Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A Swarthmore reader credits the product with ending years of agony and change of life symptoms after ineffective medical tests. In Baltimore a woman recovering from a miscarriage and hemorrhages swears the remedy restored strength and ability to work. The ad prompts readers to trust testimonials as proof of the compound’s virtues for female troubles.
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Swarthmore, Penn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emily Summersgill
Swarthmore, Pa
Baltimore, Md
J. R. Picking
Sargent St
Oman
Dr. Pierce
Sulphur Therapies for Diphtheria Warned in Health Hint
A health column advocates powdered sulphur as a diphtheria remedy. It prescribes mixing a teaspoonful in water and drinking, notes sulphur kills fungi quickly, and suggests gargling or blowing powder into the throat as healing steps when the throat is nearly closed.
Kiss Sparks Court Case Over Union Printing
A Boston Transcript quote frames a romance turned dispute as a court matter about union printing. The case centers on a kiss deemed not the issue, but the absence of proper union printing following the gesture.
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Boston Transcript
Chain of Fame and the Hudson River Chain
A long historical account details General Washington's great iron chain across the Hudson from Fort Montgomery to Constitution Island, forged by Sterling Ironworks and officers including Lord Sterling and Peter Townsend. The chain weighed 185 tons, with 300 pound links, and was meant to block British river movements though parts remain buried or recovered at sites like West Point and in New York collectibles.
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Hudson River
West Point
Washington
Hudson
Canada
St. Lawrence
Lake Champlain
Fort Montgomery
Anthony
Constitution Island
Sterling Ironworks
Tuxedo Park
Lord Sterling
Revolutionary Army
Abel Noble
Peter Townsend
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Windsor
Arnold
Andre
Sir Henry Clinton
Burgoyne
Hewitt
New York
Sterling Properties
Boston Herald
Suffragette rejects primaries as men’s class
A husband asks his suffragette wife if she will attend the primaries. She refuses saying after two years of postgraduate political science courses she will not waste time on primary classes, claiming women have progressed beyond that.
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Ethelinda
Harper’s Weekly
Witty Exchange Highlights Marital Motives
A lighthearted chat features a benedict describing marriage for beauty and a friend who married for money. The punchline lands when the friend notes the monetary aim backfired as the man didn’t get it.
Health Morality and Duty Highlighted by Spencer
A reflection on health as a duty and the idea of physical morality attributed to Spencer. The note underscores personal responsibility in maintaining well being and ethical conduct towards the body.
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Spencer
Dining On Shipboard Aboard A Large Ocean Vessel
A cruise era shift from Dickens era dining to hotel like rooms on ships, with small tables and personal waiters. Cold storage enables year round quality food and daily New York style menus via wireless links, as appetites travel with the ship. Harold Christie notes in Leslie's.
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Dickens
America
New York
San Francisco
Harold Christie
Leslie
Robing the Bride Early Saxon Customs and Veil
A historical survey traces bridal dress from plain white robes in early Saxon times to the flowing veil of Shakespearean days. It notes color symbolism, hair bondage upon marriage, and the global use of veils and flowers to signify meaning in weddings.
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Europe
Uncle Remus
Pompeii and Herculaneum Excavations Compared
The New York American notes Pompeii was buried under ashes while Herculaneum was entombed in lava that cooled to marble like rock. Excavations at Herculaneum continue, but major new finds are unlikely as both cities were culturally similar.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
New York American
Rational view of marriage praised by eugenics expert
In Cleveland an address by a renowned eugenics expert champions the rational rather than romantic view of marriage for twentieth century youth. A brief dialogue asks Will you always love me and Will you always be lovable to illustrate the point.
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Cleveland
New York Tribune
Antiquity of the Census Traced Through Ancient Records
The article outlines early census practices from Egypt under King Amusis about 500 years before Christ to Athens for taxation, and Rome under Servius Julius around 443 B C. It notes a lapse during the dark ages and revival at the start of the eighteenth century.
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Amusis
Egypt
Christ
Servius Julius
Rome
Parrot’s Yodeling Provokes Owner’s Exit
A Washington Herald quip notes the owner abandoned a parrot whose profanity distressed him, joking the bird’s evolving yodeling was the final straw. The brief item highlights humorous domestic friction involving a pet maturing beyond tolerance.
Perforated Coins in U S History
The article traces U S attempts to issue perforated coins from 1849 to 1884, noting gold dollars with square holes, a 1 cent ring cent, various pierced cent designs, and a 1852 gold half dollar with a perforated center. It states none gained public circulation and later schemes by Harper's Weekly and Dinocrates are mentioned.
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United States
United States Mint
Philadelphia
United States of America
California
Harper’s Weekly
On Our Visiting List and Curious Names
The speaker lists women with whimsical versions of names such as Hyacinth Tulip Appletree and Nightingale, plus Sweetmeat Diamond and Ali though Mother Eve Miss May She Laugh. He explains these are not surnames and that distinguishing Hyacinth requires adding her man’s name and his father’s Christian name.
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Hyacinth
H. G. Dwight
Atlantic
Dinocrates Plan for Mount Athos Revealed
The most remarkable proposal about Mount Athos involves architect Dinocrates. His plan envisioned monumental changes to the sacred site and sparked debate among ancient scholars.
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Dinocrates
Mount Athos
Forgiveness Talk Highlights Local Feud
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet captures a male speaker urging forgiveness of enemies with a witty retort about not being big enough to fight them. The exchange reflects a sharp, humorous tone on reconciliation and personal restraint.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Divorce.Summons in Washington Superior Court
Mary A. Michel sues Emil Michel in Chehalis County seeking an absolute divorce on abandonment and non support. Emil Michel is summoned to appear within 60 days after July 1 1913 first publication and respond through attorney Austin M Wade at Aberdeen Washington.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Mary A. Michel
Emil Michel
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen
Wishkah Block
Finch Investment Co sues J S Lewis in Aberdeen justice court
The Finch Investment Company has filed a complaint against J S Lewis in the Justice’s Court in Aberdeen Chehalis County Washington. The case will be heard at J M Phillips Justice of the Peace office on the 25th day of July.
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Justice’s Court
Aberdeen Precinct
Chehalis County
Washington
J. M. Phillips
Finch Investment Company
J. S. Lewis
State OF Washington
Aberdeen
Landlord seeks rent and property seizure in Aberdeen suit
In 1913 a suit in Aberdeen Washington demands $10 for June rent of room 248 Finch Building and costs. It seeks attachment of a iron bedstead springs bedding bureau and rug in the room to satisfy any judgment. Complaint filed June 28 1913 with J M Phillips Justice of the Peace. Publication dates July 4 and July 18.
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Finch Building
Aberdeen
Washington
J. M. Phillips
Justice O the Peace
Conway & Snider
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