Stomach Trouble Reversed by Mills Emulsion Tale
A woman recalls severe stomach and bowel illness lasting five months. After four doctors gave up, Mills Emulsion restored her health in two weeks, increasing weight from seven to eighteen pounds. The ad touts the product as a pleasant nutritive medicine that rebuilds digestion, boosts appetite, and requires no pills. It offers a six bottle guarantee and nationwide sale.
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Owensboro
Shane
Emuleton Co
Terre Haute
Ind
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Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Syracuse Woman
Mrs R E Deming of 487 W Lafayette Ave Syracuse N Y credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with relieving fainting and dizzy spells during Change of Life After taking about twelve bottles she reports improved health and urges others to try the remedy highlighting its herbal ingredients and lack of narcotics.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. E. Deming
Lafayette Ave
Syracuse N. Y
The Hidden Pearl Within A Common Shell
A reflective poem by James Gardner compares an uncouth oyster to a hidden noble heart. It suggests virtue lies beneath rough exteriors and that true grace may reside in those lacking outward charm. The piece muses on how God may endow unseen nobility in unlikely vessels.
Tea Time Cakes and Sandwiches from a Faded Recipe Page
A fragmented 1900s style recipe list describes Oriental Tea Cakes with shortening and brown sugar, Ham Tomato Toast with minced ham and tomato puree, Almond Toast dough with almonds and olive oil, and Fudge Frosting. The garbled text hints at servings and bake times, with stray phrases about practice, parties, and travel.
A Collection of Good Things Recipes Featured
A scanned pantry page offers several dish ideas and dressings. Recipes include spring fish with greens and vegetables, a green salad dressing with sour cream and vinegar, Fruit Drop Cakes with currants and walnuts, Coffee Caramel Cake, Velvet Sherbet, and Stuffed Egg Salad with egg yolk filling and parsley garnish.
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Colesian
Walter
Vrerede Magnet Petty Coat in Early Fashion
The text notes the historic petty coat once worn by men with red damask. It traces how later fashion copied the garment into women’s gowns and blouses, reflecting how styles originated with male attire before spreading to female dress.
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Jlenry V
Idealism in Our Inheritance Says Bliss Perry
Bliss Perry asserts that idealism is a core part of the cultural inheritance we inherit, shaping thought and purpose across generations. He emphasizes its enduring relevance in guiding actions and ideals.
New Taffetas Frocks Feature Figure Flattering Lines
Fashion notes describe lines tailored to each figure with navy blue and brick red taffeta frocks. A stout figure design pairs semi fitted hips and a two piece skirt with an embroidered crepe tunic. Descriptions include draped taupe taffeta looks and crossed bodice details with tunic overlays.
Tulle Craft Dominates Fashion Upon Delicate Beading
The piece highlights how tulle remains in vogue with beaded and embroidered details. It notes the heavy handwork is applied to almost invisible fabric, showcasing intricate, delicate artistry in garment making.
Eyelet embroidery rises as chic summer gown feature
The combination of rose eyelet flouncing and lace top signals eyelet embroidery will dominate summer gowns. Early indications suggest eyelet details will be a very popular feature this season.
Flirtation at Grand Central Leads to Bronxville Visit
A refined man in the Grand Central waiting room meets a pretty woman whose purse was picked. They share a playful exchange and attend a Palace Theatre show, then dine, travel to Bronxville by train, and end the night at a cottage where he jokes about imagining being single while with his wife.
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Grand Central Station
Jick
California
Dpalace
Tie
Bronxville
Dicky-boy
Jet fashion through the years on evening caps and gowns
The article explores the evolving use of jet trim in women's fashion from last winter to the present. It notes jet bands and tassels on evening caps and jet trimming on gowns, including a velvet gown with sheer back showing white arms. It contrasts modern daring styles with childhood memory of jet trimming on a "best" black silk frock and auntly care to preserve beads.
Secret of Good Appearance for Women in Dress
The piece argues neatness and simplicity yield best appearance not stiffness. It urges good carriage through health and self-discipline, warning against poor posture and lazy habits. It notes a single well-made dress outlasts many ill-cut outfits and stresses economy and care.
Turban with tulle trim noted by Paris fashion writer
Paris fashion writer Lewis details a gray hemp turban trimmed with black tulle and a bow at the back. A second hat features white straw with Continental points, pink roses, and a black net veil draped over the crown.
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Lewis
Paris
Fashions in Brief Show Delicate Embroidery and New Fabrics
Fashion notes highlight minimal embroidery for richer gowns and morning dresses in printed Japanese crepe. Crepe en hardy ing is a new weave promising high value, with side differences like heavy China crepe and fine gabardine. Rubber faced satin coats and skirts gain chic appeal, satin on the outside and rubber finish used for straps or lapels.
Veil Details at Front Crowned by Narrow Ribbon
The description notes a flowing veil worn at the front, secured to the crown with a slim ribbon, forming a graceful bridal look.
New York Sets Pair Hats With Matching Suede and Green Sets
A new fashion craze in New York features collars and cuffs paired with a hat of the same material. One set uses suede duvetyn with appliqued flowers. the hat, Guvetyn, trimmed with cut-out flowers and faced with visea straw cloth. Another set appears in green patent leather.
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New York
Bandeaux of Beads in Paris Hairstyles
Beaded bandeaux and twisted ribbons form a new coifure novelty in Paris. The forehead bands are worn with hair combed back, arranged low over the ears for both high and low hairstyles.
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Paris
Frayed Edges and Pockets in New Wool Skirt Style
Some wool skirts of a very new type show frayed edges at the bottom and on the pockets. The detail emphasizes casual tailoring and a decorative distressed look popular this season.
Aspirin Introduced by Bayer in 1900
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as world famous for physician use for colds headaches neuralgia and more. It notes the Bayer Cross on tablets and packaging, mentioning 12 tablets in handy tins and larger packs sold by druggists, and identifies aspirin as the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture.
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BAYER
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that reaches mucous tissues through the blood. Explains catarrhal deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube, claims drugs can restore function, offers a $100 reward for untreatable cases and circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Ashanti Native Bears One of Seven Names by Birth Day
A native of Ashanti adopts a name tied to the day of birth among seven possible names. The practice assigns identity based on the weekday or day-associated naming tradition.
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Ashanti
Allen's Foot Ease Featured For Sore Feet Care
Plattsburg Camp Manual urges men in training to shake Allen's Foot Ease into their shoes each morning to prevent blisters and sore spots and relieve painful feet. The ad promotes using Allen's Foot Base to break in new shoes.
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Allen
Plattsburg
Florida Shell Mounds Likely Precede Christian Era
Florida shell mounds across the state are human-made and probably date to the era near the start of the Christian era. Elements found include pottery fragments, shell and bone artifacts, stone tools, and animal bones. The King Phillip’s Town mounds near Lake Hurney’s outlet measure about 450 feet long, 100 to 150 feet wide, and eight feet high.
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Florida
King Phillip’s Town
Lake Hurney
Four year old Catherine sees elephant at circus
A four year old girl named Catherine exclaims to her mother on first elephant sighting at the circus. She comments on the animal’s size and features, calling it a fat horse with a tail near its eyes.
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Catherine
Miamma
Jerome Counts Fingers on First School Day
It was Jerome's first day in school and he listened intently to the teacher. In math class the teacher asked how many fingers he had and Jerome held up his hands and said count them.
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Jerome
Law of the Universe Insight on Rising From Obstacle
A quotation attributed to Richter states that a man learns to rise by considering what he cannot surmount. It frames perseverance as born from confronting insurmountable barriers.
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Richter
Theater anecdote about Robespierre misremembered by audience
English Actor recalls H B Irving telling how ladies in Philadelphia misidentified Robespierre in Sardou's Robespierre with Marie Corelli and Charlotte Brontë. He adds a duchess reaction and a quip about Shakespeare.
What a Lovely Color Anna Has
A witty exchange quotes Anna praising a color and another remark praising buying the best of everything. The line notes a light jab about folly in one who avoids stupidity, attributed to Mon ta irne.
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Anna
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