Lessons on business honesty and domestic scenes in Boston
A Boston Woman's Club talk by Mrs. H B Kidder of Peabody Co urges women to learn core business principles, honesty as rule, and prudent risk. The benched anecdotes mix with a dramatic sickbed scene and reflections on women's suffrage, domestic virtue, and society debates in late 19th century print.
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Ike
Woman's Club
Boston
H. B. Kidder
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Gary
Monarchs by age and throne across Europe in 19th century list
The record outlines reigning sovereigns by age and succession from the early 1800s, noting the Emperor of Germany born March 22 1797 as oldest, followed by the Duke of Brunswick born 1806 and other monarchs including the Emperor of Austria and Prince of Montenegro. It mixes erroneous phrases and stray notes about textiles and papermaking earlier in the piece.
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Brazil
William
Duke of Brunswick
Victorie
Emperor of
Austria
Willam IV
Holland
Alexander II
Russia
Montenegro
Germany
Prussia
Charles I of
Duke of Brunewick
Pope
Leo
Alfon
Spain
Ill formed medical notice fragment for female complaints
Fragmentary OCR text describes Tei preparation with vegetable properties and mentions ineffective terms and permanent effects. Contains garbled phrases and incomplete references to remedies and authorities, lacking clear actions, dates, or entities.
Fragmented garbled quip era from many papers
A fusion of nonsensical phrases and garbled OCR lines from multiple papers, mentioning cake tastes and a Boston house painter, with stray references to Latin, undertakers, fashion bonnets, and a church text anecdote. The readable portions offer no cohesive event, context, or clear individuals to summarize.
Wonderful Engineering Work in the South of France
The Gurabit Viaduct over the Plaus valley in Lozere France is hailed as a remarkable civil engineering triumph. The central arch spans 541 feet with a rise around 86 feet and the structure reaches lofty heights for a European bridge, using a mix of concrete masonry and metal toron supports.
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Saint Flour
Lozire
Gurabit
Contal
Feay
Ritel
Notre Dame
Vondoms
Albany
la Salle
Ulisois
Kennebec
New River
West Viginia
Garsbie
Europaa
Gafaty
Frivourg
Switzerland
M. Eiffel
European Society of Civil Engineers
Tansadnet
Missionary Love Triangle Ends in Wedding in Mercer
A Mercer tale from the ME Church era recounts George Berard, a young missionary to India, and Clara Shaffer, a Soldiers' Orphan Schools teacher, who fell in love. A merchant named Dick Wright funded Clara’s voyage after Berard proposed, but Wright pursued Clara himself and followed them to New York where he witnessed their marriage, returning as a couple to Mercer.
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Susan Wriget
New York Public Schools
The
Health Board
Meeike Prevention of
George Berard
Marcer
Clara Shaffer
India
Wright
Mercer
New York
Misy Shaffer
Miade
Oo Tha Oung
Pitteburgh
Little Known Patent Cure Promises Quick Relief
A dubious remedy called King’s Discovery claims to cure coughs, bronchitis, asthma, and other throat and chest ailments with a ten cent or one dollar size sold by W. L. Weller of Cedar Rapids. Ads tout the formula as medically endorsed, clergy endorsed, and money back if unsatisfied. Also promoted is Backlen’s Salve for skin and minor injuries with a money-back guarantee. Additionally a note on petroleum export values concludes the item.
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St. York
W.L. Weller
Cedar Rapids
Dyspepsia Cure Promoted by Local Citizen
The best J G Starkey reports a citizen of Town City cured of years of dyspepsia and liver complaints after using Sinloh's Vitalizer. Advertisement claims relief and endorses the remedy priced at 75 cents. Sold by W J Weller and Wheeler & Froush. A separate notice notes Hale Francis issues an order prohibiting the importation of pork, bacon and ham from the United States.
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J. G. Starkey
Insntial
Town City
W. J Weller
Wheeler & Frouoh
Hale Francs
United States
Shilohs Cure and Porous Plaster Ad and Tragic Family Note
An old advertisement hawks Shilohs Consumption Cure with prices and a Shilohs Porous Plaster for back or chest pain, sold by Wi & Woller and Wheeler & French. A grim Mass tragedy reports two last family members burned to death after a brother fell in battle near Vicksburg and a father died of exposure.
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Wi &Woller
Wheeler & French
Dovchester
Mass
Vicksburg
Rufus Speaks Dr Thomas Electric Oil Restore Voice
An 1864 letter describes a bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil healing a man who had not spoken in five years. The note, sold by Pope & Rillan in Nunda New York, to Abraham Lincoln, expresses anxious hope the war treason ends and voices will flow again.
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Maui
Dr. White
Pope & Filag
2Ldwit
Cedar Rapits
Gel Bila
Votner Iduy
Adams Sl
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Tawa
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Nunda
N.Y
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Spring Blossom advertised as cure for dyspepsia
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Thomas Howard
Bradford
Pan
Pope & Bilan
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