Kidney Sufferer Credits Dean's Kidney Pills Cure
Medina New York resident G W Winney advocates Dean's Kidney Pills after18 months in hospitals with back pain lameness and rheumatism. He claims weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds after 10 to 12 boxes and offers to reply to kidney sufferers who mail for postage. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
New Morality Spreads to Ceylon Says London Daily Mail
A fragment from the London Daily Mail notes a mercantile satire about a horse advertised in Ceylon. The ad describes CH. A. HORSE rising seven with a fine mouth and paces, about 15 hands, a Lady’s Hack, and much breed ing. The seller cites “Reason for selling” as bad with motors, refuses to harness, and jibs at leaving stables.
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Ceylon
London Daily Mail
Sores as big as pennies cured by Cureall remedies
After measles my head and neck were covered with scaly sores as large as a penny. Hair fell out. I tried doctors and salves for six months. Using Cureall remedies, I improved in a week and fully recovered in three weeks. This was seven years ago, and I remain cured. Mrs. Henry Porter, Albion, Nebraska, Aug. 25, 1906.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Manayunk Paperhanger Trapped By His Own Safe
George Edgemont of Jefferson street and Hermitage lane, Manayunk, shut a safe door on his beard while locking up before supper. He could not escape because he forgot the combination. his daughter found him an hour later and a locksmith opened the safe.
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George Edgemont
Jefferson Street
Hermitage Lane
Manayunk
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Edgemont
Holding His Own in Town Tale
A wealthy man returns to his native village and recounts his rise to riches before old cronies at the store. An old character he knew as a boy enters and asks about his life, prompting the remark that forty years ago he had no money and now he is "holding my own."
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Tom
Mean Fables of Editors from Lafcadio Hearn’s Tales
A publisher recalls Hearn’s wicked wit about editors and publishers. The anecdotes mock editorial cuts and mangled prose, including the seven ages of man and a weather line deemed too moral for a schoolgirl town.
Modest Five Cent Tip Feeds Positive Start For New Waiter
A waiter on a brand new shift receives a five cent tip from a diner after a modest luncheon. The server treats the small gratuity as a sign of good fortune and muses that this is a promising start. The customer thanks the waiter, who replies inwardly that it is "a start er."
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N. Y. Sun
Poet Defeats Editor In Tennis Odd Encounter
A poet plays tennis with an editor who is beaten after the poet claims the editor cannot return a serve. The editor challenges with a wager to send a poem to prove a point. The brief anecdote appears in Stray Stories.
Experience as a hard lesson in timely discernment
A satirical exchange contrasts a proponent of old adages with a skeptic. The man praises experience as the best teacher while the skeptic notes lessons can arrive too late, especially when distinguishing mushrooms from toadstools.
Reward Offered for Catarrh Cure by Hall's Company
Advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It includes testimonies praising Cheney's reliability and firm’s ability to fulfill obligations.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watpina, Kuywan & Manvrn
Its
O. Elec
Tobacco Waste Declares High Losses in New York
The head of a major New York tobacco house estimates daily waste of unconsumed cigars and cigarettes at not less than five thousand dollars. The Defiance Starc is advertised as an improved, economical device in that line. It claims better performance with less time and is available from grocers.
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New York
Defiance Starc
Demographic Note: Men Outnumber Women in Japan
The article states Japan, among a few nations, has more men than women with a ratio of 980 men per 1,000 women. It highlights the unusual gender balance in the country.
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Japan
Asthmatics Urged to Write for Lifelong Aid
A message from Rev. J. R. Rader of Denver asks asthmatics to write for information that could prove life changing. The appeal emphasizes civic sentiment and the power dynamic between the public and politicians.
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J. R. Rader
Broadway
Denver
Cole
Training Lions for Exhibition Worth Four Year Work
A four year process trains a lion for exhibition. Only one animal in four is suitable for training, and a few accomplishments can raise the animal’s value fivefold.
Young Texas teacher credits Postum with health gains
A Texas girl recalls starting Postum after coffee caused nervousness and poor digestion. She reports improved nerves, clear skin, no headaches, and better digestion after switching from coffee. she notes the ease of preparation and urges others to boil properly.
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Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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