Idler and Farmers Institute Talk in Athens Reflect
Long fragment discusses The Idler's critique of ambition and virtue, then shifts to Athens farmers institute meeting. A member proposes a central, purpose built institute building in Athens to host county sessions for broader farmer participation. The piece portrays a local oracle figure detailing village life and memories across generations.
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Farmers Institute
Athens
Thedea
Zarmere
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promised Cure for Scrofula
Historical advert claims scrofula is ancient and hereditary, listing symptoms like swollen glands and hip disease, then asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cures it with faithful use. Personal testimonials from Fall River, Alpha Oregon, and other locales praise dramatic recoveries, urging readers to choose this product over imitators.
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Hood
Fall River
Mass
Wood
Sivas
Howard
Alpha
Oregon
FAHS
S.S.S
The Oracles of Doom and the Passing Sage
A critical portrait of a neighborhood oracle who preaches common sense yet ignores his own advice. He predicts panics, spreads doom with vivid tales, and travels door to door spreading gloom, all while embracing superstition and profiting from fear. His gloomy missions end as he departs with a final note of supposed sacrifice for humanity.
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South Carolina
Paradise
Pearly Gates
John
Education in Porto Rico and the value of schooling
The article notes high costs of maintaining Porto Rico schools given small enrollments, predicting gradual integration with American systems. It asserts education reshapes wills toward perfection and mentions a tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, as a cure for digestive ailments and general relief. It cites physicians as witnesses to its efficacy over fifty years.
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Porto Rico
Tar Example Baby In Town Becomes Cautionary Tale
George boasts of their baby while the father warns that raising it may be hard and unmanageable, a fragment from the Philadelphia Becond page reflecting a family moment with a wary tone.
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George
Dainty table goods and New Invitation Notices
The piece describes Louillon cups from the Latest Houillion line with coverless designs and a saucer, illustrated by the Boston Cooking School Magazine. It notes a new style of invitations using tearable double forms, a preprinted acceptance or refusal, and menus printed on transparent parchment with monograms. It also mentions a slim envelope form for correspondence and guest name details.
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China
Boston
Cookiig
Modes of Dress in Fur and Cloth Across Fashion
Broad bands of gold braid on colored cloth waistcoats and fur belts span outfits with sable jackets. A skilled dressmaker is essential. amateur effort falters on gowns for dressy occasions. The narrow otting skirt and flounced hem show fashion’s shift toward less fullness. gold tinsel lacks drape, best hidden under lace or net. Ermine trims remain popular on black fur coats and capes for evening wear.
Cure Grip With Rest and Miles Remedies
Advice on treating grip urges rest and careful care. Recommend Dr Miles’ Nervine and Pain Pills with fluids, and a successful testimonial from W. L. Yancy. Notes impending expeditions to the Arctic and two Antarctic ventures with specially designed vessels.
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Dr. Miles
Miles
North Pole
What Shall We Have for Dessert This Day
A compact prompt from a vintage era inviting dessert ideas with quick no bake options. Mentions flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry and notes preparation in two minutes with hot water then cooling. Advertisement style listing price of 10 cents at grocers.
Queen Victoria's Early Vaccination Mentioned
The piece notes Queen Victoria as the first royal family member vaccinated in infancy, with claims of recovery from heart and nervous troubles once plagued by grip. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. John Wollet of Jefferson, Wisconsin, praising Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine.
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Queen Victoria
Dr. Miles
Srs
John Wollet
Jeferson
Wis
Help For Women Who Are Always Tined
Help for women who feel constantly unwell with bearing down pains backache and tiredness. Mrs Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing her two year illness after doctoring and medicines. The ad urges readers to write for Pinkham’s advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mr. Rice
Manny
Irs
Pinkham
Lynn
Maas
Sicily in Shadows of the Past, Fry’s Studies by the Way
The passage reflects on how Sicily feels haunted by memories of great men and events. Shadows of Nicias, Lomachus, Athenians, Pindar, Simonides, St Paul, Empedocles, and rulers like Hamilcar, Marcellus, and Frederick II dominate the living scene from Naxos to Syracuse, Ortygia, Etna, Selinus, and Palermo.
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Sicelly
Sicily
Dante
Tike Hercules
Naxos
Niclas
Syracuse
Shaddes
Lomachus
Anape
Epipoke
Ortygia
Mato
Pindar
Baceby- Moles
Simonides
Hiero
St. Paul
Old City
Empedocles
Etna
Indla
Luck Brings Fortune to a Hotel Bellboy Story
A New York Sun tale recounts how a bellboy’s quick wit and ability to capitalize on a chance act of kindness shaped his future. A wealthy man, amused by a test of strength, invited him to help with a coat and later recognized the boy’s potential. The incident steered the bellboy toward success.
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New York Sun
What course will you take at the freshman dinner
A Boston freshman answers bean soup as his chosen course at a mock dining table scene in the Ladies' Home Journal Regular Course. The Philadelphia Record notes tips on digestion warning against excess liquids with meals and diluting gastric juices.
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Nel Oriani
Dallas
Ladies’ Home Journal
Boston
Philadelphia Record
Heap Smell and Indians Buy Perfume in City
A wild west themed scene unfolds as Buffalo Indians visit a drug store on Watout street. After examining products they buy a perfume bottle, paying the clerk and leaving amid fright from a nervous attendant. The second item notes New York hotels bar trained nurses from dining rooms. reforms hinder nurses’ meals despite many hotels employing them for families.
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Buffalo Bmi
Wild West
Watout Street
2 Buck
Kansas City Journal
New York
New York Sun
Sheriff Sale Notice for Athens County Real Estate
Public auction ordered by Athens County Court of Common Pleas on March 16, 1901 at the court house steps Athens Ohio. Property includes Lot 207 Curriers Vine Street addition with a noted tract boundary and an EF Dunkle lot, appraised values listed, cash on delivery terms. Attorney Porter and M Fostek announce sale with dates February 4 to March 14, 1901.
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Court of Common Pleas
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Curriers Vine Street
B. O.s-W. Ry
EF Dunkle
Elf Dankle
Elx Hondred
Attyea Dollarn
Fiala
Porter Sperin
I. M. Fostex
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