Summer Resorts Draw Working Girls Into Short Retreats
A period piece argues that summer resorts appeal to poor working girls, offering escape from city loneliness and home scarcity. The piece notes how two weeks away widen social circles, spark new interests, and rejuvenate outlook, justifying savings for a brief vacation. It also highlights mothers funding daughters’ getaways as prudent investments in character and future opportunities.
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Atever
Fojourn
Eadh
Ameces
Chiwango
Fashions Through Time Reflect Shifts in Modesty and Style
An old fashioned observer notes how women’s dress has evolved over 50 years from flounces and puffed hips to form fitting skirts and sheerly depollete gowns. She argues modesty is relative, tied to era and pace of life, and predicts fashion will continue to change with times.
Making It Hard for Census Takers in Rural and Urban Areas
The article describes distrust toward census enumerators among foreigners and farmers. Immigrants fear tax or military motives, while farmers suspect taxation aims or price depression. It argues that better information from locals would yield accurate data and rightful local representation.
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Sam
Censue
Smaybe
Cardul credited by Mrs Cassady for relief in Bringhurst
Mrs Jennie Cassady of Bringhurst Indiana reports three years of severe female illness eased by Cardul claiming it cured monthly misery after two months. The ad promotes Cardul and Cardul Home Treatment combinations with herbal ingredients and science oversight. mentions other remedies and a side anecdote about rumors among men.
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Bringhurst
Ind
Mis
Jennie Cassady
Cardul
Cardus
Thedford
Cuticura Remedies Cited In Child Skin Cure
Nurse Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Litchfield Connecticut says her year and a half old son suffered severe sores covering face arms and chest before cutting into a skeleton. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two months all sores healed and never returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
Hard to Choose Raward Spelling Lesson Mischief
A classroom exchange features a teacher correcting a misprint as Raward is told to drop one of two Ts in rabbit. Edward defensively asks which T to remove, highlighting a playful spelling moment between student and teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raward
Edward
Patent remedies and personal ads in a fragment
An OCR cleaned fragment promotes NATUSHS REMEDY tablets and Allen’s Foot-Kane for stomach, bowel, and rheumatic relief with promises of quick relief. It alternates with quips about proposals and social anxieties and mentions A. H. Lewis Medicine Co and Allen 8. Olmated Talloy.
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tVo
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
Ulm
Allan
Bis
Addrens
Allen
Talloy
Leech and snail imports span decades with duty notes
The article tracks import values for leeches and snails into the United States from 1802 to 1908. Leeches show rising import values around 0 to 10,000 dollars, with leeches imported free of duty in the 1900s. Snails appear as a once enumerated article, totaling about 5,000 dollars from 1824 to 1898, but later shows only 24 dollars in 1808 and the bureau discontinued snail import statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uhat
Help for the Aged Doan's Kidney Pills Ad
Aged reader Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Joplin reports kidney trouble relief after using Doans Kidney Pills. She states persistent back pain numbness and urinary issues resolved with the medicine, which comes in a 60 cent box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The ad ends with a humorous Cockney shepherd anecdote from Tit Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Ma Saya
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Catarrh Cure Claims Success and Testimonials
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood affecting remedy for catarrh with testimonials and a national distribution claim. It promotes additional preparations, suggests doctor recommendations, and urges mailing for treatment information alongside other health products and quackish claims.
Quaker Scotch Oats Ad Campaign Shapes City Health Message
An old newspaper snippet notes a push to expand Quaker Scotch Oats use citing scientific claims of superior endurance and vigor. Farmers urged to feed oats widely to themselves, children, and workers, with packaging details for hot climates. Additional asides touch on city life and moral reflections.
Black Duck Minn Letter Promotes Pinkham Remedy
A reader from Black Duck Minnesota describes illness and recovery, claiming sickness and household duties were hindered but cure came after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement urges women to seek the remedy and contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Anaa Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
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