Pinkham's medicine touted as cure all for women
An old health circular praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female illness and a preventative against surgery. It claims thirty years of testimonials, free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, and urges sick women to try the tonic. The piece also includes assorted ad snippets and jokes from the era.
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Minn
Pinkham
Anna Anderson
Mina
Lydia KE
United States
Lydia R. Pinkham
Telephone advertising shifts spotlight from circulars in New York
A New York trend sees merchants replacing printed circulars with telephone calls to invite select customers. The method promises direct contact, traceability, and lower waste, letting shops quickly assess interest and discard unprofitable prospects.
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New York
Uncle Sam
van Allyn
Whittling sticks lure in New York shop tale
A writer cites a New York item where a stationer labels sticks to whittle as a child’s pastime. The anecdote notes city streets offer little wood for whittling and a country friend mails sticks for sale at three for a cent, lamenting urban limits on simple play.
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Anda
New York
Aix-Lach
No Goods Delivered In Buffalo There Hyves Story
A short tale from Harpers Monthly Magazine recalls a seven year old boy Willie who owns a bulldog named Mike and a pony. A visitor offers ten cents for either pet, and Willie chooses the pony but then explains Mike is in the barn and could be taken for a cent, highlighting a child’s quirky view of value.
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Buffalo
Hyves
Mike
Rooney
Willie
Wille
Harpers Monthly Magazine
The Mystery of Petroleum Explored at Science Meeting
At a Washingian society meeting members discussed the origin of petroleum as coal supplies wane. Debates centered on Caspian and Crudeisis region oil. Mendeleev's idea of iron carbide decomposition was noted but not widely accepted. If not from living matter, the supply could be inexhaustible.
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Washingian
Caspian
Crtuessis
Mendeleeil
Riliiards an Old Amusement In Fingland
The article notes billiards was introduced to Fingland at the end of the sixteenth century.
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Fingland
Farm advice on poultry cows and crops from a 1920s farm column
Practical guidance for maximizing farm profits through balanced waste-based poultry feed, proper cattle rations, horse training, lice control, and disciplined breeding. Highlights include sanitation, bedding, water, winter housing, milking routines, crop rotation, beekeeping, and mulch for ornamentals to sustain production year‑round.
Completely Pauperized and the Charity Dilemma
New York charity expert Albert W. Hebberd warns against pauperizing aid at a recent dinner. He cites a case of a man named Jack Hanch who relies on weekly church gifts and questions the pastor's motives, illustrating the risks of alms fostering dependency. The anecdote probes charity’s impact on work and self-reliance.
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Albert W. Hebberd
New York
Jack Hanches
Jack Hanch
Methodist Church
Jack
Stage Coach Charley in Crimson Gulch Hard Luck
A stranger questions the man at the bar about a peculiarly fixed debtor. Charley, known as Stage Coach Charley, returned from town with new teeth and a seven dollar gold filling. He refuses to have the filling removed and the proprietor allows him to stay, keeping the collateral.
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Crimson Gulch
Charley
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Randall
Miss Ragera
Louisye Courier-Journal
Kansas
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Porm Copeal Company
Tad, Baar Creek, Mich
Qwbrook
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Pettit
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N.Y
Winsseer
Martin
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Dacho
Senali
Sonal Dewees
Senedd Prise
Treta
Aen
Marseilles
John Deers
Defiance Staron
Sioux City, MO
Welton
BR. V. Pieren
Bufelo
Woath
R. V. Fierce
L. Douglas
Raske
Japan
Deseric Vt
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