Remarkable statement on Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Englewood Illinois resident Mrs E Sheldon testifies to relief from headaches nervousness flashes of heat and insomnia after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The ad notes the product provided significant health improvement and mentions free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Engiewood
Ill
Lydia E. Pink
Lever
The Rival Roses and a Renaissance Painter Tavern Keeper
The article recalls the legend of the red and white roses tied to the Lancastrian and Yorkist rivalries said to originate in 1420 Temple gardens. It notes long famous gardens with floral curiosities including box tree trimming called perimetric and an 170 expenditure record. It also profiles Mariotto Albertinelli, a fourteenth century painter who later ran a tavern after abandoning painting, his painting career remembered though his tavern records vanished.
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Temple Gardens
Lancaster
York
London Chronicle
Mariotto Albertinelli
Oldest Permanently Established Grays Harbor Specialist Ad
Descriptive advertisement touts a male specialist on Grays Harbor offering free consultation and office hours. Claims cure for ruptures piles without knife, treats chronic male diseases, blood poison, gland issues, nerve loss, bladder and kidney problems with intravenous methods and modern medicines. Promises proofs and invites men from Missouri to visit, emphasizing accessibility day or evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grays Harbor
Missouri
Natty Spring Costume Described in Poplin Textiles
The article outlines a spring costume in mustard poplin with fullness over the hips a teath skirt and coat Braid trimming and a cutaway front are noted Four buttons close the coat creating a snug waistline Poplin is highlighted as a popular textile for the outfit.
Interesting Menus Read This Economical Food Schedule
A historical menu plan outlines daily meals from Sunday to Saturday with soups such as cream of pea and vermicelli, main dishes like fricasseed chicken and roast pork, and side items including potatoes, salads, and desserts. It notes leftovers usage and encourages careful planning for balanced meals.
Ribbon Hangers and Ribbon Trims Inspire Wardrobe Craft
The article promotes decorative skirt hangers made from ribbons or linen with brass rings and clasps for hanging. It notes ribbons as trims for afternoon and dance frocks, panels and bodices draped with broad brocade ribbons, narrow ribbons used as edges, and bowknots and rosettes for lively embellishment.
New Idea for Aerial Patrol Aids Peace and War
The Aero Club of America proposes coast to coast seaplane patrols to save seafarers in peace and aid national defense in war. Seaplanes would patrol 50 miles offshore at 2000 feet, report wrecks and ships in distress, with hangars and workshops at coastal stations and government cooperation.
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Aero Club of America
R. E. Peary
Army
Peary
Byron R Newton
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Newton
Aeronautical Board
Government
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Early wall coverings shift from paper to velvet in history
The text notes a stamped paste for wallpaper likely first made in Spain or Holland or both around 1555. It says wall hangings of velvet and floss appeared about 1620, Then paper revived about a century later and has become common only in the last fifty years.
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Spain
Holland
Ecru
Walking Stick with Ivory Head Ad by Gentleman
Advertisement notes a walking stick crafted by a gentleman featuring an ivory head. The brief item highlights the unique handle as a selling point.
Word Slave Origin and Paths of Everyday Life
A fragmentary dialogue touches on begging and hardship with a remark about soup meals. It notes Siberian horses’ endurance of thousands of miles at forty miles per day while explaining the historical meaning of the word slave as noble, from Slav. The text includes a misquoted exam dialogue between Carl and his father about missing exams.
Noisy Dispute Over Lost Money Keeps Friends Away
A witty exchange notes that those who lose money have no one to complain to, while critics argue the lack of friends drives the complaints. The quip reflects social dynamics around financial loss.
Wordsworth Laureate History and Time Standard
Wordsworth followed Southey as poet laureate and never wrote an official ode, becoming the crown’s only such poet who avoided that form. He was the oldest laureate, Eusden the youngest at thirty. Tate, from Publin, was the only laureate not born in England. Standard Time began in 1853 to aid railways.
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Wordsworth
Southey
Eusden
Tate
Publin
England
Spoiling His Advantage
English journalist Robert Lowe mocks a deaf member of the house of commons who lifts an ear trumpet exposing the folly of wasting natural advantages.
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Robert Lowe
House of Commons
Judge-Hoss thief found guilty by jury in mock dialogue
A Cleveland Leader styled piece presents a courtroom exchange where the prisoner asserts the theft was not from his boss, amid a jury verdict. The dialogue sketches a dramatized scene of guilt and motive in a light local paper format.
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Cleveland
Quiet business and noisy advertising provokes thought
The exchange contrasts a quiet business stance with a pushy ad vibe as a Philadelphia Bulletin quip prompts activity. A philosopher and a pessimist remark on living once and dying before learning life’s rules, via a witty Exchange line.
Grandchild Questions Police Absence on Country Grass
In a Kansas City Star blurb a child asks where the policeman is and the country elder explains there are no policemen there. The girl then inquires who keeps people off the grass, highlighting rural life and authority in a brief anecdote.
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Little Bess
Bess
Kansas City Star
Black Magic Guides Desperate Libyan Desert Rescue
The London Standard recalls Arabs guiding British crews from Arras and Tara lost in a vast Libyan desert. The guide led them 115 miles through featureless sands with no distinguishing signs, a feat the relief force called “black magic.”
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Arras
Tara
Libyan
London Standard
Quick Theft Attempt Reported in Richmond
A brief exchange in the Richmond Times Dispatch recalls a hold up where a man was relieved of his watch. He attempted to bluff the thief by saying take it from me, but the assailant did not respond and walked away.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dr King's New Discovery for Colds and Coughs
A vintage ad urges readers to treat a cold with Dr King's New Discovery containing pine tar antiseptic oils and balsams. It claims the syrup eases coughs soothes the throat and bronchial tubes checks the cold and clears the head and promotes it as a long trusted household remedy.
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Dr. King
The Wizard Performs Saucer Through Cup Handle
At tea time Brightboy boasts he can push a saucer through the handle of his cup. The others challenge him and he calmly passes the spoon through the handle, then moves the saucer with it as a demonstration of his trick.
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Old Brightboy
Brightboy
Proverb on Readiness and Death
A reflective saying urges daily attention to one’s affairs to remain prepared. It equates true readiness with understanding how to die, stressing steadiness and moral discipline.
Rawam Rings Around Their Necks
Women in Bayauzi on the Kon go wear brass welded rings around their necks as wedding adornment.
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Bayauzi
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Knee Pain Relief
James S. Ferguson of Uhila Pa reports wonderful relief after a single Sloan's Liniment application on his knees. The ad urges readers to apply the remedy where pain exists and notes it penetrates without rubbing, selling for 25 cents at drug stores.
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James S. Ferguson
Uhila
Sloan
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