Seven Years of Suffering Ended by Doan’s Kidney Pills
Mrs. Selina Jones of 200 Main St Ansonia Conn credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with ending seven years of back pain weakness and confinement to her room. She reports rapid relief within a week from kidney weakness headaches dizzy spells soreness and languor and urges others to buy the remedy for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. A second brief note mentions Philadelphia people being dead game sports who still play ping pong.
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Doan
Selina Jones
Main St. Ansonia, Conn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
General shoes brands praised for safety and quality
The piece extols Mayer shoes as durable family footwear with excellent wear, notes Likely Mayer factory makes various daily wear shoes. It highlights Honorbilt men’s models and Western fayales for women, and Martha Washington for extreme comfort. It urges buyers to consider reputable brands for reliability.
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Mayer
Martha Washington
Chronic Complainer Diagnosis Exchange
The scene shows Dr Kandor telling Mrs Ayling that her complaint is chronic and there is nothing wrong beyond complaint. The dialogue portrays a physician dismissing patient concerns and labeling them as chronic complaining.
Chicago Bank Hints and Royal Habits Referenced in Quirky Fragments
A muddled page fragment mentions a Chicago bank and AECL with stray notes about Arch Street Philadelphia and a playful dig at Chicago bankers. It includes garbled lines on European sovereigns habits and a humorous exchange about a mistress asleep, ending with a spoof trombone sound.
Ade’s “knew-him-when” club story
George Ade recounts a joke about a “knew-him-when” club. The claim that local friends once watched his early work grows into a humorous reflection on notoriety and growth. The anecdote highlights a larger membership joke among acquaintances who claim to have known him before success.
Trained nurse tests Postum as coffee substitute
A Wilkes Barre nurse reports Postum Food Coffee improved her headaches and digestion within two weeks and notes benefits for patients and nursing mothers. She adds that proper preparation—boiling 15 to 20 minutes and serving with cream—yields a delicious beverage. There is a reason for Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes, Barre
Congressional Diary of April Senate Proceedings
Washington reports detail daily Senate and House actions from April including Indian appropriation bills and farm relief debates. Notes cover Mare Island navy yard funding, railroad rate bill motions, tariff debate, emergency aid for San Francisco, pension bills, and tribal allotment restrictions with party reactions and procedural rulings.
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Washington
Senate
Philippine Islands
House
Faimer
Mare Ishnd Navy Yard
Committee On Appropriations
Tillman
Spooner
Mare Island
California
Navy Yard
Hepburn
Iowa
Boutell
Williams
Miss
Mare Island Navy Yard
Bailey
Coalendar
Czar of Russia is a Crazy Man
New York May 1 The czar has nothing to do with Thusela affairs. Wan Novotny a revolt tionist notes that Russians know the czar is insane and frightened, while the bureaucracy governs. He says many revolutionary leaders are from the aristocracy and that the old aristocracy faces arrest exile and even execution by the political clique in control.
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New York
Thusela
Wan Novotny
No. 3
Fifth Avenue
Russia
Ele
Grand Diker
Wittes
Trepoffs
Norodlny
Hetr
Norodny
Revolutionary Party
Noradny
Corpse at a Picnic Discovered by Teachers in Glenwood
Glenwood Minnesota May 1 teachers at a picnic found a dead man hanging from a rope at the Morris cottage picnic grounds. Identified as Sigurd Dekkes a native of Chris Hansa Norway, about twenty five, lately living with his uncle John Be near Glenwood. He reportedly became discouraged after failing to secure suitable work.
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Glenwood
Minn
Morris Cottage
Sigurd Dekkes
Chris Hansa
Norway
John
Beady Identifies River Floater Frank Atterbury
The body found floating in the Chicago River was identified as Frank Atterbury, 44, whose wealthy parents are said to reside in London.
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Chicago River
Chicago
Frank Atterbury
Atterbury
London
Welldigger Jay Tomlin Killed In Well Accident
Jay Tomlin, a welldigger and son of this village, died when he fell to the bottom of a well at the Stafford place about ten miles southwest of Velya while cleaning out the shaft.
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Velya
N. D
Jay Tomlinson
Stafford Place
Paris Seethes as Soldiers Patrol on May Day
Paris May 1 Premier Sarrien warned dis orderly elements of firm government response during May Day labor tensions. Soldiers, off duty, fill boulevards while special trains bring reinforcements to Champs de Mars and Vincennes. Tivoli Vauxhall seized for possible military use amid rising unrest.
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Paris
Sarrien
Champs de Mars
Vincennes
Aken
Tivoli Vauxhall
Revolutionary Party
Gapon Victim of Trap Reported by Russian Paper
The Novoe Vremya story claims Father Gapon was killed after agreeing to betray secrets to the government. Gapon allegedly met engineer Rutenberg alias Martini near Odark, Finland frontier, after demanding price negotiations. He has not been seen since, with revolutionaries possibly executing him as a traitor.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vreniya
Father Gapon
Rutenberg
Martini
Gapon
Odark
Reutenberg
Per
Church Women Shine Shoes for Relief Fund in Washington
All Souls Unitarian church women in Washington raised funds for California relief by shining shoes of male members. About twenty five women shined shoes for three days, earning over $100 daily, totaling more than $300.
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Washington
All Soul's Unitarian Church
California
Fire Threatens Harrisville Town in Hotel Blaze
A blaze at 2 o'clock yesterday morning threatened the town of Harrisville West Virginia before being subdued. The National hotel was the origin of the fire and caused property loss estimated at 00 dollars.
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Harrisville
W. Va
National Hotel
Bodies of two men found in Chicago River near Eighteenth
In Chicago on May 1 the bodies of two men were recovered from the Chicago River near Eighteenth Street. They appear to have been in the water for about two months.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Eighteenth Street
Mrs Gagner Finds Health Through Pink Pills After Debilitating Illness
Mrs Mary Gagner of Holyoke Massachusetts recounts a severe spell of dizziness and weakness that forced her to quit work. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she took six boxes and fully recovered, remaining healthy for two years. She urges others with similar debility to try the medicine, sold by druggists or by the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Mary Gagner
South Summer Street
Holyoke
Mass
Asl
Lis
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams
St Vitus Dance Mention and Castoria Advice
A short excerpt notes examining Castoria for infants and children as a safe remedy while referencing St Vitus and the dance named after him. It mentions that the dance is not graceful and lacks musical accompaniment, prompting a shift in topic.
A Sure Sign Spring Arrives at West Point
Col. Charles W. Larned, professor of drawing at West Point, notes spring’s arrival as cadets remark daffodils and crocuses appear. He jokes that comic artists now include vegetation in backgrounds, signaling seasonal change.
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Charles W. Larned
West Point
Bai
Col. Larned
Eccentric Philanthropist Plans Asylum for Addicts
James Eads How a noted St Louis philanthropist who declined an inheritance to honor earned money now plans to establish an asylum for inebriates and victims of drug and cigarette habits.
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James Eads How
St Lows
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOT EASE, a powder it cures painful smarting nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists. Trial package free. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
All Druge
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
The Young Jack’s Joke on Exercise and the Towpath
A short exchange between an old mule and his grandson jokes about exercise. The mule claims belief in exercise but not on the towpath, while the grandson quips that was where you drew the line, highlighting humor about effort and limits.
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Jack
Lee Haw
The One Bill He Grudges
A Louisville man vents fury this morning over a water tax due, calling it an unfair burden while swearing loudly about the charge and the bill. The scene centers on the visitor’s confrontation as the day’s payment looms.
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Col. Bourbon
Louisville
Miraculous Cure Claim for Cuticura Remedies
A man describes dreadful foot wounds and severe illness cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the Resolvent. He recalls hospital stay, skin and blood problems, and a rapid turnaround after two weeks of treatment, noting he can now walk and work. Aug 21.
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Cuthura
Dé Pion
Robert Schoennine
Newburg, N
Energy Drives Success Beyond Wishful Thinking
The saying emphasizes that achievement comes from sustained effort and practical action rather than mere aspirations. It highlights building momentum through consistent work, discipline, and focused goals to convert intention into tangible results.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Doctor Brigham
Doctor S C Brigham of Boston reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures and strengthens women. He endorses it for menstrual, uterine, and weakness issues and notes his daughters benefited. Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass offers free advice for twenty five years to sick women.
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Lydia FR. Pink
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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