Girlhood to Motherhood in Lydia Pinkham Ad Anecdote
A Vinton Iowa testimonial recounts a woman who credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing illness after long delays in schooling and health. She says the medicine helped before each birth and keeps her or others informed about its benefits over thirteen years. The piece promotes the product to mothers and daughters.
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Vinton
Iowa
Lydia H. Pinkham
Franck Secneys
7Th Avenue
Mary
Lydia B. Pinkham
Will Do for a Start Mistress to Cook Who Is Leaving
Fragmentary dialogue shows a caller addressing Linda about marriage. A cook is pressed to influence the groom by offering present services. The tone hints at domestic matters and social expectations within a community context.
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Cook
Linda
Seeing Biars After a Blow and a Bride Sold
A discussion of how head trauma can emit the illusion of seeing lights after a blunt hit. The passage also notes a young bride who discovers she has been sold after an elopement.
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Jtuany
With the Clock Turned Back
Thomas Brent, wealthy bachelor and aettmade man, is ordered by doctors to take a vacation. He disappears, leaving his manager Scrottles with power of attorney as Brent’s search for a small red haired boy unfolds. Brent’s escape becomes a trek through danger and deception as a plot against his foundry unfolds.
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Thomas Brent
Brent
Philip Scrottles
Freck
Irving
Mr. Brent
Dodson
Moody
Amalgamated Foundry Company
Mr. Scrottles
Hio
Scrottles
Thomas
ScrotHes
Eld
Lfe
Compass Gift Returns Frustrated Customer Complaint
A Kansas City woman bought a compass for her husband as a Christmas gift. The next morning she returned it, claiming it points the same direction no matter how she turns it. The salesman noted it should point north, but she insisted she wanted a compass that points differently.
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Kansas City
Minstrels as Outcasts in Medieval Law and Beliefs
The article notes that medieval minstrels were often viewed as morally questionable and were legally repressed. They were termed shallows or roving men and were barred from inheriting property, collecting debts, or participating in Christian sacraments.
Ship Bell Tolls in Idaho Steeple
In American Falls Idaho a ship bell once from the Argonaut joins St. John's Lutheran parish worship. Ludwig Adolf, founder of Newberg Oregon, traced the bell to Portland and Newberg before returning it to Idaho where it now tolls in a local church.
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Vernal
Utah
Seven Seas
Pacific Coast
St. John's Lutheran Church
American Falls
Idaho
Pacific Ocean
Horn
North Pacific
Ludwig Adolf
Christian Adolf
Tdako
Newberg
Portland
Gre
Willamette River
Lutheran Church of
Air
Adolf
How Coeds Can Be Thin Can Eat on $2.50 a Week
Ithaca study shows Cornell University Home Economics students found a coed can feed herself on 2.50 dollars weekly while consuming about 2,200 calories. The plan requires careful cooking and knowledge of vegetables and cheap markets, implying 21 meals at regular dining places.
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Ithaca
N. Y
New York State College ‘of Home’ Economics
Cornell University
Nobby the Monkey Escorted to Prison in London
A marmoset named Nobby wandered the West End without visible means of support and was arrested as a rogue and vagabond. He was held in a police station cell and later bailed out by the zoo keeper, now resting in a zoo sanatorium recovering from a slight chill. His ownership remains unclear as to how he spent his liberty during the episode.
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Nobby
London
West End
Nabby
Bones Said to Be 1000 Years Old Found in Massachusetts
Brown University professor Edmund K. de La Barre reports discovery of skull and leg bones at Assonet Neck Mass buried under peat in tidal area. He suggests they may be from a prehistoric cremation or from the stomach of a predatory animal, preserved by waterlogged conditions.
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Providence, Me
Edmund K. de la Barre
Brown University
Assonet Neck
Mass
Andere
Anrea
da la Barre
Stutterers in United States Reach 1,125,000
The National Protective League for Stammerers reports 1,125,000 stutterers in the United States with fewer than a quarter being female.
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Indianapolis
United States
National Protective League
Salesman reports steady progress per Capper’s Weekly
A Capper’s Weekly note says the salesman was late in the day “doing as well as could be expected,” indicating initial progress amid cautious optimism. The report emphasizes a steady recovery trajectory rather than a dramatic turnaround, reflecting cautious optimism in the field.
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Capper
Horace Greeley Born in Amherst N Y in 1811
Horace Greeley journalist founder of the New York Tribune, born February 3, 1811 in Amherst New York. He became a leading American editor for decades and died November 29, 1872 in Pleasantville New York.
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Horace Greeley
Amherst, N. Y
New York Tribune
America
Pleasantville, N. Y
Fragments of Nibelungen Manuscript Found in Austria
Fragments of a Nibelungen manuscript thought among the oldest exist, were found by Dr. Hermann Menhard at Blagenfurt while cataloguing ancient handwritings. The Bavarian Austrian medieval language fragments likely belonged to a wandering minstrel of the 12th or 13th century. The pages are densely written in 30-line columns and lack ornate initials typical of later manuscripts.
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Berlin
Wnibelungen
Hermann Menhard
Blagenfurt
Austria
Corinthian
Must Be on Strike We Have a Cuckoo Clock in Our Rear
A Washington Star item notes a strike remark about a cuckoo clock in the rear and comments that theirs does not work well either. The brief exchange uses a humoruous line to illustrate workplace or labor mood.
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Washington Star
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Pain Relief
Advertises Moone's Emerald Oil as a fast remedy for tender swollen feet, corns, and varicose veins. Claims pain vanishes in minutes after 2 3 applications and swelling reduces with regular use. Also promises money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to end foot trouble.
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Moone
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