Williams Pink Pills Promise Stomach Heal All Ailments
A testimonial from Miss Minerva Ladd of Tippewa, Minnesota, claims a weak stomach caused by undigested food led to dizziness, hot flashes, irritability, and vomiting. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, her digestion improved within weeks and she was finally free from distress. The ad urges dyspeptics to request What to Eat and How to Eat from the Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady.
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Miss Minerva
Ladd
Weite
Dr. ‘Willams Medicis Co
Schenectady
Pay and positions offered to engineers on Far East railways
Report lists pay for Chinese engineers on Manchurian railways from 12 to 45 gold monthly and notes Japanese engineers seeking posts in Asia. includes a medicinal testimonial for Garfield Tea claiming blood purification and health benefits.
Ivy Preserves Walls From Damp Across Bricks
Ivy growth helps keep walls dry by drawing moisture from bricks and mortar. The tendrils and roots absorb the damp, while the foliage shields surfaces from rain and moisture intrusion. The passage highlights ivy as a natural moisture barrier for structures.
Boy Pleads For Vet Help After Dog Run Over
A fall 1900s boy, Alexander Wilson, carries his spaniel Jessie to Samaritan Hospital seeking veterinary care. Dr Balman explains the hospital is not a vet facility. the dog’s left hind leg is fractured, ribs set, splinted. The boy offers a five cent coin, is asked to keep it, and slips it into the room then flees, inspiring a future watch charm tale.
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Hyearold Alexander Wilson
Samariospital
Caid
Balman
Wayne
Philadelphia Quirer
Rajman
Privsician
Jessie
Alexander
Food Help Prompts Railroad Man To End Digestive Woes
A railroad worker reports years of indigestion from irregular meals and fatty foods. After switching to Grape-Nuts, he claims relief, improved digestion, and renewed mental sharpness. He notes Grape-Nuts is handy in carriages and says his nervous issues disappeared.
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R. FR
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Tittle
Wellville
Ideal Abode or Poor Man Antioch Asia Cheapest Place on Earth
A globetrotter claims Antioch in Asia on the Mediterranean is the world’s cheapest place to live. He rented a fine house for $5 a month and kept three servants for nothing weekly. Mutton costs 3 cents a pound, eggs 2 cents a dozen, and fish a fifth of a cent per pound. He says a week’s household needs total a quarter, and an American resident cites a $175 yearly household budget.
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Antioch
Asia
Mediterranean
Monte Carlo
Palm Beach
Los Angeles
Hen Coulthard and the whitewash bean pole ruse
Franklin county residents recall Hen Coulthard a famed Shelburne Falls character. He joked with Vot Smith about coating bean poles with whitewash to make beans grow on birch poles, a mischievous quip that reflected local humor of the era.
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Hen Coultlard
Franklin County
Mass
Shelburne Falls
Vot" Smith
Coulthard
Coultlard
Boy Hero Kills Mad Dog With Hammer in Monongahela
Nine year old Johnny Denny of Monongahela Pennsylvania faced a ferocious dog twice his size after the animal killed cows and two pups in a stable. Armed with a two paw hammer, the boy entered the stable, battled the attacking dog and struck it on the head, stunning and killing it.
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Johnny Denny
Monongahela
Horse Saves a Woman at Kirtland from Trampling
Painesville correspondent reports Mrs. J. Froshley was knocked down by a horned cow in the barnyard when the animal charged. A pet horse charged, drove the cow away, and protected her. The horse now receives sugar thrice daily and ice cream on Sundays.
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J. Froshley
Kirtland
Painsville
Clev
Breton Bone Redeposition Box With Heart Opening
In Brittany it is customary to dip the bones of the departed after a period, preserving only the skull in a small box. The box bears the deceased’s name and dates, with a heart shaped opening at the front.
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Brittany
Potato Grows Through Chain Found on Farm
A potato that grew through an old chain was unearthed on the farm of MU ton RK. Henne in Worneetur townahley, Ponnsylyprtn, illustrating a curious agricultural oddity reported in the local area.
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Muton RK
Henne
Worneetur Townahley
Vindication for Dr. Pierce in libel trial ruling
A verdict favored the World's Dispensary Medical Association led by Dr. R. V. Pierce in a libel case against Curtis Publishing Co. over Ladies' Home Journal claims that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription contained alcohol and harmful ingredients. Evidence cited botanical ingredients and professional authority, with Curtis later retracting the claim.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Co
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Dr. R. V. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Edward Bok
Pierce
Bok
United States
Curtis Publishing Company
Eye Strain Linked to Dyspepsia Says Specialist
Dr George M Gould Philadelphia eye specialist asserts that half of eye strain sufferers have some form of dyspepsia, largely due to visual defects.
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George M. Gould
Philadelphia
Cure for Eczema Promised by Cuticura
Mrs Emma White of Camden New Jersey recounts a six month battle with eczema that covered her face and body. After three doctors failed, Cuticura cured her and left her skin clear, she says, urging others to try the remedy.
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Cuticura
Cullonia
Emma White
Cherrier Place
Camden
N. J
Sexton for Fifty Years in Cullompton Church
Samuel Votney served fifty years as sexton of Cullompton church in Devon England. He attended every funeral in the churchyard and witnessed eight vicars come and go before his death.
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Sexton
Cullompton Church
Devon
England
Samuel Votney
Varying Weight of Timber and Animal Swimming Facts
Timber weight varies by the tree part with top cuts about three to five percent lighter than butt cuts. The article notes animals in water, including horses swimming long distances with endurance and instinct for landing. Bears and mole rats swim well, bats and monkeys struggle. Also mentions preparation for Spring Conference.
Brooklyn Policeman Cited for Absenting From Post
A Brooklyn officer charged with leaving his post was reprimanded after claiming he went into a church to pray. The case notes that praying policemen are rare, reflecting a lenient handling by authorities.
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Brooklyn
Ultica Press
Widening an Old Barn and Foundation Drainage Plan
A diagram shows widening an old 20 foot barn to 50 feet with splice posts of 25 feet, notes on using 2 by inch planks when timbers are scarce, and a drainage plan for a 36 by 60 foot barn. Guidance covers concrete walls, footings, and material estimates including cement, gravel, stone fillers, and labor.
Building a Stone Cellar Under Log House
Plans describe a 26 by 18 foot two story log house with a seven foot high stone cellar. It lists materials for a 18 by 26 by 7 feet high walls, including stone, sand, lime, and concrete options with quantities and cost notes, plus concrete footings.
Giants Bamboo of Ceylon and Typhoid Attacks
An 80 foot giant bamboo from Ceylon is used in construction and water pipes. A Vermont meat dealer recalls a severe typhoid illness with kidney troubles, praising Dean's Kidney Pills for restoring health. Foster-Milburn Co. advertises the pills at 50 cents a box. The text also mentions low fares on the Salt Lake Route.
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Addison County
Telia
Scott
Vergennes
Ethan Allen Post
Anya
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ceylon
City Breathes Under Heavy Crime Bill
London spends about 8 million dollars annually to maintain police courts prisons and prosecuting officers to keep crime in check.
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London
Historic Furniture Suite Linked to Hastings Gift
A valuable furniture set once gifted by Warren Hastings to Tippoo Sahib, later bought at the Londesborough sale for 1000 guineas, includes a card table, a sofa, two cabinets, and four ivory armchairs, all exquisitely carved. The passage also contains a literary aside about reading reports and weather, featuring Boreas and Puck.
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Warren Hastings
Tippoo Sahib
Londesborough
How to Build a Concrete Cellar Block Wall
Questions and guidance on concrete for a 12 by 12 foot cellar wall seven feet high and one foot thick. Estimates show Portland cement eight percent barrels, gravel ten yards, stone fillers three yards. Suggest making own moulds with metal-faced forms and notes a barrel yields about twenty five blocks of the specified size with sand.
Timber frame query for a 60 by 36 stable
A reader asks how to build a stable 60 feet by 36 feet with 16 or 18 foot posts and a hip roof to allow a hay fork under. They propose main posts 10 by 10 inches, purline posts 7 by 7 inches, two posts per bent with main posts 12 by 12 inches, and heavier main beams with lighter purines to minimize posts and beams in the loft while staying strong for the fork.
Mixing Cement and Gravel for Concrete Walls
In concrete mixing, first blend gravel and cement dry, then add water and mix again. Do not mix wet gravel with cement. A barrel of cement blended eight parts gravel to one part cement with stone fillers yields about 40 cubic feet of wall.
Leaking Gas Pipes: Soap Lather Proves Safer Leak Check
A Philadelphia Record report notes chasing gas leaks with a lit match risks fire and recommends painting pipes with soap lather. Tiny gas jets show as bubbles, exposing small leaks before ignition.
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West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
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