Diner Confusion Over Button Found in Roast Turkey
A diner complains to a waiter in Harper's Bazaar that a button was found in a dish of roast turkey. The waiter explains it is part of the dressing, prompting a cautious clarification in a 19th or early 20th century tone.
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Walter
Harper's Bazar
Cure for Itching With Cuticura Remedies Reported
Miss Lu Johnson of 1523 Ninth St N W Washington D C writes that in 1904 she suffered severe itching and burning under the knees spreading to her waist. After trying many medicines she used Cuticura Pills Ointment and Soap and was cured within about eight days. She endorses the remedies and notes a physician could not help. Cuticura Remedies are sold worldwide and a free book is available from Petter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
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Cumberland
Miss Lu Johnson
Ninth St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Miss Johnson
Petter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Pray for the Rich Movement Aims for 300000 Women
Bebie H. Bennett and Mrs R W McDonnell proposed a SOUTH METHODIST initiative to mobilize 300000 women in the south to pray daily for the wealthy to stimulate charitable gifts for world evangelization. The plan, named ROUNDABOUT WAY, seeks systematic prayer councils across churches.
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St. Louis
Bebie H. Bennett
Woman's Missionary Council of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
R. W. McDonnell
Billy Wins Mildred for Money and Status
Mildred, finishing a quiet luncheon at a terrace cafe, overhears two men debating a man named Billy who has pursued wealth and marriage. She realizes Billy has chosen a rich Syracuse girl to marry, and vows to expose him, until a deep blue eyed man reveals himself and comforts her, taking her home with quiet chivalry.
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Mildred
Trousseau
Billy
Syracuse
Bis
Elreult
Pioneer Seeker Describes Canadian Settlement Prospects
Eugene Jubinville recounts moving from Minnesota to Meota district near Jack Fish Lake in 1903 with his wife and eight children. He lists cattle horses sheep and crops. claims land at $15 per acre with one crop payoff and praises better settler opportunities in Canada. He urges reading government literature and notes affordable soap and five cent cake promotions.
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Eugene Jubinville
Mr. Jubinville
Sure Sign In Love Refers To Twilight In Wit
Mrs Wiggins claims their daughter Mary is in love and Mr Wiggins questions how she knows. Mrs Wiggins jokes that Mary calls twilight the groaming in a playful exchange full of humor.
Misdirected Inquiry Ends With Surprise Marriage
A barber encounters a fifteen year old colored boy who reports his sister Linda has married Bill Lee two hours earlier. The exchange reveals Linda’s marriage and ends with a blunt, surprised reaction from the man as he asks the door to close. The fragment reflects a dated social scene and racial language from Norman Mack’s National Monthly.
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Jim
Linda
Bill Lee
Norman 5
Mack
National Monthly
Her Qualifications and the Little Brown Mare
A fragmentary reminiscence mentions Pat and his small brown mare as familiar sights to five townsfolk in Garty. The text hints at blindness and lameness but notes a turning day when circumstances changed.
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Othe
Garty
Politician and Preacher Receives Caution After Verdict
A western state politician noted for crookedness and shifty ways was convicted after a long trial. As he left the court, a minister involved in the indictment warned him to reform, saying the close shave should serve as a warning to lead a fairer life.
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Cas Nally
Ing
Castoria Ad Pokes Through Historic Smear
A mangled OCR fragment features phrases about Castoria a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions Fletcher's Castoria with references to signature and years. The text quivers with stray lines about constipation frightful looks long hatpins and family laxatives. The snippet hints at an old advertisement voice rather than a coherent article.
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Castoria
Fletcher
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Testimonial
A reader from Erle, Pa recounts five years of female troubles ending after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter credits two bottles then a full course for restored health and urges other women to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Erle
Threa
Lydia’ E. Pink
Endlich
Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lyon
Mass
E. Pinkham
Pinkhamn
Yan
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