Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Quick Kidney Trouble Cure
A vintage advertisement claims kidney trouble causes suffering and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as the cure. It features a customer testimonial from Mrs. N. E. Graves of Villisca Iowa describing back pain swelling smothering spells and improved health after using the product. The ad directs readers to buy for 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
N. E. Graves
Villisca
Iowa
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Beggar's cash claim at Chicago magistrate
A Chicago beggar stands before a police magistrate where he admits carrying over 10 dollars in currency. He defends himself by saying he is not a spendthrift, despite the accusation of begging in public streets. A separate note describes neck boils rising in sweaty season from starched collars and large hair pores.
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Chicago
Harper's Weekly
Chicago Post
Expressions of flowers reflect character and mood
Henry Ward Beecher notes flowers express faces like men and animals, some smiling or sad or pensive, others plain and upright like sunflowers. A contrasting remark about an actor says he plays a crooked character in a straight drama, highlighting contradictions.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Bare and Easy Test on Coffee Health Claims
A ten day home test suggests stopping coffee and using Postum to judge if coffee causes illness. A reader reports stomach trouble headaches and nervousness linked to coffee but improves after switching to Postum and notes relapse when coffee is reintroduced. The ad cites testimonials and the book The Road to Wellville as further reading.
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Postum
Wellville
Iced Tea and Eggplant Dish From Old Household Pages
A vintage guide praises iced tea with careful preparation and lemon or mint flavoring, detailing ice needs and serving ideas plus a recipe for eggplant baked with cheese. It covers cooling methods, lemon prep, garnishes, and a festive serving approach, then provides a cheese coated eggplant bake with a creamy sauce and baking directions.
Baked Spaghetti Recipe Steps
The instructions describe cooking spaghetti in salted water, draining, then a tomato sauce with salt and cheese melted in beef drippings or butter. Combine with the pasta, season with pepper, and bake for one hour in a hot oven.
Quick Luncheon Toast With Tomato and Cheese
A simple fast meal for hot days. Toast bread, butter it, top with thick tomato slice, minced green pepper, and finely chopped onion, cover with grated American cheese, broil until melted, and serve immediately. Add iced coffee with whipped cream for a full meal.
Eggs Nova Scotia Dish From Old Time Cookery
A vintage recipe describes soaking salt codfish overnight, then shredding and scalding it. The cod is drained dry and folded into a cream sauce. Toasted bread rounds are topped with a layer of fish, then two poached eggs, finished with the remaining sauce.
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Nova Scotia
Sausages Rolled in Breadcrumbs and Mustard Bake
Roll sausages thickly in bread crumbs and Indian meat mixed, to which has been added a good bit of mustard. Bake in a hot oven until brown.
Mark Twain Autograph Joke From Boston
Mark Twain, waiting for a streetcar in Boston, signs an autograph for a girl who compares him to Chief Justice Fuller. He writes a witty line in her album, claiming it is delicious to be full but heavenly to be Fuller. The joke ends with no reply from Fuller.
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Mark Twain
Boston
Mr. Clemens
Chief Justice Fuller
Fuller
Miglville W. Fuller
Clemens
Harper’s Weekly
Berkshire Courier
Omaha
United States
Holden
Iowa State College
Neb
National Corn Association
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Cure of eczema with Cuticura remedies
A Highlandtown woman reports severe eczema on face and arms lasting ten months. After doctor visits and various remedies failed, four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment brought relief. Two sets of Cuticura Remedies completed a cure. Miss Barbara Kral, Highlandtown, Md., Jan. 9, 1908.
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Sol
Castoria safety ad and assorted quotes blend
An advertisement collage extols Castoria as a safe infant remedy and cites its 30 year use, alongside miscellaneous quotes about truth and well water. A testimonial praises Allen's Foot Kash for tired feet, while a church leader urges personal happiness in daily life.
Quips and Jibes Spark Idle Nighttime Musings
A collage of cartoonish exchanges and quips from newspapers catalogs witty banter about pens, starch, swans, and social oddities. The dialogue riffs on modern gadgets, Poet versus Pragmatist, and a tongue in cheek look at everyday woes such as missed owl cars and single life.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Aid Cited
A fragment discusses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming teething relief, soothing vapors, and reduced irritation. It juxtaposes a crooked man’s habit with judgment about cigars, mentioning Lewis' Single Binder as equal to other cigars and noting fear of wear.
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Lewis
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Monkers
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
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Kash
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R. I
Canterbury
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Carters
Parker
New York Central Lines
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
New York
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Adirondack Mountains
Great Lakes
Hudson River
Warren J
LYNCH
Lok
la Salle Street Station
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