Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Adverts National Nerves
Genuine case reports from Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota show women with nervous weakness backache and crying spells improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ad invites women to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Platea, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Walcott
N. Dakota
Amelia Dahl
Walcott, N. Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Sketches by Gustave Doré and a stolen walkin g stick tale
The article recounts Gustave Doré sketching a country wedding in Ischl, losing the book with the sketch, receiving a theft letter and a jeweled walking stick, and later proving his identity to the mayor in Lucerne with a street scene sketch. Doré’s passport episode ends with the mayor keeping the passport and offering the usual form.
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Gustave Dore
Ischl
Iro Ischl Dore
Vienna
Switzerland
Lucerne
M. Gustave Dore
Dore
New York Sun
Hymns Touched Swansea Audience For Irving Performance
London Spectator recalls Henry Irving in Swansea where the audience applauded by singing Lead Kindly Light as he appeared and later sang God Be With You Till We Meet Again after the curtain call.
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South Wales
Henry Irving
Swansea
London Spectator
Milkmaid quarrel sparks clashing rumors in Kansas City
The Kansas City Journal quotes a dialogue where a milkman’s rudeness triggers a dispute about a sick hired girl. Bridget defends the milkwoman while a neighbor questions the incident, calling the milkman an impolite devil and a brade secret.
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Bridget
Kansas City Journal
Last Hope Selection Echoes Audience Feelings
A Baltimore American item notes a performer chose the piece Last Hope, praised for matching the expressions of listeners as she began it. The quote frames the moment as a sharp, apt musical choice that captured the room.
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Baltimore American
Demure Bride Quietly Guides Wedding Lead
A bride appears modest yet steely in control of the wedding, exercising firm direction with calm resolve, as observed by the Atchison Globe.
Strange case of Alan Edminton and Edna Blake in murder trial
The Edminton Blake case centers on a doomed romance between Alan Edminton and Edna Blake. Mr Blake opposed their marriage and was killed in his home vestibule. Edminton is convicted but later freed after new findings reveal the true killer and location. the couple wed after his release.
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Edminton-Blake
Alan Edminton
Edna Blake
Mr Blake
Edna
Ed Minton
Miss Blake
Edminton
Mr. Blake
Carl Strelitz
Newport
Ralph Harding
Strelitz
Lis Pal
Harding
Silminton
Stone
How to Amuse Children in the Nursery
The article argues keeping children busy prevents mischief and promotes happiness. It suggests giving tiny tasks like moving a chair or sweeping with a toy broom, noting babies imitate adults and enjoy helping. It warns against forcing quiet, praising playful activity and self initiated play as natural and beneficial.
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Jocko
Crafting a Compact Folding Desk from Nursery Hoists
A vintage guide shows amateurs building a space saving folding desk using two leaf nursery clotheshorses as the base. The triangular cardboard top is secured with brass erelets and cloth coverings, creating a light study surface with a shelf when folded.
How to Stop Drafts From Doors
A simple method uses three layers of paper folded to fit the door width with a cloth cover. Attach three brass rings and screw hooks to create a removable draft blocker that keeps cold air out and stays easily dusted.
How to Keep Out Flowers
Flowers make a lovely gift and stay fresh several days with simple steps. Dip stem ends in melted paraffin wax and wrap flowers in cotton. Line the box with waxed paper and fold over the flowers. Place them in the box, cover with paper, and wrap thickly in brown paper to mail.
Hat of Tan Straw and Black Silk with Satin Berries
A fashion hat showcases alternating tan straw and gouged black glace silk bands. The crown features a satin berry bunch with foliage for a decorative finish.
Spring Fashion Trends Highlight Fabrics and Hats
A report of spring fashion notes fancy fabric bags remaining popular into the season. Frocks feature one to three skirt flounces with daintier underskirt details. Taffeta hats gain favor and floral trims suit evening wear, while lace and feather-adorned hats remain stylish. The yoke cut returns from collar to ears. Children's coats show blue velvets and wine ratine with capelike collars of Arabian point or Irish lace.
Fringes and Scallops Dress the Modern Frock
The piece notes fringe trims and scalloped edges as the latest fashion. It says scallops appeared last autumn but are now common, while many dresses use plaited rulings about three inches wide for a dainty finish.
Foulards Headline a Promising Spring 1912 Fashion Trend
The article notes foulard silks as a key spring 1912 trend with bold borders in Paisley and Persian patterns. It highlights wide 2 to 5 inch borders used on skirts tunics surplices and sleeves, praises the glossy finish, and describes newer designs with more dash and sophistication despite past concerns about luster.
Petticoats Again Light up Fashion Evenings
The article notes a trend toward wider skirts and introduces the petticoat as a focal item. It describes pale blue silk maillot petticoats fitting the hips with azure plaited mousseline de sole and narrow back chiffon ruffles at the hem, highlighting growing fashion fascinations.
How to Renew Carpets in Simple Home Methods
This guide offers several carpet cleaning methods using household ingredients. Methods include boiling soap and borax solution with ammonia and glycerin, a soap and water boil with tartar salts, vinegar additions, and a white soap ammonia borax soda mix. Each method emphasizes brushing, wringing, and thorough rinsing to revive color and remove dirt.
How to Grow Celery and Other Domestic Tips
A practical guide on celery cultivation from seed in a hotbed to field planting with six inch rows and careful transplanting after mid May. It covers bed preparation irrigation, weed control, and methods to blanch stalks, plus brief notes on making a jumper and removing a splinter.
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Kansas
The Truth About Bluing Talk No 11
An ad explaining how blueing works noting the well can run dry and a little blueing with water makes clothes snowy white. It urges buying Red Cross Ball Blue from your grocer for a pure blue effect.
Funny exchanges and quips from Harper's Weekly and Punch
A set of humorous lines about horseshoes blacksmiths and shoeing and a joke about preaching. The quotes show playful banter between husband and wife about horse shoeing and clever wordplay on smiles and church attendance.
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Summit ST
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Aberdeen, Washington
Harper Ay
Kentucky
Fred Hewitt Himboldt
Aberdeen, Wash
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