Women Health and Marriage Effect on Appearance
Satirical and promotional piece on how marriage and motherhood change women’s appearance and vitality. Advertises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for pelvic issues, lists symptoms, and praises ingredients and endorsements. Includes warnings about overpromising cures and notes about Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
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Br Pierce
Pierce
Materia Medica
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Love and Retribution in Georgia Weddings
In this melodramatic tale a bereaved man recalls a vanished romance between Carolyn Wainwright and Robert Eddlestone, whose separation ended with Carolyn marrying Kirk Casselton. After Casselton’s death in a drunken crash, Eddlestone returns to Cartersville, reunites with Carolyn, and they kiss as their long awaited future begins.
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Carolyn Wainwright
Georgia
Wainwright Manor
Carolyn
Robert Eddlestone
Eddlestone
Cartersville
Robin Eddlestone
Kirk Casselton
The Globe Balloon Saga at Yet Unknown Rise
A large yellow globe tugs at its tethers and seems to gain life as if destined to rise. It resembles a balloon and is expected to ascend, then merely descend again after the wait.
Unparalleled Testimony For Heid's Sarsaparilla Remedy
An ardent booster extols Heid's Sarsaparilla as a definitive cure for a persistent blood disease, claiming overwhelming unimpeachable testimony and urging prompt use to end long suffering.
People's Coal and Cement Co. Successors to Logsdon Bros Fuel
Successors to Logsdon Bros Fuel advertise coal and cement services with phone numbers. Includes contact line for Celery Vicucks and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Coal and Cemeit Co
Logsdon Bros.’ Fuel Company
Pecan Ornament and Humorous Portrait of Hughes
A quirky caricature describes Charles HB Hughes as a man of convictions with a past governorship and presidential ambitions. The piece lampoons his bump of sublimity and inter ete while noting his tall stature, whiskers, and a playful, botched portrait of ambition.
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Chas
Hughes
New York
Man aboard Peru by mistake seeks Hong Kong return
Elliott wakes aboard the S S Peru bound for San Francisco with no ticket and a mistaken belief he is en route to Hong Kong. A purser confirms the ticket is real, a steward recalls a Hongkong club send off, and Elliott plans to inform his daughter Miss Laurie while seeking a captain’s help. He launches a bottle with a message, hoping for rescue or a safe return.
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Hongkong
Elliott
Peru
San Francisco
Ellott
Eliott
Victoria
Wingate Eliott
Yokohama
Margaret
Sevier
Pacific
Peru Arrives at Golden Gate. Elliott Reads Cable Messages
The Peru reached the Golden Gate early in the forenoon on August 9. Elliott, unburdened by baggage, went straight to the Eastern Mail Steamship company offices and opened two brown cable messages with visible nerves. The first message conveyed..
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Peru
Golden Gate
Elliott
Eastern Mail Steamship Company
Fate and hospitality in Everett True household
Diana's Diary recounts being taken into Everett True's home as a bottleholder for his triplets Sal Peg and Mike. Mrs True appears tired yet relieved while the narrator notes the triplets in a tub feeding from a triple-tube bottle. The piece ends with a wary glance at Mr True and a promise to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett True
True
Mrs. True
Mr. True
Sal
Peg
Mike
Fourtrusher
Message Fragments From Hongkong And Margaret
A forwarded note reads Will search. Come Zanzibar immediately. Another line from Margaret says Sailing 28th, steamer Imperial. The snippets, though fragmentary, reveal urgent travel and shipping details involving named destinations and a vessel.
Home Style Dishes From Potato Souffle To Orange Compote
A collection of traditional recipes including a cheese topped potato souffle and tomato topped macaroni, fried macaroni with gravy, nut loaf with cranberry sauce, apple compote with jelly, and orange compote with citrus syrup. Recipes instruct baking, boiling, and serving hot with butter, cream, and seasonings.
Boy Singer of Mines John Brodie
A Des Moines Iowa coal mine boy, John Brodie, is praised as a gifted Scotch singer found singing during shifts. Music teacher Grace Clark De Graff plans to provide a musical education, noting the boy would rather perform on stage than continue mining at his young age.
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Des Moines
John Brodie
Grace Clark de Graff
Iowa
Where Fun Comes Defining Football Terms in Quirky Slang
A reader requests quick definitions of football terms with humorous, opaque meanings. The glossary explains Flying Wedge as a missile, Gridiron as the field, Pigskin as a football skin, and other playful renderings. It notes jokes about cooking, fashion, aerial navigation, and distant newsreading, reflecting light social and technological curiosities of the era.
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Beverley N. Sparks
Robert
Science of Aeronautics
Prof
Bumptarara
Diana
F. W. Chaefer
Boy Singer
MINES
The
Sun
H. M. Hollen
Milwaukee
Vartha
Reed Che News
Ecru Union
Paris
the Sun
Indianapolis
Paris Pattern
Bize
A. J. Yawger Coal
Asm
Kanbas City
Puro Distilled Water Company
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