Artistic Starch Plaques Offer Free Gifts At Grocers
A fragment list describes decorative plaques by Bent Muville available through J C Hubinger Bros Co. Consumers buying Elastic Starch can obtain a plaque free from their grocer. The piece extols Elastic Starch as a leading cold process laundry starch and urges readers to act before October 1 while highlighting the product’s long-standing quality and widespread availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bent Muville
Sericea
Becom ‘Ponsensors
Measra, J
C, Hubinger, Bros. Co
Mother and Lyndon weave a neighborly new start
A lonely boy Lyndon watches a vacant house go up next door and discovers a welcoming family moves in. He bonds with their seven children, finding joy in evening windows, shared games, and the warmth of new neighbors replacing the loss of an old friend Johnny Hinman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Johnny Hinman
Johnny
Mamma
Stars in Great Bear reveal vast interstellar distances
From the New York Sun report on mean parallax measurements of Beta, Gamma, Hpsilon and Zeta in the Great Bear, indicating a stellar system far beyond Earth. Distances surpass Earth-Sun gap by immense factors. light would take about 200 years to reach us. Beta and Zeta exceed 4,000,000 times Earth distance to the sun. Epsilon is far brighter than Sirius. Orion’s Eta Ursae Majoris distance around 159 light years aligns with earlier Pickering estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Hoffiery Theater Epsilon
Sirius
Pickering
Harvard College Observatory
Bizar
Sonnets and a drunken street recitation teased in verse
A fragmentary quip about a 14 line sonnet praised for grace and true meter prompts the speaker to seek honest opinion. The text mocks magazines with heavy tone and hints at a local, drunken street scene where a man claims to see a moon tumble from the sky as two more lights shine.
Idio t Answers to the Civilest of Questions
A brief vignette from the newspaper era features a poet asking for verse ideas from a friend labeled an idiot. The poet, in a rush, retreats to his den and quickly composes eight quatrains on the theme Idiotie Answers to the Civilest of Questions, which he later sells for $3.76.
The Brook and the Bird and Other Local Notes
A compilation of fable like lines and light humor from The Detroit Journal. Notes reference the brook’s fate in summer drought and a mockingbird stance. It includes a dialogue about travel with a joke about moving, and a nostalgic slice about separated grandparents seven miles from Kalamazoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Detroit Journal
Smoking Rules Sparked by Walter Beg Incident
A fragmented San Franais Examiner excerpt notes tensions over smoking before 8 o'clock in a New York establishment. Dialogues mention Irish Ex, Burgling Bill, and a sleeping speaker, with a comic tone and incomplete context. The piece hints at a night scene with noisy chatter and a mouse dialogue pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
San Franais Examiner
No Mors to be Bald in It All a Dream Daily
A wry dialogue snippet compares public figures, noting a woman’s high regard for Admiral Dewey and joking that she rates him above even No Mors, reflecting contemporary attitudes toward naval leaders and celebrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Mrs Pinkham's Advice Promises Help to Suffering Women
A reader from Deep Water Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long term womb and related health issues after five bottles. The letter endorses the medicine and the free advice offered by Mrs Pinkham from Lyon Massachusetts, inviting other women to write for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Maz
Lty
Lydia E. Pinkham
Towamy
Naru Hynst
Deepwater
Local cérina row manufacturer faces industry shift
A regional cerinarow producer navigates market changes and rising costs while seeking new contracts. Officials say demand remains steady for core products, but supply chain hurdles and competition pressure pricing and timelines. The company explores partnerships to expand distribution and stabilize revenue.
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Roy
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Boy
Mualo
IME
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Folten
Hows
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Jonese
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A. J. Tower
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Oma
Alanya
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Byron
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Janice
William
Williama
Moms’ Medicine Co
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Foor
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Matton Ae
A. Manx
Albany
N. Y
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Cling Remedy Company
Dewey
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Maine
India
Spain
Cuba
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