Mistaken In His Surmise of Old Boston Abode
Fragmentary account describes the Province House in Boston once a famed colonial mansion now partially preserved. The piece notes its historic significance, Hawthorne’s Price Told Tales reference, and that only portions of the exterior remain with modern alterations to the court yard.
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Old Boston
Province House
Bossworth Court
Boston
Old Province House
Us2
Oliver Wendett Holmes
Ube
Corieo
Hueerlands
Provines House
Hawthorne
Peter Sargent
London
Relied Remedies and Family Talk in a Texan Scene
The piece discusses a Sweetwater Texan family tale about relief remedies and daily health routines. It weaves in references to a child’s recovery, growling appetites, and communal chatter about cures, meals, and household conversations among neighbors and relatives.
Fragmented Quote on Prohibition and Courtship Attitudes
A damaged OCR passage questions what made prohibition enforcement feel wrong and how an elderly woman is judged. It suggests a man may be hopeful yet unsure, while a woman remains reluctant to admit her feelings about a proposed marriage.
Dyspepsia Notes Piercing a Cookery Book Mystery
In a London Answers item a second hand book unearths a marked annotated copy gifted with blank pages for notes and recipes. A husband discovers pages filled with dyspepsia remedies while the couple recalls money, marriage plans, and village routines amid a curious revealing of their life.
For Giving Betty Threefold Forgiveness in Tale
A fragmentary line concerns Betty seeking forgiveness from a mother figure. A character named Matty expresses concern as a request for pardon unfolds in a reflective, domestic moment. The passage hints at family tension and a plea for mercy within a tense morning scene.
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Betty
Ney
Matty
Nation Grants Equal Suffrage 1920 Victory Revealed
A lengthy account traces the push for woman suffrage from Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton through Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul. It details ratification battles in states, key campaigns, and the birth of the League of Women Voters, highlighting leaders and dates from 1848 to 1920.
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Washington
United States
Tennessee
Washingwn
Delaware
Union
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Alabamm
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Vermont
Marcus H. Holcomb
P. W. Cle
Beth Cady Stanton
Adams
Mass
Mies Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Miss Anthony
Senate
Sargent
California
Congress
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Party
Alice Paul
White House
of Nations American Woman
Stanton
Anthony
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anon Howard Shaw
Catt
Frank Leslie
National Association
St. Louis
League of Women Voters
Chicago
Cutt
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Maud Wood Park
Richard Edwards
Indiana
Solon Jacobs
Alabama
Interesting Briefs From Across The World And Oceans
A Californian inventor creates a device for gathering nuts. France features wine regions unknown beyond borders while Japan warns children against killing animals. The Columbia river area uses moss for a fermented product rolled into bills. Britain shifts war focus to iron and steel, Sicily and oil history noted. Cyprus described as fertile though Jewel territory lacking. University of Pennsylvania reports rising women enrolments. An instrument measure tracks urban air pollution hourly. Persian houses emphasize interior courtyards and shaded gardens distinct from street views.
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France
Japan
Columbia River
Cypress
University of Pennsylvania
Sumner Elnsees
Owens
Anye
Banana and dessert recipes from a vintage household guide
A long excerpt lists banana preparations from moulded cereal with bananas to Porto Rican baked bananas and banana croquettes with currant jelly sauce. It continues with desserts like Snow Pudding, Gateau de Princess, Orange Ice, and Emergency Salad, then shifts to various chicken dishes Maryland style curry jerked and pie. It closes with vegetable notes and several dessert ideas including coconut sponge and corn custards.
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Gateau de Princess
Ida Bailey Allen
Anger Poison and Aging Temper
A mid aged woman reflects that advancing years curb temper as anger becomes a hidden poison. She recalls recent illness tied to temper and vows to restrain wrath, noting self control is essential in middle life to avoid harming health.
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Ike
Pest spreads threaten fruit crops in Creede area
Text describes a pest attacking oranges, apples, pears, apricots and other produce with no remedy yet found. It notes farmers’ efforts to prevent spread and mentions rumors of a secret society swapping pest secrets.
Asbestos use spans from ancient weaving to modern industry
The piece notes asbestos earliest use in spinning and weaving and its lasting importance in producing fire resistant thread and cloth. It cites the U S Geological Survey for historical context and pricing hints, then diverges into cleaning leather tips and garbled maintenance instructions. It finishes with a quotation about practice and time from another newspaper.
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Uhe
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Women urged to try Swamp Root for kidney trouble
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing them. Symptoms include back pain, headaches, fatigue, and nervousness, linked to kidney trouble. Prompt treatment with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is recommended, with sample offers via mail and pharmacy purchases.
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Kilmer
Bayer Aspirin Claims and a Soup Gravy Gaffe
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for decades with unbroken packages and tablet counts at low cost. A separate Columbus Dispatch anecdote recounts a church luncheon mishap where a man drinks soup gravy, prompting an Indians cry of disbelief.
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Bayer
Indies
Columbus Dispatch
Knowledge Power In Age And Teaching Letters
A high school girl writes to her uncle describing a new teacher and remarks on the teacher's age, prompting the uncle to respond that age does not lurk near fifty but travels in autos and airplanes. He explains knowledge is power and offers dated insight from his own forty-seven years of experience.
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Mrs Woots
Forests to Pay Otsego County Running Expenses Plan
A proposed scheme for Otsego County New York outlines that existing and future forests will cover operating costs. Each of the county's 24 townships would plant 100 acres of trees and the profits would eventually fund running expenses, lowering taxes to a minimum.
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Otsego
New York
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