Peruna testimonials and schoolroom tales in a busy column
Readers report quick relief from catarrhal troubles after using Peruna with testimonies from SSMAN Wilber of Oneonta and David Wilber of Guce for Colds. The piece also recounts a long Brooklyn Sunday school scene about discipline and a girl solving a mystery with Uncle Robert’s bald head joke.
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P. Wilber
Oneonta
the Co
Columbus
David FP. Wilber
Jew
Stomx
Robert
Uncle Robert
Difference in Belting and a Swamp of Advertisements
Testing shows leather belting from the middle of the hide is stronger than from the shoulders. The text includes references to Toledo and Caney, weathered product ads, and a mention of J. Cheney and A. W. Lease. It also notes public baths in Telel Tikio and a dramatic ocean treasure line amid various period notices.
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Cory
Toledo
Hinson
J. Cheney
Akay
Doremabr
Cheney
00S
Piro
Will and color prejudice in a 19th century family tale
A tale from a New York period piece about a wife who holds her husband’s property and a will that backfires, then an odd servant-child vignette reveals racial tension. The narrative pairs financial anxieties with a child’s dawning awareness of race as the color of a nursemaid’s skin provokes a surprising moment.
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John
Haven
New York
Tina
Taby
German Criminal Catcher and Town Alarm System
A German inventor, Herr Rigen Pashh, proposes a public alarm method to deter crime. In every town area he sets up booths with writing materials, telephones, bells, and a large display board. When a crime occurs, a bell rings, the nearest officer is alerted telephonically, and details are posted to trigger a rapid public hue and cry.
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Herr Rigen Pashh
Revenge in Vladivostok: Russian porter jailed for village murder
A Russian porter in Vladivostok received a twenty year Siberian imprisonment for murdering all villagers to avenge a marriage insult. He told the court he acted rightly and lamented that two men survived. The president asked for defense, and he replied it is a pity that two men should have survived.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Statue of Gen Fite John Porter Planned for Portsmouth
A $34 000 decade statue of Gen Fite John Porter is planned for Portsmouth New Hampshire. The model by Eo Kelly of New York depicts the general during the Civil War era on horseback saluting the flag. The request was initiated by Robert Eddy of Boston with principal funding around $20 000 and interest accruing.
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Fite
John Porter
Portsmouth
N. H
Eo Kelly
New York
Robert Eddy
Boston
Salt Lake Business College opens in Templeton area
A cluttered ad style notice promotes Salt Lake Business College at the Templeton site using Eliis Cabinet and Gregg shorthand systems. It urges local professionals to visit, cites Edward Eggleston’s Creed and hints at financial caution and happiness, then shifts to a consumer ad for Allen’s Foot Ease powder and a brief viral anecdote about a baptism wedding and funeral coincidence in Vienna.
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Eliis
Gregg
Templeton
Salt Lake
Edward Eggleston
Edward
Eggleston
Fife
Sewer Sighs Spark City Culvert Tale
A group on a culvert capstone near the suburban canal hears a gurgling sound it seems to emanate from beneath their tent. She exclaims in mystery while Hector notes the echo reads like a wearied soul’s last gasp, the sewer sighed as truth in a strange curtain of prose.
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Hector
Rosses
Nevertmore
Cure a Cold in One Sex With Laxative Beomo Quinine Tablets
An advertisement promises a cure for colds using Beomoquinine tablets with a money back guarantee if ineffective. The text shifts to commentary on societal expectations, noting philosophers like Mr Perkins and Mr Morgan's partner urging persistent hard work for success while criticizing explanations for working men failing to prosper. A confusing description of a fat man and a description of Humantians Cane follow, reflecting fragmented text.
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Mr Perkins
Morgan
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement and Armament Cost Note
A dated testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills curing a back and kidney ailment in a Crawfordsville reader, urging a free trial from Foster Milburn Co. The article notes heavy armament costs across nine Western European powers exceeding 1,000 million annually and ends with a general economic reminder.
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Bright
Adam Gunte
Fcc South Plum St
Crawfordaville
Indy
Dean
Guntle
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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