Worth Mountains of Gold for Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A Vermont reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a life changing tonic during the change of life. The letter claims the product restores health and strength and endorses its wide use for female ailments over 90 years. It also notes heroic public advocacy by the author.
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Graniteville
Aly
Lydia
Pinkham
Mars
Mas
Bancuar
R.F.D
Lydig E. Pinkham
Three Reasons for Grape-Nuts in a Boston Household
A Boston woman writes about feeding her three boys Bob Jack and Dick aged 6 4 and 2 with Grape-Nuts since infancy. She praises its health impact and notes others use the cereal to curb candy cravings.
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Beh
Boston
Panther
Bob
Jack
Fair Womanhood Praised by Dante Quotation
A Renaissance style stanza describes ideal womanhood as gentle and noble. The speaker notes the awe she inspires, her beauty seeming celestial, and the effect on observers who find sweetness in her gaze. Dante is cited as the source of the refined sentiment.
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Prince Imperial
Empress Eugenie
Napoleon III
Queen Victoria
Notre Dame
Boston Evening Transcript
Paris
Shove
Dante
Heroic River Rescue Brings Rose Goldwasser to Mindil Phillipstein
Mindil Phillipstein helps Miss Rose Goldwasser wooed by Pincus Cohen after a staged river rescue. Phillipstein saves Cohen after a fall in the Wast river. Goldwasser proclaims Phillipstein the brave suitor, while Cohen contemplates his role. A month later Miss Goldwasser and Mindie Phillipstein announce their engagement in New York Telegraph.
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Mindil Phillipstein
Mindil
Pincus
Herr Einstein
Pincus Leben
Pincus Cohen
Miss Goldwasser
Phillipstein
Mindi
Mr. Cohen
Mr. Phillipstein
Brownsville
The Most Remarkable Caravan to Afghanistan Tour
The piece notes the Ameer of Afghanistan plans extensive motorized travel across his dominions. It mentions a steam roller, a motor boat sent to Cabul, and elephants bound for Chaman to assist stone crushing, illustrating anticipated modern infrastructure and royal travel boosting accessibility.
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Afghanistan
Chaman
Cabul
Ameer
Conductor recalls Guthrie scrap pass tale in Louisville
The Louisville Courier Journal recounts James Guthrie's handwriting tale. Guthrie, secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan and president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, once signed a pass on scrap paper. A farmer used it for about a year, and Guthrie revealed it was actually a receipt for a wood load from years past.
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Louisville & Nashville
James Guthrie
Louisville Courier-Journal
Guthrie
Treasury
James Buchanan
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Fragmented excerpt on parole and marriage from a historic page
The readable lines describe a prisoner asking to speak with Smith and the jailer denying until a later time. A later speaker comments on people imagining marriage after release, indicating social expectations surrounding parole.
Shrewd Lawyer Ends Bribery Question Quick
In a bribery case a sharp lawyer halted questioning after a man in business hesitated with a "but" remark. The lawyer stated he dismissed the witness then because the hesitation signaled no one had ever attempted to bribe him.
Proved By Time No Fear Of Any Further Trouble
David Price of Corydon recounted kidney trouble and weak health before using Deans Kidney Pills. He said within a week he could walk without a cane and gradually regained health. He reports seven years later he remains perfectly well.
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David Price
Corydon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Clear Want of Money and a Doctor’s Opinion
A brief comic exchange sets a scene in Boston where a patient laments money woes while the doctor asserts a health issue exists. Sharp counters that paying the doctor for such news is unlikely.
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Lapleigh
Sharp
Boston “Transcript
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Relief
A reader testimonial claims Allen's Foot-Ease cured burning itching feet and coins. The ad notes availability from all druggists for 26 cents and urges prompt purchase. Sidelights feature a humorous snippet from the Cleveland Leader about a secret office hurry.
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Allen
Misa
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Jack
Dolly
Cleveland
All Up-to-Date Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Blue
All grocers advertise Red Cross Ball Blue as the stain removing powder that keeps clothes clean and sweet as new, appealing to up-to-date housekeepers.
Rightous Indignation and Youth Friction
A fragmented note discusses righteous indignation as getting mad without cursing in a Sunday school context. The text also mentions Mia Winsio for Callodron teething remedy and a garbled line about a hotile dated the 23rd, hinting at a dental or teething product and misc snippets.
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Danny
Boston Transcript
Mia
Winsio
Darling Little Willie and the Postman Adventure
A London Opinion note recalls a child missing for a time then returning with a tale of being a postman. He claims to have delivered real letters to every house using old ones found in his mother’s wardrobe tied with ribbon. The story blends humor with a child's innocent mischief.
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Willie
Londom
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Chas. Barclay
Queensland
Weilville
Rosenstein Miners and Sappers’ Corps
State National Guard
Ignatz
Sarah Minzer
Mr. Soupstein
Broraville
College” ‘Point
Goldwasser
Mr. Philipstein
Pingus
Jala
Sald' Migs" Goldwasser
Smith
Jett
Abbot
Frigende
Blatter
Haarlem
Capholland Medicine Co
Scranton
T. W. Rehnan
Treewan Ave
Eee Ie O
Holland Medicine, Co
Dodds
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