A Story of An American Girl by Mattie Dyer Britts
Nettie Le Dru reveals a tale of broken promises and secret marriages as Louis Le Dru deceives her with a sham courtship and a forged divorce claim. Vance Douglas vows support, plans a rescue journey to Kentucky with Nettie and her son Willie, and faces Louis’s schemes while Marcia grapples with unspoken love and a forbidden betrothal.
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Mr. Douglas
Towas
Touls
Koon
Ile
Meaddom
Sonia
Louis
Hartford
Vaney
Tent
Ling
Vance
Jong
Keewn
Douglas
Europe
Nottie
Mr. Doughis
Wilhie
Kooy
Myvel
Willie
Doughis
Florence
Sath
Myra
Dirk
Nettie
Vatie
Wittie
Gant
Feg
Master Willie
Kentucky
Vanne
Vaner
Anid Nettie
Heaven
New Haven
Frankfort
Ula
Willowhank
Atores
Struckers
Vines
Express
Neto
Shere
New York
Ryulee Dongins
Marcia
Kantucky
Netti
Cee
Maggie Lasito
Douglas Tail
Madeleine
Aunt Maddy
Miss Mardelaine
Hlarry
Sle
Purification of Drinking Water by Silver Chloride
A Rome Liburna report on Professor Paterno's method for sterilizing impure water using small amounts of chloride of silver. Experiments indicate 2.5 to 5 milligrams per litre can disinfect even pathogenic microbes, leaving flavor unchanged and preserving purity for months.
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Paterno
Reale Academia del Lineet
How They Cotloot Bilta Aboriginal debt collector sticks
A study of a brutal debt collection custom among Indigenous groups where a creditor uses a number of sticks to threaten or physically discipline a debtor. The practice involves placing sticks around the debtor and throwing one into the wigwan, with payment expected to avoid further public reproach.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Doctor in Yorktown
An Arkansas local physician discusses kidney disease and endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills, citing cases including a 31 year old farm laborer who recovered after three weeks of treatment. The piece weaves a courtroom fragment and medical ad style, highlighting common ailments and remedies.
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Yorktown
Ark
Lehand Williamson
Lin
Dodd
Mtv A. H. Cole
Williamegon
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Indian Food Traditions
An 19th century advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a legitimate remedy and criticizes quack medicines. The piece also reports on Otoe tribe customs near Red Fork Oklahoma, noting pond lily and polecat flesh as delicacies and describing a ritual dancing hall, a pagan service interrupted by a jackrabbit, and a leader named Faw-Faw with elaborate attire and facial tattoos.
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Matt Duhr
Red Mark Creek
Doctor’s Coffee and His Daughter End Health Problems
Physicians in Grafton West Virginia report vertigo palpitations and nervous derangements improved after stopping coffee and using Postum instead. The doctor notes relief for himself and his daughter Mrs Long from indigestion and recommends Postum broadly, citing The Trend to Wellville booklet.
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Grafton
W. Va
Postum
Postun Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Wires Sing Out Weather Forecasts From Telegraph Lines
A humorous piece notes telegraph lines hum and sing as a weather predictor. Meteorologist Dr Liska studies sound patterns and Earth motions to foretell rain, proposing the wires may reveal weather without traditional forecasts.
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de. Laka
Pollsis
Liska
Marcoui
Hilm
Patna
Question of Tima and the collector’s strange encounter
A Mne wall collector on entering a compartment notices two passengers creating a tense scene. One man claims he forgot his pass and threatens to delay payment unless shown. The other passenger insists on a precise time reference, saying five minutes past five, and pays after the exchange.
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Tima
Mio Tleker
Agricultural seeds promise vast yields across states
The notice highlights new wheat and spelt varieties from the U S Department of Agriculture promising 40 to 80 bushels per acre in Montana Idaho the Dakotas and Colorado Also sold seeds include Hanna Bar Joy Bromus Inermis Billion Dollar Grass and seeds to improve hog and cattle production A supplier from Wisconsin offers a free seed sample and a catalog valued at $100 plus testimonies praise Piso's Cure for Consumption and a report of rising street accident fatalities in New York City while Spain plans fourteen new agricultural schools
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U. S
John A. Sulzer
Salzer Seed Co promotes pasture and hay varieties
In a midwestern seed company promo, Salzer Seed Co highlights grass and seed varieties. It touts Salzer’s Bilaminate Dollar Grass, Bromer grass, Victoria Rape, and other perennials as high yielding forage. The ad invites readers to mail 100 stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for a catalog and free seed samples.
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Wwe
Hilitorn
Villaga
Dapat
Salzer
Svondertil Prass
Silaer
Victoria
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Ta Crosse
Wis
Irregular Market Talk Sparks Dairy and Exercise Musing
A landlady at a local factory in Michigan asserts she never bought market butter, claiming it came from her uncle’s dairy there. A boarder weighs in, suggesting physical exercise is trivial, and hints butter gains strength by patient waiting.
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Michiegan
Mother's Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An old advertisement touts Mather Gray's Sweat Powders for children claiming quick relief from colds, constipation, teething disorders, and worms. Sold by druggists or mail order from Le Roy New York with a free sample offer.
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Mather Gray
Mother Gray
New York
Munl
Allen S
Olneten
le Roy
Ny Y
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