The Dearest Baby and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy
A Plattsburg Mississippi reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling a successful pregnancy after prior infertility. The ad promises relief from female troubles and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Plattsburg, Miss
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Verna Wilkes
Plattsburg
Miss
Sunday Dinner and Fashion Quips Across Echoing Lines
A collage of bits from a bygone paper includes family dinner anecdotes with the eldest daughter teasing the Sunday meal, a mother praised for a dish, and a younger sister seeking a plain dinner. Juxtapositions range from fashion gibes to aphorisms about self and opinion, all in brief quips.
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Mamma
Resinol Skin Treatment Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap for eczema ringworm itching and skin eruptions. It claims rapid relief from pimples blackheads red blotchy skin and sores and lists prices 25c 50c and 1.0 with parcel post options and a Baltimore address for samples.
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Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Jacob's Return and Meeting Esau in Restoration
A devotional study on Genesis chapters 32 and 33 traces Jacob's approach to Esau, his prayerful preparation, and careful separation. It highlights Jacob's diplomacy and dependence on God, noting that true success comes when submitting to divine guidance rather than relying on human plans.
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Jacob
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Rachel
Laban
Canaan
Esau
God
Leah
Jacob Bee
Joseph
Bethel
No Little Girl for Him at Dancing School
A six year old Indianapolis boy attends a dancing class and insists on a bigger partner after an initial pairing with a smaller girl. He asks the teacher for a larger partner, showing a determined, precocious attitude.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Farmer Clips Wings In Morning Visit
A visitor asks to borrow a daughter’s wing but is told to wait for new ones. The farmer explains the wings were clipped that morning, delaying the request.
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Mr. Drake
Fix Not Fix It All Stains in Ad Label Catches Eye
A stain remover label proclaims It will fix the stain but the term means to make permanent in standard usage. The notice highlights a marketing misstep and the need for careful wording in product labeling.
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Manyon
Quit Bragging About Brown's Stated Salary
A dialogue reveals a discrepancy between Brown’s claimed earnings and what he states he earns after a tax reveal. The exchange notes public trust as a virtue, even involving ordinary figures like a grocer and a Watcher.
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Brown
FLOWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD CARE TIPS
Four steps help flowers last a week or more. Soak stems completely in water for hours, cleanse the vase, and keep the arrangement cool. Change water daily and recut stems each morning to prevent air bubbles from hindering water uptake.
The Card Club Punchline
A lighthearted note from a card club joke about a wife’s lunch setting a high bar. It highlights social etiquette and friendly banter within a community group.
Cure for baby rash with Cuticura remedies
Mrs Annie Saunders from Monroe Wisconsin describes a six week old baby suffering a widespread itchy rash crusting and hair loss. After trying various remedies a Cuticura sample led to improvement then full treatment with soap and ointment cured the child leaving a healthy head of hair and clear skin.
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Monroe, Wis
Annie Saunders
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Needle in Soup Misprint Prank Tells Its Own Tale
A German printing house typesetter famed for explaining misprints becomes a waiter. A diner protests finding a needle in soup, then learns the needle was a misprint for neodle, illustrating his lifelong print error knack.
Man on ship discovers wardrobe is a porthole
Simon Hasy after sixty years on a farm moves aboard a ship and hides his trousers and shoes in a round cupboard. At seven the next morning a steward reveals the cubby hole is actually a porthole.
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Simon Hasy
Small town shoe makers unite against big firms
A call from United Shoe Machinery Co. of Boston urges readers to join a movement in favor of equal terms for all manufacturers. The ad argues big firms press for better deals and promises information on how competition benefits small towns and prosperous factories.
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United Shoe Machinery Co
Boston
Mass
Adv
Its Place on the Carpet Map and Wit
A quirky excerpt notes a sleepy hollow chair placed on a carpet map and quips that a bachelor stays single either from foolishness or wisdom. The lines showcase light humor and social observation without broader context.
Pink Eyes and Albinism Explained in Plain Terms
The article explains albinos have pink eyes because both cornea and iris lack pigment, making blood vessels show through the transparent tissues. It notes a social observation that people treat new acquaintances better than old friends, and jokes that many young men would face setbacks if judged only by their own resources.
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Welivile
Hazel Manners
Hazel
Withal
Ellis Wingate
Ellis
Wingate
W. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Pangs
Ross
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