Kidney Pills Restore Health and Gravel Relief
A customer testimonial notes that after starting Kidney Pills the individual passed gravel stones, recovered fully, and enjoys stronger kidneys and overall health. The product is sold at 60 cents a box through Yester-Milburn Co in Buffalo, New York, with claimed widespread dealer availability. The text also comments on essays about happiness in marriage written by those eager to test the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cure of eczema with Cuticura remedies praised
Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey reports a long battle with severe eczema starting on the scalp and spreading across the body. After using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for five weeks he claims a complete cure and urges others to try the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J
The old cable car rattle and a wife’s churning jar
A passenger asks what is seen in a covered stone jar on the antiquated cable car. The conductor jokes that it is his wife’s churning, claiming a round trip keeps her content and avoids trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theitty
Tim
Man credits ad in local paper with moving stock
Mark Twain relays a tale of Deck Towaway who praised a small 40-cent advertisement that promised a free barrel of picked fruit and freight paid. The letter claims the ad cleared his entire stock of apples and could have moved five times more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Deck Towaway
Old Soldier Credits Postum For Health Renewal
An elderly veteran recounts switching from coffee to Postum after doctors warned of coffee risks. He describes a rapid health improvement, renewed energy, and ongoing hard work at age seventy-two, crediting Postum with restoring his strength and daily vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cote
Eoke
Tors Seraton
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Cresk, Mich
Walla Fa Pase
Poetic Reflections on Humanity and Feminine Image
A quoted fragment discusses the contrast between the poetic past and present, noting that the common is fine and stars need no calcium light. It critiques cynicism toward optimism and questions notions of feminine divinity, ending with a signature style attributed to Wauter Blackburn Harte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauter Blackburn Harte
James and the Foolish Critic and Garden Trends
A humorous critique of aging literary figures and a digressive tour through garden fad books. The piece mocks pretentious advice in backyard literature and jokes about spelling reforms, noting opinions from Carnegie and Matthews amid a broader reflection on language and progress.
Wordsworth and Art Debates Roil The Society Board
A fragmentary critique critiques Paul Nocquet s Nimrod Roosevelt statuette rejected by the Society of American Artists. It cites Roosevelt s remark that the work amused the family and questions art s higher purpose. The piece also alludes to horticulture, opera, and Greenwich Meridian debates within a salon style journal voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Nocquet
Nimrod Roosevelt
Society of American Artists
Mr. Roosevelt
Nocquet
Robinson
Marriage Proposal Misfiled In Dead Letter Office
A scrambled, garbled note reports a marriage proposal trapped in the dead letter office. The fragmentary text hints at cancelled plans and unresolved messages, with no clear names, dates, or locations readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peee
Boas Ares
Sae
Raneape
Ees
Ates
Areca Tories
Goat Tax Tale Stirs Laughs In Nebraska Court
In a Cornhusker anecdote recounted by Lippincott's, William Jennings Bryan recounts challenging a $25 goat tax. A courteous official explains the rule taxing property that runs and abuts the highway, prompting Bryan to wonder at the meaning of the old note. The tale ends with a quip about an English public school magazine seeking news of old boys' deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings, Bryan
Cornell University
Beig
Lippinsett’s
Nebraska
Pink Pills Claim To Restore Blood In Fainting Case
A column recounts Mrs. George Forrester of Watertown New York describing chronic fainting spells tied to illness. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood-building remedy that allegedly increases red corpuscles and restores health, urging purchase by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Forrester
Curtis Street
Watertown
N.Y
de Wiliam
Foultn
Williams
Woman's Way on a New Society Star and Humor
Conversation about a new social star shows mixed views on her laughter and humor. A critic notes a lengthy wait for recognition, likening popularity to a cat and mouse dynamic while observing the absurdities of moneyed social climbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sala
A Good Deal of Meaning in A Philadelphia Speech
Senator Knox in Philadelphia described a brief speech as carrying a good deal of meaning. He cited a parable about a young woman and an aged suitor to illustrate how words can mask future intentions. The tale contrasts present affection with hopes for what the partner may become.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Philadelphia
Witty Vizier Seeks Sultan's View of War Fleet
The grand vizier asks the sultan if he plans to inspect the British war fleet. The sultan declines, saying he has seen every warship in the world and will pass this time, expressing weary indifference.
Dangers and Dread of the Change of Life Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham
A promotional notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy for the critical period in a woman's life. It outlines symptoms such as hot flushes, headaches, nervousness, and heart irregularities and claims the product strengthens the nervous system and female constitution. Mrs. Tyland of Maryland endorses the remedy. Readers are invited to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delleve
Lydia P. Pinkkham
Pinkham
A. E.G. Tyland
Chestertown
Pink- Eee
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers in Saint Paul Minnesota lists recent patents granted to Northwestern inventors. Names include Orson Buck_jin Marietta Minn end gate and lifting jack Oliver Cheverfield Deer River Minn log loader Claus A Cahill Nash ND fastener for window sash Samuel D Felsing Crookston Minn pneumatic stacker Jean G Fortier Saint Paul Minn card game Edward A Holritz Saint Paul Minn copy for typewriters Herman Kruse Cel lbell Minn elev is
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Presiding
St. Paul
Minn
Orson Buck- Jin
Marietta
Oliver Cheverfield
Deer River
Claus A. Cahil
Nash
N.D
Samuel D. Felsing
Crookston
Jean G. Fortier
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. L. Taylor
James
Henry James
Bak
M. Aureius
Andrew Carnegie
Brander Matthews
Carnegie
Matthews
Wordsworth
Brander Matt
Luther Burbank
California
Bau
Wotan
Fafner & Fasolt
Greenwich
Conried
Tits Weeling
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
RTO
Lydia E. Pink
Bamt
Allen
Pemberne Ene Ag
B. Paxton CO
Boston
Masse
Thedust Liles
John J. Dobson
Sone
Castoria
Fants
What Is
Woodward & Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!