Fragmented old advert and notice fragment from a 1901 paper
A jumble of ad copy and notices mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, railroad passenger services and tourist tickets, Hall's Catarrh Cure with sworn notary attestations, Maple City washing soap, Bass Bleaching Blue, Minneapolis and St Louis holiday excursions, a dropsy doctor in Atlanta, and a stray musing about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Pullman
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Gaz
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Falm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Ribo
Nassau
C. L. Stone
Louisville, Ky
Orry
Toledg
Lucas County
J. Cheney
B. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Bfora
Hall
Frank J. Chinty
A. W. Gleason
Hal
Minneapolis & St. Louis
New Year's Night Romance in Gladbrook
Leigh Reyburn hides a broken heart at a New Year party while Marie Summerfield dances with Maurice Davenport. He slips into the Rockland train to see her and learns she is not engaged. She confirms a misgiving, he admits his love, and the couple reconcile at the Gladbrook church as bells ring ring out the old ring in the new. Joe Antrim smiles at a quiet matchmaking success as a new year dawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Summerfield
Miss Summerfield
Leigh Reyburn
Gladbrook
Leigh
Marie
Maurice Davenport
Reyburn
Allela Merrill
Herman Montrose
Rockland
Joe Antrim
Allence
Joe
Summerfield Ia
Summerfield Home
Jos | Antrim
Jos Antrim
Maria
Mr. Reyburn
New Year Reception Culture in Washington Society
Mary Nimmo Balentine portrays the Washington New Year social scene as a persistent, lavish round of open houses and official levees. Announcements schedule exact receptions, hosts rely on assisting ladies, and visitors network through a day of lavish food and festive Southern hospitality that marks a yearly surge of sociability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nimmo Balentine
White House
Woman's Home Companion
Washington
Philadelphia
A Habit of His
Town Topics notes a humorous exchange between a major promising to quit drinking this year and a minor who questions him, replying that he is about fifty. The brief item captures local color and character dialogue.
Peruna and Grain-O Ads Promoted in Universal Tones
An old advertisement page extols Peruna for grip and female health, praising its cures and including testimonials from Mrs Brewer and Mrs Reynolds. Grain-O is also recommended as a coffee substitute, touting gentle digestion, low cost, and suitability for children, with prices listed as 15 and 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizgio
Hartman
Brewer
Weaterly
R. F
Peru
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Tims
H. H. Grean'e Bong
Atlanta
Iowa
William Zimmerman
Walte St
Dubuque
Frank Rand
2Nd &T
East Dubuque
Ranma Hancock
16Th St
Dubugia
D. Nagle
Iowa Bt
Orth
Francie St
Dubnar Shaw
Fort Dodge
George Launder
Ira
Ward
Hth St
Shute Davis
Weeksmith
Monk
South
John King
Garpenter
Independence
J. J. Mann
Bogtoeer
Morrow
ENSI
Westington
Diet Washington
H. E
Green
A ‘S
Mousehold Meatm
WAS
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Maple City
Lane
Meiteine
Maple Street
Norwich
N.Y
Genova
Widd Drog Co
Higin
J. R
Westerly
Lfe
Auresty
Ligzie M. Brewer
J. W. Reynolds
New Jisbon
Ohio
Perina Medicine Company
Columbus
Oklahoma
Henry Wilant
O. N. Oliver
Nos Moines
Ater
Dears
Mexico
Mountains
Canyols
Tropica
Puerto Rico
Ponce
San Juan Galling
New York
Ihe
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette Building
Mieaga
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Des Moines
Capitol
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