Cheney and Bank Endorsement and Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad
F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo is endorsed by D We and the National Bank of Commerce, praising Cheney’s honesty and financial ability. An accompanying Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement claims internal blood action and direct healing, priced at 75 cents, with free testimonials and drugstore availability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
D. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Summer Constipation Dangers and Remedy
Summer constipation is described as more dangerous than other seasons due to contaminated foods and fermentation in the stomach. Cold water intake is blamed for stomach distress, leading to colic fever and ptomaine poisoning. Po-Do-Lax is advertised as a pleasant, effective remedy that increases bile and relieves congested waste. take a dose tonight at your druggist.
Liver remedy testimonial from Hill & Cambe’s Grocery Co
A local shopper from Hill & Cambe’s Grocery Co. endorses LIV-VER-LAX as a cure for bilious headaches and stomach troubles. He states the remedy helped the first day and encourages others with constipation biliousness or malaria symptoms to follow his lead. Dyer & Jones carry LIV-VER-LAX.
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Hill & Cambe's Grocery Co
Anders
Liv-Ver-Lan
Dyer & Jones
Milk as Food Shows High Dry Matter and Nutrition
An article from Farm and Fireside argues milk has more dry matter and energy per unit than several foods and outperforms tea coffee or common soups. It notes milk’s digestibility, cost, and a simple test of keeping quality by cooling to 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less for 24 hours after delivery.
Stamp Room of 2 Million Postage Stamps
In North Persted near Chichester a landlord who loves stamps created a stamp covered room with ceilings walls and furniture all pasted with stamps. Two million stamps decorate the space with 1 million more in festoons and bundles amid a starry ceiling and Eiffel tower tablecloth. The project celebrated the queen's Jubilee and features stamps from Britain and worldwide. The piece ends noting ponderings on the music of the spheres as a metaphor for universal law and order.
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Chichester
England
Persted
Bognor
Swan River
Western Australia
Rome's Coliseum and Its Storied Name
The Colosseum derives from a Nero statue once called the colossus and from near the statue. Built A D 72 by Vespasian and completed by Titus, with Gaudentius as architect, it hosted games, wild beast arenas, and gladiatorial fights. St Ignatius of Antioch among noted Christian martyrs.
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Coliseum
Nero
Vespasian
Titus
Gaudentius
Rome
Palatine
Wadrian
St. Ignatius
Antioch
Baltimore
Prussic acid dangers and toxic anecdotes
Assaults with deadly chemicals are described as instantly fatal. Prussic acid anhydrous and mixtures kill on inhalation, with ammonia and cyanide also lethal. An acid factory accident left five workers dead after bravely fighting a blaze. Separately, quips on medical worsens and literary curiosities close the item with era examples and jokes.
Boys propose a big day to raise club funds
A Kansas City Journal item notes a group of boys seeking to raise money for their club by organizing a single large event rather than traditional chores. They suggest a day of activities to collect donations and engage the community.
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Kansas City Journal
Bachelor fate pondered in Pittsburgh Dispatch opinion
A witty column questions what a man would be without marriage. It contrasts Mrs. Jones Men with Mr. Blank praised as a successful man and asks how different his life would have been if he had not married. The piece reflects on the social image of married versus bachelor life.
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Mr. Jones
Bell
Bell System
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Blank
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Their Bond of Union in Humorous Jabs
A column of quips contrasts professions with playful lines about tailsors and lawyers. A line suggests Marie Well reads her husband like a book, noting his status as her third volume. The piece showcases brisk, period style humor from Baltimore American and Boston Transcript.
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Baltimore American
Mavnde—Garriet
Marie
Boston Transcript
In a Cheap Restaurant
A guest asks for tea with mixed green and black leaves without milk. The host offers half and half instead. The exchange captures a brief dining moment from a Detroit Times clipping quoting a Browning line about the blue heaven.
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Detroit Times
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Waco
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Music of the Spheres
Rome’s Coliseum
Manchester Guardian
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Elizabeth Browning
Robert Browning
Venice
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Baltinmore
Flannibal
Chicago News
Modern Finance
Heaven
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Amelia Wilson
Alma, Ark
Cardus
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Tan-No
Freckeleater
Mell, Baker-Wheeler MF G. CO
Dallas
Texa
Pullman
B. F. Gatford
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Fort Worth
Tex
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P. A. Tyler, Texas
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