Cure the kidneys and the pain will never return
An advertisement bundle extols cures for kidney pain via Dean's Kidney Pills, with a Swainsboro Georgia merchant John C. Coleman testifying to kidney relief and permanent back pain alleviation. It notes 60 cents per box and distribution by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. Also mentions Brandreth's Pills as a long standing laxative and blood purifier and ends with Bank of England employing about 1,000 people and paying 1,250,000 in wages and 174,000 in pensions.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Down
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Brandreth
Bank of England
Mall
Dr Williams Pink Pills Offer Hope For Women Suffering Nerve Weakness
A testimonial from Mrs Sara Ramsey of 1008 St John St Litchfield Illinois describes years of stomach pain, headaches, dizziness and weakness after childbirth. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports improved appetite weight strength and nerves. Pills sold by druggists or via mail order with a free booklet “Plain Talks to Women.”
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Williams
Eno
Sarah Ramsey
St John St
Litchfeld
Wil
Drame Medicine Company
Schencotally
The Case for Spending Money at Home Town
A preacher argues country shoppers owe moral and social duty to local merchants. He warns that sending money to malls or distant stores drains town life, lowers local prosperity, and harms neighbors who rely on town businesses for work and community. The piece stresses loyalty, faith in local trades, and the timeless adage to love thy neighbor.
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Germany
William H. Hamby
Accounting for the Fly in Egypt Tales
James Haxen Hyde cursed a tropical winter Met problem as he spoke at a farewell dinner in New York. A waiter in the Sahara offered a macabre tale of a fly dying after a gustatory misadventure, explaining the death as a result of a caterpillar of misfortune and a misfed cous cous.
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Egypt
James Haxen Hyde
New York
Morocco
Algeria
Mies
Sahara
Monsieur
Nothing Hard About It Josiah Main Sainted Wit
Josiah Main a Rochester New Hampshire local character and grandson of the town’s first settled minister, famed for wit and sharp argument. During a grocery gathering Elder Runnals and Main bet two quarts of rum on who could pray best, Main winning by outpacing the elder with more fervor and by continuing where the elder left off.
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Josiah Main
Rochester
N. H
Jamie Soutar
Runnals
Siah Main
Main
Kidney Trouble Remedy Promoted by Specialist
A well known specialist voices a homemade mixture as a remedy for Kidney and Bladder troubles. The formula uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with doses after meals and at night. Ingredients are purchasable at pharmacies and the mixture is prepared by shaking in a bottle. The tonic is claimed to relieve urinary diseases at low cost.
Idolatry and a man who worships his auto
A fragment hints at a man named Jennings who adores his car, claiming he lives for it and that it defines his very being. The terse wording suggests a literary or satirical note on obsession with machinery.
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Jennings
Brooklyn Mother Uses Public Spanks For Child Behavior
A Brooklyn mother details how she punished her four year old on an elevated train at each station to enforce public behavior, claiming the method cured misbehavior. Also notes a Dunfermline tale of a Scotch terrier guarding a hare, the pair sharing a hutch and the dog watching for strangers.
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Brooklyn
New York Globe
Dunfermliine
Scotland
Professors Discover Helion Element at Columbia University
Professors Parker and Wood of Columbia University report discovery of a new element called helion. It allegedly magnifies the efficiency of electric grit forty five times and enables the lamp to burn twice as long without breaking.
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Parker and Wood
Columbia University
Barber Philosophy and a Gouge of Folly
A barber cracks a grim joke after cutting a customer, stating that the mishap proves the danger of always keeping a stiff upper lip. The line uses dark humor to reflect on stoicism and pain.
To Clean Rag Rugs And Cotton Fabrics
A rag rug should be beaten, hung on a line, and washed with water from a garden hose until damp. Rub in washing powder, rinse until clear, drain well, then final rinse on a third stream. Dry on the line. Unbleached cotton and sinen can be bleached similarly to save labor. Proved His Worth, Carey’s death at 73 drew a blessing visit from India’s church head.
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England
Sydney Smith
William Carey
Carey
India
Church of England
A Trio of Husbands and a Legal Quip at Trial
A traveling girl recalls a Tibetan charm necklace given by a swarthy woman with three husbands, noting Tibetans' scarce women and the flirtatious scene. The text shifts to a critique of expert testimony, citing a Nevada mining case where a lawyer pressed a mining engineer about kidney lumps, asking if they are as long as the lawyer’s head.
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Tibet
New York
Nevada
Harper's Weekly
A Lemon Hat Leaves Groom-to-Be Stunned
A newly engaged man recalls his fright when his fiancée answered his theater invitation wearing a hat trimmed with lemons. He feared she would be upset by the joke but she remained amused, even asking how he liked them. He worries whether the engagement might fail and if the ring will be returned.
Tenants push back at threatening rent collector in city flat
An agent threatened a tenant to pay overdue rent and the tenant retorted that other tenants would not pay rent this winter if he did as claimed. The exchange shows tension over arrears in a local apartment building.
Dangerous pastime question tied to yachting and a Russian child rule
The Houston Post quotes debate on yachting as a dangerous pastime for men who cannot swim. It notes a famed meat expert swimmer met a woman who later marred a yachting trip. The piece also mentions a Russian child policy: age threshold set at 24 with earnings largely allotted to parents until then.
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Houston Post
Making Stones Stronger by Masons Rule
Francia W Hoyt argues in Engineering News that the rule of placing stone on its natural bed is incomplete. He explains three fracture planes quarrymen recognize: the rift grain and head, and notes beds may incline to the rift reducing reliability in building placements. A secret French coffer in national archives remains unopened with its key inside.
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Almont
Francia W. Hoyt
Engineering News
National Archives of
France
Whisky Not for Her Causes Scene at North Side Bar
A woman who avoided saloons entered a North Side bar and quietly asked for a quart of whisky. She explained she feared her husband would resent it while glancing at five or six men near the end of the bar. The bartender retorted with a joke about wood alcohol, provoking laughter from the loungers. The woman grew savage and contemptuous, challenging the atmosphere with a fierce stare.
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North Side
Chicago
Blackbirds for Market on Corsica Island
About 400000 blackbirds from Corsica arrive each winter to feed on myrtle and arbutus berries. The birds grow fat and their flavor and aroma make them highly valued as food by Paris gourmets.
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Corsica
Paris
Retort Courteous Mocking a Woman's Mind In Dialogue
The exchange features a sharp line where a man mocks the idea of a woman’s mind as “soft pillow” and a woman retorts that men seek validation from others’ opinions to bolster themselves.
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Garfield
Orme
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Alfred ©. Clark
Catalog House
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Ainst
Salt Lake City, Utah
Passione
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Wingham Emokors
Aday
Harriman Clericio
Salt Lake City
East-Rocklidge Investment Company
Hooper Didg
Hult Lake
Rasy Tere
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