Hoitt's School and Foot Comfort Ad Mix
An early 20th century ad extols Hoitt's School Tarlingame as a leading boys institution with strong moral and physical training. The piece shifts to Allen's Foot-Mass, touting foot swelling relief, cooling effect, and pain relief for tired feet, with testimonials and mail order offer for a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarlingame
Hoit’s
FP. Chronicle
Hbe
Angotta G. Toit
Allen
Allen 3
Olmsted
le Roy
New York
See a Pin Pick It Up Superstition and Germs Debate
A reader worries about the habit of picking up pins found on the street and the germ risk cited by Harper's Bazaar. The piece notes pins may be reused, casting doubt on public superstitions about pennies and pins and the public health concerns of coins and jewelry handling.
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Harper's Bazaar
Living Witness Relates Pinkham Advice Cure
Mrs Florence R Horeman of Canton Ohio writes that Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her months long abdominal pain dizziness and insomnia after following Pinkham's directions The letter highlights Mrs Pinkham's long experience handling female illness by correspondence and her treatment of up to one hundred thousand women yearly
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Mrs Pincham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Florence R. Horeman
Roland St
Canton
Hoffman
Spanish dukedoms hinge on marriage and era with steps
A Washington Post analysis notes Spanish titles of dukedoms pass through dames when no son is born. Foreigner marriages to heiresses create new dukes and counts, with some bearing contempt. The new foreign minister, aged 45, is from bourgeois stock, educated in England, and fluent in English.
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Almodovar del Rio
Spain
Doma Genovefa de Cordoba
Mimatovar del Rio
Washington Post
Chiat
O'Shea
Llanbiear
Aul Wither
Crenville Mirriy
Lord Thehierston
England
Irl
Carvington
Branco
Andalusia
Strategy in Baseball Tricks and Tactics from Hanlon's Orioles
An old baseball note describes Baltimore's strategy of tiring pitchers by forcing many pitches, with Hanlon guiding hitters to work fouls and three-ball counts. It touts the Orioles as a highly scientific batting group and cites successful use against top pitchers.
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Baltimore
Orioles
Hanlon
Jevery
Cathronsia Fic Syrup Co
Cathousia
Humor of Te Week and Witty Parlor Talk in 19th Century Columns
A mosaic of humorous vignettes and quips from period papers. Jests about parrots, weddings, travel, and daily life mingle with light satire of manners and urban scenes. Characters tease, reflect, and improvise across a collage of jokes and cartoons.
The Old Homestead in Sable Times and Lost Hands
A faded poem recalls empty acres and a vanished past as old lives drift apart to the west and across the sea. The attic, nest, and window witness quiet summer nights while a phoebe calls from the cradle, and memories linger of home and Ireland.
Last Four Leagues Amid Cuban War Tale
In Cuba during a rainy afternoon the Monendo family endures a partisan ride from Santa Rosalia to Santa Lucia. Rafael is wounded and urges onward with plans to meet Colonel Pena as Emilia, the sister, and mother support him. A swift rider arrives, and Guido prepares for a risky relay to aid Gomez, underscoring Cuban resistance and family resolve.
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Cuba
Sancta Rosalia
Jose
Brigailler Lopez Reele
Emutla
Te Gil
Saratoga
Pena
Tie
Peni
Santa Lucia
Santi Rosalia
Emella
Desiayo—hite
la Vinda
San Miguel
Isidro
Guido
Emilia
Rosa- Na
Linda
Gomez
Bui
Brave Cuban Girl Carries News Through Night to Warn of Battle
In a perilous trek through darkness and storm, a young Cuban girl rides alone to warn Colonel Penn of a battle at Saratoga. She delivers Pena's message, recounts Gomez's forces facing Spanish troops, and earns high praise for her courage and haste in Camaguey.
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Hite Enill Ja
Cuba
Pena
Hin
Gomez
Castellanos
Saratoga
Camaguey
Santa Lucia
Shead
Patmia Reals
Lindy
Adeliante Una
Willa
Carmmbal Tt
Tim Emilia Moncado
Penn
Hal
Anid
Tim
Mareh
Cimaguey
Rosalia
Neval Strelins
Rose Tree A Thousand Years Old At Hildesheim
The Hildesheim rose tree, linked to Charlemagne and famed since the ninth century, grows near the cathedral and now faces destruction from an insidious insect. Local residents, who revere the tree as a sacred heirloom, have appealed to top arborists for aid.
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Germany
Hildesheim
Hildeshein
Brunswick
Iges
Hildesheimers
Pall Mall Gazette
Curious Coincidence of 1800 Sea Losses in British Trade
A curiously exact figure of 1800 sea deaths in British merchant ships is stated as 1,807, implying an anomalous numerical coincidence. The note emphasizes the precise count rather than broader context or causes, presenting a puzzling numerical detail.
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Hoitt's School
Europe
Ansonia
Mrs. Hoffman
Mrs. Pinkham
Ehxtra
AMI
University of Vindelerg
Berlin
Ieveles
Barcelona
Mailril
Escuvial Palace
Ifsishoo
BNO Poolioy Rao Pagwiy Apio
Payosa
Moon Pit
Judwiedegg
Hercules Gas Engine Works
Bay St
San Francisco, Cal
Yonkers Statesman
Hutt
Detroit Prep Press
Benedict
Errand Boys
Bill
Ammersmith Bridge
Barnes
Putney
Igh Street
Kensington
Whig
al Watt
Manila
Yabsley
Madge
Tndianapolis Journal
Watts
Niimama
Doetroit Journal
Harsay
Munich
Municher
Mlegende Blaetter
607
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sheloliu
Ike
Willie
Mello
George
London
Nell Waddington
Pizzington
Trever
Weyler
Bindle
Paris
Butch
Jae Quemlnots
Manhattan
Marie
Deon
Vilegende Blatter
Utlea Globe
Crow
St. Laela
New South Wales
Jan
Limerick
Mount Sheba
Klondike
Cape of Good Hope
Lome
San Francisco
Hood's
Jeware
F. J. Jeney & Cy
Teletn
Ball
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Hall
United States
China
Worthen
Bau A Ldn
J. RR
Mailer
EM Ave
Chicago
R. EL Elen Arch Street
Philadelphia
France
House of Bourban Bles Blancs Espagne
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
Moore
oFrom Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Seattle
Isabella
Seo
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