Peruna Teaches Firefighter How It Restored His Health
Lieutenant Charles Peterson of Hook and Ladder Co No 21 writes from Chicago that after a grippe left him weak, Peruna proved the finest tonic and invigorator. He says in two weeks he was strong and well and keeps doses on duty to stay in good health during fires.
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Charles Peterson
Hook and Ladder Co. No
Peruna Medicine Co
Belmont Avenue
Chicago
Pernna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
Mrs. Preewam
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Lydia E. Pinkham
The Oldest Banknote and Early Medicines
The note, dated December 19, 1699, is in Bank of England possession and valued for age at 555 pounds. It mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a historic stomach remedy, praised for aiding digestion, biliousness, and nervousness and claimed to cure with faithful use.
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Bank of England
Tibbs Quips On Wife’s Cooking Clubs In Light Exchange
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal features Tibbs jesting about not mocking his wife’s cooking because she belongs to numerous cooking clubs, leaving him with more home duties.
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Tibbs
Indianapolis Journal
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
The advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It asserts the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Includes testimonial list and price.
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Hall
Jian
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hoax Cremation Ends in Boston Precincts
Hoax claim about cremation is debunked as a wasteful heat process in Boston’s classical precincts. The Chicago Daily News notes expense and heat requirements make reducing a Bostonian to ashes impractical.
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Boston
Chicago Daily News
Desert
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural cure from headaches to cancer by regulating bowels. It promises quick relief with no gripe or pain and offers a ten cent start with metal boxed tablets stamped C.C.C. Beware imitators.
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C.C.C
Ungrateful Man Says TV Must Get a New iailaw
In a Detroit Irree Press item Goelin laments a TV needing a new law. Gurley notes the clothing fits while the beggar demands payment.
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Goelin
Gurley
Detroit
Irree Press
What Shall We Have for Dessert
Question about daily dessert choices suggests Jell-O as a quick, healthy option. It can be prepared in two minutes with boiling water, no boiling or baking required, then cooled. Flavors listed include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers.
Fathoms Deep
A playful Detroit Free Press quip features a lobster and a bluefish debating Atlantic matters. The bluefish says it is simply picking up ocean currents, underscoring a light sea life moment.
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Detroit Free Press
Excursion Sleepers on M K T Rail Lines
Weekly excursion sleepers depart St Louis every Tuesday at 8 16 p m by the Navy Fiver line for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco. Kansas City departures via the M K T line occur Saturdays at 9 05 p m for the same destinations.
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K.&t. Ry
St. Louis
Navy Fiver
San Antonio
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Wealth as a Curse Amid Monopolies Cited
A Chicago Daily News quip argues wealth breeds social harm when others hoard it, labeling inequality a curse and suggesting wealth concentration leads to broader misfortune.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Parody Ad
Patent medicine notice claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughs at once with free sample bottle offer. Promotes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate purchase to avoid danger.
Waving Hitched Your Wagon to a Star
Fragmentary Detroit Journal note hints at a star motif and a bold pursuit as a wagon tale unfolds with hurried actions and a warning of a run away star. The fragmentary text suggests a dramatic chase or pursuit with public interest in a sensational phrasing.
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Detroit Journal
Lane's Family Medicine Advert Removes Ills
The notice markets Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support and gentle liver kidney action. It promises cures for headache and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents. A stray anecdote about a hearse appears, reflecting odd local commentary.
Jell-O Debut Pleases All At Home With Four Flavors
The Atchison Globe promotes Jell-O as the new dessert pleasing the family. Four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry are available at grocers for 10 cents. A playful nod to the club donning a hunger rule encourages trying a bite to eat.
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Atchison Globe
Cure a Cold in One Day Claims and Ads
An assortment of 1900 era medical and patent medicine lines claim quick cures for colds and dyspepsia. Advertisements tout Laxative Bromo Quinine and Piso's Cure, with refund promises and testimonials from varied readers.
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Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Witch Hazel Hamamelis Virginica Described In Botany Note
The article details Hamamelis virginica commonly called witch hazel, a small tree or bush with late September to October flowering. It covers habitat across eastern states, botanical features, flower structure, fruit development, and medicinal uses of bark and leaves in domestic remedies and by physicians.
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United States Department of Botany
Mississippi
Hamamelis
United States
Virginica
Japan
Cold storage tips for apples and handling
Cold storage cannot improve bad fruit or fix rough handling. Use No 1 stock barrels with elm to sycamore staves, store off the ground, buy early, and avoid bruising. Gather promptly to avoid color delays, never store dropped or bruised apples, and pack quickly to keep fruit firm.
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Illinois
Ben Davis
G.B. Storer
Freight by trolley lines aids farmers near cities
The Boston Globe notes trolley systems expanding to carry light freight for farmers, enabling milk fruits and vegetables to reach markets at lower cost. It cites Washington Traction’s freight expansion, predicts rural population growth and higher land values as lines extend, urging supportive legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Maryland
Washington
Washington Traction Company
Boston Globe
Horses Benefit From Extended Meal Time For Digestion
The text argues horses should receive at least 75 minutes per meal with extra quiet rest afterward to improve digestion. If meals finish sooner, a few minutes of rest aids digestion and readiness for work. Additional 15 to 20 minutes at meals is recommended.
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Besmore Nmad A
Staking Large Trees With Leather Collars For Stability
J. J. Irwin advises securing tall trees by a leather collar around the trunk four to five feet above ground. Wires attach to the collar and run to four to six stakes around the base, angled outward, to provide equal tension. A healthy tree should not need support after the second season.
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J. J. Irwin
Four Die In Oswayo Hotel Fire In 3-Story Blaze
Oswayo Pennsylvania reports a Sunday blaze consuming the McGonigal house hotel and adjoining buildings. Four men Arthur Fletcher Michael Russell William Maulhaney Hugh Jamerson die, thirty occupants escape, cause listed as natural gas overpressure, losses around five thousand dollars.
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Oswayo
McGonigal
Arthur Fletcher
Pennsylvania Stave Company
Boston
Michael Russell
Pennsylvania Tanning Company
Oswaro
William Maulhaney
Rexford
Jerry Dailey
Plowing Strawberry Beds for Winter Mulch
Instructions advise plowing or spading strawberry plats in fall, leaving rough soil, and covering with fine manure. In spring the ground should be spaded again to ready the garden for planting.
American drive intensifies in Samar and Luzon battles
Manila reports a sharp rise in rebel and American operations across northern and southern Luzon as dry season resumes fighting. Gen Lukban’s forces hold most of Samar with three coast towns garrisoned. Gen Hare arrives with 250 men and plans eight companies from Marinduque to press the campaign. Gunboats patrol coasts to stop Lukban’s escape and the Forty third regiment holds prisoners. A major engagement north of Manila sees 200 insurgents bested after a day and night battle with heavy rice, ammunition and stores seized. American losses run 11 privates one officer and one Maccabebe.
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Manila
Luzon
Samar
Lukban
Twenty-ninth
Hare
Marinduque
Bugazon
Panay
Lieut
H. M. Koontz
Sergt
Kitchen
Corp. Burns
Forty-fourth Infantry
Train wreck at open switch in Zanesville kills engineer
A Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train collided with an open switch in Zanesville Ohio on Sunday afternoon. Engineer John Somers died after leaping from the engine and four crewmen were injured. Mrs Sarah Schaing of Louisville Kentucky sustained serious bruising.
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Zanesville, O
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
John Somers
Sarah Schaing
Louisville
Weyler Denies Cuba Interview Claim in Paris Cable
General Weyler rejects a Paris published statement and a United States cable alleging he said he would have expelled the Americans from Cuba if he had stayed. The denial appears in Madrid dated November 19.
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Madrid
Weyler
Paris
United States
Cuba
Big Ten and Ivy Highlights From Saturday Scores
Chicago reports multiple high profile games with Wisconsin defeating Chicago 39 to 5, Minnesota topping Northwestern 21 to 0, Yale beating Princeton 29 to 5, Michigan 7 over Notre Dame 0, Iowa 63 over Grinnell 2, Lafayette 17 over Cornell 0, and Pennsylvania 16 over Carlisle Indians 6.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Yale
Princeton
Michigan
Notre Dame
Iowa
Grinnell
Lafayette
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Carlisle Indians
Illinois Steel Works resumes billet mill operation
Joliet Illinois November 19 The billet mill and converter of the Illinois steel works resumed operations Sunday night after a three weeks shutdown About 1000 men were put to work The outlook is good for a long run.
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Joliet, Ill
Illinois Steel Works
War Veteran John O Halloran Dies in Personal Crisis
Springfield Illinois reports civil war veteran John O Halloran committed death by his own action on November 19. He reportedly took laudanum and asphyxiation. His home is said to be in Washington DC, with wife Mary A O Halloran in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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Springfield
John O'Halloran
Washington, D.C
Mary‘ A, O'Halloran
Philadelphia
Two Boys Killed in Buffalo Incident
In Buffalo a deadly event claims the lives of two boys. Details are limited as the fragment notes a fatal incident in section A. authorities investigate the tragedy and the scene is secured for inquiry.
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Buffalo, N.Y. A
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Bobbs
Nobbs
Baltimore
Ieutenant Peterson
Chas. Peterson
Peruna
Carter
Emall
Carters
VIA
Eastern
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
C. L., Stose, Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt
Lane
Wayton
St. Louis Republic
White
Putnam Faberzss
New York
Texas
Ila Stocker
Renee Sertes
Bupter-Gnaimnery
Milwaukee
Omaha
Hamamelis Virginica
Hotel Burns
Oswayo, Pa
Philippines
Ohio
Mae E
Winifred Allenger
Mio Cuublallyy
National City Bank
Lyon
Mass
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Chicago & Alton
ALTON
Geo. J. Charlton
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Oklahoma
Dick T
Morgan, Peery
C. T
Hingtoveland
Variety
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper. CO
A ‘Adams
Hicago
Apo Che
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