The White Plague Warns Against Intemperance and Cold Dangers
A historic warning links intemperate habits to disease risk and emphasizes avoiding spitting in public places to prevent tuberculosis. It promotes a home remedy for colds, touts Virgin Oil of Pine Pure, and warns against imitations. Also touched are universal atmosphere theory, Buchan's soap benefits, freight car demand, and a note on honesty versus blunt truth.
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United States
Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnat!. C
Buchan
Mochan’s Soap Corporation
New York
Nervous Headaches and Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Cure
A period tone promotion touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous headaches. It cites Mrs. Addis Merrill of Auburn Maine who claims relief after trying the pills, noting improved appetite weight gain and no return of headaches. The text urges sufferers to seek the medicine as a reliable remedy.
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Williams
Dr. Willams
St . Wiliams
Curious crow medicine tale echoes in wartime Japan
A newspaper excerpt recounts a man in Japan killing a young crow to create a rare blood-cure medicine. The method involves sealing the crow in clay, baking, and grinding the charred corpsel into pills touted as a wood regulator. The piece notes the man’s sincerity and links the story to broader wartime medical pretensions.
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Japan
Pope Weim
Red Cremm Society
Globe
Harper's Weekly
Diplomat recalls Earl Carnarvon’s son in Washington
A diplomat in Washington discusses Le Auheron Herbert son of the Earl of Carnarvon. He notes Herbert’s early diplomacy with the British embassy and his later dismissal of politics after embracing utopian ideals. He quotes Herbert’s New Year banquet joke about Mephisto amid muddy pavements, praising originality.
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Washington
le Auheron Herbert
Earl of
Carnarvon
Herbert
Mephisto
Beeziebub
How the Sexton Foretold the Weather
Abe Hicks, an 86 year old Bushby meeting house member, speaks with authority on fire weather forecasts. He notes dry conditions and advises staying under shelter, suggesting umbrellas are for looks and predicting no rain for the near future.
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Sexton
Abe Hicks
Bushby
Mr. Hicks
Hiccks
Petter
Lew Ko
Minta
Pastor Bavidge’s blunt sermon stirs city crowd
In a downtown gathering, Charles W Bavidge the founder of the People’s Choir delivers a pointed sermon critiquing contemporary religious zeal and humor in ministry. He asserts sincere salvation work should be the chief aim, while recounting a recent street encounter with a Salvation Army worker collecting alms. The pastor’s fiery tone draws mixed reaction from attendees and bystanders.
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Charles W. Bavidge
People’s
Ohireb
Gohan
Frank
Fife
Cautionary note on imitations of Allcock's plasters
The article warns that imitations closely resemble Allcock's porous plasters but lack their quality and can be harmful. It urges buyers to insist on Allcock's as the original genuine remedy. It later reports Dr Morrison, correspondent for the London Times, visiting a Chinese army maneuvre near Chang-tefu and likening it to 1905 tactics with Japanese advisers, noting officer inefficiency but capable material.
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Allcock
Dr. Morrison
London
Peking
Chang-tefu
Morrison
Ownership of National Banks Explained in Old Ledger Style
The article asserts national bank ownership isn t concentrated among the rich, noting about half have capital under 140 000 and 12 percent range 100 000 to 250 000 while seven percent sit between 290 000 and 1 000 000. It blends unrelated snippets and odd phrasing, mentioning constipation remedies and royal insignia in a garbled, period newspaper voice.
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United States
Feds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ryberg
Thermio
Putnam
Lewis
Noes
Lewis’ Factory
Peora
Ben Jonson
Victoria Falls
Zambea
Trans Vaal
Winslow
Sayage
KuNmerotn Salvation Army
Werner
Varmer
Tha Prencher
Bell & Tod
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ael
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Asves
Becaue
Louisville, KY
California
Francisco
Cal
England
New York,ny
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
J. J. Livingston
Freeman
Ind
Cardui
Cardus
Nerma
Persia
Garreld
Palma
Chesebrough Meég. CO
State Street
York Cty
Drer. Price
EOLE
Usty, Grizzly
Wray Haire, Uso “la
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