Edgeworth ad turns steeplejack tale into pipe promotion
A 487 foot high steeplejack paints a flagpole while two bees buzz nearby. The copy extols Edgeworth tobacco for calm and courage, invites readers to request free samples from Larus and Brother Company in Richmond Virginia, and offers wholesale options for merchants.
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Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Company
South 21St Street
Richmond
Virginia
Tomato calls for the goats in odd Noah play
A fragmented note records a quirky exchange about tomatoes and goats featuring Mrs. Noah and a puzzled narrator. The short dialogue hints at a domestic moment within a biblical or mythic frame.
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Noah
Uncommon Sense and the Call for Independence
John Blake argues that contentment preached to the poor by rulers sustains inequality. He cites Epictetus to claim happiness lies in independence not wealth and urges readers to seek personal growth and progress rather than passive satisfaction.
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Epictetus
Heraids
Persia
Greece
Something to Think About by F. A. Walker
A reflective essay on wealth and values argues enduring riches lie in character and kindness rather than money or status. The piece cautions against the blind pursuit of wealth and urges duty, humility, and benevolence as lasting wealth for the soul.
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F. A. Walker
McClure Newspaper
Fragmented metaphor of love and loss in verse
Poem laments the destruction of a cherished inner beauty once cultivated by the beloved. The speaker mourns petals plucked from a heart, a fragrance lost, and memory guarding the ruined, once-valued gift, now dead and cold.
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Dodd, Mead & Companys
Mother's Cook Book Recipes Read in An Old Notebook
Read excerpts from a preserved kitchen note listing methods for preserving mushrooms with salt spices and a detailed cherry dessert with gelatin and whipped cream. The passages resemble a household guide with step by step instructions and measurements for chutneys preserves and confections.
Tomato Relish and Sauce Preparation Notes
A vintage recipe fragment outlines making a tomato relish with tomatoes, sugar, mustard, and spices simmered to a thick sauce, then canned. It also describes a cold tomato relish with ripe tomatoes, onions, green peppers, sugar, vinegar, and red pepper, with cayenne adjustment.
Fragmented notes from a local notice in Milwaukee area
A garbled chatty fragment mentions Milwaukee Wisconsin and Buffalo New York. Personal names and addresses appear faintly including Mrs J Grace and 201 Walts Avenue Buffalo NY. The legibility is insufficient to confirm a complete event or notice.
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Buffalo
N. J
Did He Miss the Mark Mother and Daughter Exchange
The dialogue features a stern mother scolding her daughter about personal boundary and farewell customs. The daughter argues the cousin is nearsighted and tends to miss, while the mother laments inefficient officialdom hiding behind red tape.
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