Nervousness and Weakness Cured by Peruna Ad
Mina Satie Robinson reports Premire Peruna helped her nervousness and weakness from overwork and gossip. She began using it months ago and notes stronger appetite clearer sight and restored strength. Address De SB Martman president Hartman Sanitarium Columbus O for free medical advice. Confidential correspondence.
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Mina Satie Robinson
Rand Street
Mulilen
Perusa
SB. Martman
Hartman Sanctarrum
Columbus
Changed meaning of nerve in language and medicine
The text discusses shifting definitions of nerve and nervous across history. It cites Sir Frederick Troves on Japanese concepts, traces nerve etymology to Greek Latin roots, and contrasts old sinew meanings with modern medical use, noting Shakespeare and Pope usage and the evolution to nonmedical senses.
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Frederick Troves
Japan
Pope
Neremus
May Weddings Run A Mayhem Of Superstition And History
A survey of May wedding lore traces a Romans to Mary Queen of Scots era belief that May brings bad luck. Ovid and Plutarch cited as justification while culture links to mourning rites and Venus in April and June gods. The note recalls Holyrood inscription on Mary Queen of Scots and Bothwell in May 1567.
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Ovid
Plutarch
Jane
Holyrood
Mary Qketh
Bothwell
Mary
Lost Ghost of William Warren at Boston Museum
A columnist recalls William Warren at the old Boston museum in the sixties and the famed Warren Fare scholar. The writer recalls a ludicrous scene when Warren, after a fruitless chase of a ghost, exclaimed I’ll die before MJ give up the ghost in his insatiable style.
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William Warren
Ld Boston Museum
Smallest Electric Installation Found in German Village
A single arc lamp in Bremen near Dormbach Thuringia is claimed as the world’s smallest electric installation. The lamp is powered by a wheel-driven dynamo in the village and is part of a quirky local record. The Pilgrim's Progress is noted for being reproduced in 105 languages, a metric of linguistic reach.
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Bremen
Dormbach
Thuringia
Archurch
Pilgrim's Progress
Roosevelt forms committee to reform federal work methods
President Roosevelt names a five member panel chaired by Chas L. Keep to study and report on improved methods across bureaus and departments. The group will seek uniform, economical practices, cut unnecessary letter writing, and enforce accountability while avoiding criticism of individuals.
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Washington
Chas
Ll. Keep
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Frank Hitchcock
Lawrence O. Murray
Commerce and Labor
James H. Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
Department of Agriculture
Navy
Dureauersia
War and Navy Departments
Nervous prostration cures touted by Lydia E Pinkham ad
An old newspaper fragment touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous prostration and related female ailments. It cites a Brooklyn patient praising relief after ten years of distress and claims similar letters prove its virtues. Also promotes Defiance Starch and urges persistence against despair.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. B. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Lydia E. Pinkhaw
Hickory A Good American Tree Describes Its Americanism
The shellbark hickory is praised as a strictly American tree deeply tied to its native soil. It is valued for sturdy roots, bold branches, tough character, and fruitful nature, with rough bark and strong individuality. Winter buds and inner scales are noted for beauty, texture, and vivid colors like yellow, orange, and red.
Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Sedgwick Ark June 19 A father recounts his son’s near fate from dropsy and how Dodd's Kidney Pills restored mobility after eight days with thirty five pills in total. The account claims rapid swelling relief and full recovery, urging others to try the remedy.
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Dodd
Sedgwick
Ark
Taylor
Defiance Cold Water Starch Sells Big 16 oz Pack
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch noting it never sticks to iron and comes in a full 16 oz package for 16 cents. Competes against 4 pound packs at same price, with emphasis on no harmful chemicals and clear “16 oz” labeling. If a grocer offers a larger 12 form package, it is suggested stock is old and push Defiance instead.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
Oklahoma professor ties Cimarron name to Apache word
Prof. Charles W. Gould of Oklahoma University says the Cimarron River name is Mexican and derived from Apache. He notes Cimarron meaning outcast or wanderer and traces it to an Apache definition describing a former tribe member who settled along the river.
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Charles W. Gould
Oklahoma University
Cimarron
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Modest Request Highlights Labor Openings and Swiss Education
A Pepperell Mill operative asks to stay home a few days due to short help. Swiss practice of schooling late childhood inspires Sir John Gorst. Dust prevention tip and old ads mix in a cluttered page. Train schedule changes aim to shorten New York Chicago travel to eighteen hours and adjust related services. Don't discuss dislikes to avoid selfishness.
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Pepperell
Biddeford
Kennebec Journal
Switzerland
Sir John Gorst
New York Central Lines
New York
Ines
Chicago
New York Central
Ita
Taying
Buffalo
Grand Central Station
Lake Shore Limited
Lake Shore
Haif
St. Louis
Cincinnnati
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Okiehoma
Texas
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Ivetree
Adérene
George Morton
G.P
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ST. Louis, Mo
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Your Lion
Toledo
Ohio
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Dervagyhas
Hungary
Ers
Cara
Grand. Rapids
Mich
Yellow River Bridge
Shanghai
Pei Han Railway Company
St Petersburg
Vistula
Ural
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Shebina
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Tangier
Morocco
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Italy
Ate
Romesty Ucane
Hickory
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Vienna
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Red Cross
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