Saving Paint Money and Choosing Quality Painting
Property owners seek low bids and cheap paint but must consider proper materials and methods for lasting results. Contact National Lead Company at 1902 Trinity Building New York for the House owner's Painting Outfit No 49 free. It includes color schemes specifications and a paint adulteration detector to ensure quality.
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Dia
Viaba
National Lead Company
Trinity
Dutch Boy Painter
National Lead Co
Prayers of a Devout Child and Sugar Note
A three year old girl named Jess visits her devout grandmother and explains her prayers by saying she asks forgiveness to Mother's knees or the bed. The text contrasts this with a comment on American sugar production not aligning with consumption.
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Jess
Baby Jess
United States
Ancient London Toll Gate Remains A Historic Barrier
In London the streets still bear ancient toll gates tracing back to 1135. One toll gate in the East End has survived through centuries, not the original barrier but the enduring symbol of medieval road tax. The article highlights how these gates blend into the modern cityscape as curiosities and artifacts.
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London
California Fig Syrup Co
Oldest toll gate in England preserves Abbey Lane rights
The Abbey Lane toll gate, linked to Stratford Langthorne abbey, remains the oldest toll gate in England with historic privileges still observed by a gatekeeper. The gate’s barrier and tolls endure only on official occasions, as surrounding roads eroded its monopoly and antiquarians defend its medieval heritage.
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Abbey Jane
England
Stratford Langthorne
Abbey Lane
London County Council
Stratford
New White House Doctor Named for Taft Administration
Col Guy L Edie a special physician to President Taft will oversee health of executive mansion occupants during the Taft era. He now serves as army physician in Washington and is known as a skilled surgeon. A Virginia native and University of Virginia alumnus he was Manila health officer and accompanied the Taft party as physician in charge.
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Taft
Col. Edie
Army
Washington
Col
Edie
Virginia
University
Manila
Mr. Taft
His Luck. A Snow Struck Quip On Work And Weather
A humorous exchange about luck and work follows a snow melt. One speaker laments missing work as the sun emerges, while the other retorts that fate spoils effort. The dialogue captures playful rural wit and seasonal mood.
Cure for Baby Eczema Promises Savings and Relief
A mother recalls $50 wasted on doctors for her two month old's watery eczema before using Cuticura remedies. She reports full recovery after purchasing Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for $1.50, praising the treatment over prior physicians. The tale is embedded with a later comic aside from Puck magazine.
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W. M
W. M. Gomerer
Burnt Cabins
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Solo Prope
Boston
When Courage Failed in a Short Dialogue
An Heiress questions Duke Courage about her father. They speak of nerves and weather. The Duke recalls the father smiling at a painting titled The battle of Bunker Hill by Lipincott as a moment of friction and irony.
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Bunker Hill
Lippincott's
I Had a Little Brudder
Several scholars return to Sunday school after illness. Each child cites a disease as reason for absence. The curly headed boy Charlie blushes then sings I had a little brudder.
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Charlie
Coffeeless Life Restores Health for a New Woman
A New York woman recounts suffering heart and stomach trouble from coffee. She quits coffee, starts Postum and soon grows healthier, able to digest foods, and credits Postum for her recovery. She urges others to prove Postum in ten days.
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N. Y
Question of the Hour Punishment for Earle Debated
A mother laments not knowing how to punish Earle as her child resists every kindergarten consequence. A visiting older gentleman offers a strap from his trunk, unaware of modern disciplinary methods.
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Earle
Fragmented ad text on medicines and testimonials
An OCR fragment lists medical product references and testimonials. It mentions Chesey & Co Toledo and Drageista with claims about constipation relief. The legible portion suggests a generic advertising snippet rather than a cohesive news item.
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Chesey & CD
Toledo
Madam and medical man discuss breathing in airy fashion
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer item a medical man tells a lady to breathe deeply for health. She retorts to burst out of her new wardrobe and admires her own image before leaving in high heels.
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Direct’ry
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Allen's Foot-Ease praised for foot cure by Mrs Walker
An advertisement letter from Mrs. W. J. Walker of Damien New Jersey reports Allen's Foot-Ease cured burning itching and coins on her feet. The note says she would not be without it and that it was purchased again from druggists.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Damien
N. J
Breakup Over Egg Coal Price Comment
Howell questions the cause of a broken engagement with Powell asserting the fiancée lacked practical knowledge. Powell argues skill comes from doing and knowledge from hands-on work, invoking Emerson on learning and power.
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Howell
Powell
Emerson
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