Farmland listings and land promotion notices from multiple regions
A collage of classified notices advertising farm lands and investments in Arkansas Alberta Saskatchewan Mexico and Texas. Entries include 280 acres in Southern Alberta 160 fenced 100 broke near a town 30 dollars an acre wheat lands in Marshall County with profit per acre, free government homesteads near Prince Albert, Sask, and marketing pitches from brokers and boards of trade urging buyers to request free literature and maps.
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Alberta
J. Be Wright
Hughitt Ave
Superior
Wis
D. Forbes
Bank of Toronto
Montmartre
Sask
Can
Western Canada
Canadian West
Prince Albert
Market Point
Julius
Woodward
Sec. Board of Trade
Dept. L
Canada
U. S
Ottawa
Florida land deal offers 5 acre tract and town lot at 75 dollars
First applicants may buy a 5 acre tract near railroad and a large town lot on the Atlantic Coast Line in Alachua County for 75 dollars. Limited to four lots and four tracts per purchaser. Bond for deed issued on receipt of money. Information free.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Alachua County
Alachua Co
Florida Experiment Station
U. S. Gov’t
Southern
Washington, D.C
United States Trust Co
Nat’i Tribune
Washington,d.c
Musical Party Ideas For Ladylike Music Pupils
A reader describes a party for about ten girls aged around twelve. Games include musical stage coach with terms, a piano spelling contest to form words from tones, and cookie letters. Prizes were candy instrument boxes. Refreshments featured ice cream and lettered cookies.
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L. G
Popularity Troubles in Love and Friendship
A high school student complains that most of his girlfriends become angry when they meet him and blame him for losing their friends. He says he regrets the rift with a close friend who will not speak to him and asks what to do while juggling a boyfriend and peers. He worries popularity creates relational strain.
Strategy to win affection by making him feel at ease
The plan suggests letting the boys defend you by denying use of special tricks and instead creating genuine enjoyment so they like you naturally. It adds a hope to win back the girls through this approach.
Informed Advice on Postcards and Social Conduct
A reader asks about sending postcards when away and returning home, assisting a gentleman with his coat, and responses to dance and theater invitations. The reply endorses postcard use in moderation, notes men can manage their coats, and advises polite acceptance or rejection with brief courtesy. An orphan asks about showing affection at fourteen. the reply says it is improper and suggests play with dolls instead.
Visiting Card Name Style Advice for Brides
A bride asks whether to use MRS. CHARLES A. JONES or MRS. CHARLES ALLEN JONES on engraved e cards. The writer notes both forms are proper, with the latter more common and the former perfectly acceptable if preferred by the bride.
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Charles A. Jones
Charles Allen Jones
Corded Cottons Draw Attention in Corduroy and Bedford
The article notes corded cottons, particularly corduroy and bedford cord, are poised to be stylishly popular, praising the texture and appeal of these fabrics.
Fashion's Fancigs Returns Lace Trim Lace Edge Coats Short Skirts
Fashion notes recount lace edging on tunics and voile dresses with new short coats. Evening gowns show demitrain length and pigeon tail backs while belts and tunic over petticoats appear. Vivid embroidery dominates, swit coats run 26 to 28 inches, and low side fastenings with modest reverses trend.
The Talisman Fashion of Fortune Charms
The piece notes how people hide talismans of luck from plain sight, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to jeweled Indian works. It emphasizes secret clasps and personal refinement, stating each heart must forge its own alloy through inner trials.
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Fiorsnoe Barclay
Young Lady Traveler Pays No Fare on Yonkers Streetcar
A six year old girl dressed in bright colors signals a Yonkers streetcar to stop so she can ride without walking in mud. The conductor helps her aboard and refuses to give change, stating she is now a young lady. The child explains mom says she’s six today.
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Yonkers
New York Press
Spanish Jews in New York Form Growing Community
Spanish speaking Jews from the Orient increasingly settle in New York City, now about 10 000 strong, with remnants across the nation. They sustain Ladino newspapers L America and El Aguila and have prompted the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigration Aid Society to open an Oriental bureau for linguistically diverse newcomers.
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New York
Orient
Iberian Peninsula
New York City
Portland
Ore
L’america
H. S. Gadol
el Aguila
Mizrahi
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigration Aid Society
Maryland Senate Comedy Over Collar Button Mishap
The Washington Post reports a comic episode in Annapolis as Senator Blair Lee, eying governor Goldsborough’s reception, loses a collar button while dressing. After hours hunting a replacement, a friend in the senate proposes an appropriation to buy a collar button gloss for future punctual appearances.
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Maryland
Senate
Annapolis
Charles Hamilton
Baltimore
Raleigh
Blair Lee
Goldsborough
Lee
Washington Post
Virginia’s Anti-Treating Bill Affects Old Hospitality Customs
Virginia considers a bill by Delegate W. B. Fitzhugh of Northampton to ban treating. If enacted a driver invites a thirsty traveler to drink, the host could face a $25 fine. The proposal targets all forms of offering intoxicants and bans treating in any dispensary.
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Virginia
W. B. Fitzhugh
Northampton
Old Dominion
Fitzhugh
Cherries Grown for Royalty Reach Brussels Table
From Nice a daily morning train delivers small packages of cherries grown by an amateur gardener. Weighing one to two pounds, the fruit is destined for the royal Brussels table. The grower, believed to cover trees at night with straw, reportedly yields fruit nearly year round and earns about $20 per pound.
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All Saints
Nice
Royal Table
Brussels
London Globe
Work For Kings
The sphere of foreign affairs rests with a British monarch who remains subordinate to constitutional forms yet holds real influence. George V works through his ministers but is expected to guide cabinet views, enabling international friendship and peace without betraying national interests.
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Europe
George V
Cosmopolitan Classified Fragments and Health Ads
A collage of terse classifieds and ads includes deals for quick profits, slave wage schemes, mail order promises from Inzel Co and Hooney Mall, and Prince-like slogans. Also promotes Garfield Tea for dyspepsia and a Bromo Quinine laxative with broad branding. Ends with Paxton Antiseptic free trial offer for women from Paxton Toilet Co.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Furrier Forecast Sparks Cold Weather Talk
A gleeful wife shows off a fur coat and jokes about the coming cold. Husband doubts the forecast until she reveals the source, the furrier, prompting a lighthearted exchange about winter plans.
Murine Eye Remedy marketed by Chicago company
Try Marine Eye Remedy with no smarting and quick action for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Illustrated book included in each package. Murine is prepared by oculists not patent medicine and used by physicians for years. Sold by druggists at 26c and 50c per bottle. Also purizpe eye salve in aseptic tubes 250 and bik. Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
In Law Causes Family Feuds Says Exchange
An exchange argues that most family scraps arise when a new in law is put on a pedestal and demands obedience. Courtesy yields, the in law grows insistent, and friction builds until a small grievance ends in a clash. Afterward, relations may restart on equality or end entirely.
Women to Wear Mantillas in Church at St Francis Cathedral
Toledo correspondent reports that ladies of St. Francis De Sales Cathedral will adopt mantillas in church replacing hats. Rev. Dr. O'Connor proposed the Spanish lace headdress for Alter society members, who will wear scarfs at the next general communion. The clergyman denounces modern hats as monstrosities.
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St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
O’connor
Alter Society
Dr. O'Connor
Toledo
Cleveland
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Whitening Power
A vintage pitch urges buyers to choose Red Cross Ball Blue over liquid blue. It touts a half-cent worth of dye, a large bottle of water, and a delusion about superior whiteness. The ad encourages readers to ask their grocer for the product.
Campaign fund money stays unmarked
Senator Sorghum argues against converting a large information fund into a campaign treasury, noting the lack of a concrete dollar amount to back such a use. The exchange highlights concerns over funding sources and appropriateness in political campaigns.
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Senator Sorghum
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Comfortable Shoes
If you are sensitive about shoe size you can wear a size smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into them. Instant relief for corns and bunions. For dancing par ties and breaking in new shoes. Sample free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Stots Street
Consolidated
New York
Gallant Blind Man Joke Sparks Amusement
A short quip from Journal Amusant features a blind man complimenting a woman and wittily remarking on beauty, with the punchline about never seeing ugly women.
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Journal Amusant
Castoria safety note and ad fragments from 1900s paper
The column urges careful checking of Castoria bottles for infants and children, noting the signature and long use. It also references Fletcher's Castoria and Garfield Tea as remedies, with assorted quirky lines and an ad-like feel from a historical page.
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Fletcher
Eczema Relief Reported From Cuticura Remedies
Miss Elizabeth Gehrki of Fort Smith Arkansas describes six months of severe eczema on her neck. After ineffective doctors and a night of sleepless itching, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment three times daily for three weeks, noting rapid relief and complete cure. She also cites her brother’s facial burn healing without scarring after using Cuticura products.
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Elizabeth Gehrki
Forrest City
Ark
Boston
Objection Cited Over Advice Like Sound
Dialogue contrasts two views on advice as one speaker praises it for being sound while the other calls it overly noisy and not to their taste. The exchange hints at judgment over counsel and preference for restraint.
Cole’s Carbon Salve Advertises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement claims Cole’s Carbon salve relieves burning itching and pain from skin. It promises scarless healing and mentions a free sample from Cole & Co. at Black River Falls Wisconsin. The text also includes other 19th century sales lines and odd quotes.
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Cole
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
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North Dakota
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Florian Real Eatate Co
Stephen, Hinn
Salesnenx
Mexico
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Gunter Bidg
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Texas
Florida
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Geo. W. Aird
Indianapolis
Ind
Pauline
Madame Merri
Sian
RTS
Inzel CO
Lock Box
Bellevills
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Hooney Mall Order Co
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Lotta
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Jewett
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Dean
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C.D. Kessler
Mendota
Iil
Don Doan
Doan
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Mia
Cook Book
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Walsat Grove
Hoopesiva
62Nd St
Ohio
W.N. U
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Itra
Winslow
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Indiana
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Wr Gainey
L. Douglas Shoes
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W.l.douglas
Brockton
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St. Paul
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