Old Man's Tribute Highlights Cure by Sidney Pills
An Ohio fruit dealer aged 78 credits Dean's Sidney Pills with curing severe kidney trouble and back pain after ten years. He reports dramatic relief after half a box and lasting cure after three boxes. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo, NY.
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Ohio
Sidney Justus
Meator
Dean
Sidney
Sidney Juatus
Foster Milburn Co
Huffaro, N.Y
Gale
Gil
A Temperance Tale Prompts Postum Trial
A woman who distrusted coffee due to asthma and health concerns tries Postum. She reports lasting relief, weight gain, and better sleep after two years, and even convinces her physician to switch to Postum. The note credits Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich, with the story and the famous Road to Wellness booklet.
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Denisar
Postum Co
Ba Creek
Mich
Uttle Pook
Welkville
Olga in Hungary and a Jersey dream
Peterson sketches a distant ruin and contemplates settling down or chasing a spree with Olga. He invites Olga to dine under the tree, admires her work, and proposes bringing her to New Jersey for steadier wages. Olga agrees to consider and later travels with the Patersons, adjusting to Jersey life while dreaming of ten dollars a month for work.
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Peterson
Hungary
Jersey
Olga
Peter
Hitle
Matilda
New York
George
New Jersey
Maggie
Jane
United States
America
Mrs. Peterson
Frau Ollendorff
Patersons
Mary
Winds Wind Theme Appears In Obscure Verse Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text presents a wind themed verse with names Drew Tene and references to ships and winter imagery. The passage reads like a poetic meditation on wind and sea with cold, harsh, salty rain imagery and lacks a clear narrative or event.
Swindlers and slaves in a Hungarian girl case
Olga accuses a couple of exploiting her for ten dollars and claims she will leave for higher wages with Mrs Romaine. The couple, shocked, offer sixteen dollars and return to discussing laundry duties as Olga threatens to move tomorrow.
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Paterson
Katie
Hosaka
Women of India toil amid class and caste strife
An article describes Hindu women in low castes sharing in household and manual labor alongside men. It notes harsh livelihood, domestic duties, and occasional tasks such as hauling heavy rollers on mountain roads, with caste norms limiting male help. It also mentions a Coorg custom of marrying a dead animal after a tiger or panther kill.
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Calcutta
Mexico Under Diaz Rule Shows Surging Growth
The New York Sun notes Mexico under President Diaz has seen population rise from 5,330,499 to 13,606,919 and school pupils grow from 163,613 to 1,155,000. Banking capital, foreign trade, real estate, telegrams, rail passengers, freight, and public works all expand. Liman tour reports a 1903–04 surplus of 10.6 million.
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Mexico
Diaz
Winanea
Limantour
Generous Groom Leaves Clerk a Three Half Dollar Tip
Dr Madison C Patera was visiting a small town when four couples asked for his service. After the ceremony the groom offered the clergyman three half dollars as a tip and told him to take all he wanted. The doctor took only one half dollar.
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Madison C. Patera
Fragmented Notice Echoes of a Departing Hour
A garbled text fragment hints at farewell and sorrow as a person or event nears departure. Names are unreadable, with scattered phrases like mourning, dawn, and shadow, suggesting a reverent or reflective note from a historical newspaper segment.
American System Quick Hitch Impresses London Fire Dept
A London fire department tests the American quick hitch system and reports rapid setup times. A company boasts it can power up in a few seconds, around three to four seconds according to New York time.
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London
New York
Battle Creek Sanitarium’s Return to Nature Health Movement
A historical piece recounts Battle Creek’s transformation from a Native American battlefield memory to a center of health reform. It highlights the 1876 pivot to nonsectarian, philanthropic care, the 1903 fireproof main building, and the Sanitarium’s global reputation for physiologic therapies, nursing training, dietetics, and charitable care funded by paying patients.
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Jamé
Heine
Battle Creek
Michigan
Great Northwest
Brook Farm
Health Reform Institute
Sanitariums 1
State Street
Middle West
Chicago
Lhasa
Aighta
Mattoud
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Suecat
Senapas
Prize wedding gear awarded at Blagkpon England match
An artillery volunteer won a shooting contest prize in Blagkpon England consisting of a wedding rig, marriage gear, munitions equipment, a polished cradle, and a bassinet. The event highlighted the era's quirky prize tradition and military volunteer involvement.
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Priya
Blagkpon
England
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N.Y
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Barruel
Chemical Laboratories
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Lyle
Maes
Glen
Peru
Daily Story Fab. Co
Olen
Maggis
Women OF India
Ying
Huwen
Wun
Nile
Adelaide
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