April Century Poem Fragment by Hilgabeth Whiting
A fragment from Hilgabeth Whiting in April Century reflects spring imagery and inner transformation. The speaker compares burning letters and shifting words to alchemy, seeking worthiness and renewal through fire and growth.
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Irreverent Miscellany and Carlsbad Spring News
The page mixes humorous quotes on Anglo-Saxon speech from Princeton faculty and a Philadelphia lawyer, notes on teachers’ profession limitations, and a Carlsbad hot spring discovery. It mentions Garfield Tea as a laxative, and reflects on social manners and education, followed by a Carlsbad spring that threatens the Sprudel fountain.
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Lost money on wrong food, found health with Grape Nuts
A wealthy young woman wasted 300 dollars on ineffective medicines for nervous dyspepsia and indigestion caused by pastry and pork. She then used Grape Nuts and saw quick improvement, gaining four pounds in a week and feeling better, urging others to try the cereal. The letter is attributed to Postum Co, Katie Creek, Michigan.
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The Pirates of Holland A Tale Of Weary Escape
In a storm shipboard, the narrator is cared for by Mistress Anne and Mistress Bertram as their escape from Kingland begins. The trio reach Dort and then Arnheim in a spare, beamed boat. Richard Bertram, his wife Katherine, and Anne Brandon reveal themselves and vow trust as they plan to reach safety in Holland.
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Sleep Mill touts mirrors to soothe insomniacs on trains
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin reports a Sleep Mill manufacturer unveiling a factory tour of rooms with mirror coated fan wings and slumber balls designed to induce sleep. The device uses a rotating mirror system to soothe the eye and brain and a clamp and battery setup claimed to ease troubled sleepers including actors and writers aboard trains.
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Unique Engagement Announcement Party Idea
A playful plan for revealing an engagement uses lavender and white decor, hidden roses in damp sand, a Cupid centerpiece, and a telegram delivery to surprise guests. The host reads a telegram from Cupid announcing two hearts bound, naming the guests of honor.
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Fads and Fancies for Coming Season in Women's Wear
Fashion notes highlight daisies in baby millinery, flame and watermelon shades, and soft gray for spring looks. Striped straw hats suit toddlers, sheer lingerie styles diversify, and elbow sleeves trend. New tulle fringes with colored embroidery appear, while white dresses gain colored inserts for churches. Wedding gowns feature trains, long sleeves, and buckles. simple blouses pair with princess shaping for early spring.
Wild Geese Poem Fragment in The Bohemian
A fragmentary poetic passage describes wild geese migrating from lagoons to sea and sky. The lines evoke distance and peril as geese answer a distant lure, with surreal diction and fragmented imagery reflecting Clinton Boo’s Bohemian style.
SVERNEEDS DISINFECTING Inexplicable Household Guide
A fragmentary 19th century style notice urges households to use disinfectants to purify water air and clothes. It emphasizes three headings and warns of disease risks like scarlet fever and typhoid, noting strong cleaning agents and cautions about odors and safety.
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Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Finest Family Laxative
An advertisement touts a widely approved laxative product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, endorsed by physicians and the Well Informed of the World. It urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and through leading druggists.
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Boy's Work for Baby at a Washington Event
Professor William Frear of the Pennsylvania State College in Harrisburg discussed 52 kinds of breakfast foods tested for the government. He noted most taste tests were pleasant, not work, and joked about a Bellefonte boy's attitude toward baby care and a Washington birthday reception.
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Spring Kidney Trouble Described by Duncannon Woman
Mrs H Matzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania recalls a spring sickness with smothering spells heat waves and kidney pain before using Deans Kidney Pills She finally completed eight boxes and recovered to perfect health Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Coster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Child missteps cited in local humor nod
In the Cleveland Leader a child named Willie is mocked for wearing stockings inside out while his mother scolds him. The report hints the boy may grow into a newspaper humorist.
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