Tanlac credited with curing long stomach illness
BR H Bowron of Los Angeles recounts relief after forty years of indigestion from Tanlac. He says it stopped bad spells, improved appetite, sleep, and strength, with continued good health since using the medicine. Sales are through druggists. A humorous aside notes a mosquito's wing muscles as strong as an eagle's, and hard luck sticks to some men like a stain on trousers.
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H. Bowron
Los Angeles
Cal
Tanlac
Taniala
Monquito
M Holt
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimonial Card
A testimonial from Mrs Janet Maser of St Paul Minnesota praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from back pain and other symptoms. The letter claims the product allows her to work without pain and notes other women report similar relief. The advertisement asserts the remedy is orally adapted for conditions affecting women.
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Paul
Minn
Lydia EL Pinkham
Pinkham
Janet Maser
Winslow
St. Paul
Inn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dogs in Conversation on porches prompts misheard talk
A child named Robert overhears his mother and Mrs Brown discussing a long conversation while hanging clothes on the back porch. He mishears the phrase and imagines Topsy and Snowball on the neighboring porch having a chat with their dogs, leading to a playful misunderstanding.
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Robert
Mra Brown
Toney
Mra. Brown
The Loyal Dog Stub and His Mountain Master
An aging man in a frontier cabin rescues and keeps a stray dog named Stub. Over months their bond deepens as Stub fetches game and guards his master. After the master’s illness, Stub tirelessly journeys the foothills to bring back food and finally signals a final relief when a bleak wind scatters snow and the dog’s loyal vigil ends.
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Rathburn
Stub
Alice Rathburn
Stab
Milla
A Four Footed Faith and a Two By Eleanor Porter
A brief note on Eleanor Porter's tale about companionship with a pet, reflecting the author of Pollyanna and Just David. The snippet hints at a book or column discussing a four footed faith and a two, suggesting themes of animal companionship and personal belief.
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Eleanor Porter
Pollyanna
David
Eta
Don’t Forge Cuticura Trio Ad Language
Fragmentary ad copy touts Cuticura Trio including Soap Ointment and Talcum Powder as essential beauty requisites. Claims the products render rival perfumes obsolete and promotes wide availability and trust in the brand rather than providing clear factual detail.
Not Transferable Commutation Ticket Causes Fare Confusion
A party of friends rode a theater trip in a suburb with a fiancé’s nontransferable commutation ticket. The conductor confronted Albert M Curran at the next station, fearing exposure, until he allowed them to ride. The incident reflects a mistaken ticket type and tense moment on the transit line.
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Keindly
Albert M. Curran
Chicago Tribune
Earth’s Atmosphere: Layers and Diurnal Cycle Examined
A historic excerpt discusses the earth’s rotation and atmospheric layers, noting air thinning with altitude, a twilight zone around twenty miles up, and a hydrogen-dominated upper region beyond ten miles. The text shifts to a proverb about restraint and speech.
Edgeworth Sample Offer From Larus & Brother Co
Advert announces free Edgeworth pipe samples direct from the factory with a postcard request to Larus and Brother Co at 50 South Street Richmond Virginia. It urges customers to test Edgeworth and promises to connect dealers to stock Edgeworth and arrange parcel post shipments of plug tobacco to retailers and customers.
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Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Co
Richmond
Larus & Brother
Edigeworth
Rural Phone Etiquette Mischief At Graduation
A graduate in Bullivan county used the town phone to thank neighbors for a graduation gift. He called the recipient and, hearing many others on the line, spoke aloud intending to thank them all individually and jointly. The exchange ended with a stilted, awkward silence as the line remained connected.
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Bullivan County
Méporta
Indianapelis
Coener
Ome
Aleoome
Biert
Her Heart Upon Her Sleeve From a Novel
A fragment notes a line about a woman’s heart carried in her arms as a metaphor, suggesting themes of beauty and soul shown through affection and possession in literary dialogue.
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Cowron
Tantac
Fiat
Abememe Gald
Sethe
Wascern
Kaoh Reat
Bryday
Curner
Wren
Gough Muar
Hathburn
Alx
Mike Swanes
Pete Mialligan
Trathburn
Humphr
Duesdayight
Terhhnen
Syruyey
Mike Swuney
Settiig
Wien
Nernich
Galty
Piel
Catia
Mia
Lea Lika
Hicemoke
Chesenrouge Mpu. CO
State Street
New York
Diana
Piven
Bnew
Berkatey
Allen's
Eee
Eeiala
Femme Ee Peet
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