Peruna touted by doctors and officials in early ad claim
Doctor Ensor and other authorities endorse Peruna as an effective tonic and cure for catarrh. They describe it strengthening mucous membranes, reducing discharge, and aiding weak stomachs. The notice invites readers to report results and seek free advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Ensor
Columbia
S. C
State Insane Asylum
C. W. Butts
Congress
North Dakota
Washington, D. C
C. W. Nsutts
R. Robbins
Muskogee
I. T
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Milburn Overcame Difficulties and Fought for the Straight Ticket
The late William H. Milburn, blind preacher and legislator, inspired readers with a life of faith and service. He became a Methodist clergyman and author, lecturing and staying informed as newspapers were read to him daily until his death at age eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
William H. Milburn
House
Senate
William R. Morrison
Chinese Reformer in America Seeks Western Life Reform
Kang Yu Wai, a wealthy Chinese reformer, travels to the United States to rally compatriots for Westernized life and civilization. He aims to see Emperor Kwang Hsu rule in fact as well as in name, and faces danger from the dowager empress who would silence him. Once part of China's tsun li yamen, his reformist views led to his exile, and now he organizes supporters on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kang Yu Wai
Kwang Hsu
Tsun-Li-Yamen
China
Pacific Coast
Defiance Starch Promises Whites at Low Price
A vintage ad touts Defiance Starch claiming clothes stay white for 16 oz at 10 cents. It mockingly dismisses critics and asserts bold moral sayings about pride and folly.
Putnam Faceless Dyes Sold at 10 Cents Per Package
A short clipped notice touts Putnam Faceless Dyes cost but 10 cents per package. A woman comments on having babies, saying one is enough and three is too many. The ad claims Defiance Cold Water Starch offers more value, and a remark notes men who rob Peter to pay Paul neglect to pay Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Peter
Paul
Brops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
An old newspaper ad promotes Bromo Quinina Tablets priced at 25 cents claiming relief for coughs and colds. The copy also offers a social observation about people pleasing others more than themselves.
Greatest scheme in the world sells spring energy capsule
A schemer touts a spring energy capsule to a capitalist, promising to wake languid workers. The capitalist, skeptical, swallows the capsule and instantly becomes energetic, shouting for water and rushing to the washroom as the schemer escapes with a quip about an old grudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coor
Kmer
Brookin Eagle
Ghosts and a Debt Collector Have a Narrow Escape
A bad debt collector recounts an eerie tale about a ghost guiding him to an old will in Albany. Instead, the “will” turns out to be an old bill for knee pants, leading to a confrontation with Mr. Moore and a brisk exit from the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Albeny
Moore’s
Mr. Moore
Portrait of John Randolph Mistaken for a Woman
Mr Ridgely Howard of Baltimore describes touring the Westmoreland club in Richmond and misidentifying a portrait of John Randolph of Roanoke as a young woman. He recalls Randolph’s grave at Hollywood cemetery and notes the marble inscription marking his birth and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Roanoke
Richmond
Ridgely Howard
Baltimore
Washington Star
New Willard
Westmoreland Club
Ceive
Randolph
Hollywood
the James
Number Nine on Wall Street
The New York Sun notes dates associated with market spikes and declines. It recalls May 9 1901 a great corner and panic with Northern Pacific at 1000 a share, Sept 9 1902 Gates boom peak, Jan 9 190? strongest bull day, and April 9 merger decision for Northern Securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities Company
New York Sun
Town Given as a Pledge to Mecklenburg Meantime
Sweden pledged Wismar on June 26 1803 to Mecklenburg Schwerin for 1258000 thaler about 915000 dollars with a 100 year redemption option. Sweden will waive its right to redeem the town as the closing date nears. The article notes the paradox of boasting humility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wismar
Baltic
Germany
Sweden
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
Odd English Land Tenure at Broughton Ceremony
At Broughton near Brigg in Lincolnshire England lands are held by a Palm Sunday custom. A resident goes to the church porch at Caister with a green silk purse containing two shillings and a penny tied to a cart whip. He cracks the whip three times, waits for the second lesson, then returns inside the church and cracks the whip again before depositing the purse and its contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton
Brigg
Lincolnshire
England
Caister
Centenarians in the 1900 U S Census
The 1900 U S census records 3536 people aged 100 or more in the United States. Critics question the figures noting possible misreporting and that 728 percent of those counted are Black, with reliability concerns about birth dates. The article compares counts to Germany England and France, questioning plausibility given national populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
England
France
Fencing Classes For Paris Shop Girls Impress Conservatoire Audience
Fencing for Paris dressmakers milliners and others shown at a Conservatoire populaire exhibition. After singing dancing and declamation the class demonstrates thrusts and parries and benefits of vigorous exercise for women who spend long hours in stuffy shops. The fencing mistress notes masks are a small drawback compared with the health gains. The piece closes with a wry aside about wealth and health habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mimi Pinson
Conservatoire Populaire
Laundering Baby Clothes Warns Mothers Against Harsh Powders
A quotation urges mothers to wash infant clothing at home under proper guidance and with Ivory soap only. It warns that using strong washing powders or impure soap can cause serious injury to babies. The note ends with a proverb about spinsters later learning to say no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Parker
Car Magnate Avoids Trolleys Despite Street Railways
P A B Widener, a wealthy owner with thousands of miles of street railways in many cities, refuses to ride trolley cars. He suffers a motion sickness effect from electric cars similar to seasickness on trans Atlantic liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. B. Widener
Catholic Priests Enter Elks in New York Initiation
The first known initiation of Catholic priests into the Elks occurred in New York. Rev. William H. J. Reany, chaplain of the U S N, and Rev. James Byrne of Staten Island joined the fraternal order, noted for theatrical members. The church has no opposition to laity joining the Elks, a common fraternal society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Elks
New York
William H. J. Reany
James Byrne
Staten Island
The
Elks
Curious snow mushrooms in Selkirk mountains BC
In the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia large winter snow formations resemble mushrooms. They reach up to nine feet in diameter and about twenty seven feet around, formed when wind drives sticky snow into circular shapes. They rarely exceed this size as they melt or break under the overhanging crust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selkirk Mountains
British Columbia
Pure Food and Q Rape-Nuts Help Child in Western New York
A Bristol New York mother credits Qrape-Nuts with curing her nervous dyspepsia afflicted daughter after other remedies failed. She notes the food’s quick improvement, its pleasant taste, and growing use in western New York plus endorsement from the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Ontario County
N. Y
New York
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Doctor Ensor
South Carolina State Institution
W. L. Douglas
Geir
W. 1. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Rengias
Ssr
Lewis Binder
Bicigard
Tiffin
Price
Ays A
Libby
Omaha
Piso
Hugh
David Bennett Hill
Rooter
United States Senate
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Spooner
Washington
Wisconsin Statesman
America
Schemer
American “Centenarians
Lydia E. Pinkhan
R. C. Tupmwan
West 30Th St
Missouri
Homeseekers
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Thomas F. Godfrey
Pass. & Ticket Agt
City
Southenat Corner
14Th and
Douglas Sts
Omaha, Neh
West
Boston
Mass
Tsa
USA
K. Paxton CO
Colurabus
Incorporated
8.D. Confer Medical Company
Orangeville
Ill
Canada
Breck
Atiak
Ottawa
W .¥. Bennett
New York Life
Neb
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