Peruna Widely Endorsed by Governor and Public Officials
A long endorsement of the Pe-ru-na remedy for colds and catarrh runs through letters from officials and citizens nationwide. The Governor of Oregon praises the medicine for preventing and curing colds, urging households to keep Pe-ru-na for coughs and winter ailments. The note cites a May 9 1898 letter from W M Lord of Salem Oregon and promotes Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh.
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Peruna
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Columbus
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United States
Dr. Hartman
Ohio
Wedding Delayed by Mule Drawn Carriage Incident
A wedding in Winsted Connecticut was delayed for hours when the bride refused to ride to the church in a mule drawn carriage. The driver borrowed horses from a cattle show bus to proceed. The piece also cites railway ads and a medicinal claim about Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
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Winsted
Conn
Thought He Was Honest Unkind Comment on Lawyer’s Story
A young lawyer, just starting out, visits a senior colleague who advises that appearance matters. The elder cites a banana-pedlar scene where a well dressed man assumes the young attorney is bluffing and dishonest. The tale ends with the punch line that the pedlar assumed the young man earns an honest living.
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Park Row
Fiend Causes Mess as Messenger Boys Clash Over Apple
A heartless man on Fifth Avenue threw a half-eaten apple at a leading messenger boy, mistaking him for the other. The two boys collided, traded blows for minutes, while telegrams fluttered in the mud and the culprit laughed through his ribs.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Exchange
Bell Gals Face Mysterious House Knob Prank
Bridget and Norah Murphy on Ellis Island return calls to cousins the McGooligans. A useless little black button replaces the bell and fails to ring despite multiple pulls. They suspect locals inside are “holding the string” in a prank.
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Norah Murphy
Ellis Island
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Nomie
Greenhorns
New York Tribune
I Was a Show
A reader reflects on life as a stage and the mix of joy and sorrow in people and events. The narrator expresses admiration for heroes and the wish to help but celebrates simply taking part in the grand scene and returning home at night. Washington Star.
Heroic Army Nurse Alice Kemmer in Manila
General order by Gen. Chaffee honors Army Nurse Alice Kemmer for volunteering at Manila isolation hospital. She served two months in April and May 1902 nursing two smallpox patients, one an officer's wife and the other an enlisted man, living in the same room under intense heat with no relief, and helped both recover before discharge.
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Chaffee
Philippines
Alice Kemmer
Manila
Return of Dick Wilberton Sparks Major and Court Action
Dick Wilberton returns alive with Maubikeck and Nita Barlotti in tow. He and the major outline plans to press Graviscourt for Edith’s hand amid Sigmotta’s looming confession, and Byrnes the superintendent orders Tortoni’s capture for interrogation to secure the murder case.
Last Night of Maligni’s Circus Reveals Uneasy Secrets
Fragmentary passage hints at a dramatic finale where a gunshot interrupts the circus. The line suggests a confrontation tied to a deceitful check and a looming mystery to be resolved in later pages.
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Maligni
Dictionary Definitions Scatter Light on World People
A compact excerpt notes how dictionary entries classify groups by sun shadows. Amphiscians live in tropics with shadows shifting north and south. Antiscians live on opposite sides of the equator. Ascians have no noon shadows in a season. Periscians inhabit the polar circle with shadows moving full circle.
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Polar Circle
Fox Ned and the Hawk and the Cat
A tame fox named Ned, friendly to poultry, is attacked by a hawk near his box. Ned bites the hawk and a nearby cat claws the hawk, freeing the fox. The fox and cat then lie together contentedly in amity, according to Youth's Companion.
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Ned
Cat
Man of Steady Habits Questioned Over Drunkenness
An angry man confronts an acquaintance about D. being a supposed man of steady habits. The accuser cites ten months of drinking, challenging the claim and prompting a tense exchange on the meaning of steadiness.
How He Met the Crisis Bakeries of Cincinnati
David Graham Phillips, early in his career, sought work at a Cincinnati newspaper. Asked what he could do, he offered to try anything. He was assigned to write on bread, produced a sharp piece on The Bakeries of Cincinnati, and was hired that next day.
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Alice Craviscourt
Nita Barlotti
Antonio Sigmotta
Dambo
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Thorlane
Charles Sigmotta
Man Graviscourt
Alice Graviscourt
Graviscourt
Sigmotta
Tortoni
Wilberton
Maligni
Prue
Henry Thorlane
David Graham Phillips
Cincinnati
Sullivan's New Amusement Draws Crowd Noise
The exchange notes John J. Sullivan earned a nod for generosity by tossing a handful of money into a crowd. It calls this improvement from boasting about money to distributing cash, praising the crowd reaction but warning against throwing bad money.
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John J. Sullivan
John
Moon's Highest Mountain Surpasses Everest Claim
The article asserts the Moon's highest surface peak stands at least 35,000 feet high, about 6,000 feet taller than Mount Everest, according to the text.
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Mount
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