Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Letters from women in Elgin and Kearneysville praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for resolving female ailments after doctors and hospital care failed. The Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Mass notes thousands of grateful messages and offers confidential, woman read advice.
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Elgin, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry Leiseberg
Adams St
Kearneysville
W. Va
G. B. Whittington
Birds And The Morning Song
An affable young man converses with a canary on a wall as the bird chirps. A southern girl with a gentle drawl teases that it is morning, while the man who loves birds has not returned.
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Bird
Invention of new wine and a musical comedy remark
Dr Harvey W Wiley was asked if he knew of a device that makes new wine resemble old wine He replied he had not heard of it Then he added with a smile that he attended a musical comedy the other night which surely seemed treated with that invention
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Harvey W. Wiley
Suffragist Speaker Heckled by Geese at County Fair
A light exchange at a county fair features a suffragist speaker facing heckling from geese. The judge notes the humor as the crowd reacts to the scene, highlighting contrasts between advocate and audience.
Unclear fragment hints at local quarrel and sweets
Fragmentary notice references Potash Cohen and Perlmutter Forry with a Wisconsin Sphinx line. A judge comments on a Monday night visit for home made fudge and candy dates. The piece mixes dialogue and names without a clear event or outcome.
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Cohen
Perlmutter
Heneffer
Wisconsin
A Slight Mistake Captures Frayed Conversation
A dialogue fragment shows Katie and Chevings debating a mislaid breakfast item and a misused sawdust on icy pavement. The speaker reflects on a man’s view of women versus others in the world.
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Katie
Anxious Girl Seeks Advice on Early Marriage
A letter from a 16 and a half year old engaged to a 20 year old asks if she should marry at seventeen. The adviser says wait until twenty to gain girlhood and better handle life long responsibilities.
Brass bed stead polish and spring suit fabrics
The remedy for polishing a lacquered brass bed is to wipe with a soft cloth rather than polish. For spring suits the trend favors whipcards broadcloth serge shepherds checks novelty suitings Ottoman silks and taffetas.
Proper Way to Leave Cards in An Afternoon Call
Helen asks how to leave visiting cards when no maid answers the door. The guidance covers steps a caller should take if the lady of the house is away, including how to record the visit and what to leave in the hall.
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Helen
Etiquette on Presenting Cards at a Call
The instruction advises guests to place cards on a table when leaving and to hand cards to a family member if an unknown person answers the door. It suggests asking the recipient to convey the card to the intended person.
Pussy-Willow Advice Column on Boundaries and Gentle Refusals
Readers ask about sending postal cards before receiving one, and about kissing and theater invites among lifelong friends. The columnist urges caution, prohibits nonrelatives from kissing, and suggests polite refusals while maintaining safety and propriety.
Simple Home Dresses in Appropriate Materials
The description outlines two dress designs. The first uses fine woollen with a front strap trim and braided vest, dark material waist and skirt with button details, plus specific fabric and button quantities. The second showcases pewter grey cashmere satin with a plain train skirt, folded shoulder bodice, and ninon yoke and sleeves with tucked ninon accents, including fabric yardages.
Simplicity in Dress Prevails Over Elaborate Ornaments
The piece argues women should favor simplicity over ornate adornments. It mocks overdecorated gowns and lauds essential elegance, noting French dressmakers oppose unnecessary trimmings. It praises winter fabrics for their color and texture and urges restraint in decoration.
To Mend Neatly With Edge Embroidery Patches
Guidance on patching a corset cover to hide repairs. Place new fabric over worn areas under the arms, stitch lace or embroidery around the edge, trim the underlying material, and turn back the edge to secure. Do both sides equally so the patch looks seamless. Patches may be various shapes.
Let the Hale Show Hair Framing Tip
The piece advises against placing hats low to the forehead. It recommends arranging hair around the face to soften features and reduce the harsh line between hat and forehead.
Newwed humor and wordplay echoes in quirky exchange
A playful line references Mr. and Mrs. Newwed and a $20 hint, noting Mr. Newwed-Lova is blind but retains touch as a joke. The fragment blends pun and social banter in a dated, lighthearted tone.
Logical Millinery Says Easter Hats Make Sense
George Ade defended Easter millinery at an after theater supper in Chillango. He argued hats are logical, recalling a boy asking about a wide awake hat and a father replying it is one without a nap.
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George Ade
Chillango
Buddhists to Found Women's College for Higher Education
A meeting at Kyoto's Nishi-Honganji temple led the Women's Association of the Buddhist sect to unanimously approve establishing a university aimed at high education for women. The institute's estimated cost is 280000 yen.
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Women’s College For
Nishi-Honganji
Kyoto
Women’s Association
Castoria Safety Appeal for Infants and Children
Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it bears the signature of Carey. In use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Paxton Tooth Powder Promoted In 19th Century Ad
A correction exchanges paternal for maternal government in a dialogue between an economist and a suffragette. An advertisement touts Paxtine Antiseptic as a better teeth cleansing prep, sold 25 cents a box or by postpaid mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
A Common Fate Uncle What Became of Your Toy
A brief humorous exchange shows Tommy noting a toy failed to endure and perepping it, while a spectator remarks that money may speak when silence is desired. The snippet highlights a playful clash of values and a quip about wealth.
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Tommy
Chafing Remedies and Teething Syrup Advertisements
A collage of old brand pitches and quotes touts Allen's Foot-Ease for smaller shoe fit and comfort, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and colic relief, Garfield Tea for liver issues, and various quips from authors like George MacDonald and Samuel Rutherford.
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Allen
Poe
Corna
Bunions
Olmsted
Levy
Ahead of the Show Business Says Mother Quakerly
Nellie McCoy recounts an advance agent for a barn storming show who nearly closed each Saturday and rested Sunday before a bright Monday debut. His Quaker mother, noting he is the show business business manager, writes a witty letter urging him to stay ahead of the show.
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Neliie McCoy
Truth About Bluing Talk No 9
Advertisement explains a blueing process using a large bottle and a small pinch of blue dye to whiten clothes. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a purer blue product that yields clear white laundry and urges readers to ask their grocer for the product.
Needn't Kiss Husband Supreme Court Justice Mareau Dismisses Suit
In Brooklyn Justice Mareau dismissed Samuel Markowitz's suit seeking annulment of his marriage to Mildred Markowitz. He called the claim absurd and noted the plaintiff asks for an annulment because the bride refused to kiss him. Mildred was eighteen at marriage. Markowitz allegedly had four prior wives, two dead and two divorced.
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Supreme Court
Mareau
Brooklyn
Samuel Markowitz
New York
Mildred Markowitz
Markowitz
Dentist Parlor Language and Patent Medicines in Ad Snapshot
An old time advertorial fragment notes a dentist calls his office a dental parlor and jokes about a drawing room. It promotes Cole’s Carbolisalve claimed to heal skin burns and itching with sample requests from Black River Falls Wisconsin along with brief quips on health and constipation remedies.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
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