Poet Sparks Hope In Prison Visit
The speaker recalls meeting a poet in a prison, where the poet inspires with a tale of fire and light. A spark in the ashes becomes a symbol of divine guidance, transforming despair into hope and urging service to others. The narrator leaves with renewed courage for the men awaiting freedom.
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The Neglected Door A Lively Household Guide
A columnist urges revived focus on doorway charm from door knockers to brass hinges. Readers are advised to plan a cohesive scheme with antique or suitable substitutes, matching designs, adding door stops and vines for a inviting entrance.
Young Men in Business
A. W. Atwood notes in American magazine that modern graduates now enter business with speculative zeal. He contrasts 10 to 15 year veterans earning low wages who avoided market excesses, saying today’s men run the business risk and have not suffered major stock market losses recently.
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American Magazine
Double Standard of Profits in Coal Trading
Reading from a dated exchange, two coal dealers discuss profit margins per ton. One dealer notes higher profits from selling to the rich, while selling to the poor yields smaller or painful terms. The dialogue illustrates perceived inequity in pricing practices.
Trade war warning in South American markets
London reports the Daily Chronicle arguing Britain must defend its leading trade position in South America. It highlights British banking and shipping strength, warns US expansion, and calls for aggressive on‑the‑ground trading, skilled agents, and careful pricing to retain British dominance in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
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South America
Daily Chronicle
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Treme
No question of price only what you sacrifice to win
The quote emphasizes prioritizing customer security over maximizing profit. It frames selling as a test of how much a business is willing to concede to earn a customer, implying that enduring sacrifice builds trust and lasting relationships.
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Knott Martin
Martin
Knott
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Tia
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Western Canada
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Chicago
Handy Darkroom Lam
A simple lamp for printing and lighting the developer tray uses a box with orange or ruby paper on one side to cast light on the tray while the opposite open side exposes the print. The setup yields a portable darkroom aid for photographic development.
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Handy Darkroom Lam
Bervice Monthly
Cutting Another Girl Out in Love Rivalry
A sweeping discussion on how one girl stealing a man from another harms trust and friendship. It argues such actions stem from mischief rather than malice, detailing how lovers juggle two women, the ensuing heartbreak, and the fate of the betrayer as loyalties collapse.
Rawson Likely Gov Candidate In State Convention
It is believed Charles A. Rawson, chairman of the Republican state central committee, will run for governor. Rawson is in conference with town editors at the state convention and has drawn considerable favorable attention. an official announcement is expected within days.
Lincoln the Man of the People
Poetic tribute to Abraham Lincoln by Edwin Markham highlighting his democratic spirit and steadfast leadership. The piece depicts Lincoln as a resilient, elemental figure who built the nation from common roots, facing crisis with courage and guiding toward justice and renewal.
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One-Rloom Suite Folds Into A Complete Flat
A playful verse describes Lyon and Healy’s Sharpe and Flats furniture that collapses a one room home into multiple rooms with hidden beds and storage. Pressing a switch transforms living, dining, bedroom, and bath areas, creating a compact apartment. It highlights modular furniture that saves space.
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Lyon & Healy
Sharpe and Flats
World’s deepest mine Morro Velho in Brazil near Ouro Preto
The Morro Velho gold mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais near Ouro Preto is the deepest in the world, with connected shaft depths totaling 4 824 feet. Operated since 1834 by an English company, it sits in a hot gold belt where rock temperatures rise slowly, keeping miners comfortable with cooling air. The mine has produced about $55 million in gold to date and remains active with output around $700,000 annually.
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Villa Nova de Lima
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Rio de Jantero
United States
Benjamin Leroy Miller
Lehigh University
Joseph T. Lingewald, Jr
Hopkins
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Washington, D. C
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Ouro Preto
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Pites Cured in 6 to 4 Draagieis retond mone
There are times when nothing speaks more eloquently than silence. Dr. Pierce's Pellets ease liver bowels and stomach with one pellet acting as laxative and three as a cathartic. Special compliment about paying bills downtown and collectors.
Seminole Brand Coffee Ad Promotes Parrot Themed Catchline
Vintage ad copy touts Denison's Seminole Brand coffee with a parrot motif. It promises a fine coffee in sealed cans at moderate price and notes only one merchant per town carries Seminole. Customers may write Denison Coffee Co Chicago for a souvenir and dealer name. 3 lb canister sells for $1.00.
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Denison Coffee Co
Chicago
Baby with Seven Names Causes Family Stock Speculation
A baby named John James George William Henry Archibald Ebenezer faces mockery for his long string of names. In the same wry exchange, seven relatives admit to investing in war stocks, each vowing the next one will yield gains.
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John James George William Henry Archibald Ebenezer
Grateful Letter Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
A West Alexander Pennsylvania resident declares relief from backache spinal tenderness lum bo pain and indigestion after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. The ad notes 50c per box for Dodd's Kidney Pills and 40c for Dyspepsia Tablets. Also describes an electric inspection lamp for munition shell interiors with a tubular lamp and guard.
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Dodd's Medicine Co
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Cuticura Ointment and Soap Pimples Advice
A historic ad advises lightly applying Cuticura Ointment to pimples for five minutes then bathing with Cuticura Soap. It recommends use on rising and retiring, offers free samples by mail via Cuticura Department L Boston, and closes with a moral aside about flattery and a grave near escape from life.
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Boston
aAdy
Anuric Proclaimed Best Remedy for Backache
Dear editor describes relief from lame back and fatigue after taking Anuric Tablets. The letter claims improved posture and mobility after using Anuric, praising it as the strongest dissolver of uric acid for kidney sluggishness, with a 60 cent package by Dr. Pierce.
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Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised by Sufferer
A Illinois mother of four credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring her health after female troubles backache nervous spells and low energy. She notes renewed youth and asks other women to write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Washington Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
War Changes in Paris Shape Women Smoking Trends
Before the war Parisiennes prized fine tobaccos and luxury cigarette accessories. Now the cheapest tobacco is fashionable and women imitate soldiers at the front by smoking caporal, using plain holders while cigarette taste mirrors male heroes.
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Paris
Preparedness for Grip Fortified by Bromine Quinine Tonic
A vintage note promotes Laxative Bromine Quinine to combat grip and influensa, claiming the combination destroys germs and acts as a tonic to keep the system ready. It asserts a single product, Bromine Quinine, and mentions E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Classified exchange on Dubkins as sneotral figure
In a humorous classified exchange, Hickenlooper asks if Dubkins is pro-ally or pro-German. Blifkins insists Dubkins is sneotral, claiming he turns up his nose at both sides.
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From girlhood to old age women are helped
An ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for a wide range of women’s ailments from puberty to old age. It claims relief for headaches backache hot flashes catarrhal symptoms bearing down mood dizziness and fainting with the medicine described as a temperance option and its ingredients listed on the wrapper.
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