Tried by Time: Lario’s Endorsement Spurs Dean’s Kidney Pills
Eugene E. Lario of Denver testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured his backache after long desk work. He praises the remedy and offers a free trial mailed nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Pills priced at 60 cents per box. The note adds milk mills in Peoria will keep grinding despite a short corn crop.
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Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Lario
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Ear Cure Claim
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and offers Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a solution with a money back promise. It states nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and promises a free circulation for testimonials while noting a note on a nut crop.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & O
Toledo
Druggieta
Zoe
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Superior Value and Quality
An old ad touts Defiance Starch as a household essential with 4 oz extra for 10 cents, claiming it outperforms competitors in cold water starch. It also references Dr Kline’s nerve restorer and a butter color product, with scattered domestic hints and stray names like Kranz and Philadelphia.
Friends and Trade Secrets on True Friendship
A 1952 reflection on how friends shape careers and opportunities. It argues genuine friendship, unfettered by selfish motives, provides resources and backing beyond kinship, and cautions that some claim credit for others’ returns.
Accuracy Review Department and Arcade Index Invitation
An introduction explains the Accuracy Review Department for sharing useful ideas and information through Dr. Karl M. Pratt. It invites contributions via The John Crerar Library Chicago and mentions the Arcade Index libraries begun in 1872 with unpublished data dating to 1798 and plans to 1952.
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Karl M. Pratt
John Crerar
Marshall
Field Building
Chicago
Aare
Arcade
Acquirement of Better Results
A man seeks how to do more with the same energy and time. The piece urges removing unneeded goods to free space, studying self and environment, and adopting better methods, habits, and efficient delegation to gain more daily output.
Rest and Focus in Work Time Guided by History
The piece warns that scattered attention causes errors and explains that people who rest during work or worry about work during rest do neither. It argues against thinking too far ahead or behind, noting prophets and historians handle extremes while the average man should focus on today with steady effort.
The Criminality of Carelessness
A reflection on why carelessness becomes criminal. The author discusses ignorance, the value of knowledge, and how repeated neglect of learning can be morally blameworthy as individuals gain power by knowing how, when, where, and why.
The Usefulness of Self-Control in Daily Life
The article argues self-control is valuable across social, professional, and commercial life. It highlights personal examples on practicing restraint, quotes from readers on methods to gain self-control, and notes that self-control stems from experience, education, and earnest purpose. It cites professionals like solicitors and an attorney collector. It urges thinking before acting, reinforcing that self-control enables better judgment and outcomes.
Broad view and narrow paths in life philosophy
The text contrasts a narrow view with a wide view and notes paradoxes in daily life. It suggests a sharp, bee line path can coexist with a broad perspective, and comments on how the hardworking man embodies both diligence and a contradiction between view and route.
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Amp
Forgetful Irving and Terry Prompted by Hilarious Show
During a star performance of The Merchant of Venice Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry forgot their lines. Terry improvised while Irving filled pauses withAws and Ughs to the crowd’s delight. The prompter whispered that the Dante speech was not in the book, prompting Irving to press on with his own lines.
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Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Venice
Sir Henry
Ellen Terry
Miss Terry
Shylock
Dante
Henry
General Gobin and the Wilkesbarre poker farce
A Pennsylvania National Guard commander sternly derided a poker game played during the coal strike at Wilkesbarre. A Philadelphia newspaper crew staged a joke on a young man who drew a straight flush, provoking Gobin’s sharp contempt when the incident reached him. The betrayal of the joke led to a public roar over the caller’s embarrassment.
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Gobin
Pennsylvania National Guards
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
Mrorning
Seneral Gobin
Ian
Ethel Bradshaw Endorses Bodd’s Kidney Pills For Kidney Trouble
Miss Ethel Bradshaw reports relief from kidney trouble after using Bodd’s Kidney Pills and urges others with kidney complaints to try the remedy. Dr. Dunaway of Benton Illinois backs the pills as the best kidney medicine and claims potential diabetes improvement in late stages. The note also references Mr Rockefeller’s views on future human evolution.
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McCormick
Ethel Bradshaw
Bodd
Dunaway
Benton, Ill
Dodd
Peruna Tonic touted by women in health claims
Mrs. Tressie Nelson of Nashville credits Peruna with relief from years of pain and fatigue and urges others to try the tonic. Josephine Morris of Brooklyn says it helps against heat weariness and malaria, calling it the finest tonic. The ad promotes Peruna as a cure for hot weather malaise and mucous membrane health with advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Tressie Nelson
Broad St
Nashville
Tenn
Peruna
Abs
Tresete
Nelson
Osephine Morris
Carroll St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Josephine Morris
Per Weite
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohio
Lincoln Indestructible Door Bell Ad Sparks Money-Maker Talk
A historical snip from Lincoln Nebraska promotes the Lincoln Bell claiming no springs cogs or battery. The ad targets agents with a bold cash angle and emphasizes a durable door bell product as a money maker.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Bell
Defiance Starch Promoted Over More Expensive 16 Ounce Pack
Advertisers urge buyers to choose Defiance Starch 16 ounce size for the same price, noting grocers may not stock 12 ounce packets. They claim Defiance contains 16.0 ounces and requires no cooking, appealing to budget minded customers.
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Defiance
All Up to Date Housekeepers Boost Defiance Starch
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior with claims of extra 4 oz for value. It promotes Pise's Cure for throat and lung affections credited to O Eypsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 1900. It also markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and keeps white yellow clothes by Red Cross Ball Blue.
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Pise
We. O. Eypsley
Vanburen, Ind
Carla
E Pastor CO
Boston
Wass
Calemhne Ave
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Dr. Kline
Leve
KK UL. Kranz
Arch Street
Philadelhiladelphia
Man
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
W.N. U
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Aia
Sas
Rockefeller
Reliance Ane
USA
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Slnc
HOGE
Mena
Wemde
Chilese DE Palen
A. Winter
Tryon Hosiery Company
Street M.W
Washington, D.C
Dension Atmos SE
Buc
Saetpel
Teenie
Sara Pecsien
Rares
Abso
For Soc
D&piance Starch CO
W. L. Douglas
Imlians
Orona Colt
Douglas
Renee
Ouglam
Brockton
Garden of Prosperity
Whitney & Wheelock
Broadway
Fargo
N. C
St. Jacobs Oil
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