Mother's Friend liniment praised for easing childbirth
Henderson Dale of Carmi Illinois extols Mother's Friend from Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta offering a liniment claimed to strengthen and stretch the body during pregnancy. The product is said to shorten labor, reduce pain, lessen danger to mother and child, and aid recovery with use from early pregnancy to confinement. It costs $1.00 and books for expecting mothers are available.
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Henderson Dale
Carmi
Ill
Bradfield Regulator Company
Atlanta
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Zeal That Failed In Telegraph Duty Story
A retired telegraph operator recalls risking duty to deliver a urgent message to a railroad official. He wandered in rain for miles to find the recipient, faced harsh rebuke, and vowed never to ignore wire duties again.
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Violet
Notable Personalities and Sobering News Tidbits
A mix of biographical notes and recent events features Robert Schumann’s son Ludwig’s death at the Kolditz asylum, Samory’s capture by France and suicide attempts, Jacobsen’s gift of art valued at 5 000 000 kroner to Copenhagen authorities, and Bishop Potter's appeal among workers. Also noted are Major General Henry in Porto Rico, three senators with elocution focus, Dr James R. Coucke’s blindness yet surgical eminence, Susan B. Anthony entering her eightieth year, and remarks on philanthropy, land ownership, a 253 year old oak, and Harold Frederic’s philatelic legacy. Additional snippets mention General Gomez’s endurance, Cycle Dick Thompson’s longevity and ties to historic congresses, plus a vaping of notable figures and hobbies.
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Baron Cederstrom
Patti
Guy W. Henry
Porto Rico
Senate
Quarles
Wisconsin
Beveridge
Indiana
Simon
Oregon
James R. Coucke
Boston
Misa
Susan B. Anthony
Stanton
Howe
Livermore
Robert Gillespie Ried
Newfoundland
Ellis Vonado
Center County
Dick Thompson
Terre Haute
Ind
Wonderfailly Hale
Congress
John Quincey Adams
Glineola
Webster
Calhoun
Clay
Horses and Drivers Race Report Amid Sizable Purses
A chaotic fragment details horse and driver actions, purchases, and stud plans. Names include Bessie Bonehill and Mascot with multiple horses such as Sandy Dairy Maid and Lolita. It notes purchases by Thomas Young Miller and Winship of Los Angeles, and mentions a board vacancy at the Caterpus Driving Park association. The piece ends with a quoted joke about pride and a crayon portrait from Chicago News.
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Nest Campaicy
William Penn
Sandy Dairy Maid
Wyandotte
Idolita
E England Puiuiity
Paul
Ailliedelphia
Boen
Thomas
Young
Buffato
Pacers
Coa
Los Angeles
Dun
Coarh
Caterpus
Driving Park Association
Saumel Ust
Atey
Elie Tiest Toeh
Navy
Whitney
Laelie Tae
Lesington Kee Pei
Diy
Dar
Russell
Wade
Chicago News
Wanderings of a $100 Diamond and Other Odd Tales
A curious report tells of a $100 diamond misplaced in transit after a boy handled a marked package and a mail box error led to a chase through the postal system. The tale shifts to Napoleon and Peter the Great sharing a bed in Moscow’s Kremlin and then to the Prince of Wales wardrobe and courtly procession, ending with a garbled typography of unrelated items and slogans.
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Postoffice
Providence
Napoleon
Peter
Peter the Great
Moscow
Kremlin
Kramlin
Austerlitz
Terem
Tsaritza
Russia
Constantinople
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ST. Louis
John D. van Beare
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Isis
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Helbees
Wrrda
the Independent
Fultonset
Tee Creuum
National Capital
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Jackson
Ives
Executive Mansion
Woeshington
Jacksons Ar Co
Hamilton
London
Eoaea Club
Ted
Ompodertia
Robert Schumann
Ludwig
Kolditz
Samory
Copenhagen
Herr Jacobsen
Potter
Staunton and
Rivington Streets
Bessie Bonehill
Prince of Wales
Foot
Teenie Dragvists
Ae Popathese
Bey Nse
Bourht
Attar
Ailey Che
Llu
Peete
Gas Co
Pracrey
Chicago
Callon
Tod Soray
Sears, Roebuck & As
The
New York Weekly Tribune
National
Republican
Covington
N. Y
Tibune
Hemerit
Ascce
Cen Atdue
Jour Deignbors
Covington, Ind
Tee
Sou
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