Vague travel ads and quotes spark regional prospecting
Fragmented notices showcase travel promotions to Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Texas, plus miscellaneous quotes and product pitches. Included are Mother Gray’s Powders ad, a joke about a convert, and a market note on butter color. The scattered items reflect a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page with varied content.
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Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Great Southwest
Katy
Wainwright
St. Louis
Philadelphia Press
Kidney Colds and Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted
An advertisement touts kidney pills as cures for backache urinary disorders and diabetes linked to kidney trouble. It cites A T Ritenour of Winchester Virginia who recovered from grippe related kidney pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills and seeks a free trial via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with drugstores selling at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
A. T. Ritenour
Wood Yard
East
Cork Street
Winchester
la Grippe
Franck Baker & Sons
Ritenour
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Slge
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Worthase Satellite
Oakes
L. Douglas
Heyl
Corona Colt
Mass
Bright Eyes Birthday Ball Ends In Cat Scare
In a Cassell's Little Polks tale Marian Isabel Hurrell recounts Bright Eyes the mouse preparing a birthday ball for social entry. Bald Mrs Mouse plans lavish invitations while Floss the cat crashes the event, causing panic and mice to flee as Bright Eyes hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mouse
Mr. Mouse
Mr. Mauste
Bright
Floss
Pussycat
Marian Isabel Hurrell
Cassell
Polks
Ingenious Boys Drawer Shelves From Washington Star
A DIY project for a room with two lower drawers and a top shelf using three boards ten to twelve inches wide and twenty six inches long. Includes corner supports, brads, cabinet balls, brass rod and silk curtain, bronze brackets, and a drawer construction method as shown in the second cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bey
Brads
Washington Star
Flightless Galapagos Cormorant Discovered on Albemarle Island
A newly found large water fowl on the Galapagos islands is a flightless cormorant, the only flightless member of its family. It roams the reefs around Albemarle, unable to cross the four miles to terra firma. The Galapagos archipelago includes five large and 11 small isles, bisected by the equator. Large black cats haunt Java crags while giant land tortoises fascinate observers with their longevity.
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Galapagos
Flightless Birds and Lost Giants From New Zealand
A century of curiosity about flightless New Zealand birds is recalled, from motornis specimens and Great Auk eggs to giant flightless men sized creatures. The piece notes specimens sold for high sums, extinction pressures, and New Zealand as a habitat with limited mammal predators, ending with a museum-guarded trove of skins and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senador
Sam
New Zealand
Sciente
British Museum
Dresden
Apteryx
London
Funk Island
Fink Island
Newfoundland
Kansas City Star
New Patriotic Society Formed in Meriden Conn
A new patriotic society named the National Crest of the United States was formed in Meriden Connecticut. American-born citizens aged 13 and over may join. The charter members total 30, tied to 12 multiples, and the camp name contains 13 letters. The group was founded on the number 13 reflecting 15 original states and 13 stars on the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Conn
United States
Peruna Praised by Officials in Letters from Washington
A sequence of endorsements from Dan A Grosvenor deputy auditor and others in Duluth, Minnesota and Louisiana extoll Peruna as a spring tonic and cure for catarrh. Letters recount personal relief and certify the remedy's merit, urging others to try the tonic as a cure for lingering health issues.
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Hou
Dan
A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
Dan. A. Grosvenor
H. W. Ogden
Louisiana
Peruna praised as a tonic for catarrh by several readers
Testimonials from H W Ogden W E Griffith H Bowen Fred D Scott and others praise Peruna as a dependable catarrh remedy and tonic. They report cures improvements in strength and general health noting its effectiveness for lung and bowels as well as coughs and colds. The ad urges spring use and invites readers to write Dr Hartman for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Ogden
W. BE. Griffith
Concan
Texas
W. E. Griffith
H. Bowen
Ruskin
Tazewell County
Peruna
Fred. D. Scott
Larne
Cho
Hiram
Fred. D
Ira C. Abbott
M Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Elmer Fleming
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Are Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Detroit Free Press
Lawali
Dr. Caldwell
Bel Pritzler
Cook Ave
Pepsin Ayrup CO
Mentiontie
Hooma
Aeondor
Dan Grosvenor
Peruns
John Williams
Tion, Dan. A. Grosvenor
Ohio
Vrekto Uralers
Louk
Libby
Aree
U.S
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Ill
U.S. A
Western
Canada
Kuamanon Ae da
J. &. Crawnord
Niowh St
Haness City
C.J. Broughuiney
el Plcago
Orisa
Oley, Ma
Elmer Fieming
Minnespolis, Minn
poustAs
Delamban
Plenee
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