Backache and Kidney Aches Promising Remedy Advice
Estherville readers urged to treat kidney problems to cure backache. Doan's Kidney Pills promoted with testimonial from Mrs. N. O'Connell of Hatherville Iowa. Ad cites price 60 cents and Foster Milburn Co as agents. Also mentions Meritel Kidney Pills and trial offer from Decorah Iowa.
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Doan
Estherville
Mra
N. O’connell
Thirteenth St
Hatherville
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s
Backache Relief Pills Ad From American Drug and Preas-Agsn
A advertising notice offers Meritol Whidney and Backache Pills for fifty cents from the American Drug and Preas-Agsn in Decorah Iowa claiming to ease hip pains weakness and fatigue with a quick relief.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Gains Noted Fame
There is little danger from a cold or flu unless followed by pneumonia, which never occurs when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is used. The remedy has earned its reputation and wide sale for its cures of colds and grip and can be relied on with implicit confidence. For sale by F. B. Shadle & Co.
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Shadle & Co
Coffin's Hudson 33 Self Starting Smashes Record
From Detroit news comes word that Howard E. Coffin's Self-Starting HUDSON 33 has shattered previous sales records. About 48 percent of the factory output for the 1911-1912 seasons has gone to owners within three and a half months of the model's announcement. Neville notes design aims for clean, fewer parts and superior quiet operation, with demand likely doubling last year. Also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by a Oregon resident for whooping cough, with local dealer I. S. Shadle & Co. selling it.
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Erril Auto Co
Hudson
Detroit
Howard E. Collin
Goffin
Mr. Coffin
Loward E. Coffin
Mr. Neville
Collin
Howard E.coffin
Neville
Beig
Coffin
Tom recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs
Mrs L B Arnold of Denver Colorado praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safest for coughs colds and bronchial trouble noting it has repeatedly given relief. War pale by F L S Shadle and Co.
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Tom
Chamberlain
Mre
L. B. Arnold
Denver
Colo
FL S. Shadle & Co
Baptism In Irrigation Ditch With Church Leader Officiating
A farmer pastor J. S. Culp officiated as Mrs. E. Studdebaker joined the Church of the Brethren by immersion in a ditch west of Irrican in Alberta's Canadian Pacific irrigation block. The ceremony marked a historic first for the irrigation community.
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Irrican
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta
J. S. Culp
Church of the Brethren
E. Studdebaker
Opal Lores and War Luck among Russians and Japanese
The article notes that Russians avoid opals as a misfortune superstition affecting buyers who see the stone in shops. It claims the opal is tied to a sign, and that Japanese are blamed for misfortune to Russians during the war, a curious superstition linking omen to national fate.
Thought It a Purchase. A man tips the hack driver
A man feeling lucky in business shares his good fortune by paying the hack driver two dollars. The driver, assessing the moment, asks which horse to take, highlighting the quirky scene of generosity and choice.
Get The T R Free For Six Months Promotion
Marshalltown Times-Republican offers six months free daily Times-Republican with a magazine points system. Send publisher prices for selected magazines. achieve 40 points for six months free or 20 points for three months free. Examples show Review of Reviews 30 points, McClure's 10 points, American Magazine 10 points.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Daily Times-Republican
McClure
T.-R
Seeeneeses
T.R
Clase A
American Boy
Serres
Breeder's Gazette
Motor Age
St. Nicholas Wee
Puck Veeneee
Price
Marshalltown
Lowa
Magnificent outdoor theater in Denmark’s royal deer park
Denmark hosts what is described as the finest natural outdoor theater in the world. Located about six miles from the capital in the royal deer park, avenues of trees form wings and a beech-encircled slope creates a natural auditorium. The venue accommodates eight thousand spectators per performance.
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Denmark
Royal Deer Park
D. D. D. Skin Cure Claims Quick Relief for Eczema
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Prescription Wash as a powerful remedy for eczema psoriasis and other skin troubles. It promises instant relief from the first use and offers a money back guarantee if the first full size bottle does not meet claims. The copy urges readers to try the 25 cent bottle and promises proven success.
Virtue of Skunk Oil in Mountain Trapper Lore
Mountain residents praise skunk oil for scent masking in trapping and claim it quickens relief for croup and bronchial issues. Families keep a bottle for remote medical needs when physicians are far away.
Bed covering device for invalids with foot-to-head cord action
A suggested improvised method uses a long cord tied to the edge of a blanket at the bed foot and attached to the headboard. The invalid can pull gently on the cord to bring the cover up during the night.
The Grateful Heart Cultivate the thankful spirit
An exhortation on gratitude stating that there is no small mercy and a thankful heart finds motive for gratitude in every blessing, even scanty gifts, attributed to Robertson.
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Robertson
Reading a Seed Catalogue vs Garden Realities
A thoughtful man notes the gap between expectation and realization. A second speaker with chenille whiskers agrees, comparing spring seed catalog dreams to the autumn garden’s outcome. The exchange captures humor in anticipation versus result.
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tlLife
Daily Thought on Life and Work by Howard S Martin
A brief aphorism urges living fully and doing shared work with others. It frames riches as incidental to a life of service and fraternal solidarity among people.
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Howard S
Martin
Stone memorial tale from the old town square
A tourist asks Pat what the stone commemorates and receives a humorous local explanation about a kind English gentleman giving five shillings on the site, revealing a quaint memory of the place.
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Pat
Avoid Fits of Passion Advice on Self Control
A terse admonition counsels restraint when anger rises. It warns that quick passion leads to lasting bitterness and anguish, urging calm speech and measured response to prevent escolhas of harm.
Neuralgia home remedy advice from historic note
The text advises curing neuralgia with wet cloths of alcohol and water or laudanum and water laid on a hot water bottle and the affected part steamed over. It reflects period medicinal guidance and emphasizes topical application for relief.
Willing to Oblige Taxpayer Faces Assessor Visit
An irate citizen demands recognition as a taxpayer and the municipal boss agrees to send the assessor to review the case. The exchange underscores tensions over local tax status and property assessment procedures.
Procrastination's Value in Fioride Times Union
Procrastination's value is noted as a safeguard against rash acts, with the Times Union attributing the idea to Fioride. The quotation frames delay as protection from foolish moves and poor decisions.
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Fioride Times-Union
Attribute of Great Soldier
A concise adage extols the greatest general as one who knows when to retreat and dares to do so, underscoring strategic prudence and bold decision making in leadership.
Too Often The Sea Of Matrimony Turns Dismal
A fragment reflects pessimism about marriage, noting repeated disappointments and unsettled expectations. The speaker sketches a bleak view of wedded life as a recurring, discouraging force.
Family discipline tale from Woman's Home Companion
The Blank children were trained in neatness by fining each tablecloth spot. Seven year old Harold was caught rubbing the cloth and quipped that he was trying to rub two spots into one. The anecdote reflects a humorous yet strict household rule in the economy of manners.
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Harold
Uncle Eben Quips on Lifes Bold Jump at the Dock
In a folksy line, Uncle Eben declares the man who gets the most out of life is the one who takes the plunge and hauls cotton while waiting for his ship to come in. The speaker emphasizes bold action over passive waiting.
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Eben
Uncle Eben
Evil Bound to Spread and Shared Blame
A reflective meditation on collective responsibility, arguing no person bears punishment for evil deeds alone. The piece notes the interconnectedness of lives, comparing moral contagion to disease and citing George Eliot as a named reference. It also parodies college life norms and hazing, referencing a Cleveland Leader quote about married college girls.
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George Eilot
Cleveland
Kelp Use In Japanese Cuisine Highlighted
The passage notes kelp as the most abundant seaweed globally and describes its widespread coastal distribution. It explains that the Japanese use kelp to prepare numerous food products collectively known as kombu.
Nature's Beauty Hidden by the Casual Glance
A reflective note on nature by Henry Merwin argues that true insight comes from a focused gaze, not a casual glance, warning that beauty reveals itself only to attentive observers.
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Henry
Merwin
Get Out of the Rut by Stevenson quote excerpt
The dull man is created by immersion in a single business and sedentary life. He remains unexercised and undeveloped while the rest is distended by over-nutrition and over-celebration, confined by the heat of rooms.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
What the Reikin Is New Nagoya violinmaker debuts reikin instrument
A Japanese violinmaker in Nagoya reportedly devised the reikin a guitar shaped stringed instrument with four strings. operated by keys the reikin can perform the work of several samisen and has been tried in an orchestra of Japanese instruments. the inventor conceived the idea during a European tour.
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Nagoya
Europe
Impatient smiles in a cordial social exchange
Mrs Edgealong praises you in a polite fashion. Mrs Fitzmghill responds that Edgealong often acts as if she were an intimate friend, noting it as her method to convey closeness.
Truly Conservative and Talleyrand’s Conservatism Summed Up
A witty remark by Paul de Courrier captures Talleyrand’s conservatism. He joked that if Talleyrand had been at the creation he would have exclaimed that chaos would be destroyed. The line reflects a keenly ironic view of ruling order and upheaval.
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Talleyrand
Paul de Courrier
Worms, Beams, and Postal Hurdles in a City Comment
A St Louis Post Dispatch line notes that while $48 remains immune, the odd question arises why the hook worm never Beams to attack the middleman. The remark uses quirky imagery to critique a system or process and hints at odd defenses or delays in intermediaries.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
All Is Character in The Foreground of Action
A reflection on how character underpins decisive action, quoting Phil lips Brooks about the background that gives life and meaning to public deeds and personal choices.
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Phillips Brooks
Waiting for His Oatmeal Inquisitive Boarder Questions
A curious boarder asks about the fate of the old man famed for saying as the faller says. The scene hints at a literary or domestic vignette reflecting memory and commentary.
Little Marjorie Questions Baptism at Church
A church baptism of a convert by immersion prompts a child to ask her mother if they drown someone every Sunday. The scene captures the child’s innocent misunderstanding of baptismal immersion and the solemnity of the ceremony.
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Marjorie
Mamma
The Crooked Tree in a Garden Allegory
A thoughtful child explains a crooked garden tree by recalling the proverb As the twig is bent the tree is inclined and suggests someone may have stepped on it when it was little. The remark shows how childish impressions, though strong, can be mistaken and shaped by early experiences.
A Terror and Uncle Rasberry on Reformers
Uncle Rasberry compares reformers to Rastus Pinkley’s dog. He quips the dog is not for catching rats and does not kill them. If rats approach, the dog will rear and scare them to death. The exchange uses folksy humor to mock reform efforts.
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Uncle Rasberry
Rastus Pinkley
Rastus
Japanese Shun Factory Life Summary
A study notes factory life in Japan where the average laborer endures short work life. Few workers survive beyond five years, prompting rural residents to hesitate migrating to cities even when country jobs are plentiful.
Salt Talk In Paris Studio Ends With Sales Pitch
A painter explains using salt in marine artwork tasting notes. Report mentions a buyer reaction as visitors claim the salty effect enhances the ocean mood, with local shopkeepers noting strong interest in the technique.
Story of a Chicago physician and a touch of irony
A prominent Chicago physician recounts a poor mother seeking aid for her son whose finger was crushed by a baseball bat. The first dispensary room refused treatment, saying it was eye and ear. The mother asked where the thumb and finger department was, highlighting the failure to address urgent care.
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Chicago
For Baby's Eyes Sun Shade Advised for Infants
Mothers are urged not to expose babies to bright sun without shade even outside summer. Eye inflammations and potential vision defects may result, with lasting nervous effects. The article compares sun exposure to lying with sun in the eyes for an hour, stressing comfort in a baby carriage.
Lemon tart question sparks editor humor
A humorous note from Life appears on the woman's page as the sporting editor fills in during vacation. The perfumed communication asks how to make a lemon tart, framed with a wry remark about lemons being tart enough already.
Faithful to Duty in Jerusalem Temple Crisis
When Pompey’s army stormed Jerusalem the moment the temple fell, priests amid the horrors continued the daily sacrifice unmoved. They believed better to suffer than omit any duty commanded by their law.
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Pompey
Jerusalem
Funeral church serves as New York funeral home
New York hosts a single church devoted entirely to funeral services called the Funeral church. It accommodates families living in small apartments who wish to hold final rites in a larger space than their homes. The church has no fixed affiliation, attracting those seeking such services.
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New York
He Would Join Him Whistling Solo Prompted Guest Invite
A humorous Punch caption portrays a hostess urging Mr. Smith to hear a whistling solo by her husband. Smith declines with a light joke about sharing a whisky and soda, reflecting social banter. The fragment captures witty interaction in a dining room scene.
Doctor signs death column on certificate in jest
A doctor tells his assistant with pride he wrote his signature in the cause of death on a death certificate as a joke. The remark reflects a quirky, offbeat moment captured in Tit Bits.
Garfield Quote Drives Personal Quest For Success
A brief quotation reflects a resolve to become a self-made man, with confidence that personal growth will lead to broader achievement. The speaker emphasizes determination to improve character as the foundation for all future successes.
Not a Real Genius Alarm Clock Idea
A Connecticut man owns an alarm clock that rouses his hens and feeds them on cue. The remark suggests a real genius would devise an egg laying clock that cackles when finished.
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Connecticut
Profit In Seaweed Industry Prospects
Seaweed of the same species used in Japan for kan ten grows abundantly on the Pacific coast and along the Atlantic coast. Related species with equal value are widespread in temperate waters. In the United States the product commands high prices, suggesting seaweed manufacture could be a highly remunerative industry.
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Japan
Pacific
Atlantic
Lesson from the she bears intones humor in class
A Sunday school teacher recounts the Balaam story of two she bears mauling forty wicked youths to illustrate a moral. A boy quips that the lesson shows how many children a she bear can hold, delivering a grim pun in a playful classroom moment.
Problem of Universal Peace Opens a New Civic Debate
The article argues that war erodes society leaving behind dangerous classes as civilians resume life. It warns that once hostilities end, a key challenge will be preventing the rise of those deemed unfit or troublesome, and stresses a Christian duty to manage postwar social order.
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