Watering the land and irrigation progress in Idaho regions
The letter outlines irrigation methods in the arid west, noting farmer cooperatives or irrigation companies funding main canals, shares tied to land, and water rights. It highlights Idaho's rapid irrigation growth, immigrant settlement, and railroads promoting information from the Oregon Short Line. It also mentions skyscraper plans, a French statistician on global armies, a rider’s injury case, and whisky marketing habits.
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Boise
Idaho
Congress
Nile
Salt Lake City
Little Things Shape a Clerk’s Fortunate Hiring
An insurance executive recalls a clerk candidate who lit a match on the heel of his shoe to strike a cigar, avoiding vandalized marble columns. The careful, thoughtful act influenced the boss to hire him, and a month later the clerk proves his good judgment in the office.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The Turn of Life in Middle Age and Old Age
A reflective essay on the aging process from forty to sixty and beyond. It describes middle age as a prime for some, with strength and judgment, then outlines the turn of life after sixty, the risk of gout and apoplexy, and the need for careful management and support to maintain health and vigor.
Smithson Smokes Once More
A man recalls quitting smoking four years ago to save money by banked daily cigar funds. He saved 650 dollars, then the bank failed leaving him without a cigar. The tale appears in Stray Stories with a quip about new Massachusetts lawyers and the need for litigation.
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Smithson
Brownlow
Melrose family heals with pink pills amid diphtheria crisis
Mrs. Mabel Polk of Melrose Massachusetts recounts how her six children survived diphtheria last March after she fell ill with rheumatism. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health, enabling her to resume duties and even go out. The testimonial notes the pills' claimed blood and nerve benefits and where to buy them.
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Melrose
Mass
Mabel BE. Polk
Dr. Williams
Mane. E. Polk
State OF Massachusetts
County OF Mipplesex
Mabel EB. Polk
Epwin
Small
Justice of the Peace
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Safe and Useful Remedies Ad Plague The Cold New York
A collage of patent medicines and cures is advertised with claims for infant remedies CASTORTIA and Grove’s Chill Tonic, plus medicine testimonials. The ad promotes pain free cures and non pay guarantees, mentioning various tonics, syrups, and tonics.
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Grove
John M Smyth Company Great Mail Order House in Chicago
The John M Smyth Company of Chicago has grown from a small local supplier to a nationwide direct to consumer wholesale business. Their illustrated catalogue now exceeds 1000 pages with color photography, offering low wholesale prices on Eat Wear and Use. The model saves customers travel and eliminates several middlemen profits making it a wholesale store brought to the home.
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John M. Smyth Company
Chicago
United States
Unclear excerpt hints at trade efficiency and freight costs
Fragment discusses fairness and industry driving success, scale of orders enabling trainload shipments, coastal freight rates near ore levels, and references from banks or express companies in Chicago.
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Chicago
Working Women Invited to Seek Mrs Pinkham Advice
Working women are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham for free health advice about painful periods and related ailments. The advertisement pledges confidentiality and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven aid for many women, with the address in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lyan, Mass
Women's hands widen with sports and fashion shifts
Women’s participation in athletics has widened hands, prompting glove makers to produce larger sizes. The trend of wearing no gloves in summer has hurt the glove trade, with last summer marking few women in gloves. The text notes that hiding knowledge is easier than concealing ignorance, and that the Savior’s knowledge comes before self-knowledge.
Modern marriage fear grows as women demand more
A concise view notes that men feel anxiety about marriage while women are perceived to ask for greater commitment and resources. The remark reflects evolving gender dynamics and societal expectations in intimate partnerships.
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Syndicate
Parkrow
Masonic Temple
Exchange
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Plutarch
Massachusetts
Brisbin Skiles
Cap
Lancaster County
Fox Hunters
Ilornia
Houston Heights Infirmary
P.O. Box
Houston Heights
Texas
Cecil Rhodes
Lord Roberts
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
Oerg Parnken
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
L. A. Harkaden
Station
Jackson, Mich
Dtu
Alevo
C. Hershel Mfg. CO
Newtton Place
Lil
External
Merrill Institute
Aipo Lenoman
W. Va
Hiecote
Thompson
Swanson
I. R. Smith
el Dorado Springs
Marian Bowers
Caraghar
Ohio
Neuralcia
Strade Mare
Loverot
Dorado Springs
Lave
Mar Tan Bowe Box
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake &T
Ill
Ameel
U. S
Canada
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