Catarrh Destroys the Kidneys Claims and Cure
Advertisement testimonials from James M. Powell and Cyrus Hershman promote Peruna as a cure for catarrh, including pelvic organ involvement. Powell reports lasting relief in eleven weeks after suffering severe symptoms. Hershman says two months of use restored health after spending hundreds on other medicines. The ad urges sending patient statements to Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free medical advice.
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Cyrus Hershman
Sheridan
Ind
Pernna
C. Hershman
Fernna
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Auer
Poetic Question in a 19th Century Letter
A fragment discusses writing poetry to a young woman named Miss Cayenne. It quotes a sentiment about whether she laughs at poetry indicating interest, and notes a curious aside on the mechanical force of sound equal to a horse power.
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Willie Wishington
Miss Cayenne
Would Be Lonesome Tale of a Truthful Child and Parents
A Central Park West family tale shows a young girl’s struggle with truth telling. The mother and father discuss honesty versus politeness, with the child weighing heaven and the afterlife in a brief, illustrated exchange. The piece ends with stray lines about a cure and a place called Farmersbt?ot.
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Central Park West
Hite
Asit
Mars
Beaver
Heaven
Washington
York
Mistaken Diagnosis At East London Hospital
A curious incident at a east of London crm hospital involved a thick sailor who pretended to be ill to visit a patient. After doctors explained his ruse he was given a bed and a blanket. A visiting surgeon later found no illness.
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Eal
London
Uwever
Sme
After Dinner Train Rerun From Kansas City Depot
An after dinner train rerun on August 2 offers a trip from Kansas City Union Depot departing at 10:35 PM. The service, labeled Mi 1K and T train S, will travel west via the Katy line toward Oklahoma Indiana, with a stopover and return planned to resume journeys to various points. The ad notes an elegant journey for attendees and refers to Living Asen and other entities connected to the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Union Depot
Katy
Oklahoma
Indiana
Derritur
Vesa
Sizing Her Up in a Fragmented Neighbor Dialog
A garbled dialogue features Mrs Naggsby and others discussing neighbors and gossip. The excerpt mentions yellowed clothes and a half full coffee, with references to Ted Crags Gall Thue and a printer paper brand Eugie Idnen. The text drifts into a stray definition by Lord Kelvin on matter with inertia and elasticity.
Indiana Incidents and Local Calamities Chronicle
A sprawling Indiana dispatch details property swindles and land deals involving B. F. P. Zell of Eugene, a Tennessee land swap, and a hotel for a farm trade that left Zell penniless after a Huntsville deed failure. It covers a Richmond funeral disruption by Mary Frame Selby, a youth's suicide attempt tied to threats against Walter Lewis Carriage Co, a coal company deal, a Branchville street whip insult case, a Kokomo deputy secretary’s suicide, assorted accidents and fires, and regional transit expansion linking Indianapolis to Dayton and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F P. Zell
Eugene
Collette
Lorenzo Platt
Chicago
Alabama
Zell
Tennessee
Huntsville
Care For Squeaky Voices Training for Better Speech
A discussion on voice placement and vocal training to correct high pitched tones. Experts say proper placement lowers and enriches voices, with success stories of one ex-eloctionist improving rhythm and depth after instruction.
Shoulder to the Wheel and failed fame echo Rhodes news
Eugene J. Lehman, a Colorado student, wins a Rhodes scholarship and cites hard work as the key, saying he supported his way through college by pushing an invalid chair for five cents an hour. A Boston Post glimpse notes Holt’s recovery credited to Dodd's Kidney Pills. A Chicago dining room trial adds ten cents for table telephone use.
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Eugene J. Selaman
Colorado
Osford
Lehman
Yate
Boston Post
Dodd
Toledo Drug Ads and Public Notices Include Cure Claims
A scattered ad segment promotes various patent medicine products including catarrh cure and internal remedies with prices and testimonials. It also includes endorsements from druggists and wholesalers in Toledo Ohio and a stray quotation from a Baltimore newspaper about Servia’s king and Karageorge, reflecting period ad clutter.
M. K. & T. RY Anual Galveston Excursion Notice
M K and T RY announces an annual Galveston excursion with ocean breeze pleasure at low fares. Tickets to go on August 20 with final return on September 12 1903. Train set includes day coach cars and tourist sleepers. Berths in tourist sleeper $2.00, good for two. Reservations to F B Drew, general ticket agent. Ast Katy's agent for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
F. B. Drew
KO & T. Ry
Doan's Kidney Pills Relief Reported by Reader
A reader reports relief from back pain and urinary issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes reduced pain, improved sleep, and less nocturnal urination, attributing the improvement to the remedy and mentioning a one cent box purchase.
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Ips
Doan
Dean
Ruane
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Gaines, Pa
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Espeong
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Rooke
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