Miss Phoebe Vinton retires after forty four years at Hamlin Woolen
Miss Phoebe Vinton leaves the Hamlin Woolen Company in Southbridge after a continuous service of forty four years and six months. She worked in the same room and operated the same set of four rooms throughout her tenure. The text also notes historical shifts in street numbering from Berlin in 1795 and Vienna in 1803, and mentions Moffat's swamp in Lapeer county Michigan where a stream flows only at certain hours, ceasing nightly between 3 and 4 o clock and then rising again.
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Phoebe Vinton
Hamiln Woolen Company
Southbridge
Miss Vinton
London
Aris
Berlin
Vienna
Moffat’s Swamp
Lapeer County
Mich
Cedar Swamp
Pane Highway
Kaak
Heedless Women Pay Penalty for Their Neglect
A 19th or early 20th century promotion extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female illnesses. It urges women to seek early treatment for symptoms like nervousness and backache, claims to remove monthly irregularities and womb problems, and includes a testimonial from Annie Kreanian of Patchogue, Illinois, praising her recovery after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie
Kreaian
Patchogue, Ll
Farms and Farmers The Moisture Question
The article argues moisture management on farms can boost yields and reduce costs. It details soil evaporation, mulch effects, shallow cultivation after rains, and deep plowing with drainage to improve water absorption. It also covers stock care, breeding ethics, salt needs, grinding feed, and orchard and garden practices such as thinning fruit, weed control, borers, and pest remedies.
Lincoln and Dana tale and petroleum note
Mr Lincoln and Gen Dana set forth a wartime anecdote about Dana’s plea for promotion and Lincoln’s quips on recruits. The piece adds a note on petroleum from carbide chemistry, linking cerium carbide to oil and Mendeléeff’s oil hypothesis. Toast science closes with a tea time toast serving suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelieff
Baku
Czar as Favorite With Victoria Review of Reviews
The article recalls Queen Victoria naming her favorite grandson the Emperor Nicholas to an honorary colonelcy in the British army, a move echoed with Austria the same year. It notes the Queen’s influence helping improve Anglo Russian ties through personal diplomacy and the grandchildren’s reverence for grandmamma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Emperor Nicholas
Queen Victoria
Campbell Bannerman
War Office
Czar
Austria
St. Petersburg
Prince Lobanoff
A Child Envoys Syrup of Figs As Family Remedy
The pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs are praised as a soothing laxative for children and adults alike. The ad suggests parents use it when constipated or bilious, calling it the best family remedy and urging every household to keep a bottle.
An Appeal For Assistance And Stomach Bitters Ad
An 1865 style notice promotes Ostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive distress and bile gland discomfort. The letter cites symptoms like heartburn wind and sallow skin and ends with a testimonial from J. R. Madison in Chicago. The ad also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption as a longstanding family medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostetter
J. R. Madison
42D Ave
Chicago
Ills
Periodicity of Jokes in the Argonaut and Echoes of Reprints
A discourse on the Argonaut storylet repeats its own jokes and clashes with Vanity and Spectator over first publication claims from 1881 to 1888. It notes the paper’s long practice of printing anecdotes and admits occasional duplication while cataloging various items: Miss Moffett on a tuft, medical ads, and brief exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Columbia “Spectator
Argonaut
Arre
Low Rate Excursions and New Monon Route Service
Low rate excursions to the South on the Louisville and Nashville line occur on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October with half fare on round trips. Inquiries go to C. P. Atmore or J. K. Ridgely. Also a new Monon Route sleeper service starts June 7 from Chicago to Indianapolis on the Fast Mail, departing 4:45 a.m. and arriving 9:00 a.m., with a Dearborn station occupancy at 9:30 p.m. Tickets at 232 Clark Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Monon
Indianapolis
Dearborn
Polk Street
City Ticket Office
Clark St
Cartee
Washington
asnSt
Union
Massachusetts Ave
GEO. W
Patrick O'Farrell
Washington D.C
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Loch Bro
Wieh Bros. Tobacco
Duxbak
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Co Journal
P.O. Box
N. Y. City
Almar Ula
Prof
Curtiss
Iowa
MR. Lincoln and
Gen. Dana
Abraham
N. J. T. Dana
Cleveland
Lincoln
Dana
Washington Post
Napoleon J. T. Dana
Napoleon
Jackson
Army of the Potomac
Col. Dana
Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana
Miss Moffett
N. Peck
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hood
Kay
B. J. Kay Medical Co
16Th St
Omaha
Neb
SpPisag
Usuuunud
Ute
Ilca Sanoliol
Sapolio
Middle South
Southern Homeseekers' Land Company
Somerville
Tenn
Ben Hur
Central Cycle Mf’g CO
Garden St
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Inu
NDP
Piedric
E. J. Hexb
Indianapolis Business University
THE
Gold Stock Investment Co
Colorado Springs
Volo
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