Peruna praised by Ottawa woman for lung cold cure
Miss Florence E. Kenah of Ottawa reports a severe lung cold lasting months, digestive upset, and headache that improved within three weeks after using Peruna. Rose Gerbing of Crown Point praises rapid relief and recommends Peruna to friends, noting she bought multiple bottles and observed cures. Dr. Hartman offers free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
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Florence E. Kenah
Marin Street
Ottawa
Ont
Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Sam
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Advertisements and Odd Bits From an Early 20th Century Page
A collage of short ad blurbs and editorials with sensational tones. Claims include cures for fits and nervous conditions, soothe for teething, and ease for coughs. Mixed with wry lines on advertising and society, plus brief mentions of a murderer in Nome and a baby changing home furniture. Includes testimonials and street addresses from Philadelphia and Norwich.
Defiance Cold Water Starch Dominates 16 oz Choice
Advertisers tout Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior in both quality and quantity. They claim 16 oz packages outsize competing 12 oz brands and guarantee satisfaction, urging housewives to switch for better value and performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Tate
Defiante Cold Water
Marroons Glaces Hard to Read Chestnut Recipe Card
Chestnuts are prepared by soaking peeled large nuts in water with flour, simmering without boiling until soft, then finishing in a vanilla flavored thick syrup. After peeling again, the nuts are warmed gently in the syrup until it reaches thirty four degrees and served cold.
Marble slab supports geology theory in London Nature
A writer notes a white marble slab two inches thick and 25 by 70 inches set on stone posts sags three inches from level, suggesting marble behaves as a highly viscous fluid. Placed in 1863, the observation informs views on earth crust rocks and gravity driven contour adjustment. The piece also dismisses reliance on grand vocabulary over plain sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nature
A Layman Credits Postum for Health Change
A Decatur Ohio doctor recalls coffee causing stomach trouble and headaches. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, his digestion improved and nervous headaches disappeared, confirming his layman’s observation of Postum as a pure food drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturville
Ohio
Medical College
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Live Stock Market Report The South Omaha Market
A midweek cattle market shows steady to roughly steady prices for beef steers heifers and cows, with weaker demand for heavy cattle and limited stockers. Hog prices declined with a mixed packer bid, while sheep and lamb values varied by grade. Kansas City figures follow similar trends with steady to firm cattle and mixed hogs and sheep across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Kansas City
Western Fed
Texas
Syrup of Figs hailed as leading family laxative
The article argues that quality and broad approval matter for products and cites Syrup of Figs as a superior family laxative. It praises the plant-based formula, the California Fig Syrup Co. manufacturing standard, and the necessity of buying genuine packaging with full company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Famine Relief Ordered for Finns by Czar
The czar personally intervenes to aid famine stricken Finns by ordering extensive relief works. Funds include $700,000 for the Idensalmi Kayana railway, $300,000 for the Ulenborg Tornea line, a $2,000,000 loan for rail expansion, an $800,000 bank capital to lend to peasant farmers, and $140,000 for swamp drainage public works.
Alaska and the Salad Prank at Washington Event
At a Washington function diplomat John W. Foster carried a salad to Mrs. Foster. A question on the Alaska boundary provoked gesturing and chatter. The salad slid from the plate and landed on Mrs. Foster’s dress, ending the discussion.
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Alaska
Washington
John W. Foster
Level and flat headedness as a metaphor
An editorial contrasts a level headed man with a flat headed one, noting the difference between calm judgment and a rigid, unthinking stance in everyday choices. The piece reflects on temperament shaping clear, rational decisions.
Three Things It Takes a Strong Man to Hold
A proverb-like note references a young warrior, a wild horse, and a handsome squaw as tests of strength. It also quips that worry thins every voice except those who worry about being fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfe
Battle in Salvador reports Sierra defeated and Bonilla in pursuit
A cablegram to the Navy Department from Admiral Glass states the flagship and the Boston and Marblehead reached La Union in Salvador. It reports a February 22 battle on the mainland ending in Sierra's total defeat, with 300 to 400 men escaping. Bonilla pursues while the capital remains in his hands and American interests are undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Glass
Boston
Marblehead
la Union
Salvador
Amanala
Sierra
Bonilla
Fire Destroys Port de Paix in Hayti Dispatch
A Gros Morne dispatch reports Port de Paix in Hayti razed by fire with complete destruction. Only Haytien company vessels survived the blaze.
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Cape Haytien
Gros Morne
Port de Paix
Hayti
Haytien Company
Lace Curtain Exhibit Planned by Plauen Makers
Berlin reports Dr. Lewald, Germany’s commissioner at the St. Louis exposition, conferred with lace curtain manufacturers of Plauen Saxony who decided on a special exhibit. The lace industry is enjoying a surge of American orders and plans to offset costs as orders rise.
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Plauen
Saxony
St. Louis
United States
Bradstreet
Dunn
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Pe-Ru-Na
F. B. Kenah
Florence Kenah
Kiine
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Nome
Caesar
Doctor
South Omaha
Czar
Berlin
Lewald
Commis
Sioner
Germany
Catefsrnia
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggists, Inc
Red Cross
Lewis
Western Canada
Eant
Cte
Canada
W. V. Newnott
New York Life Hidg
Omaha
Neb
Paradox Machinery Co
E. Division St
Chicago
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakota
Brest
Olive-Food. CO
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