Painful sciatica cure touted by New Hampshire reader
An old column recounts a sufferer’s relief after five boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills, credited by a Plaistow man, Joseph A Donovan, a street railway inspector, for alleviating severe sciatic and neuralgia pain after failed conventional treatment. The piece mentions remedies and urban context in 1903.
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Mr. Doseyan
Mim
Williama
Joseph A. Donovan
Plaistow
New Hampshire
Haverhill
Newton and Plaistow
Ieee
Giant Muir Glacier in Alaska Stuns with World’s Largest Size
A brief note describes the immense Muir Glacier in Alaska as the largest in the world, surpassing the combined size of Alpine glaciers. It is said to cover about 1,600 square miles. The passage mentions tea and a cook but focuses on the glacier’s vast scale.
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Muir Glscior
Alanka
Alps
Railroads seek ICC jurisdiction over private car lines
A railroad president cites mileage payments and argues for ICC oversight of private car lines while shipper rights hover over rate disputes. The era notes car mileage legality similar to property rent and cites a lack of governing law for rates. An Erth Medical association survey lists average ages among drinkers with totals for total abstainers and habitual temperate categories.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Errth Medical Association
Olive oil and sweet oil origins and odd notes
The text notes that sweet oil is another name for olive oil, both from olives though much oil sold as olive oil may be cottonseed. It mentions a Big Wildcat capture in Scotland and a four foot long trap Poolewe as an odd detail.
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Bootland
Poolewe
Mother Gray's Sweat Powders for Children Ad
An early 20th century ad touts Mother Gray's Sweat Powders for children, promising cure for feverishness headache stomach troubles and worms, with free samples offered. Includes claims of offices in New York and a nurse in a Children's House. Also notes news societies distributing farming machinery to farmers in Servia with a central Belgrade office.
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Mother Gray
Children's House
New York
Lafeoy
Servia
Belgrade
Narrow Escape By Senator Warner From Fire
Kansas City era mayor Senator Warner donned a Babcock extinguisher, climbed toward a blaze on Missouri avenue and Delaware street. Smoke burst forth, he toppled twenty feet into a cistern edge, but survived unscathed though the new apparatus was wrecked.
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Warner
Warners
Kansas City Times
George ©. Hale
Fre
Kansas City
Hale
Mizanuri Avenue
Babcock
Missouri Avenue
Delaware Street
Fie
Fames
Portrait of a Woman in a Victorian Verse
Fragmentary OCR reads like a poem or dramatic monologue. The lines discuss fidelity, temptation, desire, and the tension between appearance and reality. Named author Caroline Dusar appears in the closing line, though punctuation is erratic.
Good Thing Gone Wrong and a Shy Child
A shy boy Harold hides from questions at a Sunday visit. His father jokes about keeping family secrets. The hostess pressures him, and Harold finally answers with a string of odd phrases, mentioning his mother and a phrase about getting up, revealing quirky humor.
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Harold
Papa
Mama
Marfa
Distinct Origins of Thoroughbreds and Arab Horses
Richard Lydekker writes to the London Times editor from the Britsh museum proposing that pedigreed horse samples be donated to the British Museum. He notes a recently found Indian horse fossil showing a facial gland pit, similar to conditions in early true horses and certain Arab lines, but absent in English and continental skulls from European drift deposits.
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Richard Lydekker
Britheh Museum
London Times
Horace
British Museum
India
Stockwell
Ben @'Or
Europe
Puritan Punishments Across Ducking Stool Stocks Pillory
A dialogue questions the use of punishments in Puritan times. The ducking stool targeted scolds while the stocks punished vagabonds. The pillory example recalls a misattribution about doctors being punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Cleveland
Russia Tea Claims Unequaled Flavor and Portage
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt extols Russian tea as superior in taste and aroma, best tea sent to Russia by caravan to preserve quality, despite higher cost. It notes the tea’s small, black leaves yield strong flavor with little quantity, and contrasts dry leaf aroma with brewed tea.
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Russia
Enid
Carava
Philadelphia Bulletin
Itching Scalp Humor and Healing Cure Ad
A testimonial from Adam Smith of Jersey City claims severe scalp itching with pimples. He says hot water, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Ointment cured him in one box and one cake, restoring clear scalp and growing hair, with continued use promised.
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Adam. Smith
Jersey City
N. A
Sexes In Mutual Distrust Exchange
Women and men hold mutual distrust with women doubting men beyond sight and men unsure of women. The exchange notes the bad, sad state and questions who is to blame in this tense social stride.
Deafness Cure Offered by Local Advertisers
A period advertisement claims deafness can be cured by clearing inflammation in the nasal and ear mucous surfaces. It promises restoration of hearing if inflammation is removed and cites a one dollar trial offer from U. R. Chene y & Co, Sanry?
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Emry
St. Louis
DE Laval
de Laval Separator Co
Randolph Acenat Ste
Corllandt
Chicago
New York
Where Money Goes Gems Beat Pianos and Sewing Machines
The New York Sun notes Americans spent as much on gems and jewelry last year as on pianos and musical instruments, and more than three times as much as on sewing machines, highlighting shifting consumer priorities in luxury vs. practical goods.
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New York Sun
Tea aroma undefined by tragedy in drapers shop
A Clapham lady was injured when an electric light globe fell on her head in a drapers shop window. The incident, cited in London Answers, suggests husbands hope the event serves as a lesson to women not to linger in shop windows.
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Clapham
London
Schilling's Best Packaged For Longevity
A note describes Schilling's Best product packaging as tightly sealed to stay fresh longer, avoiding loose contents. The text appears to reference a slogan or stray printing line about writing for Knomridge Bes and French content, with unclear context.
Habits of the Salmon Noted by Hodgson
An English writer, Mr. Hodgson, doubts that salmon fast in fresh water and suggests they bite a wounded fish out of instinct, describing the impulse that drives animals to attack and cripple.
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Hodgson
Effective Drapery for Door and Transom Treatment
Will J. Rudesill in Los Angeles Times advises practical door and transom drapery using a frame finished to match interior woodwork. The design suits colonial or bungalow styles, with new art glass options sold by the yard. Door panels can feature center pieces and silk overdraping for a refined look.
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Will J. Rudesill
Los Angeles Times
Hanging jars boost kitchen storage space and keep goods dry
A new market item uses under shelf space and wall hanging designs to store rice sugar flour coffee and similar goods. Two fixture styles allow upside down use with a valve top for self flowing contents while protecting from moisture dust and insects.
Double Decked Clothes Hanger Innovation Described
An inventor presents a revised coat hanger design with a second shoulder piece beneath the first and a wire support across the lower shoulder for trouser storage. The modification aims to better utilize closet space by accommodating shallow yet deep wardrobes.
Mint Jelly With Mint Juice Color
Wash and cup mint leaves steep in boiling water for an hour. Strain, press to extract juice, then mix with clear apple jelly and sugar. Add mint juice to each cup of strained juice before setting in glasses for a vibrant green jelly.
Scotch Cake Recipe Instructions
Cream a half pound butter with a quarter pound sugar until smooth. Work in one pound flour with hands. Knead long, form into flat half inch sheet, cut into squares. Bake until light brown and crisp.
Pickled Pumpkin Rind Method Steps
Pickled pumpkin rind is prepared by peeling pooling the pumpkin and scraping out pulp and seeds. Rind is cut uniform and boiled in salted water until tender but not mushy. Drain and dry, then boil vinegar with sugar and whole spices. Pack rind in jars and pour over the seasoned vinegar, seal.
Cultivate Manners to Earn Respect and Jobs
A Boston Past editorial argues Americans should raise children with refined manners. It notes that good breeding from parents sets a model for children, and that polite conduct helps youths secure opportunities, as two applicants compete for the same job.
Opening of the Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah
The Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, covering 2 425 000 acres of arable land, will open to settlement on September 1 1905. A pamphlet from the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad documents the opening and routes, with a map, obtainable via General Passenger Agent E K Hooper, Denver. Plus a local reader letter and an old notice about St Paul’s Cure for Consumption.
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Uintah
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
8. K. Hooper
Denver
Enormous Number of Shoe Lace Eyes Annually Galied For
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt quotes Ralph L. Jenkins on shoelace eyes and hooks, noting factories focus on these small parts. It estimates the U S uses over 3,000,000 lace eyes and hooks yearly, with two shoes per person and twenty eyes per pair, totaling around 2,000,000 above three million.
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Ralph L. Jenkins
United States
Milwaukee Sentinel
Earth prospectus for Southwest farming and business opportunities
The Earth offers details on climate, soil, crops, industries, and social life for farmers, stock-raisers, fruit-growers, merchants, and professionals in the great Southwest. It presents legitimate, non-theoretical facts not available elsewhere and is free. request from C. Warren, A re 8. F Ry. Co, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Great Southwest
Warren
Salt Lake
Grace for Beth and the dancing question
A theological student declines a quad rille after being urged by young ladies and asks a nearby lady if a man fit for the pulpit should dance. The reply says he may if he has grace for both. Plant care advice warns against drafts and stresses sunlight and clean leaves and proper watering for plants.
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Beth
Nature’s Essence: home cures from plant extracts bookended by lore
A fragmented note touts natural cures using bark of wild cherry root and various roots to create a nonalcoholic extract. It claims scientific backing and doctor endorsements, promising enhanced vitality and tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tata
Adoption of Rubber Horses Shifts Carriage Use
The article notes rubber horses and motor vehicles boost bells to private equipages. It observes the shift from horse-drawn carriages as the norm to frequent adoption of new tech. The language reflects a period-voice discussion of changing transport trends.
Second-hand Goons and Widows in Marital Interest
A historical note links widows' attention to marriage with a reluctance to pay for worn goods, suggesting moral and economic considerations influence conscion of shopworn items. The passage hints at social norms where prudent dowry and value affect choices in the marketplace and matrimony.
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