Rheumatism Relief From Pink Pills In Dubuque Case
Mr J G Menkel of Dubuque Iowa describes chronic rheumatism relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He reports swelling subsiding and eight years without recurrence while praising the remedy and its blood-boosting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Menkel
Jackson Avenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Yates
Klauer Manufacturing Co
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams
Mr. Menkel
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Noted by Naturalists Insects and Animals Are Described
The article surveys rapid life cycles of certain insects, predator scent ranges of buzzards, silk production by numerous insects, and feeding methods of carnivorous and herbivorous animals. It notes the Erebus strix moth as the largest insect and California poppies described by Dr. E. L. Greene, plus details on fish air bladders and an unusual shark egg with a leathery shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
India
Power From Food and the Right Choice
A testimonial from a Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing stomach troubles and heartburn after years of pain. She describes weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds and regained strength, saying the product was exactly what she needed. The notice touts a ten day trial and ends with There’s a reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iissouri
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Extraordinary light-giving pholas the fire fish shellfish
The pholas or fire fish is a two shelled bivalve that appears motionless yet is a hungry creature. It bores through rocks and marble using a broad fleshy foot and revolving shell, feeding by extending long arms to seize prey. Its boring method inspired Brunel and tunnel boring techniques used in Mont Cenis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunel
Thames
Mont Cenis
Clever debtors reply taunts creditor in witty note
Balti more business house received a reply from a debtor claiming absence from the city and no funds due to a failed theatrical venture. He jokes about the Lodge of Sorrow and the Hall of Fame, pledging to settle when finances improve while mocking the creditor. He ends with hopeful but vague plans for prompt payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Sun
Lodge of Sorrow
Hall of Fame
Grandfather's quirky ancestry quoted in playful exchange
In the Detroit Free Press snippet Blanchard notes his grandfather was a regular bib liomaniac. Miss Cutting reacts, acknowledging a known eccentric ancestry and wondering what form it had taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Miss Cutting
Detroit Free Press
Double Tailed Lizards and the Mascot Myth
The small house lizards shed their tails when frightened. When the tail regrows it often forms a bifurcated appendage, leading locals to regard the creature as a mascot and attribute superstitious significance to the odd tail.
England's betting curse drives feverish horse racing
The Milan Secolo notes that England is gripped by a fever for horse races beyond even Neapolitan lottery passion. Sovereigns, lords, MPs, workers, ladies, elders and children all surrender to the frenzy, calling it criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Milan Secolo
Realistic Romance Dilemmas in Stray Stories Dialog
Exchange reveals Maudie choosing love over wealth while Mercy vows to marry only for love. The vignette hinges on idealism against social expectations, highlighting personal choice and emotional integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Maudie
Improvidence and Adversity Preparedness Quote
A terse reflection notes that some men are ready for many things yet unprepared for adversity. The line contrasts wide readiness with the one unavoidable challenge. It underscores prudence in facing hardship.
Smith Never Dissenting Tale From Brooklyn Eagle
Lee Shaw and Senator Carter recount a Montana tale in which a man supposedly never disagrees with others. They spin a story of asking Smith to offer a dissenting view and relate a buffalo in a tree eating grapes, prompting Smith to note buffalos’ fondness for grapes. The anecdote ends with Smith unable to contradict the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Shaw
Smith
Dodd's Kidney Pills Restore Goward's Health in Freeborn
Special report from Freeborn Minnesota dated September 18 recounts J R E Goward's recovery from severe kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the treatment as life renewing and urges others with kidney issues to try the pills, claiming cured kidneys lead to energy and improved blood quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn
Minn
J. R. E. Goward
Dodd
Mr. Goward
Extravagant Esau Echoed In Ledger Cartoon Gag
In a Philadelphia Ledger cartoon a waiter complains tips aren’t abundant as in old days and jokes about Esau trading his birthright for a mess of pottage. The exchange riffs on biblical story to lampoon modern tipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esau
Philadelphia Ledger
Cuticura Resolvent Pills Offer Skin Blood Cure
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, chocolate coated, claim twenty five years of lab experience for treating humors of the skin scalp and blood with loss of hair. They say the complete external and internal treatment for every humor costs £1.00 and includes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills. A single set is often sufficient to cure.
Made to Order and Autumnal Observations in 1900
A small girl falls ill after eating unripe fruit and a mother calls a doctor whose number matches the occasion Eighty One Two Green. An ad touts Piso s Cure for Consumption as infallible and a reader from Ocean Grove endorses it. The piece notes autumn signals as dying leaves and mothballed furs returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
N. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Woman denies boarding in subway incident
A Providence business man recounts a Boston subway episode where a woman, alighting near the Common, was stepped on by a clumsy passenger. The official asked where she boarded, she replied she never boarded in her life, deeming it perhaps a tragedy or accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Providence
Journal
Clerical Catastrophe at Picnic Leaves Man Hanging
Addemup, away from work to attend a bookkeepers picnic, climbs a tree to show off and falls. His feet snag in a fork, leaving him ten feet above ground, hanging head downward. He cries for help, reporting a leaking fountain pen as his immediate distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addemup
San Francisco News-Letter
Splendid Nickel Plate Passenger Service Gains Popularity
The Nickel Plate Road promotes its refined passenger service with attentive colored porters on all classes. Women traveling alone or with children receive special consideration. Dining and sleeping car service are excellent, with no excess fares. Trains depart from La Salle Street Station in Chicago. For tickets and schedules contact J. Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Street Station
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Interesting to Students and Subscriptions Offered
The Four-Track News promotes fall term readership and offers generous profits to student solicitors. George H. Daniels at 7 East 42nd Street, New York invites inquiries for full subscription details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Illustrated Monthly
George H. Daniels
East 42Nd Street
New York
Nervous Mothers Warned of Causes and Cure
A persuasive medical advertisement argues that nervous prostration in women stems from female weaknesses and unfit nerves. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy, with testimonials from Mrs Chester Curry and Mrs Charles F Brown, and offers free expert advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chester Curry
Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Saratoga Street
Boston
Mass
Pinkham
Charles F. Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
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Indianapolis News
Nickel Plate Road
Brooklyn Eagle
Atlanta Journal
Tower
THO& Fish
A.j.tower CO
Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Canada
Mrs
Chas FP Brown
A. Paxton Company
Maeee
Els
Salem
EF. C. Sennewald
Hickory Street
St. Louis
Missouri
PISC
Wilbert Thompson
Mull
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
W. H. Thompson
Main St
Peoria
Mull's Grape Tonic Co
3Rd Ave
Rock Island
Iil
Peoria, Ill
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