Marriage Banns Spark Rural Scandal and a Thirty Year Secret
In a Scottish parish, John Fergus and Mary Jane McGlashan plan marriage amid village talk and a clash of opinions. Joseph Rid horn, a painter, confesses a past windfall and schemes to become best man, revealing Fergus’s long hidden fortune and an unexpected wedding outcome.
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Banns of
Mar
John Fergus
Mary Jane Wilson
McGlashan
Mr. Danks
Joseph’ Ridhorn
Kirk
Danks
Mr. Redhorn
Providence
Peter Danks
Jane McGlashan
Maister Danks
Joseph Ridhorn
Joseph
Fergus
Mr. Redhhorn
John Gus
Pabhouse
John
Peter Brown
Glesca
Gus
Malster Ridhorn
Naebody
Maister
Does Your Back Ache
James R. Keeler of Fenner St Cazenovia N Y says back and kidneys troubled for fifteen years after trying many remedies Doan s Kidney Pills gave relief from the first box and two boxes restored him to sound condition His wife and many friends have used Doan s Kidney Pills with good results Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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James R. Keeler
Fenner St
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Advice From One Who Knew
Judge Sweney recalls convict Montana Jack, a humorous highwayman, who advises young men to stick to their chosen occupation. Jack notes he burglarized for years, then turned highwayman and was caught on his first hold up, ending with a caution to stay in one line of work.
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Sweney
Shasta County
California
Montana
Jack
Damit
Journal of Education
Special Trains to Pacific Coast and Low-Rate Tours
Public notices offer special trains via Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western leaving in July for the Pacific Coast. All expense tours include sleeping cars meals and guided itineraries. S. A. Hutchison, Manager Tourist Department Chicago 212 Clark Street. A classroom scene notes a third grader mastering penmanship with visible effort and a swearing outburst observed by a teacher.
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Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
Pacific Coast
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Longest-Serving U.S. Congressmen Compared
The passage notes that among more than 12,000 individuals who have served since the founding, only 34 have 20 years or more. John H. Ketcham of New York held the record with 38 years until his death, followed by Mr. Cannon with 32 years. If Cannon lives to finish his current term, he will become the longest serving veteran.
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John H. Ketcham
New York
Cannon
Lst of Veterans
Rouen Shop Cards Feature Joan of Arc Impersonator
A Rouen shop offers a postal card showing a modern Frenchwoman resembling Joan of Arc. The scene portrays her spinning in a thatched Domremy cottage, signifying the heroine’s rustic homeland for tourists.
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Rouen
Normandy
Joan of Arc
Domremy
Change in Food Cures Indigestion Grape Nuts Testimonial
A Mrs. of Wellville reports that daily Grape-Nuts use cured her long standing indigestion after a doctor recommended the food. She claims predigested grains ease stomach strain and support nervous energy, aiding both adults and children.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Comic and patent medicine verso from a 19th century ad page
A collage of patent medicines and health ad copy including Putnam Fade Lie, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Krause's Cold Cure, Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer, Garfield Tea blood purifier, and assorted literary quotes. It reflects era marketing with remedies, prices, and publisher notes.
Poverty and outages spark candlelit defiance
The Bright S. de headlines a wife laments and husband shrugs as gas electric and phone bills go unpaid leading to service disconnections. The gag ends with a joke about neighbors suspecting they are not at home. Also promotes Allen's Foot Ease with a trial offer and a pig teaching pun.
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S.de
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for any sale of Catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co. and wholesale druggists Wa cpina Kingan & Marvin Toledo Ohio. The copy touts internal remedies and blood and mucous system action with testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Cpina
Kingan & Marvin
Danger In Signals Card Game At Mining Camp
A miner recounts a dangerous incident in a Rocklies mining camp where during a card game his partner signaled a pair with two fingers. An opponent then slashed off the partner’s fingers with a dirk, an act described as awful though the foe reportedly avoided a full hand.
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Rocklies
Cuticura Heals Baby Eczema After Trials
A New York family reports eczema onset at three months. after trying several doctors with no relief, a friend recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment. A few days later improvement appeared and the baby, now six months old, is cured using one cake of soap and two boxes of ointment costing $1.22. C F Kara 343 East 65th Street New York March 30 1906.
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C. F. Kara
East 65Th Street
New York
Paul’s Idea of the Storm Sparks a Sky Tale
A four year old boy in a western city recalls the night a severe storm lit the sky. He overhears an explanation and privately attributes the light to God scratching matches across the heavens.
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Paul
Auntie
Matador Garrito Faces Bull On Stilts In Daring Ring
In a historic display of daring Garrito, the famed matador, faced a maddened bull on stilts in the Spanish bull ring. Spectators watched as danger and skill clashed in a bold feat.
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Garrito
Womanly Health Advised as Key to Happiness and Marriage
An article warns that women facing menstrual and reproductive disorders harm their happiness and marriage. It urges immediate action to restore health using a tonic with specific powers to combat fatigue, paleness, backache, headaches, nervousness, and irregularities.
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J. J. Bell
Joseph B. Bowles
Mr Redhorn
Naethin
National Editorial Association
Christian Endeavor
Samuel Pituer
PacSimile Signature of
Bears
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Putnam Fadelis
Krause
St. Vitus
G. B. Biadego
London
William Burleigh
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Culiurn
Father
Dodds Kidney
Sap Lp
Blackburns
K. F. Dept
the Victory Remedy Co
Dayton
Gawyers
Excelsior
Sawyer
ALN. K.—E
Ottawa
Canada
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Ohio
Navy
Navy Recruiting Station
Cincinnati
BORAX
Sony Air Picture
Borax CO
Tata
Eure
Daltimeore
Thompson
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