The Scotsman’s Diet Promotes Oats and Quaker Oats
For centuries oats have formed the Scotch diet and are claimed to make the people strong both mentally and physically. Quaker Oats offers a family package for 25 cents with a free imported china piece included, urging readers to ask their grocer.
School Board Endorses Corporal Punishment Policy
The St. Paul board of education approved Superintendent Heeter’s suggestion to use corporal punishment administered only by the school principal with written parental permission.
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Rodin School
St. Paul Board of Education
Heeter
Wages of New Zealand Clerks in Dry Goods Stores
Clerks in dry goods and grocery stores in New Zealand earn from six to seventeen and a half dollars a week. Defiance Starch promises smooth finish flexible stiff ness and durability, with ten cents for a sixteen ounce package.
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New Zealand
It Takes a Man with Strong Will to Listen When Angry
A compact aphorism notes that controlling anger requires discipline and a steady mind. The saying emphasizes the value of listening to reason even in moments of strong emotion.
Crisis of girlhood saved by Lydia E. Pinkham’s compound
Miss Emma Cole proclaims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her life and made her well. She warns of lives sacrificed as girls enter womanhood, noting disruptions and suffering during that crucial period.
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Emma Cole
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tullahoma
Tenn
Deacon Questions Credit for Lost Half Dollar Donation
A Providence man tells of dropping a half in church and the deacon picking it up before the offering box. He only gave a quarter, wondering if St Peter credits him for the 75 cents or just the quarter. His wife says no credit for either. the quarter covers his guilt.
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St. Peter
Resentful Writer Sparks Bitter Exchange
Mr Stormington Barnes confronts a critic who claimed his work failed to reach the highest standard of excellence. He rejects the abuse while welcoming constructive criticism.
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Stormington Barnes
Habit and Imitation Shape Human Learning and Work
The text argues habit and imitation are the core, perpetual forces guiding human action. They drive effort, apprenticeship, practice, and learning, forming the basis of all achievement and development.
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Carlyle
Senator Sorghum Advocates Personal Supervision of Cash
A dialogue portrays Senator Sorghum insisting on direct personal oversight of campaign finances rather than relying on speeches by others. The exchange emphasizes tight control of money over rhetoric.
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Sorghum
Sex Proportion in America Exceeds Other Nations
The United States has a larger male excess than any civilized country due to immigration bringing more men than women.
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America
United States
Debater and Senator Quote Money Talking Argument
A Debater notes Senator Sorghum praising a friend as a great debater, describing their argument as one where money talks, signaling persuasion through financial influence. The exchange highlights rhetorical power and the role of money in political argument.
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Senator Sorghum
Worst Case of Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her four month old son’s severe eczema covering his face and body despite doctors. After using Cuticura Remedies the child improved in two months and fully recovered in six months, with this testimonial dated October 24, 1905.
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R. L. Risley
Piermont
N. H
Reception Costly for Mrs Heaton's Catholic Celebration
Mrs. Augustus Heaton of Washington changed from Episcopalian to Roman Catholic and held a reception for the diocese bishop. She redecorated her drawing room by stripping it of most items and drab silk wall coverings, spending about $9,000 on the transformation.
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Augustus Heaton
Washington
Mme. Heaton
Legal Giant to Defend Thaw
Delphin Michael Delmas, a leading Pacific coast attorney, is retained to defend Harry Kendall Thaw in the New York murder case of Stanford White. Delmas will handle all aspects of the defense and will reside in New York after the trial. He is noted for a striking personality and formidable, magnetic courtroom presence with a Napoleon-like facial similarity.
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Thaw
Delphin
Michael Delmas
Pacific Coast Bar
Harry
Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Delmas
Empire City
Napoleon
Young Boston Delegation Sets Fresh Record in Washington
Boston's three newly elected congressmen Joseph F. O Connell John A Kelcher and Andrew J Peters are described as youthful bachelors. It marks the first time the city sent three bachelors with no husbands or fathers in its delegation and the youngest delegation yet sent from any city.
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Boston
Joseph_ F. O'Connell
John A. Kelcher
Andrew J. Peters
Washington
Doctor's Trials Highlight Daily Overwork and Recovery
An Ohio physician recalls years of fatigue and illness from heavy practice and business duties. He credits Grape-Nuts and bananas for rapid, lasting improvement in weight and health, and advises sharing the pamphlet The Road to Wellville with patients. The testimonial ends with There’s a reason.
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Ohio
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Master of Seventy Languages Jeremiah Curtin
Jeremiah Curtin, living in Bristol Vermont, is described as a master of 70 languages. He started on a farm and studied diligently to learn one language after another. He is now doing special work and has authored many translations and books. he graduated from Harvard and was appointed secretary of the legation at St. Petersburg by President Lincoln.
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Jeremiah Curtin
Bristol, Vt
Harvard
Lincoln
St. Petersburg
Defiance Starch Claims Superior Strength for Finely Ironed Clothes
The advertisement argues that laundry results improve with Defiance Starch, allowing a thinner, stronger coating that preserves fabric beauty and wear. It emphasizes that rival starches require heavy application, dulling appearance and reducing durability.
American Expert Leads World Mining Empire
Gardner F. Williams, renowned American mining engineer who oversees global diamond output, was born in Michigan and educated in California and Freiberg. He served as San Francisco mint assayer, worked in Nevada and northern California mines, joined Rothschilds expedition, then led De Beers mines from 1886 until returning to America with his son Alpheus Williams taking his position.
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Gardner F. Williams
Michigan
California
California College
Oakland
State University
Mining Academy
Freiberg
Saxony
San Francisco
Nevada
Rothschilds
Masthonaland
Cecil Rhodes
de Beers Company
Rhodes
America
Alpheus Williams
Rheumatism Cure Promised By Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. Henry Oota of West Cheshire Connecticut credits Williams Pink Pills with curing her rheumatism after years of pain swelling and bed rest. The ad claims the pills purify and enrich the blood improve digestion restore sleep and rebuild strength. Sold by druggists or postpaid 50 cents a box six for 250 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Henry Oota
West Cheshire
Conn
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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