Fashions of Paris Inspire Winter Petticoats and Gowns
Sadie Merritt describes Paris winter styles influencing spring wear. Petticoats with fitted tops and deep flounces, stockings with lace inserts, and openwork stockings dominate evenings, while novelties include a hoax princess costume in Helicast or Venetian cloth and a triple cape in black and white broadcloth. Striking skating and evening gowns feature astrakhan trims, cream lace yokes, and black broadcloth with accordion silk underskirts.
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Sadie Merritt
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promised Cure
Readers are urged to write to Lydia E Pinkham Lynn Mass for confidential health advice. The lettered testimonies claim cures for menstrual suppression ovarian inflammation and related female ailments and praise the compound and liver pills.
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Awakening from Death Like Trance Halts Embalming Peril
From East St Louis, Mrs Christiana Hirth aged 53 awoke in the county hospital deadroom just as the embalmer prepared to inject fluids. A faint eye quiver and a weight shift revealed life saving her from being embalmed alive. Doctors hope for improvement though recovery remains uncertain. Her husband rejoiced at the sudden revival and friends claim a miracle.
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East St. Louis
Christiana Hirth
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Her Charm Sparks Talk Of Mrs Dapley Marriage Motive
A Chicago Times-Nerald excerpt questions whether Mrs Dapley married for love. The dialogue suggests money mattered and jokes about a husband keeping up appearances without an unnatural gait.
Joggzings Him Up Tie Musinely
Dialogue excerpt shows Puck quipping about a man’s constant promises to act while others doubt him, highlighting playful stage banter and wordplay. The excerpt captures the cheeky tone of a theater exchange and the crowd sense of impatience.
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Cost of the Russo Turkish War
The last great war cost £190 million and 180000 lives. Russia paid £133 million and 110000 lives.
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Turkey
Man swaps opal in ring at jeweler
A Topeka man lost an opal from his ring and, after retrieving it, tried to substitute the old stone for a new one at a jeweler. He gulped the replacement back and admitted he must use the new opal, and was later noted to need Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin from Thomas Drug Store.
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Topeka
Keeringe
Disappointing Relative Reveals Health Worries
A brief exchange shows Edith sensing concern over a rich uncle's health while Harold grumbles about potential deterioration. The dialogue captures family tension and worry in a light moment.
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Puck
Overrating Oneself in Tax Time Quip
A witty remark from the Chicago Daily News notes that a person who tends to overrate others does not exaggerate self-importance when the tax collector arrives. The line reflects humor about self-esteem and civic scrutiny.
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Chicago Daily News
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Wisconsin User
L. T. Warren of Albany Wisconsin reports years of dyspepsia relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He states immediate relief and marvelous results from two bottles, noting it digests what you eat and cannot fail to cure. Houseworth Bros.
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