How to Identify Pure White Lead Before Use
A dated guide explains a blow pipe test to distinguish pure metallic lead from adulterated white lead. It claims pure White Lead becomes metallic under heat, while adulterated samples resist. The National Lead Company offers free show pipes and a booklet from New York City.
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Witness Evidently Was a Man of Un usual Qualifications
The report notes T Jocelyn of Wichita served as court stenographer for Judge Puncoast of Oklahoma for years. A trial before Judge Fuancoast reveals a witness who resists divulging his business. He finally lists roles including deputy sheriff city marshal for Guiner janitor of a church and bartender at the El Paso saloon.
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Wichita
Puncoast
Oklahoma
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Hawyer
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Kansas City Times
Eyewitness Cure Promised for Terrible Eczema Baby
An exhausted Minnesota mother recalls her two month old daughter’s severe eczema turning to clear skin after using Cutiura Remedios. The child, once covered in sores and constantly scratching, improved within two months and has remained eczema free since.
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Prompted Thoughts on Learning and Change
A fragment from The Sunday Magazine and Philadelphia Press dialogue explores how people learn to adapt and face consequences. Characters debate whether actions shape outcomes, while a tutorist voice questions readiness and responsibility in shaping one’s future.
Postum Aids Nervous Musicians Says Student
A Michigan music student credits Postum with stabilizing nerves and enabling longer practice sessions. After trying coffee replaced by Postum, the writer reports improved mood, reduced anxiety, and resumed steady study, praising the beverage as superior and recommending it to fellow musicians.
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Princes and Prisoners Amid Courtly Intrigue
Arthur Warrington aids Max in escaping Bars consistently, while Grand Duke learns of a planned marriage to Princess Hildegarde. Steinbach fails to kiss the princess. Warrington rescues her as Max flees by train toward Dopplekinn vineyards. A jacket believed to be his mother’s adds to the mystery.
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Relenine Ogmond
Dildegarde
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Bitkdepatie
Betty Moore
Freland
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Steinbaek
Warrington
Steinbock
Mas Seebhartenstein
Celebes Buarsehelt
Warringten
Scharfenstein
Wee
Ile
Grand Cuke
Dopple- Ring
Max
Ron Tawily
Barseliett
Palace Letters and a Fateful Dinner Duel
In a royal palace Betty writes letters while Hildegarde confesses curiosity about love. The princess comforts a lonely friend as the duke readies for a state dinner. A corridor attendant delivers a letter that could alter events. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as a viper of rumor awaits.
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Betty
Princess’ Boudoir
Gretchen
Pretty Woman Wonders About Singing and Looks
A woman comments that a beautiful voice is nice but she prefers not to sing. She muses that singing would ruin her looks, noting that a woman never looks pretty when she sings as she applauds a soprano solo.
A Portrait of Singing Style and Facial Strain
The speaker notes that many singers tilt their mouths during singing, speculating one facial side dominates. He suggests men may hide it with mustaches, and adds that closing eyes often enhances enjoyment, while a visibly distorted mouth can disturb the experience.
Yukon gold wealth remains in gravel banks
The Canadian survey on Yukon placer districts reports an estimated 67 million dollars in gold still to be mined from gravel, hillsides and valleys where early prospectors extracted riches. Four surveyors sampled gravels, noting that advanced methods will be required to recover dispersed gold.
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Ten Years of Backache and a Parable From a Clergyman
An Ohio woman Mrs. Thomas Dunn of 152 Vine Street Columbus attributes ten years of backache relief to Doan's Kidney Pills with quick lasting results. An onlooker recounts a Youngster tale in which a clergyman asks a boy for his favorite Bible parable and the boy replies he likes the one about toars and fishes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
The
Wyoming Tribune
Denver Post
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
E. Long St
Mrs. Pinkham
Vegetable seeds and garden treasures advertisement
A late 19th or early 20th century style notice touts seed packets and prices for carrot and cucumber varieties, lettuce, onion and strawberry seeds. It mentions Berliner Earliest Cauliflower and other vegetables, with a humorous aside about a domestic scene. Also includes brief anecdotes about John Lawrence Toole and a Sunday Magazine cartoon.
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Three Cheers for Canada from Iowa Farm Hand
A letter from W A Spice in Payeton Sask Canada praises Western Canada after moving from Montecomery Iowa. He says oats yield 100 bushels per acre and wheat 25 to 50, with strong stock, abundant hay, fuel, water and timber. He highlights fish, wildlife, and a bright outlook, urging others to consider homesteading in Canada.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
W. H. Ellwanger
Green Mountain
Iowa
Turtle Lake
Brother Yankee
Des Moines
Town
San
United States
W. A. Spice
Rheumatism of the Loins and Quick Relief Method
A historical notice describes severe back pain caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the loins. It notes triggers such as cold drafts wet feet and damp clothing, warns of chronic disability, and prescribes reddening the skin with a flesh brush or flannel followed by rubbing in ST. JACOBS OIL for relief.
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ST. Jacobs
No Chance to Kick Ostend Discusses Money Talk
A terse exchange questions whether money can talk about the fate of a ten dollar gold piece and mocks the eagle in pajamas and a Shakespearean Indian, implying financial uproar or satire without explicit events or dates.
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What Is a Widower and How It Is Seen
The piece debates whether a widower is married or single, noting the tension between views that he remains married and that he is currently single. It likens the question to in-game disputes, suggesting the answer hinges on one’s perspective and restraint in yielding to others.
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Betty
St. John’s Wood
England
Certainny
Thomas A Kempis
Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Positive Results
A novelty ad column touts a Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure, claiming it acts on the blood and mucous surfaces to cure constitutional disease. The offer provides one hundred dollars for any case not cured and directs readers to send payment for a testimonial booklet. Also promotes Hell’s Catarrh Cure and Allen’s Foot-Ease for feet comfort with a brief patronage note.
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Cheney
Toledo
Ilal
Safe Place Fashion Joke In Latest Styles Column
In a humorous exchange Mr Stubb notes bulldog shoes are back in fashion while Mrs Stubb asks about their carry location. The joke resolves with the punch line that the bulldog keeps shoes in his grip.
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Causes of Headache and Odd Medical Claims
A fragmented old text lists headaches causes and various medical notices. It mentions hemorrhoids cures in days, a laxative mascara, and claims on wine and beauty sleep. It references products like Lewis Single Binder and Paz ointment with bold guarantees and minimal supportive detail.
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