Etiquette roots from a gardener label to courtly order
A long excerpt traces etiquette from a Scottish gardener who laid Versailles paths, through court pressures to pass within labels, to a broader use of etiquette today. It then shifts to health notes praising Doan's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Mrs. Moore of Waterville, and ends with a collection of light adits and a parable about three brothers and a coffin ruse.
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Versailles
Inga
A. Moore
Waterville
Doan
Mivurn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Postum Cures Coffee Ailments Claims Weekend Testimony
A woman reports relief from headaches nervousness and biliousness after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. She cites her mother and a neighbor who suffered side pains and could not work until changing to Postum. The ad promises more testimonials and invites readers to look for The Road to Wellville.
Fragmented Cartoonish Dialogues From The Times
A collage of quips and scenes from various papers features witty exchanges among husbands wives fathers and children. Irony and social foibles surface in snippets about marriage money manners and miscommunication.
Glycerine in Dr Pierce Medicines Promoted for Coughs
The glycerine in Golden Medical Discovery is praised for enhancing medicinal roots and acting as a nutritive antiseptic and antiferment. It aids digestion, builds flesh, and supports healing in coughs, bronchial and lung conditions, with claims of curing long standing coughs though not in all cases.
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Dr. Pierce
Finkey Ellingwood
Bennett Med. College
Chicago
Golden Medical Discovery
Rv, Merce
Buoffalo
N.Y
Musical Notes From a Chaotic Opera Evening
A disjointed account describes a man out of his depth amid a crowd at an opera event. The piece mentions Parsifal at Bayreuth and various onlookers commenting on performances and experiences with mixed clarity.
Mrs Winslow's Boots Endorsed For Child Comfort
An 19th century endorsement references Mrs Winslow's Boots as a remedy for child feeding and teething woes, claiming gum relief and reduced wind colic. The piece recalls Harrisburg water debates and a legislator’s assertive defense of local drinkability amid prior concerns.
Fought in a fog duel in France ends in misfire
A November 1878 duel in Plessis-Viquet between Gambetta and De Fourton collapsed into a farce as fog and poor sight prevented any clash. Both sides joked that Gambetta’s one eye and De Fourton’s shortsightedness left the contest effectively harmless, with billets missing and doctors unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Plessis- Viquet
Messrs
Gambetta
de Fourton
M. de Fourten
M. Gambhetti
Lonor
Allen's Foot Base A powder advertises foot relief
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Base A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore hot aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot Base makes men or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Sample mailed. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Gay Mineral Rites in Bravdib and Siam Princes
The piece contrasts somber funerals for Bravdib’s young unmarried women with royal Siam ceremonies. It describes scarlet coffins and livery for Bravdib burials, then green, gilded processions in Siam with gold carriages, royal pyres, candle-lighted rituals, and festive crowds tossing tokens amid dances and fireworks.
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Bravdib
Siam
Red Cross Ball Brie Promises White Clothes Tips
Farmers and grocers advertise Red Cross Ball Brie as a stain remover hint for keeping whites brighter. A promotional note suggests using large 2 on package products to help maintain color and fabric freshness.
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Red Cross
Scenis
Cottburn remedies claim cure for twelve years of eczema
Michael Steinman of 7 Sumner Avenue Brooklyn New York reports his twelve year old son suffered fearful burning sores and eczema until using Cuticura remedies. He notes dramatic improvement after the first box and full clearing after the second set, with the skin becoming smooth. The anecdote dates April 16, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knoepfel
St. Louis
Mr. Knoepfel
Oman
Meno
al. Knoepfel
Father
Jeseme
Cutteara
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Lerooklyn
N. Y
The Smell of the Diawn
The passage describes how morning scents differ by conditions and time, noting fresh sleep and unclogged senses accenting odors. It compares still quiet mornings and breezy days, detailing how perfumes array themselves in orderly layers as one moves through spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fragance
Atmerlen Magazine
Yonkers Statesman Drama Sparks Town Talk
A fragment from Yonkers Statesman depicts a tense exchange about a man and his horse sense with blunt rhetoric, suggesting stubbornness and a heated community debate. The terse quotation hints at local disputes and reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Rubber Stamps Made to Order with Lock-Inking Daters
Rubber stamps of all kinds offered with custom orders. New lock inking dates introduced. Includes ink pads and related supplies. Catalog available by mail to Port Wayne, Indiana.
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Cateslogua
Lock Boy
Port Wayne
Ind
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Hicks
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