Dean's Kidney Pills Promote Quick Relief for Missouri Woman
A Missouri woman from Columbia reports two years of swelling and heart pain eased after using two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. She praises the remedy and notes it stopped recurrence. Also included are then-available local home remedies and a children’s prayer vignette from the era.
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J. D. Jomson
West Bickman St
Columbia
Dean
Hox
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
The Evolution of Household Remedies and Peruna
The piece traces how modern patent medicines grew from home made remedies once common in every family. It notes Peruna’s Mennonite origins with De Hartman, who popularized it from a local formula to a nationwide drug, promising cures for coughs throat and catarrh while stressing trust in Dr. Hartman’s judgment.
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Pennsylvania
Do Hartman
Yalie
Hartman
Medal of Honor Awarded for Bravery in U S Army Record
An article explains the Medal of Honor as the highest U S military decoration and contrasts it with British and German honors. It notes only 84 holders in a 66,385-strong force, covers wars from the Civil War to China, and highlights the rarity and arduous criteria of the award. A separate item reports a Hungarian village tragedy where a man and his wife were killed and eaten by wolves after going missing in snowy roads.
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Bridah
Army Register
China
Ign Arees
Lord Roberts
Aled
South Africa
pMcer
Artie Mandeihue
Amreya Lowil
Kelemer
Buda Posth
Hungary
Powtman
California Round Trip Sale via Salt Lake Route
Round trip fare promotion starts April 26 offering travel via the Salt Lake Route. Written notice from J. H. Burtner in Salt Lake City invites readers to take advantage of the sale.
Rivers in Mountains Explain 27 Mile Breakthroughs
In the Blue mountains of Pennsylvania rivers cut through the walls at intervals of 27 miles. From the Susquehanna to Swatara, Swatara to Schuylkill, Schuylkill to Lehigh, Lehigh to Delaware, and Delaware to Culver's pond in New Jersey, the gaps are the same. A note references the 30 dollar California and Ret Salt Lake Route.
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Blue Mountains
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Swataras
Swatara
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Delaware
New Jersey
Culver’s Pond
Short Cut to Secrecy Telegraph Penalty Declared
Officials of the Imperial Chinese telegraph administration warn that any telegraph employee found to reveal secret official telegrams to outsiders faces decapitation. The notice appears in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.
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Imperial Chinere Telegraph Administration
South Chins Morning Post
Hongkong
England's Best Soldiers at the Country Towns
The recruiting sergeant of today seeks in great towns rather than fairs. Street urchins, after brief training, gain a devil-may-care bravery that has long steadied the country in critical moments. Country Life. Landon.
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England
Landon
Travel Offer to California via Salt Lake Route
Advertisement states a $30 round trip to California via the Salt Lake Route. directs readers to write for full information to J. H. Burtner in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Salt Lake
J. HH Burtner
Salt Lake City
Stairs for Health Warns Against Elevator Obsession
J A Steery in London Graphic links stair climbing to better health and argues that modern reliance on elevators causes digestive upset and minor ailments. The brief remark cautions against overuse of lifts and promotes stairs as a healthier habit.
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J. A. Steery
London Graphic
Mrs Sage Seeks Relief Among Lawrenceville Village Folk
Mrs Russell Sage values the blunt, unaffected views of Lawrence, L. 1. summer residents as relief from crowds seeking money for education, religion, or charitable schemes. She finds solace in talking with those who have nothing to gain and no motive to pretend.
California Salt Lake Role Woman's Intuition Feature
A fragmentary item mentions Califorhlads Het Salt Lake Role and Woman's Intuition. It references a mountain near Winchester, describing a natural curiosity with stony terrain and a long descent to a river, noting a single yearly clear day and a bidder in a crevice.
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Califorhlads
Salt Lake
Syerty
Winchester
Condemned to Silence and Unnamed Murders Reported
The document reports a district attorney John Moran in Horton ordered to abstain from further action after a volatile political campaign. It mentions a dramatic death where a woman tied to a coat near Rut Switzerland is found dead and another body described as a decomposed corpse. The writing is garbled with unclear names and events, but indicates a political climate and a fatal incident with a likely crime context.
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John TH. Moran
Distriet
Horton
Ple Clare
Eltiarin
Rivne
Fordio
New Lamp Shades Glimmer With Jeweled Ballet Motifs
A catalog description details new lamp shades including an octagonal ballet girl shade painted on eight panels with a chiffon skirt, gold lace trim, ruby bead edging, and a large pink silk shade with pale pink cloth of gold threads and ribbon embroidery.
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Dudak
Mignonette Parfait and Home Remedies from a Historic Guide
A vintage culinary passage details Mignonette Parfait with mint, rose and orange waters, cream, and a green spinach tint, plus a chilled melon mold. It also offers footbath and drying-cloth care tips, including carbolic oil blends and instructions for woolens, all in practical household prose.
To Clean Mud Skirt With Stained Pink Fabric
A fragment describes washing a muddy skirt stained in pink, noting the fabric’s color and texture. The text mentions a method to remove dirt and references a cold scene with worn items and dim lighting. It includes unclear phrases about a vehicle or place and hints at a somber mood.
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Dirk
Fragmentary notice on cooking bones and gravy technique
A garbled snippet describes boiling bones to extract gravy then draining and cooling. The text hints at bone cleanliness and a caution against storing the toner in an iron container, with scattered phrases about debt and diving. The readable words point to a domestic cooking instruction mixed with unclear context.
Turpentine Removes Tar from a Kind Of Urpention
A damaged OCR note claims turpentine removes tar from an unspecified substance. The fragment mentions tar removal but lacks clear objects or context, leaving the precise subject and outcome unreadable.
Australian repatriation plan and Dinizulu graphophone
The report notes Australia arranging for the repatriation of 1000 discouraged Australians from South Africa while mentioning a graphophone owned by Zulu chief Dinizulu. It also lists various health claims and a statement about a musical organ built in England used by the chief.
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Australia
South Africa
Dinizulu
England
Free famous book offer by Dr Coffee for vision and hearing cures
Readers can obtain at no charge one of Dr W C Coffee's books describing a method to cure deafness head noises bore eyes failing sight and related conditions at home with small cost. Written with an invitation to mail a letter to Dr W C Coffee at 280 Century Bridge Dew Moines Ta.
Bishop Potter Letter Sparks Anew Marriage Question
A remote district clergyman asks Bishop Potter if he may marry to save another priest from a weary journey. The bishop’s terse reply and a later note on deafness cures are mentioned, with references to medical claims and circulars from a Toledo firm.
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Potter
Jong
World Cheapest Gas Shared By Witnes and Sheffield Gas Co
Gas World notes Sheffield and Witnes Gas Co share the world’s cheapest gas after a penny drop per thousand cubic feet. New scales: 1a. 4d. 1s. 2d. and Je for consumption. Widnes power gas at 1a. 1d. and 1s. 3d. with 11d. for power use. Also a comic exchange about a bachelor and his wife and hired girl reflects light social banter.
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Witnes Corporation
Sheffield Gas Company
England
Animal Lovin Ambition Podcast Sparks Controversy
A quirky podcast titled Animal Lovin Ambition stirs debate over its quirky focus on pet culture and ethical concerns. Hosts discuss humane treatment, breeding, and public reception while viewers weigh in on taste and controversy.
Williams Pink Pills Promise Blood and Strength
An advertisement touts Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for health decline and anemia. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. William Mutiley of Utica New York detailing postnatal illness, headaches, weakness, swelling, and weight loss, claiming the pills restored appetite and vitality. The copy emphasizes the pills build new blood, improve digestion, nerves, and overall stamina, offering mail or local availability.
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Willian Mutiley
Court Street
Ution
N.Y
Ran Tak
Deon
Milla
Dr. Williams Modis
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