A Letter From Women Tells of Lydia Pinkham Help
A Garnett Kansas reader describes severe back pain and fatigue disabling daily tasks. After reading a pamphlet and using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves after five bottles and later bears children with ongoing good health. The letter praises the medicine and urges continued use if troubles recur.
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Garnett
Kas
Lydia Pinkham
Jay Eastend
Garnett, Kansas
Stevenson in Hawaii A Ferocious Card Player and Musician
The article recounts Stobert Louis Stevenson during a brief Hawaiian visit. He enjoyed periods of pleasure with King Kaun Kaun, played cards with white guests at cottages and boathouses, often losing to the king who exchanged I and As for bets, then relaxed in cane chairs while Stevenson sang romances and shared native legends.
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Stobert Louis Stevenson
Hawaii
Stevenson
David Kaun- Kaun
Stevenson Cottage
King's Boathouse
Speaking Universally and the French Farewell
A humorous exchange follows a would‑be linguist who, after visiting France, claims that au revoir means goodbye in French. His friend teases him with carbolic acid meaning goodbye in any language, highlighting linguistic errors in a witty misunderstanding.
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France
Man Determined To Live Inside A Shell
A brief line notes a person resolute in choosing a life with minimal outside exposure, emphasizing stubborn endurance and solitary existence as the defining stance. It hints at inner resolve rather than external action, portraying a steadfast, self contained approach to living.
A Million for a New Stomach Dream
An anecdote about a rich man seeking a miracle stomach for cash. The piece promotes Dr. Pierce’s herbal preparation from Buffalo, claiming it strengthens digestion, aids absorption, and improves health by nourishing the blood. It extols fifty years of use and natural remedies without alcohol.
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Pierce
The
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Best Sire Aberdeen Angus Bulls in Beef Campaign
Secretary Charles Gray says Aberdeen Angus leads the Better Life campaign with 54 grand champions on steers at Chicago’s International Live Stock Exposition and 16 grand championships overall. Hornless, early maturing and adaptable to various climates, the breed is urged as the best sire for modern cattle farming. Dehorning costs and cattle pricing losses are highlighted, with claims that hornless calves rise to 90 to 93 percent of progeny from horned cows.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Charles Gray
Our Debt to First Americans by Mary Austin
In this New York Evening Post essay the author argues Thanksgiving decor should honor Indigenous contributions to American civilization. She highlights Indian innovations in furniture, string, dyes, corn varieties, turkey domestication, celery use, and culinary practices, urging a respectful acknowledgment of Native influence on early settler life.
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New World
Uw Pinch
Connecticut
France Rises in European Economic Rebuild Effort
France accelerates postwar recovery with rising money in circulation, reduced floating debt, and higher taxes while restraining subsidies. Despite fewer resources than the United States, France taxes about 20 billion francs annually to cover current bills and debt interest, supporting production and thrift.
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France
Milwaukee Journal
Belgium
Great Britain
Europe
Alate
Bank of France
United States
Finger Prints as an Identification Method in Banks
The Wall Street Journal reports on payee identification in New York's financial district shifting from envelopes and cards to a fingerprint system adopted by a few savings banks. The method uses prints from the right hand’s first through third fingers, praised for its simplicity and potential privacy benefits, especially for women.
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Wall Street Journal
New York Financial District
Postoffice Money Order Department
Protectionists Demand Tariff Aiming For Billion Dollar Revenue
From the Waterloo Times Tribune, some protectionists seek a tariff so high it could bring in a billion dollars. If it blocks imports entirely, they would be satisfied to surrender the billon in goods and maintain strong limits on foreign competition.
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Waterloo Times-Tribune
Too True. The Floor Manager Sales Ticket Mix Up
The exchange centers on a billing error where the customer corrects an arithmetic mistake while a salesperson clarifies her role as a saleslady. The dialogue hints at tension over respect and pricing context in a retail setting.
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Man
The Middle Initial in Presidential Names
Editorial note observes that except for William H. Taft, U S presidents post Hayes used multiple given names. It contrasts American usage with European practice where middle names are rare or ignored. It notes Lodge is styled in French press as M Cabot Lodge and criticizes overuse of multiple given names in public life.
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William H. Taft
Harding
Routherford B. Hayes
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas
John James Smith
John J Smith
Auguste Charles Jesua Marie Georges
Army saluting order from Gen Wood at Fort Sheridan
In a Yonktre Statesman piece the commander of the Sixth Corps Area at Fort Sheridan orders officers to salute even when addressing disabled men. The article frames this as a shift in practice, not a renovation, noting it as an official stance on rank courtesy.
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Sixth Corps
Fort Sheridan
Underground Party Influence Report Says Spreading
The Boston Transcript notes concern over an underground party infiltrating through propaganda and secret organizations into the United States. Howard J Brennan of the DOJ division warns of the reach of this network backing the original communist movement and present groups. Judge Skinner of New Orleans had enjoined police from stopping women attending a prize fight this week.
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United States
Howard J. Brennan
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Feurope Drift and European Postwar Dilemmas
An analysis from the New York Times and New York Post discusses Europe at a crossroads after World War I. France Britain and Italy must balance indemnities, recovery, and stability as Germany teeters near collapse under debt and shortages. Moderates in France and allied nations urge prompt, reasonable settlements to avoid bolstering radical movements.
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Tendo Union
Conrresw
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Myvbug
Monty
Pricern
Thandera
Europe
Germany
France
Heer
England
Italy
Austria
Dyer Warns Of War Risk From Far East Tour
Congressman Dyer of St. Louis cites danger of conflict with Japan and asserts U S must build a superior Pacific navy. He says Japan could strike U S forces from the Philippines and criticizes lawmakers for junket visit as unfit experts on eastern affairs.
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Japan
Orient
Pacific
Congressman Dyer
St. Louis
Far East
Dyer
Philippines
Congreesman Dyer
Flo
America
Europe
Rewiy
The Right Spirit Independence and Interdependence
The text extols independence as a genuine self respect grounded in power tempered by respect for others. It rejects false pride and aloofness, emphasizing a subtle frankness that acknowledges mutual interdependence among people.
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Wen
Wit and wedding plans in a small town tale
A fragment from a local society note describes Maud’s betrothal being affected by family hesitations. Father and mother display mixed signals about the match, while Maud steps in to influence the arrangement amid community chatter.
Canadian Farmers Fear Higher Tariffs After Harding Victory
Canadian farmers express anxiety over a Harding presidency bringing higher tariffs. They hail the Underwood law as a boon, noting exports of foodstuffs to the United States have risen markedly since its enactment.
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Benator Harding
Verder
Bridegroom Souvenirs From The New York Heir
The piece notes a groom wearing his grandfather’s white kid gloves at his Illinois wedding and jokes about grandfathers’ mementos becoming wedding attire. It also reflects on war memories, including American forces in Germany two years after WWI, and ends with a tale of honey month weddings and a sober wedding noon as a safeguard for promises.
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New York
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
Army of Occupation
Luxembourg
Cobleng
Germany
Ehrenbreitstein
A. FE
America
Marne
Ot. Miller
Kriemhilde Stallung
Europe
England
New Life for Sick Man with Eatonic Cure
C. O. Frappie reports feeling like a new man after taking two boxes of Eatonic. The ad touts Eatonic as a modern remedy for acid stomach, bloating, and indigestion, claiming quick relief and better digestion. A big box is offered at a trifle with a druggist's guarantee.
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Eatonic
C. O. Frappie
Petersons Ointment Promises Refund for Skin Ailments
A testimonial touts Petersons Ointment as a universal cure for eczema running sores and many skin diseases, with a money back guarantee from druggists. Mrs F E Root of Buffalo credits the ointment after years of illness and near amputation, and orders are filled by the Peterson Ointment Co. in Buffalo New York.
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F. E. Root
Michigan Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co
Opportunity to buy direct fine hand knitting yarns
An opportunity to purchase direct fine hand knitting yarns in all shades offered by Oud Colony Mills Manayunk Philadelphia Pa. The advertisement promises samples mulled and accents wanted, presenting a wonderful proposition for buyers seeking wholesale yarns at attractive terms.
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OUD Colony Mills
Manayunk
Fhilada, Pa
Imprints and the Ephrata Sisterhood Press Legacy
The early Ephrata settlement in Pennsylvania, founded after Beissel left the German Baptist church in 1724, built a printing press and grew into a prosperous community with mills and farms along the Cocalloo river. The presses produced religious writings that remain notable artifacts of colonial printing.
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Ephrata
Conrad Zeissel
Beissel
German Baptist Church
Hie
Inter Agni
Marie Eleher
Cocalloo
Ath
London Punch Incoherent Fragments From Satirical Column
A garbled excerpt from London Punch hints at a planned meeting and a controversial cookery topic. The text mentions a meeting on Wednesday and references a chef, the Neos, and a critique of cooking decay. Tone remains satirical with no clear event or outcome.
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Tallis
London
Greene's August Cwer the Remedy for Nervous Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts Greene Angier as a fifty four year proven remedy for nerves and ailing functions. It claims wide adoption in households worldwide with no failure over decades and promotes sales through broad availability and testimonials of improved health and happiness.
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Tts
Child on shoulders asks, what is this little man for
At Broad Street station a father carries his child through a dense crowd. The child mistakes a well-dressed man for a “little man” and asks, in clear toddler logic, what the man is for as they move toward their train. The Ledger notes the amusing exchange and crowded urban scene.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Broad Street
Daddy
Diamond Dyes Color Card Ad Promises Rich Fadeless Colors
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing all fabrics from wool to cotton. It claims guaranteed perfect results with directions suitable for women and mentions Drogeist offering a color card with 16 colors.
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Wealthy Vogileh town widow runs lean estate
In a Vogileh town a rich but frail old lady keeps few servants and overworks an underfed fourteen year old boy who does everything from answering doors to washing dishes and tending the garden. A visitor asks the lad what his daily duties are and he replies he is eliminating three workers from employment.
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Yonktre Statesman
Vogileh
Cuticura Soap Ad Promotes Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap daily plus Cuticura Ointment when needed keeps the complexion clear scalp clean and hands soft and white. Include Cuticura Talcum to complete the Cuticure Toilet Trio as advertised by Ady.
Morcy Talk in Tit-Bits Exchange
In a fragment from Tit-Bits the dialogue features Mumoy planning a toy spade and pail for Auntie Maud. The exchange mentions kicking the bucket and suggests horary slang, with Diddy endorsing a morcy outcome.
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Wille
Diddy
Aly Cuntle
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim for Catarrh Cure
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It describes internal use through the blood to affect mucous surfaces and reduce inflammation, offering free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. Jd. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oblo
Economy at Least. Stubby-Ler leres oumptre this game?
The fragmentary text discusses concern over finances and a person named Bobby Tut, noting his father is a doctor who can provide for someone. The wording is unclear and lacks coherent facts, with references to a game and potential assurances based on familial status.
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Bobby
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