Peruna touted as cure for grip in old newspaper letters
A collection of testimonial letters claims Peruna cures la grippe and its after effects. Notables like Judge J. Guill and actress Jean Cowgill describe grip years ago, noting rapid improvement after using Peruna. The piece frames la grippe as widespread and epidemic across classes and regions.
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la Grippe
Teige Horatio J. Goss
Hartwell
H. J. Goss
Jean Cowgill
Griswold
Ing Aay House
Troy
N. Y
Aubrey Stock Co
Writing to sharpen reader accuracy and self improvement
Hart M Pratt writes from Oak Park Titinois about an “all the year round” bookmark project started fifteen years ago. He defends writing that prompts daily reflection, claims progress in accuracy, and invites reader questions to stimulate thoughtful reading and personal growth.
Maine Salvage Venture Aims to Raise Wreck in Havana Harbor
The United States battleship Maine wreck salvage venture, incorporated in the District of Columbia, plans to remove the Havana harbor wreck. The Cuban government, which owns the site, extended the start window to April 19, 1906. The project envisions cofferdams, recovery of bodies, valuable artifacts, possible repairs, and public exhibits with admission fees.
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United States
Maine Salvage Company
District of Columbia
Havana
Good Fishing by the Boys Off Madeira Islands
Young sailors aboard the schoolship Saratoga raised funds from recovering a two ton anchor sunk seven fathoms off Madeira. They hoisted it with grappling gear and sold it to a junker for money that financed a gymnasium, boxing gloves, and apparatus aboard the ship.
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Madeira Islands
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Humor of the Law and a London Address
A London address by Sir Albert Rollit notes the fusion of law and equity, lampooning prison dialogue and a mayor’s pledge to be neither partial nor impartial, highlighting a satirical view of justice and administration.
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Justice Maule
Maule
Providence
Sir Albert Rollit
London
Amusing German Sailor Helm Call Leaves Watch Amused
Commander Brownson recalls a German recruit in the naval service during a watch who rang the hours with the phrase gefen della and all iss well The crew laughed when the sailor misreported Eight bells and all iss not well I haf dropped my hat overboard This Collier's Weekly anecdote highlights nautical humor.
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Brownson
Naval Service
Collier's Weekly
Depew Story At Republican Dinner In Peekskill
A Depew tale recounted at a Republican club dinner recalls Senator Chauncey M. Depew and a Blaine campaign stop. On crossing Sing Sing Blaine asked the next stop. Depew replied Peekskill, claiming birth there, impressing Blaine and prompting introduction of Depew at the hall. The NY Sun quotes the exchange.
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Depew
Senator Depew
Blaine
Mr. Depew
Sing Sing
Mr. Blaine
Perkskill
Poughkeepsie
Anid Depew
Peekskill
The
Hudson
Palisades
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Sun
Lord Nelson and Soap Moral on Cleanliness
Quoting Frank Prindie the piece argues cleanliness as a luxury virtue and moral force. It recalls Nelson not washing for eight years and Napoleon avoiding baths, suggesting moral cleanliness matters more than mere fashion. The essay urges polishing manners and temper as well as nails and teeth.
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Lord Nelson
Frank Prindie
Nelson
Napoleon
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Female Cure
An 19th century style ad extolls Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female troubles. It claims to cure ovarian, uterine, and digestive issues, backache, and spinal weakness, promising rapid and permanent relief and urging use over substitutes. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Anand
Dregzinte
No Native War Songs Quiet Turks Legend
Fragmentary note claims Turks lack native war songs and rely on translations. Mentions Sacpie mailing free actress Alles and Olmstel, Leay.
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Sacpie
Alles & Olmstel
Leay, BY
Butter Versus Oleo Test Demonstrated by Cooking Teacher
A cooking teacher shows a simple test to distinguish butter from oleo. She heats two dishes containing butter and oleo separately. butter foams softly and quietly while oleo boils noisily with white foam. The lesson claims this difference proves oleo is not butter, preventing future mislabeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceacher
Chicago Chronicle
Old Colored Woman Slips on Sidewalk In Indianapolis
An elderly Black woman tripped and fell on the sidewalk along Indiana Avenue last night. Two patrolmen aided her, helping her to her feet and guiding her toward a nearby store. She protested loudly, saying she did not want a rescue avalanche sent, and friends then escorted her home.
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Indiana Avenue
Ianapolis News
Oldest Inhabited Residence in the British Isles
Oldest inhabited residence is said to be Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, seat of the McLeods. It dates to the ninth century, predating the Norman conquest of England by several centuries.
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Dunvegan Castle
Isle of Skye
England
William the Norman
Facts About Mahogany in Central America and Cuba
This tropical wood originates in Central America and in Cuba Jamaica and Santo Domingo. The United States is not a mahogany growing country unless Cuba is considered part of it. Islands in the region yield the smallest yet heaviest and prettiest wood, as noted by the Mississippi Valley Lumberman.
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United States
Cuba
Central America
Jamaica
Santo Dewingo
Islands
Mississippi Valley
Willow Grove Mystery Recalled in Philadelphia Press
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press recalls a summer exchange at Willow Grove. The brief dialogue contrasts faces and time, with one speaker denying a specific game while naming Willow Grove as the setting.
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Willow Grove
Philadelphia Press
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