Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors received several patents last week including Edward J. Brennan from St. Paul for a track laying machine Albert E. Hadley of Mount Vernon and FB. Tielebein of Plankinton for an adjustable belt guide Lauritz H. Jensen of Minneapolis for a folding bed Olaf H. Lund of Kenyon for a wagon jack Ole A. Mickelson of Winger for a combined straw blower and spout Henry R. Nelson of Gales for a straw burning furnace stoker Emil Glund and P. J. Caesar of Duluth for a wheel William G. Scott of Rock Dell for a cultivator and Jerry Stair of Pipestone for a lawn mower Patent attorneys Merwin Lothrop Johnson 911 032 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul.
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Northwestern
Edward J. Brennan
St. Paul
Minn
Albert E. Hadley
Mount Vernon
FB. Tielebein
Plankinton
S. D
Lauritz H. Jensen
Minneapolis
Olaf H. Lund
Kenyon
Ole A. Mickelson
Winger
Henry R
Warrigan guards votes with firm handshake in Tanca shire
An election agent praises a candidate Warrigan who greets voters by grabbing both hands. A friend questions the method but the agent asserts it keeps the watch of the supporter safe. The remark occurs before a town contest in the Tanca shire.
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Tancashire
Ife
Warrigan
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as foot cure
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the remedy for swollen and burning feet. It instructs shaking the powder into shoes, available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample offer. Address provided is Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
Advertising Secrets From a Beauty Expert
The New York Journal quotes a tester asking for beauty advice after a seller claimed to teach women how to be beautiful. The reply promises guidance for two dollars and suggests birth as the surest path, closing with a polite invitation to call again in the future.
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New York Journal
Choice Recipes by Walter Baker and Company
A brief note offering free copies of Choice Recipes from Walter Baker and Co. Ltd Dorchester Mass mailed to readers, with a request to mention the paper when requesting.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mase
Winning Her
A dialogue piece centers on Briggs asking a girl to marry. Briggs predicts parental opposition but plans to reveal that her parents are dead against the match. The exchange implies a hopeful consent despite family disapproval.
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Briggs
Detroit Free Press
Carter's Ink Marks a Notable Trade Trade
An old line extols Carter's Ink as the best ink in the world with wide sale and value that outstrips even the poorest. The claim notes it has the largest sale among inks globally and is priced affordably.
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Carter
Hair lifeless with Parker's BALSAM ad repeats in text
The fragment advertises Parker's 1141IR BALSAM to remove causes of lifeless hair and HinpDyxcorn's corn cure priced at 15 cents. It includes a humorous exchange about a lineman job and mentions various brand names in a newspaper-like snippet.
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Parker
HinpDyxcorn
Restful Stage Properties and Oriental Rug Quip
A quirky Indianapolis Journal note discusses Belinda’s love of dusty Oriental rugs and draperies saying their dustier and dingier look makes them seem more Oriental. The piece mentions a slack wire performance and a delayed telegram as concurrent items.
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Belinda
Indianapolis Journal
Genuine Letter Details Homesteads and Promises in Assiniboia
W H Kinkade of Alameda Assiniboia Western Canada confirms a December 22 1899 letter was genuine. He describes land prices homestead costs and fees land sale details and advises practical labor and thrift to build a 320 acre farm within ten years noting prairie conditions civil economy and coal transport for migrants.
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Canada
W. H. Kinkade
Alameda
Assiniboia
Assiniaboia
P. R
Homestead Land
A Sad State of Affairs
A brief item notes Mrs Benham complains about Greenland’s long nights six months, while Benham remarks on the hardship for the man whose mother in law visits in the evening. The exchange reflects social commentary in Harper's Bazaar.
Allen's Foot Ease Advertisement Promises Quick Comfort
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. Sold at all druggists and shoe stores 25c sample sent FRER address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Ye
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Advertisers Promote Bargains in the Publication
The note urges readers to study the advertisements for valuable bargains. It emphasizes that advertisers supply what they advertise and invites engagement with the ad content.
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Pelieves
Friends give hush advice amid tense exchange
In a terse exchange, two speakers discuss keeping a fatal act secret. One warns the other not to reveal plans due to consequences. The dialogue hints at self harm ideation and social pressure without graphic detail.
Clock ends its usefulness despite time's advance
A fragment from a periodical notes how a clock, no matter its age, eventually ends its run. It contrasts with advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Care and Piso's Cure for Consumption praising their efficacy in coughs and colds. The snippet also includes a light verse remark on poets and meter.
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Philadelphia
Bulletin
Senator Henry Rice Gambles to Help Struggling Youth
Col. Cole Martin recalls Henry II Rice the first Minnesota senator in Washington 1858. At Pringle's gambling house Rice wins a small fortune then loses it trying to lose and cover meals. When told of a $250 limit he accepts and cashes out with $31,300 in winnings, $10,000 of which he shares with Martin. Rice later uses his windfall to aid young men starting over, never gambling again.
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Col
Cole Martin
Washington
Henry II Rice
Minnesota
Martin
St. Paul
Rice
Pringle
United States
Senator Rice
Matt Carpenter
Rigged tale of rebates from a New Orleans broker
A Poydras Street businessman recounts a story about a sister city commission merchant known for demanding rebates on spoiled goods. He supposedly sent a decoy claim for four dead turkeys from a northwest poultry dealer, provoking a humorous back-and-forth about dressing live birds for shipment and mortality rates.
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New Orleans
Poydras Street
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Lessons in English from a French pupil
A French learner in a language class mocks English spelling quirks as the tutor explains pronunciations for tough snuff cough dough plow and bow in a humorous exchange. The piece ends noting the pupil's remark about having enough of the language.
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Toff
Hohck
Enou
Sheffield Weekly News
Flaw in an Old Saying Sparks Light Exchange
A Philadelphia Press blurb notes a witty exchange about marriage and lottery tickets. Henpeck challenges the idea, while scum-I suppose defends the view, suggesting tearing up a losing lottery ticket equates to forgetting failure. The brief reflects playful social banter.
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Henpeck
Philadelphia Press
Winning a Sweetheart
In the Weekly Telegraph, Bluffer wins Miss Goldbag's heart by sending 22 roses on her 80th birthday, a simple romantic gesture that captivates her. The note hints at a clever suitor using a symbolic gift to secure affection.
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Bluffer
Serious Ills of Women and Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
An ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for uterine and ovarian troubles kidney issues ulcers tumors unusual discharges backaches and painful periods claiming it restores health and happiness to women.
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Lydia E. Pinksham
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