Peruna: A tonic and catarrh remedy, claims both roles
The article argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy, essential for treating mucous membranes and strengthening the nervous system. It highlights Hydrastis Canadensis with Cubebs and Copaiba, plus tonics like Collinsonia Canadensis and Corydalis Formosa, as forming a potent compound. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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Permna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Justice Triumphs Then Appeals In Potatoes Case
A Nashville lawyer once defended a client who manipulated potato contracts by claiming market prices when high and refuting them when low. In a case before a local justice, the client left for Chattanooga before a verdict. The justice ruled against the plaintiff and the lawyer wired Justice has triumphed, prompting the client to reply Take an appeal.
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Nashville
Ventnor Charm Praises Cooler Summers
An advertisement for Ventnor quotes a distinguished writer who says the town is certainly cold rather than hot in summer. The note ends with the Punch remark that nothing exceptional is seen beyond this.
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Ventnor
Clergyman Proposes Swear Wheel for Golfers
A clergyman on a golf course envisions an invention like Burmese prayer wheels but for golfers. He imagines a silent wheel to contain profanity after bad strokes, while an elderly golfer erupts in oaths, prompting the clergyman to narrate the idea with shuddering humor.
Judge Speer Delivers Sharp Sentence for Moonshine
In southern Georgia Judge Speer sentences Joshua King, an older Black man, after pleading guilty to illicit distilling. The judge recalls the defendant’s role in halting the moonshine trade with a quip about making the moonshine, reflecting the era’s phrasing.
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Darky
Joshua
Rink
Augusta Chronicle
Lord Kitchener Snubs Autograph Hankerchief Request
Lord Kitchener returns from Egypt to England and dismisses a young lord who asks for his autograph on a lace handkerchief. The lord boasts the piece will be worn in silk, while Kitchener dryly comments on the scent and requests no signature.
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England
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Khaartoum
Philadelphia Press
Bell trouble at old country hotel spurs cheap jab
An irate tourist at a country hotel refuses to pay a bill complaining bells don’t ring and service fails. The proprietor jokes they charge for attendance but not for a physical culture course built from daily dumbbell use. The exchange ends with the quip.
Seaside Astronomy Dialog Sparks Space Talk
A Washington Herald snippet shows a playful exchange on celestial names with Venus and Saturn, noting two rings and a lighthearted tone about planetary admiration. The brief dialogue evokes early 20th century seaside chatter on astronomy.
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Seaside Astronomy
Harry
Washington Herald
Change in Food Works Wonders in Health
A testimonial touts Grape Nuts as a cure for indigestion. The letter credits predigested nutrition and a boosted nervous system for ending years of dyspepsia. It promotes universal use, easy preparation, and references The Road to Wellville with the slogan There is a Reason.
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Wellville
Farm labor becomes skilled asset as agriculture modernizes
Goodall's Farmer argues that farming shifts toward a business model requiring skilled labor and modern machinery. He notes farmers must compete for capable workers, pay competitive wages, and train staff in advanced equipment to sustain profits amid rising costs and volatile markets. He adds tips on milk handling and proper storage practices.
Diverse Egg Preservation Methods Across Eras
The article surveys numerous techniques to preserve eggs beyond cold storage. Methods include air exclusion by coating or immersion with various solutions, packing in oats or salt, lime water treatment, and Germany's boiling water sterilization. Varnishes, water glass, boric acid, and other solutions are noted as effective, with infertile eggs surviving longer. It also briefly describes a trunk carrying frame for a small buggy using timber scantlings and a crossboard.
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Germany
How to Carry the .MNK. in A Carriage Illustration
Guidance on carrying the .MNK. in a buggy with free ends under the seat and foot rest, framing extending behind the buggy, and placing the trunk on the frame end behind the seat tied on. Also notes on spraying peach trees with Bordeaux mixture to prevent leaf curl and the role of sulphur sprays for scales.
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A. D. Selby
Texas crops grow richer and brighter future for beets
An editorial notes alfalfa and onions rise in value as profitable Texas crops and praises expanding medicinal plant efforts. It highlights sugar beet testing, citing Colorado leading U S beet sugar output and Texas potential with right soil, predicting record yields if tests continue under good conditions.
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Texas
Grayson County
Colorado
United States
Michigan
California
Galveston
Improved Chicken Coop Door Mechanism Diagram
A simple coop upgrade shows using a box of proper size with a hole cut at one end. Strengthen the box by nailing narrow wood strips on each side of the hole for a sturdy door feature.
Amee Hingeless Door for a Coop and Farm Hints
Amee Hingeless door forms a sliding coop opening with lath fronting and roofed top. Farm hints advise animals’ self care, fences, wheat prices, manure fertilizer, pasture hog feed, scales, repair timing, and prudent sharing of troubles.
One on the Professor Byerly Memory Test
Harvard mathematics professor William E B Byerly once tested memory by memorizing a long, odd shopping list including whisky sugar sour milk onions molasses raw eggs apples peanuts cucumbers mince pies starch yeast banana skins and more. The student then asked how it tasted.
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William Eb.’ Byerly
Harvard
Prof. Byerly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised With Mercury Warning
Warning against mercury in catarrh ointments notes dangers to smell and mucous tissues. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo as mercury free and systemically acting. Claims genuine product sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
California
Lic Yrup Co
An Early Coin Sweater and The File’s Origins
In historical note from Pearson's Weekly the coin sweater Alexander of Byzantium is described as Chief treasurer who amassed a vast fortune by clipping money. His frauds were detected only by weighing coins, earning him the nickname The File and helping explain the modern term for thieves and cunning rogues.
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Alexander
Byzantium
Pearson’s Weekly
Rival to Mala prop on New York streetcar conductors
The New York Times recounts a tale where a group of women boarded a streetcar. The conductor estimates four fares from a single half-dollar while signaling two other women across the car as “those ladies implicated.”
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New York Times
Baby Cures Eczema with Cuticura in Six Months
A New York family reports their baby’s eczema began at three months and, after trying several doctors and hospitals without relief, used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within days they saw improvement, and by six months the child was cured. They spent $1.25 for one cake of Soap and two boxes of Ointment.
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C. F. Kara
East 65Th Street
New York
Great Nerve Restorer claims permanent cures
An advertisement by Dr. R U M Kline of Philadelphia promises permanent cures for St Vitus Dance and all nervous diseases with Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. The notice invites readers to send for a free trial and treatise and lists the address 931 Arch Street. The page also mentions flax weaving in Belgium and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething.
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W. H. May
M. D
Pearl Street
New York
St. Vitus
Eldon's Apology by Scott A Courtroom Anecdote
A legal anecdote recalls Lord Eldon and John Scott guiding a junior counsel facing contempt. Scott reassures the court with a quip that the insult arose from ignorance of court procedure, and the humbled offender is forgiven. The tale appears in Tit-Bits.
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Lord Eldon
John Scott
John
Ale
Dean's Kidney Pills Praised by Detroit Woman
Mrs. John Kirk of Detroit says five years ago she faced a critical kidney trouble with backache dizziness dropsy and irregular urination. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered in weeks and gained to 163 pounds. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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John Kirk
Detroit
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Billionaire fantasy meets stark social scorn in verse
A poem contrasts a man who craves wealth and luxury with public surveillance of class. He attains riches yet faces whispers of predatory wealth and swollen fortunes. The only relief comes when he opens his checkbook to donate, shifting perception briefly. Washington Star reflects on wealth, power, and public response.
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Washington Star
Lemon Chocolate and Custard Pies Made Easy
Ready to bake with exact proportions in OUR PIE package. Ten cents per package at grocers. D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY markets this easy pie mix. In eight years the three great iron nations produced 310,300,000 tons of pig iron, with the United States supplying more than half.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Pettit's Eye Salve Promoted for Eye Troubles
Advertisement notes Pettit's Eye Salve as a harmless quick-acting remedy for any eye disease or injury. It cites Howard Bros. druggists of Buffalo New York as distributors.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Candy Cata
Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound in Health Return
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence Street Denver writes she was nearly invalid for six years due to female troubles. After an operation and worsening condition a friend recommended the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which restored her health and relieved backache bearing down and periodic pains.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Mrs. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women Promotes Pinkham Compound
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing-down feelings and other symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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