Pink Pills Said To Cure Fatal Heart Condition
A Pleasanthill Louisiana man describes severe heart distress in 1905 with smothering spells and swelling. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his condition improved and he claims full recovery, praising the remedy and its blood focusing action. The pills cost 50 cents per box with six boxes for 2 50, sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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F. L. Graves
Pleasanthill
Dr. Williams
Cleveland Orphan Asylums
Lickes Drug Co
Mfrs
Cleveland, O
Seemed a Long Time
Jim, ten years old and adventurous, ran away to join pirates but was soaked by rain and hungry. He returns home late to a chilling reception as the family remains distant, while a cat comforts him and he asks about the old car.
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Jim
Where Genius Fails Beyond Nature and Human Measure
The passage contrasts nature’s vast record with human limits in understanding. It notes scholars can trace earth’s history through rocks yet cannot explain simple, everyday mechanisms like a collar-button’s random gyrations after being dropped and later found in rubbish.
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Earth
Nature
Greatest Of All Armies
The article outlines the German army as the world’s largest and most efficient force, with European powers adopting German methods. It cites 4.6 million active soldiers plus reserves totaling up to 16.9 million ready for service and explains the unit organization from section to army corps.
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Germany
Europe
Meokden
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Army Corps
Goat bullies boy in front yard, described artfully
A Western Kansas Publisher note recounts a girl student describing how a goat charged a boy, pushing him from the yard with earnest speed and heavy force. The scene ends with the boy landing beyond the goat's jurisdiction.
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Terra Firma
Western
Busy New York Woman Credits Grape-Nuts For Strength And Health
Energetic woman outside New York says Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee restored her after a year of illness following her baby's death. She details improved digestion sleep and ability to manage farm chores children garden and writing work. Read The Road to Wellville for more.
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New York
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Uncle Eben on the country’s demand for leadership
A Washington Star quote features Uncle Eben asserting that self-proclaimed reformers seek office because they believe the country needs them. The remark lampoons politicians who claim insight into national needs and suggests self-interest drives such claims.
Shuttlecock Shortage Strikes European Badminton
Reports of a shuttlecock famine sweep Europe as players face shortages due to a Paris factory strike, the sole producer of the sport’s toys.
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Europe
Badmington
Paris
Gathering Curios in Russia Amid Hard Times
Dealers in bric-a-brac and antique furniture visit noble homes across Russia to buy bargains as the country endures economic hardship. This surge reflects a bustling market for heritage items despite national strain.
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Russia
Market summaries from New York and other cities
Various early 20th century market quotes across multiple cities. Prices listed for flour wheat corn oats butter eggs cheese potatoes timothy cattle calves and hogs, with ranges and typical values for April 25 in New York Cleveland Toledo Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Toledo
Tales about writers and literary figures of note
The piece surveys prominent literary figures and events from the era. It notes Henry Harland’s rumored $70,000 novel earnings and risky working habits, Jusseland the French ambassador as a prolific author, Drummond’s switch to copper mining, Caruso’s caricature filled book benefiting Italian institutes, Bliss Perry’s Harvard English chair, and mentions of Myrrha Lichwizkaya’s poetry legacy. It also reports on unpublished Mme de Stael to Constant letters and family opposition to their publication.
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Henry Harland
M. Jusseland
William Henry Drummond
Dominion
Signor Caruso
Singer
Italian Benevolent Institute
Bliss Perry
Atlantic Monthly
Harvard College
George Ticknor
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Alexander Newski
St. Petersburg
Myrrha Lichwizkaya
Vlbert
Mme. de Stael
Benjamin Constant
Baroness de Nolde
Constant
Baroness von Mahrenholtz
de Broglie
Philadelphia Visitor Tours Pittsburg Landmarks
A Philadelphia visitor, hosted by Pittsburg friends, toured the city’s sights from the Carnegie Art Institute to Homestead furnaces and other points of historical interest. The guest praised the city’s charm and teased reciprocity with a humorous Philadelphia joke about a single afternoon visit.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Carnegie Art Institute
Homestead
Philadelphia?” “Yes,” Said the Pittsburger
Pittsburg Gazette
New Light on Scriptures Bishop Praised for Insight
A former Episcopal bishop of Indiana preached to a black congregation and received high praise after the sermon. A member exclaimed that he learned things he never knew before, asking what exactly had been new. The bishop confirmed the curiosity, and a comic remark about Sodom and Gomorrah followed.
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Episcopal Church of Indiana
Sodom
Bishop
Hay admission proves wit in Chicago bar exam
The American Spectator recounts how union era lawyer R B Hay impressed a Chicago committee after a vivid hypothetical in which he would request a $50 retainer then advise a client to come back. Garfield Tea touted for digestion and kidney health with blood cleansing and complexion improvements.
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Hay
Illinois
Chicago
American Spectator
Mr. Hay
Disagreeable Interruption and Spicy Ad Slogans
A collection of witty quips and parodies appears in a Philadelphia Record item noting a disagreeable interruption and a joke about being one in a thousand. The Life magazine satire promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product, and a remark on people being more skinning than skinned.
Cleveland Manufacturer Plans 50000 Dollar Treasury Stock Issue
A prominent Cleveland manufacturing company seeks to raise capital by issuing 50000 dollars in treasury stock. The issue will be sold in suitable lots and is described as trustworthy, with strong dividends and broad national recognition. Potential investors are invited to discuss through their local attorney or in person.
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Cleveland
Treasury
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Fac Simile Signature of
Bears
THC Centaur Company
New York City
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Cal
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Pia
California Fig Syrup Co
Burrows & Mason, Attorneys
Schofield Building
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Iworld
Brockton
Mass
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Paxtine
Allcruggists
R. Paxton Co
Boston
Fish Bard
A.J. Tower CO
35Th Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Carl
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