Senator Sullivan Endorses Deans Kidney Pills for Sick Kidneys
Hon Timothy D Sullivan of New York congressman and Democratic leader praises Dean's Kidney Pills for treating kidney disease and restoring organ health. Advertisement notes price 50 cents per box and availability through Milburn Co Buffalo NY, with an odd Amethyst aside about preventing drunkenness.
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Dean
Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Congress
New York State
Sullivan
Tim Pleminure
Timothy D. Buliaiva
Good Tea and Damp Talk in a Riverside Column
A mixed rag of old notes includes a Bishop quote on training the voice, an Australian Leaf tonics ad, and a mining era word study on damp. It mentions Mother Gray’s herbal remedy, Victorian diction on damp vapors, and the notion of a “good mixer” in business per the Atchison Globe.
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Mother Gray
New York
Woxien
Mls
Ibis
Mother Gray Co
Leroy, N. Y
OUST THE DEMON A Tussle with Coffee
A Calf woman and her husband suffer nervousness and severe headaches from old coffee. A friend suggests Postum Coffee, and after switching they improve quickly. Nerves steady, headaches stop, facial muscles relax, head straightens, and pain vanishes. They now drink Postum daily and share it with their children. Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Porallely
Battle Creek
Mich
Little Head Above the Morning Nursery Scene Poem
Fragmentary verse describes a baby’s head emerging from snowy covers as dawn awakens fields and streams. A childhood memory frames the scene with morning light and shifting seasons, reflecting on growth and fade like a dream.
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Arenhid Phat
Lee
Pram
Anil
Yen
Paine
Poatson
Men and meals in a Western kitchen conflict tale
Johnson and five hired men depend on women for meals but resent the work. After poorly cooked dinners and mounting chaos, Johnson hires Gould and Cady girls then finally admits defeat. A city letter reveals a fraudulent money scheme and the couple plan to return, with Johnson promising a hired girl and a new approach to housework.
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Jake
Gould's
Mary Brown's
Johnson
Cady
Mary
John
Never Level-Headed Lovers Clash in Heated Exchange
In a sharp exchange, Lovett cites the saying that love levels all, while Batcheller retorts that it may level all things except the lover's head, highlighting a clash of tempers over a charged remark. The dialogue showcases a tense confrontation between two characters.
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Young Lovett
Batcheller
Pink Pills Promote Nervous Strength After Typhoid
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a combined remedy to rebuild flesh and fortify nerves after typhoid fever. It cites patient Charles Worth of East Walpole Maine who recovered from six months of weakness and heart and breathing distress after using the pills. The pills are claimed to feed nerves via the blood and are sold by druggists or directly by the Williams Medicine Co. Ithaca, N.Y.
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Williawa
Charlex Worth
East Waxsalboro
Maine
Dr. Williams
Dragiste
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Ichenectady
N.Y
Prophesy of the Madrid Woman Ends in Tragedy
Namon Fernandez of Madrid faced a fatal outcome as his sweetheart prophesied his end on the scaffold. She declared they would not call him Har and he was shot dead, a chilling motif of vengeance and rumor surrounding his death.
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Jake
Mary Brown
Gould Girls
Namon Fernandez
Madrid
Fernandez
This Is A Better Country Teaches Kindness
A quip from the Atchison Globe recounts a stranger giving a baby a nickel and the baby’s year old silence prompting the man to call the child rude. The snippet notes a cheeky exchange reflecting social manners and generosity.
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Atchison Globe
Pillsbury Vitow Ad Promotes Common Sense Cereal Claim
The Pillsbury Co announces Pillsbury's Vitow, The Meat of the Wheat, as a pure white granular cereal product advertised with rational arguments. The copy claims no additives, easy digestion, and that two pounds yield twelve servings, offered at 20 cents with air tight two pound packs, emphasizing dominance in milling.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury Co
Pillsbury
Airight
Public School Swims Train for Fifty Yard Sea Swim
In Yarmouth England the public school curriculum includes swimming. Boys are taken to the shore in parties and trained until they can swim fifty yards in the sea.
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Yarmouth
England
British Sailor Rules and Foot Ease Patent Ad
Tea thoughts are like dream thoughts not tied to cares. Rules for British Sailors forbid umbrellas or sticks. an officer may carry a stick sabre. Allen's Foot-Ease powder sold by Atal Druggists and shoe stores cents. Report notes beer sales falling in India due to temperance in the army.
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Allen
Allen Mated
Laboy
India
Fine tea sparks conversation and gentle leisure
A short note on tea as a social catalyst describing how a calm cup invites talk and simple ease. It suggests tea fosters relaxed moments and friendly exchanges among companions.
Ten Foot Man-Eating Shark Battle in San Francisco Bay
Two Italian fishermen battled a ten-foot man-eating shark in San Francisco Bay for over two hours. They towed the exhausted fish to Melggs Wharf where it was exhibited. The anglers Jose and Pietro Carnigna fought the shark after it entangled their net near Angel Island and used oars to strike its head as the beast thrashed and leaped.
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San Francisco
Melggs
Jose
Pietro Carnigna
Angel Island
Hungarian Professor Claims Ancient Greek Mortar Secret
A Brunn university chemist asserts he rediscovered how Greeks made mortar imperishable. He describes a liquid yellow compound that doubles stone durability, renders granite water impervious, protects metals from rust, and acts as a powerful germicide with lasting effects.
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Brunn University
Athens
Modern Sedan Chair in Royal and ceremonial use
A brief note on the sedan chair as a traditional furniture form still visible in certain regions. It compares its use to historic royal transport from Queen Elizabeth's era and cites recent display by King Alfonso of Spain during Passion Week highlighting its ceremonial appeal.
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Elizabeth
Alfonso
Spain
Tunbridge Wella
Bath
How Owls Caught Chickens and Childhood Memory
This excerpt recalls a boy shooting a horned owl and describes the owl’s wingspan and weight. It notes owls were common and troublesome for chickens roosting in apple trees and dispels the belief that owls carry off full grown hens from roosts. It mentions a rural behavior observed in forest context.
Churches Turned Into Inns Near Rockingham Station
At Great Easton three miles from Rockingham Station a Wesleyan chapel is now an inn. An inscription reading To the Glory of God remains over the portal of the licensed premises. In Newcastle under Lyme a chapel built in 1849 during the Wesleyan reform era became too small and was replaced by a larger building. The smaller chapel was sold, and the former building has become a licensed house and music hall.
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Great Easton
Rockingham Station
Newcastle Under Lyme
London Daily News
Salad Grown at Table Experiment in Berlin
A Berlin dinner party tested a live salad method with guests watching. Lettuce seed soaked in alcohol germinates in a mix of rich soil and lime, watered lightly, and sprouts instantly. The lettuces reach the size of Barcelona nuts when ready to eat.
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Berlin
Barcelona
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