Estherville Citizen Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
Estherville resident George D. Wilkins, a retired railroad engineer, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his weak back and irregular kidney action after years of poor results with other remedies. He says four boxes removed his trouble and endorses the product highly. For sale by all dealers, price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
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Estherville
Doan
Hetherville
George D. Wilkins
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
What is a restaurant a New York High Life Brand
A satirical piece describing restaurants as luxury venues that overcharge for minimal nourishment. It mocks pay structures, tips, and associated amenities, claiming meals are prefiltered and the dining scene includes homeless hotels and drugstore-like services. It ends with a cartoon exchange about marriage and support.
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New York
California
Life
Caesar as an Epileptic Not Inspiring Glimpses
Glimpses of Julius Caesar as an epileptic conqueror are not inspiring. Mark Antony recalls his convulsions and tremors during campaigns, while Oppius notes Caesar rode, dictated to secretaries, and swam rivers with aid or unaided. The piece mixes historical anecdotes with satirical asides about hair and vanity, ending with a joke about romance.
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Mark Antony
Caesar
Oppius
Cassius
Periabh
Caligula
Nero
Rubicon
Pompey the Great
Harsalla
Matthew Woods
Neale
Marth
Distinctive Dress Codes Across English Trades and Banks
The London Globe notes varied dress customs in England. Coutts clerks wear frock coats and trousers must not be rolled. Hoare’s clerks wear white collars. Lawyers avoid bright clothes and wear silk hats. Presbyterian ministers Ba dress in sulta. Brewers workers and draymen wear scarlet nightcaps. Such conventions exist across trades.
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England
Coutts’ Bank
Hoare’s Bank
London Globe
Business and Pastry in Lord Avebury Tale
The note recounts William Sharp, a Bank of Melbourne clerk, choosing an Australian posting over quitting. He asked for a day’s leave to think, returned with an explanation, and faced a stern chief who declined to tolerate delays. A London Chronicle item frames this as a clash of ambition and duty.
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Lord Avebury
William Sharp
Fiona MacLeod
London
Bank of Melbourne
Australia
Sharp
Sogrifty
London Chronicle
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Soper
F.E. Allen
Alexander Soper
Alexander
Kanmet County
Matherville
M. E. Wilson
Dyer Taylor's Hardware
DO. D
Buvin Bank
Ross
D. V
Lincoln and
Eighth Street
Hubberville
Agenta
Gerst Mfg. Co
Sioux City
Towa
Anderson
Doreas
Dorothy
dJudge
Jay
Johnston & CO
la Valliers
Cleorgian
Mary Chelton
Violet
Dolly Madison
Nile
Washington
New York Globe
Japan
Puck
Cincinnati Huquirer
E. Miller
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