Doan’s Kidney Pills Helped a Stillwater Woman
A Stillwater Minnesota woman, Mrs A Helman, credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing her long standing back pain and near death from kidney issues in 1899. She recalls fainting from severe pain before treatment and says she has been well since using the pills. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
Mra A. Helman
Stillwater
Minn
Kinney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. YY
Thoughts That Leave Stains and Weak Virtue
Professor Clifford Allbutt warns against impure thoughts and the danger they pose to virtue in a Cambridge King's College London address. He argues physiology shows constant inner effort is needed to avoid degeneracy and notes physicians bear responsibility for safeguarding their own moral hearts. Cashmere shawl patterns are described as copied from leaf imprints.
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Clifford Allbutt
Regina
Cambridge University
King’s College Thorpital
London
Just Wonderful Vestry Mise Janist Case
The report recounts Mrs Pearson’s health decline with kidney trouble described by her husband Mr Pearson. He details trying a doctor’s care and then using Dodd's Kidney Pills, which he says improved her condition and led to a weight gain of about thirty pounds.
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W. Pearson
Pearson
Dodd
Long wait for vindication in French false imprisonment
A French woman wrongfully imprisoned for life for the deaths of her husband and brother after their Malaunay cottage shared a wineshop. The deaths traced to carbon monoxide leaking from a wall fissure into the inn, discovered after six years and a scientific examination, freeing the woman. The piece also notes literary asides about Dr. Wadd and Dryden Prose.
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France
Malaunay
Rouen
Bia
Postum Cereal Promises Relief From Coffee Ailments
A Denver woman reports years of chills fevers headaches and indigestion from coffee improving after switching to Postum Food Coffee. Her daughter also suffered headaches and memory issues but improved after abandoning coffee for Postum. The note credits Postum with restoring health and urges others to quit coffee and tea.
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Denver
Dresden Two Cities of Old German Charm and Modern Industry
The essay paints Dresden as a city split between old German tradition and rising modern industry. It contrasts baroque and rococo landmarks with factories and chimneys, describes the Brühlsche Terrasse views over the Elbe, and highlights the city’s dual character as both provincial and metropolitan, preserving eighteenth century splendor while racing toward an industrial future. The Elazing Madonna anchors the scene as a cultural centerpiece.
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Dresden
Panama Canal Effect on Animal Life
The cutting of the Panama isthmus by a ship canal will mingle the fauna of both coasts where differences exist. Scientists urge a thorough study of the isthmus fauna before completion of the waterway.
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Panama Canal
Panama Isthmus
Advice and Pride Obscure My Course in Affairs
A speaker contemplates seeking input from others yet mistrusts their judgment. They insist their own path is best, dismissing external guidance as unreliable while wondering if advice would alter their chosen course. The note hints at personal pride and conflict over counsel.
Camping Trip Mystery Ends In Rescue And Doubt
In a 1905 tale, Geonmassa recalls a camping party with Scofield, Laura, and Mrs. Simpson. Scofield's odd jealousy, a suspected poisoning from breakfast peaches, and a canoe accident lead to Mrs. Simpson's drowning near-miss and Scofield's near death. The narrator notes Scofield’s strange mood, heroic water rescue, and a tense aftermath as suspicions linger.
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Dall
Seo
Scofield
Mrs. Simpson
Simpson
Henry
Laura
George
Kronberg Skipped the Lecture in Paris
A Boston Herald recollects a Paris lecture at 49 Boulevard Montparnasse where Dr Paxton of Philadelphia led Sunday services. After the talk refreshments followed, lemon juice and cakes. A man greeted the narrator, asking if they had been meeting all evening, leading to a new friendship.
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Boston Heralé
Seville in Winter and odd cures in a mixed fragment
A fragmentary 19th century text extols Seville in winter noting dry sunshiny days and mild health benefits. It blends travel lore with stray mentions of Gout, rheumatism, Baedeker, and a dubious cure claim. Included are stray references to Arab names for the devil, and an odd health ad offering a guaranteed cure for piles with color-based germicide claims.
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Tuere
Seville
Baedeker
Spain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Exposed in Fraudulent Ad Claim
A vintage newspaper ad promises a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure can fail to cure constitutional catarrh. The text touts internal blood bloodstream treatment, claims doctor faith, and urges readers to request testimonials and product details from Cheney & Co.
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Sci
Hal
Hall
Cheney F&c
Drsurtaa
Child’s comic reply on future career in Cleveland Leader
A boy explains his career plans with a witty line. He refuses sailing or military service due to danger and suggests becoming a skeleton in a museum instead. The quip reflects humorous outlook on risky professions.
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Cleveland
The Choice of the People in New York Politics
The people rose up in wrath and elected a District Attorney who governs without party ties. Jerome led the banner of no political party as the people's choice. Pillabary's Vitos is endorsed as a breakfast treat, praised as dainty delicious and nourishing.
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New York
Jerome
Pillabary
Perils of Chamois Hunting in Grison Ravine
A chamois hunter named Schultz of Croire in Grison slipped and fell into a ravine nearly a thousand feet deep. His son, a fifteen year old lad, aided by Schultz with an ax, held his footing for almost two hours until help arrived.
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Schultz
Croire
Grison
Scotty and the Record Breaking Death Valley Ride
Walter Scott, a Death Valley gold miner, rode a Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to Chicago in under 45 hours last summer. The trip cost over $6,000 and marked the fastest long distance mountain and plains voyage by any American railway, proving Santa Fe reliability.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Chicago
Santa Fe
Utah
Colorado
The Chronic Bachelor and Back Bench Love Note
A humorous anecdote from the Cleveland Leader about young men attending church with a date preferring back seats to avoid the altar. Also a travel notice promotes a winter round trip rate of 50 to California via the Salt Lake Route with contact details for J. L. Moore in Salt Lake City.
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Cleveland
California
Salt Lake
J. L. Moore
D. P
Salt Lake City
Adage and quotes on progress and missteps in 1980s notes
A string of quotes reflecting on risk and advancement by various authors. It includes a line about the caution to avoid rushing ahead, attributed to John A. Hawland, and mentions opinions on Piso's Cure for Consumption and a joke about a flying machine by Lite. The text references Trinity Springs Indiana and a date in 1980, with stray fragments about belief and skepticism.
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John A. Hawland
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Trinity Springs
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