Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Female Ailments
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female complaints. It claims to relieve ovarian troubles, inflammation, uterine displacements, and backache, with touted success against leucorrhea and menstrual irregularities. The copy urges women to write for confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lyla E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Hed
Lynn, Maes
Acetylene Gas Inquiry for Church Trustees
Trustees urged to investigate acetylene gas use as advertisements blur with various brand pitches and medical remedies. The page features weathered product lines and scattered ad copy ranging from Lewis' Single Binder cigars to Mem Winalow's soothing syrup, reflecting a noisy early 20th century classifieds page.
Unsightly Bald Spot Healed by Cuticura Soap Testimony
A reader recounts two years of a sore scalp with itchy hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, inflammation subsided, sores disappeared, and hair grew back thick and healthy. The testimonial, signed T 7 from New York, also notes other remedies and a society image of modern women.
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Irends
Spalding
New York City
Inslst on Getting It Defiance Starch Prompting Customer Choice
Some grocers report they do not stock Defiance Stated due to current stock of other brands in 12 oz portions. They argue Defiance 16 oz offers more value for the same price, but a 22 oz option is advertised. The message encourages choosing Defiance Starch which requires no cooking.
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Defiance
Apne
Penalty Paid for Fame in Literature and Culture
A reflective essay argues renunciation and patient work are needed for literary greatness. It contrasts enduring achievement with desire for popularity, urging authors to embrace difficult, solitary work and critics to resist chasing quick applause. The piece includes a satirical note on 20th century bodily culture fads.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Shelley
Keats
Swinburne
Browning
Tennyson
Mary
Martha
Wea
Harper's Weekly
Dad's Queen of Atlas in Morning Light
Poem from the Houston Post expresses tender paternal devotion. It portrays a father's view of his daughter as precious, using imagery of pink feet, dimpled hands, gold curls, and daily weariness from play. The speaker vows lifelong love and support, inviting the child to bring both joy and fear to share with him.
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Alway
Dad
Atlas
Deay
Houston Post
Jane’s Delayed Party Entry and a Child’s Temper
A nursery anecdote from the Sunday Magazine recounts Jane eight years old, briefly but sharply admitting a temper flare before attending a children's party. Her father’s talk yields a contrite apology, and the tale ends with a witty remark from a friend about lateness and temper.
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Jane
Papa
Sunday
Fortune from Small Beginning in Baileyville Oilcloth
Charles M Bailey of Baileyville Maine built a large oilcloth business from a $5 million to $10 million start. Beginning in 1847 in a small barn, his factory now spans twenty four acres. At 85 he still works daily and even at the bench when needed. One worker has served him for more than fifty years.
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Charles M. Bailey
Baileyvilte
Tie Be
Bailey
Gift to Bible Society Prompted by Vicksburg Irony
An American Bible Society reception notes a $300 gift honoring a man who recalls giving a New Testament to a wounded soldier in Vicksburg hospital forty years ago. The story frames the donation as a poignant memory linking past aid to present generosity.
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Bible Society
American Bible Society
Vicksburg
Humorous anecdotes mix with Civil War scenes and gentry
A collage of capricious vignettes and military lore from the era. It recalls Daniel Webster on wine costs, a quip by Lord John Russell in a dinner table lore exchange, a hospital mix up with a wife and kimono, and a stern dungeon ordered by General Nagles. The fragment also notes General Sherman’s remark about wounds and morale, plus a brief wartime prison design tale.
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Nagles
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Marston
Kinger
Nagice
Ife
Defiance Cald Water Starch Promotes Easy Ironing
Advertises Defiance Starch as free from sticking to iron and offering 16 oz per package at 10 cents, compared with 4-pound competitor packs. Warns against sellers pushing 12 oz or 20 oz sizes and urges demand for Defiance to save time, money, and irritation from sticking.
Taking Credit That Belongs to Others Deceives Yourself
A reflective note argues that claiming credit for others’ work harms the claimant most, urging integrity and honesty in professional and personal tasks. The piece stresses accountability, warns against self-deception, and advocates giving proper attribution to colleagues and sources.
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Lewis Factory
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Piso
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Kunnelly
Winalow
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Logan County
North Dakota
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Rapolvon
Lion Coffee
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Toledo
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London
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Southwestern Polytechnic
Chelsea
Daniel Webster
Webster
General Sherman
Sherman
Tume
Lord John Russell
Hume
Mrs. Brown
Acetylene Apparatus Mig. Co
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Chicsaga, Mi
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Chicago
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