Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Advertisements claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female troubles without surgery. Testimonials from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago cite avoidance of operations and restoration to health. The piece also promotes the product and lists address for advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Ine
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
The Meanest Man Visits York Hotel
A tale from the New York Globe recounts The Meanest Man paying for a dinner with half a dollar, promising to return the rest later. He vanishes after two days, leaving the waiter with the shorter piece while the longer half remains with the man, who can redeem the full dollar from the treasury.
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York
United States Treasury
New York Globe
The Garfield Tea Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a pleasant laxative option. It emphasizes its taste simplicity and healthful effects, noting it is made of herbs not drugs and suitable when a laxative is indicated.
As we act toward others so we may expect others to act
Quote from Syrus emphasizing reciprocal conduct guiding personal behavior. The aphorism suggests that one’s treatment of others shapes how they are treated in return.
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Syrus
Love’s Cost Measured In Quiet Gifts And Long Years
A reflective note on love showing giving without tallying cost. It explores how affection grows through small acts and enduring devotion across time.
Adolphus China Co Factory Chinaware Offer
An advertisement promotes direct factory chinaware from the Adolphus China Co. in Liverpool KE seeking name and address for information. The copy urges better ware and decorations at factory prices to save money.
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The
Adolphus China CO
Liverpool
Paris Fashion Sees Corset Ban In Anti Corset Crusade
An anti corset movement grows in Paris as stage beauties lead a shift toward natural silhouettes. Cleo de Morode says corsets are for women with no figure or excess, while Mile Garrick stresses carriage and endorses early corset use followed by removal. Mile Bresil forgoes corsets, using boned gowns to prevent wrinkles.
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Paris
Cleo de Morode
Garrick
Mile. Bresil
Riley Ends Chaucer Talk With Death Joke
In Indianapolis a humorist known for avoiding social events attended a literary dinner in honor of a city novelist. The sister asks who Chaucer is and Riley replies that Chaucer is not popular because he died hundreds of years ago. Harper's Weekly.
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James Whitcomb
Riley
Indianapolis
Chaucer
Mr. Chaucer
Harper’s Weekly
A Slow, Uncertain Traveler
A New Haven man recalls Judge David Torrence of Derby Conn delivering epigrams from the bench. He cites a tale from a noise nuisance case where a scientist claimed sound travels 400 yards a second. The judge disagreed noting slander and flattery travel faster than truth, with truth moving slowly.
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New-Haven
David Torrence
Derby
Conn
Prominent Congressman Endorses Peruna Remedy
A letter from Hon. Cale of Alaska praises Peruna for coughs and colds and calls it an invigorating tonic and cure for catarrh. Slemp of Virginia also endorses the remedy after using it. The correspondence mentions a Washington address and references to Slemp and Man-a-lin laxative advertising.
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Washington, D. C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Cale
Slemp
Virginia
Reflections on Love Courage and Fortune Across Writers
A fragmentary compilation quotes moral insights from Maclaren Bacon Channing Thoreau and George Eliot. It contrasts virtue and pleasure with love for humanity and suggests disappointments sharpen character and open paths to fortune. The text weaves quotes on generosity kindness and the impact of childhood on perception.
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Lord Bacon
God
W. E. Channing
Hannibal
fortune—Thoreau
George Eliot
Not Willing for the Loan
A witty exchange framed as a cautious refusal turns a casual plea for attention into a comic moment. The dialogue highlights tension between request and reproach in a light conversational tone.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Sio reward one hundred dollars is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The advert states catarrh is constitutional and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors back the claim with testimonials and a money-back guarantee. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Winking in a Drug Store Echoes a Prohibition Past
A humorous quip from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a person’s habit of blinking and winking upon entering a drug store, joking that living in a prohibition state for years shapes such reflexes.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Will Interest Mothers With Child Health Remedies
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms. It claims 30 000 testimonials and offers 25 cents at druggists with a sample free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Explorer expedition to Mount McKinley in 1903
Summarized text notes a 1903 Cook Inlet to Mount McKinley expedition facing severe hardship. A late scene shows a lone old man with four dogs delivering world news, mentioning the Pope's death, a Papal election, Roosevelt protesting Russia over massacred Jews, and a Serb queen’s murder, with Russia preparing for conflict with Japan.
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Cook Inlet
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Chulita
Robert Dunn
Roosevelt
Rooshia
Dragon
Servia
Actor hailed for matinee appeal fears aging gaze
The piece recalls a popular actor anxious about being seen as older than he is after a recent interview with a young female columnist. He quips about premature gray eyes and resists discussing drama issues, while a closing remark from Harper’s Weekly notes social problems need sympathy.
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Harper’s Weekly
Dryden Quote Reflection on Human Growth
A succinct line notes that men are children of a larger growth, reflecting on human development and maturity.
Pantry Cleaned A Way Some People Have
A doctor cites wife’s summer observations of families with Postum vs coffee showing better outcomes. The speaker, once a coffee drinker until marriage, reports digestion improved after switching to Postum and neglecting coffee and tea.
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Postum
Polite Washington waiter saves customer trouble
A waiter named John in a Washington cafe is praised for exceptional service. After a customer tipped with a dollar for an 80 cent bill, John cheerfully misreads the change and insists the tip was already paid, bowing as the man leaves, dazed but satisfied.
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Washington
John
Avalanche Claims Dozens in Swiss Chalet Collapse
In a January night in Valais Canton a small Swiss hamlet was hit by a massive avalanche that buried a chalet where six people sheltered. Nineteen were killed and seven rescued as the ice and debris cascaded into a lake, killing thousands of fish and prompting memories of avalanches that destroy wildlife and even endanger mountain eagles.
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Canton
Valais
Andermatt
Memory as a trained faculty and famous cases
The piece notes memory as improvable through practice. Examples include Murphy the chess master who played many games without seeing boards, Suárez knowing Augustine by heart, and Pascal Leibniz Euler Grotius all famed for perfect recall. The Themistocles is praised for knowing every Athens citizen by name.
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Murphy
Suaréz
St. Augustine
Pascal
Grotius
Leibnitz
Euler
Themistocles
Athens
Senator Seeks Foreign Post For Unpopular Applicant
A central Western State senator pressed the President to appoint a disliked applicant to a foreign consulate. When asked where, he moved to a globe and declared, with his arm around it, that he did not know what locality his finger touched and to send him there.
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Harper’s Weekly
Washington woman hosts reception voided by death notice
A Washington woman, active in the capital’s official sect, invited a legation attache to a function. He accepted but on the day a note from the diplomatic valet stated he would not attend because he is dead, cancelling the event.
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Washington
Senor Blank
So and-So
Pittsburg Press
Laundryman Lost Shirt After Laundering
A humorous exchange shows a customer paying 12 cents for laundry service, and the laundryman replying they laundered the shirt before losing it, reflecting a comic misfortune from Harper's Weekly.
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Laundryman
Harper’s. Weekly
What Her Preference Was A Brass Band
A quirky dialogue fragment features a professor asking about tastes while a pupil eagerly answers with a preference for a plain band and a shy remark about reputation. The piece blends humor with a playful exchange about music and ego.
The Louise Kiss on Broadway Ends in 25 Seconds
The article reports on the Louise kiss scene in Act III of the opera Louise featuring Mary Garden and Charles Dalmoress, highlighting a 25 second kiss that costs six dollars and eighty seven cents per performance with the orchestra paid separately. It notes audience reaction from matrons to theatergoers and provides figures for performers, opera duration, and total costs.
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New-York
Manhattan
Louise “Kiss
France
Oscar Hammerstein
Mary Garden
Charles Dalmores
Mary ‘Garden
Kiss
Louise
Dalmores
Garden
Nelson
Campanini
Eighth Avenue
Broadway
Miss Garden
New Jersey
N. Y
Thirty Years Of Kidney Trouble Relief By Dean’s Pills
Charles Von Soehnen of 201 A St Colfax Wash reports thirty years of kidney pain and back trouble with rheumatism and frequent urination. Dean’s Kidney Pills gave almost complete relief and he praises them highly. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles von Soehnen
St. Colfax
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Limit and Wit Across Time
A collage of wry remarks from Harper's Weekly and Cervantes. It contrasts stinginess with self sacrifice and notes how money affects perception and action in daily life. The quips touch on social virtue, fate, and humor in 19th century culture.
One BromO Quinine Laxative Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
Ad touts Bromo Quinine Laxative as worldwide remedy to cure a cold in one day. Mentions signature of E. W. Grovh and price of 25 cents. Includes a Juvenal quote about avarice and wealth.
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E. W. Grovh
Elizabeth Jones Reveals Jim Jones’s Marriage Escape
A gaunt woman stalks a West Virginia county clerk asking to verify a marriage. records show James Jones wed Elizabeth Matt two years earlier. She then declares, I’m Elizabeth, I thought I ought to tell you that Jim has escaped. The scene captures women’s audacious authority and lilting frontier mystery.
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West Virginia
Jim Jones
James Jones
Elizabeth Mott
Elizabeth
Matt
Jim
Harper’s Weekly
Agate Ea Pills Lary Ts wea 70 ayaa 175 Guara Never Easy
The fragment cites a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange about an automobile bought on an easy-payment plan and then given up due to keeping up with payments. It reflects consumer credit attitudes and payment concerns in an era context.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cuticura Ends Twelve Years Of Eczema Suffering
Michael Steinman of 7 Sumner Avenue Brooklyn reports his twelve year old son suffered severe eczema with burning itching and inflamed scales. After doctors declared it incurable, Cuticura Ointment and remedies produced great improvement and full cure by the second set.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wild Bill Guilty in Georgia Federal Court
A notorious mountain bootlegger known as Wild Bill was found guilty in a Georgia Federal court. The judge noted his long criminal record and, showing pity rather than anger, sentenced him to six years in the Atlanta Federal prison. Bill left stoically and remarked he was glad the judge was not mad.
Birs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Infants
An advertisement touts Birs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children's teething gums wind colic and general pain relief at 25 cents a bottle. It adds a motivational line about friendship highlighting mutual uplift.
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Winslow
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise
An advertisement proclaims PAZO OINTMENT guarantees to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. It emphasizes a refund offer and asserts effectiveness for all cases.
Mrs Austins Buckwheat Flour Promises Genuine Flavor
The Pittsburgh Post notes Mrs Austins Buckwheat Flour makes dandy cakes with genuine flavor and invites readers to ask their grocer for it. A light feature cites a fatherly quip about staying in the public eye and avoiding becoming a human cinder.
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Cinder
Pittsburg Post
Salzer Seed Co offers postpaid seed catalog by mail
John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wis promotes a 1908 mail order catalog with seed packets priced between 10 and 16 cents. The offer promises to mail a free catalog and sample seeds including Quick Quick Carrot Earliest Ripe Cabbage and Berliner Jarliest Cauliflower. The notice emphasizes postpaid delivery for 12 cents and is addressed to potential customers nationwide.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Wis. C
Press as Archimedean lever lifts the lid says crowd
In a Pittburgh Post reading, a spread eagle orator proclaims the press is the Archimedean lever enabling bold exposure. A bystander quips the press “lifts the lid,” reflecting public sentiment on media power.
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Pittsburg
Successful Dairying for Profit and Care of Cows
Pacific Coast Borax Co Chicago presents a free book on profitable dairy farming. It covers selecting cows feeding handling milk to maximize price, preserving dairy products, cow diseases and cures, with a post card request to obtain the booklet.
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Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Lake Tahoe Sees Unexplained Rapid Fall In Water Level
Reno correspondent reports Lake Tahoe has fallen nearly six feet in a month. John K. Tanner, a local timber land owner, notes the rapid decline and cannot explain the phenomenon. Scientists and Washoe lore are cited as possible causes in a discussion of volcanic relation and subterranean outlets. Professor Church of the University of Nevada may visit to study the event.
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Lake Tahoe
John K. Tanner
Reno
Tanner
Truckee
Man Proposes Woman Disposes in Refrigerator Heart
A playful exchange unfolds as a man proposes and a woman dismisses him. He remains unaware his “win” is through rejection while she notes her cold resolve and even hints at her father’s opinion through a wry line about borrowing money.
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The True Man Fears Sin More Than Its Punishment
A concise moral maxim notes that a righteous person fears the power of sin itself more than the consequences it invites. It emphasizes inner vigilance and moral discipline as top concerns.
Truth and Quality laxative claim boosts family health
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative, praising its cleansing, sweetening and gentle action without debility or dosage escalation. It emphasizes a natural, physician-approved formula and urges buyers to purchase the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Lane
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