Woman Escapes Operation After Pinkham Remedy
A woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her after doctors advised surgery. She describes months of illness, severe pain, and inability to walk before taking the remedy, noting relief after several bottles and urging others to seek Pinkham's guidance. The letter promises confidential correspondence with Dr. Lydia E. Pinkham at Lynn.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Edwood
Ind
Lydia Pinkham
Ares Pinkham
Lynn
Pretty Thais X in Vermont Car Ride Mishap
The performer known as Pretty Thais X rushed to visit a sick mother in Vermont. While speeding along rough roads a chauffeur joked about her false teeth, asking to remove them due to the rough drive and danger of a wreck.
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New York
Vermont
Dale
Thales X
The Great Invention of the Lucifer Match
The greatest little invention to the world is the lucifer match. Invented in 1837, it is small yet powerful like Portia's candle. It shed light upon humanity, granting mastery of fire and turning fire from a difficult task into an obedient servant.
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Portia
One Better Riff on Dueling Daughters and Fencing
In a playful quip a speaker notes his daughter taking fencing lessons and feinting beautifully while another taunt urges admiration for a daughter who can throw a fit with dramatic flair. The line captures period humor and mock bravado.
Widow of Ohio editor credits Grape-Nuts for health
A widow and famed political leader praised Grape-Nuts food for relief after a long stomach injury. She credits years of dairy and cereals as failing until Grape-Nuts three years ago, calling it a boon from the Lord and a source of health and vigor.
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Ohio
Anjoy
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Spring fashion notes highlight kimono sleeve revival and Dutch neck trends
A 04 spring fashion overview reviews kimono sleeve dominance in new gowns, the Dutch neck and high waist features, and continued lingerie styles. White marquiset dresses with black accents, voile gowns with pink knots, and embroidered jrolle lace pieces appear, aiming for practical yet refined summer wear.
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Howe
Make Your Sewing Room Convenient
Practical guidance for a well lit ventilated sewing space with subdued colors. Recommends a chiffonier, wall cabinet, a 6 by 46 inch folding cutting board, sewing bench from two boxes, and neat storage for patterns fabrics and spools. Includes decor tips like curtains, plants, and a rug.
Luxuries of the Bath Offer Gentle Treats for All
The article lists inexpensive bath additions to delight and soothe the skin and nerves. Suggestions include bran and orris root sachets, oats in cloth bags, camphor, bone ash essence, and spirits to create milky scented bath water. It notes simple coatings to beautify skin and a tonic bath for calming nerves.
Velvet quills offer velvet covered writing tools
Velvet quills are crafted by pasting velvet onto real quills making an attractive writing tool. Readers can reuse old quills to create their own velvet quills. The back can be covered with velvet to hide the base, providing a neat finish.
Cowboys Rope a Lion in Africa Adventure
From Nairobi on March 2 1910 a team led by Buffalo Jones captures a lion after a long hunt using dogs, ropes, cannons and a forked stick trapping the beast among rocks and donga. The lioness is finally subdued, caged in Nairobi and sent to the Bronx Zoo.
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Buffalo Jones
Collier's
Africa
Nairobi
Marshall B
Loveless
Ambrose I
Means
Nightfal
Scull
Kearton
Algate
Old John
New Mexico
Jack
dAiredale Terriers
Camera Brigade
Missouri Jack
John
Roldie
Jones
Picture Brigade
Lloneas
Meane
Mean
Donga
Honesa
Loveless Roda
Loreless
Baldie
Yas
Cowy'b
Loness
Natrobi
Bronx
New York
Lock of Washingtons Hair Revealed in Boston Urn
Boston Herald notes inquiry into the whereabouts of George Washingtons hair lock given to Massachusetts masons by Martha Washington. The gold urn and Paul Revere designed reliquary were kept in the grand lodge vault, with details of the inscribed record and event tied to Revolutionary era masons and civic leadership. It is described as likely the sole surviving lock of Washingtons hair.
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Washington
Boston Herald
George Washington
Martha Washington
Masons of
Massachusetts
Paul Revere
Grand Lodge
Massachusette Grand Lodge
Modern War and Fashion Shift Highlighted in 19th Century Extract
The column contrasts men’s clothing trends from 1826 with evolving styles and dignity. It cites a Laon lavito Vourlor-Journal remark about soldiers looking “fat and happy” and notes a finance tie to moving picture concerns. It also claims Russia planted 240 410 006 acres in vain last year, a record acreage.
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Laon Lavito Vourlor-Journal
Russia
The Walrus and the Carpenter Revisited Verse Parody
Ralph Kennedy in St. Nichol s recalls the famous poem The Walrus and the Carpenter and adds a playful dialogue about ships wax taxes cabs and other oddities. The spoof highlights humorous contrasts between imagined topics and actual practical concerns.
Campaigning in Mexico and the 1890s filibuster lesson
Washington Special surveys how a 3,000 man force took nearly two years to round up 260 bandits in 1892 near Laredo after Catherine Garza led a Texas cross border filibuster. It notes drought, chaparral warfare, and a modern army view that crossing the Rio Grande could sustain a prolonged campaign, with parallels to Geronimo era tactics and Diaz Cleveland diplomacy.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
Mexico
Catherine E. Garza
Texas
Acros
Rio Grande
Laredo
United States
Ciapparal
Third Cavalry
Garza
Geronimo
Diaz
Cleveland
Rugged Alabama circuit rider known for fiery sin denunciation
A long remembered Alabama Methodist circuit rider, recently died, famed for blunt preaching and intimate prayer. His sharp rebukes of sin and unvarnished prayers were highlighted by anecdotes, such as a log meeting-house scene where laughing youths feigned repentance while the preacher prayed for them.
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Alabama
Pine
Brownh Professor Resumes Life After Widowhood
A Brownh professor, now aged, was left a widower and soon announced plans to remarry. The note hints at previous regrets and a sense of loss after Llwule’s death. Cows in Holland receive careful care, blanketed in damp or cold weather in pastures.
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Haxper
Golding
Llwule
Holland
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Unique Medicinal Merit
Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses medicinal merit peculiar to itself with an unequaled record of cures. It cures spring humors caused by impure blood from winter living and builds up the system. It cleanses the blood and expels humors, claiming to combine over twenty ingredients for its effectiveness. Insist on Hood's with no substitute.
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Hood
Pierce
Golden
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Bullalo
N.Y
Fragmented quoted banter on linotype and editors
An excerpt mocks a village newspaper and its editor with spoof quotes about the Plaindealer and a politician. It weaves in light literary asides from Johnson and Franklin. The piece ends by noting that scandal fuels breezy conversation.
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Hornbeak
Thomas Rott
Puck
Dog Laments Loss and Dies At Gravesite
A fox terrier mourned his master after municipal councillor M. Constantin died of lung congestion. The dog refused food and lingered by the cemetery before dying the next day, a scene reported by Le Figaro from Villeneuve Saint Georges.
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Villeneuve- Saint-Georges
M. Constantin
le Figaro
Where is Bill today and what a hatpin bargain rush
A tight paragraph traces a comic dialogue about Bills behavior with a girl who suspects his tobacco use. It notes Bill’s brief encounter and a long hatpin joke, then shifts to a sales pitch claiming Hamline Wizard Oil cures colds by rubbing on the chest to draw out inflammation.
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Bill
Hamline Wizard
Ransom's Family Receipt Book 1911 Advertisement
Morocco uses about two thousand barrels of American cottonseed yearly. Ask your druggist for Ransom's Family Receipt Book 1911, free. It contains fine cooking receipts. If not obtainable, write D. Ransom, Son & Co., Buffalo, N.Y. True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but In adversity they come without invitation.
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America
Morocco
Theophrastus
Garfield Tea Promises Relief From Digestive Ailments
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion sick headache and bilious conditions. It urges drinking at night and warns that a man who lets woe alone never gets far ahead, implying improved health and progress.
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