Peruna Promises Cure for Early Catarrh Stages
The article cites Mrs. M J Brink and others praising Peruna as effective at the first stage of catarrh or catching cold. It warns neglect leads to chronic catarrh and urges immediate Peruna use, citing testimonials from Elizabeth Uber of Albany and Sarah McGehan, urging readers to contact Dr. Hartman for advice.
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Elizabeth Uber
Dasnatt Street
Albany
NeYewellas
Sarah McGehan
McGahan
Hartman
Drunken Deacon and Hypocrite Tale From a Philadelphia Church
A Philadelphia preacher rails at vices with a drunkard in the pew answering the call for the drunk and the hypocrite. Dialogue turns to moral sternness and a comic miscue as a deacon is nudged to stand. The piece blends seasonal imagery and memory with reflections on tradition and change.
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Pillar
Philadelphia
Courbes- Mao
Dimean
Widnes Visitor Echoes Odd London Tit Bits Quip
A Widnes man touring Liverpool goods up a bawdy line about a widow home and a breach of promise suit. A London business tale notes a debtor Bitkina evades collectors with strength and then a woman collector marries him.
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Liverpool
London
Bitkina
Wit and Whimsy in a Page of Private Jokes
A stream of comic exchanges and humorous squibs reveals clever wordplay and social observations. Characters discuss advertising space, aging, work raises, engagements, and a bumbling professor, with snippets of light banter and contained humor typical of a newspaper feature.
Doans Kidney Pills Promoted By Satisfied Users
A flood of testimonials lauds Doans Kidney Pills for kidney and urine ailments. Mrs Leivery of Oakland reports dramatic relief after a trial and purchase for a relative. Gino Jurxovitin of New Orleans says vertigo and diaries were cured, noting improved appearance and ongoing benefit.
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Doan
Camek & On, Ltd
Gino
Jurxovitin
Preston & Stier
New Orleans
Turnip or Onion Plea Echoes Old Tale of Starving Animal
A visitor finds an aged animal in severe need and urges food. The animal declines meat offering and, in a quixotic exchange, prefers turnip or onion but says straw suits best, a remark reflecting a grim outlook as noted by the Globe.
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Lreain Abbotth
Nose caught fire from celluloid disguise in Paris
A man strolling the Boulevard Saint Michel in Paris lit a cigarette when his nose suddenly burst into flames and burned his beard. The burning nose was later found to be a celluloid prosthetic sold by a dealer who misled the patient by substituting a horn nose prescribed by a physician.
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Boulevard Saint-Michel
Paris
New York Medical Journal
Noisy Paris Household Causes Police Action
A noisy Paris family kept by an old woman disturbed neighbors. The household, described as twenty roosters, thirty dogs, four cats, a goat and other small animals, was dispersed by the police after complaints. The piece also notes dubious claims about Piso's Cure for Consumption and mentions a Geneva monument to Spanish martyrs.
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Paris
Course Dinner for Ten Cents Clever Dinner Scam
A New York restaurant faces a scam where customers exploit a ten cent dining trick. Patrons move between rooms, pay a ten cent bill, then drop a folded check under a table to avoid full payment. The waiter finds the discarded check later and settles the claim with ten cents, while the scheme hinges on entering from one entrance and exiting another. The piece notes the ploy involves fake monograms and manipulated receipts.
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New York
Ew York
Virginia Bill Faces Rugged Path in House Delegates
A proposed Virginia measure to ban promiscuous kissing is unlikely to advance. Observers cite many bachelors married men widowers among legislators as obstacles to passage.
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Virginia House of Delegates
Large Christmas Candles and Dyes Highlight Seasonal Goods
The article notes oversized Christmas candles called altar staffs up to six feet long and nearly 40 pounds each, priced at 26 dollars, crafted from pure beeswax. It also mentions Putnam faceless dyes that produce brighter colors with less effort than rival products.
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Putnam
Blessing the Danube and San Francisco School Board Debate
In Roumania a Christmas Danube blessing procession features a large cross carried before it. In San Francisco Mayor Schmitt refused to appoint a woman to the city school board, saying such an appointment could unsettle many teachers opposed to the change.
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Danube
Roumania
Schmitt
San Francisco
Pediuimn of the Indies
California Club
Echo
Don’t Die of Consumption Basen 17 Bate Odell Remedy Claim
An elderly doctor offers a free trial package of a consumption remedy promising cures. The ad targets those with tuberculosis like symptoms and lists an address in Hakymaroo, Michigan, urging readers to request a trial and watch for claimed dramatic improvements.
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Simott
Emperory
Dek P. Vonkernén
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