Senator from South Carolina praises Peruna remedy
A Washington letter from ex Senator M C Butler praises Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He reports relief after short use and calls it a wonderful medicine and tonic. The notice advertises Peruna and Peruna Tablets as internal catarrh remedies with a free sample offer for 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Bute
Finn
M.C. Butler
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Optimist and Pessimist and a Tea Time Tale
A lively string of light anecdotes from Sunday Magazine and De Naeator. Jokes feature Sydney Rosenfeld on optimism and a manager’s quip about eye and foot doctors. Clergy and a clever dog trivia session share a playful clash over biblical names and a child mishears a line about fathers in a schoolyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
Sunday Magazine
Cause and Effect Good Digestion Follows Right Food
A reader recounts indigestion from rich food and credit to Grape Nuts for relief and digestion restoration. The letter cites a young woman whose meals improved after using Grape Nuts, praising the product and its digestive benefits. The ad-like text urges readers to trial Postum Co. and read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Crock
Mich
Wellville
Iver
How to Build and Repair Road Grades Sketches Explain Grading
A historical note explains road grading with sketches showing a rough highway, a proper grade with no depressions, and the effect of ditch placement and frequent dragging. It warns against deep ditches near the center and illustrates common grader-handling mistakes to improve drainage and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
What would he have said in that moment
A fragment from a dialogue asks what he would say to encourage Jack, urging resilience and manliness after a fall. The text portrays tough love and childhood introspection in a Sunday school setting.
Eczema baby cured after Cutiura Remedies described
A San Antonio mother recounts her two year old son's brutal eczema ordeal. After months of ineffective medical care, Cutiura Remedies reportedly cured sores and cleared his face in two months. The note, dated 1907, cites relief and lasting improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loulsbeck
San Antonio
Tex
Narrow grading and ditch work stir township funds debate
The letter describes ditch design and grading faults that cause water to pool in the center, arguing narrow grades degrade roads and require costly repairs. It recalls a township’s expensive engine purchase for rapid grading, faced with taxpayer opposition, and cites various ad excerpts and quotes urging diligent work with a will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmers
Cost of bad roads to American farmers
An 1905-06 farm haul study shows 2,101,578 miles of public roads with seven percent improved. About 85,578,000,000 pounds of farm produce moved to market, over 208,422,644 miles by wagon. Haul cost averages 25 cents per ton mile, varying by road quality. savings from cutting to 12 cents could exceed $260 million nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
Australian Leap and the Hard Student Myth
Picked His Studies. A newspaper fragment promotes herbal cures and eye salve amid odd antiquated copy. The text references Mother Gauy and The Mather Gray Co with scattered claims of remedies and letters to readers.
Lame Back Prescription Reported In Elusive Cure
A dubious remedy called Tort’s Compound mixed with cod whiskey and Sarkapn Mila Syrup is claimed to relieve lame back and rheumatism. The formula advises taking tablespoons before meals and at night, with Tort’s Compound produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceu-ical Co
Chicago
Miscellaneous Humorous Vignettes and Observations
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes from varied sources. Bits include a neighbor’s family at church, a remark about a possible marathon win, nerves in warm weather, a domestic clash with a chair, misuse of the word anxious, a bee charity tester, and a definition of a cheerful man. Named figures and places are limited to Atchison Globe references and generic situations without graphic detail.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Europe
Recipe for Real Trouble
A pseudo essay mocks three kinds of trouble imaginary borrowed and real. It parodies risk and fear before presenting a pep talk attributed to a diet and fitness persona urging endurance, self-reliance, and defiant optimism. The piece blends folky allegory with a call to personal discipline and resilience.
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Ates
Cain
Mikey
Tobal Cain
Eve
Adam
Diet
Puck
The Quarrel and Comic Bits of a Coast Town
A scrambled collage of dialogue and gags including a quarrel over marriage, a coastal land scam warning, a comedian’s quips about money and crowds, a weight reduction joke with a jockey, and assorted seasonal snippets. The piece blends humor and light satire across various voices and settings.
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Peruna
Ardyce
America
Wayne
Ardyco
de Naeator
Grace
Cutiura
Elan
Erin
Waldin
John Ruskin
Patrice
Mother Gauy
Mather Gray Co
le Roy
Cules
Howard Brow
Buffalo
Nore
Bone
Tom
Larry
Leigh Smith
Dodds
Putnam
Mara
Feller
Soula Republica
William
Andren Venta
Eats
Jaamnauius
Allays
Pall Cares Windoolkis
Scta Botthe
D. Jayne
Elstaig
Dayne
Anheb
Addrens
W.T. Clemons
Pt. Smith
Arle
Parkers
Balsam
Ena He
Waele Frey
Lesman
Hite House
Brown Shoe Coo
St.louis
Imo
California
Salt Lake
Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Electric
E. L. Lomax
G. BP. A
Omaha
Neb
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