Doan's Kidney Pills Praised In Estesville Notice
Estherville resident Hansa Nelson touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the best kidney remedy she ever used after a prolonged illness. The advertisement quotes her strong endorsement urging others with kidney trouble to try the product, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents in the US, price 50 cents.
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Motherville
Don
Maritt Hansa Nelson
Estherville
Saya
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Ferocious Dogfish Attacks Rated in Sea Tale
A 1846 Maine tragedy is recounted by fishermen from Rockland and Tenants Harbor. A fisherman named Freeman fell overboard as dogfish swarmed, his companion Olesen raced the Alpine to safety, while a later tale recalls a New York yachtsman bitten in Penobscot Bay.
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Frank
Charile
Frank Oleson
Rockland
Charlies Freeman
Tenants Harbor
Olesen
Freeman
Matinicus Island
Criehaven
New York
Penobscot Bay
Bunker
New York Sun
Truth and teaching by Dr Benjamin E Smith
The Manchester Guardian reports Dr Benjamin E Smith, a noted lexicographer, reflecting on truthfulness in education. He recalls telling the truth as a child to please his mother, then explains an early realization in a chemical laboratory that words mattered less than elemental facts, leading him to loathe exaggeration and falsehood since.
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Benjamin E Smith
Manchester Guardian
Brankly
A Boy and a Thousand Dollars Lesson in Duty
A New York judge gave his son one thousand dollars to fund college. The freshman year ended with misuse of funds and bad habits. After a stern parental talk the son left home to work, returned to college, earned his degree at the top, and rose to become governor and a U S cabinet member.
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New York
9Atate
United State
Ek Bowe
Spinach and Macaroni Sideboard Dish Recipe
Instructions describe a central sideboard with sliding racks for serving pieces. Then a recipe details washing spinach, boiling macaroni, hard boiling eggs, and layering spinach, macaroni, eggs and cheese in a buttered dish topped with butter bits and browned in a hot oven.
How to Clean a Straw Hat with Otalic Acid
Instructions describe dissolving a tablespoonful of otalic acid in a pint of water, removing hat bands, applying the acid with a toothbrush, rinsing in several waters to remove all residue, and drying in bright sun. For sailor hats, turn upside down and place a weight in the crown to prevent sagging, with strong warnings about the acid's deadly poison nature and proper disposal.
Spiced Currants Recipe Steps
Spiced currants are cleaned dried and stemmed for four pounds. For four pounds use a pint of vinegar and two pounds of brown sugar. Tie a half cup of whole spices in a thin muslin bag including cinnamon cassia buds cloves and allspice. Boil spices sugar and vinegar ten minutes then add currants. Simmer until tender then jar and boil down the syrup to seal.
Cleaning Gloves Care Instructions From Old Text
Wash chamiots and doeskin gloves in cool soapy water then rinse in cool clear water. Press out water with a towel and puff fingers by blowing. Dry and rub to remove stiffness before wearing. This method proves more satisfactory than washing them on the hands, which stretches or tears them.
Raspberry Vinegar and Other Old Recipes
Raspberry vinegar makes a refreshing beverage. four quarts raspberries with vinegar, strain after 24 hours, measure juice, add a pound sugar per pint, boil 20 minutes, bottle. Bread omelette uses bread, water, milk, eggs, butter, and seasonings. Lust Pudding mixes raisins, beet sugar, molasses, milk, flour, soda, spices and steams three hours. Rat with whipped cream or a hard calice.
Frying Tips For Crisp Fat Without Crumbs
A fragment explains frying fat crisps without egg or breading. It advises dredging both eldas with plenty of flour and plunging into hot fat. Ensure fat has ample flour to achieve desired crispness and paronees of the tah.
Frayed collars blamed for neck carbuncles warn readers
New York World reports that frayed collars irritate the neck skin, enabling streptococcus and staphylococcus infections to form carbuncles. The piece cautions on skin irritation, dirt exposure, and collar rubbing, notes the discovery of an antitoxin but frames recovery as painful, urging readers to avoid frayed collars.
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Neak Ail
New York World
Tragic Winter Garden Fancy Ends In Rescue Miss
Countess Marie Larlach recalls the tale of Josephina Schefsky, a hopeful singer who sought Ludwig II in Munich. She pretended to drown in the palace lake to gain the king's notice, cried for Lohengrin as she vanished beneath the water, was rescued and sent away forever.
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Ludwig I I
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Munich
Residenz
Himalaya
Josephina Schefsky
Ludwig
Josephina
Himalayas
Countess Marie Larlach
Letter For Schiller From Dead Kingdom
The Loudon Chronicle recalls a 1703 event where a national convention honored the author of The Hobbers as a French citizen. A dispatch cover misaddressed to Citoyenille delayed delivery until 1708, prompting Schiller to note the document was “from the kingdom of the dead” with Danton and Claviere attesting and Roland signing.
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Schiller
National
Kingdom of the Dead
Danton
Claviure
Roland
Loudon Chronicle
Defining the Oyster in a Classroom Moment
A teacher asks what an oyster is, sparking quiet as students search memory. Tommy volunteers, declaring with confidence that an oyster is a fish built like a out, provoking amused reactions from the class.
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Tommy
Poem Lovers Spark Talk on Auto Ride In Times-Democrat
A playful exchange from the New Orleans Times-Democrat recalls a kiss claimed with Miss Sonnet during yesterday's automobile excursion. The dialogue notes Miss Sonnet's marked literary taste and the public intrigue surrounding the alleged episode.
Blathers Calls Out Partner Over Valuation Joke
In Harper's Weekly a witty exchange has Blathers challenging a partner who claimed a million worth, countered with the quip that ten thousand equals one million cents. The humorous dialogue reflects a satirical take on financial exaggeration.
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Blathers
Harper's ‘Weekly
Commercial Valuation and Courtesy in Old School Debate
A brief exchange unfolds as a traditional gentleman defends politeness, arguing its value despite modern reticence. The line echoes a Victorian or early 20th century ethos where civility is linked to respect and social standing, framing politeness as a costly yet enduring trait.
Notables in the Limelight Highlight Hatfield Era
Governor Henry P. Hatfield of West Virginia faces ongoing coal mine labor disputes and a Senate inquiry into alleged outrages. A doctor by training, he rose from state senate president to governor after June primaries, known for his fighting spirit and generous nature, and is related to feudist Devil Anse Hatfield.
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Henry P. Hatfield
West Virginia
Socialist Party
United States Senate
Thalonga
Dear Clovernor Fatfeld
Senate
Anse” Tratfield
New Public Printer Ford of New Jersey Named
Cornelius J. Ford of Hoboken has been appointed public printer by President Wilson. A longtime AFL figure and former sergeant at arms for the New Jersey House, he led state labor federations, earned a loving cup for services, and is father to eight children.
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Cornelius J. Ford
New Jersey
Wilson
Hoboken
N. J
Hud
American Federation of Labor
Ford
House of Representatives
Moving Toward China as Ice Pressures Push Westward
A World article discusses Wegener’s continental drift theory. It asserts North America has moved about 200 feet away from Europe in 126 years and Greenland 3,082 feet in 80 years, due to surface ice and sea pressures. It speculates continents may have been joined, with potential future collisions altering the Pacific coast.
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North America
Europe
Atlantic
Globe
Wegener
Marborg
Germany
Greenland
Professor Wegener
Wegeners
America
Orean
Pacific
Japan
China
Pacific Ocean
New York World
Oldest Bible Tied to Supreme Court Oaths and History
A compact red morocco Bible bound with black covers protected by a slip is described as among the oldest tied to the Supreme Court. Since 1800, every chief justice except Chase and every attorney before the court has sworn allegiance on this tiny volume. The tale recalls Daniel Webster’s first appearance, where the clerk forgot to administer the oath.
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Uned
Supreme Court
Chase
Daniel Webster
Webster
Caldwell
Unmasked Remarks On Class And Fashion At The Door
A woman questions what betrays social station as two stylishly dressed young women enter a restaurant. They remove gloves and flash cheap rings, their taste betraying their lower status despite fashionable gowns. The scene captures snobbery over jewelry and appearance in New York society.
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Hfte
New York Sun
Ears of Animals and their Hearing Directions
A discussion notes how prey animals have ears directed forward to detect approaching predators while predators turn ears backward to hear sounds from behind. The text explains ear design aids in tracking prey and detecting threats.
Why Mrs Hicks Avoids Dr Goodlys Church
An exchange mocks class bias and political ambition. Mr Hicks questions Mrs Hicks about attending Dr Goodlys church, arguing against associating with certain people. Mrs Hicks notes the pastor’s harsh judgment of the poor and criticizes voting and office seeking behaviors.
Uniform tale of Kurichkess making czars dragoon badge
A dramatic account from Simferopol depicts Khaim Kurichkess, a tailor, hired by an unnamed “general of generals” to craft a Crimean Dragoons uniform for the czar. After a two and a half hour hidden delivery to Yalta, the czar commissions the work, praising the tailor’s skill. The tailor receives 60 rubles reimbursement, 800 rubles for debts, and later a gilded watch with the double eagle and inscription.
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Crimon
Khaim Kuprichkeas
Simferopol
Crimean Dragoon
Avidad
Rome
Mme. Kurichkess
Khalm Kurichkess
Yalta
Kurichkess
Blu
Khaim Kurichkess
Khaim Kutichkesa
Argos
Lady Definition Sparks Deposit Money Mystery
A Loudon Spectator note recounts a depositor opening an account describing herself as a factory hand and later using the word lady when withdrawing funds. The postmaster advised caution in identification before payment, remarking it showed she was out of work. The column also quips on two classes of humanity and cites Oliver Wendell Holmes and Cowper.
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Loudon Spectator
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