Nervous Prostration and cures claimed by Lydia E Pinkham
Boston woman describes severe nervous prostration with chest pains, insomnia, and weight bearing down. Two patients report recovery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Other items mention Jamaica life tree, garfield powders, and Lake Ontario sea herrings, with various local notices and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Apete Williamson
Boulevard
Atlanta, Ga
Tan
Della Keiser
Marienville
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence Canal
Five Dollar Counterfeit Notions Echoed in Poem
Detroit Free Press quotes a poet warning about a new counterfeit, urging vigilance. The verse notes the five dollar note as the crook’s tool, yet the speaker claims indifference and busy with other tasks while dismissing personal risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Humorous Snippets From a Witty Exchange Column
A collection of brief quips and dialogues delivers punch lines about proposals, expensive candy, parrot multilingualism, a failed romance, leg amputations, a resigned fate, and a portable pie date gag. The sketches hinge on everyday foibles and wordplay in a jaunty 19th century tone.
Nicaragua's Dead Customs Draw Foreign Stares
W. Nephew King in Harper's Weekly describes Nicaragua's funeral rites blending Indian and colonial traditions. A death wakes a royal like procession with a consecrated wafer, a bell ringing boy, a lone violin dirge, and soldiers escorting a priest in bright vestments through silent streets while villagers kneel. outsiders risk rebuke or worse for omitting the ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
W. Nephew King
Harper's Weekly
Birthday Surprise Via Telephone Echoes to Daughter
A Philadelphia Record tale recalls a city businessman's birthday surprise by arranging a New York call from his wife’s mother. The women exchange greetings and sobs, sharing a tender moment until the central line toll ends the call. The wife calls it the loveliest experience she ever had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dearie
Philadelphia
Minnesota's Separable Speaker and the Sultan Tale
Michael Dowling, Minnesota House speaker nominee, rose from a blizzard injury and poverty to lead in politics. He served as clerk, newspaper editor, and National League of Republican clubs secretary, then as a Philippine correspondent. His interview with the Sulu Sultan hinged on self dismemberment to gain his attention, a feat that helped him secure the speakership bid.
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Sulu
Michael Dowling
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Yellow Medicine County
Dowling
Renville
National League of Republican Clubs
Philippines
Luzon
Sulus
United States
Philadelphia
Boston Daily Advertiser
Victoria tartan and clan variances in Scottish dress
Queen Victoria revived a royal tartan lineage, the Victoria tartan, worn by the royal household at Bal moral. The piece explains multiple tartan types for clans like Cameron and MacDonald, warns on differing clan versions, and notes New York shops stock authentic Scottish tartans with growing demand.
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Victoria
James I
England
Royal Household
Balmoral
Cameron
Cameron of
Lochiel
Erracht
MacDonald
Clanranald
Sleat
Staffa
Campbell of
Argyll
Campbells of
Cawdor
Loudoun
New York
Scotland
Edinburgh
The Baltimore Oriole and Color Patterns of North American Birds
The Baltimore Oriole is noted as a master nest builder using varied materials including silk from a factory window. Descriptions cover plumage colors across temperate birds, detailing bluebirds with blue upper parts and russet breasts, indigo and grosbeaks as all blue, and the little yellow warbler as the sole near uniform yellow bird. Red species like the cardinal grosbeak, summer redbird, and scarlet tanager are highlighted for their dominance of red with varying black or brown wing accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ocean Salt Layers Cover Land 200 Yards Deep
A remark states that the sea's salt and solids could blanket dry land with a 200 yard deep layer, illustrating the vast quantity of material in the ocean.
The Mum Family Poem by Arthur J. Burdick
A humorous verse contrasts Minnie Mum and Max I Mum as a small and a giant pair. It playfully notes their sizes yet shows them walking together, proud of their visible difference and harmony. The poem emphasizes the rhyme’s compact, lighthearted nature and author Burdick’s signature wit.
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Mum
Minnie Mum
Max I
Apples sold to satisfy a father's demand
In a tale the three brothers trade apples to meet their father requirements. The youngest, middle, and eldest each sell portions at set prices, ending with all three boys receiving equal totals of ten cents, achieving equal shares for their apples.
Rollo and Red Peggy and a toy tale
A mastiff puppy named Rollo in a city home loves a red flannel doll called Red Peggy. He carries her everywhere, ignores commands to leave her, and even retrieves paper while guarding his doll, proving a canine devoted to his toy. The tale appears in Little Folks via Rose Thorn. Also, a Washington Post note shows lawmakers observing arithmetic problem solving about apple division among three sons posed by Loudenslager.
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Rollo
Red Peggy
Mrs. James
Bessie
Mr. James
Rose Thorn
Kar
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Washington Post
Hopking
Illinois
Gamble
South Dakota
Mr. Loudenstnger
Mr. Loudenslager
A Tale of a Indian Dog and a Stone Thrower
A traveler recalls paying to throw stones at a real Indian dog in Elk Rapids Michigan. The tale ends with a boast that next year he would throw a thousand times and perhaps hit the dog for a fee. Also reported is a Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch: seven strong boys whipped by Miss Minnie Hoff, a Springfield Township teacher, then cleared of charges by the court, praised as the right woman for the job. Also noted is a reflection on talent and a Zurich University doctor’s degree awarded to fourteen women.
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Elk Rapids
Mich
Lake Michigan
Buck
Minnie Roff
Akron
Dispatch
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rufus Wright
Miss Hoff
Gasault
Springfield Township
Miss Ho
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National City Bank of
Lynn
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine
London
Hall
PF. J
Curxny & Co
Toledo
Dr. Bulls
Hein
Frey
Ville
Childtren
Archer
Ad Tower CO
Mass
Fagicrea
Thompson
Jamaica
Porwan
All Druggista
Kansas City
Garfield
Sergia
Lena
Rocky Mountain
Lane
Union
Adele
Williamson
Nell—Jack
Belle
Wigg
Ned
Jack
Arthur J. Burdick
University of Zurich
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