Sisters of Charity Endorse Peruna in Letters to Dr Hartman
Catholic Sisters in multiple states report Peruna easing catarrh and laryngitis in patients under care. Letters from Detroit and Napoleon praise relief and long-term cure prospects. Dr Hartman, famed physician, invites inquiries and offers free guidance from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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Sisters of Charity
Peruna
Hartman
United States
Catholic
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Co
Man Meekison
Napoleon, Ohio
David Meekison
Fragmentary Cable News Quote From A Dialogue
A fragment shows a girl reflecting on platonic affection and aging. The text captures a dialogue about freshness of cable news and how beliefs change with time. Warnings about interpretation due to missing context.
Defiance Cold Water Starch Advertises Bigger Pack
A housewife is urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch for everyday use. The ad claims the 10 cent package holds 16 ounces, more than rival brands with 12 ounces. It promises superior quality and urges loyalty once tried. It ends with a proverb about appearances and a dog on a welcome mat mentioned by the Manaysink Philosopher.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch CO
Omana
Neb
World's Fair Information Bureau Established in Omaha
The St. Louis World's Fair information bureau opens at 1601 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska with Harry E. Moores in charge and offering free information. A joke note about a man entering politics and losing his reputation follows.
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A.st. Louis
Farnam 8 St
Omaha
Nebr
Harry E. Moores
Fragmented Market Banter Cites Defiance Starch Value
A fragment mentions better quality starches and a price comparison claiming one third more Defiance Starch for the same cost as competitors. A quirky dialogue references Meyerbeer and a musician asking about taste, followed by an amused reply about liking beer from an impoverished speaker.
No. Use Ball Blue For Whites In Divorce Suit Lore
Public notice style lines tout red cross ball blue for whitening clothes sold at 5 cents a package. The ad cheekily riffs that household remedies and old wives tales appear in many divorce suits, reflecting era humor and social mores.
Hunter with a Record Moose on First Day Out
W 8 Crooker of South Brookfield Nova Scotia, a land surveyor and seasoned hunter, shot a moose on a calm Saturday morning. The animal dressed about 750 pounds with a 50 inch antler spread. Crooker is 74 and has harvested a moose each year since age 21, marking six consecutive successes.
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Crooker
South Brookfield
N. S
Mr. Crocker
Moose
The Magnetic North and Its Shifting Compass
A historical reflection on the compass that exposes its constancy as false. It notes that magnetic direction varies by location and time, citing London as 17 degrees west of north and tracing changes from 1580 through 1820 as it wanders and cycles without settling.
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London
Jasmine and Night Bloom in Pall Mall Gazette Poem
A Pall Mall Gazette verse narrates a nocturnal scene where jasmine buds scent the air and a woman’s longing lingers. Starry jasmine gleams through gloom as her eyes search the night, with fragrant chains and dreams keeping vigil until dawn.
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Jasmine
His New Hat
Six year old Bobby Westford arrives home excited after a school remark about needing a new hat. His mother recalls his current hat is new, and Bobby explains the teacher prompted him to buy a thinking cap. He asks for another hat.
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Lilian Russell
Bobby
Westford
Mamma
New York Times
Edison and a friend fail to meet Tom Edison at lab
Two men arrive at the Edison laboratory seeking a visit with Thomas A. Edison. The attendant explains the inventor is busy and not receiving visitors while a life long friend learns Mrs Edison waited two hours that morning and left before seeing him.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Tom’ Edison
Mrss Edison
New York Times
Draws Royalties for Little Burlesque Libretto
A New York burlesque act gains laughs with a last surviving line by its author. The manager finds humor in the sole remaining speech, while others are cut or swapped with new material by comedians and the company.
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New York
Watch recalls old Carrollton regro with vintage quips
Fragmentary regro from Carrollton Missouri notes a colored physician and a white doctor assessing a patient age 111. It weaves in humorous quips, ad lines, and pithy maxims about trust, marriage, and social quirks from era publications.
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Carrollton
Darky
Elder Kokomo Woman Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs. Anna M. Willis of Kokomo at 74 writes a public letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for twenty years of kidney trouble she says weakened heart and back. After using several boxes she reports feeling twenty years younger and able to resume farm and home tasks.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Dodd
Pete
Anderson
Jacksonville
Fla
Recorder of Deeds
West
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pixxnaw
R. A. AnpgRson
Washington St. Sen
Dish Washing In Winter Dreads on Hands
Housekeepers dread dish washing in winter as it roughens hands and causes chapping. Impure soap worsens injuries, but using Ivory Soap with thorough rinsing and drying can prevent chapping.
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R. Parker
A Soft Answer Meets Its Match With Book Agents
A calm reply rarely persuades book agents who stand firm in negotiation. The quip notes the stubborn nature of publishing gatekeepers and the limits of diplomacy in manuscript deals.
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