Glycerine in Dr Pierce medicines praised for cure potential
An advertising extract extols glycerine in Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as aiding the Root extracts in chest and lung ailments. It claims nutritive and antiseptic benefits, notes limited effectiveness in acute coughs, and offers free literature and private correspondence with Dr Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
BV. Pierce
N.Y
Let Us Do Our Duty In Our Daily Jobs Motto
The quote urges faithful service in every workplace from shop to school and home. It frames ordinary labor as frontline duty for mankind’s welfare, invoking Theodore Parker’s call to bravery, strength, and skill in all tasks.
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Theodore Parker
Postage stamp use and rising yearly consumption
A post office official states that over 17 million stamps are used daily in the country, roughly one stamp per five people. The cost of gum algae is about $18,000 yearly. Daily stamp use has risen by 2 million in five years, equating to about 730 thousand more stamps annually than five years ago.
Jury panel in Emmons bribery trial overran Sacramento restaurant
The jury that tried State Senator Emmons in Sacramento sat twenty six days and consumed meals and drink in large quantities, including thirty six dollars in meals a day, 150 quarts of claret, 200 bottles of beer, and numerous quarts of white wine whisky, with over two dozen bottles sent to the jury room.
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Emmons
Sacramento
Cal
The Man with a Career Quote Featured in Debates
The quotation from John Oliver Hobbes emphasizes a solitary focus on adversaries over personal ties as a defining trait of a man devoted to a demanding career. The remark contrasts personal relationships with professional opposition and dedication.
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John Oliver Hobbes
Motivational line on money and optimism
A compact aphorism about not always talking and allowing money to speak. It contrasts pessimism with a more balanced outlook that seeks opportunity and practical action. The quote hints at enjoying life when worry does not dominate daily choices.
Maude Warns Against Critique Here in Dovecote Tale
In a Philadelphia Bulletin column Maude visits a couple living in a new home and savages their decor. The bride and groom defend their house and choices, vowing to buy what they like while Maude’s harsh remarks spark a firm moral: think before you criticize others’ homes.
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Maude
Maudie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Floating Islands and Fantasy Folklore in History
History notes reed islands and floating platforms used as escape routes by Romans during the Mithridatic wars. Indian legends recount fugitives fleeing on camlot es and green raft islands made of canoe and brushwood. Also promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children with testimonials and mail-order details.
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Camelotes
Mother Gray
Uursa
New Yorks
E. Sampla
Olmsted
LeRoy
Philosophy in a wale and the Garden of Eden
The text argues Mrs. Gamp was not a philosopher yet her remark that we live in a wale captures the core idea of philosophic thought. It asserts we can improve living conditions but cannot transform our inherent state into an ideal Eden through thought alone.
Defiance Starch Promises More for Your Money
When your grocer cannot supply Defiance Starch, you can be sure he fears running out of stock. Defiance Starch offers 16 92 to the package and costs the same as the 2 oz sizes. It is advertised as superior to other cold water starches.
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Matt
Frac Manners and Changing Generations in Society
A clipped discussion notes how notions of modesty and propriety evolve across generations. It cites Lady Helen Forbes as an example of shifting standards and increasingly relaxed behavior among young women in fashionable society.
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Helen Forbes
Great Monarch Placed Beside Pillsbury’s Vitos Breakfast
Statement claims the Czar of all the Russias would gain invincibility by adopting Pillsbury's Vitos as his regular breakfast. It notes the vast scale of his empire with millions of subjects across a sixth of the globe.
Reforming Japanese Writing Spurs Sensible Letter Style
A note on Japan's Tegami Zasshi periodical aims to teach sensible letter writing and warns readers against sentimental phrases in business correspondence. It discusses balancing bodily health and mental exertion and mentions Myxa and defiance starch in a broader health context.
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Japan
Tegami Zasshi
Let Sign and the Result
A seven year old, Jacob Schaefer, explains his absence from school by saying he was out walking with his parents. The teacher questions his claim about his father being dead, and Jacob retorts that his mother displayed a for sale sign in their window last month because the father is dead.
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Jacob Schaefer
Jacob
Porlor
New York Sun
Levant mine near Land's End drags 515 workers into deep Atlantic drift
The Levant mine near Land's End England sinks 2100 feet then tunnels under the Atlantic bed. It employs 515 men and 175 boys and sustains the village of St Toost with its productivity and danger.
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Levant
England
St. Tost
No Escape by the River Turns to a Dark Tomorrow
Poem fragment from More Songs from Vagabond describing marching men and night fear. It celebrates courage, promises endurance, and a silent morrow while honoring those who persevere. The speaker vows not to yield, even as threats loom and death may come, with a toast to a greater tomorrow.
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Sali
Richard Movey
Russ Carman
She Won a Prize At Autumn Twilight
In deep gray shadows of an autumn twilight a man whispers romance to a woman. He says he pressed her hand last night and now presses her lips, asking if she appreciates it. She replies she does and jokes that after marriage she will return it by pressing his coat.
Lydia E. Pinkham A Brief Life Sketch and Origins
A concise portrait of Lydia E. Pinkham and the Vegetable Compound. It traces its birth, the Panic of 1873, and how the remedy was marketed for public sale in drugstores. The piece highlights the social and commercial context surrounding the product and its early reception.
Lydia Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound Chronicle
A profile of Lydia E. Pinkham born Lydia Estes in 1819 who taught, studied botany, and developed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after family fortunes faltered in 1873. The piece traces her methodical record keeping and the succession under her daughter-in-law, ensuring free advice and a lasting medical legacy for women.
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Estes
Lynn
Mass
Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Amea
Pwe
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