Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Praised by Cedar Rapids Woman
A Cedar Rapids resident reports relief from cramps headaches backaches and irregularity after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. The testimonial cites improved health and urges other women to seek the medicine with confidential guidance from the Pinkham company.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chas. McKinnon
N. Eth St. W
United States
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Scene from A Bachelor's Honeymoon at Grand Theatre
A scene from A Bachelor's Honeymoon is presented at the Grand Theatre on Wednesday December 17. The performance showcases local talent in a comedy setting with audience engagement noted.
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Grand Theatre
Grattan Parliaments 1782 to 1800 Ends in Union
Grattan’s Parliament arose through Henry Grattan’s efforts and declared independence by an English act in 1782. It ended with the 1800 act of union. A 1806 remark recalls its cradle-like early days and its remembered rehearsals.
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Grattan
Henry Grattan
England
New York American
Banker Ponies Of Albemarle Sound North Carolina
A Youth's Companion article describes banker ponies near the North Carolina coast. The half wild herd lives on salt marsh grass and fish, digs sand holes at low tide to trap stranded fish, and fights over food. In captivity they prove intelligent and strong draft animals. captive bred foals are valued for health and temperament.
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Albemarle Sound
North Carolina
Mayas of Sierra Madre Seek Swedish Ancestry
Buffalo Express notes Mexican Indians called Mayas live in the Sierra Madre in Sonora with fair skin blue eyes and light hair. They retain high cheekbones wide mouths and Indian features while supposedly descending from a Swedish shipwreck crew long before Columbus. They farm maize garden produce for export and some women are handsome and fair haired.
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Mexico
Sierra Madre
Sonora
Mexican
Buffalo Express
The mustard trade and waste in cooking
A New York Mail quotation notes a mustard firm founder saying the business thrives on waste not quality. It warns that excess mustard discolors and dries, and suggests measuring amounts for meals. To avoid unattractive clogs, the piece recommends mixing excess mustard with milk for storage.
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New York Mail
Father and son duel over a magical color pencil
A boy boasts a pencil that can write green purple or crimson. The father wagers a dime it cannot. The boy proves the claim by writing three colors with a stub pencil, challenging his father to concede.
Two Ways to Find a Dropped Collar Button
A Cincinnati Enquirer item offers two humorous methods to recover a loose collar button. Walk barefoot to feel it in the heel or wear heavy boots to crush it as you stumble upon it.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Maid Confusion Over Weats and Keats
A domestic scene unfolds as Mrs Richly asks her new maid about items, then the maid hesitates claiming she was returning to ask what is n Keats, implying a misheard or confused exchange in a household. The dialogue hints at idle questions and a language mix soiled by mispronunciation.
Relationship Drear and Irregular Fidelity Reflected
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press questions romantic devotion and blames the other partner’s absence for unrest. The dialogue hints at infidelity and trust issues within a troubled romance.
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Detroit Free Press
A Christmas Dog on Wheels and Santa’s Gifts
A reader’s note describes a boy riding a stuffed dog mounted on wheels as a toy hobby horse. The piece speculates Santa Claus will deliver such gifts or a real pony to children on Christmas Eve, recalling Santa’s polar workshop and yearly toymaking.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Bottle piano to play tunes from empty bottles
A Cassel's Little Folks writer explains how to make a bottle piano using two broom poles chairs strings and empty bottles filled with water to produce notes. Vary water to adjust pitch and hang bottles of different shapes for more tones. Two players can perform for faster music.
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Cassel
Pictorial contest entertains both children and grownups
A Christmas story is read to participants then each shapes a scrapbook page using magazine pictures. Grownups join older children in cutting, pinning, and captioning images to illustrate the tale. Clever scrapbooks result from simple materials and imagination.
Christmas Nightdreams and Airship Echoes
A child dreams of Santa Claus delivering joy and sleigh rides in a magical Christmas scene while pondering distant children and flying conveyances. The article also notes a London Globe remark on hearing distant sounds from airships at night and its scouting value at altitude.
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London Globe
Adroit Gas Meter Hoax in Honolulu Discovered
A Honolulu scheme beat a gas meter by freezing water into ice disks the size of quarters and dropping them into the meter slot. The ice melted inside the meter allowing gas to flow, leaving no trace. The customer later revealed the rig to inspectors.
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Honolulu
Saturday Evening Post
Origin of the term horsepower in steam engine lore
A quotation from Farey on the Steam Engine (1827) tracks Watt and brewer power tests. It records a London brewer’s horse pulling 150 pounds at 2.5 mph to raise water 220 feet per minute, establishing 33 000 pounds per minute as a horsepower measure, though Smeaton and others later suggested about 22 000 pounds per minute.
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Farey
London
Watt
Smeaton
Napoleon's St Helena home falls to ruin
Napoleon's last residence on St Helena lies neglected with open doors and empty rooms except the chamber where he died. Longwood and its grounds were bought by Napoleon III in 1858, the French government funds a caretaker but not upkeep.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Europe
Longwood
Napoleon III
Distinguishing Mark Causes Confusion in Missing Boy Case
A detective questions a father about a runaway boy. The father reveals the boy looks like him, prompting the detective to note the remark is more a handicap than a distinction. The exchange highlights the challenge of identification in the case.
Caruso's Dinner Engagement
The Boston Herald recalls that Enrico Caruso declined an offer from J Pierpont Morgan to sing at a private party because he had invited his lifelong friend Leoncavallo to dinner the same night. The anecdote highlights Caruso’s dedication to personal ties over high paid appearances.
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Caruso
J. Pierpont Morgan
Enrico Caruso
Leoncavalo
Boston Herald
Nine Points of Law in a Lawyer’s Guide
A condensed proverb lists nine essentials for legal success including money patience a cause counsel witnesses jury judge and luck. The aphorism frames victory as a blend of practical means and favorable circumstances across the courtroom.
Moving Pictures and Highland Clerical Armor
A New York Journal snippet notes old highland clerics once wore kilts with their own blue tartan and carried weapons. Clergymen traveled with armed servants and bore broadswords and pistols, even to church, placing weapons on the pulpit ledge during sermons.
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New York Journal
Plant Juice touted as spring tonic and cure all
Mr. D. R. Smith of Seattle recounts using Plant Juice for stomach and kidney issues and endorses it as a superior spring tonic. The ad claims benefits for rheumatism blood purification and uric acid removal with sale at Eaton & Swaney drug store.
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D. R. Smith
West 5Th Street
Seattle
Mills
Eaton & Swaney Drug Store
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Baltimore American
Phlitareh
DR. Chamley & CO
Valencia ST
San Francisco
Cal
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Bridge & Beach
Superior
Aurora
H. L. Cook & CO
Baet Heron Street
Burnett Bros
Rogers
W. Harper
Ole Massa John
Fred Hewitt
Aberdeen
Red Cross Pharmacy
Palace Market
Hoquiam
U. S
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