Woman Learns Ink Needed for Fountain Pen
A Brooklyn Ledger note recalls a customer who bought a fountain pen and demanded a refund, only to learn the pen had never been filled. The clerks advise filling the pen fixes the issue, and the customer admits the mistake.
Witty Saying On Outwitting Others
A proverb notes that many men who believe they are clever end up outwitting themselves while attempting to outsmart others.
Sure Way to Build Up Rundown People Via Kidneys
Nora Ind February 6 Special That the sure way of building up rundown men and women is to put their kidneys in good working order is shown by the experience of Mr Joseph V Duffey and Mrs Duffey of this place Both were weak and worn and des sadurated They used Dodds Kidney Pills and today both enjoy the best of health Mr Duffey says I was very weak and almost past going I tried everything which people said was good but I got no benefit till I tried Dodd s Kidney Pills They helped me in every way and I am strong and well now Mrs Duffey says I was so bad that if anybody would lay down a string I felt I could not step over it Since taking Dodd s Kidney Pills I can run and jump fences Healthy kidneys insure pure blood World s Kidney Pills insure healthy kidneys An old bachelor says that too many of the roses that bloom in feminine cheeks are transplanted from drug stores.
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Nora
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Joseph V. Duffey
Mr. Duffey
Dodd
Earliest Green Quions Promote New Money Making Vegetables
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse ig presents an Earlest Green Eating Quion among its new money making vegetables. The ad proclaims it a winner for farmers and gardeners seeking novelty crops and valuable yields.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Plant seed catalog offer promises 10 000 garden plants
The notice promises a big plant and seed catalog for 160 and postage, with over 10 000 seeds including cabbages turnips celery lettuce onions radishes and flowers, plus Salter's Fourth of July Sweet Corn if 2c postage is sent. a questionable line about a woman marrying for money appears in brackets.
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Salter
Cory
W.N.U
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises One Hundred Dollar Reward
The ad touts 13 Catarrh Haile Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure, claiming it cures constitutional catarrh by internal treatment. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for proof of failure to cure and urge sending testimonials to CWENEY & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents. Take Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Cweney & Co
Toledo
Mirrors as Reflective Humor Challenge
The remark suggests that if everyone shared a common sense of humor, many would laugh at their own reflections when facing their image. The idea plays on vanity and self awareness in a light humorous way.
Well Deserved Tribute to Winchester Repeating Arms at Winchester Exposition
The Grau Urze award was given to Winchester Repeating Arms Co at the St Pauls Exposition in New Haven Connecticut, marking the grand prize for firearms manufacturers. The exhibit highlighted thirty years of quality in Winchester rifles shotguns and ammunition, with the company receiving top honors and superior recognition from donors and judges.
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Winchester Repeating Armes
New Fhiven
St Pauls Exposition
A. Anton
Wome Besten Lepeating Arms Co
Building a Dairy Room in the Cellar
The article describes turning part of a cellar into a dairy room with a large window and double panes, a cement floor costing about 12 cents per square foot, cementing sides at 35 cents per square yard, a 1.5 inch thick coat, and a self closing tight door. It stresses using good cement and proper ventilation to keep milk fresh.
Oleo War Revives With New National Association
The oleomargarine war regroups after a Supreme Court defeat. A national association forms to repeal laws forcing oleo to be sold uncolored and to challenge butter interests, charging a $25 entrance fee and vowing to fight with money.
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United States Supreme Court
Pasteurized Milk as a Charity Gains Public Support
The article notes pasteurized milk sold at cost in major cities like New York and Chicago. It says eight hundred thousand glasses were sold in New York last summer, with over two million bottles overall. The plan aims to provide milk to infants without profit, though customers pay actual cost.
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New York
Chicago
The Cows and the Fall Pastures
After frosts reduce grass value and rains soften ground the pasture is not suitable for cows. Heavy stocking in summer leaves thin sod and trampling in fall hurts the soil. Resting land until spring often pays, since trampling losses exceed feed benefits.
Extreme statements on dairy yields spark debate
A writer claims warmth and comfort will double milk yield versus cold. Critics say such extreme promises are hard to prove and could damage agricultural journalism's credibility. The discussion centers on whether comfort truly doubles output or if more modest gains are realistic.
Milk wagon drivers must hold Omaha health licenses
In Omaha, drivers of milk wagons and employees handling or selling milk are required to obtain licenses from the Omaha Board of Health.
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Omaha
The
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Milk Sold Across New York City From Stores and Wagons
New York City distributes milk through about 12 000 stores and 4 000 wagons extending to neighborhoods across the metropolis.
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New York City
Be Accurate the Key to Fast Business Rise
A New York Commercial quote from a dry goods chief credits a young partner with rising from office boy at five dollars a week to high rank due to accuracy and diligent instruction. The leader urges young entrants to adopt accuracy as their motto to secure success in business.
Conscience money framed as six $10 gold pieces
S A MacDonnell of Boston keeps a framed conscience money display in his office. A man who wronged him repaid $61 morally, arranging six $10 gold coins around a central silver dollar in a carved gilt frame to remind him of restitution. MacDonnell says he would only use the money if in dire circumstances.
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Boston
S. A. MacDonnell
Mr. MacDonnell
American Girls and Our Prized Nation in Verse
A nostalgic poem celebrating American girls as ideal partners, praising youth, virtue, and national pride. The speaker admires a seventeen year old American girl, praising her eyes and manners while warning against infatuation. He imagines father time delaying time and envies a man beginning love with such a prize.
Adulteration of Foodstuffs Warned by Food Expert
Dr. Leon S. Watters cautions that many staples like olive oil, low price vinegars, cocoa and coffee are commonly adulterated. He cites mineral acid in cheap vinegar, starch or shell fragments in cocoa, and imitation coffee using hog liver and chicory as common deceptive practices.
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Leon S. Watters
It Rests With the People Says New Orleans Picayune
The piece argues that honest politics depend on citizen primaries to nominate candidates and on voters qualifying to vote in all elections. It calls for personal participation in nominating, voting, and staying vigilant to preserve liberty.
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New Orleans Picayune
Women Seek Relief to Avoid Hospital Ovarian Surgery
A maternal health appeal touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive remedy for ovarian and womb disorders. Personal testimonies claim cures from serious conditions without surgery, urging sick women to write for advice and buy the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Not Blaming the Church for Hidden Secrets of Members
A provocative remark argues that fault should not be placed on the church because it reflects only the concealed lives of some adherents. The statement suggests caution in judging an institution by the actions of individuals within it.
Guaranteed Cure for Piles by PAZO Ointment
Advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT offers a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding symptoms with a money back guarantee if not cured in 6 to 14 days. Priced at 60 cents.
Deep thinkers ponder origins of strange beautiful thoughts
The passage notes that the deepest thinkers are those who wonder whence ideas arise as bright thoughts frequently flash into their mind.
If you would live long and prosper
A pithy aphorism suggesting a mindset of calm resilience and personal responsibility to endure life’s challenges without fretting about others’ concerns. It frames longevity and well being as outcomes of self discipline and steady focus.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Advertisement claims Mother Gray a nurse in New York uses soothing powders to stop colds feverishness headaches and teething troubles in 24 hours and destroy worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample mailed free address S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
S. Olnsted
le Roy
N. Y
You Cannot Win the Prize Without Paying the Price
A terse editorial note urges readers that success demands sacrifice and effort. It emphasizes discipline, persistence, and readiness to invest time and energy to achieve worthy goals.
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