Pinkham remedy from a Virginia letter in 1899
A 1899 correspondence from Mrs. S J Warsey of Hampton Va praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving chronic female ailments after four months of use and recommends the medicine to others. A brief note then recounts Baden Powell’s telegraph episode and a child's remark on its rudeness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Warsey
Hampton, Va
Lydia E. Piifkham
J. Warson
Hampton
Beggar and Lady in City Scene
A beggar asks a lady for a nickel for coffee. She gives it, and he heads to a saloon where he notes coffee is kept on the bar with cloves and orange peel. A second exchange shows hobos trading a loaf of bread and a promise to spread it as far as possible.
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Philadelphia
Potent Persuasion Cited In Quotation From War Report
A Washington Star excerpt recounts a conversation where an American asks how a Filipino prisoner surrendered quietly. The reply attributes the capture to a clever dinner-table ruse used to persuade compliance.
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Washington Star
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Tea and Coffee Alternative
An advertisement promoting Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for children. It claims Grain-O substitutes coffee, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and costs about a quarter of coffee. Available from grocers for 15 and 23 cents.
American Women and Dress at the Paris Exposition
Helen Wallat terson Moody discusses how English visitors prioritized utility while American and French women wore costly silks and lace. She notes fashion pressures raise costs, with American women chasing trends, recutting gowns, and spending heavily, shaping daily life.
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Helen Wallatterson Moody
Ladies' Home Journal
A Pike County Miracle Reported in Indiana
Velpin Indiana June 17 William Q B Sullivan a Pike County farmer and brother of ex Representative Sullivan of Pike and Dubois Counties endured two years of kidney trouble rheumatism and severe back pain He used three boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills and now claims full recovery stating I was a cripple a month ago today I can work hard with no pain The advertisement touts successful cures in Indiana anchored by Sullivan's dramatic improvement
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Pike County
Velpin
Ind
Wm. Q. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Pike
Dubois Counties
Dodd
Mr. Sullivan
Indiana
Patient and Doctor Discuss Prescription at Local Store
A scene shows a patient asking the doctor to cover a prescription at a drug store due to lack of funds. The doctor hurriedly writes another prescription then notes a mistake and remarks that nerve medicine is unnecessary, while a chatter about social class and wealth follows, echoing a New York Herald quote about the leisure class and rich workers.
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Robert
Tom
Thomas
New York Herald
No Need to Be Absorbed Cartoon Quote
A dialog shows Mr. Crimsonbeak noting the Czar of Russia rarely reads newspapers while Mrs. Crimsonbeak jokes about not riding crowded cars where women must stand. The exchange reflects humorous当前位置.
Broadway memory and a child’s Britannica hunt
A farmer's wife asks about New York and the husband recalls his first day in Broadway. A child named Herbert hides among volumes of the Britannica seeking a fact in a playful exchange from Yonkers.
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Broadway
New York
Yonkers Statesman
Hall's Catarrh Care Ad and Tooth Count Factoid
An old advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Care with internal use at 75 cents. It contrasts human 32 teeth with more in lower animals. Piso's Cure for Consumption is praised as an infallible cough remedy with a testimonial from N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 1 1900.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Trafficker in Vanity in the Land of the Odd
A New York dealer operates in a basement on lower Broadway selling abroad used trunks and traveling bags with foreign hotel labels. He buys from returning travelers and resells to Europe bound buyers for twice their purchase price. He identifies passengers from incoming steamers and targets those with depleted funds for higher priced labeled merchandise. The business faces little risk due to steady demand.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Gifted poet waits for final lines to fill the sonnet
In a magazine assignment a poet works on a sonnet while his wife reminds him the buoy has called. He says the rhymes are fixed and all that remains is to fill in the lines.
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Alfred
Chicago Tribune
Wetmore
Advertising snippets and household remedies from a late 19th century page
A collage of consumer ads and product pitches includes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for new shoes and sore feet, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain, and notes on caffeine in common beverages. The items read like brief promotions with prices or free samples and distributor details.
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Allen
Olmsted
Leltoy, N. Y
Witness Recounts Name Change For Uncommon Moniker
In the courtroom, an attorney asks the witness for his name. The witness explains he once was John Wesley and altered his name to Ballygroo Ballygoogie after growing tired of being misidentified with the preacher.
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Ballygroo Ballygoogie
John Wesley
Chicago Tribune
Grain-O touted as coffee substitute in healthful drink
Advertisement promotes Grain-O as a pure grain based beverage claiming it has none of coffee’s side effects, yet tastes like coffee. It markets Grain-O as a healthful table drink for children and adults, available at 15 and 23 cents.
Milk trust talk stirs in Parkville amid pricing fears
Parkville reports discussion of creating a milk trust to influence markets while Rockaway bets the plan would be watered down. The items hint at collaborative efforts among locals to coordinate dairy pricing without detailing participants or dates.
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Parkville
Rockaway
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