South Carolina Senator Praises Peruna in Letter
A former U S senator from South Carolina extols Peruna Medicine in a Washington letter. He claims Peruna treats stomach catarrh and dyspepsia, praises its tonic effects, and notes a laxative quality added to enhance its benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Carolina
Peruna
Butler
U. S
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine ‘Co
Formun
B. B. Hartuan
Japa in Puel A reception for Japanese pupils at church
A reception was held last night in the annex of the Northern Avenue M. E. church for Japanese members of the night school. Rev. C. W. Hewitt spoke in both languages, and the Japanese sang love and war songs. About fifty locals formed a club to secure a noted teacher for the Japs, with plans to formalize regular services. Separately, California's salt industry grew, producing 100000 tons in Alameda County last year and shifting from imports to large exports.
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Japa
Puel
M. EB
Pight School
C. W. Hewitt
Japan
League
San Francisco
California
Alameda County
Quaver Diggers Banquet in Paris Popular Grave Diggers Feast
A Paris restaurant hosted a banquet for a gay company of professional grave diggers with a morbid menu and chorus, where toasts praised death and songs matched the dirge like tunes. Some outsiders stayed to the end, finding the affair oddly enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parla
Paris
Exports of United States Agricultural Goods Rise in Eight Months
A commerce and labor bulletin shows eight months of fiscal year 1906 reached 700 million dollars in agricultural exports, up from 570 million in 1900 and 664 million in 1902. Breadstuffs, provisions, and cotton drive gains, with breadstuffs up 70 million, provisions 32 million, and cotton 30 million.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Fruit diet folly and a penny gift story mix
The article reports on Dr Noel Paton questioning fruit only diets with examples of vegetarians who lost weight on bananas grapes figs and nuts. It then covers a nine year old saving 1200 pennies for a hospital building fund and ends noting White Cloud’s mother dying at about 100 in Minnesota.
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Noel Paton
Sisters of St. Francis’ Hospital
Trenton
N. J
Raymond Shesnon
Jack
Worst Case of Eczema Cured by Cuticura
A Cape Elizabeth reader recounts a four month old baby with severe eczema spreading over face limbs and scalp. Despite doctors, Cuticura trio used over months cured the boy in six months. The letter closes with a cheeky parental vignette about a teasing youth.
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Arma
Cutlura
R. I. Risley
Piermont, N. H
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as cure for foot pain
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful burning feet and ingrowing nails. It claims to soften shoes, prevent sweating, and offers a free trial package from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Allen
All Druggista
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
German Canaries Deliver Record Singing Trill
German canaries excel as singers with a noted record where one bird sustains a trill for one and a quarter minutes and makes twenty note changes, showcasing exceptional vocal endurance and range.
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Canaries
Germany
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims cure for catarrh and constitution
The ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by taking it internally and building up the constitution. It promises 100 culture for any case and urges readers to send money to Chesky & Co in Toledo Ohio for testimonials. It touts family pills for constipation as well.
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Hall
Fearon
Bea
Chesky & CO
Toledo
Son Sy
Convict Grimth Grimth’s Wealth Tops Million Mark
Grimth J. Grimth, nearing release in the last months of a two year sentence for shooting his wife at San Quentin, has seen his land investments in Los Angeles and surrounding area grow in value to more than one million dollars since his imprisonment began.
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Grimth J. Grimth
San Quentin
California
Los Angeles
Paris Cats Slam Markets With Lethal Edict
Paris police order capture and slaughter of stray cats feared to contaminate market goods. Markets to be surrounded. sacks prepared to seize felines. Market women adopt cats as property, though inspector Guichard vows no mercy for offenders. Cats on rooftops pose an unresolved risk.
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Paris
London
Halles Centrales
Bua M. Guichard
Vermont Moves to Add Agriculture Study to Public Schools
Increasing focus on technical subjects prompts Vermont to make elementary agriculture education a standard part of public schooling. State superintendent leads a series of statewide meetings to stir interest, aiming for broader useful education.
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Vermont
Repairing brain a certain way by food
A classic health ad touts brain nutrition through Grape-Nuts, claiming brain work depletes phosphate of potash which must be replenished daily. It argues that natural minerals must come from foods and endorses Grape-Nuts as essential after ten days of use. Manufactured by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Postuum Co
Battle Creek
Atch
Lack of Laborers Across Nations Stirs Urban Pressure
A Chicago Journal view critiques labor trends showing Western prosperity amid scarce labor causing rural underutilization while cities swell with unskilled workers. It notes farmers selling land, migration to cities, and concerns over national health and morals as urban pull intensifies despite improved rural conveniences. Garfield Tea Co. ad copy follows with temperate rhetoric on digestion and air quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
United States
President Hill
Great Northern Railroad
West
Chicago
Clites
Eminent Doctors Praise Favorite Prescription Ingredients
A historic note highlights Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Unicorn root as key ingredients. Dr. Fyfe and others laud Helenias Diotea and Golden Seal root for uterine health, menstrual issues, and general women's reproductive disorders. The piece closes with a joke about naming a new lawyers club room, suggesting Cave of the Windy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
John Fyfe
Tom Keuford
Mapica
Fyte Furibee Kars
Pioley Ellingwood
Bearnett Medical College
Chicago
M. Scudder
Bartholow
Jefferson College
Lawyers’ Club
Therepy
Cave of the Windy
Life Teaches Why Great Orchestras Lose Money
A backward look at classical music funding shows Boston concerts net $1,800 while Pittsburg Symphony loses $40,000 and Chicago relies on rentals. Theodore Thomas’s group is sustained by bourgeois support, underscoring a widespread financial strain in the arts. The piece argues that audiences pay for entertainment not enlightenment, and that music’s value remains debated amid such economics.
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Boston
Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra
Chicago
Theodore Thomas
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