Simple home remedy for kidney and rheumatic trouble advertised
An Eastern daily paper advises a home mixture to aid kidney function and relieve rheumatism. The recipe uses Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with water, taken after meals and at night, with ample hydration. It claims many victims find relief and possible cure.
Arkansas Farmer’s Banter Reveals Local Sentiment
A southern Arkansas planter touring distant holdings stops to chat with a farmer plowing a hillside. The brief exchange touches on poverty and class, with the farmer noting hardship and a rival owner holding half the crop, delivering a quiet social snapshot.
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Arkansas
Protecting His Magazines
A man recounts a magazine he saw in a doctor's waiting room stamped with another man’s name on nearly every page. He confronts the owner, who says he marks magazines to deter theft and notes he still loses copies occasionally.
Henry VIII and the count of wives
A witty exchange from the Chicago Daily News recounts Henry VIII asking how many wives he had and being told six, then deciding to stop at six as he died before a seventh marriage could occur.
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Henry VIII
Chicago Daily News
Grape-Nuts Credited With Restoring a Student's Health
A Jamestown boy describes how Grape-Nuts aided his recovery from overstudy, improving hunger, headaches, color, strength, and study performance. He says two months of eating the cereal helped him pass exams and avoid college delay, with his parents also gaining improved health and sleep. The ad ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Wellville
Pipe Saves Captain in Chickamauga Battle Tale
Capt. J. H. Boyle of the Tenth Indiana describes the opening scene of Chickamauga on September 19 1863 a rebel volley striking his meerschaum pipe saved by the pocket placement. The tale follows the pipe’s loss and return over decades with names like Jeff Goar Cyrus Clark and Manley Carter involved. Boyle recounts fierce fighting near Vining Station and the near loss of his men including Lt. Thompson and Alien. The narrative highlights the brutal clash and Boyle’s survival after multiple wounds to his unit and the carnage around him.
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Jeff Goar
Indianapolis News
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J. H. Boyle
Lord Street
Indianapolis
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Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Boyle
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Vining Station
Chattahooche River
Johnny Reb
James A. Price
New York
Clarks Hill
Ind
William Pay
Mr. Pay
Black Horse Cavalry
Thomas Thompson
D. F. Alien
Fourteenth Ohio
Thomas
John Sutton
Cyrus Clark
Chickamauga
Andrew Leverton
Rich Mountain
Mill Springs
Shiloh
Perryville
Stone River
Sunday Work Jokes on Religious Subjects
A Sunday visitor from church discovers a writer at work and is shocked by the typewriter. The writer explains the pieces are jokes about religion and not a violation of Sunday norms.
Mrs Chloe Page Describes Back Pain Cured by Kidney Pills
Mrs Chloe Page of Alexandria Virginia reports severe back pain swelling in feet and ankles and stomach upset. She credits 1902 Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her and claims five years of relief. Advertises 50 cents a box available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Chloe Page
S. Pitt Street
Alexandria
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Number of Animals
A discussion on estimating animal species highlights the uncertainty of counts. It notes rapid increases in known mammals since 1880, with rodent species rising from 970 to 1900 and the overall living mammal count around 1,500 across 160 genera, as cited from Wissen fur Alle.
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Nurmann
Museum
Wissen Fur Alle
Cutiura Soap Heals Child’s Severe Skin Ailment
A Akron mother details using Cutiura Soap and Ointment to cure a daughter’s widespread body sores that worsened despite medical help. After applying half the soap and ointment, the child’s face and body cleared, prompting the mother to declare she would pay five dollars if needed.
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George J. Steese
Coburn St
Akron
Ranchman's Novel Courtship
Louis L. Kramer from Yuma California traveled to marry Flora Weise of Tazewell County after an extended courtship begun through his aunt Mrs. Patterson. The couple exchanged photos and a proposal followed, leading to a wedding the day after his arrival. They then left for Yuma to start married life.
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Louis L. Kramer
Yuma
Cal
Flora Weise
Tazewell County
Kramer
Denver News
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy
The ad argues catarrh cannot be cured with local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, supported by testimonials and physician endorsement. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Takeo Hall
How It Happened and the Railway Wreck
A dialogue recounts seven years after a railway wreck. Gyer claims lingering impact from the crash, while Myer asserts no personal injury and notes crawling from under the wreck as key memory. The exchange appears in the Chicago Daily News.
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Gyer
Myer
Chicago Daily News
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advocated for Girls
An article extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy guiding girls to womanhood. It cites letters from mothers and young women praising relief from headaches backaches and menstrual ailments and urges readers to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Clara E. Darmstadter
Breckenridge St
Buffalo
N.Y
Pinkham
United States
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