One Busy Woman Nurse Guards Labrador Coast Hospital
Nurse Ada Cawardine tends the lone winter hospital on Labrador's coast amid a vast fishing fleet. Since 1802 the mission ships served fishermen from Newfoundland Nova Scotia and Gloucester. She orders year ahead supplies and fills gaps alone during the long winters, a demanding frontier medical post.
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Cawardine
Mer
Labrador
Cawnardine
England
Queen Victoria
Soape
Caribou
Ada Cawardine
London
Woman Claims Dodd's Kidney Pills Restored Health
Mrs J J Monson of Powersville Kentucky says after eight years of illness and four months bedridden she recovered fully using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports relief from acute pain, smothering spells, and breath trouble and notes she has been up and able to work without pain.
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Powersville
J. J. Monson
Dodd
Leo
Tam
A Good Business Man Showed Canny Tithe Split Negotiations
A discussion portrays a shrewd man who negotiates to split the tithe between two brothers to satisfy his daughters by avoiding reclaiming two ancestral estates. The tale cites a trade mark stove line and features a low income comedian and a heavy villain amid market banter and farmyard humor.
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Awell
Notable Advertisements and Industrial Notes
An eclectic mix highlights consumer products and tech ideas. Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup claims relief for children with wind colic at 2½ cents per bottle. A claim states 4 770 yards of thread spun from one pound of cotton. Greenwich time telegraphy aims to reach Atlantic and Mediterranean vessels and European cities.
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Atlantic
Mediterranean
Laughable Epigrams and Patter From Print Amid Jests
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from period papers. Jokes span courtship coeducation and social manners with playful misunderstandings and regional turns of phrase. Little notable action, mostly wry observations and social banter.
Between Scylla and Charybbiis in a Adae dialogue
In a clipped exchange the speaker questions whether to take a turn or speak further. A satirical line marks the talk as a mock debate over a new country seat nicknamed Snizzled Singers after a breakfast food that made the fortune.
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Mr. Glumpsole
Dauce
Brown
Smith
Jones
Earns His Salary and a Teacher’s Noted Worth
A short quote from The Wrinkle cites a teacher who “draws a good salary” while an unseen speaker asks who that may be. The line contrasts earning with perceived value in education.
Advantage of Position and a Funny Dispute
Two boys quarrel over clothes and seating with one insisting on arbitration while the other argues the issue. Witty exchanges reveal pride and petty conflict in a cramped confrontation.
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Mighty for Kidney Troubles
Testimonial from J W Walls of Lebanon Kentucky details severe back and kidney pain and poor relief from doctors. He used Dean's Kidney Pills after reading about another cured case and found quick lasting relief. A free trial is offered by Walter Milburne Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box with sale nationwide.
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Dean
Bright
J. W. Walls
Straets
Lebanon
Kentucky
East Main Street
Hugh Murrey Drug Co
Mr. Walls
United States
Walter Milburne
Buffalo
Fortuna’s Daughter Calls on Most, Says Auburn Philosopher
A reader quotes an Auburn man and a philosopher on Dame Fortuna and her daughter Portune. The exchange treats luck as a recurring visitor who arrives for nearly everyone.
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Dame Fortuna
Mrs Portune
Breakfast advice from a village gossip
A local tale shows a village gossip and a quack doctor trading odd breakfast guidance. The patient seeks relief from fatigue and the doctor suggests a dubious remedy of chloroform on the tongue every half hour.
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Advertisement
Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Curea Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggistas and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FRIBE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Fribe
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Poet’s Mind Crafts Coin of Verse and Thought
A poet views his creative process as a mental mint where verses generate value. The mind shapes the coins of rhyme and meaning, forming a treasury of ideas that the poet carries within.
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Desert Math in Nation’s Notes
An assortment of stray facts and quotes is presented. California’s gold output for the past year surpassed Alaska’s by a twofold margin, while Colorado’s production exceeded three times that of Alaska. A line urges Mrs. Austin to enjoy Pan cakes for breakfast, followed by a Rousseau quote about power and obedience.
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California
Alaska
Colorado
Mrs Laura L Barnes Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Washington DC testimonial from Mrs Laura L Barnes of the Ladies Auxiliary to Burnside Post No 4 G A R praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims it helps female weakness headaches backache irregular periods and nervous attacks and calls it a household reliance. She urges acceptance as proof of its efficacy.
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Laura L. Barnes
Washington, D.C
Burnside Post
No. 4
Lydia E. Pinkham
Second St
N. E
Washington, D. C
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