Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted With Local Endorsement
An aged advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a proven remedy for kidney troubles. It cites endorsements from Perrysburg residents and a Mrs James Shitts praising relief from backache and urinary issues, with price listed as one dollar.
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Dean
Perrysburg
James Shitts
Whird St
Doan
Mushroom hat gossip among Daisy and Mabel
Daisy confirms to Mabel that she picked a mushroom hat herself. Mabel notes the hat was described as a toadstool hat and questions the claim.
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Mabel
Daisy
Hunch Ends In Quibble Over January Orst and Names
A fragmentary exchange on a ferry recounts a conversation between two men about a January event. The dialogue reflects foggy humor and racial phrasing typical of the era, with references to individuals and a back-and-forth about propriety and timing.
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Old Richards
Dr Kings New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a cheap simple cough remedy. It claims one fourth to one teaspoonful taken as needed soothes coughs colds and bronchial lung ailments and urges readers to visit a druggist today for relief and cure.
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Dr. King
Ady
Smallest Money Order Goes From Buxton GA
A Buxtonton Georgia man paid three cents for a money order to repay a society debt. The post office required a two cent stamp to mail the order, making this the smallest known monetary transfer.
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Buxtonton
Dr Kings Nae Life Pills Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Thirty-Six for 25 Cents Dr Kings Nae Life Pills in corked glass bottles with 86 sugar coated pills priced at 26c. It claims a nightly dose relieves constipation by morning and urges readers to buy at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Marrying Habit and the Role of Women in Society
A critique of marriage as a social goal for women, describing mothers teaching daughters that marriage grants status while sons incur less concern from mothers. The piece argues the pursuit of husbands replaces love and ambition, highlighting patriarchal expectations and the unequal pressures on both genders.
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Tts
Po-Do-Lax Promises Overnight Constipation Cure
An ad touts Po-Do-Lax as a small overnight dose that guarantees a full morning bowel movement. It claims Podophyllin from May Apple corrects constipation by stimulating the liver and bile flow, promising no griping and a natural cleanse.
Granite absorbs moisture when wet
A note on granite’s moisture absorption explains that a cubic yard of completely dried granite would take in about four gallons of water if immersed in pure water. The observation cites the United States Geological Survey noting granite’s porous behavior.
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United States Geological Survey
Relief for Neuralgia with Sioan's Liniment
Advertisement claims neuralgia pains in face head arm shoulders chest and back ease after applying a few drops of Sioan's Liniment. It promises quick relief within minutes and brighter outlook. Sold in 8 ounce bottles for 25 cents at most druggists.
Free Literature Describing the Great Expositions
A Sunset Magazine Service Bureau offer invites readers to request descriptive literature on the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. It details rates for mailed booklets maps and sample Sunset Magazine pages including travel and railroad information for Pacific Coast travel.
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San Francisco
San Diego
California
Sunset Magazine
Sunset Magazine Service Bureau
Calif
Know Thy Country and the Case for American Railways
An earnest feature praising American industrial and transportation supremacy. It notes the U S leads in railway mileage and service with 241,199 miles in 1911, high wages for workers, vast capital, and greater global reach. It provides figures on world mileage, capitalization, rates, and government ownership as context for future comparison.
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America
United States
Europe
Ue United
Great Britain
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Russia
Bible influence on English letters cited by Bowles
Bowles argues education hinges on Bible study, noting its deep weave into English literature. He cites Browning and Tennyson with Bible rooted titles and quotes, and frames Milton's Paradise Lost as a major Bible-centered work.
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Goethe
Tennyson
Browning
Robert Browning
Saul
Desert
John Milton
Joseph B. Bowles
Teaching Dogs by Example in Mole Hunting
Advice from Robert Lemmon on training dogs to hunt moles. Approach burrows quietly, follow at heel, crush the tunnel roof, and unearth the mole with a spade. A keen dog learns to hunt the active tunnels and strike quickly for effective prey capture.
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Robert
Lemmon
Impaired Appetite Relief via Chamberlain's Tablets
Detroit man J H Sonts reports Chamberlains Tablets restored appetite and eased digestion improving bloated feelings and bowel movement. For sale by all stores Ady.
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J. H. Sonts
Detroit
Mich
Ady
Talc and Soapstone Production Rise to 1913 Highs
The United States Geological Survey reports talc and soapstone output climbed to 175 833 short tons valued at 1 908 097 in 1913, up 16 563 tons and 201 184 dollars from 1912. New York and Vermont led production, and U S output surpassed all other countries combined with 20 502 tons valued at 628 077 dollars. Five states produced talc Maryland North Carolina Rhode Island Vermont and Virginia.
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United States Geological Survey
New York
Vermont
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
North Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
California
Massachusetts
Maryland
United States
Rhoda Island
Gluck Centenary Noted in European Musical History
One century ago the musical world marked the Gluck centenary. The German composer lived in Paris where his operas Orfeo Alceste Iphigenia in Aulis and Iphigenia in Taurus influenced musical harmony. Iphigenia was his greatest work and won quick favor in Paris in 1774. Rousseau admired Gluck as did Marie Antoinette, dauphine of Paris.
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Johann Christopher von Gluck
Alceste
Aulis
Taurus
Gluck
Paris
Corneille
Racine
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Marie Antoinette
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