Piano sale at fair with new and used instruments
An advertising notice from Kimball Story Chirk Farrand Votey and others promotes a reduced price sale of pianos and organs at the Sioux City fair. It lists Weber Emerson Fischer Everett Kimball and Chicago brands with prices from 75 to 250 dollars and offers cash or small installment payments. It stresses factory pricing plus shipping and handling, with credit references at Northwestern National and First National banks.
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Sioux
City
le Jones
Inidia
Guy
Orig
Weber
Emerson
Fischer
Everett
Kimball
Chicago
United States
Kimball, Story & Chirk
Farrand & Votey
Newman Pron
Northwestern National
First National
Fourth St
An unclear note on Swiss historic fire events
Fragmentary query references Bere and Switzerland with vague mention of historical fire catalogs. No actionable names dates or places can be confirmed from the readable text.
Fall Millinery Trends Highlight Mushroom Elape Hats
The article promotes a new mushroom shaped fall hat with a high back, silk and tassel edging, and bold trims like fancy feathers. Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown Co of Milwaukee markets as “The Progressive Millinery House,” offering stylish, affordable hats through an aggressive jobbing and manufacturing system.
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Aioe
Tilliney
Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown Co
Milwaukee
Sear
U. S
How it Happened at the Lighthouse Romance
A young man courting the lighthouse keeper's daughter caused mishap as the light was dimmed. The incident sparked questions about duty and romance.
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Parks
Barz
Barks
Beware of Catarrl Ointments and Mercury Containing Preparations
An 19th century public health notice warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury and urges prescriptions by physicians. It promotes a safe alternative Catarrhure from PL Chenec & Co claiming no mercury and internal use for relief, with sale only via druggists in Toledo Ohio by F J Cheney & Co.
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Repitha Lle
Ialtr
PL. Chenec & Co
Tolida
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Bob
Deugzists
Price
Lee
Chas
H. Fletcher
Ills Retentive Family Merchants Evaluate Job Applicant
A nephew seeks employment in a store, claiming he has worked many days yet possesses no experience. The merchant laments that no boy has yet extracted effort from him and questions his readiness for work.
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Noboy
Atlen a Font-tase and Allen's Foot Aid Promote Relief
An 19th century ad describes Atlen a Font-tase a powder to shake into shoes and Allen's Foot Aid for foot comfort. It claims to ease sore feet, ingrown nails, swelling and aching toes. The piece notes Shaker town reputations and mentions Winsow's Soothing Syrup for children.
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Allen
S. Olmstead
le Toy
Farmer Advice on Sheep, Crops, and Breeding Practices
Agricultural notes cover fruit bearing timing, seed quality, and weed control, with cautions on ranch shelter and feed costs. Practical tips include reclaiming alkali lands near Fresno, value of sheep over cows for soil fertility, and breeding discipline to avoid scrub stock.
Hotels Among the Pyramids Eyed by Government Plans
Egypt plans permit building homes and hotels along the desert plain from Eskebith to the Nile end. Societies form to exploit the pyramids view for large hotels. Around Ghiseh, preparations call for real American skyscrapers of ten stories.
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Eskebith
Nile
Pyramids of
Ghiseh
New York Tibung
Fragmented overheard dialogue from a gossip scene
A derailed overheard exchange features Mrs Sneiper and others arguing over a telephone call. The dialogue hints at people eavesdropping and telling others to mind their own business while the usual line is described as a nuisance. The text reads like a clipped, rural humor snippet from a newspaper page.
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Patty’ Ling
Cuticura Remedies Credited With Healed Sores
A Fairmont Tennessee reader reports long time relief from running sores on a girl and later poison oak on a child after using Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills. The family cites instant relief and complete recovery with no recurrence.
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Bes Potadnonk
Crticnca
Roy Little
Avery
Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden's Ridge
Tenn
Itmay be Hills Version of It Miss Peachley
Conversation with Prof McSparkler described by Mrs Tartan-Yar. She recalls his remark about him as one of the most entertaining talkers. An animal fur industry notes nearly 70 000 killed yearly for fur. Includes a fur trade catalog advertisement from NL Whitle Fur Co Minneapolis MN 1907.
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Fedigree
Peiligren
Boss
Minnesota
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Bereia
Inuminiea
Switzerland
Shakergown
Mit
Winsow
Sadione
Gms
Shingerlind
Batine
Rens
Nev
Sinta
Department of Agriculture
Freyno
Cal
Fresno
Atkall
Enya
Scientific American
Fresno County
Ekerdhs
Indiana
Kansas ‘Agricultural “College
Kansas
Raton
Orange River
South Africa
Lydia ER. Pinkbaw
James Chester
Lydia E. Pinkham
35Th St
New York
Pinkham
ALU Prings
W. L
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brookton
Mars
W. J. Deongias
Gane
Itc
Lowest Duces
Whitle & Fur Co
Minneapolia
Mina
Castoria
FacSizite Signature & Bi Elda
Eae Sone
Ht. Fletcher
Gerald Blattner
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Elsengracher
St. Paul
Minn
Sayar
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
5. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
der. J. B. Simpson
R. E. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robineog
Kaasag City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
Alana
Gastoria
Beara
Ding
Putnam
Rafsep
Liz
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