Grandfather of stamps and a hunter’s quirky tastes
Percy Waxman recalls a life of collecting from stamps to curious foods. An Australian boyhood includes first gun on a twelfth birthday and a hunt for a butcher bird mistaken for game. He recounts exotic edibles like kava and octopus and his dubious drink from Mocha in Aden.
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Percy Waxman
New York ‘Tribune
Syvell
Australia
Rhe
Daly
Melbourne
Diamond Creek
Apia
Robert « Louis ‘Stevenson
Kaya
Elysian Fields
New South Wales
Isehla
Gulf of Names
Tty
Motive Dale
Aden
Nike Portland
Impossible Market Seeds Plot Hidden in Plain Sight
Fragmentary text notes a secret vegetable trust in markets and a cryptic remark about luck, with garbled names and phrases. The readable parts imply skepticism about a covert scheme and uncertain outcomes affecting commerce.
Personal Appreciation Exchange Quiet Remark
A brief exchange reveals a thoughtful moment as one person asks about a favorite character in fiction and receives a sincere reply that the inquirer himself is the favorite. The dialogue hints at admiration and gentle intensity in a small interaction.
Baby’s itching skin relief with Cuticura ad
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for babies with itchy skin. It urges bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap, then applying Cuticura Ointment for irritation. A free sample by mail is offered, addressed to Cuticura Dept. 4 Boston, with a postcard request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. 4
Boston
Brunswick
Nore
Madie
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises White Laundry
Ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a powerful laundry additive that yields a clear dazzling white without greenish tinge. Encourages consumers to buy a large package at grocers for 6 cents and implies a surprising washday result.
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Red Cross
Information Wanted by Lithe Lemuel Siy
A fragment shows a dialogue about a cow and books with a humorous exchange. The line suggests a question of utility when one object serves multiple purposes. The wording reflects a playful rural or inquirer style.
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Lemuel
Paw
Castoria Remembered: Safety Seal and Forty Years Trusted
A historic ad urges moms to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and to trust Fletcher’s Castoria for children. It emphasizes over thirty years of use and notes it as a safe remedy for infants and kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Beauty Adorned and Public Bar Rant Reported
A fragment from the Louisville Courier discusses fashion and public bar decor in a quarrelsome tone. The odd phrasing hints at social commentary and local tone without clear events or names.
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Louisville Courier-dorervit
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Change of Life
Letters from users in Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Erie praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. Women report reduced headaches backaches heat flashes nervousness and overall improved health with continued use and guidance from the company. Free advice is offered by the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co with confidential replies from women staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Plisledetpig
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Mrs. Marcaner
Beverly, Mass
Mrs. Grovar A. Consar
Roundy St
Beverly
Masa
Erie
Lydia E.pinkham
E. Kussima
Irie
Lydia
Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynch, Masa
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Stevenson
Dean
Whitney
N. Franklin St
Fosel Paan
Daan
Boz Doan
Sanny Pills Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
Beulegs
Deliverist
W.f.young
PD. F
Temple St
Springfield
Carter
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