Born Along Here in White Mountains Blueberry Tale
A camping trip in the White Mountains meets a local native returning with four bushels of blueberries. When asked about distances and places, he answers with such local knowledge that a traveler exclaims the man is well acquainted all along there. He replies, I was born all along hyar.
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White Mountains
Brave Spirits Broken by Back Ache and Uterine Troubles
A promotional anecdote extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for back pain and uterine disorders hampering daily cheer. The piece urges immediate purchase to restore courage and reduce suffering, claiming widespread relief.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wheat on the Jump Pushes Past Seventy Cents on Chicago Board
Speculators predict wheat may hit a dollar as corn oats and other farm goods rise. In three weeks farmers gain about 150 million dollars in value with wheat leading the surge. British buyers add to the frantic buying as prices firm with bears pressed back and bulls driving gains.
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Britishcra
Chicago
Board of Trade
West
Wiseacres
Hutchinson
England
Holy of Holies Room at White House Decorated for Inaugural Era
A historic White House room where Cleveland will receive election returns has been freshly decorated this summer. New wallpaper in a greenish cream with golden roses, repolished mahogany shelves, and a round inlaid table display the president’s reading materials. A pastel portrait of Gen. Jackson by Joe Jefferson hangs near a gold lettered satin banner. Mrs. Cleveland chose muted lichen gray and russet browns for the carpet and yellow roses for wall adornments. The president’s office is being refreshed with scaffolding and new plush velvet carpet planned for the corridors leading to the room for the incoming administration.
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White House
Executive Mansion
Joe Jefferson
Gen. Jackson
Buzzard'’s Bay
Walla
Army of Office
Cadets at West Point Leave Mark on American Letters
In 1865 four cadets from West Point Cadet Barracks first division shared a room on the ground floor. Since then their names have become well known in American literature: Capt. Charles King, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, John Brisbon Walker, and Richard Henry Savage.
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Cadet Barracks
West Point
Charles King
Arthur Sherburne Hardy
John Brisbon Walker
Richard Henry Savage
Various Patent Medicines and Oddities From an 1890s Page
A collage of advertisements and quips including Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents, Syrup of Figs praise, a description of an Antarctic ice field, Nickel Plate Road excursion rates in the Midwest and Southwest, a boast about Cascarets as a household necessity, a note on Chinese language roots, and satirical lines about boyhood fights. Also mentions Dobbins' Borax Soap and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children.
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