The Glass of Fashion Clerk’s Transformation to Love
A handsome clerksman at Fit’s Glass of Fashion on Broadway, admired by patrons and girls alike, becomes obsessed with a box factory girl named Susan. Ten years later, prosperous and sober, he seeks forgiveness and offers marriage, only to find Susan unchanged in restraint, culminating in a quiet wedding card inscribed with her name.
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Glass of Fashion
Woman’s sphere discussed in a witty glance at society
A collage of quotes on women’s roles from various papers and writers. It notes shifting views on divorce, gender balance, and social conduct, then shifts to a fashion illustration and description of an at home costume for a mother and daughter with yardage details and trimming notes.
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Weheva
Buckingham Palace
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Hiimnself
Miscellaneous Observations From Various Regions
Notes on Dotatees used in alcohol production and Gallimore praising a church city. A farmer cleared $2000 from ten acres of prunes. Mail stream loss is extremely low at two in a million letters. A New York chop house slang mentions Minca pis with a slip, melted cheese on pie. Teanas mountaineers greet visitors with Howdy and What’s your name in frank curiosity. A San Francisco burglar shot his mirror image, mistaking it for watchmen, and fled as police arrived.
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New York
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RANDOM THOUGHTS KEEP CHEERFUL VIEW ON LIFE
The Detroit Free Press suggests that lives have shadows yet sunshine grows brighter by contrast. It cites mental science that burdens seem heavier when weighed and lighter when imagined. It advises keeping pleasant matters on the surface and burying trouble to enjoy life.
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Detroit Free Press
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Quick Relief
A vintage ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as small, sealed glaze vials offering easy, reliable relief from constipation bilious headaches sour stomach and digestive issues. It claims early cures and guaranteed satisfaction with a bold payback challenge for catarra cures.
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Dr. Pierce
Little Shavers and a Rhinoceros Gag Exchange
A Washington Star quip about a boy mailing a letter and a St. Louis Republic joke about a daughter who can say rhinoceros. The child reacts with distress to a comparing remark, then retorts with a playful line about her sister downtown.
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Washington Star
St. Louis Republic
Catarrhal Debility and Peruna Cure Promoted
An advertisement extols a chronic catarrh treatment, detailing symptoms such as throat irritation, coated tongue, and nervous headaches. It claims local remedies fail, while Peruna taken with meals can eradicate the disease, promising lasting relief after a reasonable course and offering a free illustrated prospectus from the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
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E Perinua Drug Manufacturing Company
Volambua
Relieved Young Man Faces Hidden Ailment Cure Offer
A sham medical ad from 19th or early 20th century touts relief from “Shoplef abuse” and other ailments. It claims long term cures for sexual diseases and decay, offering quick results with various remedies. The notice provides a Virginia Avenue address in Indianapolis for response.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bargain Listed in Tan Streets Amid Confusion
A fragmentary notice from Tan Streets shows a bargaining offer amid unclear wording. The readable parts indicate a price around 42a and a person seated at a location, suggesting a casual sales or bartering scene.
Pope welcomes pilgrims as winter snows hit Chicago
News items report 8600 Italian pilgrims visiting the pope, a heavy Chicago snow of ten inches by 6 p.m., an alleged suicide by Col G W Kendall in Chicago, and other scattered reports from Germany and the Samoan island eruption.
Ayeem to tent Advertis in T Tree liners
A fragmented OCR item notes a promotional line about Ayeem to tent in tree liner advertising. Readable content hints at an ad style push but lacks clear event date or organization. No specific people or places beyond the unclear wording.
Cleaning and Care Advice for Gloves and Fabrics
A folk guidance piece instructs on how to remove gloves properly by turning the wrist, and using canton flannel strips between gloves for cleaning. It covers cleaning lump burners with potato skins, using strong soapsuds or vinegar, and rubbing to remove smoke. It warns against soap in oil cloth cleaning as it dulls colors and discusses using clean warm water on a flannel cloth.
Fashion gossip hints at chic hair and belt trends
The article notes the reemergence of the low loose coil at the nape as a stylish choice for a real chic look. It also describes adjusting ribbon belts with bows on the left side, and suggests buckles be placed diagonally for a sharp finish.
City Market Prices and Food Goods Listing
Readable markets listing showing varied foods and prices including smoked meats like ham and bacon, dried beans, beef, fresh pork loins and roasts, eggs and dairy items, vegetables such as potatoes onions cabbage celery and oranges, staple grains and beverages, with numerous price per unit entries and regional references. The ad-like text compiles wholesale and retail prices across multiple departments including produce, meat, canned goods, and staples from different vendors.
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California
Morgan and Jay
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Lorida GieDgeer
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