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Bristol Bheniz
C& A. Greene
Ofice
Phenix
Hope Street
Temper and a Fortune in a Boston Railway Chair
A former Metropolitan Railway conductor John Peck devised a rail chair to secure joints after early mishaps. His invention, first patented in 1872, proved successful and widely adopted by Boston street railways and major U.S. railways. The essay closes with a pithy proverb about unmet desires and comfort.
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John Peck
Metropolitan Railway
Boston
United States
Boston Post
Dr Buils Cough Syrup Promoted For Colds And Coughs
An advertisement urges readers to keep Dr. Buils Cough Syrup at home for immediate relief from colds and coughs during unfavorable weather.
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Florida
Jenny Bartlett Hero of the Barrington Toll Gate
In a quiet New England town Emily Alden and Job Torrance marry after Shadrach Seely's bequest funds a Baptist widows and orphans refuge with a secret portion for Emily. Jenny Bartlett, toll keeper's daughter, foils a Leicester Bank robbery, earns a bank director's praise, and funds her schooling.
Barrington Toll Gate Secluded Gatekeeper Answers Cry for Help
Jenny Bartlett alone at the Barrington toll gate hears a night telephoned call as a stormy evening unfolds. She has tended the gate since infancy and contemplates boarding school while the Barrington line remains linked to Leicester and other nearby places through the telegraph wire.
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Jenny Bartlett
Parnassus Centre
Mrs. Bartlett
Jenny
Barrington Road
Burlington
Leicester
Barrington
Barrington Bank
Ely's Dream Balm touted as cure for Catarrh
Webster defines Catarrh as a mucous discharge from the nose and throat. Ely's Dream Balm is advertised as a sovereign remedy from materia medica. A testimonial from B F Leipsner of Red Bank New Jersey claims voice restoration after one bottle. Price listed as 50 cents.
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Webster
Materia Medica
Ely
B. F. Leipsner
A. M
Red Bank
N. J
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Advertised Remedy
Derangement of the liver causes constipation pimples and sallow skin. Remove the cause with Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill per dose. Sold by J. H. Young & Co.
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Ganter
Carter Medicine CO
Amers of
Catcc
Park Place
New York City
J.H. Young &Co
Carter
J. H. Young & Co
Advertisements for Wells May Apple Pills and Rough on Rats
An old classified ad promotes Torck Heaps for stomach and bilious issues with Wells May Apple Pills priced at 10 and 25 cents. A doctor warns against “takes life easy” and a separate notice touts Rough on Rats for pests like rats mice roaches bed bugs flies ants moles chipmunks and gophers priced 15 cents.
Quotable Reflections on Life and Character Across Many Voices
A collage of aphorisms and maxims on patience honesty friendship and resilience. It weaves sayings from Lavater Hare and Alphonse Karr with reflections on health and society noting the value of small kindnesses and steadiness amid crisis.
Quiet Way to Handle Wrong Says A Wise Path
A quoted maxim urges peaceful, nonconfrontational response to wrongdoing. It favors disengagement from cheaters, abusers, and slanderers rather than retaliation, suggesting a calm, cool approach to protect one's reputation and peace.
The Burden We Carry Each Day
Joan Newton compares yearly troubles to a bundle of sticks too large to lift. He says God unlids the load, giving one stick to carry today and another tomorrow. We worsen our burden by carrying yesterday’s load into today.
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Joan Newton
How To HANDLE Moxury Small savings grow from tiny sums
Large savings arise from small expenditures and little luxuries. People often spend in small ways they overlook. Put aside savings in a inaccessible place like a savings bank to prevent immediate access, reinforcing self denial to secure independence.
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Savings Bank
The Blessing of Cheerful Words in Daily Life
A reflective piece on how cheerful speech brightens others and oneself. It notes that kind words lift spirits, influence strangers, guide travelers, and even a simple letter can spread warmth when no opportunity to speak offers.
Old Fashioned Saints and the City of Canaan
A Nashville Christian Advocate piece recalls rustic revival days with log clearing and pulpit sermons. It contrasts past fervor with modern cushioned pews, laments change, and hopes for heavenly glory beyond present times.
Yes Yes at Seashore Louse A Harvard romance
An old time tale from Old Orchard Beach recalls a Harvard senior who courted a seaside beauty. After a glove and a crumpled card reveal the decisive line My answer is yes the pair face summer enthusiasms and a pending nuptial invitation.
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Old Orchard Beach
Harvard
Tracee
Sle
How To Sroi a Hussaxp- Snarl at him
A fragmented, caustic list advises controlling a husband through nagging and neglect. It promotes belittling his work, mismanaging finances, and stirring conflict over trifles. The tone reads like a dated instructional screed on marriage tension.
Boy’s Clever Answer Sparks Class Laughs in Odd Animal Riddle
A North of England school lesson on the animal kingdom yielded a witty exchange. A pupil, eager for a high mark, named an animal from the edentata order, delivering the resounding punchline My Brenchmother, provoking laughter as the teacher sought a correct species.
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England
Edentata
Publish the Pension List in All States and Counties
The Senate should publish a full pension roll to expose frauds in the system. The op-ed argues that revealing names, disabilities, and locations will deter criminals, inform the public, and save millions by ending abuse of government pensions.
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United States Senate
Pension Bureau
Whittier Opposes Boiled Dinner in Prohibition Banter
In Turper's Magazine a light exchange features Whittier discussing a boiled dinner with Huntington. Whittier mocks cabbage and onions. cites cider as healthful in illness. jokes about vinegar and prohibitions. He compares rural freedom to city living and notes dietary habits impact strength.
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Whittier
Stantington
Huntington
Mr. Whittier
Portland
Portsmouth
Boston
Hiuntington
Turper's
Cheap jewelry tale and a graphite of temptation
A businessman's dinner story centers on a card with ear jewels given by a visitor. The wife and son react with curiosity and humor at the notion of cheap diamonds. The husband reveals he returned the jewels, noting they cost 950 dollars and would seem cheap to his wife and son until they learn real stones.
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Springfield Republican
A Straw Shows Which Way The Wind Blows
A young man courts two Indies at once and schemes to choose by testing them. He pretends his horse is sick to seek bread scraps from the first girl but deems her kitchen waste a fault. At the second home she washes her tray, and he decides she would be the better wife.
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Dorcas
Emily Alden
Emily
Job Torrance
Shadrach
Mrs. Torrance
Job
Job, Jr
Lucifer
Shadrach Seely
Savings as My Own Doctor Reported by Charles King
Charles King of 60 Temple Street Boston testifies that last year he spent 96 dollars and 25 cents on doctors and medicines, while this year six bottles of Sulphur Bitters cost 5 dollars and kept his family healthy, calling the remedy the best and purest medicine made.
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Charles King
Temple Street
Boston
Mass
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