Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Woman
Read a reader letter praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for seven years of female troubles. The note from Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indiana describes recovery after using the remedy, and a general claim that the product cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and related symptoms. The ad-like piece encourages writing to Mrs Pinkham for free confidential advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Seffy and Sally in a Pennsylvania romance tale
Seffy plans to win Sally with careful schemes. his father Baumgartner cheers his antics while tension with Sam over a tombstone and a poisoned spring fuels a fatal love triangle. Sally confronts Seffy at night and admits unhappiness, ending with a tender, unresolved reunion.
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Thalic
Cerses
Seffy
Ain
Sefy
Sam
Pappy
Saily
Seffiy
Sey
Sally
Cataher
Fifty Rupees Easily Made An Elephant Trade Tale
An Indian merchant sells an old elephant at a fair after a silent man pretends to inspect it. A buyer pays a high price, and the merchant gives the watcher 30 rupees. The watcher reveals he identified a flaw by mistaking the elephant’s head for its tail, confessing it was his first elephant.
Refuse Blame for Gown in Manchester Police Court
A man at Manchester police court denied using bad language claiming his attire made him appear respectable. The judge and court failed to grasp the moral impact of clothing on behavior, a remark cited from the London Daily News.
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Manchester
London Daily News
Veteran Civil War veteran pioneer of Colorado and Blair
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran, longtime Blair resident, recalls back pain and urinary issues cured after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Ad from Foster-Milburn Co. promotes Castoria for infants and children. Separately noted: Brazil used over 20 thousand jute bags for coffee, costing shippers 18 cents each, totaling nearly $4,000 in business last year.
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Coolorado
East
Nebraska Street
Blair
Neb
Big Wife
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Brazil
Some Men's Luck in a Deaf World Across the Hall
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a couple discussing a neighbor across the hall. The wife calls the family who moved in and notes the husband is deaf, while the husband quips that some men have more luck than sense.
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iVell
Canada's Extensive Fisheries Tale
Canada hosts the world's most expansive fisheries along its eastern coast from the Bay of Fundy to the Straits of Belle Isle, spanning about 5,600 miles with inshore saltwater areas exceeding 1,500 square miles. A Georgia farmer’s gate sign quotes candidates passing by, while his young son jokes about one who runs endlessly, as the old man muses this runs in his blood.
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Maritime Provinces
Bay of Fundy
Straits of
Belle Isle
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Lakes
Atlanta
Georgia
New York Sold for a Trinket Rum and Manhatten Island
A National Magazine excerpt recalls Peter Minuit’s 1628 purchase of Manhattan Island for trinkets and rum. Bill Nye muses on the joke of valuing land and the lasting growth of New York City, noting the island's central role in the metropolis.
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Bill Nye
Peter Minuit
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
Greater
Giant City
National Magazine
Grape-Nuts Praised For Balanced Nourishment
A testimonial letter extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream for breakfast and notes improved nerve and brain power, appetite at noon, and sustained energy through the day. The writer, over sixty, mentions family members adopting the product, with an aunt over 70 also nourished. The ad claims genuine letters appear regularly, featuring “There’s a Reason.”
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Lam
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mach
Wellville
Police dog helps catch two baggage thieves in Paris
A police dog assisted in arresting two thieves near a Paris baggage car, pulling one from a car and catching the other as they tried to escape. The men were recaptured after breaking away from officers.
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Paris
Lion
New Yorkers Pay Rent and Home Ownership Gaps
The article notes New York has the most renters among global cities as land value limits ownership. It cites Manhattan's 391,087 families and high monthly payments, framing landlords as minorly wealthy and tenants facing persistent housing costs. It references comparisons to Hartford, Seattle, and Nashville as context.
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Manhattan Island
Ola
Asters
Ford
A Woman’s Field in Decorative Arts and Collecting
The article notes that women excel in decorative work and that many capable women could profit by collecting curios and antiques at reasonable prices. It observes a declining sun in the trade, cautious cottage owners, and the rarity of bargains labeled as “bigotry and virtue.” The piece praises female artistic talent and the contribution of women to the aesthetics of “horse beautiful” objects.
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Amalaprop
Property Owners Advised for Fire Insurance through Coop Assn
To property owners who own town dwellings and seek consent, an Iowa cooperative association offers fire and lightning insurance at half the old rate. It reports 35,000,609.09 in force and 33,300 poker helpers, with agents in towns or write to C. E. Harsh, Des Moines IA, for details and claims since 1.35 losses.
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C. E. Harsh
Serr
Des Mones
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