Woman Works Fifteen Hours A Day In Peru
Mrs Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana reports severe displacement backache and dragging pains that kept her from standing. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and energy enabling her to work from 4 AM, run a household, and labor in a factory all day. She urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Lydis E. Pinkham
Monkeys Die of Flu In Global Influenza Toll
A letter from a South African banker reports that thousands of monkeys in South Africa have died from influenza. The Spanish flu is said to be sweeping the world and causing high mortality among both white and black populations, with the illness also affecting people in Albany Oregon through the message.
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Albany
Ore
South Africa
Tea via the Mississippi cargo reaches Memphis
Three thousand tons of tea arrived in Memphis on government charge line after a voyage from China via Panama Canal and Gulf of Mexico. The cargo was unloaded at the Memphis municipal terminal with 250 cases for local use as five barges towed the tea toward New Orleans on a government barge operation.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
China
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Mems Ohis Commercial Appeal
Freezone Corn and Callus Remedy Ad
A drug store tiny bottle offers relief for corns and hard skin. Apply a few drops to toes or the bottom of feet, then lift away the corn or callus to leave pink healthy skin that is not sore.
Safeguarding in Jewel
Mr Crosstots asks to have the telephone calls from the carrier restricted to once a week at his home. A post office clerk questions the plan while a wife fears the new cook may interpret calls as social visits before explanations can be given.
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Jewel
Poachers Threaten Big Game In Pisgah Forest
Rudolph Diffenbach forest supervisor warns poachers are denuding the Pisgah National Forest in the United States government preserve. Poachers drive deer from the preserves under cover of night and shoot them, with killings reaching alarming proportions.
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Pisgah Forest
United States
Rudolph Diffenbach
Bart Baynes Returns to Canton in Rich Rural Portrait
Irving Bacheller tells of Bart Baynes reuniting with family in Canton after a long ride, as Uncle Peabody and Aunt Deel welcome him with warmth and humor. The chapter follows political awakenings, a slave auction discussion, and Baynes and Silas Wright hunting and planning future political work, including a deer fetch across a river and reflections on honesty and community.
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Purvis
Deel
Uncle Peabody
Canton
Uncle, Peabody
Aunt Deel
Peabody
Bart
Mexico
South Carolina
Sile Wright
North
New York
New England
Old Kate
Saratoga
Barton Baynes
Sally
Kate Fullerton
Silas Wright
Cobleskill
Washington
Mr. Wright
Vindicated uncle Peabody Baynes faces past crime
The narrator recalls how Uncle Peabody Baynes is vindicated after a money loss on a road incident. A senator praises Peabody while the family reflects on Ramsey’s actions and a vow to plant corn on a ten-acre lot next spring. Silence follows the revelation and no further talk occurs.
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Peabody Baynes
Peabody
Ramsey
Uncle Peabody
Bart
On the Summit with Senator Wright in Washington
The narrator visits Washington with Senator and Mrs Wright. He recalls awe at public buildings and the banking debate where Wright's calm, direct style outshines Webster and Calhoun. Witnesses praise Wright's masterful ease and ability to reach listeners on the Senate floor. The trip shapes his perception of national leadership.
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Washington
Republic
Whittier
Emerson
Whitman
Greeley
Lincoln
Utica
Bart
Wright
Calhoun
Webster
Senate
Clay
To Be Controverted Victim of Popular Song
Lawrence Kellie recalls an amusing incident connected to the song Douglas Gordon. A stranger, claiming to hate Kellie’s name, reveals he bears the name Douglas Gordon and has received condolence telegrams, joking that the song refers to him. The exchange ends with the man departing in disdain.
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Lawrence Kellie
Douglas Gordon
Mr. Kellie
Kellie
Much Buzz Little Honey
A quip contrasts a busy town with bee work as Uncle Eben says many towns waste time buzzing without producing honey. The quote reflects rural wisdom on productivity and effort.
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Eben
His Unfortunate Mistake
A neighboring state reports a man overwhelmed by a spring clean effort when his wife asked him to beat the carpet. In a misguided attempt he struck at his wife, collapsing in shock as neighbors intervened.
Pleasant Silences in the Moving Pictures
A brief dialogue shows LE and Tam debating moviegoing. Tam says she goes to the movies to rest her ears, while LE criticizes the abuse of the English language and hints at enjoyment of cinema as a respite from loud speech.
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Tam
Practical Romance Exchange A Playful Hand Proposal
A humorous exchange unfolds as a suitor asks for the hand of Miss Cute and she measures his fortune before granting consent. The witty dialogue centers on romance, finance, and social flirtation.
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Miss Cute
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Lba
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Lfe
Dave Ramsey
Delia and
Peabody |Baynes
Dave ‘Ramsey
Mrs. Hayes
Dean
Frank Hayes
Dover &I
Boston
Mass
Doan
Dean’s
Hidneyt Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
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HET
Hale & Whisker
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
D. F
Temple St
Springfield
KELLS
Newburgh
N. Y
Hood Commission
Phoenix Sharpening Company
Harrisburg
Chief Black Cloud
Mira Heights
Eagle Sa
J. Dvorak
Guarantesd
Flushing
Watson E.coleman
D.C
Rex Specialty Co
Nothh
Philo
Choe Heedricks
N. Lorain St
Youngstown
Liberty Bank
Pittsburgh
New Era Novelty Company
Lock Box
West Farms Station
New York City
A. Qolhusburn
Ashland
Esol
Ming
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