Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Lasting Cure Claim
Rev. J. M. Suffield of Lincoln Nebraska confirms a long standing claim that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney trouble after other remedies failed. He cites consistent use over years and endorses the 1900 statement. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Suffield
S. 8Th St
Lincoln
Nebr
Doan
Rev
Suffield
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Husband’s salary now earned by his wife
After the marriage, he used to command a large salary but now he only earns it while his wife directs or “commands” the money. The line plays on traditional roles and reversals in a humorous way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Child eats Cuticura ointment on crackers in voyage tale
A New York friend of Cuticura recounts a three year old heir aboard a sea voyage who ate the entire box of Cuticura Ointment spread on graham crackers. He suffered no harm and reportedly got a cold cured, praising the product’s safety and purity. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. promotes Cuticura as harmless for children and infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cuticura
Atlantic
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Humorous Anecdote About Blanche Bates Sparks Laughter
A close friend recalls Blanche Bates recounting an incident where she confronted a street harasser. Bates described striking the man after he insulted her, asking why a defenseless woman would be spoken to thus, and noting the man lay rolling in the gutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Bates
Blanche
Toledo
Swede Miner Wins Fame With Simple Digging Habit
A Milwaukee Free Press tale recounts a Swede among western miners famed for always striking pay dirt. When asked for his secret, Ole replies he does not know much but keeps on digging, implying steady effort leads to gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Ole
Milwaukee Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers a $100 reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The note promotes circulars and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, with products Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druegists
Tae
Domestic Scene Quips Stir Family Room
A family doctor notes a sharp exchange about children in the home. The man speaks of comfort from having a child while another calls the child a tool for spectacle when guests arrive. The remark underscores tension between care and callousness in domestic life.
Lane's Pleasant Tablets Cure Colds In An Hour
An old advertisement claims Lane's Pleasant Tablets cure colds in an hour and ease grip symptoms. It urges immediate use when a cold starts, selling at 25 cents per box through druggists and dealers, with a free sample offered by Orator F. Woodward of Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
F. Woodward
le Roy
N. Y
Field hand recalls service to Gen Washington
A Kansas City Journal quotation features a man confessing he served as a field hand rather than a personal body servant to General Washington. The exchange highlights a personal memory tied to the revolutionary era.
Vanishing Fleets opens with near war and secret tech
A Washington set tale unfolds as Japan nears war, Philippines fall, and a missing fleet fuels global suspicions. Inventor Roberts presents a metal breakthrough enabling levitation and radioplane war plans with Norma Roberts guiding the mission against a Japanese fleet of airships lifted by magnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
England
Florida
Hawaiui
Tokyo
Hilfer
Kaiser
King Edward
Bevins
Thames
Roberts
Norma
Nippon
Flight of the Yakumo and the fate of the Japanese fleet
In a dramatic aerial siege three radioplanes coordinate the surrender of Kamigawa and the Ito and Kashima after a night of high tension. The Yakumo is towed and sunk with colors flying, while American forces trap the ships over Puget Sound and return to shore to freedom and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakumo
Ito
Yakuma
Honolulu
Geir
American
Kamigawa
United States Navy
Lto
Bevins
Naval Academy of
Japan
Lake Washington
Seattle
Norma
Puget Sound
Peruna cures six year stomach cramps says Mrs Jamison
Mrs J C Jamison of Watsonville California reports a long battle with stomach cramps diagnosed as nervous dyspepsia. After trying three doctors and many medicines she credits Peruna with a full recovery after nineteen bottles.
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Peruna
J. C. Jamison
Marchant St
Watsonsville, Cal
Not a weight lifter in baby praise chatter
A comic snippet describes a baby praised for strength and a powerful voice, joked as lifting “five or six times an hour.” The exchange highlights playful exaggeration about the infant’s vigor and talent.
A Dubious Tribute to a Young Pulpit Hopeful
A young theological student who had supplied the Rushby pulpit for two Sundays faces praise and candor from hostess Mrs. Kingman. She notes the sermon, while acknowledging the challenge of explaining the chosen text. The exchange recalls Youth's Companion's reflection on sermon clarity and novelty.
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Kunbay
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Pacific
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Columbia
Weil
California
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