Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised as Free Trial Offer
A vintage advert claims Doan's Kidney Pills are "close to the people" with a direct mail trial offer. It touts large testimonials from users in Falmouth Virginia to Houston Texas, describing back pain relief, improved urination, and heart symptoms, emphasizing a free sample and eventual box purchases.
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Dean
Trent
Toledo
Falmouth
Doan
Rown
Saman E. Branney
Elm Street
Weat Haven
Conn
Alec
Chesebrough Manufacturing CO
State St
New York City
Smoking Habits Shaped by Weather and Season
Washington Star reports on how weather drives tobacco use, noting men smoke less in windy cold months and more outdoors when spring arrives. Interlocutors discuss indoor versus outdoor smoking as business slows and then picks up with seasonal changes.
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Sayaka
Mary
Trark
Berti
Miy
Wheshington Star
Fragmentary court news hints at Meggendorfer case
A fragmentary note references Meggendorfer and unnamed court activity. It mentions a tip in the country for six weeks and a remark about Loveal under court news. Details are unclear but imply ongoing proceedings and involved parties.
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Meggendorfer
Prizes To Cooks Offer 735 Cash Awards By Postum
The Postum Cereal Co Ltd announces 735 cash prizes totaling 67500 to household cooks based on a general cookery improvement contest. Winners receive diplomas and certificates. entry is by postal card to Cookery Dept No. 487 Bat Creek Mich. No purchase required.
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Couks
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Post
Pontum Cereal, Co., Ltd
Cookery Dept
She. Poatum
Ltd
Bat Creek
Mich
A. Adget
Falen
Longest Presidential Journey Begins Nine Week Tour
President Roosevelt departs Washington on a sixty six day trip spanning twenty two states and fourteen thousand miles. He travels aboard a private train with a large security detail and addresses local audiences while officials and diplomats bid farewell at Pennsylvania Station.
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Washington
Kiesgo
Metropolia
Pennsylvania Station
White House
Listérle
Pennsylvania
West
Sylvester
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Arn
Bayon Speck von Sternburg
Tip Leter
Preachers, clergy moves and quotes in church notices
A long OCR fragment reports on religious figures and events. Lucas Malet lauded as a Catholic convert author. a colored preacher complains of parishioners’ negligence. Clergy appointments are noted, including Laura Stickney at Rome and bishops commenting on rural life. Activities include memorial appeals for Hirsch philanthropists and a Vermont conference move toward supernumerary status.
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Lucas Malet
Harrison
Richard Calmady
Lis
Vilipino
Yale
St. Mary's Church
New Haven
United States
Baron
Baroness Hirsch
Laura Stickney
Baltimore
American College At
Rome
Canada
Potter
Beveridge
Indiana
Savannah
Vermont
H. F. Forrest
W. 8. Ruinsford
New York
Edward M. Duff
Rt. ‘Choas’ Church
Buffalo
How a Beautiful Woman Escaped Catarrh by Peruna
An advertisement style feature cites Miss Flolen Whitman of Milwaukee praising Peruna as a spring tonic that revived her after a year of illness. It quotes testimonials from officials and readers about nerves, vitality, and blood, urging readers to write for Dr. Hartman’s book and Promotes Peruna as a universal spring cure.
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Flolen Whitman
Milwaukee
Wis
Helen Whitman
Mattie B. Curtis
Legion of Loyal Women
Salem
Boston
Masa
Pernna
D. W. Timberlake
Lynchburg
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Mia
Lulu Larmer
Stoughton
Bnys
Lula Garmer
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
The Lord Will Provide Exclaims Georgia Philosopher
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt quotes a Georgia philosopher celebrating not paying tickets this year. The remark references a hurricane that carried their house and belongings three miles beyond the county line and ends with a refrain The Lord Will Provide.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Trobingen Crusoe Chooses London Publisher After Refusals
The work titled Trobingen Crusoe was offered to every London publisher and refused by all. A single venturesome bookseller, famed for speculative bets, finally published it and earned over 4000 guineas. The book has since enriched many publishers. It is claimed Edison never wears a watch, saying he dislikes knowing the time.
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London
Thomas A. Edison
Beads and Territory Trade Tale Quoted by Puck
A quip from Puck recalls an African diplomat and a trader who demanded a war club in exchange for beads. The negotiator refused to surrender the club, instead trading a strip of territory but keeping the club to reclaim the land later.
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Puck
Heiress Heir Takes Aim At Golden Cure
A note on a man’s romantic entanglements with an heiress, suggesting jealousy and a plot around love and wealth. The exchange hints at sale of a house, marriage as a path, and a conflicted plan tied to a “gold cure” while Philadelphia Presa offers skeptical commentary.
Kerosene Drinking Noted as Global Issue
A report highlights kerosene consumption as a rising problem in France with proposed measures to curb it. It notes the vice among South Pacific Indians and in Peru and Bolivia where kerosene trade for drinking grows. The description mentions Liberia spanning 120 degrees of longitude and about one ninth of Earth's land area.
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France
South Pacific
Peru
Bolivia
Biberia
Globe
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Hoverox
Tex
Pose
Wiermstaurn Co
Plenes
Nathe
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Pudale
N.Y
Capsicum
Vere
Bosto
Auanuary
Western
Ottawa
Can
Nan ' H
Bowers
Watertown
South Dakota
Reyes Ae
Ely
FLY Brothers
Warren St
Balzer
Grant Claver
Joan A.balzerseed
Allen
Allen S. Glintted
le Roy
NOY
Vowles
Stousevelt
Yonrg
Chesapeake Bay
Maydower
Alice
Porto Rico
Cartelyou
Wilsott
Litebcock
Cortelugu
Aimong
Lounita
Theodore OA. Bingiman
Capt
W. 3. Cowles
Tber
Riie County
Hibry John W. Neff
Lite Larm
Hila
Philadelphia
Ta la Walle Ave
Hompson's Eye
California Fig Syrup Co
Far Yeeone BN
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