Auto Coats of Fashionable Lenox Parade
Lenox shows fashion in autos and auto coats as a country resort style shift from Newport. Rich travelers wear tailored coats in tweeds and satin lining with braids laces and pearl buttons. An autumn fad leans to occult talk and distant wars while stockings rise in price and delicacy as silk and lisle hosiery draw crowds. SARAH DAVIDSON.
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Lenox
Massachusetts
Fall
China
South Africa
Philippines
Sarah Davidson
Wild Morning Glory a Prolific Weed and its Battle Plan
An agricultural note explains the weed named hedge bindweed or wild morning glory Convolvulus sepium. It spreads by seeds and roots and invades fields meadows and gardens. For small patches dig out roots. for larger outbreaks plow, cultivate and hoe to exhaust roots. where along banks use cautious sulfuric acid sprays kept in noncorroding containers.
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Rutland
Orchard cultivation tips for thriving apple trees
The article advises fall planting for rapid establishment and winter healing of root wounds. It stresses choosing rich land, heavy manuring, deep three foot square holes, thorough soil mix with well rotted manure, and annual top pruning to prevent breakage. It also warns against grass or grain in orchards, favors clover and cow peas for humus, and recommends hardwood ashes for potash. It notes silage may reduce summer shrinkage.
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C. W Norris
No Wonder. Rector I Never Touched a Congregation
Dialogue captures a church scene where a rector notes an intense gaze from congregants during a morning service and a wife jokes about his hat and gloves. The exchange reflects social humor in a religious setting.
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N.o. World
Palmer's Lotion Cures Four Year Scalp Eruption
New York City resident C. B. Street reports Palmer's Lotion relieved four years of scalp eruption with severe dandruff and itching after one to two applications. He had consulted various doctors and spent much money with little relief, but saw a rapid improvement and full cure.
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Palmer
C. B. Street
New York City
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Fire threat sparked urgent rescue cry in bold front-page moment
A concise editorial urges reporters to report breaking danger with direct action. The editor warns against lengthy, indirect narration when a house catches fire. the proper response is to rush to the front and shout Fire. The lesson emphasizes clarity and immediacy in news coverage.
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Jeremiah Lckens
St. Lous Republic
Exposition Excursion Tickets To Mitchell Corn Palace
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will sell Homeseekers Excursion tickets to South Dakota at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip on October 2 1900. Exposition runs September 26 to October 4 1900 in Mitchell and showcases South Dakota resources and land prospects. For details contact any ticket agent or Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
South Dakota
Mitchell
8. D
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
Oyster stew sparks lunch talk in Chicago circles
A Philadelphia Press item notes an amusing luncheon with a Chicago acquaintance who did not use a knife, as one friend comments on the odd dining detail and the other asks about the meal.
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Goodheart
Chicago
Sweetwell
Philadelphia Press
A Map of the United States for 15 Cents
A wall map 48 by 34 inches shows colored divisions of U S territory since the Revolution. It includes the original thirteen states Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation Gadeden purchase cessions by Mexico and Northwest acquisitions by discovery and settlement. Sent postage prepaid on receipts of price 15 cents. P S Eustis Geneva Passenger agent C B Q R R Chicago IL.
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America
Louisiana Purchase
Texas
Gadeden
Mexico
Northwest
Discovery and Settlement
P. S. Eustis
Geneva
Chicago
A Guffaw Fight With Gussie Ends in Draw
In a fierce exchange the combatant claims Gussie licked him though Cholly insists the bout ended in a draw. The quarrel over a rumpled cravat and wilted collar appears the key image of the incident reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Pepprey
Gussie
Philadelphia Press
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Claim Ad
An old advertisement urges health by curing bowel issues with Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It promises natural bowels, relief from headaches to cancer, and a 10 cent starter price, warning against imitations and noting the product boxes bear COC.
Cannot Understand Eternal Femininity Said By Man
A Baltimore American remark quotes a man puzzled by women’s fashion saying he cannot understand why skirts are made ten inches too long and held ten inches too high. The quip contrasts male confusion with enduring gender stereotypes.
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Baltimore American
Seaside Hotel Promoter Bets Prize Over Sea Serpent Sight
In Chicago Inter Ocean ad copy a seaside hotel proprietor boasts a prize to the first person who reports sighting the sea serpent. The note appears amid quirky summer resort advertising and a cure advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With Price Tag
An advertisement argues internal use for Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents. The snippet repeats the price and claims about efficacy. A Baltimore American quote mocks Gen Shootem up, while other lines reference Beeman's Pepsin Gum and a humorous wartime gag. The multiple fragments resemble a collage of ad copy and quips.
Markets Report From New York and Cleveland Sept 25
The notice summarizes market activity with prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. It lists wheat corn oats and cheese along with regional quotations from New York Cleveland and East Enid and notes steady to higher livestock values and commodity prices.
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New York
Cleveland
York
Liberty
East Enilule
Ely
How Mothers May Help a Daughter Through Girlhood
This piece urges mothers to guide their daughters through puberty using care and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It includes Miss Pearl Goon's 1899 letter seeking advice on irregular menses, fatigue, and poor color, illustrating the need for parental support.
Dear Mrs Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praise Letter
A Seattle reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it transformed her life. She says work is now a pleasure, she feels healthy, and believes more women would suffer less with continued use. The note is signed Miss Pear Goop.
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Miss Pear
29Th Avenue
Yeslar Way
Seattle
Wash
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