Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna Endorsement
Julia Marlowe calls Peruna a great remedy aiding digestion and nerves not as a nervine but by improving digestion. A California testimonial describes six years of stomach trouble cured after using Peruna, claiming relief after several bottles.
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Julia Marlowe
Peruna
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The Effect on the Nerves of Gambling
A Pry's Magazine excerpt questions gambling's impact on daily work and nerves. It ponders how anxiety over unseen races and potential losses affects a man’s quiet labor and the imagined value of patriotism amid financial risk.
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Help by Proxy in a Strained House Request
A dialog snippet shows a young speaker asking for aid from an older man. The busy man declines direct help but instructs the porter John to open the door and assist the gentleman. The scene suggests a domestic interaction about lending a hand.
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John
Dirt Odor-Free Water And Hair Care Ad Offers Samples
An old ad describes dirt removal and odor reduction in water, claiming healthier anti skins, silky hair, and no insects. It promotes booklets and lace design for center items from Borax Co. Oakland California and calls local agents to write for a money making plan.
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Ast Borax Co
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Cal
Ag’ts
Lincoln Learns of Lee Surrender and Returns to Washington
Mrs. Lincoln travels with Sen Summer and Mr Harlan to Richmond and City Point as President Lincoln stays with Admiral Porter. After learning Secretary Seward was injured in a carriage accident he decides to return to Washington, reaching home Sunday evening. Crowds fill the streets and Tad Lincoln exclaims Lee has surrendered.
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Tie
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Tharper
A Fresh Cigar For A Dry Clime Mate
A novelty tobacco item from Lewis's Factory Peoria Illinois features a sealed Single Binder cigar wrapped in foil to stay fresh until use. The vignette includes a sharp domestic exchange where Wareham Long defends his status against a stern householder remark about loafing and the idle rich.
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Lewis’ Factory
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Fragmented OCR line prompts puzzled couple in a tale
Mrs Chugwater finds a garbled line in the morning paper and asks Josiah what it could mean. He remarks the text is out of order and repeats a familiar refrain about a missing message.
Hair Vigor Auction Style Testimonial Boosts Sale
An old style ad touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as stopping hair loss and improving scalp health. It claims the product acts like a medicine and promotes natural hair growth with a long history of use.
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Ayer
Absence of Mind Sparks Firefighter Banter
Exhausted by dragging furniture from a blaze, a man asks a firefighter for a match. A fireman retorts with dismissive humor. A German biologist’s claim about 300 million brain nerve cells and daily neuron replacement is cited, suggesting rapid mental renewal over sixty days.
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Garret
Unclear text fragment on farm policy and function effects
The readable portion discusses a policy related to Farmic and a wish to replace natural functions with artificial ones. It mentions enabling structures and notes on required steps and replacements, though the text is incomplete and garbled.
Sympathy From A Public Office Wife
Mrs Upmore reflects on the burden of public service as a husband’s duties keep him away from home. An elderly servant recalls her own late husband’s role in a grand imperial order and the difficulty she faced in communicating with him.
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Verena
Mrs. Upmore
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An 1870s style classified prose touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others claim Cheney’s reliability. Paragraphed claims note internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Price listed as 75 cents per bottle. Family pills also recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Investment as a gold mine metaphor sparks boardroom debate
A philosophical remark likens a man to a gold mine to stress hidden depths. A cynic counters with caution toward people. A police exchange recalls a cockfight intervention after the fray. An officer notes actions taken post fight. The adage praises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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Mrs. Winslow
Prince de Conti Reputation Tricks Attendants
Ane describes the Prince de Conti notorious for cruelty. After a poacher is caught on his grounds the bailiff is told to impose 100 stripes and two years in a dungeon. A frightened lady later learns the prince’s real intent was to protect his image and merely send the man away for two months.
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Ane
Prince de Conti
Notable Patriotism and a Russian Washington Connection
A homely reflection on patriotism and foreign sights, recounting a trip where a brass plate on a tree stem from an oak linked to George Washington was presented in Russia. Samuel Cox shares impressions of a fairy lake island, a thrifty oak, and the Russian spelling of Washington as Va-sha-li-n-g-ton-a.
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United States
Russia
Erhor
George Washington
Nicholas
Washington
Fragmentary Features From A Patchwork Page
A collage of quotes and jokes appears with varied asides from magazines and papers. It includes a Success Magazine snippet on talent and preparation, a horse shoe anecdote about Valean and a buyer, a $1.25 word inserts ad, a Spring Poem with mosquitoes and bullfrogs, and a quip about pocketbooks and honesty.
Resumes His Ridia
Mrs. Goodsole asks about a reunion as Ruffon Wratz, one of the har binjaires of spring, confirms his identity and greeting. The dialogue hints at a yearly seasonal gathering and lingering social pleasantries.
Malthoid Roofing Offered With Complete Ready-To-Apply Sheets
The advertisement promotes Malthoid roofing as easy to install with no repair or labor costs. It claims the product is from the largest producers of smooth surfaced roofings and offers a free information book and free samples through factory representative G Judah at 516-519 Security Building, Los Angeles.
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Nature
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
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