Dean's Kidney Pills Marketed as Cure All for Kidney Ills
Algona resident S. S. Page testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved backache and kidney problems after army injuries. He praises the product as the best remedy and recommends it, noting availability at R. H. Miner's drug store and Foster Milburn & Co. as U.S. agents.
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Dean
S. S. Page
Minnesota
Algonala
R. H.miner’s
Price
Foster-Milburn & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Fable of the Pansy and Its Step Mother Tale
Lovers of the pansy tale its five petal bloom and five sepals. The plain petals represent the step-children with one chair each while the two small gay petals are the daughters with a chair each. The large gay petal is the wife with two chairs and the father is found by removing petals to reveal stamens and pistils. In France the pansy is called the step-mother.
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France
Worked His Own Redemption William H Seward Story
A New York judge gave his son a thousand dollars for college. After a poor freshman year the son returned home and faced a hard lesson. He left to work, returned to college, excelled, law school, became governor of New York, joined the presidential cabinet, and built a historic record.
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New York
Colege
United States
William H. Seward
Where He Saw a Crowd Uncle Constantine Visits From Fishkill Landing
Uncle Constantine of Fishkill Landing, in town for the first time in 30 years, tours the sights with relatives. He shows restrained surprise during a crowded circus visit, noting the vast audience and joking that he has seen larger gatherings only at a bush meeting.
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Constantine
Fishkill Landing
New York Times
Nic
Easily Explaind Marjorie’s Wireless Telegraphy Insight
Marjorie, a sweet curious child, asks about wireless telegraphy. Her mother explains by describing two tall masts apart and a message sent between them, prompting the child to conclude that God hears and tells others.
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Marjorie
Marjoria
Wrong Room Tiger and Missionary Jest
A comical excerpt shows a tiger misreading a matronly visitor's absence of men. The lady missionary confronts the tiger and orders him to scat as Jim quietly exits, leaving a scene of startled humor and risque chatter.
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India
Jim
Puck
Muskrat Grounds Rented In Southern Marshes
In the south, muskrat skin trade drives marsh rentals for hunting grounds. Night hunts are common as rats search for food. High tides can force the animals from burrows, leading to thousands slaughtered. Hunters trap mainly in winter and early spring when coats are thick. Flesh quality worsens in cold weather.
The American Parent and a Father’s Role in Child Rearing
Jones, a natural handy man, does many chores for his children and admits laziness in not training them to do tasks themselves. He implies his departure will be felt as his children reflect on lacking a guiding father who set them to work and life lessons.
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Jones
Obscured Indian Sculpture at Bellows Falls Destroyed
Boston Herald reports the famed Indian sculpture at the Connecticut River’s Bellows Falls near Sollows Falls was completely obliterated. The two rock carvings once showed heads and rays, with possible inscriptions, marking a historic victory by four bands and a principal chief, now erased by water over more than a century.
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United States
Great Falls
Connecticut River
Sellows Falls
Boston Herald
Bellows Falls
Squaw A Neat Housekeeper At The Fair
The Denver Republican contrasts nomadic tent life with frame houses noting tidy tepees with beaded drums and elk-tooth robes versus cluttered rooms and stoves. It claims a squaw in elk-tooth robes and a beaded saddle exudes contentment, evoking envy from white housekeepers.
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Denver Republican
Bees Help Extract Venom For Medicine
A chemist explains extracting venom from bees kept in a glass bottle. The bees sting into a liquid alcohol under a fine wire netting, as he stirs them with a toothpick. He claims bee venom, or apis venom, is a good remedy for gout arthritis cancer and many other ailments.
A Convict Ship Reemerges From Historic Voyage
The Convict Ship TM recalls a vessel once moored in the Thames between Mackfriars and Westminster bridges. It carried 137,000 transported Britons to Australia, began voyages in 1787, made 72 calls, and felled into exile 116,842 men and 20,819 women over 81 years.
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Thames
Mackfriars
Westminster
Australia
Wingland
Sydney
England
Senator Rayner backs fair teacher salaries tale at reception
Pertinent Inquiry quotes Maryland Senator Rayner praising adequate pay for teachers at a reception. He recounts a district where salaries were very low and recalls a banker opening and closing remarks with a rousing cheer for school teachers amid a chalk-stained critic in a black coat.
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Rayner
Maryland
Hindoo Likes Many Clocks In A Curious Tableau
A humorous note on a Hindoo who stacks many clocks not for timekeeping but as a curiosity of wealth. He enjoys numerous clocks in one room yet remains indifferent to hours, measuring time instead by bamboo lengths Bun travels around the horizon.
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Hindoo
Not Lucky BII Hatful Folly Sparks Statehouse Laughter
A humorous exchange from the Yonkere Statesman features a reporter asking Jill about luck and a brother’s charm. The reply notes the brother carries a dubious talisman and a hatful lip, provoking light statewide amusement.
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Jill
Yonkere Statesman
Police Gazette Burned Out in New York Fire
The Police Gazette building at Pearl and Frankfort streets burned on Monday evening. The ell downtown structure housed several manufacturing firms and the paper’s offices. Once famed as a sports organ, it hosted historic gatherings of fighters including John L Sullivan Paddy Ryan Jake Kilrain Charley Mitchell and other champions.
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Police Gazette
New York
Pearl
Frankfort
Hanlding
John I. Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Jake Kilwain
Charley Mitchell
King Oscar Gaining Steadily in Stockholm Bulletin
King Oscar continues to improve though recovery remains slow. Attending physicians report a good quiet state with temperature 99.1, stronger heart action, and stable tracheal mucus. bulletin notes Monday morning condition.
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Oscar
Stockholm
Followlin
Three Die in Waterport Train Wreck Near New Orleans
Three men are dead with one seriously hurt and two lightly injured after Texas and Pacific Passenger Train No 51 derailed at Waterport, 82 miles west of New Orleans, in an incident blamed on train wreckers. This is reported as the third derailment attempt on the same train.
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New Orleans
Doe
Texas & Pacific
Waterport
Here
Arrest Moscow Revolutionists
Moscow reports the arrest of thirty members of a revolution fighting organization in the Bas Off quarter. Authorities seized large caches of arms ammunition dynamite and bombs. The incident underscores ongoing security actions in the city.
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Moscow
Revolution Fighting Organization
Fish as Pets Teach Birds and Fish to Befriend Feeders
Many children unable to keep live pets can still enjoy animals by feeding wild birds and even pond fish. Regular feeding makes fish in a carp family tame, following along the pond edge and allowing gentle pats. Some will venture into shallow water and accept food from the hand.
Long Life Attainment Through Lactic Beverage
Professor Metchnikoff of Pasteur Institute explains aging factors and how intestinal germs and their toxins injure body tissue. He proposes education and improvement of these germs via a beverage containing lactic acid fermentation organisms as a practical daily practice.
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Metchnicoff
Pasteur Institute of
Paris
Nou
Great Men Fond of Tea in Historic Reflection
A compact reflection on tea as a beloved yet contested beverage. Citing Samuel Johnson and writers like Thackeray, Shake speare, and Lamb, the piece notes tea as daily solace and evening amusement, with contemplations on its charm and ephemeral beauty.
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Samuel Johnson
Thackeray
Thackeray, Shakeespeke
Lamb
Sixpences on a Tombstone in West Smithfield
Sunday morning 21 old widows of St Bartholomew parish gathered by the churchyard tomb in West Smithfield to collect sixpences yearly laid on the grave of a long dead parishioner. The custom traces to Saxon times and was revived by Mr Lutterwick. The graveyard sits above the path, and the ladders aid the elderly women to reach the stone coping.
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St. Bartholomew, West Smithfield
Lutterwick
London Daily Chronicle
Arnica Salve Heals A 40 Year Sore Claim
An old advertising testimonial asserts Lorried Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a 40 year sore described as resistant to treatment. The claim is presented with a guarantee and price, promoting Dr Shoop products and 25 cent trial packages from H Miller's drug store.
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Loried Bucklen
Arnica Sali
J. Garrett
O Mills
N.G
H. Miller
Fortunate Texan on EW and Goodloe Discuss Remedies
An unclear snippet mentions a Fortunate Texan on EW and Goodloe of 107 St. boule. It references a year of acquaintance with Dr. King Life Pills and no laxative, claiming it averts discomfort effectively. The fragment ends with a garbled line about R.A. Willers deur.
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Goodloe
St. Bouleas
Tex
Ceoma
Woman’s Hint of Youth Hidden in Hollister’s Product
Fragmentary OCR reads as an ad style claim alleging a woman’s complexion improves with Hollister’s Rocky No Tea. Text suggests rejuvenation talk, but lacks clear names, dates, or verifiable facts.
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Hollister
Q Lets
R. He Miller
Cure for Consumption Claims Patented by Local Promoter
A misread advertisement from a local shop touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for consumption and lung trouble, claiming it has cured the disease in ten stages. The ad also notes consumer dissatisfaction with Foley’s product and lists HE B Conner & Um as suppliers or endorsers.
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A.A. Horran
Ark
Weltes
Foley
HE. B
Conner
A Lesson in Health from Old Medical Text
A fragmented health note extols kidney function and blood purification. It links kidney strength to better digestion, complexion, and energy, warning that impure blood harms health. Burdock is named as a blood purifier in the scrambled lines.
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