Twice Told Testimony Woman Finds Relief From Kidney Ailments
Mrs Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean Avenue Jersey City New Jersey testifies to lasting benefit from Dean s Kidney Pills. She describes heavy backaches swollen feet puffiness dizzy spells and highly colored urine before use and declares she is now well and continued use keeps her healthy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sells 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Farrell
Ocean Avenue
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
European Breakfasts and American Morning Meals
The text contrasts European breakfasts with an American choice. Mark Twain jokes about cooking cuttlefish bones in the chimney to fill a meal, while Mr. Clemens prefers Pillbury's Vita with cream and sugar.
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Mark ‘Twato
Mr. Clemens
Transformation of steak into a square meal cures throat and lung ailments
An old advertisement fragment claims Piso'n Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung affections. It cites a Van Buren Indiana testimonial dated December 10, 1900, and includes other scattered product mentions and price notes from various brands.
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Vanburen
Ind
Defiance Starch and Various Remedies Advertised as Cures
A fragmented ad page touts Defiance Starch claiming 16 oz packages and no sticking, plus various patent medicine pitches including Hall's Catarrh Cure and Poultry Pills. It asserts product superiority, price points, and cautions against loyal stock, with testimonial-like notes on household efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Ulcers for 30 Years End With Cuticura Cure
A Gainesville Texas man testifies after thirty years of painful ulcers from knees to feet vanished in six months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He notes relief began with the first use and urges others to try the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
A Fight Turns Odd Over Lye Passing
A terse clash over passing lye escalates with unexpected outcomes, hinting at a dispute near a factory setting. Local witnesses describe tense exchanges and a curious tie to a soap production site.
Mire and Winslow Brand Advertised Starch Benefits
An old advertisement touts Hefiance Starch as superior for lasting rigidity, claiming better results than competing brands and more product for the price. It peddles generic lines about wind resistance, reliability, and household ease while weaving quips about pride and marriage.
A Good Sleeper
A reader laments early awakenings and urges care to avoid disturbing rest. The note references waking at the proper time and requests precautions to prevent careless voices from intruding on slumber in Somerville Journal.
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Somerville Journal
Farm Life Romance Ends With Quiet Realization
Ward Driscoll spends days at The Nutshell watching Rose grow distant as a city poet, then learns her letters come from Paul Wendell who is to marry another woman. Rose finally reveals she kept writing verses and hid her feelings while Ward faced growing doubt about their future.
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Ward Driscoll
Rose
Suimmber Ourder
Ward
Paul Wendell
Wilful romance between Wendell and poetess unfolds
A man reports sending poems to a magazine after Wendell’s insistence. He recalls a letter saying works were accepted and editors wanted more. He vows to make his life a poem if she becomes his wife, while she pledges to read them seriously and not laugh.
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Wendell
Rosset
Amusing Typo Mixups Fracture Doctor and Tenor Tales
A Chicago physician recalls a typographical error that swapped a pulse for a purse in a report, nearly prompting a lawsuit. A Venezuelan minister and an operatic tenor share anecdotes about garbled notices, including a police case verdict misread as a harsh sentence.
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Delog
Chicago
W. “Russell
Venezuela
Faust
St. Louis
Miss Boggs Prefers Horse Power Over Cars
In a Youth's Companion passage Miss Boggs rejects automobile doctors preferring a horse physician. She scorns modern inventions saying no law can stop a man who harms others, and insists on a distant horse doctor when her time comes. Her niece asks which doctor to summon as Miss Boggs guards against driveable medicine.
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Miss Boggs
Lané
Porterville
Cranston
Marshby
Miss. Boggs
American Exuberance and the Quail In Nebraska
A English statesman on American humor notes the Westerner as the country’s most humorous. A Nebraska hotel proprietor explains quail abundance as a nuisance with four or five fat quail jockeying for toast outside the kitchen window.
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United States
Brison
States
Nebraska
Confusion About the Churches Near Rethel Vermont
A stranger seeking directions to the first Episcopal church in the Rethel area asks a roadside resident for help. The woman at the door reveals her family name is Church and adds her father died last year, causing embarrassment for the visitor.
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Rethel
Torrey Evangelist Traces Ancestry to Weymouth Founder
Dr. Torrey learns during a West of England visit that Capt. William Torrey left Combe St Nicholas in Somersetshire for America in the seventeenth century and founded Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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England
Torrey
Capt
William Torrey
Combe St. Nicholas
Somersetshire
America
Weymouth
Mass
Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Medical Authorities
Historical testimonial noting Unicorn root and Golden Seal root as ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Claims relief for uterine disorders, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and related female reproductive ailments, with quotes from 19th century physicians praising the remedy’s tonic effects.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
Helmnias Lucien
Finley Risingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
Bartholow
M. D
Jefferson Medical College
Danger of Realism in Belasco's Stage Talk
David Belasco warned realism on stage may go too far and be dangerous. A stage manager described a snow scene where brown paper was used for snow, prompting questions about authenticity and color.
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David Belasco
Oneco
London
Dispute Over Ancient Progress Between Egypt and Assyria
An Egyptologist and an Assyriologist argued about which ancient people advanced more. The Egyptologist cited finds in Egypt of wires suggesting electricity, while the Assyriologist noted the absence of wires in Assyria and claimed wireless telegraphy demonstrated there.
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Egypt
Assyria
Mrs. Martha J. Lee Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Fraser Idaho November 27 special Mrs Martha J Lee testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her rheumatism after three attacks leaving her able to walk to Sunday School at age fifty eight. She credits improved kidney function with removing uric acid and restoring health.
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Dodd
Man Values Paid Opinion Over Free Advice
A man insists on an opinion he paid dearly for and ignores the same guidance when offered for free, showing how price changes perceived value and trust in expert counsel.
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Peoria
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J. Cheney
Laat
Hie Gem
Watorna
Kiwwane
Hall
Takeo Mall
Winslow
Boftene
Rene
Mattresa
Eeere
Pdgattiood
Elle Luuncates
Daily Story’ Pub Co
Mahammed
Namesa
Black Beauty
Ancient Science
Idaho
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Mother Gray
New York
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Leroy,n
Maude
Lewis
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