Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
A Cleveland reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of left side pain and restoring regularity. Another Hanover, Pennsylvania user reports relief from severe female trouble after use, enabling normal work. The company offers confidential letters answered by women.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. H. Grirrirh
Constant St
Hanover
Ada Wilt
Walnut St
Ladies Walking Club Visits Dighton Farm in Spring Outing
The Ladies' Walking Club of this town visited Walker farm in Dighton Massachusetts last Wednesday for several hours of rural scenery. Several ladies from neighboring towns joined at East Providence for the outing and a poem was written by a guest in honor of the occasion.
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Walker Farm
Dighton
Mass
East Providence
Something of an Insinllation
A Washington Star snippet features dialogue about chickens and a chicken winning a race or contest. The speaker questions who’s chickens were, insisting it was luck a chicken won and came when its owner whistles, likening the bird to a trained dog.
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Washington Star
Three Colorado Rivers Named Across Continents
In historical note, three rivers share the Colorado name. The first flows through Utah and Arizona for about 1300 miles, the second runs through Texas at roughly 900 miles, and the third lies in the Argentine Republic and extends about 400 miles.
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Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Texas
Argentine Republic
South America
Dr Kings New Discovery Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A dated ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery claiming it stops coughs by avoiding draughts exposure and sudden changes. It promises relief after a short course and offers money back if not cured, urging readers in Dorset to buy a bottle despite rough phrasing and years of use.
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King
Children observe Day in Methodist and Baptist churches
Children’s Day activities took place in the State Street M E and First Baptist churches. In the Methodist church the auditorium featured daisies and floral arrangements with a pupil concert directed by Miss Lillian Nicholas. The program included recitations, songs, and awards for fundraising efforts by Miss Rachel Hill and Mary Balster. At the Baptist church a fountain and flower arrangements complemented the décor as Mrs Harold F Pedley’s class performed recitations and the choir offered selections. The pastor Irving Trumb spoke, and Deacon George A Arnold presented a birthday gift purse to the pastor on behalf of parishioners.
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State Street M. E
Lillian Nicholas
A. C. McGilton
Jesus and the
Dora Battcher
Frances Hill
Rachel Hill
Mary Balster
First Baptist Church
Harold FE Pedley
Irving Trumb
Fred Hodgdon
George A. Arnold
Gumb
Boots and Shoes Be Polished With Parafin Oil Trick
A short tip suggests adding a drop or two of paraffin oil to the blacking to speed polishing and to keep leather from cracking.
Aspen Wood Used for Matches in Sweden
Aspen wood is used almost exclusively in making matches in Sweden. It is favored for easy cutting and its porosity allows ready impregnation with sulfur or paraffin, supporting efficient production.
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Sweden
One Cause of Matrimony
A humorous note remarks that many bachelors wed to have companionship in old age, suggesting a wife may replace the clock as the household noise maker.
Ispraved Germs and the Harsh Bedtime Verdict
Federal health experts declare that the father bed is insanitary as a germ that won’t sleep embodies total depravity. The playful anthropomorphism casts germs as unruly forces prompting sanitation warnings.
A Good Man Won’t Fight Unless He Has To
Uncle Eben quotes explain a good man’s restraint before battle and his readiness to fight only when necessary, underscoring a code of honor and duty in tough times.
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Uncle Eben
Melting Human Fat in Hfe Myth and Practice
The claim states only boiling gasoline and superheated alcohol can melt human fat, but practical barriers impede their use during Hfe. It notes the caution needed and questions the feasibility of applying such methods in real scenarios.
Worth While Quotation of Knowledge Jewels Explained
A compact reflection on value noting gold abundance and many Tubies while Nps of knowledge remain a rare jewel for insight and learning. The line contrasts wealth with the treasured, hard to acquire wisdom that knowledge workers seek.
Politeness as a Social Glue in Postwar Life
A fragment notes politeness shaping social reunions and peaceful living as communities adapt after upheaval. It suggests courtesy helps people who drift apart reconnect with civility and mutual restraint.
Salad Classics From Lida Ames Willis Recipes
Reader contributor extols salads as family joy and virtue. The piece outlines Dutch, French, and Spanish salad ideas with ingredients including herring, endive, olive oil, anchovy paste, and tomato based creations. It emphasizes fresh greens, seasonality, and light dressings for healthful, elegant salads.
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Lida Ames Willis
France
Italy
Spain
How to Make Pork Stew With Sausage Pasties
Select a couple of pounds from loin of pork and a pound of seasoned sausage links. Rinse and boil gently in salted cold water. Add eight to ten peeled halved potatoes and simmer until tender. Thicken with flour butter and meat broth, then bake in a rich crust with a vent hole until crusty and brown.
School Committee Meeting Discusses Teacher Moves and Salaries
The meeting notes Miss Kendrick leaves Colt High for Pittsfield and Miss Page moves to Malden, with reappointments of Miss Spooner and Miss Scanlon as state critic teachers. A 300-teacher salary letter seeks higher pay and $500 minimum, $700 max for grade teachers, citing high living costs. Funds and next steps on teacher recruitment and new school site plans are discussed.
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Oliver
Annie Scanlon
Valley School
Reynolds
Rhode Island
Grammar School Committee
Brown
Miss Kendrick
Hayman
John P. Reynolds
German-Descended Liebreich Family Adopts Leighton Surname
Mrs Liebreich of this town changes her name to Leighton by London Court of Chancery decree, reflecting anti German sentiment in Britain. Her son George F. Liebreich plans to adopt the same surname, becoming George E. Leighton, with legal steps under consideration.
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Mrs Liebreich
George F. Liebreich
England
Leighton
Court of Chancery of London
Germany
Great Britain
George FE. Liebreich
George E. Leighton
Liebresch
Mr Leighton
A Practical Guide to Sweeping With Newspaper
When sweeping a room use newspaper pieces soaked in hot water spread over the carpet to trap dust. After sweeping, sponge velvet or heavy pile carpets with ammonia and water to restore brightness.
Ostby Birth Announcement in June Town
In this town on June 12 a son was born to Mr and Mrs C A Ostby and grandson to Mr and Mrs Milton W Morgan confirming the new arrival in the Ostby family.
Vesecra and Ascoli Wed in Town Ceremony
Vincenzo Ascoli and Miss Victoria Vesecra exchanged marriage vows in this town on June 12, performed by Rev. Francis Duffy. Both are residents of the town.
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Ascoli—Vesecra
Francis Duffy
Vincenzo Ascoli
Victoria Vesecra
Must Build One's Own Fortune Quotation
A 19th century quotation from William Wirt asserts that men shape their fortunes through effort and genius unexerted decays like a moth near a candle. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility and the danger of wasted talent.
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William Wirt
Uncle Eben Notes a Man Prefers Conversation to Work
A quoted remark from Uncle Eben describes a man who favors talking over labor, illustrating village wisdom about labor attitudes and social behavior. The casual tone suggests humor and familiar characterization within the community.
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Uncle Eben
Granites of Immense Strength Seen Resist Crushing Force
Some granites endure a crushing stress of 40 000 pounds per square inch. The material’s remarkable resistance highlights geological durability and potential industrial uses.
Upcoming Bristol Civic Events and Club Socials
June schedule lists State Street ME Church Ladies Aid table supper. Mite Society salad supper. Trinity church Y M C A minstrel show. June 22 piano recital at G A R Hall. June 24 Newport excursion by Sagamore for Burnside Social Club. June 29 whist for Bristol Women's Exchange. July 13 Sunday School excursion to Rocky Point by Sagamore.
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State Street
The
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mite Society
G A. R Hall
Henry Sullivan Pitts
Hope Street
Bristol Woman's Exchange
MFE
Rocky Point
Sagamore
New Apple Sauce Pudding Recipe
Peel and quarter six apples and cook with half cup sugar a pinch of salt and half teaspoon cinnamon until almost done. Place on buttered dish and pour over melted butter molasses half cup sugar soda dissolved in water to make a thin batter. Bake half an hour in moderate oven and serve with thin pudding sauce.
Eggless Chocolate Cake from a Simple Vintage Recipe
Cream one cup sugar with butter and salt then add milk to make a creamy mixture. Stir in pastry flour baking powder cocoa and vanilla. Grease the pan well and bake the batter until done using a straw to test doneness.
Recipe for lemon flavored cake batter steps
Sift three fourths cupful of powdered sugar and cream with one fourth cupful of butter. Sift twice one and one half cupfuls of flour. At the second sifting add one teaspoon baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add one half cupful sweet milk and whites of two eggs beaten to foam. Flavor with lemon and bake from twenty minutes to half an hour.
Worms Endanger Children and Prompt Relief Offered
Thousands of worms deprive children of nourishment stunt growth cause constipation indigestion nervousness irregular appetite and fever. Kickapoo Worm Killer promises relief through one candy lozenge taken as directed kills worms regulates bowels and restores health. Original 25 cent box available from your druggist.
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We Women
Ladies' Walking Club
Boss
Old Brindle
New York
Yorks
T. E. Tolsonew York
Bristol
New York City
M. E. Church
First Baptist
Florence Beals
Esther Byone
Alice Haddad
Grace Battcher
Alice Barclay
Marjorie Southwick
Joe Crockford
Jesus
Little Lambs
Mary Crockford
Evelyn Beals
Golden Flowers
Ella Flowers
Mary Edgar
Helen Edgar
Isabel Starkey
Helen Sylvester
Elsie Battcher
Leonie Allard
Gladys Hoar
Mildred Pollock
Lesson of the
Meat Pie
e&Columbia
Parker
District Court of the United States
District of Rhode Island
Beulah F. Hall
Warren
Beulah F Hall
Providence
Nathan W Littlefield
Benjamin M Hall
Benjamin M. Hall
Sai Court
Nathan W. Littlefield
Trilby
Simpst
Pincht
Joblies
Trinity Church
Bufeington’s Pharmacy
Hopesstreet
Constitution Street
Gulf Refining Co
Veedol
Polarine
Robinson
Colgate
T. B. Huestis
Rhode
Island Normal School
Providérice
Owingers High
Ondoekee
High Aeneot
Panerly
East Greenwich
Orth Scitua
Walter H. Ranger
State Board of Education
Constitution St
John Temple Drury
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Thomas Christodal
Thames and
Oliver Streets
T. Clarke Brown, Jr
Constitution St. Tel
R. Bristol
Trudell Bros
Geo. H. Peck
B. W. Wall
G.W. Simmons
E. JF. Colwell
Ephone
G. M. Wilbur
Liscomb & Coggeshall
Charles H
Isaac B. Munro
Bristol, R. I
Dorchester Mutual Fire-Ins Co
Boston
E. Watson & Co
Industrial Trust Co
A. W. Orgelman
Weaver & Matheson
E. K. Reynolds
High Street
Hydraulion Hall
Cor
Pearse Ave
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