Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound Praised In Personal Testimonial
Athens Texas woman Mrs Saran R Watdley reports long standing illnesses improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other suggested remedies. She notes neighbors say she looks younger and credits the medicine with relief, many testimonials exist in Pinkham Laboratory files. Contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice.
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Athens
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Saran R. Waatley
R. BD
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Successful Jelly Making From Frugal Kitchen Tips
Practical guidance from Woman's World on jelly making. Use good fruit just ripe, best granulated sugar, and avoid large batches. Heat sugar in oven before adding to juice. Simmer fruit gently without stirring for a clearer, finer jelly. Set in sun for 24 hours, then coat with melted paraffin and store in a dry cool place.
Cures While You Walk Allen’s Foot-Base Ad in Le Roy NY
An old fashioned drugstore ad touts Allen’s Foot-Base as a cure for sweating callus and swollen feet. Sold by druggists with a trial package offered free and address given as Allen 8S. hmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Hmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Prisoner Requests Extra Time Before Sentencing
The judge asks the prisoner if he has anything to say before sentence. The prisoner replies no, but requests clearing away furniture so he can thrash his lawyer, offering to accept an extra year or two.
Murine Eye Remedy Advertised For Red Watery Eyes
An old print ad promotes Murine eye remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It states ocular compounding by oculists not a patent medicine and markets bottles at 25, 60, and small portable tubes.
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Marine Eve Remedy Co
Chicago
Gift of Books and Blueing Note Inspired by Charity
A reflective passage extols books for hope, courage, and connection across ages and lands, blessing their gift as eternal. It also cautions against buying water for bluing, noting Red Cross Ball Blue is the blue product.
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James Freeman Clark
Moral indifference and social divides in liberty
Amiel warns that moral indifference among the educated threatens liberty as enlightenment separates from virtue. The text asserts the danger of a cultivated class losing connection with common honesty and public virtue. It then advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
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Henri Frederic Amiel
Mrs. Winslow
Shrinking Cotton and Gentle Remedies Promoted
Shrinking cotton garments requires shrinking in the piece or sizing up and hoping for no further shrinkage. Use boiling water to saturate the fabric, wring, dry, sprinkle, and iron on the wrong side until thoroughly dry. Dr Pierce's Pellets are advertised as small sugar coated pills to regulate stomach liver and bowels without gripe.
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Dr. Pierce
Five Year Old Herbert Says Thank You Then Heads Home
A five year old guest at a party is reminded to say thank you and have a nice time. On leaving he thanks the hostess and compliments the supper, noting he enjoyed himself and found the meal satisfactory.
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Herbert
Velvet Brush Trick For Cleaning Hats And Gowns
A small piece of velvet held in the hand can cleanse velvet hats and gowns effectively. Used like a brush, it removes dirt and restores texture with minimal effort.
Stengel shines as Brooklyn's rising star and trade talk stirs
Stengel, the young Brooklyn outfielder plucked from the Southern league, is seen as a breakout of the season in the National League. Detroit manager Jennings seeks Hal Chase for his lineup, while Jean Dubuc credits control for his pitching success.
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Big Beel
Big White Sox
Stengel
Brooklyn
Findl
Jennings
Tigers
Hal Chase
Detroit
Yankees
Jean Dubuc
Tracery in Ascot Cup focus among varied sports notes
The column lists Tracery as a contender for the Ascot Gold Cup while detailing boxing bouts in New Orleans and Terre Haute. It notes 600 horses at Lexington, riders Ray and Vardon set for a $5,000 exhibition on the West Coast, and other track, polo, and tennis items across American venues.
Futurist Face Powder Bets on Pearl Derived Tints
Post-impressionist color theory informs cosmetics with powders in violet, yellow, emerald, old rose, and ashen rose. Evening wear only, these shades add subtle shadows and color boosts for brunettes, blondes, and ashen blondes, with a pearl powder base noted for its novelty in Paris.
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Paris
Woman May Fly Ocean Cross Atlantic Mission Planned
Miss Ruth Bancroft Law and her brother F Rodman Law plan a July flight from Newfoundland to the Irish coast in a biplane. They will use three hollow tin floats for flotation, carry 90 to 100 gallons of gasoline for about 30 hours, and aim for 100 miles per hour. A prize from Lord Northcliffe is offered for the successful crossing.
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Ruth Bancroft Law
F. Rodman Law
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Miss Law
Lord Northcliffe
Portable automatic lighting plant for private homes
A two cross beam mounted oil engine driven lighting plant powers private house illumination. It includes a dynamo, automatic start switch, water tank and a small battery. The system keeps the engine at rest when battery charges lamps but starts automatically when battery voltage drops, then stops as charging resumes.
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Rune
Why Youngster Was Mad
A new pastor makes first visit to a household. The boy refuses to shake hands or be friends, saying he must have his face and hands washed and his Sunday clothes on before meeting strangers. He notes no harm from the pastor, but feels obliged to prepare for the visit.
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Sonnie
Perfectly Candid Exchange Reveals Frustration Over Cream Shortage
A candid exchange shows frustration over a lack of affection and a joke about empty pitchers. The conversation highlights tension and humorous denial about caring or sharing cream.
Meaning Behind Vent Vidi Vici Cited By Student
A fragmented line hints at a student’s jumbled reference to the Latin phrase venti vidi vici or similar. The excerpt shows a character named vathier, a college setting, and a casual, unfinished question about meaning.
French Sheepherder Awaits 7 Million Franc Heir
From Sernhac France a shepherd inherits 37 000 000 francs from a grandfather in England via a dowry connected tale. He still tends his sheep awaiting the cash while keeping his job and faith. His tale contrasts French frugality with Yankee money sense.
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Sernhac
France
America
England
Pierrette Bonnaud
Lozere
Marseilles
Marius Bonnaud
Foundling
Marius
Sarnhac
Worth the Money. A Poem For Susan Slade Persuades Love
Young Julius Jones wooes Susan Slade with a rhymed plea. He writes a verse praising her spring and his summer prime, sends it to a magazine, and earns two guineas after she reads it and pays for the submission.
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Julius Jones
Susan Slade
Jones
Hope
Passage on Lord Yelverton and a Lent sermon
In a March Assize tale a reverend friend preaches to Lord Yelverton the Exchequer chief in Ireland. The judge, chilled by cold and a long sermon, replies that the discourse was like the peace of God it passed all understanding and like his mercy it would endure forever.
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Lord Yelverton
Exchequer
Ireland
Yelverton
Village wedding misfire ends with shy groom confession
Deputy recounts a church ceremony where a couple appeared ready to wed but the groom confessed he was not the right man. The clergyman and congregation were aghast as the groom revealed the actual groom is hidden in the back seat too shy to rise.
Strange trades amuse judge in horse dealer sugar stick tale
Professor Barry amused Judge Ball with an odd case of a man who sold horses and sugar sticks. The judge commented on a strange combination of trades. The witty barrister quipped that both horses and sticks move faster the more you lick them.
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Professor Barry
Judge Ball
Bankers Profit and Baden-Powell Croquet Note Issue
Sir Robert Baden-Powell described his role as a banker during the South African war converting croquet mallet chips into notes. He raised between £6,000 and £11,000, keeping the notes as momentous. Authorities only last year learned why he was between £6,000 and £7,000 ahead in his accounts.
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Robert Baden-Powell
The Garden Crank Ideal in Old World Tone
A humorous Oklahoma Times opines on amateur gardeners as harmless, praising small plots and seed catalogs. It argues gardening beats automobile or poultry hobbies, urging prizes and seeds quality for thriving garden truck. It notes seed age and space limits on town plots.
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Oklahoma Times
New Gun Makes Dead Shots by French Inventor
A French inventor attaches a small electric light to a standard revolver. Lenses and mirrors project a bright circle that marks the bullet hit spot, enabling accurate shooting up to 60 yards in day or night and up to 100 yards under certain conditions. The aiming circle centers on the heart when aligned, and the lamp automatically adjusts with distance.
New Time System Puzzles in French Twenty Four Hour Clock
A. De Mortellet discusses a new twenty four hour time system in France and its curious results. He suggests methods to segment strokes using one or two bells with distinct tones to indicate units and tens. Under one bell rapid strokes denote tens while slow strokes denote units.
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France
lIlkely
A. de Mortellet
German Jad Applies for Clothing Job
A clean German applicant seeks work in a clothing shop. The boss questions experience and the man explains with humorous miscommunications about selling clothing at a non existent address, revealing a pawnshop and a drug store as mistaken venues.
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Zwansighundert
Blankstrasse
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