Winslow Homer Meets Fisherman in Scarboro Tale
A New York millionaire seeking the artist Winslow Homer visits Homer's Scarboro studio. After a rough fisherman in a battered hat greets him with a quarter, the man reveals he is Homer. Homer then invites the visitor to the studio and sells him a painting.
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New York
Scarboro
Homer
Eli's
Winslow Homer
Lawyer Cured of Eczema By Cuticura Remedies
A. C. Brandon of Greenville South Carolina describes years of eczema on his face beginning in 1884 at Lebanon Ohio. After unsuccessfully treating with physicians, he used Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and experienced rapid improvement with no recurrence for over twenty years. He endorses Cuticura and offers free samples by mail from Boston.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Eceema
A. C. Brandon
Greenville
Ladies' Diplomat at Waldorf Astoria Bazaar
Miss Lillian Russell, more beautiful than ever, served tea at the Professional Woman's League bazar at the Waldorf Astoria. A Spanish legation member with two enone girls drew attention, while Miss Russell joked about a "ladies' diplomat" who remembers birthdays but forgets age.
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Lillian Russell
Professional Woman's League Bazar
Waldorf-Astoria
Legation
Russell
Miss Russell
The Doctor Habit And How He Overcame It
A testimonial on using Grape Nuts food to reverse long standing ailments. A nervous breakdown, indigestion and headaches faded after embracing the cereal, enabling full work capacity. The letter cites improved health and energy as key outcomes with claims of sustained well being.
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Jobbers Explain High Cost of Living and Value of Retail Trade
A 1913 address by Edward B. Moon, Washington, D. C., argues that rising prices stem from economic cycles and distribution roles. It defends the retailer and jobber as essential in supplying communities, noting the middleman burden and the need for capital, efficiency, and market knowledge.
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United States
Edward B. Moon
Washington, D. C
Moon
Charaee
Ely
Wisconsin University
Adam Smith
Himelf
Tts
England
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Great Northern Railroad
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Mie
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Gallune
Ricardy
The Cost of Living and Distribution in the Gold Era
The article argues retailers and jobbers profit through small margins to sustain trade while wholesale and retail chains are blamed for high living costs. It cites gold production and currency expansion as drivers, noting increased gold yields raise prices of goods and that merchants were active in past years just as today, defending their role in distribution.
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United States
Europe
Messie
Bradstreet
Aera
Uni
In the Kremlin Witness and Remembrance by Dr Palmore
An account of visiting the Kremlin in Moscow includes a bomb assassination of Grand Duke Sergius, a witness from a Moscow school, trials and exile, plus vignettes on the Duke’s wife, Red Cross conduct, and a blanket scam. The author also recalls the Guns of the Kremlin concert and a church leadership change in Topeka.
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The
Ready Rankin and a river tale of secrets aboard
A veterans tale aboard a river steamer recounts the fate of a girl entrusted to a gambler named Ready Rankin. Years later a bank teller, Rankin’s son, discovers the money hidden with the girl’s guardian and the circle of crime is exposed before a visit to Water Landing.
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Rankin
Kellyville
Water Landing
Eda
Sis
Natches
Bis
Celebrities Visit National Capital Encounter Quiet Church Tour
The report recalls Representative Ralph W Mess of Indians arriving in Washington as Congress opened. He and his wife sought a local church, conversing about which one to attend. They joined a small white church nearby, describing the scene and the unfamiliar mingling of guests with locals. Congressman Henry Barnhart is noted as a local editor often present in this area.
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Gheldop
Sheldon
Topeka
Catia
Ralph W. Mess
Washington
Congress
Shy
Ralph
Henry Barnhart
Reper
Indiana
The Gun Will Ghine Again
A rain soaked scene follows as a new eboy shivers in a doorway on a cold November day. Bare feet transitions are described, a vendor buys paper, and a sentiment about hardship and hope emerges as the weather worsens.
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Weil
Doss History Repeat Itgelt anadiot Cartes
Fragmentary OCR text offers unclear names and phrases. No coherent event identified. Cannot determine a specific person, place, or action from the readable portion.
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Allenticie Mine
Ovary
History as Rome and the study of wars
The passage argues that history repeats and echoes Rome as a military manual and text book of elation, noting cycles of events that resemble the present yet denying proof of repetition. It reflects on how historical periods resemble each other in outcomes and ideas, with a tone of philosophical remark on progression.
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Rome
Doan’s Health Ad Emphasizes Elder Ailments
An aging voice extols Doan’s pain relief for back and core discomfort. Ad text promotes Doan’s product as a remedy, with a 60 cent price and distribution through Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Styles In Aliment Doctor and patient exchange
A fashionable physician declares his arrival and asks the patient what is new while the patient admits uncertainty. The dialogue highlights social tone and medical consultation in a breezy style.
Family Medicine Chest Promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
To the head of every family the health of the different members and the value of a gentle laxative. A popular remedy is Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This preparation relieves the bowels next morning and tones the stomach liver and bowels. Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is sold in bottles of 0 and 1.00. Write to Dr W B Caldwell 201 Washington St Monticello Mississippi for a sample bottle at no cost.
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de. Caldwell
Calwell
W. BD. Caldwell
Washington
Monticello
Calewell
Leap year in Papua echoed in myth and marriage customs
An ethnologist notes a Papua custom where women initiate marriage rites and men show indifference. Engagement is marked, and approvals are often recorded on the woman’s back with a red mark, illustrating a system where women are central to union proposals while men appear disengaged.
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Papua
Advertising message sparks consumer publicity shift at home
A vintage adage notes the push toward localized newspaper publicity. The Daily Club remarks that manufacturers realize newspapers deliver the most effective consumer reach and branding in the home market, warning against overestimating one's cleverness in marketing.
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the Daily Club
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