Letters and Lifestyles In A Rush Of Domestic and Office Scenes
A Brooklyn Eagle piece notes elegant stationery choosing white paper and fine pens for formal correspondence, with advice on ink and penholders. It also profiles Gertrude Hopkins of Cleveland, the county court stenographer lauded for precision in stenography and typewriting, and her family background.
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Margaret Compton
Brooklyn Eagle
Clary
Gertrude Hopkins
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Miss Hopkins
Miss Margaret Hall New York Hebrew Paper Correspondent
Margaret Seymour Hall daughter of Rev Dr Charles Hall rector of Trinity Church Brooklyn is noted for literary talent. She serves as New York correspondent for a Hebrew newspaper in the Holy Land named The Hind, the sole such paper published there.
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Margaret Seymour Hall
Charles Hall
Trinity Church
Brooklyn
Miss Hall
New York
Holy Land
The
Palestine
Consumption Cured Free Bottles Promised by Dr Slocum
An advertisement by Dr. T A Slocum of New York offers two free bottles of a lung remedy to readers suffering from consumption and pulmonary complaints. He claims the elixir cures wasting conditions and pledges to send the bottles upon request, arguing it can arrest death and bring relief to afflicted homes. The piece includes a brief unrelated dialogue snippet about a sister named Alita.
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T. A. Slocum
Pear Street
New York
Slocum
Beren
Animal Training Club of Brooklyn Boys
A feature describes the Animal Training club where Brooklyn boys train their household pets. Each member holds a different office, dues are 5 cents weekly, and meetings occur in a member’s backyard with guests entertained. The piece notes pets including rabbits cats a silver fish and turtles and mentions a photographer and local addresses.
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Brooklyn Boys
A.T. C
Ember
Charlie Anderson
Willie Anderson
Harry Rose
Waldemar Rose
Lefferts Place
Brooklyn
New York Recorder
Wynken
Blynken
Nod
How Women Hide Their Jewels in Corsets and Silks
The piece describes risky methods used by wealthy women to conceal jewelry, including leather bags pinned to stockings and corsets. It cites medical cautions about chest pressure and cancer risk, notes an actress with hidden cases along stocking supports, and mentions other antiquated remedies and anecdotes from period newspapers.
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Chicago Tribune
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Nervous System Aid
Nervous readers urged to try Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood purification and nerve strengthening. Testimonial notes health decline from grip and heart strain, claiming recovery enabled by the remedy and improved ability to perform daily tasks.
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Hood
Bank President Beals Wins Praise for Paine’s Celery Compound
General David T. Beals of Union National Bank of Kansas City is highlighted as a prominent New England figure who used Paine’s celery compound to restore his nervous system and vitality. The ad touts the remedy as a standard nerve restorer and blood purifier, citing other notable users and Dartmouth Medical School’s Edward E. Phelps formula.
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New England
David T. Beals
Union National Bank of
Kansas City
Independence and
Wabash Ares
Union National
Beala
Paine
Beals
Per
Dartmouth Medical School
Edward E. Phelps
Gen. Beals
Treas
Colvin
New York
Carlisle
McShane
Montreal
Fr. Ouellet
Com. Howell
Austria
John M. Francis
Now Plain William McKinley
Ex governor McKinley writes a business letter from Canton Ohio to a Columbus correspondent saying he will not practice law or hold any office beyond his study at home He plans to hire no secretary and needs no Canton office. The note appears in the Chicago Times Herald and reflects his intent.
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William McKinley
McKinley
Columbus
Canton
Chicago Times-Herald
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California
Roya
California Fig Syrup Co
Hood Anti
Ise
S.S
Trwin
Irwin
Atlanta, Ga
Mr. Wallace
Alita
Willie
Blackwell's
Durham Tobacco Company
Durham, N.C
White Star Soap
Who Retail
Blackwell
Durham
United States
A. T. C. Club
Ned
Mother
Wynken, Blynken and
Battenberg
England
Earl of Winchelsea
Egypt
Scotland
Haverholme
Louisville Courier Journal
Allevent
Hall
F. J. Chenny & Co
Toledo
Todo
Ohio
F_J, Cheney & Co
Drugatets
Kline
Eline
Philadelphia
Hoods Y Sarsaparilla
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
BANK
Chicacat
Roms Enunierfelte
Drugeists
Vvoman
Bye Moore
Borsa Eadh
JOY
Willamette Irch
Portland
Oreco
America
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Poetre Eas
S Yuu As
Eer
H. &M.co
Fox
New York City
DR. Gunn
Driggists
Bosanko Med. Co
Phila. Pa
Acker
Ramsey
Acker Medicine CO
Chambers St
PLN
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