Thurston Praises Peruna in 1901 Letter to Columbus Firm
Prominent Nebraska senator John M. Thurston writes from Washington April 6 1901 to The Peruna Medicine Co praising Peruna for relief from a persistent cough linked to the presidential campaign. He credits the remedy with soothing irritation and endorses its efficacy.
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United States Senate Chamber
John M. Thurston
Omaha
Nebraska
President McKinley
St. Louis
McKinley
Philadelphia
MelKinley
St. Louis Exposition
Yais
Peruna Meccecine Ca
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Jno
M. Thurston
Penver Times Odd Fragment Sparks Formal Inquiry
A garbled excerpt from the Penver Times hints at a formal inquiry into a strange opportunity and the role of a stern parent, mentioning Walbeer J nkose and Tingehestunt. The text reads as a candid, informal draft with unclear names and events.
Settlers in Saskatchewan Valley Report Crop Prospects
A group of South Dakota immigrants led by Juhi Hi Schiuttz and several others writes from township 45 range 0 to Superintendent of Immigration. They describe their spring arrival in Saskatchewan and praise crops with oats and barley yielding well. They note potatoes and root crops meeting expectations and claim this country offers quicker improvement for a poor man than Dakota.
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Dakota
Juhi Hi Schiuttz
TH. A. Gushen
Gors
Leeks
D Vary
P. Uurs
A. Tondehef
South Dakota
Red-hot Joke Paragraph Misreads Historic Language
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled lines about a newly arrived Tule Pon and a scientist. It hints at a somber mood and a claim by a character with a disputed surname. Overall the readable content is too incomplete to identify a clear news event or person.
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Wildenga
Fragmentary Local Notice Requiring Cleanup or Update
Poor legible text shows a brief public notice referencing a local action or deadline. The readable parts hint at a municipal requirement but do not specify authority, place, or exact dates. Further clarification from the original page is needed to produce a precise record.
Dialect Slander Traces Early Newsroom Dialogue
A fragment from the New York Evening Journal captures a lively exchange with crossed words about someone nicknamed the breaker and an apology. The text offers a glimpse of journalistic banter and phonetic dialogue in a historic city setting.
Putnam Faculess Dyes Advertised By Druggists
An ad advises sweat and fruit acids will not discover geeds dyed with Putnam facu les dyes sold by druggists. A geed tree condition can be judged by striking with an ax and listening to the sound. A testimonial from Feed Alerimann reports cure for a terrible cough after using Tuscs Cure for Consumption.
Permanently Cured Claims Spark Sales Offer
An advertisement-like note lists a “FITS Permanently Cured” claim and mentions Dr. Aline and Dr. Kline, with a $2.00 trial bottle and treatment in Philadelphia area. The text is garbled but centers on a medical cure pitch and local contact hints.
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Aline
Kline
Omarch S
Phiadeipnaia, Pa
Florida and Crescent Route Connections Highlighted
Travel brief notes connections via Pullman sleeping cars to St. Augustine from Chicago Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati. Three trains daily from Cincinnati south. Signed by W A Beckler at 115 Adams Street Chicago.
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Que-a
Crescent
Pullman
St. Augustine
Chicase
Cleveland
Detroit
Pillsburg
Cincinnati
W. A. Beckler
N. PL
Adams Street
Chicago
Stamp and Printing Outfit Advertised in Fort Wayne
Air cushion rubber stamps and all kinds of stamps offered with printing outfit and daters. Send for catalogue and price list. Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Olives and the Sea Sickness Myth Behind Import Quality
The article explains olives often go seasick on long voyages causing darkened, poor quality fruit. Expert chemists on arrival wash and rebrine them, sometimes reviving or improving the olives. Spanish Queen olives dominate U S imports, 60 to 76 percent, with high prices and a heavy duty on bottled olives.
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United States
France
Tengland
Seville
Spain
New York Commercial
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Purported remedy used in New York Children's Home to cure feverishness stomach ailments teething issues and worm problems. Claims 30,000 testimonials and availability at all druggists for 25 cents with free sample mailed from Aten S Olmstead Lees New York.
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Gray
New York
Aten S. Olmstead
Lees, N.Y
Woman counsels restraint as husband enters politics
In a Detroit Journal excerpt a wife urges discretion, noting the baby’s sayings and urging not to reveal all to everyone. The husband reels as he contemplates a political run, lamenting the lack of friends at such times.
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Erie
Detroit Journal
Printing outfits and stamps advertised in old catalog
An advertisement for air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits invites readers to request a catalogue and price list. It mentions a lock box address and urges using Eugie Linen Paper for letter paper, stating it is the proper choice and to take no substitutes.
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Eugie
Indiana News Briefs Highlight Local Developments
Aurora plans a water works plant. Matthews capitalists subscribe 10000 to locate a new steel. Mrs. Margaret Sherwood, 75, dies after clothing fire. Five smallpox cases in Harmony Township after Christmas dinner. Nat D. Hall resigns as Battery C command. Ed Otto interim. Peru Woolen Mills ordered reopened by receiver. Fifty men arrested at Evansville for not holding government pool table licenses. John Chambers found dead near Bristol after escaping Elkhart infirmary. Greencastle forms to build large tinplate mill by Juniata Company. Signal error causes switch crew incident at Excelsior Works. Arrests and losses tied to a Confederate era note issue. Confiscation of back taxes on late farmer A. Thompson estate. Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing bought, to be J. J. Holcomb Mfg Co. Swine in Tipton County die likely from cholera. Martin Ryan, 12, drowns at Lapel. Anderson Driving Club may revive matinee living association. Alexandria shoemen ban prizes and trading stamps after Feb 16. Whitestown debates incorporation. Commercial Club organized. William Gerke named Highland Masons deputy for Indiana. Arthur Pike County store burglars blow safe. $75 taken. Farmland Oil Company reports second largest well near Muncie. daily yield about 200 barrels. Indiana Associated Dailies elect officers. delegates to Hot Springs.
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Aurora
Matthews Capitalists
Margaret Sherwood
Russellville
Harmony Township
Union County
Nat. D. Hall
Ed Otto
Crawfordsville
Greencastle
Juniata Company
Ea c & S.bl
Excelsior Claw-Works
Hragil
Swhvester Hall
North Dudsum
Thompson
Bartholmew County
J. Fred Hoke
Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company
Sullivan
J. Irving Slulcomb
J. J. Holcomb Manufacturing Company
Tipton County
Martin Ryan
Lapel
Anderson
Muncie
Indianapolis
Elwood
Kokomo
Marion
Logansport
Anderson Driving Club
Shoemen
Alexandria
Whitestown
Lebanon
William Gerke
Fort Wanve
Hlusthog
Joseph W. Smith
Soverign
H. L. Palmer
Milwaukee
Gerke
Fort Wayne
Grand Lodge of
Indiana
Messrs
Messrs. Shoulders & Skinner
Arthur
Pike County
Shoulders
Oakland City
Farmland Oil Company
Farmland Company Rise
Indiana Associated Dailies
Indianaapolis
Harry M. Smith
J. N. Marsh
Columbus
Adams Felker
W. Aikens
Franklin
Fleming Ratcliffe
Newcastle
Frank T. Singleton
Martinsville
W. B. Wilson
Lafayette
C. B. Haviland
Brazil
G. ¥. Fowler
Frankfort
Roy W. Steele
Knightstown
The
Eilitors’ Association
Hot Springs
F. T. Singleton
Washington's varied career beyond military fame
The piece notes George Washington's sharp mind for business and infrastructure. It highlights his influence in transportation, pointing to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal as his initiative and his role as first president of the company. It also mentions interest in the Mohawk Valley and a hypothetical Erie Canal project.
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George Washington
Mohawk Valley
Erie Canal
King's Claim of Kidney Pain Relief Here
Marshfield Missouri resident J F King reports twenty years of lame back and kidney disease with severe misery. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with immediate relief and seven months of renewed comfort, urging others with kidney problems to try the remedy.
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Marshfield
Gan
J. F. King
Dodd
Sidney
Perhaps self sacrifice called the cream on humanity’s milk
A fragmented reflection suggests self sacrifice as the pinnacle of human kindness, likening it to the cream rising atop milk. The phrase muses on virtue and altruism, inviting contemplation of noble acts beyond mere duty.
Miles of Potatoes Grow on Salzer Seed Co Lands
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin expands by 21000 acres to grow more potatoes. Henry A Sales, the company president, added the land for potato production. The remark that the extra land will yield miles of potatoes echoes the boastful line in the piece.
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John A. Salzer
South Lands Charge Per Acre Sparks Route Debate
Fragmentary note lists land prices along the Queen and Crescent Route and mentions gaomd schools and churches, cheap homes, and a literature senil. References to W C Rin garson and G PAL Cineingurl appear as incomplete names amid unsure phrases.
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Queen and Crescent
God Churches
Senil
W. C. Ringarson
G. Pal
Toilet Paper Offer From Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne
A reader is urged to send 50 cents to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana to receive prepaid 8S rolls of toilet paper with fixture by express mail. The notice provides the address and payment request for the transaction.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
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Mother Gray
Indiana News
Marguerite St. Omer Briggs
Mount Calm Street
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
ST. Omer
Mexican Plantation CO
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Ettelog
Hardy Everbloomine Garde
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Springfield
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