Ailing Women and the Kidney Cure Claim
Mrs. W. G. Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports back pain dizziness and irregular kidney action. After using Deans Kidney Pills she says she passed several gravel stones and recovered fully. The product is sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The article notes essays by writers on happiness in marriage.
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Bette
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Paxton CO
Boston
Masa
Disfiguring Skin Disease Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Thom. M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey reports a long eczema battle since 1894. After hospital failure, five weeks of Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap cured his face, head, and body, ending his employment struggles and prompting him to recommend the products for skin diseases.
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Thom. M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J
Thrifty conductor jokes about butter from old cable car
A passenger asks what is in a covered stone jar on the rear platform of an antiquated cable car. The conductor replies it is his wife’s churning and notes that one round trip on the car produces butter, saving her trouble.
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Tim
Guss
Noul
The
Noah
Indaw
Mark Twain on Advertising in a Local Paper
Mark Twain recounts a Iowa tale about an ad in a local paper. A man who sold fruit claimed a 40 cent ad cleared out his entire apple stock by offering free fruit barrels with freight paid.
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Mark Twain
Lowa
Old Soldier Credits Postum for Health After Coffee
An elderly veteran recounts years of malaria linked to coffee and says quitting coffee for Postum improved his health. At 72, he now toils and drives sixteen miles daily, praising Postum and noting others may grow to prefer it with proper preparation. The notice promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
UsyaMit
Y Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Senate and House Debates Dominate May 29 to June 2 Session
Senate sent the railroad rate bill to conference and heard Kittredge defend a sea level canal while Democrats pushed canal supply resolutions. The House faced quorum issues, then passed several Senate-amended bills and readied District of Columbia matters. Memorial Day adjournment followed post office and other appropriations actions. The week included Knox immunity and lighthouse bills, Alaska judges, and a campaigning fight over diplomatic and consular funds. The Isle of Pines and Panama canal supply policy drew key debate as Morgan spoke for U S control and Stone opposed the amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Kittredge
House
Williamis
Miss
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
James Wickersham
United States
District of Alaska
Morgan
Isle of Pines
Panama Canal
Stone
Conferees Reach Agreement on Railroad Rate Bill
Washington June 5. Conferees from the senate and house agree on the railroad rate bill as passed by the senate. The report shows the senate receded from six amendments and retained twenty eight verbatim while redrafting seventeen. Senator Tillman will urge prompt action in the senate.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
Nine Cars Ditch in Laurel Train Wreck
A night wreck near Laurel Montana left nine track cars in the ditch after a brake beam fell across the rails. One man Frank Hubbard died after facing a thirty year sentence. two others were injured though passenger coaches remained on the tracks.
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Billings
Mont
Laurel
Frank Hubbard
Fainting Spells Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills
An anemia case from Watertown New York recounts severe fainting and weakness eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The patient notes prior medical care and confirms the pills restore blood and strength, with mail order availability and prices for six boxes.
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Williams
George Forrester
Curtis Street
Watertown
N.Y
Aix
Dr. Alining Medicine Co
Schenectady
Seen Them All Warship Wit and Sultan Exchange
The sultan shrugs at a suggested tour of the British war fleet saying he has seen every warship in the world and does not care to view them again, claiming familiarity and tiredness with naval power.
Fragmented sports quip on game knowledge and attendance
A terse note recounts a spectator remark about never returning to a ball game after being kept busy explaining the game. The exchange shows frustration over ignorance and the crowd's reaction to the explanation.
Catarrh Cure Advertising Claim from Ongoing Patent Remedy
An old advertisement touts a patent remedy for catarrh claiming internal and surface application cures. It asserts a physician endorsed formula with Blood purifiers and unknown ingredients, offering trials and urging purchase through Cheney and Co with Toledo address. It mentions constipation treatment as part of the popular remedy package.
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Wall
Huta
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druveiaty
Hull
Woman's Way in Society Newsroom Gag Glances
Dialogue centers on a news star in society pages. A man notes she never laughs at jokes. A woman suggests she lacks sense of him. The conversation then lingers in muted silence.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup listed for children teething
Advert copy claims Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup soothes teething pain calms irritation and relieves wind colic. A joking line compares a man's popularity with women to a cat attracting mice while noting money sharks in life.
Bought Cargo of Flies Unloaded at Lonien Docks
A March voyage brought sacks of dried Brazil flies to Lonien docks from the Amazon. Bray alana boats captured insects for sale as chicken feed after sun-drying and mixing with millet. Brazil banned exports to protect river fish, raising fly prices to 1s 6d per pound or more.
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Lonien
Mreso Fies
Brazil
Amazon
Brayalana
Tondon
Souvenir of Mark Twain Hatpin Tale In War Photo Memoir
A young war photographer Miss Jessie Beals traveled to meet Mark Twain for a publication. Clemens commented on the hatpin demand, joking about one harpid and then praised a corkscrew hatpin style. Miss Lyon stored her corkscrew hatpin as a souvenir, keeping it safely away.
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Larely
Mr. Clmens
Sam
Gale
Miss Real
Her High Criticism And Noah In The Ark Parody
A comic dialogue features a woman with a stern look defending Noah. The pastor questions her view of the patriarch and his family aboard the ark. The exchange pokes fun at readers biased by humor pages and traditional tales.
Not a Fair Trial Excerpt Sparks University Judge Debate
An unsettled exchange questions fairness and decorum in a university setting. A speaker recalls a morning incident involving a wife and her mother spending the summer, suggesting tensions extend to the campus leadership. The dialogue hints at wider concerns about propriety and oversight at the university level.
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Welock
Transparent Fiction in a Philadelphia Auction Tale
The late Clrenes H Clark of Philadelphia ran a guest private library and judged a claimed first edition of Dickens Little Dorrit. He mocked the owner’s truthfulness with a humorous anecdote about a honeymoon railway ticket, saying the truth was like a single ticket bought for two. The tale shows Clark as a humorist and expert.
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Clrenes H. Clark
Philalelphin
Clark
Philadelha
Dicken
Dangers and Pain of Change of Life Warned by Lydia E. Pinkham
A promotional piece urges women approaching the change of life to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It describes warning symptoms and claims the remedy strengthens the nervous system, with a testimonial from Mrs. A. E. G. Wyland of Maryland and an invitation to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham's daughter-in-law in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Eara
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
E. G. Wyland
Chestertown
Lydia B. Piikham
Exclamatory Dialect and Anecdotes From a Tennessee Representative
A colored man employed by Representative James J. Richardson of Tennessee explains an illness term to a friend. The tale shifts to an elderly settler recounting youthful dice games and a boast about a throwing match against Lincoln, with humorous, rustic dialogue throughout.
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James J. Richardson
Tennessee
Mose
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers at 911 Pioncey Press Building St Paul Minn list includes Orson Buek Jin Marietta Minn end gate and sifting jack Oliver Cheverfield Deer River Minn log longer Claus A Dahl Nash ND fastener for window sash Samuel D Pelsing Crookston Minn pneumatic sticker Jean G Fortier St Paul Minn card game Edward A Holritz St Paul Minn copyholder for typewriters Herman Kruse Campbell Minn eleyin.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioncey Press
St. Paul
Minn
Orson Buek- Jin
Marietta
Oliver Cheverfield
Deer River
Claus A. Dahl
Nash
N. D
Samuel D. Pelsing
Crookston
Jean G. Fortier
The Use of Night in Boston Herald Observation
The Boston Herald says night counts little in New York compared with Paris and ponders how cities use night, noting Boston may waste it in sleep.
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The
Boston Herald
Paris
New York
Boston
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