Vegetable Compound credited with boosting health after childbirth
Mrs. Wm. J. Lee of Terre Haute Indiana praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and easing nervous, dizzy symptoms. She says it prepared her for childbirth and kept her baby strong and healthy. The advertisement claims the remedy helps many female troubles and is sold by druggists nationwide.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wm. J. Lee
Overcoming Mental Inertia The Barrier To Success
This piece argues that mental inertia slows progress in business and life. It contrasts timid, passive minds with bold, energetic ones, urging persistent effort to regain vitality and pursue active usefulness, warning inertia as a destructive, thief like force.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Washburne Family History Traces Roots in New England
A genealogical note recounts the Washburne lineage from John Washburne of Duxbury Massachusetts in 1031 and links to early English origins Washbourne of Worcester. It mentions notable members Israel and Elihu Washburne involved in American Revolution and government.
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Washburne
New England
John Washburne
Duxbury
Mass
Washbourne
Worcester
Walter de Wasseburne
Israel Washburne
Paris
Bohie
Adolph E. Borle
John Borle
Ruffin
North Carolina
England
Rufine
The Children Come Poem by McClure Syndicate
The verse notes a century of thought before action and warns war harms both women and nations. It signals a new generation approaching as truth advances slowly, offering grim history and hopeful change through children.
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McClure Newspaper, Syndicate
Rufine and Maury Families from 17th Century England
The text traces Rufine family roots to Tames Rufine a Leyden student who left for England in 1671 over the Edict of Nantes and founded a Suffolk line with Elizabeth Young. It notes Dabney H. Maury as Civil War soldier, descendant of Huguenot Henry Maury who fled France in 1685, and mentions Scot origin Pitcairn variants. Also reports two Roman coin hoards from Karanis with Theodosius and Arcadius names.
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Tames Rufine
Leyden
England
Elizabeth Young
Rufine
Suffolk County
Ruffin
Maury
Virginia
Dabney H. Maury
John Minor Maury
Henry Maury
France
Pitcairn
County Perth
Scotland
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Minim
Theodosius
Arcadius
Marcus Aurelius
Maximinus
Fruit Melange and Preserving Tips From Aged Recipes
A kitchen column describes fruit melange stored in stone crocks or glass jars with layered fruit and juice, plus methods for peach and raspberry preserves, fruit syrups, and cold packed carrots for winter. Steps include topping with berries peaches pears apricots and cherries, aging a month or two, boiling juices, and sealing jars for shelf life.
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Jake
Coal dealer praised as selling full ton to neighbor
A neighboring young woman praises the coal dealer across the way calling him a nice man and claims every delivery contains the full 1,500 pounds.
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McClure Newspaper
Patience a Key Virtue in Horace Bushnell Quote
A concise reflection from Horace Bushnell arguing patience as essential for greatness in action. The quote frames patience as the supreme quiet power guiding effective deeds and personal excellence.
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Almplea
Horace Bushnell
All ia Changed Pedestrian once meant one who walks
Quote from Kansas Farmer noting language shift as a “Changed Pedestrian” now refers to a person who rings and jumps, illustrating evolving use of terms.
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Matoread
Kansas
Four Times Two Hidden in Plain Verse Riddles
A playful line asks for a sentence with eight syllables while a second line notes four boys walking down a street. The final line ponders life’s challenge of making one dollar perform the work of two.
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Foravr
Wall
Danville
Bellans
Peterson
Big
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
F. A. Walker
Rome
Iight
Karanis
Fayoum
Flea-Roach
Thiatherr
Aize
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Champion Spark Plug Co
Ti i
Ohio
Oledo
Windsor
Ont
London
Cai
Faultless Starch Company
Kansas City
N. Y
Houston
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