The Power of Good Manners in Social Advance
An essay extols manners as a superior lever for success over wealth or force. Polished conduct opens doors, earns respect, and aligns one with royalty, while rudeness closes paths. Examples include Chesterfield, Burr, Gladstone, and McKinley, contrasted with grim geniuses who lacked sociable charm.
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Lord Chesterfield
Reece
Emerson
Chesterfield
Aaron Burr
Josephine
Napoleon
Michaelangelo
Columbus
New World
Dante
Charles James Fox
Gladstone
William McKinley
Old Kansas citizen recalls Dr King’s New Discovery
Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recounts his battle with persistent coughs and how Dr King’s New Discovery cured him in less than a bottle. The ad touts it as the safest cough cure and lung healer, guaranteed at Diet and Brown’s drug store with 50 cent and one dollar bottles and a free trial bottle.
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Kansas
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Dr. King
Diet. & Brown’s
Facial steaming method for skin opening pores
Steps describe making a home steam facial using hot water and a stiff board tube to lift the face above a basin. It recommends massaging first and holding the face over steam for about five minutes to open pores while warning against excessive use to avoid overly open pores and dirt entry.
Dr Kings New Life Pills Marketed For Liver Health
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming they regulate the liver prevent appendicitis and establish regular bowels. The copy notes the product costs 25 cents and is sold at Diehl and Browns drug store.
Amusing nursing tip on serving liquids safely
A practical reminder for caregivers finding it hard to tilt a cup at the correct angle. Imagine you are drinking to keep the cup steady and tip at the right angle. Consider the patient is feverish as this may affect drinking pace.
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Hare
Arnica Salve Relief Promises Quick Heal
Out of Sight presents Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for sore wounds burns piles and chilblains. The ad claims healing makes problems disappear and promises guaranteed relief through Diehl & Brown druggists.
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Diehl & Brown Druggist
Arctic Cotton Plant in the Far North
The article portrays the arctic cotton plant as nature's irony in Alaska. It notes June to August blooms, short soft fiber like silk, potential future industry for employment, and scenes of vivid wildflowers and endless sun in a bleak landscape.
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Arctic
E Florist
Electric Bitters Promising For Aged and Weak
A letter from W B Brunson of Dublin Ga describes his eighty three year old mother thriving on Electric Bitters for two years with strong appetite good sleep and vitality. The ad claims benefits for female weakness debility and child weakness and guarantees relief of stomach liver and kidney troubles by Diehl Brown druggists at 50 cents.
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W. B. Brunson
Dublin
Diehl & Brown
Milkman Credited For Baby Sister Sign Joke
A nurse visiting little Elenor in her home asked who sent her new baby sister. The child gravely replied that it must be the milkman since his wagon bore the words Families Supplied in big letters.
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Elenor
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh related deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and promotes accompanying remedies and pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Prison cycle pains man with jailed parents
Magistrate questions a young offender about returning to crime and explains the paradox of his family’s fate. The youth replies that his love for family drives his prison cycle as his parents lie in prison while he must stay out and then swap roles.
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Manu
Little Eliza Prepares Dolls for Grandchildren
A mother asks why the girl stores her dolls as she grows older. Eliza answers she saves them for her future children, then corrects herself to grandchildren, showing a hopeful, humorous resolve.
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Eliza
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Ren
Winter Bros
Macao
Rgent
Food Doe
McKinley & Eddy
Mankind
Mitchell, South Dakota
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