His Idea of Friendship and the Cost of Enemies
The man with a gentle nature says “the best way to destroy your enemies is to make them your friends.” Senator Sorghum agrees that friendships can backfire, noting that such strategies often cost a heap of money. Washington Star.
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Senator Sorghum
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Consoling dialogue fragment with personages
A fragmentary exchange shows Consoling asking about dancing duration and a reply mentioning a parent figure Wel not being discouraged. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or full names and events.
Aborigines' beadwork and crafts gain nationwide appreciation
In Oklahoma two missionary workers revived beadwork creating a robust market. Seventeen Indian women earned over 1100 dollars in the last year as Indian shops open in major cities. Navajo blankets and carved canoes are praised as world class art.
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Oklahoma
Candace Wheeler
Foget Sound
Cordova
United States
Strong Letter Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
La Farge Wisconsin resident Wm T Payne writes of four weeks of back pain that persisted despite medical treatment. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills for four boxes he reports the pain disappeared and states one box did more good than five dollars of doctor’s medicine.
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Fish story prompts plain speaking at the river
Frank Stockton recounts a humorous fishing tale where a boy answers with muffled speech about bait. A gentleman questions the boy leading to a remark on speaking with haited breath and a witty reaction from Stockton.
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Chicago Northwestern excursion fares and tours offered
Advertises $33.00 to California Oregon and Washington by Chicago and Northwestern Railway from Chicago daily in March and April with $6.00 berth in tourist car. States personally conducted excursions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. An illustrated pamphlet available on receipt of two-cent stamp from A Hutchison manager 212 Clark Street Chicago.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
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Antidote for Blues in Amateur Dramatic Evening
A New York Weekly note invites readers to a drama performed by an amateur company. Two complimentary tickets offered with a light quip about preferring comedy to tragedy, promising an uplifting, circus-like return rather than a somber mood.
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Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately. It offers a free sample bottle at the druggist and sells 25 and 50 cent bottles, urging readers to act at once to avoid danger.
Conversation Between Mrs Poultney and Mrs O Dough on Masters
A clipped dialogue between two women references old masters abroad and a child sent to Eton. The exchange includes a remark about a beach and a Princeton Tiger, hinting at a social setting with light humor and cultural nods.
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Advertisement
Seed catalog blurb promotes Earliest Russian Millet as a hay producer claiming 5 to but tons of rich hay per acre. Pricing listed as 50 pounds and 91.80 to 100 dollars with freight by John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin and Schumann's. Prose notes a mention of a musically gifted mother.
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Old Joe the Night Watchman and St Jacobs Oil Tale
A London Pall Mall Gazette vignette tells how Old Joe, Lam beth Water Works night watchman, suffered rheumatism and found relief after a passerby gave him St Jacob’s Oil. He reports rapid relief and vows to keep a bottle, praising the remedy for the old and the poor alike and urging trust in its lasting power.
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St. Jacobs
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Five-Cent Banquet Donation Exchange
A Boston transcript recounts a humorous exchange at a donation party where Mrs Styles reveals she contributed five cents, regretting not having a dime, while Uncle George questions the cost of the supper and its charity purpose.
Wouldn't Squander It Mr Hardfiste If I Give You This Pen
Weary Walker asks to avoid wasting a pen as he contemplates using a gift to fund a new automobile. He says his old car is worn out and fears squandering the pen on drink.
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Salzer's Lightning Cabbage Promises Early Market Gold
An advertisement touts Salzer's Lightning Cabbage as the world’s earliest cabbage and a proven money maker for market gardeners. It promotes seeds and a mammoth catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin, listing 150 kinds of flowers and vegetables and a special market gardeners’ catalog option. Additional items include a New Zealand telegram service and Lane's Family Medicine positioning for daily bowel regulation and liver kidney health.
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LaCrosse
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Market Gardeners
Bible on Cats in Sunday School Lesson
A fragment from a 1901 era column features a teacher asking children for a biblical verse about cutting cats tails and a child casually misquoting What Dad hath joined let no man put asunder. The item mixes comic quotes and short notes on popular culture and housekeeping ads.
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New York Times
IR Cushioned Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfits Ad
Datera offers cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits. Catalog and price list available. Mail to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething softens gums relieves inflammation and colic. 2 a bottle.
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Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Toledo Firms
Advertises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures and praises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. Endorsed by F J Cheney & Co and West Truax along with Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo. Pills also promoted as best.
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Marconi’s Last Success and a Weddingless Marriage
The Baltimore News notes Marconi’s wireless feats and his belief in capturing a girl’s heart. The piece teases a weddingless marriage as he plans to give it a whirl, framing his fame alongside personal intrigue.
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Garfield Headache Powders Promoted As Quick Cure
Brooklyn advertisement extolls Garfield Headache Powders as a fast reliable headache cure. The copy claims no side effects, non cathartic action, and urges readers to try them with Garfield Tea and Romiple Powders available from Garfield in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Absurd Idea of a Sea Voyage Surprise
A Washington Star quote imagines a man returning from sea to find his wife remarried. Mr Meekton dismisses the notion as absurd, arguing Henrietta would never be so careless with teas as to permit his departure.
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Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease offered by letters
A promotional offer advertises Allen's Foot-Ease powder sent by writing to Allen 3 Olmsted Le Roy New York for a free sample. The copy claims it relieves itching sweating damp swollen feet and helps shoes fit, also marketed as a remedy for corns and bunions with druggists and shoe stores selling it.
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Auntie Grass Proposal Sparks Quiet Gossip
In Baltimore gossip noted by the Baltimore News, Auntie Grass reportedly faced a bold proposal from Charlie Grass. The remark sparked light controversy as townsfolk joked about the impropriety, with one observer claiming a neighbor may have acted to curb the advances.
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Charlie Grass
Mainte
Baltimore News
Travel rates to Pacific coast and western points
Advertisement lists rail fares from Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City for March and April 1904 at 834.00 and to Spokane 80.50 and to Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria at 883.00 with tourist sleeping cars daily and directs readers to contact W. B. IKniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago for maps and details.
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Curious to Know and The Bachelor-Why in Prime Discussion
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Curious to Know and The Bachelor-Why with a line about Pee reaching prime. It also references a Red Cross ball blue urging purchase, a large 22 package, and a library note noting 18 000 volumes all written by women left by Mine. Kaissayow died recently in St. Petersburg.
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Stuart
RED Cross
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Putnam Faceless Dyes Shun Sunlight and Handling
Faceless dyes used by Putnam resist fading from sunlight and from washing or rubbing. The notes mention Sydney Smith and his mother as a clever conversationalist, but details about their involvement remain unclear in the excerpt.
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Putnam
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Where Doctors Fail and the Pinkham Remedy Promoted
A Brooklyn woman testifies to chronic pain after surgery and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoration of health after a long struggle. The advertisement urges readers to obtain the product and seek Mrs Pinkham's advice, claiming safety and benefit.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pauline Udson
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