Telephone service inaugurated in Constantinople
The Anglo French Telephone company reports completion of its concession backed public network in Constantinople three years after securing rights. About 28 000 miles of wires laid including eight submarine cables under the Bosphorus Golden Horn and Ismid Gulf. Four thousand subscribers already connected with operators described as native girls from Greek Armenian Jewish and Turkish backgrounds.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Ismid
Vintage Patent Medicine Ad from New York Sun
An old advertisement touts a nostrum labeled Castoria claiming safe remedy for infants and children. It features a signature claim and mentions a slogan about likeness of people who live together and a quoted reply about a filial refusal.
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New York Sun
Ethel Man Proposes Marie Yes Encouragement
A quirky exchange hints at social snubs and ambitions. The snippets mention Putnam Fadeless Dyes lasting long and a reflection that possessions do not define worth.
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Ethel
Marie
Trade York claims Berlin oil from grapes as lighting and soap use
A Berlin report states that first pressing of grape seeds yields light oil when cold pressed and dark bitter oil when heated. The cold oil is suitable for lighting and soap while the heated oil serves as a substitute for costly textile oils. From grape seeds about 22 pounds of oil can be expressed from 26.42 gallons of wine.
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Yonliahed
Berlin
Cutiura Soap and Ointment Cure Pimples on Face
A reader reports that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared a nine month facial eruption with seed warts, leaving no scar. After trying a free sample the user bought products and saw healing in about ten days. Sample offered with a free 32 page Skin Book by mail.
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Genessee Ave
Saginaw, Mich
LeRoy Co. O’brien
Postecard
Dept. L
Boston
Senator Ransdells Divorce Bill and a Morals Anecdote
In Washington Senator Joseph W. Ransdell promotes a bill to abolish divorce, saying its aim is to curb immorality and loose thinking. He cites a light episode of a businessman's son mixing his mother’s powder as a window into modern morals.
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Joseph W. Ransdell
Washington
Senator Ransdell
Hygienic Salts for the Bath Advise Bath Tonic Use
A physician favors Epsom or Carlebad salts as a tonic for invigoration. Use up to one week. For sponging, mix one ounce salts per pint warm water. for a large tub, a pint salts per tub. Buy at wholesale drug houses. typical price four cents a pound. The water acts as a tonic and helps carry impurities through the skin.
Fragmented Note on Self-Protection Case
Fragmentary legal filing discusses self defense and language errors by authors. The text references servants, grammar quality, and contrasting phrasing, but lacks clear actions, dates, or named parties to establish a full case outline.
Runabout and Gadabout Compared in Light Chat
A playful exchange contrasts a runabout at one home with a gadabout at another, highlighting quips about portable vessels of travel and whimsy. The banter implies casual social shorthand for small boats and nearby living spaces.
Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum
The excerpt discusses shifting from coffee to Postum and its supposed impact on talent and progress. It emphasizes how coffee interference holds back many capable individuals and hints at clear, direct paths ahead once a switch is made.
Making Bead Crafts From Cornstarch and Beading
Instructions describe making colored cornstarch beads with salt and water, shaping into beads and pins, and assembling jewelry using beads of crystal and pearl. It covers trail marking signs, survival tips, and simple craft projects like hats pins and bracelets with diagrams referenced.
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A fragmentary OCR line from a local page shares unclear speech about a person tugging a desk and a laugh. Names, places, or dates are not discernible. The readable bits imply a casual or humorous moment without a clear event or context.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Relief for Dyspepsia
A May notice from Joplin Missouri features Martin, aged 77, praising Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as improving his digestion and vitality. The ad touts the product as a safe, pleasant tasting laxative tonic that aids liver and bowels, helpful for indigestion constipation biliousness headaches and gas. Readers are urged to send a postcard with name and address for more information.
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Martin
Joplin
Dr. Caldwell
Not High-Placed Ambition by a Magazine Poet
A magazine poet quips about earning 30 a year from music and poetry, noting rates and mistaken celebrity. He jokes that readers assume wealth from poetry, while revealing his modest earnings and diet.
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Marshall R. Kermochan
RitsCarlton
Drexel Institute Faces Women's Housing Puzzle
A historic note reports Drexel Institute in Philadelphia addressing a housing issue for older women and includes mention of vocational guidance recently integrated into Connecticut's school system as context.
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Drexel Institute of Philadelphia
Connecticut
Rules of Is About Sixty Years Ob
A brief note discusses a historical rule or policy tied to a period about sixty years ago, noting its origin and lasting impact on local governance and community practices. The item highlights how the rule shaped archival records and civic procedures, with emphasis on its enduring relevance.
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