Munyon Paw-Paw Laxative Pills Offered Free
Package mailed free on request of many for Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills claimed as best stomach and liver cure. Pills, made from Paw-Paw juice, advertised to ease constipation indigestion jaundice and headaches. Free sample offer to send postal or letter to Munyon's Homeopathic Co. at 53d and Jefferson Streets Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Munyon’s Homoeopathic Home Remedy CO
53D
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
First Appendicitis Operation by Dr Webber in 1866 NYC
In 1866 Dr. Carl Webber carried out the first appendicitis operation in New York City. The procedure occurred without antiseptics, using primitive instruments and appliances. The patient survived and is reported as living well in New York today.
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Carl Webber
New York City
New York
Eye salve promises quick relief from windsand irritation
Strong winds and sand storms irritate the eyelids causing granulation. PET TIT'S EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves. 25 cents. All druggists of Howard Bros. Buffalo NY.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
It Is Easier to Raise a Son Who Supports You
The proverb notes the challenge of guiding a son toward reciprocal support rather than mere obedience. It contrasts the simpler task of fostering dependent behavior with the harder aim of cultivating lasting mutual care and responsibility.
Farm land in Canada offers strong investment and living value
The article extols Canadian farm land as a profitable investment with rising values this spring and steady crop prices. It cites rail access, low transport costs, and government rail rate controls, arguing farmers can earn clear profits of ten to twenty dollars per acre annually and that land values will continue to rise as more Americans relocate.
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Canada
Mrs Fenton and the Double Identity Mystery
A serialized romance by W. E. Norris unfolds with a double identity plot amid money and rivalry. The Dean of St Cyprian's and Musgrave confront family duty as a dying man leaves a fortune and a nephew in potential line for inheritance. The scene shifts from hospital bedside to late night telegrams signaling an ongoing tragedy.
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Musgrave
Fred
St. Cyprian’s
Drysdale
Dr. Drysdale
Frederick Musgrave
London
Deathbed in Oxford: The Dean’s Final Reckoning
In a stormy March evening at a gloomy Oxford house the Dean of St Cyprian’s nears death. The visiting lawyer Breffit quibbles with tardy justice as the lonely scholar awaits his fate and shares a final, terse exchange before departing for London.
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Oxford
St. Cyprian's
England
All Saints
Drysdale
Mr. Breffit
London
Dean Discusses Will and Estranged Daughter Laura
The Dean reveals a new will leaving Laura nothing but a distant hope of rest with £10,000 to nephew Frederick. Musgrave questions Laura’s fate and recalling her earlier flight to New Zealand, while Drysdale questions the wisdom of notifying Frederick.
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Drysdale
Master of All Saints
Musgrave
Laura
Frederick
Dr. Drysdale
Fred
New Zealand
Keelhauling Described as Terrible Maritime Punishment
The New York Press recounts keel hauling as a brutal pre steam penalty for sailors. A line under the keel, bound feet, arms tied, hauled under the ship to bruise and near drown the victim. It notes ships rarely stopped during the ordeal and deaths were blamed on Providence.
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New York Press
The Centipede and Tarantula in Australian Lore
The author explains centipedes bear venom in their first pair of claws and can be deadly, noting a specimen eleven inches long. He compares the tarantula’s lesser offense to the frightening aura of large spiders, recounting bushmen blanching at a small “triantelope.”
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Chambers
Mean Bride and Groom Dialog Sparks Dramatic Exchange
The Bride from Chicago declares this is her third bridal tour as the Groom hopes it ends. The Bride bursts into tears and accuses him of selfishness. A separate note mentions a tree yielding three pints of liquid from eight feet high.
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Chicago
Puck
TANGLE OF MATRIMONY Crazed patchwork of romance from news clips
A Cleveland Leader reprint surveys misadventures in love from across the nation. A Boston suitor chloroforms a mother to seize a girl, a Kansas City bigamist defends her status, a Connecticut jilted lover exposes plans, a South Manchester bride slips on a wedding ring, and a Detroit wager wedding draws sharp contempt.
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Boston
Kansas City
Connecticut
South
Manchester
Detroit
Cleveland
Lion Fight Ends With Ranger’s Knife Escape in South Africa
Lieutenant Colonel Patterson recounts a game warden assistant’s harrowing dusk ride in a game preserve. A lion dragged him from his pony and pierced his shoulder but the officer grabbed a hunter’s knife, stabbed the lion through the heart, and climbed a tree until natives and a dog chased the predator away.
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South Africa
Patterson
Lion Number One
Waxed ironing trick for nonstick shine
A tip suggests rubbing the iron with white wax from candle scraps wrapped in cotton or linen to prevent sticking and to give linen a gloss. The text then shifts to a quip about layers in company cake and a remark on repentance and promises.
Christmas Fairy Play in Paris Domino Scene
In Paris a Christmas fairy play featured dominoes with boards on actors' backs labeled by hamberg. A Le Figaro writer reported a manager’s resignation claim from a "super" who demanded better pay, insisting as an oldest artist he deserves double six rather than double aught.
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Paris
Hamberg
le Figaro
Curious world on Bjornson name spelling
Bjornstjerne Bjornson christened amid curiosity about spelling reformers may they alter his name. Parents joke their distinguished name has escaped mutilation thus far.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Dr Martel's Female Pills Ad for Women Ailments
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Martel's Female Pills as a seventeen year standard. It claims for women's ailments a scientifically prepared remedy with quick and permanent results and availability at all drug stores.
Pongee Suit Features Blue Stripe and Knife Cleated Collar
A plain and striped pongee suit uses an old blue stripe matching deep cuffs. The design pairs with natural pongee and introduces a knife cleated collar of net as a new feature.
Doctor Endorses Postum Over Coffee for Health
A letter from a doctor describes coffee as an insidious poison harming nervous and stomach health. The writer, 42, cites nervous prostration after coffee and credits Postum with restored sleep, weight gain from 146 to 167 pounds, and improved energy. He notes his two coffee-drinking children also improved after switching. There is a brief promotion for The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Wellville
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