Elderly Women Safeguarded by Pinkham's Compound
A collection of testimonials from Mrs Mary Roneway of Dugand Wisconsin and Mrs Pierre Cournooyer of Blackstone Massachusetts praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menopausal symptoms and warning signs in middle aged women. The notes describe hot flashes suffocation headaches backaches dizziness and irregular appetites with claims of safety and efficacy through use of the product.
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Durand
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Roneway
Dugand
Massachusetts
Blackstone
Mass
Pierre Cournoyer
Box 239
All Gone Up Here On The Train
A young child, Doris nearly three, notices a bald man on a train. Each ride she scans the car and on the last trip asks her mother about him, then rubs her head and repeats his description seeking the man who has “all gone up here.”
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Doris
Worth While Quotations
A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson questions noble disappointment and self denial when they yield bitterness and unkindness. It argues that gentleness and cheerfulness precede morality as perfect duties.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
One Cent Letter Rate Urged by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson told the July 1916 convention of the National Association of Postmasters that a one cent letter rate can be achieved within a year with proper rate adjustments. He urged efficiency and warned against waste while outlining plans to address railway mail service and reduce costs to expand service.
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Albert S. Burleson
National Association of Postmasters of the
United States
Burleson
Mr. Burleson
Congress
National
Cleveland
Old Couple’s Ale Savings Idea Leads to More Purchases
An elderly pair, urged by a friend to buy a keg, celebrate saving five cents on each quart. The wife notes the savings as earning, and proposes another quart to save ten cents.
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George
Understanding a School Lesson On Escort Meaning
In a New York public school a reading lesson asked what "escort" means. A freckled boy from the East Side answered in his vernacular that it is a fellow who has a girl and takes her out walking.
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New York
East Side
Sloan's Liniment for Neuralgia and Aches
Sloan's Liniment quickly relieves neuralgia and muscle pains without rubbing. It soothes sore muscles and reduces inflammation in minor injuries and insect bites. A 25 cent bottle is available at your Druggist.
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Sloan
Water and the body health facts
The article explains why water is essential for the body mentioning that two thirds of the body is water, blood is largely water, and that muscles and other substances constantly need replenishment. It emphasizes that proper hydration supports nourishment and function during exercise.
Wordplay Sparks Dialogue Between Two Men
A frivolous man asks for another palindrome while a serious man scowls from his newspaper, offering a sharp exchange about language and wit. The brief quip from Teledo Blade presents contrasting tonalities in a single dialogue.
Rough on Rats Ends Rats and Mice Outdoors
Fragmentary OCR text references extermination and outdoor battles with rodents. It mentions an unbeatable exterminator name fragments and possible political or geographic hints. The legible items suggest a 1940s style ad or column warning about rodent control.
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U. Ee
Tax collector announces 1916 tax receipts schedule
The collector of taxes gives public notice he is authorized to receive the tax for 1916 in Burnside Memorial Building. In September he will be in his office daily except Sundays holidays and Saturday afternoons from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 to 5 pm. From September 28 to October 2 the office will be open in the evenings from 7 to 9.
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Burnside Memorial Building
United States
Bristol
Life Shaped by Thoughts Quote Reflected in Mindset
A attributed paraphrase of James Allen argues thoughts determine character and life outcomes. The idea asserts people cannot directly choose circumstances but can influence them through thinking, shaping personal fate over time.
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James Allen
Auctioneers Listed for 15 Westminster Street Sale
W Cooke Senry company handles an auction with Joseph W Lewis and Harry J Bates as auctioneers at 15 Westminster Street.
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Senry
W. Cooke Company
Joseph W. Lewis and Harry
JL. Bates
Westminster Street
Sale of Bristol estate parcels under Rhode Island decree
Commissioner Edward E. Bunn announces a public sale on September 16, 1916, under a 1915 Rhode Island Superior Court decree for the estate of Ellery Sanford and related lot divisions in Bristol. The first two tracts, totaling one parcel, sell at 12:30 PM. the remaining three tracts sell at noon. John Henshaw, attorney, assists.
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Superior Court
Rhode Island
Providence
Bristol
A. D
EL Emily Coggeshall Bunn
Martha S. Bunn
Bristol Ferr
John R. Gardner
Bristol Harbor
Elizabeth A. Simmons
Ellery Sandford
Bristol Ferry
Hezekith A. Sandford
Sally Sandford
Poona
Isaiah D. Simmons
Sal D. Simmons
Charles H. Dabney
A. Sidney DeWarr
Mary L. Simmons
Hezekiah A. Sandford
A. Sidney de Wolf
J. Russell Bullock
Hig
Samuel Ingraham
Sally Ingraham
James Lawless
Isaiah D Simmons
Clarissa Munro
Edward E. Bunn
John Henshaw
Mortgagee Sale of Fox Hill Cottage Lots in Bristol RI
Public auction to be held September 9 1916 at 2 pm on site. Frank K Crockford and Eliza Crockford mortgage overdue on Fox Hill Cottage Lots numbers thirteen and fourteen with access rights to plat streets. Property bounds include Cole street and adjacent lots as described in 1896 plat. prior transfer from John McGarvey dated February 21 1911. Mortgagee intends to bid. sale subject to postponement.
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Frank K. Crockford
Eliza Crockford
Bristol
Rhode Island
Fox Hill Cottage
Nehemiah Cole
R. I
J. A. Latham
Cole Street
Crockford
John McGarvey
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Mayo’s
New England
eMayos
Taceo MA
O Auwars Co
THE
American Tobacco Company
Winthrop G. Thurston
Bristol, R. L
General Assembly
High Street
Florence M. Cady
Catherine J. Tilley
Howard W Church
John M Coggeshall
John M. Coggeshall
Chiropodist
Williams
J. L. Gifford
Cor. Hope and Pleasant Sts
Otis L. Wood
Bristol 146
Kingsthorpe
Metacom Ave
Northup Bros. Stere
Phoenix
William T O'Donnell
Bristol, R. I
Ite Nomar
John
Alghur
Walter Elger
Alaska
the Waldron CO
Bradford Street
G.W. Simmons Undertakers
E. L.F. Colwell
Telephone
Constitution Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
R. L
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Constitution St
W. Bristol
B. L
Isaac
Garfield Ave
B. Munro
T. Clarke Brown, Jr
Constitution St. Tel
R. Bristol
G. M. Wilbur
Hope Street
Thomas Christodol
Thames and Oliver Streets
Walter H. Coggeshall
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
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