The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Wash
The letter praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after a long illness and helping a couple have a child. The writer Mrs C S Jonson from Ellensburg credits the remedy with improved energy for chores and family happiness. The ad promotes the medicine and notes 40 years of company experience offering guidance.
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C. S. Jonson
R. No
Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Magic Mirrors Through History and Crystal Gazing
The article traces mirrors in religious and wizardry traditions across cultures from Japan and Mexico to modern practice. It notes obsidian Aztec mirrors in the British Museum and describes crystal gazing letting visions appear after prolonged silent staring, while stressing that the true art lies in saying no.
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Japan
Texcatlipuco
British Museum
Revenge Tales and Press Tricks Across Borders
A senitor contrasts the spirit of Germany’s counter propositions with an anecdote about Old Man Green hiring a rat catcher for $2 who kills rats but asks for payment for the dead ones. The piece also recalls a British victim of a American reporter, Doctor Gore, whose interview was fabricated with a mock inquiry under an illustration of oversized boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Man Green
G Gore
Oxford
London Chronicle
Costly Knowledge in a Dinner Table Gag
A dialog from the Boston Evening Transcript shows a father praising money lessons while a hostess notes a child now demands a quarter instead of ten cents. The exchange hints at shifting parental control and the humor of growing expectations.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Thus Typist Prays and Other Snippets in Public Life
In a Vancouver province item Sir Evan Jones of Britain overheard typists debate work fatigue and late hours. A quip about finishing many letters ends with a joke about prayers and a remark on secrets women keep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Jones
British Transport
Vancouver
B. C
New Jersey Briefs Airs Political Moves and Local Deals
George B. Hurff named census superintendent for the First District covering Camden Gloucester Salem counties. Real estate deal near Haddonfield involves Freeholder Samuel Wood selling 126 acres at $900 an acre, including old Elizabeth Haddon homestead. War veterans to be welcomed in Pennsville on Sept 3. Burlington township votes for Stevens Station small school. Millville strikes affect glass industry with wage talks and shifts. blast resumes Sept 2. Accident and crime reports include arrests in National Park and Vineland thefts of watermelons.
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George B. Hurff
Hurftville
Camden
Gloucester
Salem
Hurff
South Jersey
Camden County
Haddonfield
Earl Lippincott
Collingswood
Samuel Wood
Elizabeth Haddon
Mr. Wood
Haddon Avenue
Haddon Township
Lower Penn's Neck Township
Pennsville
Edward A. Heron
Phillipsburg Public Schools
Board of Education
Henry J. Neal
Collingswood Schools
State Board of Education
Springside
Burlington Township
Stevens Station
William Gee
John Karl
Vineland
Germantown
Philadelphia
Gee
Atlantic City
New York
Egg Harbor
Liberty Cut Glass Works
Afivile
John Woll
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association
Millville
State Highway Commission
Mays Landing
Cane May Court House
Bridgeton
Albert EB. James
Pleasantville
Assembly
Atlantic County
Joseph Gregory
National Park
Marshal Weldon
Justice of the Peace Beatz
Hawkins
Mil Pond
Jdho
Ferris
Ocean City
James W. Knorr
Knorrow
Camden County Board of Taxation
Gloucester City
Gloucester County
New Jersey
United States
Edge
Charles W. Barber
Anna Sherwood
Fligh
Bradford
Mass
Alvin Beers
Carpentersville
Beers
Woodbury
Cape May Gas Company
State Utility Commission
State Board
City Hall
Savannah Avenue
Troy Avenue
North Tresn Avenue
Charles Nodder
France
Fort Niagara
Camp Meade
Italy
United States Administration Board
Peter Marcco
Vito Mitlusso
William Mercer
Justice DeWitt
Beach Front
R. R
Seventh Street
Atlantic Avenue
Chambers
Epsom Sales
State Board of Pharmacy
Supreme Court
Joseph Meredith
Mabel R. Ivins
East Greenwich
Clarksboro
Mount Royal
Woodbury Heights
Ethel Champion
Wildwood High School
Paterson
War Labor Board
Pennsgrove Chamber of Commerce
Simon Cohen
Hightstown
Trinity P. E
John Peppler
Their Class Moonstones and a Photographer Bride
A playful talk contrasts gift moonstones from a wedding trip with the idea of calling them honey moonstones. The dialogue notes that a photographer may take a picture without implying theft, highlighting a simple distinction in perception.
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Warry
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Chicago
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Swift & Company
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Swift
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Chicago, Ill
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FT & Company
Hazel
Mr. Schleusner
Dean
Wm. Schleusner
Suburban Ave
Wellston
Doan
C. H. Coggeshall
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N.Y
D. Rample
Dept
N. Y
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