Remarkable Cure Reported for Salt Rheum and Rheumatism
Boston brakeman James Freeman attributes a full recovery from lifelong salt rheum and muscular rheumatism to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Freeman details rapid improvement, increased appetite, renewed strength, and broader health after using about eighty boxes, urging fellow workers to try the remedy.
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James Freeman
Old Colony
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Williams
Reeman
Shawmont Avenue
Boston
Mass
Montreal
Jones’ Apothecary
Washington Street
Leap Year Controversy Sparks Mock Romance
An engaged woman rejects leap year as overrated, claiming no common year can match the thrill of securing a proposal. Her friend jokes about the mitten, while she argues the engagement contest is a sport of wit and timing, comparing her 1895 engagement to the 1896 affair.
Best Men for Georgia Supreme Court Nominations
The Athens Banner argues the Georgia Democratic Party must nominate four capable, honest, and fit men for the December supreme court elections. It warns party leaders against partisan influence and urges selecting a ticket that meets the highest standards to win and serve the state.
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Democratic Party of
Georgia
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Athens
Queen honors Keveth family for seven soldier sons
Colonel Knox informs the Queen that Mrs. Keveth of Garrow Cornwall bore seven sons all in the army. The Queen orders congratulations to Mrs. Keveth, a framed print, and a group photograph of the seven brothers if possible, with Mrs. Keveth’s photo central in an oval frame.
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Knox
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Mrs. Keveth
Garrow
St. Bernard
Cornwall
Patronize Home Folks
A call to support local merchants to boost the city economy. The notice urges buying dry goods groceries millinery clothing and furnishings from home vendors to keep money circulating locally and aid fellow citizens. It ends with a civic duty note that other cities can tend to their own affairs.
Flatte Couple Opt For Evening Plans Despite Critics
Mrs H Arlem Flatte desires to attend the new Downtown Theatre play though critics label it a failure and weather reports predict rain. Mr H Arlem Flatte proposes they go by any means, anticipating a charming performance and pleasant weather.
Dr Miles Pain Pills One Cent a Dose Advertisement
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Miles pain pills priced at one cent per dose. It promotes quick relief and encourages readers to purchase for family use, reflecting early 20th century marketing language.
Exceptional Case Reveals Clever Store Owner
A country store keeper recounts two theft incidents by his clerks during a summer. He says one clerk stole groceries and was bribed by the thief's in law to keep quiet. A second clerk stole postage stamps, and the thief left him a house and lot to avoid court. He notes he can endure hard times even with Bryan’s election.
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Gilhooly
Bryan
Cleaning white goatskin rugs with naphtha or ammonia
Two methods for cleaning white goatskin rugs are described. One uses naphtha on a small area then air dries outdoors in daylight with no flames. The second wets the rug in a tub of four gallons of water with half a pint of household ammonia for about 30 minutes, then rinses and air dries in shade.
Time to Put Away Summer Clothes for Winter
Summer garments should be washed of starch and stored rough dry, ironed out. Maslin discolors and yellows if starched and folded. avoid ironing for storage as folds cause mending. Delay pulling out until March then retouch with embroidery or lace to refresh last season’s muslin for spring wear.
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Maslin
Make Your Own Buttermilk At Home
A housekeeper describes a simple method to produce rich buttermilk without churning. Sour milk with partial skimming, chill if desired, then whisk briefly with an egg beater to create a smooth drink suitable for invalids. The process yields a pure, creamy beverage in minutes.
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Atlanta Constitution
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Advertised In Vintage Tale
A reader recalls a stubborn pocket watch that resists movement, packed with mementos such as a portrait, hair lock and clippings. The tale ends by praising DeWitt's Little Early Risers as small pills with quick, thorough relief and no griping.
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DeWitt’s
Italian Colony Established Near LaGrange
Governor Northen's Bureau of Immigration reports a new Italian colony near LaGrange in Troup County. Eighteen arrivals already, 30 more expected, with many more possible. settlers bought the Henry Ware place two miles from LaGrange to operate truck farming, small farms, and grape growing. They are educated thrifty people from Pennsylvania.
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Northen
Bureau of Immigration
Troup Counto
Henry Ware
LaGrange
Pennsylvania
A Rising Commodity in the County News
In a rural exchange, farmers lament falling prices while Palmer Grayneck notes the hard strain on agriculture. The talk shifts to a court case where Ezra Squanch’s eight years of sparking Philenda Appledry lead to two kisses valued at 250 dollars each, by a jury.
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Palmer Grayneck
Hornbeak
Ezra Squanch
South Ripway
Philenda Appledry
Puck
Glasgow Rope Encompasses City in One Unbroken Coil
The seven mile long rope for Glasgow subway is four and five eighths inches in circumference and weighs nearly sixty tons. Made in one unjointed length of patent crucible steel, it will circle Glasgow crossing the Clyde and run at fifteen miles per hour. Dr. W. A. Wricut touts One Minute Cough Cure to prevent pneumonia bronchitis and consumption.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
W. A. Wricut
Not to the Manner Born Quote Sparks Ice Debate
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt features a heated exchange between a major and a colonel over adding ice to whisky. The colonel denounces weakening the drink as lacking true grit and hints at foreign ancestry, highlighting pride and stubbornness in a heated, comic clash.
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Atlanta Constitution
Corn Meal Griddle Cake and Hasty Pudding Method
The text describes turning corn meal into pudding by boiling in ample water for hours. It then lists a recipe: two small cups pudding, two cups flour, two eggs, two heaping teaspoons baking powder, salt, and enough milk to make a spongy batter about one cup.
Crisp Sandwiches with Bacon and Eggs
Thin bacon slices are broiled until crisp and browned for sandwiches, placed between light bread. Hardboiled eggs grated with olive oil salt and pepper make a wholesome spread on thin bread, improved by tender lettuce leaves from the heart of a head.
Tobacco stalk from Washington seed grows 11 feet high
J. H. Lanham of Rome Georgia reports a Persian tobacco stalk from Department of Agriculture seed that stands 11 feet tall while still green. He believes the plant could yield a profitable variety for the region’s oil climate.
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F J. H. Lanham
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Lanham
Great Lock and automaton burglar deterrent
A German invention called a safe that reacts when tampered with by springing open and securing a burglar for police arrival. A Manchester man plans an improvement by an automaton that pins the thief and disciplines him until authorities arrive, as noted in Pearsons Weekly.
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Manchester
Pearsons Weekly
A Fool Two Ways in Banter Over a Newsboy
Jinks mocks a man worth a million who waits for a newsboy to return two cents change from a nickel for a three-cent paper. Blinks agrees the man is a fool and will never see the boy again.
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Newsboy
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