Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound testimonial
Lowell Massachusetts woman describes three years of misery from right side pain constipation and spells. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and doubling her productivity. The ad urges other women to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and offers confidential guidance from a woman.
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Lowell
Mass
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Mra
M. ‘Theall Bessey
Appleton Street
Lydia EH
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Entonie Endorsed By Patient For Stomach Distress
Mrs Dora Williams recalls a yearlong illness ending after using Batonie and Watonie which she credits with restoring her health and ability to work. The ad urges readers to take Entonie after meals for indigestion belching heartburn and other stomach troubles backed by a druggist guarantee.
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Dora Williams
Batonie
New Points in Autumn Model Showcased in Fur Trimmed Suit
A fur trimmed handsome suit highlights the autumn collection with velours fronts and a high fur collar. It features a scalloped hem, graduated fur border, and belt in velours, offering both formal and practical wear with adaptable fur and color options.
Neckwear trends and home made sets in fashion era
The article surveys neckwear, including collars and vestee sets, favoring organdie and lace in white or pale tones. It notes ready made and home made options, with bandings and edgings simplifying construction. The high back neck, waistline extended vest, and apron-like details are described as stylish features.
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Fiet Jace
Fall Hats Flaunt Flamboyant Oriental Influence
The article describes flamboyant hat styles with oriental influence, featuring copper and royal seating colors, gaudy embroidery, and materials like wool, tinsel, metal threads, and beads. Turbans remain popular, as do summer hats from wood shavings dyed in bright hues. Drawn work and beaded detailing on blouses appear alongside rich textures.
Bartholomews In London
In Smithfield stands St Bartholomew the Great church and St Bartholomew's hospital, a paired legacy from Rahere's vision in 1123. The piece recounts the church's history through its fires, reforms, and restorations, noting medieval fairs, Henry VI's demolitions, Franklin's printing in the Lady chapel, and recent careful rebuilding that lets visitors feel Rahere's presence.
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London
St. Bartholomew the Great
Smithfield
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Ernest H. Rann
Boston Transcript
Walworth
Jack Cade
Norman Moore
Rahere
Bart
Order of St. Augustine
Black Canons
England
Rubere
Rome
St. Bartholomew
Saist
Flahere
Flanders
Italy
Henry VI
Tughs Ard Rich
Bartholomew Glose
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
London hosts world’s costliest horse show at Olympia
The London Olympic venue stages the most expensive equestrian spectacle, revived after wartime pause. Lord Lonsdale set a 14 year standard, transforming the hall with roses and silk while spending about thirty thousand pounds to open. Public demand was high, with over twenty thousand turned away as ten days of displays drew vast crowds.
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Olympic
London
England
Rome
Greece
Lord Lonske
Olympia
Fools Rush In and the Lessons of Youth
A reflection on the old proverb about fools rushing where angels fear to tread. The note of caution contrasts brave youth with risks of vanity, suggesting patience and mentorship, even rough medicine, as the best path to growth. It also describes Norwegian fishermen using a submerged microphone and telephone to detect fish, enabling depth exploration.
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Lila Eur
LW Weighs In On Recipe That Never Worked
Uncle Bill Bottle tops a curious kitchen exchange as LW proposes a recipe deemed “interesting” yet historically unreliable. The dialogue hints at skepticism and a playful challenge to test whether the method can finally prove its worth.
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Uncle Bill Bottle Top
Diamond Dyes Promises Rich Colors for All Fabrics
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as the safe dye choice with 50 simple directions that let any woman dye garments, draperies, coverings in wool, silk, linen, cotton or blends. It promises perfect results and notes a Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 colors available at druggists.
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Ady
Made His Position Plain Hunter seeks companion for Africa hunt ad sparks threat
A big game hunter placed a morning ad seeking a partner to share costs for a central Africa expedition to shoot various game. At 2 AM a drunken visitor arrived, reading the ad, offering to join, then declared he would rather see the hunter hanged than accompany him.
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Central Africa
Conversation Between Flower Seller and Mr Karker
A flower seller engages Mr Karker in a brisk street exchange. The seller offers several flowers for a man and his wife or sweetheart, but Mr Karker declines each suggestion, noting he has no one to buy for. He ponders the idea as the seller persists.
A Treat in Store and Court House Lessons
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet shows a wife warning her son Tommy Burkins to behave, promising a reward. The child asks what he will get, and the dialogue pivots to a quip about hearing his father cry out order in court. The piece ends with a line about every boy learning to write and what not to write.
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Tommy
Ballist Burkins
Birmingham Age Herald
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Colds
An old circular touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for frequent colds and acute catarrh. It claims to cleanse the blood and reduce inflammation by acting on mucous surfaces, with internal use and blood filtration. Circulars free from J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toleda
Ohta
Jerusalem Redeemed Yet Waits For Restoration
In Asia magazine William D. Mccracken reflects on Jerusalem’s repeated destructions and recent capture by British forces in 1917. He laments the city’s wounds and envisions a future restoration as a bride awaiting the bridegroom.
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Gethsemane
William D. Mccracken
Asia Magazine
Nelotte Hadnezzar
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Garden of
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