Williams Pink Pills Marketed as Safe Mothers Remedy
Mrs. Mowight of Auburn Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her strength after childbirth in 1901. She notes improved health during subsequent pregnancy and a rheumatic attack that eased after using the pills. Drugstores offer them 50 cents a box or six for $2 50 by mail from Schenectady NY.
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Br. Williams
Dr. Williams
Deidre
ANL
Williams
Schenectady
Ursa Major Star Pair Test for Eyesight
A brief note on observing Ursa Major on clear nights to test eyesight. It highlights Mizar as a double star and suggests that spotting it indicates good vision.
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Mizar
Cure of Measles Itch by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs F Ruefenacht of Bakersfield California writes that her granddaughter, aged about seven, suffered a severe itchy bleeding eruption after measles. After trying various remedies for three weeks with no relief, a complete Cuticura set cured the child in five days and she has remained well. The note is dated June 25 to July 20, 1900.
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Mra. F. Ruefenacht
Akersfield
Gal
Woman confronts Slivers over Villiers case in Ballarat office
Slivers confronts landlady Matilda Cheedle after she accuses him of aiding Villiers disappearance. He vows to find Villiers, suspects a murder, and presses on with rumors of Madame Athjaa and Dr. Gollipeck as key players while Villiers remains missing and Vandeloup plots with Madame Midas amid toxicology discussions.
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Villiers
Virago
Rajeed
Heda
Shivers
Billy
Stivers
Matilda Cheedle
Slivers
Mrs. Cheedle
Stull
Shia Mra
Chesdla
Jn Notage
Elivera
Fone
Blivera
Barstia
Ballarat
Villers
Bament
Madame Athjaa
Vandeleap
Vandeloup
Aerorad
Barty
Weil
Barry
Effert
Slivara
Jia Stick
Aja
Tilly
Fiat
Madame
M. Vandeloup
Dr. Gollipeck
Golliperk
Pactolus
Monsieur le Medecin
Catherina de Medici
Taistresa
Rou Fhera
Ruggieri
Catherine Ecortainly
Darbarns
Gaston ¥ Indelonp
Octave Boualard
Paris
Madame Midas
Whiie Axcie
Dr. Gollipecky
Sélina
Gollipeck
McIntosh
Gaston
Peter
Archie
Satan
Mini
Vanderoup
Garth’ Archis
Ming
Christian
Vandelvauy
Dirk
al. Vandeloup
Lemire
Mclntogh
Beelzebub
Vondeloup
Frierra
Sach
M. Vandéloup
Melbourne
Frage
MM. Vandeloup
Monsieut
France
Villiers disappearance probe deepens in theater circle
In a tense interview, Slivers questions Barty about Villiers on the night of his vanishing. Barty names Vandeloup and Wopples at supper after a theater gathering, amid suspicion and public anger toward Madame Midas over a prior robbery.
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Bivern
Per Villiere
Madame Milas
Madame Midas
Villiera
Slivers
Barty
Stivers
Barry
Billy
Villiers
Borky
Sturt and Tischardet
Karty
Cmmet
Vandeloup
Fammeloup
Wopples
Sleeper Escapes as Snake Coils Around Neck
F. J. Fere, an employee of Northern Electric, barely survives a night terror in Oroville. A large snake tangled around his neck while he slept in a tent, binding his threaten breath until he and a helper wrestled it off and threw it to the floor. The bite was non fatal as the reptile was a gopier snake.
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F. J. Feré
Northern Electric
Oroville
Sacramento Union
Fere
Minde
Gunnysacks
Tie
Feve
Peve
Renlion
Fanny D Perfor moaned and Kath scolds in Yonkers Statesman
Fragmentary dialogue describes Fanny D Perfor groaning and Kath accusing her wife of blushing. The tone implies a domestic quarrel observed or reported in Yonkers.
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Fanny D Perfor
Greco Vox
Tara Besitus
Yonkers Statesman
Mysterious Passenger Allegedly Checks In at City Hotel
A Chicago hotel clerk questions a traveler about his hive locale as the registrant from Bottom claims to live in one of the bubbube units. The exchange hints at a puzzling origin and unusual lodging.
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Chicago
Dutchy and His Glass Eye Bet Big Then Stare at Sun
An Arkansas City Star vignette recalls a Cincinnati gambler named Dutchy who bets a large sum with Bob Potee. The sun exposure moment reveals Dutchy’s glass eye, and Potee ultimately pays out four thousand dollars from the bank, deeming Dutchy the winner.
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Bob Poten
Hank
Ansas
Cincinnati
Bob
Potea
Jook
Sim Jonger
Bob Potee
Sol
Potee
Hol Beltue
Potees
Neside Dutchy
Bread Made of Turnips and Wild Vegetables in Wheat Crop Era
A historical note discusses using turnips and vegetables in bread during wheat crop failure. It describes making a flour substitute by mashing, pressing water, mixing with wheat meal, rising with yeast, and baking. The bread is light and white with no strong vegetable taste after a day.
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Eigece
First Motorcycle Appears With 15 mph Speed Claim
A historical description notes a 1885 machine claimed as the first motorcycle capable of fifteen miles per hour. The device used petroleum ignition in a motor cylinder and had a three mile per hour speed limit at its debut, hindering popularization.
Enigmaticat Quote Sparks Gossip Over Library Visit
A Baltimore American snippet notes Mrs. Gadily’s anger during a home call and a swift, tongue in cheek response as she was summoned downstairs.
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Gadily
Baltimore American
Fragmented Voice on Miss Forderly and Meanness Tales
A torn fragment references Miss Forderly and a shift to a harsher view of a man noted for meanness. It recalls cruel acts such as drowning a kitten and cutting a cat's tail as examples of wantonness, set within a dialogic, dialect‑tainted tone.
Paris and Cincinnati youth seek the strenuous life for girls
The New York World reports on a movement blending French Italian German influences with outdoor sports and arts. It notes girls learn piano mandolin and guitar, ride saddle horses and play tennis while maintaining early studies. It asks what these girls may do after such calm beginnings.
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Italy
Jessona
Sasm
New York
United States area increases slightly by 1,185 square miles
The Scientific American summary notes the United States area now totals 3,026,789 square miles after departmental cooperation. Alaska is listed at 590,584 square miles Philippines 115,020 Hawaii 6,449 and further territories including Guam Samoa and the Panama canal strip with varying figures.
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Sinters Aran
United States
United Blates
Prapar
Alaska
Philippines
Hawaii
Dorlor Rien
Guam
Samoa
Panama Canal Strip
Niles
Beesta
Scientific American
Self-Defense Confusion Over Money Borrowing
In a terse exchange Tigrey mocks Shrude for attempting to borrow a dollar from Harduppe while Shrude claims he anticipated Harduppe seeking funds. The dialogue references the elicit Catholic Standard and Times as the source.
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Tigrey
Harduppe
Shrude
Coffee to Postum Change Reverses Nervous Ills Says Michigan Woman
A Michigan woman credits Postum with curing years of nervousness, insomnia, and fainting spells after quitting coffee. She and her husband followed the directions, saw color return and improved sleep and appetite within a month, and she has avoided medicines for six months.
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Beneft
Taya
Costum Company
Tattle Creek
Mieh
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