Kidney Trouble Patient Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut recounts five weeks bedridden by severe kidney disease with bearing down pain headaches dizziness and urinary issues. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief after using the first box and recommends them. ad copy billed as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wagner
Kossuth Avenue
Bridgeport
Conn
Dean
Boses
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Rich Men on Government Pay for Pleasure
Theodore Gill described as a leading fish expert works for the United States government receiving one dollar a month. Dr. Harrison G. Dyer, famed mosquito specialist, dedicates much time to government service earning twenty five dollars monthly. Gif ford Pinchot, head of the forestry service, draws forty five dollars per year. Several other wealthy men are on the government payroll under Roosevelt’s phrasing for “doing thingy,” funded by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Gill
United States
Harrison G. Dyer
Gifford Pinchett
United States Forestry Service
Roosevelt
Judges on Their Dignity at the Supreme Court
A weekly ritual sees Supreme Court judges, in formal robes, parade from the robing room to the bench at high noon. Justice Moody, the youngest, joined the procession with a brief smile that quickly faded into solemn gravity as robed figures moved ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
le alWaye
Capitol
Justice Moody
Woman recovers after Grape-Nuts diet replaces white bread
A Wis town woman credits a doctor and Grape-Nuts for her long illness and invalid years. After 10 days of no food she only tolerated Grape-Nuts and glycerine, then followed a two year white bread ban and regained health. She reports renewed strength, able to work, and improved brain function. Postum Co. endorses the message and offers a booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Conquest of the North and Arctic Colonization Boom
The article notes nations race for Arctic possessions following Alaska's 1867 purchase and Canada’s annexation of northern islands. It highlights Yukon and Hudson Bay prospects, British control of Arctic archipelagos, and Alaska's rapid growth under maritime and capital influence. It also comments on climate, seas, and early exploration shaping future claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
British America
United States
Russia
Seward
Canada
Northwest
Hudson Bay
Arctic Ocean
Melville
Prince Patrick
Hylington
Emerald
Byam Martin
Bathurst
Cornwallie
Griffitha
Lowther
Young
Garrett
Russell
Davy
Bylott
North Dakota
Lancaster Sound
Jones Sound
Arctic Circle
Norway
Japan
Sitka
Philadelphia
New York City
Virgin Oil of Pine and Fudge Recipes From Old Magazine
An article extols Virgin Oil of Pine as a potent lung tonic used by a Maine camp for consumptives, mixed with whisky and glycerine, plus cautions about imitation products. It also includes fudge making tips using marshmallows, plus home care hints and simple kitchen repairs, and ends with a list of six housekeeping reminders such as testing egg freshness and floor polishing with beeswax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Pine Woods
Maine
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Wireless in War Time Reveals Wireless Telegraphy Developments
A historical survey traces wireless telegraphy from early experiments to wartime use. It notes German led discussions at Berlin on intersystem intercommunication, British and German advantages with Marconi, and Japan's Kimura system powering naval operations. It highlights Togo's 1905 Sea of Japan maneuvers and the strategic shift toward wireless control and field gear.
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Herts
Waylend
Germany
Gerlin
Marconi Company
Great Britain
Prench Army
Muana
Walloons
Mesaagen
Africa
British Admiralty
Marcon
Kimura
Berlin
Russia
Togo
Port Arthur
Japan
Sea of Japan
Wieless
Admiral Togo
A Game for Two in a Theatre Gallery
A dramatic moment unfolds as something hurls from the gallery narrowly missing the great tragedian. He steps forward to the footlights and declares two can play. He retrieves a coin and hurls it with force, striking a gallery pillar and scattering in attention over the crowd.
Egg Toss Tells a Tale From Royal Magazine
A brief remark notes he took at another egg but did not need to throw it, the first egg was sufficient, reflecting a concise line from Royal Magazine.
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Royal Magazine
Car wreck provokes laugh and a fair turnabout remark
A man stands by his damaged car pondering the wreck. He jokes turn about is fair play as a passerby questions the remark, and he explains it by noting his broken fist. The scene captures a roadside moment from a Chirac Lally News report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghicad Lally
Dr Williams Pink Pills Heal Grip Aftermath and Blood Deficits
A reader from West Bay City Michigan recounts severe grip illness, prolonged weakness, and convulsive symptoms. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with rebuilding her health, boosting blood, and easing neuralgia rheumatism and fatigue after a course of treatment. The ad notes pills cure blood related weakness and are sold by druggists at 60 cents per box, six boxes $2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams
Mia
Jennie Cowar
N. Henry Street
West Bay City
Mich
Lentil Curry and Dessert Cheese Pie Recipe Notes
A collection of old kitchen instructions describes lentil curry with lemon rice, a deep apple pie with cheese cream topping, a simple salt water egg preservative, and parsnip cakes. It includes steps for soaking lentils, frying onions, curry seasoning, and serving, plus dessert and preservation tips.
Soiled Clothes Rule Tough Bedroom Noncompliance
A historic rule notes that no receptacle for soiled clothing should ever be kept in a bedroom. The guidance stresses hygiene and orderly living spaces, urging residents to place laundry in designated storage or service areas.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Best Trolley Wheels Use No Lead, Says Brass World
The Brass World asserts the best trolley wheels contain no lead to prevent wear from wheel arcing and wire burns. Leaded wheels wear out rapidly, so manufacturers should use new metals and avoid scrap metals with lead.
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Brass World
Humble Potato Used in French Pipe and Marble Ball Making
The potato, once peeled, is stored 36 hours in an eight percent alphuric acid solution. After drying the tubers are pressed under strong pressure until solid, enabling them to be turned into imitation meerschaum pipes and marble billiard balls.
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France
The Center and the Fishwife
The piece parodies clerical speech and social chatter. It quotes the Bishop of Carlisle criticizing swearing as Doggeriiness. It comments on indignation at slurs toward men who rarely repeat themselves in ten minutes of speech.
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Carlisle
Fillingsgate
Covent Garden
London Globe
Seeking the Good and the Path to Beauty
Henry Van uses a chain of thought to argue that true love and longing for great and good things lead to action. The passage frames desire as a catalyst for pursuit and eventual possession of beauty and blessedness, shaping an experiential understanding.
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Henry van
Fidelity of Heart in Life and Duty
Fragmentary note discusses fidelity as central to both minor duties and great affairs, asserting that true heart faithfulness shines whether in small acts or grand enterprises, and mentions F. W. Fat as a source or example.
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F. W. Fat
Temperamental Differences Quote by John Oliver Hobbes
A quotation attributed to John Oliver Hobbes via Mrs. Craigie notes that men argue with their hearts for a lifetime while women may believe their hearts could be wrong, reflecting gendered introspection in a literary fragment.
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John Oliver Hobbes
Mra. Craigie
The Weapons of War and a Benevolent Old Lady Exchange
A fragment shows a tramp asking for tools in a humorous exchange with a benevolent old lady. The tramp requests a knife and fork, saying he would work if he had the tools. The old lady responds with a practical, tongue in cheek remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Unele Eben’s Wisdom on Bragging and Patience
Unele Eben notes that a man who has done work may boast a bit but he has little patience for a man who talks about what he plans to do. The saying reflects blunt wisdom about effort versus expectation and humility.
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Unele Eben
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Allen
Flagg
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Willam Shakespeare
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Aneen
Wireless
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