Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weakness and pelvic disorders. It claims rapid, permanent relief from headaches, dizziness, eye spots, and general weakness, citing medical endorsements and a warning against inferior substitutes. It also touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills, sugar coated and easy to take.
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Dr. Pierce
Te Mosi
Neuveral
Fox
Plerea
Dr J H Powell Eye Ear Nose And Throat Atlanta
Dr J H Powell operates an eye ear nose and throat practice in Atlanta Georgia with hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 on Sunday morning. Office located at 315 16 Century Building and Bell Phone Main 1875 for appointments.
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J. H. Powell
Atlanta
Century
Bell Phone
Spanish Etiquette From Our Madrid Holiday
E C Allen writes from Outing about Spain in a two month trip, praising Madrid as the city of marvelous contrasts and noting varied etiquette observed by visitors. The piece humorously advises on dress, greetings, begging, and manners, reflecting impressions and misreadings from a casual tourist standpoint.
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Joan
Madrid
Toledo
Esconal
Paris
Spain
E. C. Allen
It Was New to the Bishop Dinner Party Misstep
A large dinner party with an English bishop as guest of honor featured an inexperienced helper hired by the elderly butler. The young man misunderstood his task and, after the bishop drank, wiped the lordship's mouth with a napkin, despite the mockingly simple instruction.
Grubworm Races Among London Clerks
A historical note describes grub racing practiced by London office clerks. Worms bred in nuts or apples were stabled in walnut shells and raced across paper toward the edge. Winners proved fastest in straight lines, sparking lively bets despite some worms veering off course.
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London
New York Tribune
Patrick Kilpatrick Dismissal Stir in Patient Ward
In a published joke a patient asks a nurse about the doctor’s name and protests Doctor Kilpatrick’s operation. The exchange centers on the patient’s claim that a Kilpatrick appointment would not suit him, and the nurse’s clarification prompts a humorous emphasis on the name Patrick.
Poi In Hawaii A Native Staple And Etiquette Of Feasts
The article describes poi, a staple from taro, its preparation, cultural role, and etiquette at luaus in Hawaii. It notes factories now mass-produce poi, its health claims linked to Hawaiian physiques, and changes in table manners with Western utensils while preserving finger use in some traditions. It also includes a humorous contrasting note on a coal dispute quoted from a Peebles lawyer.
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Islands
Hawaii
Bobby's Unfortunate Delay
Five year old Bobby is dressed in clean clothes by his mother but returns dirty and torn from a boys fight. He refuses to join the scrap and argues that he was not ready to fight when the other boy attacked him, prompting maternal displeasure. The piece, attributed to Delineator, presents a child’s wartime impatience and a mother’s expectation of taking part in conflicts.
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Bobby
Bob
Marty Little Fellow Banana Peel Antic
Mr Mildan teases a boy about placing a banana peel to trip him while the boy, calling himself manly, denies it and explains it was meant for his nearsighted brother. Kan vaz City Times notes the prank in a humorous exchange.
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Marty
Mr. Mildan
Kanvaz
Mirage Portrait of the Colorado Desert in Travel Journal
Harvey Hall Noaster describes a desert voyage noting wireless telephones unnecessary over long distances. The mirage spectacle emerges with dawn, turning lake-like visions into golden fields and floating mountains before fading to a gray, sunlit plain.
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Colorado Desert
Harvey Hall Noaster
Statue of Liberty details provoke poet's memory
In a sharp exchange, a woman questions a man about measurements of the Statue of Liberty. She lists dimensions from head to waist and remarks on a line from his poem claiming she reminded him of the Goddess of Liberty. He accepts the facts with guarded curiosity.
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Agon
Bartholdi
Ifoma Journal
Street Lighting Chronology in Early America
A scrap book note traces street lighting in New York starting 1697 with lanterns from every seventh house. Gas lighting began in Baltimore in 1816 and Philadelphia lit a theater on Nov 25, 1816 as the first amusement venue. Boston adopted gas lighting in 1822, with Cornwall, England introducing it roughly thirty years earlier.
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New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
America
Boston
Cornwall
England
City folk visit navy models and misidentify fire escape
In a vignette from Lippincott's the couple, seen as country people newly exposed to city life, tour the navy department in Washington. Pointing to a ladder over a ship, the wife asks what it is and the husband answers it is a fire escape.
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Hoe
Woshington
Navy Department
Lippincott’s
He Got the Girl in Question to Father by Hand
A young man named Sam sought consent to marry the girl he loves. The old father challenged him to speak plainly and wisely. Sam’s reply was succinct and decisive, and the match was secured.
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Hoe
Sam
Lincoln Douglas Debates at Freeport Exploited by Lincoln
In the Freeport meeting Lincoln, once seen as an outsider, boldly answered questions and challenged Douglas to reciprocate. Douglas attacked the crowd as a mob, provoking a volatile scene under moderator Tyner, while Lincoln’s closing address pacified the audience and showcased his steadiness.
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Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Frederick Trevor Hill
Freeport
Lincoln
Douglas
Theroes
Dong- Ing
Lek
Tyner
Why He Hurried A Tower Broadway Businessman Catches A.D
A Tower Broadway businessman sends a boy to fetch the lowest price for a cinemagraph outfit. The boy returns with the word quickly, explaining he could not remember the long term and might lose his job if he forgot it.
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Tower Broadway
Tally Gee
New York Globe
Telegraphy in China Opens First Line in 1872
The London Globe notes China started telegraph service in 1872 and now has about 15,000 miles of line all under imperial control. Messages use number cipher due to Chinese syllabic language, printed from the reverse to reveal characters.
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China
London Globe
The Two Registers of the Voice Explained
The New York World outlines two voice registers the chest and head. Chest notes use full even tones from the chest heat and back of the nose while head tones originate at the bridge of the nose. Untrained head tones can sound shrill though trained voices hide the transition.
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New York World
Carrollton Mayor and Council Public Bond Purchase Notice
Legal notice from the Carrollton Mayor and City Council seeking authority for the purchase of bonds of the Carrollton Electric Commission and related fixtures. Describes price not to exceed 440 and bond terms, method of payment, and posting details with dates and bond numbers referenced. The notice outlines public sale and election timing, with exact dates and payment schedules implied.
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Siate
Georgi
Pune
Ind
Connell
Carruliton
Maral
Gounel
Ipsa
Agni
Boledy
Tony
Anid
Sean
Daly Loth
Marker
sPoniery
Lou i
Boon Nive
Tpac Bose
Amiary Toth
Kerem
Faly Jen
Trieste
Ban
Ordre Bret Ene Cowiell
Olly Claris
Amendment to Charter Petition in Carroll County Georgia
Petition to amend the charter of a local company in Carroll County Georgia requests altering the corporate purposes and charter terms. The document, dated February 1, 1910, lists parties Celia Bhangh and others, with Clerk Poured certifying the true copy for the Superior Court of Carroll County.
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Georith
Oarvall
Boube
Superior Court of Anidounty
la Maudewine
Magdows
HM Lang
Iaeti
Simson Kel Witt
Uttis
Basi
Te Valiehon
TA Smith
AW Baska
Tyle
M Mending
HM Myatt
Lan Shanes
Beodtmie
Pearood
Chuney
Weiy Keriiimer
Alon
Conok
Webb
Bashurp
Gintes
Grurgia
Carrell Gnutry
Dade
Said
Carrollton
Gadneid
Anil
Fulton
Deaid
Meorgia, Carrollenti
Sunerioh Torre
Hala
de Luke
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Roop
J. E. Cramer
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L. J. Brock
Stewart Building
Harris’ Hardware Store
Adamson & Jackson
Girrdiston
R, D, Jackson
R, W, Adamson
Carrollton, Ga
Bradley Building
Thomasson
Bass
Underwood
Wnat Wood Typewriter CO
Pascitrec
Atlanta GA
Evan
Phwat
Poi
Saunders McDowell
Peebles
Diana
Sanders
Louia Globe- Democrat
Freaport
Ely
Carrollun
Sue
Ita
Pail Corporation
Obeine Ray Warene
Nurin Ann Syle
Bedeld
Buckoee
Dla Armanin
Wellerree
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