Woman in Poor Health Cites Pinkham Remedy
Montpelier Vermont carried an ad testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularity fatigue and pains. The letter from Mrs Mary Gauthier of 21 Ridge St notes improved health and regularity after using the product. Also included is a standard pitch for the medicine with the company address and confidential correspondence. The page includes a light humor snippet about lemonade habits.
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Montpelier
Lydia WE. Pinkham
Mary Gauthier
Ridge St
Montpelier, Wt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Gray Hair Darkening
An old home formula Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is advertised as a simple, inexpensive solution to gray hair. The ad claims it darkens evenly, hides gray strands, and improves hair’s appearance, promising natural color and gloss after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
Natural inclination yields biting cabbage head joke
A witty critic quips that a neighbor “vegetates” and labels him with colorful imagery. He notes the man has a cabbage head, carroty hair, and is a business leak, portraying him as an all around beat with sharp humorous edge.
Real Love Brings Peter Home to Jessie in Chicago
Peter Lowden, a penniless Scottish baker, travels to Chicago in search of his fiancée Jessie. After a perilous ferry rescue and months of hardship, he finds work with David McPherson at a Burns birthday banquet. A shared pie reveals Peter’s mark, confirming his bond with Jessie as she arrives to reunite with her laddie.
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Peter Lowden
United States
Chicago
Auld Scotia
Heather Bloom
Jessie
Peter
America
New York
Jersey City
Cortes
Robert Burns
Bobby
Dumbarton
David McPherson
David
St. Andrews
Peter Wilbur
Scotia
Mrs. Wilbur
Lassie
Old Scotia
Laddie
W. G. Chapman
Moleskin Fur Trade Explored for Eastern Profit
The report notes moleskins used in fur garments largely come from Europe but eastern United States moles may yield valuable fur. Farriers praised eastern moles as higher quality, and a study on northwestern moles compares pelts to eastern varieties. If similar, trapping could provide income and help reduce agricultural damage across wide areas.
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Europe
United States
Carbonate of soda speeds photographic development
Hint for photographers explains that carbonate of soda acts as an accelerator for the reducing agent in developers. When added to the reducing agent and water, the image forms quickly with faster, more complete reduction of silver bromide, yielding denser negatives.
Improbable Kitchen Tips From El Vedder Era Notes
Rows of practical tips on food prep and home care. Tips include reviving wilted lettuce and parsley with cold baths, preserving piano polish with turpentine and alcohol, and simple hacks for cleaning, storage, and dyeing. Also offers recipes for mayonnaise, celery salad, sardine balls, and a tangy potato salad dressing.
Salads and Dressings Recipe Ideas for Meals
A collection of salad dishes replacing meat with combined salad and protein. Includes a mint of chopped roast mutton with cabbage, a layered gelatin tomato mold, Honolulu salad with pineapple and cream cheese, potato dressing for fish, and a hollow tomato filled with sardines.
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Honolulu
Aftermath Shadows on Track of War Tales
Inkblatz grimly notes war’s heavy toll and warns of postwar trouble. Smudgely adds concerns about dodging agents with books on battles as society confronts the fallout and censorship after conflict.
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Inkblatz
And Food at War Prices
A brief humorous exchange notes wartime food costs with a line about eggs priced at zero cents per dozen. The dialogue highlights airborne shortages and consumer optimism framed in a comic flirtation.
Ways to Use Cold Boiled Rice in Dishes
An article lists methods to reuse cold boiled rice with simple recipes. Reheat rice with water or milk, make rice griddle cakes with eggs flour and baking powder, create savory rice with tomato sauce and cheese, and prepare curried rice with lamb or mutton and curry powder. It also suggests rice croquettes shaped as nests and rice mixed with meat to stretch portions.
Voyage Tug of War Between Married and Single Men
A humorous courtroom exchange has Judge noting a tug of war team challenge between married and single men. Reggie explains he is not married, citing seasickness as the reason for his appearance.
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Reggie
It Never Stops Gas Lights Burn Brightly
A husband and wife debate keeping gaslights burning at home with the meter still running. The wife questions extravagance while the husband admits it is practical since the meter functions regardless of usage.
Cascarets advertise head relief for bilious headaches
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for sick headaches biliousness and dizziness. It claims the 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and foul gases reduces liver bile and evacuates bowels overnight. The ad also notes a Boston woman’s vegetarian terrier named Sister and lists suitable foods.
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Cascareta
Tender Sensitive Skins Ad Promises Quick Skin Care
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and fragrance rich emollients for skin scalp hair and hands with fast soothing effects for toilet bath and nursery. Free sample by mail offers through Cuticura Dept Boston. Sold widely.
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Cutiura
Dept
Boston
Cause for Thankfulness Sunday School Tale
In a northern town a Sunday school class includes a single black girl. The teacher asks each child to name a blessing and the girl답 says her face is black and she only has to wash it once a week.
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Sadie
Reducing Illiteracy in the United States
The federal bureau of education reports literacy gains among youths aged ten to fourteen. Illiterate numbers dropped from 42 per thousand in 1900 to 22 in 1910, with four more years of gains yielding over 33 percent further decrease. If this rate continues, youth illiteracy may nearly vanish in twenty years, affecting overall national literacy rates for those ten and older.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Education
Three Reasons Each With Two Legs and Ten Fingers
A Boston mother writes about feeding her three sons Grape-Nuts since infancy and urges others to use the cereal. She notes improved health and says both she and her husband remain strong while raising three boys. A neighbor also reports benefits after sharing Grape-Nuts with a child in need.
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Boston
Bob
Jack
Pogrum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Hale
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Whistler
SATF
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David Vedder
Pope
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Sister
Freshel
Cuticura
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