Peruna Exaggerates Grip Cure Claims in Almanac Ad
Classified style ad promoting Peruna as a tonic and laxative for grip illnesses. Includes patient testimonials from Gentry Gates and Mrs. Charles Wells and invites readers to request an almanac for 1914. Warns against tar powders and pills and stresses tonic strength to combat grip symptoms.
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Perupa
Gentry Gates
First Ave
Mast Teks
Ala
Charles FE Wells
Fenth St
Delaware
Ohio
Peruna
Reverent Bishop Teaches Dog Tricks in Ballarat
A London Daily Citizen account notes Bishop Thorsten strolling with a clever retriever on a Sunday in Ballarat. The dog performs many feats as a bystander boy recalls a neighbor’s harsh lesson about the day, prompting a moral exchange on reverence.
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Thorsten
Ballarat
Zia
Fee Lake
London Daily Citizen
Henry Wil and His Various Divorces Discussed
A brief classroom exchange touched on Henry Wil and his various divorces, with students noting lighter diversions in the day’s study. The dialogue suggested casual discussion rather than a formal examination.
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Henry Wil
Curiosity Sparks Bettys Witty Retort in Breathless Exchange
In a terse exchange, Betty explains she hesitated after Jack kissed her, first struck silent then deciding to test his boldness. The moment reveals tension between the two, with curiosity driving the social tension and personal boundaries in the room.
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Mach
Yoursolf
Jack
Betty
Feen
Coffee Talk Turns to Postum Cure in An Odd Ad
A humorous piece argues people defend coffee despite harm, citing a man who blamed headaches on coffee until switching to Postum. The testimonial claims Postum cured his headaches and improved family health, praising Postum’s two forms and urging readers to try it with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Ian
Widskey
Postum Co
Rattla Reek
Otlie
Postum
Prices of Cold Storage Eggs and Market Supply Factors
A New York market analysis explains price fluctuations of cold storage eggs through changes in receipts and storage, citing figures from The New York Produce Review. It notes a 196,248 case drop in receipts March 1 to Oct 21 and a 155,200 case rise in trade output, with November storage deficits projecting a 285,900 case shortage into January 1914.
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New York Produce Review
New York
Lemlers
A. Harne
American Association of Des Frigeration
Aurelie Lindstrom sparks town fever in Rome county
Wiley Curran and Janet vow to help Aurelie as Rome’s gossip mill swirls. The beauty winner’s fame draws offers, scrutiny, and a political blaze as Curran contemplates a congressional bid amid town power plays, media attention, and old rivalries.
Unifying Freight Rules Advanced by Railroad Committee
A New York Times report notes a committee of railroad men and experts has revised about 75 percent of freight classifications after three years of effort. Trafic officers nationwide support a plan to standardize classifications packing requirements and load weights to reflect regional needs while preserving commercial practices and customs.
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New York Times
Ynlwintty
Ridicule and Progress from the London Times
A London Times essay contrasts English restraint with American openness to ridicule. It praises American boldness, noting citizens act publicly and pursue ideas regardless of opinion. It acknowledges risks like scattered philanthropy but lauds initiative and direct pursuit of objectives.
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London Times
Caffern
Ha ‘Ants
Miles of Salmon Tins from 1912 Wide World article
The piece notes over 6,140,000 cases of canned salmon were packed on the Pacific side of North America in 1912. It claims 421 tins used that season, equating 213,762,575 one pound cans laid end to end to a line over 25,500 miles long, enough to nearly encircle the globe. It adds that about 97,500,000 cans were needed for salmon and 20, H6,000 more for smoked and other preparations. The total value is stated as about 525 CAN tO.
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Wide World Magazine
Pacific
North America
Globe
Quater
Norwegian whaling investments rise from 1 to 32.5 million crowns
In 1906 Norwegian whaling firms held about 1,032,000 dollars invested, rising to 3,000,000 in 1910 and 6,600,000 in 1910. By January 1, 1912 total investment reached 32,500,000 crowns, about 8,710,000 dollars. A second note claims one in 49 Americans owes his livelihood to Edison as U.S. population is assumed to be 100 million.
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United States
Edison
Australia faces large untowed deficit impact on crafts
Australia shows a looming financial strain with about 64 thousand dollars per craft of untoward import burden. Officials warn of rising costs and economic ripple effects across manufacturing and trade.
Beauty Prize Sparks Rome and Harlington Buzz
Aurelle Lindstrom’s three color portrait dominates Sunday papers as Rome and Harlington react. Young couples gaze at the image while local tensions flare over the beauty winner, with Aurelie drawn into family conflict and whispers of scandal.
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Rome
Chronicle
Junction
Test Office
Harlington
Harlvile
Aurelle Lindstrom
Curran
The
News
Postoffice
Miss Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Aurelie
Knute
Sunday Chronicle
John
Michigan
Mail order wealth cited from Chicago king as rural fear grows
A Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt critiques Chicago mail order wealth, tracing a merchant prince who died in Chicago and left $15,000 to heirs. The piece argues mail order houses drain small town stores, forcing local merchants to abandon stock as customers buy from distant catalogs, harming rural progress.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chicago
Hills
Better Day for Farmers in Shepherdsville Area
The Shepherdsville Pioneer News notes silos erected last summer and fall perform well, turning 15 acres of corn into ensilage to feed more stock than with 30 acres of traditional methods. Silage suits horses, hogs, cattle, and sheep, signaling brighter farming days with wider corn per acre and farm improvements. Improved roads, mail delivery, and markets add further farm blessings.
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Shepherdsville
Growth of the Canadian West and its booming farms
A Winnipeg mayor speaks at a Chicago banquet on Western Canada's rapid growth. He notes wheat, oats, and barley outputs fueling railroads and cities, predicting vast expansion as millions of arable acres come under cultivation. He welcomes American farmers and highlights Anglo-Saxon ties shaping a prosperous prairie empire.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
Deacon
Prairie
Europe
Ordely Service in California Town Sermon Opens with Revolvers
A Methodist minister entering a remote California town pulpit warned by locals that rough congregants might pull him if offended. He calmly produced revolvers from his pocket, placed one on each side of the Bible, then began with a brisk prayer. A more orderly service followed, according to the National Monthly.
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California
Toore
W National
Stop That Cough Prompted Cough Drops Use
A brief note references cough relief methods with emphasis on cough drops. It mentions urging use of cough drops to ease irritation and promote comfort, reflecting a short health tip or advisory style.
Polite Bertha and the dinner party test
A short tale where Polite Bertha is urged to remain silent until spoken to at dinner. When no one talks to her for a time she grows uneasy, and the hostess finally asks what she would like. Bertha replies by urging the hostess to begin asking questions.
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Bertha Little Bertha
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