Health for sick women and a hopeful remedy
A mass pamphlet-like appeal recounts a woman’s years of illness and relief after taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound. The letter praises its effectiveness for irregularities and general health, urging others to seek advice from a confidential source in Massachusetts. The surrounding text notes rising export values and a Danish report on church bells being repurposed for military use.
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Mapeachasratta
Ermare
Peta Dheliyar
Lydia & Pinlchgm
Asue
Bma Oscoop
Ediathes
H Medeiae
Ata Ory
Berlin
Eae
Germany
Brandenburg
Laura Jean Libby's Daily Talks On Heart Topics
A 1913 McClure piece urges mothers to consider camp life for daughters over summer to avoid early marriage pressures. It extols simple camp wardrobes, outdoor vitality, and finding true love in a lasting, single partnership, with June weddings encouraged.
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Laura Jean Libby
McClure
Libbey Replies to Your Letters Ad Address Notice
Miss Laura Jean Libbey answers reader letters. Correct name and address must be given to ensure attention. Initials printed. Ink preferred. Address Miss Libbey at No 916 President St Brooklyn NY.
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Miss Libbey
Nate
Laura Jean Libbey
President St
Brooklyn
Farmer's Daughter's Young Man Advice Column
A letter from a 20 year old farmer's daughter asks how to handle her relationship with a 17 year old suitor. She notes parental objections due to age difference and worries about future changes. The adviser says outsiders cannot judge, parents know best, and that time may shift feelings or loyalties.
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Love One Only. Girl’s tale of a torn heart and vanished plans
A 21 year old woman recalls a past romance with a 35 year old man once her sweetheart. He now courts another woman but refuses to end the relationship. After a quarrel and a warning from the narrator the pair part, yet she still loves him. He previously married another young woman he met in earlier days.
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Supme
Tobey
Winers
N. O
Love One Sided Inquires About Hope and Letters
A reader writes from abroad about a girl he loves but cannot locate. He begs for guidance on whether she should reply to his many letters and what existence would mean without finding and marrying her. He asks for heartfelt, practical steps to bridge the distance.
Community News From Tashua And Nearby Areas
Tashua and Long Hill residents hosted guests from New Haven Bethel Danbury and Bridgeport at homes of local families. A theatre party at Lyric Theatre Bridgeport concluded weekend events as Ladies Aid of the Methodist church held its annual meeting with officers elected. A birthday surprise marked Mildred and Augustin Peck’s celebrations. The Methodist choir performed Judith with named musicians and accompanist.
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Roland Beisiegel
New Haven
Lorenzo Wildman
Tashua
Theresa Lynch
Bethel
Katherine Ryan
New Fairfield
Florence Rose
Danbury
Etta Galacher
Helen Whitehead
Jeud
Peter H. Lynch
Lynch
Bridgeport
Ladies’ Aid of the
Methodist Church
Leo, Gabler
Banfora
Beach
Nestor Wedge
Lynn Abbott
de Wedge
Granger of
Ralph Medley
Howard H. Peck
Mildred
Augustin
Tashua School
Charles B. Seeley
Samuel G. Seeley
Abraham Wildman
Hoth
Town Beautiful Movement and Lot Size Debate
A real estate promoter pushes town growth via small lots and land subdivision. Critics warn tiny frontage creates crowded neighborhoods, hinders lawns and gardens, and hampers the Town Beautiful ideal. law limits on subdivision are hard, but advocating larger lots boosts property value through greenery and space.
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Bie
Buenos Aires Exposition Nears Its July Opening
Buenos Aires May 10 The committee overseeing the National Centenary Exhibition announces full operation for July. The event will be housed at Florida and Sarmiento and will feature participation from local industries and firms from North America Brazil Uruguay and other regions. Supplies worth 1 053 962 have been pledged to Barons by the Hed Cross for belligerent use since September 1814.
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Buenos Aires
Florida and
Sarmiento Streets
North America
Hed Cross
House Gown Built on Unusual Lines
A quirky dress description outlines a house gown with unusual lines and French influence. The gown features rear plaiting, silk corded girdle edging, embroidered panels, bell sleeves with pannier pocket shapes, and an upstanding collar in georgette crepe or organza.
Jelly beans get Benny into pocket trouble with big hands
A child narrator recounts going to Hinkel’s grocery with his mother and being urged to take a handful of jelly beans. The grocer, a large man, pockets a generous portion in Benny’s coat as they leave, leaving Benny puzzled about why he did not accept the offer.
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Hinkles
Hinkid
Mersey
Hinkle
Mr. Hinkle
War boosts Ireland exports as shipbuilding rises
Dublin reports 1914 exports total 77.3 million pounds, up 3.5 million from 1913 led by Belfast shipbuilding. Farm produce remains 54 percent of exports while 37 percent of imports are food, agriculture noting mismatch for a food-producing country. Overall, trade shows progress with imports up 35 percent in value and 12 percent in bulk. Ireland’s total trade per capita now outstrips several major nations.
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Dublin
Ireland
Belfast
United States
France
Germany
Cotton seed for China distributed to test by authorities
Peking May 10 The ministry of agriculture and commerce is distributing cotton seeds imported from America to agricultural experiment grounds and to magistrates across China including cotton districts, who will have farmers test the seed. BLOWERS FOR MOTHERS DAY JOHN RECK & SON.
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Peking
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
America
China
Which Do You Prefer Royal Baking Powder Message
Health and economy prompt housekeepers to choose between pure cream of tartar powder and alternatives from alum or phosphate. Labels reveal if a powder is genuine cream of tartar or phosphate or alum. Royal Baking Powder contains no alum nor phosphate. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York.
Centennial Exhibition shaped American expo era in Philadelphia
The article recounts the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia opened May 10 1876 and its vast international scope. It notes attendance of nearly 9.9 million, key figures like President Grant and Don Pedro II, and performances by Wagner Whittier and Lanier. It traces later fairs from Paris to Chicago and San Francisco, ending with San Francisco 1915 style panama exposition attendance.
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Philadelphia
Republic
Fairmount Park
America
France
Paris
Tas
England
London
New York
Montreal
United States
Grant
Don Pedro Ir
Brazil
Richard Wagner
John Greenleaf Whittier
Sidney Lanier
Georgia
Atlanta
Isville
New Orleans
Atlantic
Chicago
Nashville
Omaha
Buffalo
McKinley
St. Louis
Linen shoes fashion in Vienna amid leather shortage
Vienna reports linen shoes have become spring and summer fashion due to leather confiscation for military use. Lightweight linen footwear in white and browns offers comfort and durability at about three dollars a pair, versus leather shoes at eight dollars.
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Vienna
Cherry Orchard poem fragment by Katherine Tynan
A fragment from a poem titled The Cherry Orchard hints at a golden moment of the year and a thrush song. Imagery references a pear, amber evenings, clouds, and a distant view, with lines including mentions of a chaffinch and Katherine Tynan. The readable text is fragmentary and lyrical.
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Besa
Gorner for Cooks Biscuits Recipe Card
A recipe fragment outlines biscuits using one quart pot flour, one and a half cups milk and water, butter and lard, Sakite powder, salt, baking powder. Mix to a soft dough, handle lightly, roll to a sheet, cut rounds, and bake in a pan.
Cottage Cheese Pie and Mint Jelly Recipe Fragments
Recipe fragments describe a cottage cheese pie with lemon rind, cottage cheese, raisins, almonds, cinnamon, and stiff egg whites baked in pastry. Also included is a mint jelly dessert using fresh mint, lemon juice, gelatin, and serving with lettuce leaves and mayonnaise on bread.
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Aimee
Ada Jujee
Noodles and Nesselrode Pudding From Historic Recipe Text
A fragmented OCR recipe item describes forming stiff noodle dough from egg salt and flour, rolling thin sheets, cutting into shapes and cooking, then a Nesselrode pudding process with chestnuts candied fruit and vanilla, whipped cream, and a coconut of steps. The text preserves measured elements and cooking steps with shredded instructions.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Stata Sealeers
Gautam
Qibert
Nora Ae
Japan
India
Pacific
Copenhagan
Schleswick
Its
Pictorial Review
BAC
Libbey
Tashua and
Long Hill
Little Benny
John Reck & Son
Royal Baking Powder CO
Cabos
White
THE
Katherine
Tynan
Gorner
Woodley
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