Dearest Baby Miracle Prompts Happy Platteburg Home
Mrs Verna Wilkes of Platteburg Missouri writes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and helped her have a healthy baby after previous child loss. The ad promises remedies for nervous prostration indigestion and female troubles and invites confidential letters for advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Plattsburg, Miss
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Curiously Feet Powered Ironing in Cairo Tailoring Shops
A Wide World writer recalls Cairo native tailors who iron with their feet. They use large flat irons heated on a wooden block, with a low ironing board. The worker slides the iron along the cloth by guiding the handle with the foot, performing the task efficiently.
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Wide World Magazine
Cairo
Small Town Shoemakers Rally for Equal Terms
A public appeal favors small manufacturers against big shoe firms. The letter argues United Shoe Machinery Co favors all mills, from single machines to large operations, and claims equal treatment promotes competition and prosperity in small towns. Readers urged to write for more details from United Shoe Machinery Co of Boston, MA.
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United Shoe Machinery Co
Boston
Mass
Adv
Abe Martin Reviews Uncle Tom's Cabin at Melodeon Hall
Kin Hubbard reported on the performance with his Abe Martin lens. The critique notes the play played down the Melodeon hall last night and that the dogs were good but the supporting cast was weak.
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Kin Hubbard
Indiana
Hubbard
Abe Martin
T’ Melodeon Hall
Dogs
Everybody’s Magazine
Cause of Pink Eye in Albinos
Albinos have pink eyes because their cornea and iris lack pigment, making the eye completely transparent so underlying blood vessels show through, creating the pink coloration.
Brides Drawn Together by Mail in Belgian Canadian Cattle Race
The Poormane siblings Gaston and George wed their Brussels brides after introducing themselves by mail. They arrived from Antwerp on the Vaderland and plan to return to Regina, Canada, to raise cattle. Millie Pootmans arranged the romance with Georgette and Lea Terwayne in Brussels.
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New York
Messrs
Mesdames Gaston and
George Poormane
Vaderland
Antwerp
Regina
Canada
Brussels
Saskatchewan
Millie
Millie Pootmans
Georgette
Lea Terwayne
Lea
Daughters of Postmaster General Plot Vacation Romance
Gaston Pootmans and his brother select brides via straw drawing before a New York return voyage. Gaston wins Miss Georgette. the other brother takes Miss Thea. The couples plan to marry on arrival and establish ranches in Canada. Gaston is 28. his brother younger. brides 20 and 18.
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New York
Gaston
Georgette
Thea
Pootmans
Gaston Pootmans
Burleson
Lucy
Sidney
Virginia
University of Texas
Washington
Nouel Resigns and Flees to Europe Amid Dominican Crises
In Puerto Plata Dominican President Nouel resigns after revolutionaries oppose his vacillating stance. General Horacio Vasquez arrives, says Nouel stalled on elections and violated the November compact, risking a coup and military resistance.
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Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
American Commission
Horacio Vasquez
Revolutionary Forces
Nouel
Congress
Vasquez
Loves Man Who Beat Her Convicts Him in Chicago Court
Marie Shelda testified that Fred Wagner beat her at the Haymarket hotel after meeting him in Milwaukee and traveling to Chicago to marry him. Wagner was fined 100 dollars and costs. she wept and urged the judge to release him, claiming she would pay the fine.
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Chicago
Fred Wagner
Mahoney
Marie Shelda
Wagner
Milwauxee
Haymarket
West Madison Street
French cave dweller Leleu found dead in grotto
The 78 year old hermit Leleu who lived 27 years in a grotto near Arcy sur Cure in the Yon ne department is found dead with head wounds. Authorities speculate a fall from the grotto caused the injuries.
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Hermit
Paris
Leleu
Arcy sur-Cuve
Department of the Yonne
Urges Women for Police Force in Reform Plan
Inez Milholland suffrage leader and social worker endorses Mrs Belmonts plan to place women on the police force to handle delinquency among girls. She argues women hardened by street life need to appeal to the heart of women and supports forming a colony to rehabilitate women arrested.
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New York
Inez Milholland
Washington
O. H. P. Belmont
Paroled Man Returned To Prison After Parole Mixup
Octaviano Telles, convicted in 1909 for complicity in a Valencia county murder in 1890, believed he had parole and lived free for over three years. Governor McDonald later found no parole was granted and ordered his arrest. He had traveled away after the murder, returned in 1909 for trial, then was let go en route to prison when a supposed parole was cited. He began a three year term in the state penitentiary.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Octaviano Telles
Valencia County
Teles
McDonald
Telles
Albuquerque
Rich steelman gives $25,000 tip to Waldorf manager
In New York a Pittsburgh steel magnate honored E. T. D. Hodges traffic manager at the Waldorf Astoria with a $25,000 tip. Hodges had long declined offers of tips, and the man gave the money to Hodges to hold in trust for his daughter after the birth of a baby.
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Pittsburgh
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
E. T. D. Hodges
Hodges
Bright Brass Care and Teething Syrup Notes
Bright brass and metals stay bright with outdoor or indoor cleaning and a coat of varnish from stores. Ads mention Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething calming gums and easing pain at 25 cents a bottle. Also notes about labor and parental pay. A pundit quips that a good husband must have nerve to be anything else.
Short Indianapolis boy demands larger partner in dance class
A six year old from a prominent Indianapolis family in a dancing school asks the teacher to pair him with a bigger girl, claiming he is a "grownup" and feeling his "shortage." The five year old girl he selects is small yet skilled, prompting his request.
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Indianapolis
Ife
Indianapolis News
Needle in the Soup Sparks Typing Error Jest
A printing house typesetter famed for correcting misprints becomes a waiter. He serves soup, the diner complains of a needle in the bowl. The waiter calmly explains it was a misprint, corrected as neodle, in a joke from Das Echo via Youth's Companion.
Appreciation Coming Says Mrs Goodman and Mrs Nagg
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation shows Mrs Goodman advising that appreciation arrives after loss and Mrs Nagg agreeing that a husband’s value is best recognized when life is insured.
Parlor Car Theft and Patrol Beat Result
A sneaky thief took a parlor car pet. I asked a policeman for help and he beat it. The line plays on a pun about beating the thief, reflecting a slapstick crime quip rather than a report.
Farmer Clips Wings In Morning
A quoted exchange shows a farmer clipping a daughter’s wings this morning, prompting a humorous reply about waiting for new ones to grow. The dialogue pairs a request for a daughter’s wing with the farmer’s practical constraint.
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Mr. Drake
Gown Rips Prompt Quick Fashion Rejoinder
A playful exchange unfolds as American Duchess jokes about being undone while noting the gown on English Friend strains under its wear. The banter captures a light moment in a social setting with witty fashion repartee.
Young Men Learn Hard Lessons of Self Reliance
The saying warns that many a young man would face a tough setback if left to rely solely on his own resources. It emphasizes the value of skill, prudence, and support in shaping independence.
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