Peruna praised in medical testimonial for catarrh cure
Mrs X Schneider of Chicago credits Peruna with reversing systemic catarrh and heart palpitations after January 1901 use. The letter extols its universal efficacy for mucous inflammation and promotes Peruna as a curing remedy rather than a palliative. Constant endorsements from public figures and a free catarrh book are offered by The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna
Joseph H. Crowley
Ilinois
Robinson
Crowley
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Moment of Martyrdom in Weddings Sparks Humorous Insight
A Chicago Chronicle interview after a church ceremony reveals that grooms often show the most nervousness while brides stay calm. Clergy note the groom’s fidgeting with watches and coins, while the bride remains composed. The piece quips on the bride’s coolness and a friend admiring Nell’s dress as the name change occurs.
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Thun
Chicago Chronicle
Nell
Luck of an Inventor and the Broochpin Machine
Rich ard Laverson, once a Pittsburg worker,invented a pin turning machine after failed attempts. A temper flare ended with a hammer strike that bent three parts, yet the machine later produced successful broochpins and safety pins. Laverson became a major factory proprietor from the invention.
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Laverson
United States
Boer Courtesy to English Army Nurse in Transvaal
An English nursing sister riding near a British-held town in the Northern Transvaal encountered two mounted Boers in disguise. They abducted her horse after claiming to be British, but spared her by promising to return the saddle and bridle. A later message from a Boer blockhouse said the horse and property would be restored after the English commandant acted. The incident ends with a note about not expecting cream with strawberries.
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Transvaal
Sayn
London Hospital
Blackhousé
Blackhouses
Realized a Good Deal on a Mining Stock Losses and Lessons
In a rural gathering, Obed Pearson recalls investing in Ringtail Gulc stock at 25 dollars a share, hoping for a quick rise to a hundred. Eight weeks later the price collapsed to zero until management altered course, teaching him that speculation is risky and costly for country investors. He warns against schemes promising rapid money.
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Toweh
Dewmmer
Obed Pearson
Ringtail Gulc Company
Little Farmers Plant in Eggshells Lesson
A school experiment uses eggshells as mini pots to teach plant life cycles. Children label shells with their names, add soil, and plant identical seeds. Once roots outgrow the shell, they transplant to a garden to observe seed to seed growth.
Thought he might save. Servant girl's answer to minister tale
A tale about Rev. W. Millard and a Roman Catholic servant named Mary. In a study scene he asks what would happen if he died, and she quips that the Lord would save him for his ignorance. The anecdote casts the Methodist divine in a harshly colored light.
Biography of a Prairie Girl from Century Magazine
The Century will print a serial titled The Biography of Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates. The tale, set twenty five years ago, follows a Dakota upbringing through prairie hardships and prosperity with recurring characters in a personal narrative style.
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the Century Magazine
Prairies
Prairie Girl
Eleanor Gates
Dakota
Miss Gates
Tadiame
Saved by His Wit in a Wartime Wit Exchange
The Duke of Wellington once encountered an officer in mutinous condition. The duke asked what he would do if meeting one of his men in such state. The officer replied he would not condescend to speak to the brute. The exchange preserved the officer’s commission.
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Richard Laverson
Pittsburg
Umeé
Laverson
Maey
Any
Duke of Wellington
Theron Duke
Hoboken Man Sues Barber Over Shaving Interview
A Hoboken man sues a barber after claims of an argument during a shave. He asserts the barber provoked the dispute by talking while shaving, alleging malice caused injury to his chin. The case presents a clear grievance over conduct during a routine grooming.
St Mary's Academy Ad Emphasizes Devotion and Opportunity
The Saint Marys Academy Notre Dame ad highlights its curriculum and facilities, comparing to Vascar and Bryn Mawr, but stresses the earnest devotion of teachers and the aim to develop young girls into intelligent, noble women. The piece notes classrooms labs dining and dress provisions as part of this Christian educational effort.
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ST. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame
Ind
St Mary's Academy
St. Mary’s
Vascar
Bryn Mawr
St. Mary's
Bold New York Robbers On Third Avenue Trolley
Two street urchins eight or nine years old rode a Third Avenue trolley as a woman gripped her pocketbook to prevent theft. A bystander called the act the boldest highway robbery he had seen in New York. The item includes mention of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line and a Utah to Kansas City route, with shipping and reduced summer rates information and a note on tax list inequalities in Wellington.
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New York
Third Avenue
New York Press
Utah
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Chicago
Galveston
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
O. F. Warren
Gen
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Hindus Have Few Needs in an Income Strikingly Low
Hindu families live on incomes rarely exceeding half a dollar weekly. They marry and rear families with minimal food, no meat, and little clothing, reflecting stark economic limits across millions.
Notre Dame University Ad Promotes Classes and Preparatory School
Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Indiana issues an advertisement inviting readers to request free catalogues and information on terms, courses, and its preparatory schools including Ubhorowzh and St Edward's Hall for boys under thirteen. The piece highlights thorough classes, careful student care, and fifty eight years of educational service making the institution famous nationwide.
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University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Notre Dame University
Ubhorowzh
Echool
ST. Edward's Hall
Meat Consumption Doubled Across Half The Population
Meats consumption per person has risen to 113 pounds annually, more than double the level fifty years earlier. The note recounts various curiosities, including terms for land and a German cemetery reference, and ends with a railways advertisement for the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line and a Riverside county water waste misdemeanor ruling.
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