Doan’s Kidney Pills Save Veteran’s Health Recount
A Indianapolis veteran recalls severe kidney trouble after military service with headaches dizziness sleeplessness and extreme leg swelling. After refusing amputation he used Doan’s Kidney Pills, noting swelling subsided urine normalized and pains vanished. he has stayed well for nine years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York 60 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Charity and pettiest acts amid old stories and dogs
A garbled Washington Times excerpt recounts Jack London talks on charity and a New York farewell dinner tale. It weaves in Asa Meddard, George P. Angell, and assorted anecdotes about animals, nature writers, and a servant’s humble lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack London
Lonedon
New York
Spark
Washington Times
Asa Meddard
American Automobile Assortation
Worcester
Streight
Bohemian Night Out With Clara Jane In New York
A fragment recalls Clara Jane seeking Bohemian adventures in New York with John Henry, including dinners at a New York restaurant, flirtations with a painter, and humorous misadventures with Bud Phillips and Tom Barclay as onlookers. The tale wends through street scenes, social circles, and a chaotic dinner table scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Beethover
Beethoven
Bohemia
Budd
Velley
Clara Jane
Ikey
Rembrandt
Clara
Jane
Tom Barclay
John Henry
Tom
Tian
Clara J
Departure Bordered by Courteous Farewell Colonies
A San Francisco Call report recalls an incident when a Chinese minister’s retinue left, as immigration inspectors tried to stop a possible boarding by others. A customs officer restrained a man on the dock, but the visitor calmly proclaimed the action unnecessary and vowed not to return. The inspector never forgot the dignity shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Ting Wong
Cole
John
Tany
San Francisco
Patent medicines dominate prescriptions in doctors practice
An article notes physicians oppose patent medicines yet about nine to ten percent of all drugs prescribed are prepared by manufacturers. It cites Dr. A Jacobi data showing rise from near zero in 1860 to 20–29 percent by 1902 03 and argues these remedies are used for home care when symptoms are clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
A. Jacobi
Jacobs
Two Ways of Looking At It Delett Burgens Dinner Talk
The speaker at a New York booksellers dinner recounted a tale of a wife and husband over money and pride, contrasting a tart tongue with a boastful remark about support. The piece then shifts to a critique of the boomerang as a weapon, noting the invention’s supposed ancient origins and questioning the accuracy of its iconic history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Angell
Boston
Uute
Parlor Car Romance Amid Wreck Delays
Lambert and Jessie Fulton meet by chance aboard a stalled parlor car after a derailment. They share a meal from a small store a distant station and plan future meetings as they wait for repairs to resume travel toward a hoped reunion in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
Mins Fulton
Tte & Store
Mand
Git
Aly
Jessie Fr Ton
Fee
Georgtt
Ben
Brratley
Kreeting
Perlayn
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Sting
Mr Goodly
Beth
Dave
Daniel
Gemuntha
Hamed
Hugh McHugh
George V. Mobars
Helen
Killa
Willan
William
the New York
Bud Phillips
Bud
Grand Lodge of Good Fellows
High Tide Association
Teauk
Clark Jane
Liege
Weill
Merle
Biel
Jona Heney
Pear Jolaure
Badlands
THER
Branon
Paradise
James Brayne
Mies Pulton
Dumbledowe
Jeavle Fulton
Bastin
Standard Oil CO
Carters
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