Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Lung Disorder
A testimonial from D J Robinson of Spring Garden West Virginia credits Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets with curing his nearly two year battle with a bleeding ulcer and lung illness. He says he had been given up and later recovered enough to work on the farm. The ad urges accepting no substitute and offers the Medical Adviser for twenty one stamps.
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Pierce
D. J. Robinson
Spring Garden
W. Va
Nothce
Ing
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Bright child of Brinkin earns quiet praise
Washington Star quotes admiration for Brinkin's child describing a wise, lively youngster. The remarks note no obvious achievements yet highlight unusual insight. When asked to recite for an audience the child avoided speaking, retreating to a corner.
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Washington Star
Brinkin
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Relief for Back Aches
Mr A B Herrick of Bristol Road Elkhart says years of back pain and kidney trouble vanished after using Doans Kidney Pills bought at Houseworth Bros drug store. He reports full relief after one box and cautions others to remember Doan s. Sold for 50c per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for US.
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Columbus
Elkhart
A. B. Herrick
Bristol Road
Mishawaka
Eli
Dean
Houseworth Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Term of Reproach
An exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a salty remark about a near miss at sea. An old salt notes a narrow escape while an amateur sailor explains the sudden storm caught them off guard. The contrast underscores the joke about being a weather prophet.
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Philadelphia Press
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Cheerful Health
A Houseworth Bros. ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea with vivid language praising its mood lifting and restorative effects. The pricing note lists 35c, emphasizing its appeal as a hopeful product for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworth Bros
So youthful in appearance in Chicago Tribune
A humorous snippet from the Chicago Tribune depicts a woman who, despite her age, remains young in looks and takes pride in being the youngest-looking grandmother. The contrast with a boy calling her grandma to strangers provides lighthearted commentary on aging and dignity.
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Chicago Tribune
Bananas in Nursery Meals and Hair Ribbon Trends
The article notes bananas are nutritious but hard to digest when not chewed, suggests cubed servings with fresh cream and lady fingers to preserve taste. It also reports Newport social trend of hair down the back, with Misses Rives Schenck and Roche adopting the style and signaling a shift to bright hair ribbons.
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Miss Rives
Bellevue Avenue
Miss Schenck
Cynthia Roche
Untitled fragment reveals social distinction in crowds
In a crowded car a passenger laments gifts and etiquette, while a friend explains new social distinctions observed among peers. The dialogue hints at expectations around presents and evenings with friends aboard a train or bus.
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Ion
Cauliflower Soup and Rhubarb Charlotte Dessert
A vintage kitchen guide outlines making cauliflower soup by boiling florets, mashing and thickening with cream and flour, adding veal or chicken, finishing with eggs and butter. It praises kitchen bouquet for color and flavor. It also details a rhubarb sponge cake charlotte: bake a rhubarb dessert layered with sponge cakes, then chill and serve with custard or whipped cream.
Girls Waist Size Shrinks as Shoulders Broaden in Study
In Ann Arbor Michigan June 8 measurements by Dr Alice G Snyder Barbour Gymnasium show athletic college girls with smaller waists and broader shoulders. A random chart notes a one inch waist decrease a half inch shoulder gain and lung capacity rising from 193 to 230 inches in a year. The gym may push corsets out of fashion.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Athletic College
Alice G. Snyder
Barbour Gymnasium
Snyder
Subjaat
Machine to Rip Seams by Mrs. A. M. Minter of Colorado
Colorado inventor Mrs. A. M. Minter unveils a seam ripper a double edged knife with a jagged edge for ripping seams and a hook to pull out threads. She says the tool eases mending over old clothes and has patented it with offers of significant patent value.
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A. M. Minter
Colorado
Small Blossoms in Hosiery Embroidery Trends
Dresden flowers dominate hosiery embroidery with small calla lily blossoms on silk stockings. White petals and yellow centers on white or black foundations suit lace gowns. Lace inserts, including medal lions in white cream or black, decorate fronts and sides of stockings.
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Dresden
HouseholdHints For New Housewives In 19th Century Style
A column offering domestic tips to a new housekeeper. It covers hand care using gloves and skin foods, avoiding hot water, and lemon juice treatments. It also profiles service roles like professional dusters, clock caretakers, plant care specialists, rug cleaners, and jewelry menders, plus carpet care and stain treatment. The piece ends with a 106 year old Boston resident linked to the D A R and a milk soup recipe.
Ruth Hanna trousseau to be American made for wedding gown
The report states Miss Ruth Hanna will have her trousseau and wedding attire made entirely in American fashion with no Parisian dressmaker. The gown is planned to be costly and orders will be placed in New City. The wedding dress is to feature peau de soie and lace with a matching veil.
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Ruth Hanna
Elkhart Druggists Promote Half Price Cure Offer
Houseworth Bros announce strong countrywide interest in Dr. Howard's remedy for constipation and dyspepsia. Elmira pharmacist C S Ingraham reports high weekly sales and satisfaction with a money back guarantee. Houseworth says half price sale continues with 50 cent bottle of 60 doses for 25 cents, while supplies last.
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Houseworth Bros
Elkhart
New York State
Ingraham
Elmira
Houseworth
His Remedy Puck and Mosquito Prevention
Dialogue excerpt notes use of kerosene oil to repel mosquitoes with a mother questioning and a boy wondering about castor oil. The exchange hints at home remedies and attitudes toward mosquito control.
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Puck
Johnny
Mamma
Relief in Six Hours Kidney and Bladder Disease Cure
Distressing kidney and bladder troubles relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. Prompt relief for bladder, kidneys, and back in men and women. relieves water retention almost immediately. For quick relief and cure, buy from C. H. Leonard, druggist, Elkhart, Indiana.
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C. H. Leonard
Elkhart
Ind
Inventor of the fountain pen confronts royal satire
In Chicago the Post recounts a playful scene as a king jokes about the fountain pen inventor. The imp questions the fate of the man while the monarch urges courtesy, noting the device has spurred many curse words.
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Chicago. Post
Ten Years in Bed Health Revelation
R. A. Gray of Oakville Indiana recalls a decade bedridden by kidney disease. After trying top medical care without relief Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and proven a Godsend, as noted by Fenton's Drug Store.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
Fenton
Inferred ft Brooklyn Life. A whispered remark about a simple tastes woman
A terse exchange hints at a woman admired for plain tastes. A man notes he does not know her well, but knows her husband, suggesting a social tension or clandestine acquaintance. The fragment implies private optics on desire and relationships.
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Brooklyn
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Claim From Houseworth Bros
An advertisement asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure aids digestion and nutrition by enabling digestive organs to process food into nourishing blood. It claims relief for dyspepsia catarrh and stomach disorders and is presented by Houseworth Bros.
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Iouseworth, Bros
Widow's debt ends as cow dies two years prior
A bankrupt widow in Kansas City borrows $20 from a bank secured by a debt on a beloved cow. She struggles for years paying interest, then confesses the cow died two years earlier. the cashier gently helps discharge the mortgage, while a twist reveals the cow’s death predates the debt.
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Jersey
Blake
Register of Deeds’ Office
Court House
Kangag City
Kidney Cure Ad From Fenton’s Drug Store
An advertisement urges readers with kidney or bladder trouble to try Foley's Kidney Cure, claiming it cures all kidney and bladder disease and warns of consequences if not used.
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Foley
Fenton
Vincennes Board of Trade Adds Thirty Seven Members
The Vincennes Board of Trade admitted thirty seven new members. Edward W. Watson was reelected president and Thornton Willis named secretary. Reports show seven factories secured during the past year.
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Vincennes
Board of Trade
Edward W. Watson
Thornton Willis
Chamberlain's Celic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
A testimonial style note extols Chamberlains Celic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as universally reliable and pleasant to take. It claims special value for summer diarrhoea in children and says the product saves many children's lives annually. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Lebanon County Wins Saloon License Protest Case
Five hundred residents of Lebanon and Thorntown protested against Pearl D. Sutton and Richard Bush being granted saloon licenses. They sang the doxology in the courtroom after the county commissioners ruled in favor of the defendants.
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Lebanon
Thorntown
Pearl D. Sutton
Richard Bush
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Appetite After Ills
Mrs Sarah W Curtis of Lee Mass touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for relief from indigestion and sour stomach. The ad notes Sales through Houseworth Bros Vincennes and includes marriage news of David O Williams aged 76 and Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Doane aged 51 after a two week acquaintance. The notice cites seven marriages of the groom with three former wives dead and four living.
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Vincennes
Mt Vernon Lorenzo Budd Arrested for Forging Checks
Mt Vernon Lorenzo Budd has been arrested on a charge of forging two checks on the Mt Vernon bank. The checks were signed by B Crutchfield a farmer. Budd is in jail and says someone gave him the checks.
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Mt. Vernon
Lorenzo Budd
B. Crutchfield
Budd
One Minute Cough Cure and Memorial Plans Mentioned
An advertisement offers One Minute Cough Cure or Goughs Col ds and Croup at Hollesworth Bros. A memorial for the late R. W. Blackmore author of Lor na Doone has raised funds. Exeter Cathedral is chosen for the memorial featuring a light stained glass window and a sculptured tablet.
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Hollesworth Bros
R. W. Blackmore
Lorna Doone
Exeter Cathedral
Serious Mistake Co. Name Confusion Noted
A segment indicates confusion over the company name with reference to misprint or misassociation involving A.Serious and B. 'ae ane Co. as the intended corporate identity.
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Ae Ane Co
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Boston Tea Party
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Mary F. Suttivan
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Houlesworth Bros
Alge
WM. Beers
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Alonzo O. Bliss
Washington
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Dolla
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G.L. Nichols
le Hint
Marion Coumey
R. M. Johnson
J.D. Osborne
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U.S. Flag
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Indiana National Bank
Terre Haute
Louis
Houesworth
Decatur
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