Queen Victoria's Bracelets Show Royal Miniature Family
The Jewelers' Circular notes Queen Victoria adorns three bracelets with thirty three miniatures of her grandchildren in infancy and youth set in gold and in one in pearls and coral. The portraits, framed simply, depict harmless, endearing infants with caps rather than crowns, reflecting gentle royal affection.
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Queen Victoria
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Woman's Story Letter Praises Pinkham Remedy
Miss M Downs of Huntington Park Philadelphia shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing kidney trouble painful menstruation and headaches She claims the remedy ended weeks of pain and urges others to seek it at drug stores noting high demand and helpful results for many sick women.
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Old York Road
Huntington Park
Philadelphia
M. Downs
Pinkham
Syrup of Fig a Pure Liquid Laxative Remedy
An ad extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tastIng laxative that cleanses the system, eases fevers, and cures constipation. It claims to act on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and to be free of objectionable substances. It warns against substitutes and promotes genuine packaging.
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Fife
Bae Bee
Ready to Quit in Smoky Chicago Style
A collage of humorous snippets from early 20th century newspapers. Jokes, dialogue, and cartoons touch on quitting salaries, skyscraper chatter, royal despair, horseless vehicles, and light wheezy news quips. Includes quips about stocks and a boy’s view of city buildings.
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Chicago
An Antelope Horse and Hunting Pony Tale
A veteran recalls an old hunting pony with the Seventh Cavalry brand that enticed antelope and birds across plains. The horse guided a hunter to two antelope and a prairie-chicken prize, becoming a famed hunting partner at the fort and on the plains. A separate brief notes a Cuba‑shipped pig at Roxborough farm described as curious black, with an elephantlike trunk and special feeding. Also ends with an advertisement for No-To-Hac tobacco cessation remedy.
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Seventh Cavalry
George R. Jones
Hermit’s Lane
Roxborough
Cuba
Midshipman
Miltenberger
Jones
Philadelphia
Disraeli Mistake Recalled In Parliament Laugh
In the House of Commons Disraeli misidentified Mr Biggar as the honorable member for So and So. The remark drew reaction as a quip about a leprechaun, a mischievous Irish fairy, highlighting the era’s political theater.
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Disraeli
Mr. Biggar
House of Commons
Fidus Achatea
Stomach Bitters Promoted As Remedy Against Ailments
The notice extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for inflammatory rheumatism and chronic illness, claiming it arrests disease at the start and can remove malaria kidney complaints dyspepsia constipation nervousness neuralgia debility and hasten convalescence. It presents the product as a lifelong health solution.
To Make Black Walnut Stain Recipe and Quip
A historical snippet details making black walnut stain by dissolving pulverized asphaltum in turpentine and applying with a brush. The second part records a playful exchange where Oxto Bachelor asks Miss van Sand about marriage and liberty, and she replies she intends to do both.
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Misa van Sand
Miss van Sand
Catareh Cure Sold At 75 Cents In Local Market
An odd fragment notes a remedy named Ball's Catareh Cure offered for 75 cents. A humorous exchange with a policeman across the street follows, describing the scene in a bustling street setting with comic exaggeration.
Low Rates to Linwood Park Vermillion by Nickel Plate Bad
Low rates to Linwood Park Vermillion offered during several months by the Nickel Plate Company. A delightful beruleum.
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Linwood Park
Summer Out e souvenir and Nickel Plate summer fares
A short item notes Nickel Plate road list of country homes along Lake Erie for summer boarders with mail order details. It mentions Linwood Park Vermillion as a summer resort on the lake shore and excursion tickets offered all summer. Also references a decorative article souvenir and assorted humorous quotes about summer life and ice cream.
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Nickel Plate Road
Lake Erie
B. F. Orner
Linwood Park
Vermillion
Ohio
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