Sciatica Cure Reported by Patient Marston
A New Hampshire farmer, bedridden six months with sciatica, attributes his recovery to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills after trying doctors and rest. He notes numbness and excruciating pain, then resumed walking a month after starting the pills and was fully cured. The pill's makers claim relief for neuralgia and related nervous disorders.
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Dr. Williams
Marston
Charles P. Marston
Hampton P. C
New Hampshire
Williams
Fuller May Resign From Supreme Court Post
Revival of reports that Chief Justice Fuller will retire soon after inauguration. He reached age seventy, prompting retirement talks. Secretary Taft had been viewed as a possible successor, but is said to be focused on his duties at the War Department and on promoting free trade with the Philippines.
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Fuller
United States Supreme Bench
Scretary Taft
War Department
Philippines
Fragmented old-time ad page with dubious health claims
A coarse collage of advertisements and slogans touts Defiance Starch as uniquely sellable cold or wet, claims a guaranteed cure for piles, and pitches various products from medicines to cigars, ending with miscellaneous quips and a matrimonial money line.
Goldwin Smith on Osler and jest
Eminent Canadian scholar Goldwin Smith suggests Dr. Osler spoke in jest when asked if his theory held truth. He cites Blake's portrait and notes a trend to discard middle aged men for younger workers, warning jokes can have serious effects and even light remarks carry authority.
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Goldwin Smith
Osler
Blake
Toronto Star
Seed Company Promises Vast Collect of Vegetables
The editor read 10 000 plants priced at 16 cents and found the claim astonishing. John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts itself as a leading and extensive seed grower.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter's Seeds Offer Promises Large Vegetable Catalog
A United States notice offers a test pack of Salter's Warranted Vegetable Seeds with seeds for cabbage, turnips, celery, lettuce, onions, radishes and flowers for 100 postage plus 20 cents, upon return of the notice. Include fas cous Berliner Caulioner.
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Salter
Czar Faces Death Not Cowardice Says Informant
A woman who has observed czarist home life tells British Weekly the ruler did not avoid the people out of fear. She recalls reports that a minister fled after Servian murders, while the czar mocked timidity and declared he would not hide from death even in the next room.
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St. Petersburg
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Dreaded Disease
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action through blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and strengthen the body. Proponents offer $100 reward for any failure and invite testimonials from FL CHESNEY & CO in Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Goden family pills for constipation.
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Hall
Pew
Halls
FL. Chesney & CO
Oledo
Uan
England Remains Golf Headquarters With Vast Clubs and Players
England is described as the headquarters of golf with 119 more clubs than America and 247 more than Scotland. An estimated 1,000,000 players exist worldwide and the annual cost of the game may reach $50,000,000.
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England
America
Scotland
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children In New York
Nurse Mother Gray used in the Children's Home to cure constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm problems. Over 30,000 testimonials claim effectiveness. Sold at druggists 25 cents sample free. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York Retrenchment quot Isnt Hardup any larger on speaking terms with you quot Oh yes but not on borrowing terms.
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Mother Gray
New York
A.S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Hardup
All Alone Stand Dr Pierce's Medicines in a Class By Themselves
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as alcohol free remedies. It presents a testimonial from Mrs. H Harrison of Sioux City Iowa claiming dramatic female health cures and urges use of Pierce’s products and Common Sense Medical Adviser. It promotes Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and breath freshener.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Pierce
H. Harrison
West 2Nd Street
Sioux City
Towa
R. V. Pierce
Piers
Wheyewen
Doctor Pierce
Carpenter Bosses the Show in Theaters
A tale from the theaters about actor Mansfield who loses control when a stage carpenter defies his orders. Richard confronts the hammering craftsman in the wings, calling him out as the carpenter continues at work. The incident ends with Mansfield venting that the carpenter now runs the show.
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Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Richard
Dudgeon
Ste
the Carpenter
Young Chauncey Depew Faces Court Adrift Upon Inheritance Case
A early career case for Chauncey Depew tested his resolve as he argued a complex inheritance dispute. He spoke for an hour and a half, but the judge admitted difficulty in following the points and finally quipped that if he could find his way back he would quit.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Depew
Julius Caesar
Why He Speared the Pickerel
A Minnesota anecdote relayed by M L Ferguson recalls a game warden catching a man spearing pickerel through ice. The suspect claimed the fish wasn’t dead and that he needed to jab it to finish fishing, then would return it. The warden left with no further action.
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M. L. Ferguson
Milwaukee Sentinel
Attorney Jerome's Simple East Side Life
District Attorney Jerome, famed member of elite New York families and clubs, leads a modest East Side life at home. He manages a busy office, cooks breakfast, serves guests steak or chicken, and personally fixes clocks and electromechanical devices with a skilled handyman touch.
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Jerome
New York
Mr. Jerome
Peruna Conquers Catarrh World Over
From Hawaii and Washington reports a delegate and a Cuban minister tout Peruna as an effective remedy for colds and catarrhal trouble. The World claims thousands of testimonials praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna as a strong tonic and cure for universal catarrh.
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Havwaii
Prince Jonazh Kalanianaole
Congress
Iawaii
Washington, D.C
Senor Quesada
United States
Washington, D. C
Gonzalo de Quesada
Globe
Hartman
Romedy
Peruna
Parisians Pawn Wedding Rings Decline Report
Rough notes describe Paris municipal pawnshop taking in about 60 000 wedding rings annually. The fragment notes a claim about selling Defiance Starch, a line about conversation, Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup and a saying on a man’s mind linked to company.
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Paris
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
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A’kempis
David Kennedy
Golf
Carpenter
Richard Mansfield
Mia
Earth
Tatler
Africa
Greenland
Manchuria
Patagonia
Australia
Walter H. Woodward
Bomadier
Royal Australian Artillery
Hobart
Tasmania
Southern Pacific
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Chicago
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New Orleans
W. G. Neimyer
Clark St
Lion Coffee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Poopson
Abe
Duit Delay. Incorporated
Thes. D. Confer Medical Company
Dept. C
Orangeville
Ill
Standard Seed Company
Valparaiso
Ind
Austin, Tex
Dallas, Tex
FT. Worth
Tex
Galveston, Tex
Guthrie, O. T
Houston, Tex
Muskogee, I. T
Waco
San Antonio
Shawmee
C. T. SO. Mcalester
Oklahoma City
C. T
Texas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Katy
Panama
Isthmus
Chagres
Culebra
de Lessep Company
de Lessep
Warren J. Lynch
Cincinnati
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