Three Epochs in a Woman's Life
A promotional piece for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound describing three stages in a woman's life puberty motherhood and change of life. It cites testimonials from Mrs. George Walters and Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards and urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice at Lynn Massachusetts for female weaknesses.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
George Walters
Woodlawn
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Elva Barber Edwards
Cathlamet
Wash
Mrs. Pinkham
Wood & Bradford B8ts offers baked beans and fresh bakery items
Local ad notes Saturday afternoon baked beans and a new line of cake bread and pastry dairy products at Wood and Bradford Bats in New York New Hampshire and Hartford Railroad electric service 4 and 5 Oct 1906.
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Wood & Bradford
Newport Providence Railway and Company Time Table
Time table notice for Newport Providence Railway and Company showing schedule in effect as of October 8, 1406. Highlights may specify departure and arrival times, routes, and operating days as printed in the historical timetable.
The Hellbender Appetite Prompts Ecological Debate
A scientist argues the hell bender should be edible, noting its crayfish diet mirrors that of the related hell bender. The creature, a large amphibian like the frog, hatches from eggs and passes through a tadpole stage before maturing. It dwells mainly in streams at the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains.
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Alleghady Mountains
Brandreth's Pills Warn Of Morning Headache Remedies
A classic 19th century health note explains that waking with a dull headache signals liver or bowel trouble and recommends Brandreth's Pills as a reliable old family laxative tonic used for over a century. The ad notes availability in drug stores in plain or sugar coated forms.
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Brandreth
Conductor Reproves Passenger Over Cigar In Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger report recalls a scene on a streetcar where a conductor requests a passenger to extinguish a cigar. The passenger defies briefly then agrees after the conductor warns of throwing both out, ending the incident with a quiet exchange and no further punishment.
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Philadelphia Ledger
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Promote Wise Headache Relief
All headaches go When you grow wiser And learn to use An Early Riser. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, safe, sure pills. Sold by W H. Boffington.
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DeWitt
W H. Boffington
Walt Whitman Walks the City with Friends in Philadelphia
The essay portrays Walt Whitman loved by daily acquaintances, recalling a stroll from a gray slouch hat to the Philadelphia ferry. He is greeted by familiar street life, old friends, and signals of affection as he visits a sick George and delivers messages for children, with others speaking freely.
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Walt Whitman
Whitman
Philadelphia
Walt
George
Carpenter
Craftsman
A Cruel Ending The Lonely Death of Laurence Sterne
A grisly account from Book News Monthly recalls Laurence Sterne dying alone at a London lodging. A footman witnessed his final moments and news spread to a gathering of friends. The body was later stolen and shipped to Cambridge, where it was used on an dissecting table at the university amid shock.
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Laurence Sterne
Bond Street
London
Sterne
Yorick
Cambridge
Iiaftiadd
Myrtle Reed
Book News Monthly
Pratt First Practical Typewriter Inventor and Sale
John Pratt, born April 14 1831 in Unionville South Carolina, devised the pterotype the first practical typewriter. He secured British provisional protection in 1864 and U.S. letters patent No 3103 on December 1 1860. Pratt was the first to move a type wheel by key levers and sold several machines in London in 1867.
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John Pratt
Unionville
S. C
England
Pratt
United States
Mr Pratt
London
Mexican musicians praise in Columbus Dispatch quote
A friend cited a Columbus Dispatch praise of Mexican musicians, saying they create remarkable music and read complex notes from instruments despite many not reading their country’s language. The remark contrasted Mexican bands with other great orchestras heard in the speaker’s experience.
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Columbus Dispatch
Thrawn greengrocer upsell in busy shop sting
An old woman buys a pennyworth of carrots at a grocer. She asks if the vendor adds more with the order. The greengrocer offers a sack of tatties, a barrel of apples, a hundredweight of turnips, a box of oranges, and even the horse and cart if he is busy. She leaves in frustration.
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London Mail
Half Length Picture Stirs Outrage at Photo Studio
A countryman struck a deal with a California photographer for a half length portrait at half price. The artist delivered a view from the waistband down, prompting the sitter to voice strong, rude remarks in a public dispute reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Caliifornia
Philadelphia Inquirer
New Curate Questioned on Husband’s Health Status
A dialogue in which Mrs Billyus and a curate discuss the husband described as invalid. The curate asks if he is a permanent invalid and Mrs Billyus confirms the doctor says he cannot last a month. The exchange highlights religious and social tensions through a domestic vignette.
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Billyus
Church of England
Capture of Jefferson Davis Recounted by Mrs Avary
In Dixie After the War, Mrs Avary narrates how Mrs Davis thwarted a Confederate escape. After leaving Washington Georgia, Davis learned marauders pursued his cortege and rushed his family to safety. At dawn a trooper stopped him. Mrs Davis shielded him by wrapping his head and surrendering his chance to slip away.
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Jefferson Davis
Choice of Cow's Milk for Health and Digestion
A Medical Record excerpt argues that high solids percentage is not essential for health when digestion is weak. Skim milk retains most protein but loses fat calories. its tissue-building value remains, while heating value halves. It favors cows yielding more milk, implying rugged constitution and strong digestion are desirable traits.
Wesleyan Conference Fracas Ends With Hat Request
Charles Wesley grew irritated at a speaker's long religious narrative at a conference and urged, Let us attend to business. The speaker persisted until Charles finally exclaimed Umlaag ha stops, then sent for John Wesley to fetch his hat as the scene cooled.
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Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Charles
John
How to Help a Man Armholes Down in Coats
Advice on dressing someone in a coat. Keep armholes low near the waist and slide the sleeve in without lifting the garment high. If needed, lower further until the hand slips in naturally, ensuring the skirt stays off the floor and easing the motion for both people.
Native plants used for tea across regions
English cottagers brew tea from shrub leaves like black currant. Pennsylvania mountaineers favor Solidago odorata goldenrod as a tea substitute for costly China tea. In Louisiana French communities, teaberry Gaultheria repens is also used for tea.
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Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Prince Hohenlohe In Life
The Paris Figaro recalls Prince Hohenlohe sent to Paris in 1875. It notes a grave, expressionless physiognomy, a habit of tilting the head, a slow gait, and an aura of moral burden that repelled observers.
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Prince Hohenlohe
Germany
Paris
Figaro
Shakespearean spellings noted by Skeat professor
Professor Skeat notes that Shakespeare used sixt for sixth and sixta siexta as Anglo Saxon forms in his Henry the Sixt works and The Life of Henry the Fifth, as cited in National Review.
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Shakespeare
Henry the
Henry the Fift
Professor Skeat
National Review
The Last Straw Manager and Actress Clash over Press Cites
The New York Press quotes a manager asking about persistent papers and an actress reacting with disdain and agitation. The exchange centering on rumors or impudence reflects behind the scenes tensions in theater or film production.
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New York Press
Debts as Partners of Experience
A terse, reflective line from a Chicago News piece notes that debts are the silvery partners of experience, spoken by a father to Little Willie. The aphorism underscores how financial obligations accompany personal growth and lessons learned.
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Little Willie
Chicago News
A Cat Time Indicator A Century Ago
M Hue, the first European to learn of using a cat as a time marker, recounts in a work on China how a Chinese Christian mission party tested an intrepid Chinaman. The youth used a cat to read time by its eyes, noting pupil dilation toward noon and re dilation afterward, a method Hue verified after observing several cats.
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M. Hue
Huc
Hue
Chicago Chronicle
Incognito Royal Prince Bets On Paris Arrest
A foreign prince in Paris bet he would be arrested within two hours without breaking any law. Dressed in tatters he ordered chocolate at a top restaurant, paid with a large denomination bill, prompting the proprietor to summon police. He was arrested at the station after the ruse became known.
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Paris
Imperial Club
Hess
Couse
New York Tribune
Color blindness forms and prevalence in society
The term color blindness covers complete and partial color deficiencies. Red, green, and violet blindness are noted, with many people showing a feeble color sense rather than full blindness. The condition appears more in the imperfectly educated than in the well educated.
Barbers in Antiquity and Tudor England Law
Records show earliest barbers in Greece in the fifth century B C and in Rome in the third century B C. In medieval England the barber and physician were one, with a king’s barber serving as chief medical adviser. Under Henry VIII era laws, London barbers were forbidden from performing surgery or bloodletting beyond tooth drawing.
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Greece
B. C
Rome
England
Henry VIII
London
Story of Fear and Nerves After A Fright
The author notes that nerves and reactions after a scare differ between genders. Men often stay outwardly composed, while their inner fear is strong, with knees ready to knock for mutual support and little attention paid to this aftereffect. Forest and Stream discusses the quiet, personal response of men after exciting events.
I have a surprise, a store for you, Alfred dear
A domestic scene unfolds as a couple, engaged for thirty minutes by a cuckoo clock, discuss a surprise and cooking talent. The woman mentions the café, and the man suggests they should board, implying a plan tied to their upcoming venture.
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Alfred
Society notes on church fair and Mrs Green gown
The society editor describes a church fair with Mrs Green, wife of a prominent mills dealer, suitably dressed in watered silk. The brief item captures local social life and attire, focusing on Mrs Green’s attire and the event ambiance.
Quote on sacrifice and gain attributed saying
A brief adage noting that enduring hurt can lead to profit, attributed to a selected thinker. The line emphasizes sacrifice as a path to future benefit.
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