Kidney Pills Bring Permanent Relief Says Colorado Man
Thomas N. McCullough of 321 South Weber Street Colorado Springs reports attacks of backache and kidney trouble that lasted weeks. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved swiftly. he says the cure has been permanent and the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Thomas N. McCullough
Weber St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Barber Shops Closed On Sundays Sparked Questioning
A fragment reports a conversation about Sunday closures of barber shops and a character named Sonny seeking where to obtain something. The tone suggests a local dialogue or comic local color note from a period newspaper.
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H.R
Sonny
Remarkable 20 Foot Thermometer by Magdeburg Mayor
Otto de Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, built a 20 foot copper thermometer with a globe and U shaped tube. Alcohol, a float, a pulley, and a gilt angel indicate the scale while blue paint and stars decorate the device. A vagrant threatens trouble to gain detention.
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Otto de Guericke
Magdeburg
Widower Sees Wife Bust. Requests Nose Size Change
A sculptor shows a bust of a deceased wife to her widower who notes it resembles her and asks for a larger nose to reflect her goodness. In another vignette a boy’s fall and a doctor’s stitching prompt the mother’s fear of a scar, the boy replies his mustache will hide it.
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Lippiincott
Tommy
Mamma
Harpers Weekly
Postum Receives Rave Letter On Health Benefits
A reader testifies to Postum replacing coffee curing stomach trouble insomnia and headaches. She notes better sleep a stronger stomach and improved eating. Her brother also reports relief and states he would not return to coffee. Letter credited to Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville in pkgs There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Illinois News in Briefs Recap Across Towns
Evanston Dr Charles M Stuart elected editor of Northwestern Christian Advocate by Methodist church book committee after D D Thomson's death in St Louis. Mount Vernon Henry N Simmons 81, veteran newspaper man, dies in New York. Carlyle Julia Sparks will probate will worth $250000. Chicago Indictments against five men for conspiracy to commit illegal act quashed. Wheaton Wheaton summer colony targets six mile limit on Negro colonies after plans for new colonies unfold. Chicago Bank merger rumors surface on Drexit State and Oakland banks. Springfield Robert Johnson 2108 East Stuart Street fatally burned at Tuxhorn mine. Rockford Illinois Manual Arts meeting. Eggers and Norton speak. Elgin Six injured when car hits work train. switch open. Sterling Lincoln School dedicated. Newell Gilbert speaks. Springfield New political party United Christian Turney leads American party launch. Pana Windsor court adopts intoxication standard. Virden No mayoral candidate. Mayor Motley refuses. Mt Vernon Henry Simmons dies in New York. 81. Jerseyville Bosworth marries Velma Grers. Tallula Mule sale strong. 18 sold at 252 average, 64 at 167. Winchester Henry Miner dies. buried in Winchester. Springfield State Auditor grants charter for First Trust and Savings Bank of Alton. Noble Mrs Ralph Woods burned by coal explosion in stove.
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Evanston
Charles M. Stuart
Garrett Biblical Institute
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Chicago
St. Louis
D. D. Thomson
Mount Vernon
Henry N. Simmons
News
Sycamore
Lebanon
Lincoln
Logan County
Carlyle
Julia Sparks
John N. Hisenford
Henry Miller
John Donahue
James Reagen
Arthur McBride
Freeman
Criminal Court
Dominick Monack
Wheaton
Pony” Moore
Maj
John C. Buckner
A. J. Carey
Oakland
Drexit
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
la Salle Street
George W. Eggers
Alice P. Norton
Elgin
Aurora
Elgin & Chicago
Elgin Junction
A. L. Bracken
Sterling
Lincoln School
Abraham Lincoln
Newell Gilbert
Ilinois Normal School
Springfield
Daniel Braxton Turney
Turney
United Christan Party
American Party
Pana
Windsor
Virden
Motley
Vernon—Ilenry Simmons
Men of
Minois
Mt. Vernon
Jerseyvilla
Robert D. Bosworth
Tiguston
Tex
Velma Grers
Fred W. Grers
Tallula
C. C. Judy
Winchester
Henry Miner
Colorado Springs
Col
McCullough
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Alton
Madison County
Noble
Ralph Woods
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
The California Fig Syrup Co touts its exceptional equipment and chemists, claiming their Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna are produced by an original method. It warns buyers to insist on the full company name printed on the front to avoid imitations and ensure genuine products.
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California Fig Syrup Co
The
Bringing Him Out Is a Diamond in the Rough
Dialogue reveals Miss Trimm intends to cut Duffy, while Asker-How questions why she never speaks to him. The exchange frames Duffy as a candidate with hidden potential and a decision pending on his future prospects.
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Asker
Duffy
Miss Trimm
Cure for Eczema Promises Relief and Recovery
An early 1900s testimonial extols Cuticura remedies as curing severe eczema that covered the body. The narrative details pain, bleeding, hair loss, and eventual healing after using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent, attributed to Mrs. Wm. Hunt of Newark, 1908. Additional items reference Dr Woods Hutchinson on poverty and light quips, preserving a periodical voice.
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Wm. Hunt
Thomas St
Newark
N. J
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props
Boston
Money Made in Livestock in Central Canada
Traveler reports Central Canada yields and profits from crops and livestock. Wheat 20 bushels per acre, oats 35, potatoes and vegetables grow well. cattle horses and sheep fetch high prices. Homestead patent in three years, sales of steers at 40 dollars, horses 150 plus. pork and bees add income.
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W. J. Henderson
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Canada
Tanly
Perquisites and Quips from a Storeroom Stroll
A compact collage of 19th century advertisements and wry quotes. Hy Whittlesticks proclaims Dupay’s store could win town popularity with crackers and cheese. Features Defiance Starch claims, Pettits eye salve, Lewis’ cigars, and assorted humorous quips and product pitches from Olmsted to Grose.
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Dupay
Andy Carniggy
Cy Dupay
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Eczema
Cutiura
Woods Hutchinson
American Museum of Natural History
Church
Elsie
Mother
Henry F. Cope
Pettivs
All Druggista
Howard Bros
N. Y
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Cato
B. W. Grove
Woolford
AH. Olmsted
Leroy, N
Joe
Pac Limite
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Ato Intend
Amo Tollny
John Lac
A. Salzer Seed CO
Rosse, Wis
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
U.S. Rc
Dr. Marshall
le Brugeiste
CG H. Keith
Mfr
Cleveland
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
Piso
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