Is Disease a Crime editorial on sickness and gender roles
An editorial argues disease is not a crime and critiques harsh views that label sickness as moral failing. It discusses overworked housewives, family burdens, and proposed remedies including Dr Pierce items and home treatments. It notes medical advice and appeals for rest, light activity, air, and confidential communications.
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Tonguo
Popular Magazine
Pr. m
R. V. Pierce
Alo
N. Y
Holiday rail rates and schedules across many states
The notice advertises Southern Pacific Sunset Route holiday fares for December 21 22 23 1905 to numerous states with round trip options from Texas points. Includes final 30 day return limits and directs readers to local agents for details. Also promotes Defiance Starch products with claims of time and money savings and cautions against inferior brands.
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Sippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Kentucky
Indian
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Colorado
Texas
Old States
Southeast
North Central States
T. J. Anderson
Jos, Hellen
Houston
Tex
Christmas Celebration and Fatigue in Homes
The writer notes many men feel relief when Christmas ends as wives and daughters grow exhausted preparing for the holiday. They suggest the problem lies in how people prepare for or spend the day and urge reevaluating customs to keep joy from becoming a burden.
Chinese claim game to sue U S over deportations
The Crafty Chinese plan a scheme to sue the United States for deportation damages, with claims around $1,000 each backed by China. They argue the Burlingame treaty, not restricting immigration, is the sole surviving accord since 1894. China may press the matter, hoping to lure individuals to travel to America, face refusal, and have their government collect $1,000 per case.
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United States
China
Mogens
America
Bo ton ic Blood Balm cures blood and skin disease
Purports to purify blood and heal skin eruptions including cancer blood poison and scrofula. Claims to improve digestion kidney strength and provide new vigor for older people. Offers $1 bottle with home cure directions and free sample by mail from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta Ga
Cribe
Quinine Pill Shortage Questioned by Baltimore Druggist
A northwest Baltimore druggist reports selling 100 quinine pills for a quarter to a man later claiming a missing four pills from the bottle. The customer returned to say the bottle held only 96 pills, and the druggist gave four pills back, though doubtful the gesture fair compensates for lost time and effort.
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Baltimore
Himy Ts
Baltimore Sun
Hall's Family Pills and Overconfidence Reflections
A fragment discusses quack medicine and cures for catarrh praising a blood and mucous remedy sold by druggists. It cautions against overconfidence in career and fame, citing Success Magazine on the value of striving for ambition.
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JY &O
Wruggiate
Hall
Trials of Winter and a Young Reporter in Los Angeles
Trials of winter warn against illness and promote Simmons Cough Syrup as a cure. Margaret Jessie Chung, 16, a Chinese American in Los Angeles, works as a newspaper reporter and teaches English in the Chinese colony while serving as secretary of a church memorial union.
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Margaret Jessie Chung
Los Angeles
Cal
Church Memorial Union
Miss Chung
Nine-shot revolver demand and sales pitch in Chicago Daily News
A customer demands a nine or at least a six shooter and the gunsmith notes stock limits. The piece includes a sales promo for Defiance Starch and a claim it enhances clothing and face cloth quality. It ends with a remark on satisfaction and non sticking to iron. The text mentions costumes and returns to dealers.
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Chicago Daily News
Return of the Orphan on a Christmas Eve
Minna Irving recounts a Christmas tale where a pale haired boy bears a bundle home across a harsh winter. He imagines a bright feast for his mother, only to find his mother dead and the house empty as Christmas Eve ends.
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Minna Irving
Leslie's Weekly
A Christmas Hymn by Louise Morgan Sill
The poem speaks of stars in Judea, angels with censers, and a humble manger scene. A mother and infant, adored as the King, are contrasted with earthly riches. The speaker urges offerings of faith and praise as true treasures.
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Judea
Arabia
Louise Morgan Sill
Silent skies and Christmas carol in Phillips Brooks
The poem recalls nature speaking of faith and Christmas. It describes winds moon and stars bearing sacred wisdom about love and fear. The text ascribes the divine with Christ’s birth and asks readers to listen to creation’s message honoring the King at Christmas.
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Christ
Phillips Brooks
A Song for the Season
Poem by Clinton Scollard in Housekeeper praising Yuletide imagery and spiritual devotion. It centers on holly boughs, winter light, and the steadfast love of the divine in seasonal imagery.
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Clinton Scollard
Star of Bethlehem by Sennett Stephens
Poem fragment describing the Bethlehem star as a guiding radiance brighter than constellations. The speaker urges the star to shine until all worlds fade and circles end, invoking a reverent, historical tone.
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Bethlehem Star
Sennett Stephens
Christmas Light memory in Stanton poem excerpts
A nostalgic fragment from Frank L. Stanton quoted in the Atlanta Constitution portrays a remembered Christmas night. The speaker recalls a loved one, the "Christmas light" moment, and lingering sorrow as distant, timeworn affection resurfaces.
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Ain
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Mistletoe Fast Night Under Laurel Trees
Poem fragment describing mistletoe scene as night winds stir the forest. Imagery centers on snow queen, forest king, and a wedding motif amid winter, laurel trees, and feather white flecks. Kate Masterson.
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Kate Masterson
Rochester chemist recounts kidney cure with Dean’s pills
William A Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co Rochester N Y testifies seven years of kidney trouble with back pain languor and irregular kidney secretions were relieved after using three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Rochester
William A. Pranklin
Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Christmas Carol in Silent Seasonal Verse
A fragmentary poem reflecting on Christmas as renewal and hope. The speaker envisions the old year dying while new light arrives, invoking Baby Jesus, sages, and a universal guest of peace. Helen Marien Burnside is referenced as the author.
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Jesus
God Melory
Earth
Helen Marien Burnside
Cats Inherit Bohemian Miser’s Estate In Court Ruling
In Swette Bohemia the civil tribunal upheld the will of Kondrell the rag dealer who died with twelve cats as heirs. The judge rejected relatives claim of insanity and ruled the felines the sole beneficiaries to manage the 4000 crowns and be cared for as dictated by the testaor.
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Swette
Bohemia
Kondrell
Kondrezzi
Constable as Violin Maker
Police Constable Gaskin recently retired from the Metropolitan force has earned fame in musical circles for his handmade violins. Several instruments have drawn praise from top players and Kubelik recently visited to try and commend several that he examined.
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Gaskin
Metropolitan Force
Kubelik
London
Indian servant wakes officer with puzzled alarm at 6:30
A British army officer in India is awakened by a native servant who asks what to do after admitting the master told him to wake at 6:30 but the master did not go to bed until seven. The anecdote underscores colonial-era routines and misunderstandings in a quiet moment.
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India
Sahib
Words of Wisdom letter on Dodd's Kidney Pills
Westfield Illinois December content shares a minister's testimonial about Dodd's Kidney Pills curing Bright's Disease. The letter claims recovery after sixteen boxes, weight gain from 105 to 165 pounds, and urges others with kidney trouble to try the product.
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Westfield
Bright
G. L. Good
Dodd
Uncertain Night Return Cited by Husband’s Narration
A two o'clock return by a mother in uncertain condition prompts a wife to provide the clearest account. The remark highlights domestic uncertainty and the wife’s typically definitive perspective in the late night scenario.
The Bethlehem Star and a Mother's Hope
A reflective verse recounts the Bethlehem Star guiding shepherds to Christ and promises the star's light for mothers and their newborns. It speaks of science and seers debating the star while its brightness endures for the faithful, with hopeful visions for children and parental joy.
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Bethlehem Star
Orient
Old
Bethlehem
Christ
Boyloysius Collin
Christmas Star Poem by Grace Mae Gowan Cooke
A lyrical poem recounts a Christmas Star moving through night sky to illuminate a child at prayer. The star’s journey and the child’s gaze express faith, awe, and the idea that divine light answers prayer for the pure of heart. Grace Mae Gowan Cooke appears as the author via The Sunday Magazine.
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Grace Mae Gowan Cooke
Sunday Magazine
De Courcye Traces Line Back to Early Normans
A stray quip notes De Courcye claims to trace his lineage to the early Normans, while a counter jab says the Normans are dead and won’t mind. The playful line appears in Stray Storiea.
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de Courcye
Old and True Remedies and Notable Miscellany
A collage of dated anecdotes and ads: Hunt's Cure praised for skin troubles, a Brittany wedding feast with 1,800 guests, mentions of Bland Starch value, British Peace Society stance on militarism, River Moldau navigation cost, and various patent medicines and beauty claims.
Small Slice of Turn-of-Century Ad Fragments
A collage of promotional blurbs and testimonials from early 1900s ads and notices. Mentions include Jane's Shadeless Shorthand, Mrs. Lamstre’s cure claim, Deb. 17, 1900, De Fontaine Starch, Hunt’s Medicine, Prince Charles of Denmark, and general moral aphorisms. Not all items are coherent. reader sees assorted product pitches, endorsements, and moral slogans from period ephemera.
The Christmas Feeling Spreads Through Town
A nostalgic verse celebrates the Christmas mood filling streets and shops with warmth. It depicts gleaming windows, jingling bells, and a shared spirit that unites rich and poor, old and young in cheerful, kindly atmosphere.
Agony of Sore Hands Ends After Cuticura Use
Mrs Minnie Drew of Roxbury Mass reports cracked peeling hands caused by water and heat. Doctors failed to help. after one Cuticura Soap cake and one Cuticura Ointment box her hands are entirely well. A closing note adds a boy’s idea of greatness about licking a larger boy.
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S Hospital Tion
Lydig B. Batten
Minnie Drew
Dana St
Roxbury
Mass
Hunt's Cure and Dr Klines remedies touted in flea market ad copy
An advertisement style passage touts Hunt's Cure for skin troubles and claims rapid success. It promotes Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle offer and lists other slogans on starch and seed labeling. The noisy miscellany includes vague proverbs and consumer lines.
Holly Song of Happiness and Holiday Cheer
Poem excerpt by Linton Scollard praising holly as a symbol of cheer and blessing. Imagery centers on hanging holly high and its bright glow in the sky during a holy morning and festive season.
Christmas Folk Song The Little Jesus Came to Town
A fragmented folk poem recalls the nativity scene as wind blows, a stable door opens, and an ox and sheep welcome the Christ child. The Lamb of God enters, and peace settles in the byre for the little Jesus. Attributed lines appear garbled with personal names.
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Jesus
Aes Woodworth Reese
Ain Lippincotts
Christmas Hymn Vision of Holy Night
Poetic Christmas449 lines praising divine light and guiding angels bringing joy to children and all of humanity. The verse envisions a return of a holy night with scenes of delight and heavenly guidance.
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Angus
Santa Bring Me Back My Belief In Him Poem
If Santa could bring what pleases me best he would return my boy heart to my chest and restore my faith in him. The speaker longs for lost trust and the wonder of childhood in a simple holiday wish.
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Santa Claus
Santa Gaus
Diemer
MW. D
Springsfield
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