Senator from South Carolina Praises Peruna
Ex Senator M C Butler writes from Washington praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach catarrh. He states relief from using the remedy and notes Peruna as a correct internal catarrh treatment. Peruna Tablets are available and a Free Almanac for 1909 can be obtained from the druggist.
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United States
South
Carolina
Peruna
M. C. Butler
U. S
Line
Washington
Peruna Medicine Co
Solomon Dedicates the Temple Solemn Church Lesson
A historical lesson on Solomon's temple dedication covers its construction from 1012 to 1004 B C and its religious significance. It notes the temple’s Mount Moriah setting, Solomon’s era peak in commerce, and the cloud symbol of divine presence during dedication with details of the layout and ceremonial sequence.
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Lebanon Mountains
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Syrian Desert
Tyre
Hiram
Yemen
Solomon
Europe
Africa
India
Israel
Gold Guns of Baroda Melted Down and Gone
A Baroda Maharajah has melted down the celebrated gold and silver guns once mounted in the state armory at a cost of about £100,000. The guns, once paraded in processions drawn by white oxen, are now removed for practical reasons as the ruler pursues economy.
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Mount Moriah
Kidron
Mount of Olives
Mount Zion
Zion
Jerusalem
Moriah
Milman
Josephus
Herod
Solomon‘s
James Sime
Temple Mount
Edersheim
F.N. Péloubet
England
Dwight L. Moody
H. H
Maharajah Gaekwar
Baroda
Gaekwar
Col Phayre
Maharajah-Baekwar
The Optimist and the Pessimist Riddled by a Doctor's Joke
Sydney Rosenfeld wrote The Optimist a comedy that finally found an audience after many rejections. The impresario argued over its name, prompting Rosenfeld to ask the difference between an optimist and a pessimist. The manager quipped an optimist is an eye doctor and a pessimist a foot doctor.
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Sydney Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
Sunday Magazine
Remembered Names at Tea Hint at Puppies Sale
A clergyman and a dog handler shared afternoon tea. The dog handler recited the Twelve Tribes from Reuben to Benjamin, revealing he once named puppies after them. The cleric confessed modest scripture knowledge as the offer to sell the dogs was stated.
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Jacob
Reuben
Benjamin
Grape Nuts Boosts Digestion Says Young Woman
A reader shares a verdict on digestion linking improper food to indigestion. She credits Grape N Nuts for relief and renewed appetite, claiming it rebuilt her digestive system and allowed normal eating. The letter promotes Postum Co. claims and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Highwaymen Stole Wife Near Orange and Olive
A Mexican man from Placentia reported two bicycle thieves robbed him of his wife and rig while driving between Orange and Olive. One thief rode away on a bike, the other took the rig and fled with Ecerra's wife. Early morning he telephoned that his horse and rig were found in a river bed near five, and his wife nearby.
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Penne
Placentia
Orange
Olive
Ecerra
Santa Ana
The Difficult Japanese Alphabet
The article notes Japanese is hard for Western learners and that a Japanese child needs seven years to learn the essential parts of the Japanese alphabet.
No Marks as Proofs State Journal Quip
A Topeka State Journal remark suggests no marks prove a wife drove her husband to drink, noting the lack of visible injury to justify abuse claims.
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Topeka State Journal
Advice for the Lovelorn Proposer Timing
Quip offers quirky guidance urging men to propose when a girl talks about another man, suggesting fascination with a rival signals interest and a timely commitment. The tone reads as a witty social instruction from a past era, reflecting dating norms and matchmaking humor.
Peddler Interjects While Artist Sketches in Maine
An elderly man watching F. Hopkinson Smith paint landscape in Maine comments on market demand. He reveals his own trade by saying he peddles pond lilies, prompting a brief exchange on earning a living.
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Therh. F. Hopkinson Smith
Maine
Mr. Smith
Reason for it A scow worker's somber mood pun
A Baltimore American quip notes a husband’s constant sullenness, attributing it to his occupation on a scow. The line contrasts a concerned woman with a narrator who links the gloom to river work and a steady, dreary routine.
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Baltimore
Wanted the Painkiller
Two year old Ruland often sought soothing from lotion after bumps and bruises. He recently faced his first spanking, which puzzled him, then he toddled to the shelf and cried to the bottle for relief.
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Ruland
Brimstone and Asphalt Spanking Threat From Holland
The messenger brings dispatches to the palace. Castro reads a yellow slip warning that Holland threatens to spank them. The secretary notes other nations threaten similar actions, but this spanking will hurt given Dutch wooden shoes.
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Castro
Holland
Lives Lost in the Industries
A sobering analysis notes that skyscraper construction shows high fatality risk and claims about 500,000 workers die or are maimed annually among 19 million industrial laborers in the country.
Florida free trip and farm offer for home seekers
A Florida promotional notice offers free rail fare from Ohio Indiana Tennessee or Kentucky to Hilliard Florida during December for a 0 acre truck farm at 210 dollars in the North Florida Fruit and Truck Farm District near Jacksonville. Farms yield 2000 to 3000 dollars yearly. 62 men previously attended a November 24 excursion buying 114 farms and each received a free lot in Hilliard. The ad promises reserved unsold farms near town and headquarters accommodations.
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Hilliard
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Florida
Jacksonville
Atlantic Coast
Omaha
Civilization
Orthern Florida
Jagowary
North Florida Fruit and Truck Farms Advertisement
A bold prospect offers 10 acre North Florida Fruit and Truck Farms near Jacksonville in Hilliard. Purchasers can pay $10 a month with railroad fare paid and receive a title guaranteed by Chicago Title & Trust Co. Potential yearly earnings cited from $2,000 to $3,000 with climate, soil, and irrigation notes.
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North Florida
Chicago Title & Trust Co
Capital
Chicago Title& Trust Company
United States
Chicago Title & Trust
Chicago Title & Trust Company
Florida
Hilliard
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