The Pumpkin and Halloween Cheer Through the Ages
A brisk portrait of the pumpkin as central to Halloween fun notes its harvest timing and decorative uses. It warns against confusing pumpkins with squashes, honors jack o lanterns, pies, and festive table accents, and laments limited official notice of this American emblem.
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Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
America
Congress
United States
North America
Paper changes the world from Lynn to the nation
A 1900s style dispatch notes the expanding use of paper in daily life. It cites Blaine’s remark on paper’s ubiquity and imagines future paper components from police clubs to street paving and clothing. The piece adopts a speculative, light tone about evolving materials.
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Lynn
Mass
Noutices
Ito
Suh
Paper Money Finances All Purchases
The statement notes that payment for various items can be made with physical currency. It emphasizes the practicality of using paper money for everyday transactions and implies broad purchasing power.
Dangerous, The Monster Threat in a Fragment
A fragmentary excerpt shows a tense scene where an unnamed speaker warns of danger and accuses Henry of throwing a cake. The dialogue hints at fear of lethal harm and labels a mother as a monster in a heated exchange.
Fragmented social gossip echoes doubts about marriage
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a woman questioning the idea of marrying a man able to earn a living, with a friend remarking on the poor recommendation and society's view of modern men.
Miss Susan Glaspell's Pup and The Visionary
Miss Glaspell's dog inspired names and antics for her novel The Visionary. The bohemian collie Voila prompted two playful pups N est ce pas and Pourquoi, shaping characters in a tale of whimsy and creative mischief.
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Susan
Authior
Imore
Miss Glaspell
Voila
Paris
Hans Bummelansen
Herr Bummelransen
Cure for Acne Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment
G Bau mel of Chicago describes three years of facial acne and sleepless suffering. After trying pills with no relief, he used Cuticura Soap for washing and Cuticura Ointment morning and night. Weeks of treatment yielded complete cure and strong praise for the remedies. A free sample and booklet are offered by Cuticura, Dept. 28 K, Boston.
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G. Baumel
20Th Place
Chicago
Boston
When Lottie Misstates The Creation Tale
A children's Sunday school memory from Lippincott's notes recounts a girl’s take on creation. She says God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh, a humorous misinterpretation that echoes early 20th century moral tone.
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Lottie
God
Lippincott’s
Delusion and Patches of Pomp in Consumer Ads
A satirical fragment critiques delusions of wealth and social posturing while listing vintage patent medicines. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are described as aiding digestion with candies, and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is advertised for teething and pain relief. The text laments honesty benefiting employers and notes gendered expectations in a tersely humorous tone.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Vermont Reader
Graniteville Vermont resident Mrs Chas Barclay writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health during the change of life helping nervous symptoms and general strength. She urges other women to publish her testimonial and seeks advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts as a free resource.
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Graniteville
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Chas
Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cement Talk No. 9 Offers Free Concrete Advice
The Information Bureau of Universal Portland Cement Co invites readers to write for free advice on concrete work to improve results. The program, housed in the Security Bank Building, Minneapolis, aims to promote cement use and mentions a large annual production figure of 20,000,000 barrels.
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Information Bureau
Universal Portland Cement CO
Security Bank
Minneapolis
Brockton
Mass
Douglas Shoes
ES Douglas
Spark
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