Letters That Survived Time to Reach a Friend
An old Times-Democrat account recalls 1901 meetings with a long-lost Washington friend who kept two 13 year old letters mailed to him in 1888. The letters surfaced when the men reunited in New Orleans, revealing faded friendships and the odd voyage of one writer abroad for four years.
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New Orleans
Washington
Boston
New York
Europe
America
Bartho
East 12Th St
New York City
N. Y
Peruna
Eva Bartho
Senator Roach
Larimore
N. Dak
Senator Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Belva Lockwood
General Longstreet
Washington, D. C
No Human Life There on Labrador Coast
The Labrador coast presents a vast solitude of rocky headlands and bare slopes, with few human habitations beyond Hamilton Inlet. The region is a great wilderness where no farms or children exist, yet waters teem with cod salmon and seals drawing fishermen and traders, and future steamship travel may invite tourists to the summer shores.
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Labrador
Hamilton Inlet
Greenland
States
Boston Transcript
Romance of a Farm Becomes Home for Orphans
The Dysart estate near Nachusa in Lee County, once owned by Col. Alexander Dysart, is sold to an Evangelical church and converted into an orphanage after Mrs. Shippert, widow and former owner, proposed the project. The land lies on the Northwestern line two hours from Chicago.
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Chicago
Nachusa
Dysart
Alexander Dysart
Peter Burham
Mary
Lee County
Henry Shippert
Col. Dysart
Gol Dern the Weather A New York Poem by AEeOS M Anderson
A humorous regional verse laments relentless bad weather. The speaker notes mud deep enough to bog wheels and roofs leaking while workers lament wages and plans to fetch groceries. Despite grumbling, the poem ends with a resigned plea for better days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Jing
Aeeos M. Anderson
New York
Why Women Get Less Pay Says Marshall Field Buyer
A historic Louisville Herald reprints John J Johnson, long a Marshall Field buyer in Chicago, arguing women’s wages are lower because their work is inferior to men’s and that men can do more and better work. He cites preference for male labor and notes he hired men whenever possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
John J Johnson
Chicago
Louisville Herald
Doctor Takes a tumble on a California trip
A sick woman requests only one thing, a trip to California, as a young physician offers medicine and assistance. The doctor himself then takes a tumble, in a moment recounted by the Grand Rapids Press.
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California
Grand Rapids Press
When Eve Went Out In The Garden
A brief Witty quote from Puck portrays Eve speaking on leaving paradise after the flaming sword message. Adam responds with lament and tears, capturing a playful take on the biblical moment.
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Eve
Adam
Puck
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Bottle Advertisement
An 2ca bottle advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims to soothe teething pain for children and ease wind colic. The copy emphasizes gentle relief and product use for infants.
Boy asks to attend grandmother’s funeral in afternoon
An office boy pleads to attend his grandmother’s funeral this afternoon if it does not rain. The boss, interrupted from his morning mail, asks what he wants with a growl.
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Mail
Columbus Dispatch
Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue Promises Clean Clothes
An old advertisement touts Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue as spill proof, non freezing and stain free. It costs 10 cents with claim to equal 20 cents worth of other bluing and invites readers to send 10 cents for a sample to The Laundry Blue Co. in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laundry Blue Co
Michigan Street
Chicago
Peruna Promoted By Doctors For Female Ailments
A long quotation of endorsements for Peruna appears from multiple women detailing relief from uterine irregularities backache and insomnia after using the tonic. The doctor recommends sending symptoms to Dr. Hartman of Columbus Ohio for free treatment guidance.
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Buey M. Riley
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbua, Hio
Two Friends in Every Woman and a Grotesque Claim
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana props a literary opinion praising a phrase about friendship and secrets. The letter cites a quote about Piso's Cure for Consumption and a remark on originality. The note ends with a dated 1900 and a brief aside on genius.
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Joan F. Boyer
Trinity,Springs, Ind
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Helen Rolof
Kaukauna
Wis
Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Royal Templars of Temperance
Lucy M. Riley
Davenport St
Cleveland
Kline
Keoatt Dee
Philadelphia, Fe
Bears
Rye
Act
Samuel Pomc
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Soo Virginia
Haber
Hea LE & CO
Pyle & DeHaven
Real
Berard
Eapeche Etate
Petersburg
el Ravelvent
Boc
Kinuiy
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