What Does This Sign Mean Public Health Ad Till Ads
A mixed collection of excerpts discusses Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound claiming broad female health benefits, historic fire insurance origins in 17th century London, and architectural notes on Indo Islamic styles and misnamed Madagascar. The fragments reference correspondence, public openness, and the influence of Western and Eastern architectural forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Wien
America
Kay Omen
Taye
Amool
Lydia E. Palave
Pion Pinkham
Ford Catale
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fayetteville Aldermen approve paving business section
The Fayetteville aldermen contract to pave the entire business section with bithulithic at a cost of 390000 dollars. Other notes mention college endowments in North Carolina and political plans for Taft Roosevelt Bryan and Roosevelt speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Washington
Taft
Bryan
Unclear OCR Local Ads Describe A Game Fifty To Ik
Fragmentary text shows betting dialogue and a sports wager in a New York setting. Details are garbled with names and numbers hard to extract, but references to a game and bets suggest a casual gambling scene amid imperfect print.
The Lyceum Course for Hickory Winter Season
Hickory plans a winter Lyceum course featuring Temple Quartette Company Ralph Bingham Edwin Rush the Magician Hon Lon J Beau champ and the Otterbeer Male Quartette A double ticket costs five dollars for the season Aims to raise four hundred dollars or eighty double memberships to secure the series and may use Huffman Building or Claremont auditorium free of charge Dr Murphy leads efforts to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Huffman
Claremont
Murphy
Statesville Falls To Hickory In Rainless Classic
A large crowd of over 300 watched Statesville promise a victory as Hickory, using Harris and Abernethy, battled Stateville's Sherrill and Stephens. Stephens faltered in one inning, but Hickory rallied to tie in the seventh and win 9 to 4 in the ninth, in front of a near-capacity audience despite brief rain delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Hickory
Harris
Abernethy
Sherrill
Stephens
The Artful Passenger Conductor Narrows Escape
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt, a clever passenger rings a fare to mock a conductor. The crowd tenses as the conductor propels the man toward the platform edge, then accepts a dime with a quip about exiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphis Ledger
Two Ways Out in Chicago News Source Dialogue
A German woman and a ticket agent discuss fare and change at a Dayton traction line office. The exchange features misheard words like ticket and one way versus two ways and ends with a jest about reform or thrashing the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Chicago News
When Women Claim Age Health Note
A clipped health paragraph notes age claims by women, mentioning two periods in a person’s life and suggesting one stage before eighteen and another after eighty five, with wording indicating confusion about age benchmarks. The fragmentary text lacks clear attribution or fuller context.
Notable Lincoln Sayings and Humorous Farm Anecdotes
A collection of Lincoln quotes and light fare from a rural setting. Jokes about a farmer and a helper named Take, a quip about a boy’s father, and a shopwalker’s reply to a customer seeking stationary. The pieces reflect common speech and small humor of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Earth
Mrs Owens Advocates Moral Leadership for Hickory Youth
Mrs Owens, president of the Boys' League, spent days in Hickory delivering talks to young folks. She cited McKinley and Bryan as examples, spoke at Methodist and Reformed churches, urged union services, did personal outreach, and praised Hickory's cordial people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.C
A. G. Oliver
Caroleen
Whitehead and Stokss Sanatorium
Morganton News Herald
Col
M. E. Thornton
Hickory
Morganton
Col Thornton
Water Power Electric Co
Catawba
Hey
Spencer
Bessie Sapp
William E. Dunn
J. P. Lanning
East Spencer Methodist Church
W. M. Sapp
Rowan
High Point
Owen
Boys’ League
Owens
Methodist Church
McKinley
Bryan
Reformed Church
Teachers Meeting at Newton on Sept Fifth
The teachers meet at Newton on September 5 to elect officers and discuss school work regularity. Prof. Price and C. M. Yoder lead a reading course for all teachers with Prof. A. P. Whisenhunt. R. L. Whitener presides, Etta Baker organizes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Price
C. M. Yoder
A. P. Whisenhunt
Not s Soloist and Whistles at the Auditorium
A fragment from a humor column recalls Theodore Thomas rehearsing the Chicago Orchestra at the Auditorium theater. A scene librarian Albert Burridge whistles, prompting Thomas to request silence. Burridge replies with a witty retort about whistling. The anecdote continues with other digressions and quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Auditorium Theater
Albert Burridge
Burridge
Mr. Burridge
Mrs Chas E Smuth Endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills
Mrs Chas E Smuth of West Franklin Maine says she likes good things and has adopted Dr King’s New Life Pills as the family laxative because they work without fuss. The painless purifiers are sold at Skyford Martins and Menah drug stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas E. Smuth
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
C. mM. Skyford
W. S. Martin and
Menaies
Paid Her in Full and Curious Neighbor Tales
A fragment from a historic paper recounts Hetty Green and a wily Vermont farmer who borrow tools and offer a winnow on her barn floor then a request to borrow a saddle. Also includes ads for DeWitts kidney pills and Foley remedies with period quips and a Lord Kelvin egg demo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Vermont
Hetty
Buddhist conduct and a patent remedy claim from old notices
A fragment lists Buddhist precepts on service and virtue, praising invincibility and safety for those who follow them. It also touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with testimonials from a railway worker and a labor commissioner praising its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Henry
United States Express Co
Chicago
Quick
Chamberlain
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
23Rd Ohio Regiment
W. S. Martin & Co
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London
Corporation of London
Royal Exchange
Agra
India
Greece
Italy
Europe
Madagascar
St. Lorens
Marco Polo
Nuremberg
Africa
State News
Davidson
Mr. Tomlinson
Lexington
Southern Railway
Liverpool
Davidson County
Trinity College
North Carolina
Wake Forest
State Universiy
Rocky Mount
Reddeck
Dixon
Hear
Reidsville
Race Bass
Bynum’s Mill
New York
Lyceum
R. L. Whitener
Etta Baker
Kansas City Journal
Miss Oldun
Miss Pertly
Boston Transcript
DeWitt
C. M. Shuford
W. S. Martin
World of
Science
Lord Kelvin
Fim
Foley
Pepeat Othaos Ae
Bears
Tes
Democrat Printery
Belize
Evan Soveq Dioes
Sn Peer
Sussex
Dean
Success Magazine
Sax
Terry
A. S.nushaum
Satesville
Indiana
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