Peruna Promotion Letters Claim Catarrh Cure
An advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh with testimonials from users including W Fuller of Los Angeles. It urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio for free advice and a pamphlet of letters attesting to the remedy’s effectiveness.
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Hartman Aphe
Los Angeles
W. Fuller
Cal
Peruna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Monroe Doctoring Turns Healthy Nation, Says Uproar
An old tale claims Monroe Dostoring paid his physician 4500 to cure a cold and sparked a nationwide “great system of Monroe doctoring” that supposedly made America healthier, while rival powers tremble. It mentions Allen's Foot-Ease and various potions, plus whimsical notes on Patti earnings and rail car condemnations.
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Monroe
America
Cannon Tells Good Story at Washington Dinner
A Washington dinner hosted by Secretary Root for military affairs members featured speakers who recalled revival meeting imagery. Cannon, Canton, and Caren commented on egos and experiences as Root invited remarks and a humorous line about a "poor tinker" ending the tale.
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Washington
Mato Xiort
Root
Caren
Odd Tales and Miscellany From a 1903 Scribbler
A column mixes humorous vignettes about a Newbury parson offering cheer to an Irish quarry victim and a gibe on a Reading hotelier loaning money to a rival candidate. It also cites curiosities from Pompeii finds and Admiral Dewey’s dog, plus remarks on Lord Roberts’ sword and John Wesley Gaines’ oratory.
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Lord Roberts
Europe
Admiral Dewey
Lond Roberts
Portemouth
Bogiiso
Lend Roberta
Gaines
John Wesley Gaines
Olmeted
James
Working Girls Ignoring Pain Find Relief With Pinkham Remedy
A letter from a New York City reader endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual pain and backache. She credits the product with restoring health after a strenuous work life and urges others to write for free medical advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Paine
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
New York City
Quotations on progress and Bentham relics in gallery display
The piece notes a strong minded speaker arguing that poetry is not essential to civilization and quotes a line amid a bar scene. It then describes Serena’s car indictments and a remote gallery case guarding a Bentham skeleton and notes on the college history. It closes with Jay Cooke’s farming wealth and farm produced foods at his table including fine baked apples.
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Stratere
Serena
Tollege
London
Akeleton
Jeremy Bentham
Bentham
Day Cooke
Jay Cooke
Agents Food
Asking Questions Changes a Man Life Through Food
A New York businessman describes long struggle with digestion headaches and fatigue. After trying Grape-Nuts he reports headaches easing, clearer thinking, fewer ulcers, and higher energy. He adds his color, strength, and endurance improved and he can bike 80 miles a day when weather allows. Name by the Pooja Co. Bal te Oreak.
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New York
Bleyela
Slyem
Pooja Co
Bal Te Oreak
The Chinese New Year in New York Chinatown
Chinese New Year festivities fill New York's Chinatown with banners lanterns firecrackers and music as households greet the occasion and the streets glow with ornate robes and decorative signs. merchants and visitors observe the ritual feast with fruits sweetmeats incense and offerings near the joss house while neighbors exchange gifts and celebrate amid the bustling city scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
Pell and
Mott Streets
Poner
Otebration
Joss House
Joal House
Fragmented Chinatown Ceremony Describes New Year Customs
A damaged excerpt depicts a chaotic scene around a Chinese New Year, noting women unseen in ceremonies while children appear in public dress. It mentions red paper offerings, a ceremonial exchange, and a surreal parade with troops, a cowboy, and a lady rider, leading to a chaotic rout and a hospital reference.
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Chinatown
Drese
Ubolr
IV Ram Holine
Boune
Biti Fabian
Yokturn
Ewama
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Patti
Mme
Ae Mist
Cheney
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Pompeii
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Yokotama
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East Essex
Mayne Reid
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