Doans Kidney Pills Praised By Local Rebecca Officer
Mrs C E Bumgardner a Topeka Kansas Rebecca officer writes that Doans Kidney Pills eased her kidney trouble back pain and headaches after using one box and a second package she was well Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY offers a free trial Price ten cents and dealer sales noted.
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Order of Rebeccas
Thanksoan
C E Bumgardner
The
Rebeccas
Topeka
Kans
Kansas Ave
Doan
C. E. Bumgardner
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Eskimo babies carried in knee high boots of Labrador lore
Descriptive note contrasts child carrying methods among different peoples. It states gypsies sling infants in snacks, North American Indians bear babies on cradle poles, and Labrador Eskimo mothers place babies in knee high boots with a front flap where the infants live.
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Labrador
Cats with Knotted Tails in Malacca Breed
In Malacca a cat breed features permanently knotted tails. Travelers first think a knot is tied for fun, but the feature is congenital and persists its entire life.
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Malacca
A Man Dies Leaves Insurance Money Comment
An Atchison Globe reader cites a compensating thought that a man who dies and leaves insurance money benefits his own sex, while another man may later receive the funds.
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Atchison Globe
Mother Grays Sweet Powders and Defiance Starch Ads
An assortment of old advertisements promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children curing Summer Complaint and teething disorders. It also touts Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming 15 oz per package and no sticking, urging shoppers to demand Defiance and avoid inferior starches.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Defiance
Defiane
Home Visitors Excursion Tickets to Indiana and Ohio
Tickets to Indiana and Ohio via The Northwestern Line will be sold at very low rates on four Tuesdays September 3 1900 September 2 1900 September 27 1900 and October 11 1900. Tickets are valid for return within 30 days from sale date. For details on territory and sales apply at City Offices 1491-1403 Farram St Omaha Neb.
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Indiana
Ohio
Farram St
Omaha
Kentucky
St. Louis
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Detroit
Chicago
Very Low Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis
Excursion tickets will be sold at one fare plus 80 cents on September 28 29 and 30 for Gideons convention. Return limits favorable. City Offices 1401 1403 Farnam St.
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Gideons
Farnam St
Omaha
Selecting Her Burial Spot Pleasing Occupation
A woman on a Weston bound train keeps tally of cemeteries passing by counting graveyards as she records locations. Her husband and neighbor react with disbelief as she notes 261 graves observed since leaving New York and Kansas, revealing a morbid pastime while traveling.
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Weston
New York
Kansas
Very Odd Plants Mentioned In Ancient Natural Lore
The article lists unusual plants used by humans for various purposes. It highlights the Japanese wax tree with grape like fruit containing wax for candles, the candle nut yielding oil and stringed kernels used as a candle, and the telegraph plant of India noted for its moving trifollate leaves resembling signals, especially active at dawn.
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Pacific Islands
India
Atlanta Constitution
The Mysterious Suitor and the Fifty-Dollar Bill
A poet recalls a past romance with a handsome, well bred man. The speaker recalls their parting and the warm, strong handshake. A line about cashing a stranger’s check reveals embarrassment and a fifty-dollar bill.
Stanford White Displays Sculptures On Lawn And Across Street
The architect Stan ford White adores statuary and places many figures on his lawn near Gra mercy park and Lexington avenue. To accommodate newer acquisitions he sets some across the street on banker H. W. Poor's grass plot. Olver Herford and a New Orleans visitor remark wit with the quip about “Poor White trash.”
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Stanford White
Gramercy Park
Lexington Avenue
H. W. Poor
Olver Herford
New Orleans
Stran
Remembering Napoleon: 105-Year-Old Ignace Botta’s Elusive Past
Ignace Botta, a 105 year old resident of Cannes, recalls seeing Napoleon cross the Alps. He lives simply, makes and sells his own brooms, and has avoided begging or conflict with police. He once spent years confined in an asylum but fled confinement.
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Napoleon
Alps
Ignace Botta
Cannes
Big Bill Devery Opens Rockaway Saloon
Former New York police chief "Big Bill" Devery launches a Rockaway Beach saloon named The Pur and promises whisky at a dime a throw plus credit for hard drinkers as a rival to Bishop Potter.
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Big Bill
Devery
Big Bill” Devery
New York
Bishop Potter
Willow-ware centers rise in Maryland output
Maryland reaches third place in the willow ware industry, joining New York and Pennsylvania. Haltimore is a growing center along with three main centers in Howard county. Elk Ridge area outputs exceed 5900 pounds yearly while Anne Arundel county adds 2500 dollars.
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Maryland
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Haltimore
Lfe
Howard County
Elkridge
Anne Arundel County
Defiance Starch Promoted as Best for Homes
The ad touts Defiance Starch as essential in every kitchen. It claims Defiance is superior to rivals and offers four or more boxes for 10 cents, inviting households to choose the brand for cold water starch needs.
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Defiance Sterch
Defiance
Growth of European Population Increases Through the Century
The article notes Europeans doubled their population from 1800 to 1900 per statisticians. Growth was strongest in eastern regions where modernization lags, while western and southwestern Latinate nations contributed less to the rise.
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Europe
West
Southwest
East
Piso's Cure Adverts Benefit Throat Lung Ailments
A testimonial from Wat O. Expaey of Vanburen Indiana dated February 10 1600 touts Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung afflictions.
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Piso
Wat O. Expaey
Vanburen
Ind
Development of Japan’s railways and early growth
The article notes Japan’s rapid railway expansion from 1872 with 18 miles built to now 1,444 miles state and 8,150 miles private in operation, plus 852 miles under construction. It mentions substantial dividends of 10 to 12 percent and briefly references a patent medicine, Mrs Winslow's Rooting Syrup for teething reducing gum pain and wind colic in infants.
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Japan
Chinese Most Spoken Language and Global Linguistic Snapshot
The piece notes Chinese as the world’s most spoken language with 352.6 million speakers, though many dialects differ significantly. It lists other major languages by population: English 120 million, German 70 million, Russian CS, Spanish 44 million, Portuguese 22 million. It also contains ad-like fragments about remedies and a reading philosophy, with scattered quotes and a sample medical ad.
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Mongolia
Tibet
Pekin
Slovenly Russian Servants and Household Habits
A dated travel or social note describes Russian maid attire as scant, with short skirts and loose blouses, shoeless and stockingless, hair covered by a colored handkerchief. The article advocates Defiance Cold Water Starch from All Up-to-Date Housekeepers, claiming it offers better starch and four extra ounces for the money.
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Russia
Witnesses Testify on Insane Asylum Case Proceedings
In a case over English asylum management, twenty three former inmates were called as witnesses with the king's counsel noting their sanity as in court. The judge offered a restrained reaction to the announcements.
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King
When Bettors Should Quit
The London Sketch advises a professional bettor to retire at 50, as aging brings mistakes. From 50 to 65, a bettor risks losing about 75 percent of gains made before 50.
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London
Old Fashion Best Fines Mass Man for Kicking Cat
A Massachusetts man was fined recently after kicking a cat. The report suggests the old bootjack is still viewed by some as a means of getting even with a feline.
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Massachusetts
Defiance Starch Marketed as Superior and Cheaper
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch as unlike others and one third more for 10 cents. It implies a moral judgment about heavenly placement versus church pew, reflecting a social note in the period.
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Dastoria
Vorn OrTv
HANDY
E. Leko St
Hil
Drecsima
Fate
Herford
New York Times
Tower Canadian Co., Limited
Toronto, Canada
A. J. Tower CO
Boron
U S.A
Mre
Winslow
Cole
Wem Butte
David Kennedy
Avapn Petal
BP Prowuridge Hartelly
Lord Lytton
Martre Eye Hemecy Co. Cieage
Heaven
Lydia TE. Pinkham
Miss Gannona
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Fanner
Elictt Cve
Justinonlads
Wabash Railroad
Council Bluffs World's Fair Station
Wabash
Exposition Grounds
Wabash R. R
Harry E. Moores
Wab R. R
Neb
Putnam FA
Putnam
Sisrect
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