Largest cedar canoe hauled from Port Rupert to Seattle
The Seattle Times notes a massive cedar canoe, second largest on the Pacific coast, hauled to a tide-flat on 1st Avenue South. Carved from a single cedar, it holds over a hundred people and is part of Port Rupert’s fleet of large canoes. Fort Rupert Tsimshian traders, crossing from Vancouver Island, traveled eighteen days to reach Seattle, seeking a gourd-tree canoe with no rotten parts.
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British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Seattle Times
1St Avenue
Port Rupert
Vancouver Island
Fort Rupert
Tande
Spite Fence in Wisconsin Town Declares Its Story
In a Wisconsin town near Milwaukee a tall boards fence blocks a view and prompts a display of painted messages. One resident proclaims on his side “He built this fence. I didn't do it!” while the neighboring resident counters on the opposite side with “I had to do it.”
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Miss Simion
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Syed
Deru Kids
Dr. Rolling
Petee
Peru
Sisie
John Kennedy
Franklin
John M Smyth Co Catalog Promises Wide Household Range
An Illinois city advertisement touts the John M Smyth Co catalog at 150 to 166 West Madison Street Chicago claiming a third of a century of service and over half a million Chicago area homes supplied. It highlights catalog values including a top buggy at 34 95 and a sample carriage at 44 95. The note also claims strict no woman policy at Cramp's Philadelphia yard and reports crowd confusion in handling a brand incident.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Vicinig
Vwllis
Jobo AL. Smyth Company
Why Xat Far-Away Look in Her Eyes
A fragment hints at a character named Xat with a distant gaze described as sky blue. The line contrasts a thoughtful, distant mood with a physical detail about eye color, suggesting a literary or poetic context.
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Xat
Record of the Week Jeffersonville News Roundup
Police report multiple incidents from Jeffersonville and surrounding towns. Safe-blower captured near French, Indiana. accidents, divorces, fires, and a library expansion noted. Local crime, deaths, fires, court actions, and civic updates fill the page with scattered names and places.
Auntie America Sells Cascarets for Constipation Relief
Sufferers across the nation report relief from constipation with Cascarets in letters printed in this issue. Readers describe dramatic improvements, compliments to the tonic, and endorsements from widespread households.
Catarrh Cure Promoted By Hall's Proprietors
Advertised remedy claims to treat catarrh as a constitutional disease by internal action. Testimony from dealers and representatives promises relief, with a money back offer for any case not improved.
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Une Diness
TEY & CO
Telude
Deuisiats, Tae
Fragmentary notes on a plan to clean house
A garbled fragment shows dialogue about visitors and cleaning house. The lines imply a disorderly setting with plans to rearrange or remove items, but the exact context, speakers, and actions remain unclear.
Grain-O ad and Gulf Coast travel notes mix of old ads
An era advertisement extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute for all ages with a price of 5c and 25c per package. The piece then cites international population figures and promotes Gulf Coast travel via the Louisville & Nashville Railroad with through cars from Northern cities and Florida routes, inviting readers to request folders from Jackson Surtu, D. P. A., Cincinnati.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orléans
Florida
Jackson Surtu
Cincinnati
Safe counsel for sig e women in distress
Advertisement-style collection of testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women from Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Chicago and beyond report relief from womb trouble leucorrhea cramps and painful menstruation after using the product and Sonative Wash. They express gratitude and recommend the remedy to other suffering women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Susie J. Weaver
Callowhill St
Philadelphia
Grains Coffee Debate and Workplace Woes Highlight Old Dialog
A playful dialogue features Sandy Pikes and a lady discussing field chores golf activity and farm hands. They pivot to Grain-O a grain based coffee substitute and job woes as farm hands remain scarce while city work rises. The scene also notes laxative ad copy and a stat on British presence in India.
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Tady
Sandy Dikes
Faron
Lane Family Medicine Claims Daily Bowels Health
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for daily health, claiming it gentles the liver and kidneys, cures sick headaches, and retails at 25 and 50 cents. It also promotes Dr Kiine's Great Nerve Re Bory, FIYIS, and mentions Molly Donahue serial in Christmas Ladies' Home Journal. Soothe teething with Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a dime a bottle.
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Kiine
Dooley
Molly Donahue
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