Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Reader
A Michigan reader from Lansing recounts using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to overcome long standing fatigue and weakness. She notes improved health after starting the remedy and recommends it to others including a sixteen year old neighbor. The letter cites decades of use and urges readers to buy from druggists.
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Lydia E.’Pinkham
Lansing
Michigan
Lydia
Pinkham
Mars
Bassert
Hayford Avenue
Lydia BE
Diamond Dyes Color It New With Diamond Dyes
Color It New With Diamond Dyes every 15 cent package has simple directions. Women can tint delicate shades or dye permanent colors in lingerie silk ribbons dresses coats stockings and more. Tell your druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
Not a Bad Idea by a Publisher on Teacher Dedication
A New York publisher counseled changing the headline to honor a long serving instructor. The Louisville Courier Journal reports a proposal to spotlight a faithful 40 year school career.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
Red Cross Ball Blue ad promises superior bluing
An advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue provides superior bluing for laundry, promising relief from inferior results and inviting readers to try the product.
Mary Read and the Pirate Wives in the Brethren of the Coast
The history recounts Mary Read, Anne Benny, and Maria Cobham among the pirate wives. Born in London, Read disguises as a man, serves in various regiments, deserts, and rows of fortune lead her to Calico Jack Rackham. She aids a lover, fights a pirate, then dies of fever in prison before execution.
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Mary
Read
Anne Benny
Calico Jack Rackham
Maria Cobham
Captain Cobham
London
Flanders
Nesiring
Fleming
Rackham
Bahamas
Gov. Woodes Rogers
Callca Jack
Tme
Jamaica
Le Grand Exploit of Pierre Le Grand
The Norman pirate Pierre Le Grand on Tortuga carried out a daring attack on a Spanish warship at dusk, seizing the vessel with a small crew and forcing surrender. He spared his prisoners and sailed to France, inspiring a wave of buccaneering across the West Indies for years.
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Ierre LE Grand
West Indies
le Grand
Tortuga Island
Peter the Great
Pierre
Jesus
France
Tortuga
Hispaniola
Stupidity and Society in an Edwardian Essay
Edward Howe presents Carlyle's claim that stupidity is the chief instrument of the devil and argues that intelligence, honesty, thrift, and temperance shape social fate. He contrasts how men and women engage society, notes legal mishaps, labor versus idleness, and reflects on temperance, honesty, and prudence in daily life.
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Thomas Carlyle
IVE Years of Watching Life From The Sidelines
The narrator reflects on years of suffering and isolation in a “university” of hard knocks. He describes lessons about friendship, kindness, and love learned through pain and endurance, insisting the painful journey restored his confidence in humanity and happiness.
Watch Confusion Stirs Courtroom Wisecrack
Attorney Williamy Grossman recalls a jurist joking that a witness’s prior alteration of a statement does not prove untruthfulness. The judge tells of a tale about misplacing his watch and sending five men to recover it, sparking laughter over honesty and memory.
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Williamy = Grossman
Lohael Teft
Notable Theatre Auditor Spins Tales Of Railroads And Poets
Iarry Grant, auditor of the Or pheum circuit, is praised for financial acumen and storytelling. A tale recounted concerns a young railroad president whose division sees failing equipment and a groan from an old car man that the road is failing.
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Iarry Grant
Orpheum
Tulare fuel company safe twice burgled despite claim
A fuel company in Tulare California keeps a fireproof safe for records and notes no money is stored there. The safe has been ransacked three times over the last seven years despite the owners insisting it is for protection only.
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Hannah
Adelaide
Tulare
Cal
Psychology in a Bridge Game Sparks Banter
A Leslie Avenue resident recalls a friendly introduction at a bridge game that influenced bidding. The stranger described the narrator as the worst player and praised the partner, leading to altered bids that left them down three tricks twice. The Detroit News anecdote shows psychology shaping board game behavior.
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Leslie Avenue
Tme
Detroit News
Lady of Distinction Given Clear Skin Hint
An advertisement extols a lady’s refined appearance through perfume and a routine using Cuticura Soap hot bath to cleanse pores, then Cuticura Falcum powder for healthy skin, claiming a clear sweet complexion.
Speeding motorist faces justice in southern Indiana
A first time offender balks at a trumped up charge as a Justice of the Peace weighs the case. The exchange underscores the gravity of court, while another note mentions electric heat exposed at night growing twice as large as in daylight.
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Indiana
War boosts demand for table linen and Red Cross Ball Blue
The notice claims war elevates table linen value and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for improved wear. It urges readers to use the product and buy from grocers.
Old Superstition Dooms Girls to Spinsterhood
An old origin superstition claims twenty year old Japanese women are doomed to spinsterhood every 61 years. Parents refuse marriage to those under this cloud, driving many to work or suicide. A Tokyo society now helps members choose spouses without parental interference.
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Tokyo
The Guillotine Death Timeline at a Glance
The note recalls Dr. Tennatius Joseph Guillotine and the device he invented for instantaneous beheading. Adopted by the French assembly in 1792, it was soon installed. The first execution was a highway robber named Pel fetter, followed by the political victim Oangremont in August 1702.
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Tennatius Joseph Guillotine
Pelfetter
Oangremont
Rockefeller Jr Dines Alone in Women’s Dining Room
In downtown New York a tradition keeps the younger Rockefeller company during lunch in the women’s dining room of a city club. Few wives of members join, leaving him with the room to himself at midday near the Battery.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Rockefeller
Convicted Magistrate Contends With Assault Witness
A magistrate faces a confrontation as a victim testifies about being struck with a stick as thick as the magistrate’s head. The exchange reflects the intensity of the assault case and the courtroom tension.
England offers $35,000 prize for mine locomotive
The contest seeks the best storage battery electric locomotive for deep coal mine use in England. A prize of $35,000 is offered to the winning design, highlighting advancing mining technology and electrical engineering.
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England
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