Passing Personalities Highlight Global Figures and Local Mentions
Mrs Bellamy Storer wife of the former ambassador to Austria is noted as the originator of Rookwood pottery. John W Foster ex secretary of state is named by China as its Hague conference representative. Prof Rinaldo Lathrop Perkins of Boston is described living humbly at 80 in an attic with his books. Rev J R Moyer of Monessen has seven sons in five denominations and one married daughter. John Redmond is observed near the House of Commons at all hours. Thomas Nelson Page after travel reports visits with European leaders and notesAmericans seen as grafters. Defiance Starch promotes safety for fine fabrics and reduces needed quantity for a perfect finish.
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Bellamy Storer
Austria
Rookwood
John W. Foster
Rinaldo Lathrop Perkins
Boston
J. R., Moyer
Monessen
Women Debate Male Proverb Phrase In Conversation
In a lively exchange Maryat challenges Skoller on gender and meaning. The dialogue questions the line about man wanting little here below, arguing it excludes women and highlights evolving views on gender language.
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Skoller
Washington Ster
Fragments Hint at Buck-et Shop Ad Slogans
Readable lines suggest an advertisement fragment for a buck et shop selling Good Hot or Cold Defiance Starch 16 oz for 16a and the note that four flats should always be diluted with. The clipped text hints at marketing copy rather than a full article.
Mrs. Willadsen Credits Pinkham Remedy For Health Return
Manning woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of illness and failed doctors. She says monthly debts returned, pain and weakness disappeared after following the instructions provided by Mrs. Pinkham, urging other women in distress to seek help.
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T. C. Willadsen
Manning, Cows
J T
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
A Cottage Plan with a Tower for Boyish Rooms
A home plan offers a thirty one by sixty foot cottage with a ground floor suite and gable space turned into bedrooms. A tower provides a boy range for decorating with sports gear. The piece urges parental encouragement to keep boys at home and away from street temptations.
Open Fire as Key to Cheerful Homes and Tower Rooms
A house plan stresses open fireplaces to deter crime by cheerful living. It champions a tower room for boys, cheap yet cozy, with careful chimney draft and ash pits. Forethought in construction yields comfort and adaptability for growing families in suburban cities.
New Homes in the Northwest Rail Route Offer
A fragmented notice promotes rail access to Shoshone and the reservation border with dates July 16 to August 6. It advertises pamphlets from S. F. Miller and A. G. F. & P. Omaha Nebraska, inviting readers to learn about attractive home steads and free information on request.
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Shoshone
Wyoning
Bist
Bhoshoni
Lander
S. F. Miller
A. G
Omaha
Ned
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warned
A long advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It warns physicians despising internal mercury and claims the cure acts on the mucous surfaces. The piece includes misprinted lines and other stray jokes and notices from the era.
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Hall
F-1
Cheney
Tuledo, O
Concarna BO Mercury
Duyn Hai
Internetgoodrade
Tolega
Bio
Cheney & Go
Teschnoothy
Druggiacs
Price
Parbette
Rattlesnake Prayer Sparks Repentance Tale
In a Michigan rural town the Reaver family, famed for mischief, provokes a minister. After a boy is bitten by a rattlesnake, the reverend prays for more bites to awaken penitence, asking God to send larger snakes to bite the man, the family’s moral lesson sparked by fear and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Reaver
Jad
Jim
Tom
Metaphysical Magazine
Foot-Powder Trade Mark Infringement Blocked by Court
Buffalo courts grant permanent injunction with costs against Paul Hudson and others of New York City, restraining sale of foot powder imitating Poot-Ease. Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy N. Y. owns the Foot-Hase trade mark. Decision upholds the mark and holds infringers liable for fraud in profiting from advertising and sale of the spurious product bearing the genuine label likeness.
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Allen
Olmsted Winson Court
Buffalo
Supreme Court
Paul
Hudson
New York City
Olmsted
le Roy
Alien S
Contempt Fine and Convoluted Court Exchange
In an English court a man was fined two pounds for contempt after offering a note in payment and being told there was no change. He quipped, keep the change and take it out in contempt. A Frenchwoman complained to her husband that he read too much, saying she wished she were a looker so he would keep her company, and he quipped about changing her yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clert
An Unfinished Course on a Track Team
A Cleveland Plain dealer style note reflects a parent asking if a son graduates this month. The reply confirms an extra year remains for the track team, highlighting ongoing athletic plans amid academic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain
Dr Williams Pink Pills Endorsement Prospects Sold Nationwide
For decades Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as safe with no opiate or stimulant. Miss Charlotta Van Salisbury of Castleton New York reports neuralgia and heart palpitations improved after eight boxes, plus her sister Sammy gained strength. both recommend the remedy. Pills priced 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY Descriptive packs supplied.
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Peorle
Williams
Charlotta van Salisbbury
Castleton
N.Y
Albany
Dr.Williams
Tor
Sammy van Salisbury
Dr. Willis
Fate
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine
Henectady
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