Woman in Ill Health Finds Relief with Pinkham's Compound
Bellevue Ohio resident Mrs Cans Chapman reports severe back pain nervous distress and lingering illness eased after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises rapid improvement and vows to keep the remedy at home. The ad urges women with health concerns to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential guidance.
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Bellevue
Ohio
EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hardwood Sawdust Used in Germany for Wound Dressing
Hardwood sawdust is dried and sterilized by intense heat and begins to be used in Germany as a dressing for wounds. The article notes the new sterilization method and its application in medical care.
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Germany
Uneasy Visitor Seeks Parent in Mysterious Dinner Scene
A fat maid tells a nervous visitor she cannot imagine why he is uneasy while the caller hints the cause lies with a parent. The exchange unfolds with tension as the door stays in sight.
Surprised Uncle Silas and the ego of a local
A famous railroad president visits a small town for fishing. He hides his identity and is snubbed by a leading citizen who he tries to converse with on the river bank. Leaving, the president hires a brick cart to move his belongings and notices the snubbed man, who is revealed as ill.
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Silas
Smith
Uncle Silas
Yeast the Best Medicine for Boils
A historic note describes using yeast to treat boils with a third of a compressed yeast cake dissolved in water taken daily or twice. It advises bowel regulation and diet changes, cites Dr. D. Macfarlan of Philadelphia, and outlines poulticing with warm bread and milk plus yeast until a head forms, then lancing, draining, and antiseptic care with potassium mercuric iodide solution.
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D. Macfarlan
Philadel Ils
Not a Miracle Not Plain Cause and Effect
A coffee drinker recounts severe spells of unconsciousness linked to coffee and relief after switching to Postum. At seventy, he reports improved health, sleep, and well being after eight months of exclusive Postum use. The ad touts Postum products in two forms with pricing and availability.
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Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Oa Littre
Wellvni
Postum
English Society Tests the American Girl
The piece contrasts American brides in England with English noblewomen who engage in politics as a hobby and influence. It notes English society's intimate ties to government and the careers of husbands, while American brides face a steep learning curve, quickly adapting to social and political life in Britain before returning to rural domestic duties and farm life as the “sound of the boy” signals a shift back to tradition.
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Washington
England
House of Commons
House of Lords
Tle
Posera
Jockey Club
Neas
Colorado
Adam
Women Suffrage Surprise in New Jersey Story
A San Francisco Bulletin note recalls women voting in New Jersey a century ago. The piece argues the state’s early suffrage shows moral and political fit, noting a hurried constitutional session and a conservative backlash that blocked broader rights. It hints at heroism of early suffrage advocates and urges reflection on those events.
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Constitution of
New Jersey
Ran Francisco Bulletin
New Ereey
New
Vienne
Tiene
Consider Troubles of Adam and Be Glad
Fragmentary text from a Robert Burdette piece ponders Adam and Eve’s imagined trials and humanity's lifelong troubles. The readable portion jokes about inventions and human labor, referencing original sin and a lazy history.
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Adam
Robert Burdette
Eve
President Wilsons Health and Work Load
Mark Sullivan in Collier's argues President Wilson overburdens himself by directing legislation drafting and supervising both houses and departments. Observers say he concentrates too much responsibility, including foreign affairs, risking his health and the presidency. Congress and subordinates should share more of the burden.
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Wilson
Mark Sullivan
Collier's
Washington Observera
Wiieen
Congress
United States
Prayer and Contemplation in Jeremy Taylor’s View
A compact study of Jeremy Taylor on prayer as a divine action aligning the soul with the Holy Ghost and Christ like meekness. It contrasts tranquil contemplation with an angry spirit, urging calm, mercy, and inward focus over hurried outward pieties.
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Jeremy Taylor
Jesus
Charity
Slater
Méeekoens
Philippines Protectorate Debate Shifts Under War Tax Policy
Fragmentary report discusses political parties and opinions on the Philippines protectorate proposal. It notes concerns about female involvement and the impact of wartime taxation under protection. The piece hints at historical tensions between anti and pro protectorate factions and the tax abeyance during wartime.
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Philippines
Muffalo
Fragmented Verse Fragments Amid Silent Night Echoes
A garbled OCR passage reflects disjointed lines about night hours, thoughts, echoes, and a viewer’s desolate mood. Vague imagery suggests a meditation on wakefulness and a bleak road ahead with unclear speakers and shifted phrases.
Parlor memories fade as Kansas farm homes shed old parlor
The author laments the evacuation of the traditional farm house parlor in Kansas. He recalls the sacred front room with its whatnot, center table, family album, autograph book, and horsehair furniture, then imagines a modern, light filled “front room” with a removable rug, thin curtains, and casual company.
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Kansas
Caure
Kansas Agricultural Eniage
Walla
Big Sis
Aunt Lou
Grandpa
Gran’ Na
Pete Hawkins
Jim
Pearidge
Botkin Twins
Kaunas
Laura Jean Libbey
George Barr McCutcheon
Wireless safety gains reach across seas and shores
The 1910s era push for universal wireless on ships over 60 passengers gains support at an international safety conference. Exemptions for near land routes appear doubtful. Marconi and British fleets expand wireless to fishing and cargo vessels, boosting life-saving calls and market info across Newfoundland, New England, and European shores.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
International Conference For Safety of Life At Sea
London
Ward Line
Merida
Virginia Capes
William Marconi
Germany
France
Marcon Company
Great Britain
Lowestoft
England
Wessela
Newfoundland
Labrador
New England
New Jersey
Holland
Small Points Data Trend In Sales and Society
An article discusses the rising value of intimate personal information across industries. A Kansas City firm maintains a vast customer file influencing sales methods and consumer behavior. It notes how knowing individuals like a weather church figure or a bowling enthusiast could shift marketing strategies and drive new spending patterns among Southwest customers.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Amarillo
Weathet Church
Jones
Firm reports regional pelts and price ratings
The company notes regional pelts with prices that may be rated accordingly. Its information bureau costs under $250 annually and has been found to yield satisfactory dividends.
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Information Bureau
Parcel Post in England Feeds Urgent Mail Mystery
An Englishman, seeking a London customer in Balham, learns from a St Martin le Grand directory clerk that a parcel post delivery exists. For a fee of 3 pence per mile, a courier may deliver a parcel by express handler, with signature on delivery and a widely accepted weight limit of 11 pounds.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Balham
London
St. Martin le Grand
England
Fanatical Kansas Refugee Aid and Pauper Mention
The Breeders' Gazette notes Kansas admits 812 dependents on public charity within its borders. One fourth of counties have no paupers, 21 lack poor farms, eight more have farms but no inmates. The piece blames intelligence, schools, and employment, while criticizing temperance and calling for fanaticism that harms the nation.
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Kansas
Exemption From Panama Canal Tolls Spurs Democracy Debate
Louis Post-Dispatch argues exemption from canal tolls breaches the spirit of democracy. It questions a Congress vote on a direct subsidy worth roughly 1,000,000 a year and warns taxpayers face 310,000,000 in taxes to build and 112,000,000 annually to maintain the canal. The piece asserts repeal would end direct aid to the shipping trust and protect farmers merchants and workers from a favored few. It treats treaty breach as secondary to the policy violation.
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Louis Post-Dispatch
Panama Canal
Democratic Congress
Comsiwine Shipping Trust
The Dying Pantheist to the Priest Review
A fragmented verse piece contrasts religion and mortality with arching imagery. The text references a dying deity, resurgent sun, and mythic figures, interwoven with jagged lines and stray phrases. The excerpt ends with a terse evaluative note.
Dyspepsia remedy promotes digestion with Syrup Pepsin
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best digestive aid for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims to tone stomach and bowels, relieve symptoms like gas and headaches, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello IA.
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J. W. Goucher
Stites
Idaho
Br Caldwell
Goucher
W. B. Caldwell
Waspington St
Monticello
Making Over Old Friends in the American Magazine
David Grayson reflects on how friends resist being reshaped by our ideals. He recalls Harriet, practical and loyal, who angers him by clipping his wings. The essay notes how affection grows when we accept loved ones as they are without trying to reform them.
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David Grayson
Harriet
A Clergyman's Testimony About Dodds Kidney Pills
A Wigton Pennsylvania clergyman Rev Edmund Heslop suffered dropsy with swollen limbs and heart fluttering. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling faded and he regained vigor. He continues to praise the remedy and invites correspondence. Also a jokey anecdote about a Johnson in Lindsborg and a druggist confusing pig iron with blood medicine.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
E Heslop
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Putnam Fadeleas Dyes Color in Cold Water Ady
A fragmented account notes Putnam Fadeleas Dyes color in cold water and mentions Ady in a race context. The dialogue references Kiss Passee on Mr Broonleigh's knee and hints at a matrimonial pursuit with a suggested best lap.
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Putnam Fadeleas
Ady
Too Insignificant
A vignette from an Illustrated Sunday Magazine recalls a moment between Alan Ellis and Agnes as he contemplates proposing and avoiding a salary discussion to prevent money from disturbing their relationship. Agnes reassures him that money will not come between them.
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Ellis
Agnes
Alan
Illustrated Sunday
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