Dr Williams Pink Pills Credited With Restoring Health
Samuel R Jordan tells of long illness after army service in 1862 and how Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People alleviated rheumatism spinal and malaria issues. He describes regaining strength and mobility, and credits the medicine from Schenectady with his recovery. Pills are prescribed, packaged in boxes, six for $2.50, available at druggists or by mail.
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Journal
Lewiston
Samuel R Jordan
New Portland
Tha Geroy
Pin Ear Er Har Peep Raoni Reegan Ames
Paulu
Minion
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Narrow Escape at the Docks Rescued by a Bystander
An English note reports a little Scotch boy who fell into the water while playing near the docks and was rescued with great difficulty by a bystander. The rescuer tells him he should be glad he was near, and the boy replies he is glad to be saved and worried about the thrashing he would have received from his mother if drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Out of Eight and Other Humorous Snippets
A compact collage of early 20th century quips and vignettes drawn from U.S. periodicals. The items mock vegetarian fad rhetoric, misheard phrases, athletic families, and social pretenses in a breezy, period voice. Notable snippets reference Boe, beer pricing, a Bellefield halfback, and playful misunderstandings about status.
Various Oddities and Advances From Around the World
A collection of short items notes global quirks and scientific progress. Topics include cowhide used in horse saddles in Australia, French divorce figures, Japanese views on horse speed, Romany housing warmth, Canada’s two-decade divorce total, South American shipbuilding, new stationery coverings, Chicago’s aviation era hints, a Reading man famed for rapid beer drinking, a Springfield cold suit claim for damages, Italian debate on penny telegrams, Italian tariff talks, Professor Gunz’s argon extraction, a wet chemical torch for life buoys, a Memphis cotton shipment bound for Liverpool, and New York Central’s expanded baggage checking across several upstate stations.
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Italy
Gunz
Nancy
Lord Rayleigh
Ramsey
Ageerman
Tux Ilinois Central
Memphis
New Orleans
Liverpool
Tus
New York Central
New York
Brookyn
Albany
Troy
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Nisgera Falla
Personal Paragraphs From Early News Columns
Mansiar Canroprenr left England property valued at £9000, probate of his will required. Culgr Clargsce of the Mosquito reservation remains in Kingston Jamaica under British protection, provided $239 daily for living expenses. Darwin, a heavy smoker, read anti cigarette literature but smoked constantly. E C LaRa Jr, resigning as general freight agent of the New York Central, served 47 years with the company. Kate Field’s health is precarious forcing suspension of Kate Field’s Washington until recovery. admirers extend sympathy.
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Mansiar Canropenr
England
Culgr Clargsce
Mosquito Reservation
Kingston
Jamaica
Darwin
E. C LaRa, JR
New York Central Railroad
Kate Field
Washington
Pickings From Page Aboard Justice and Faith
A terse excerpt contrasts forgiveness and belief with a wry note on agnosticism. The piece hints at moral judgments and a brief mockery of the Delaware whipping post, reflecting period voice and harsh irony.
Proposed Canadian bill to require five years service for engineers and conductors
A bill to be introduced in the next Canadian parliament would bar hiring engine drivers who have not spent five years as a fireman or five years as a brakeman for conductors. It also requires railways to use air brakes and automatic couplers on locomotives and cars to avoid workers needing to move between cars.
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health on Travel
Travelers are advised to carry a bottle of Syrup of Figs to aid the kidneys and bowels, preventing fevers and headaches. Available in 50 cent and 81 cent bottles from leading druggists.
Razzle and Daz Exchange Quips on Old Book's Habits
In a brief exchange, Lifa notes Old Book remains well preserved despite habits. Daz replies that since losing his money, he has been kept in brandy by his friends. The dialogue hints at social bonds and coping with decline.
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Razzle
Case M Co Threshing Machinery Plant Ad
When you want a threshing machine, horse power, swinging or wind stacker, saw mill, seller, or an engine dress the J. J. Case M Co Racine Wis. They have the largest threshing machine plant in the world and their implements may be relied upon as the best. Business established 1842. Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Case, M. Co
Racine
Wis
Fragmentary Quote Leads to Curious Language
A distorted OCR fragment quotes Uncle and a line about a man named Erman who laughs and speaks of buses and biting his tongue, attributed to the Washington Star. The garbled text includes Lavater and scattered ideas about enjoyment and biting remarks.
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Uncle
Erman
Washington Star
Fragmented Verse Snippet With Varying Quotes
A jumble of quoted lines from Chicago Inter Ocean and other sources, mentioning a bonnet not turning heads, a proverb about a man and snakes, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Goethe, with stray city and date fragments. The readable text preserves names Bethany Missouri and Goethe but offers no coherent news event.
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Aly
Reston
Elthon
Kansas City Journal
Himmel
Limburger
Bellefield
Peta
Bloomfield
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Harper's
Mya
Jerry
Mizte
Australia
Bott
France
Brutal Entertainment
Tan
Canada
South America
Chicago
Sinidler
Reading
Springfield
Auccess
Élee
Hipine
Justice
Delaware
Louis Beeve
Seavans
Timothy Oe
Eaeness Bay
Lavater
Dr. Pierce
Chicago Inter Ocean
Texas
Piso
Lowa Aman
Bethany
Goethe
Mies Delis Stevens
Boston
Pany Aa
Wars Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
W.L. Dou
Arangaror
Police
Solks
W. L. Douglas
DAVIS
Neon Sones
DaVis & Rand Mfg
Bole
Ontonao
Desnoyers Shoe. Co. Fine Shoes
St. Louis
Morse Bros., Propa
Canton
Ely
W. Z Hitchcock
D& A Gen
Price
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Kennedy
Borel Kennedy
Roxbury
Walter Baker & CO
Europe
America
Dorchester
Mars
Eos Rede Oil
Peay Gutlery CO
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