Heritage of Civil War Experiences and Kidney Pill Ad
Capt John L Bly of the 27th Ohio now in Newton Kansas recounts Civil War kidney trouble and enduring pain. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing him since 1901, a claim tied to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also notes on Velveteen washing, tobacco nicotine myths, and preaching via automobiles in France with 2600 New Testament copies.
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John L. Bly
Ohio
Newton
Kanaan
Ely
Chad
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
France
Siraina
Pastor Delatte Fran Hoare
Reformed Church
Balnten
Paris
Khoi
Aller
Saone Et Loire
Popor Delattre
Irish Bets Big on Gray Racehorse at Local Track
An afternoon at the track ends with Pat backing a large gray horse after seeing fortunes claimed at the races. He wins with his chosen horse, cashing in a few silver dollars as the bookmaker questions his luck and patience.
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Morphy
Pat
Old Timer Recalls Postum Replacing Coffee
A longtime user narrates how Postum Food Cereal replaced coffee, easing nervousness and digestive issues. She credits Postum with steadier energy, calmer nerves, and improved strength, noting her husband also switched from coffee to Postum with positive results.
The Ideal Dorothy and the Wall Tap Courtship
A Washington War Department clerk A Quintner, single at forty six, becomes obsessed with a woman he calls Dorothy. He taps a wall each night to communicate with her, imagining a shared life until the servant Annie reveals Dorothy has died. Quintner leaves the neighborhood, cherishing a memory of a woman who fused beauty with gentleness.
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Washington City
A. Quinmer
Ethrk
War Department
Everal Ibo
A. Quiitner
A. Quinter
Boratto
Dorothy
A. Quintner
Annie
Boon
Hin Ang
Quintier
Hni
Nita Lernek Lee
War
Abe
Annapolis
Quintwer
Quintner
Neleh Horhood
Senumeo
Joseph B. Bowles
Grocer and Watchmaker Swap Puzzling Quip
Walter Christie recalls a quarrel between two French chauffeurs about a watch crystal. A grocer doubles as a jeweler, claims he caught the thief with rings in his pocket. The watchmaker apologizes, and the grocer quips about things being put in mouths at his shop.
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Walter Christie
World Cotton Consumption Trends and Prices Rise
The article notes global cotton consumption averaged about 9 million bales from 13 to 1898, rising to about 10 million bales in 1898 to 1909 with prices roughly a penny higher per pound. If the trend continues, average annual consumption could reach about 9.9 to 10 million bales, with higher prices, benefiting producers, manufacturers, and exporters. A separate note mentions a constable in England arresting four men on a country road for gambling, who were observed playing cards while walking and stopping to deal.
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England
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Turkel
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Castoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo, N. Y
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Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
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J. E. Simpson
Chicago
R. B. Eskildson
Omaha
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Edwin F. Pardop
New York City
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Cyryey
Breipe
Dr Samuel Ptcier Nee
Prinaes Takes
Dodds
Buchan
Ballard
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
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Teas Hoor
Regia Na
Uy Galt Lake City
Paxton CO
Boston
Arre
Teale Ataris
le Weiewrneuy
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Serist
Fey Raney
Stator Militar
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