Teething Syrup Ad Quips and Quotations Mix
A fragmentary page shows an advertisement for Mrs Winstow’s Goothing Syrup for Children claiming teething relief and pale gums. The text blurs with notable quotes about knowledge effort and a humorous exchange between Kate and a gentleman.
Buttons at the car show spark Sunday school tale
Harper's Bazar notes a boy pins a bright button from a motor car show on his coat. A minister asks him to read the motto aloud and the boy quips that it says Ain't it to be poor, provoking blushes and social irony in a Sunday scene.
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Richard
Metropolitan Magazine
Grape-Nuts Cited For Digestive Relief In Testimony
A reader recounts chronic indigestion and vomiting improving after starting Grape-Nuts. She notes better sleep and daytime alertness, while her mother with weak digestion also gains from the product. The account presents personal testimony on dietary changes aiding health.
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Ander
Bince
A. Brent
Linda and the Hillcrest Heir Turn Prosperity Around
Linda Gray, visiting Hillcrest Woods, meets Carl Hill the heir in need of the estate’s reform. She reasons the owner must provide work for villagers and persuades Carl to act, linking her father the rector and the estate’s future to shared duty. Linda later marries the steward, crowing she is richer with purpose than with wealth.
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Linda Gray
Hillcrest Woods
Hillcrest
Joshua Hill
Uttle
Crestville
Linda
Joshua ‘Hill
Carl Hill
St. Paul's
Joshua
Carl
Dying Industry Save Your Kashmir Shawl
The article warns that imported European wool endangers the Kashmir shawl industry in India and may wipe out its remaining vitality. It notes a decline in shawl making as European influence grows, with Kashmir once supporting an $1,000,000 annual trade and a loss of arts and commercial prowess.
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Kashmir
India
Magnificent Gift to Charity by Peter A B Widener
Peter A B Widener of Philadelphia adds 4 million dollars to the first 3 million endowment for the Widener Home for Crippled Children. The reinvested income will fund ongoing care and surgical attention for hundreds of children, indefinitely as long as interest yields support the fund.
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Peter A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
Widener
Dickens Helps Orphan Lad In Cold London Night
Charles Dickens, famed author, once emptied his pockets for a penniless boy begging in London. The lad, shivering, asked for a penny and earned two, prompting Dickens to bring him home, feed him, clothe him, and guide him toward a better life.
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Charles Dickens
London
Dickens
Skin eruption on cheek heals after Cuticura use
Mrs. W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan reports a thirteen month old baby’s cheek eruption spreading to the eye and nostrils. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores healed in a few days with no scarring and no return of trouble. Signed January 5 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide.
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Kingsley, Mich
W. J. Cleland
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boaton
Noted Author Inventor Of Popped Grits Revealed
A curio from Harper’s Weekly notes a famous writer is actually the inventor behind the bestselling popped grits cereal. The visitor is surprised by the author’s ordinary appearance, while Tompy explains the surprise.
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Tompy
Harper’s Weekly
Four-Year-Old Diplomat Seeks Open Yes from Mother
In a humorous moment from Harper's Bazar, a four-year-old asks his mother if he has been a good boy this afternoon. He eyes the peppermint jar and beseeches for a wide open yes, while mother remembers a small past quarrel within the lute.
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Bob
Mother
Harper’s Bazar
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Mothers urged to inspect every Castoria bottle for the familiar safe remedy for infants and children. The notice highlights the product’s 30 plus years in use and the Fletcher’s Castoria signature, warning caregivers that children cry for the brand.
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Fletcher
Stern Call of Duty Reform Can't Be Joyous
A quotation attributes reform to stern duty and suffering, noting that no single man can reform himself and extending the idea to nations, attributed to Carlyle.
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Carlyle
Paxton Toilet Co promotes Paxtine Antiseptic
To keep artificial teeth and bridge work antiseptically clean and free from odors and disease germs. Paxtine Antiseptic is unequaled. At drug stores 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Postage Stamp Demand for South African Empire
The British South African Empire faces a requirement of 100 million postage stamps annually for its South African possessions.
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England
Cole's Carbonis alvely burns and cuts heal fast
An old advertising note promotes Cole's Carbonis alvely as a remedy for burns and cuts. It claims quick healing and scar prevention and offers a free sample by writing to W. W. Cole & Co. at Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Cole
W. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Pugilist Rights Assertion Sparks Public Debate
A witty exchange on policing and civil rights is reflected in a note about a woman boxer asserting her rights. The Red Cross Ball Blue claim hints at laundry efficiency, paring political talk with light commerce quips.
Harvest quips and odd musings mix in survey of phrases
The fragments weave aphorisms about spring sowing love money and purity with odd brand mentions and a question on sheet music versus rolling stock. Garfield Tea appears as a passing reference in a collage of quotes.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's remedy for relief in Sikeston
Mia Dema Bethund of Sikeston Missouri describes seven years of monthly weakness cramps and pain eased after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she can work, garden and entertain, urging other women to try the remedy after other treatments failed.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Mia
Dema
Bethund
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