History of St Valentine customs through the centuries
The piece traces Valentine lore from ancient love lotteries to church bans, notes English and French practices, and describes the rise of handmade and printed Valentines. It covers saints, legends, and early verses, ending with American adoption and 1840s mass production.
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Pope Godkins
St. Valentine
Claudius
Valentine Valentin
Craton
Valentine
Beau
Cupid
John Paston
France
England
Scotland
Goddess of Love Returns To Voice Tender Babblings
Short column on Valentine’s Day customs and history noting postwar displays by retailers on Polk Street and the evolution from medieval verses to modern machine made tokens. It references Valentine traditions from 1415 to 1851 and the Roman Feast of Lupercalia with the Goddess of Love.
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John Lydgate
Catherine
Henry V
Elizabeth Brews
John Paston
Valentine
England
Elizabeth
Lizzy
Sara
Goddess of Love
Polk Street
St. Valentine's
Charles
Duke of Orleans
Lupercalia
Lupercus
Juno
Buckley’s Canadian Cough Mixture Ad Review
An old advertisement promotes Buckley’s Canadian Whisky mixed cough remedy. It urges taking a teaspoonful to loosen phlegm soothe throat membranes and relieve coughing during colds. The copy claims prompt action and includes several local drugstore names and a made in USA note.
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Buckley
USA
Now She Shops Cash and Carry
Many sufferers relieve nagging back ache quickly once they discover the real cause may be tired kidneys. Doan's Pills are advertised as a stimulant diuretic used by millions for over 60 years to help kidneys flush out waste from the blood not a medical cure.
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Nature
Doan
Don't Neglect Slipping False Teeth
Don’t neglect slipping false teeth and humiliation from talking eating laughing or sneezing. FASTEETH an alkaline powder sprinkled on plates keeps teeth more firmly set with no gummy taste or afterfeel and gives confidence and comfort. Get FASTEETH today at any drug store.
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Y Ben
America
Esther Howland
Worcester
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
John McLaughlin
New York City
Harper's Weekly
Manufac
Valentine SS
By Helen Thompson
Amarillo
Battle Jackets
O'Coats
Coats
Potts Dye Works
Universal Willys
JEEP
Willys Station Wagon
Fillmore
Lovely Chambray Crisp
Gingham
Seersucker
Anthony’s
Famous Brooks
Poplin
Anthony
Polk
Amarillo, Tex
JSED
Globe-News
Chewe
Ith
Ronch
Gabardine
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