Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Citizen
Eatherville residents read Hans Nelson of Eatherville Iowa crediting Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his long kidney complaint after four boxes. The testimonial urges others with kidney issues to try the product, priced 50 cents at dealers, noting Ovan's Kidney Pills as a similar remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Eatherville
Hatherville
Esteerville
Hans Nelson
Doan
Ovan
Nelson
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
Professional Cards at Lincoln and Highth Street
Office and hospital corner of Lincoln and Highth street. Phone No. 620, Watherville.
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Oice and Hospital
Lincoln and
Highth Street
Watherville
Perilous Crossing Ends With Narrow Escape
Mrs Exe and an elderly stranger faced a crowded street as cars and taxis swarmed. They crossed the street together amid honks and shouts, narrowly escaping danger, while Mrs Rae scouted beside them. The pair reached the opposite curb as vehicles roared past, and the man quipped that he too was blind.
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Theo
New York
Sribune
Tale of a Lost Mine from a Peruvian Provenance
A dubious Frugineering and Mining Journal tale recounts Jose Satcedo, a Spaniard who wed an Indian girl in Peru. His riches angered the viceroy Count Lemos, who executed him in 1683 after rejected appeals. The mine was then destroyed and submerged, its entrance hidden forever. The piece notes the tale rivals other American desert legends.
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Peru
Jose Satcedo
Count Lemos
Salcedo
Madrid
Pegles
Getting Even With the Parson
Parson Wheeler invited for a motorcar ride and drove the car at speed. A constable stopped them and disagreed on the speed. The captain questioned the drivers after a puzzle about the motive, with the parson ultimately unable to explain.
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Wheeler
Winister
Gald
Lipplecott
Whistler's Mirthful Clash with Leyland Over Lunch Bill
Whistler decorated Leyland's Pimlico style house at Prince's Gate, turning lunch into a daily spectacle. Leyland finally yanked the luncheon, prompting Whistler to deliver parcels and eat his own lunch, then present a £2000 annual claim as the total for the work. Leyland paid after Whistler declared the price a gift for the past year and a quarter.
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Ster Af
Whistler
Prince's Gate
Leyland
Jimmy
Princy's Gate
Whitsner
Mr. Leyland
E. J. Poynter
New York Sun
Paris
Trilby
du Mancrier
Val Prinsep
Lamont
Chumas
Armstrong
U Maurier
Studio Hfe
Jny
Lily
Lie
Fishing with an Ax: Winter Ice Fishing Tactics
Detroit Free Press recounts ice fishing using an ax to stun fish under transparent winter ice. The method involves drivers over snow and ice, heavy felt boots, and careful stealth as fish surface near the light. An ax cracks the ice, water pressure stuns the fish, and the fisherman retrieves the catch through a drilled hole.
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Auch
Detroit
Presa
Ancient artificial limbs and early surgeons timeline
A collage of notes traces artificial limbs from 300 B C bronze and wood logs to iron hands, movable joints by Ambroise Paré, and later gold and silver eyes and ears. It covers examples in ancient Greece and Rome, medieval figures like Goetz von Berlichingen, and surgeons such as Paré and Falcinelli, with stray items from urban humor and local stories interspersed.
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The
Royal College of Surgeons
Lincoln'sine Fields
London
Nuremberg
Germany
Goetz von Berlichingen
Plinius
Brunswick
Ambroise Parc
Henry I
Francis II
Charles IX
Henry MI
Sebastiano
Falcinelli
Freakish Theater Tricks Shock New York Audiences
Fabled freak performances in early New York theater turned into chaotic affairs. Wolfsohn paid $1,000 for a Moor role and provoked a near riot at WNible's Garden in Othello. Gabel and others led travesties that drew crowds then ruined by laughter. Marie Seebach urged restraint, but the program collapsed in fiasco. Gabel, Grau, and Rignold figures highlighted a string of sensational misfires. The era ended with mixed reviews and a lasting caution about ambitious theatrical stunts.
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Aristic
Forrest
Tracedina Wa
Wnible’s
Wolfsohn
New York
Marie Seebach
Theatre Francais
West Fourteenth Street
Mme. Seebach
Renin
Opera House
Gabel
Genevieve de Brabant
Genevieve
Maurice Grau
Academy of Music
Grau
la Grande Duchesse
Aimee
Opera Bouffe
General Baum
M. Duplan
M. Mezleres
Wanda
Booth
Twenty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
George Rignold
Art
Henry
Joseph Tooker
Juliet
Rignold
Romeo
West ‘Twenty
Third Street
Broadway
Jin Brown
Ucket
Brown
Mayhouse
Rivnavld
Looker
Lookers
Youny
Marie Wainwright
Auss Wainwright
Astur
New York Sun
Nightmares in Children a Guide to Night Terror
The article explains nightmare terror in children, its vivid realism and sudden awakenings. It notes most common in ages under ten, links to diet in adults, and urges gentle handling, avoiding scolding or arguing, plus lightening school pressure and manageable evening routines.
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Sciich Thera
Mean Trick by Political Boss Robs Heelers
A veteran recalls a riot campaign incident where a city boss, after collecting about $5000, pretended to be broke to hire a cab. He gave his two heelers $5 each and hid a huge roll of cash in a hotel safe, provoking their fury as they realized the money was intact and leaving the boss to rest.
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Fellows
New York Sun
Woman's Hat Fashion Quirk Causes Fuss Says Cincinnati Enquirer
A quirky remark notes that a woman can wear a plume on various hat positions from side to front to back, while a man placing a hat with the rear end in front is mocked as looking foolish. The Cincinnati Bulletin is cited.
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CIA
Cincinnati Biaquirer
Uncertain Vignettes Highlight Early 20th Century Notes
Disjointed quotes and misheard telephone anecdotes paint a collage of social quirks. A Boston Transcript joke about two jelly cakes exposes a mix of names and clerical roles. Other fragments reference figures like Oliver Onions and jokes on employment and fashion.
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State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chicago
Boston Transcript
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Rhodes
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M.E. Wilson Physican and Surgeon Office
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E. W. Bachman
M. D
First National Hank
Real
North Seventh Street
Omeo
Clinite
D. D
Buvin Bank
AOSS
DO. V. Veternarian
C. E. Lucas
Whistler Stories
Greunin- Gee
Tie Liberia
Socialists
Uecaibere
Eecmus Cu
Henry Ward Drowben
AMAX
Anna
New York Post
la Schlucht
France
Intin
Fulton
Robert Fulton
Eigher Macthenautics
Che Norra Capa
Mai Ok
Prose Fryii
Wolfcohn Turtead
Maver
Georga Rignold
Roman
Ulinte
Tistup
Jim
Rand
James
Aly
Weader
Suu-Ii
Oliver Onlona
Jolu Weoley
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