Cascarets and claims of Alls Catarrh Medicine
Belief that bilious symptoms stem from torpid liver and sluggish bowels leads to a pitch for Cascarets as a night time cleanser. Ad claims Cascarets cleanse liver and bowels, spare calomel or pills, and work while you sleep. Includes testimonial style quotes about a son graduating and seeking a five thousand dollar salary, plus a notarized oath offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Aenior
F. J. Cheney & Co
Jedo County
Ward
Frank J Chenny
Oreens
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & Co
Onio
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toleac
Ohio
What Did She Mean by the Kitchen’s Odd State
A busy business woman hired outside help to wash and tidy. Upon entering the kitchen with the new help, who had been praised as a jewel, the mistress laments the mess, while the maid responds with a clipped remark implying familiarity with white households.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Never Forget Cnticura Talcum Ad Ends
An advertisement extols Cnticura talcum as an exquisitely scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It touts the Cnticura Trio Soap Ointment and Watcum at 25 cents each and urges readers to adopt new habits before changing.
The City of Purple Dreams seething city tale
Edwin Baird presents a Chicago rooted tale where a tramp becomes a mayoral candidate, gains wealth through grain speculation, and falls for a Lake Shore drive girl while a Russian woman spurs him toward anarchy. The novel captures urban unrest and rising ambition amid grand opportunities.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore
The Vagabond Fitzhugh Meets Esther Strom on Rush Street
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh, a ragged wanderer, helps Esther Strom during a riot on the Rush Street bridge and in a crowded West Madison hall. He confronts his own pride, earns her interest, and improvises a show of talent to impress her as the crowd chaos swirls around them.
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Chicago
Rush Street
Pat Kelly
Kelly
Tonneau
Detective Headquarters
Mr. Blackburn
Mina
Tturin
Indy
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh
Madison Street
Lake Front
Smutski
Witshugh
Witzhugh
Fitzhugh
Esther Strom
Ginger Cookies And Old Fashioned Cookery Pages
A collection of kitchen notes and recipes outlines several biscuits and dishes. It covers ginger cookies with molasses sugar and shortening, a chicken pie method using gravy and biscuits, English cheese cake with curd and currants, cottage cheese salad molded in egg shapes, fried apples with pork chops, and tomato toast with warm buttered bread. The piece closes with vivid April day imagery about sunshine and rainbows.
Labor Saving Devices For The Modern Housekeeper
A guide to practical labor saving tools for homes noting that many devices like bread mixers, wheeled trays and wire baskets reduce effort. Emphasizes essential kitchen implements such as knives, whisks, scales, measuring cups, steel wool, recipe card indexes, and a step ladder. Electricity in homes makes cleaning easier.
The Right Way Remedy Promises Disease Prevention
An old advertisement touts The Right Way as a preventive tonic that acts in the blood and glands to expel germs and ward off disease. It claims daily drops protect exposed individuals, contains nothing injurious, and is sold by druggists, harness dealers, or manufacturers. Prices listed 60 cents and 91 15 per bottle with agents wanted.
Don’t Whine in Sick Room Rules for Cheerful Visits
The piece advises visitors to carry cheer and sunshine when visiting the sick, sharing anecdotes from Thrift Magazine. It highlights avoiding pity, helping patients forget their ailment, and practical aids like flowers, books, or magazines to lift spirits.
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Fye
Grace the Clumsy Favorite Bets Daring Farm Venture
A playful local note from Arkansaw Thomas Oat describes Grace as clumsy and sloppy yet central to a farm plan. The author hints at a crowd of town boys eager to support the venture if they could have their say.
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Grace
Arkansaw
Thomas Oat
Sew to Speak Burgeon Laughing at an Accident
A fragmentary line from a Buffalo press piece shows a character, Houlihan, teased about stitches after an accident. The victim tells the doctor to save the jokes as he expects to be stitched up soon. The tone hints at dark humor amid injury.
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Ike
Houlihan
Docthor
Buffalo Mx Press
No Wonder Belle Impresses in Baltimore Gossip
The Baltimore American notes that a young woman described as a belle rings true in demeanor and charm, reflecting social signals of grace and public appeal in local society coverage.
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Baltimore
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William
New York
Pathfinder
Gil
Morris Ranch
Railey
Lc Co. Burns, Ins
Baker, Mont
EB. Parker
South Dth
Albuquerque
New Mex
Apri
A. A. Hale
UISON
Dak
Topeka
Faux
Kansas
LaPrince
Low Argreley
Cali
Towa
Avin
Wid Reilly Brow
Hampton
Purple Dreams
By Edwin Baird
Hrowne
Sioux City
Iowa
W. W. Northrup
Fourth Street
Peru-Na
Mr. Northrup
Spohn
Pohn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
Corporal
Rhine
Theresa
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek Mich
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