Fainting and Dizziness Relief At Change of Life
Syracuse woman describes relief from fainting spells and dizziness during the Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. The letter asserts improvement after twelve bottles and promotes the remedy as non narcotic with herbal extracts.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Appelle
Ainting
Ben
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. E. Demine
Lafayette Ave
Plumber Quarrel Over Charge Cited in Birmingham
An exchange cited in the Birmingham Age Herald reports a dispute over a $20 fee for a plumbing job. The homeowner claims minimal time and payment for materials, while the plumber cites a damaged tire from glass on the driveway.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Castoria Endorsed By Mothers Over 30 Years
Mothers urged to examine each Castoria bottle for the familiar signature in use for over 30 years. The reminder highlights Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children and notes children cry for it.
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Fletcher
Wanted a Ticket Seller for Glass Cage Attraction
A quirky notice quotes a filmmaker’s ad filtering applicants by weight for a ticket seller role. The exchange defends the rule as common sense while noting the glass cage limits. The item ends with a separate quip about fears of germs versus a mad dog.
Memorial Day Honors the Unknown Soldier Boy
A Civil War Memorial Day scene unfolds in Howelton as General Bowers and Captain Graham oversee a touching tribute. A boy guards a makeshift grave behind a hedge for Calvin Hunter, a New York Volunteer sergeant killed in the Wilderness. The known and unknown unite to lay wreaths at the central monument.
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Graham
the Bay
Dixie
Phil
Sheridan
Yander
Calvin Hunter
Company B
One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment
New York Volunteers
Hunter
Cheno
General Bowers
One Hundred and Highty
New-York
Monument
Howelton
Thirteenth
Ol’ Ben Martin's
Southland
Gray
Bowers
Howeston
Virginia
Harry Hunter
Jasper
New Smacks Exchange Between Artist and Marine Portrait
A humorous exchange between an artist and a gentleman centers on painting a scene of wife and husband kissing. The artist notes his marine background and suggests labeling the work with a playful title New Smacks.
Earliest English Coin Believed From 421 A. D
Alfred Anscombe says the golden solidus of Scan Omodhu is likely the earliest English coin, dating to 421 A. D. The coin possibly commemorated Duke Sean of Winchester’s victory over Saxon invaders in 459. The name Omodhu links to Amothingas near Shrewsbury, now Cu Amwythig in Welsh.
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Scan
Sean
Cair Benet
Winchester
Britain
Merlin
Escam
Arthur
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Orilus
Cumberland
Omodh
Omodhu
Anscombe
Widsith
Shrewsbury
Fortunate is he who never has occasion to change his opinion
A reflective aphorism noting that true luck lies in avoiding the need to alter one’s view of oneself. Without context, the line implies steadfast self-perception as a virtue.
Method in Madness at Home as Gerald Smokes Pipe
In a Rehoboth Sunday Herald piece Henry Brown and his wife discuss their seventeen year old son Gerald who smokes a pipe. The dialogue shows parental concern over smoking while Henry jokes the habit could save money, with the scene ending in a garden encounter and a quip about the pouch.
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Henry
Gerald
Bella
Ginj
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Junior Demands Story Turns To Strike Talk At Bedtime
A child rejects familiar fairy tales and insists on hearing a new tale about a strike. Grandmother attempts to appease him with an old story, but the boy cuts her off and pivots to current events, showing awareness of labor action.
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Junior
Jory
Tospe
Washhouse tale of Ping Pong’s raised prices
A laundromat worker nicknamed Ping Pong, described as Chinese and non English speaker, speaks English for the first time to defend a shortchange claim. He shows an immigrants’ certificate and declares, I’ve raised. The Iowa Fri vol records this anecdote in a voice from a past era.
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Ping Pong
Iowa
Courtroom Corner Exchange Cited in Testimony
Witness Mandy Thomas recalls two men at a corner talking loudly and pointing during a court appearance. She notes they were calling each other by their true identities, though she cannot remember the exact conversation.
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Mandy Thomas
Mandy
Sermon Ends Abruptly After Brief Address
A brief exchange reveals a sermon ended quickly as one speaker admits it was over soon after it began. The humor hinges on the unexpected brevity and the listener’s surprised reaction.
Secret Past and Opinions Echo in Global Sco Volcanoes
A fragment hints at a dialogue about secrets and pasts while noting late estimates place SCO volcanoes around the world. A maxim about a wise man suppressing two thirds of his opinions adds a philosophical tone to the snippet.
Robespierre anecdote mildews theater history
H. B. Irving recounted a Philadelphia tale on Sardou's Robespierre where two elderly ladies mistake the bath murder origin. They debate Marie Corelli, Charlotte Brontë, and end with a puzzled duchess quip about Shakespeare.
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H. B. Irving
Philadelphia
Sardou
Robespierre
Lyceum
Marie Corelli
Charlotte Bronte
Mr. Irving
Shakespeare
Indefinite poets and a Claimed Scene
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes poets are indefinite. The line references Lars Porsena of Clusium in an ivory chariot stalled for fuel or trouble, asking whether he was hung up by gasoline issues.
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Bright
Dean
New
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Lars Porsena
Clusium
Louisville Courier- Journal
Willisquote: A satisfied customer is a store’s best advertisement
Vague adage style text cites a judge and mentions a good looking girl clerk amid quoted slogans about customer satisfaction and store promotion.
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Willis
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Glenn
New York
Howeltons
Dad
Arantes
Gorda
Rupferior Tire & Rubber CO
Dept. D
First Ave
New York City
Parker's
N.Y
Hiscoz Chemical Works
Patchogue
Fregkles
Kerry
Toall
Dr. C. 4
Berry Co
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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