliant and well-born Virginian
A Virginia nobleman and epicure named Hardy was found dead in a moldy West One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Street room after five days of unheated cold. His body, initially unidentified, later linked to W. J. Hardy, a Norfolk heir. His sister wed Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur. Judge Mayo arranged proper burial in Norfolk after discovery.
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Arthur MacArthur
Department of the Pacific
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Potters’ Field
Terror at Monaco as Montenegrins slay departing Turks
During the Russo Turkish War Mehmet Ali Pasha retreating from Ostrog halted at Monaco to destroy a monastery and faced a Montenegrin garrison. He sent a detachment inside where Turks were slain and beheaded. A second Turkish foray met the same fate before Montenegrin pursuers struck from flank and rear in a brutal slaughter. Three pairs of Siamese twin fishes hatched at the New York aquarium.
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Turkey
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Ostrog
Monaco
Mehmet
New York Aquarium
How Could She Spankings and Defiant Child
A mother administers corporal punishment to a naughty child who resists, crying out as the spanking continues. The child complains that the mother keeps spanking to make her cry, while the mother continues the discipline without interruption.
No Room for Improvement Pocket Picking Quip
A satirical exchange quotes the Inventor declaring one labor must always be done by hand. The reporter asks which task, and the Inventor grins and answers pocket picking in a ghoulish tone.
Hills Echo a Stranger's Song in Century Verse
A fragment from Christian Gauss in Century recalls a man who, while traveling among hills, hears one singing by the way. He turns east toward the day and finds joy in marriage, as the hills seem to rejoice at the stranger's song and his new life.
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Back Pain Relief
Doan's Kidney Pills prove effective for kidney and urinary troubles with reports of relief from backache swelling and nocturnal urges. Testimonials describe improved sleep, reduced dropsy signs, and renewed vitality after using the product.
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Doan
Aprons at Columbia Booth Sparked Student Woe
A Columbia man, crestfallen, tells a funny tale at a college bazaar. He explains he was crushed after discovering aprons were being sold at the Columbia table. A lighthearted note on spelling and a physician facing new drug orthography also appears.
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Columbia
Wisdom’s Subtle Substitute Revealed in Silence
A bygone observation notes that the sure path to wisdom may be found in quiet restraint. The idea suggests that restraint in repeating a baby’s cute phrases marks mature insight and self control.
Wabash Half Fares East From Chicago Offer
Railway ticket promotions list round trips to Boston and Saratoga with prices from 17.45 to 21.00 and routes via Detroit Buffalo, stop overs at Niagara Falls, “The Cool Northern Route” branding, agent contacts, and a dated testimonial excerpt about life and praise for Piso’s Cure quotes. Includes scattered misspellings and old-fashioned phrasing.
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N. Y
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Mich
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Musser Elected President of American Medical Association
Dr John H Musser of Philadelphia chosen president at the AMA convention in New Orleans He is a leading physician and descendant of a long line of doctors including his father grandfather and great grandfather He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1877 and later became professor of clinical medicine there He serves as a staff or consulting physician to several hospitals
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John H. Musser
American Medical Association
New Orleans
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Musser
Tie Preservers Move to Cars for Railway Delivery
A fragment reports that tie preserving plants are moved on cars to locations where ties are delivered to railways. Retorts holding 600 ties each are used while sap and salt solution flow into the ties, replacing previous methods.
All Up to Date Housekeepers Endorse Defiance Starch
All Up to Date Housekeepers praise Defiance Cold Water Starch for being better value with four extra ounces for the money. They say the worst critics are those who could not have done half as well themselves.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Claim
An ad states Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally with a price of 7Ec. The copy repeats the claim and notes the product is to be taken internally. The message also includes a proverb about efficiency urging to do only one thing at a time.
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Price
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