Cactus City shopper toys and tales of New York
Navarro and Platt, Texas buyers, visit Zizzbaum & Son in New York. Miss Asher, a model, defies advances and exposes the buyer culture, ending with Platt planning a trip to Cacar cas and a hazy exit to romance and business in the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. McClure Co
Cactus City
Tex
Navarro & Platt
Colorado River
Navarro
New York
John
Platt
San Antono
Texas
Zizzbaum & Son
Broadway
Zizzbaum
Phitt
Pratt
Pecos County
Zitzbaum
el Paso
Naevarro & Platt
Rio Grande
Son
Abey
Mr. Platt
Hotel Astor
Navarro & Liatt
Colorado
Miss Asher
Zizzlbaum & Son
Women Health and Marriage Effects In 19th Century Advice
An article argues marriage and motherhood dull a woman’s charm and health. It claims pelvic drains and weakness arise from neglect, then promotes Favorite Prescription by Dr. Pierce as a safe tonic. It urges consults to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eadio
Prack Sea
Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Luffala
N. Y
Clerical Cloths Stall In New York Tailoring Scene
A western clergyman recalls an incident in New York where a tailor refused to make his clerical suit. The tailor explained ecclesiastical garments are not commonly undertaken by lay tailors and a specialist is preferred to avoid misfit or embarrassment for church orders.
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New York
New York Sun
The Star Chamber Name Origins Recalled
A discussion of the Star Chamber cites two etymologies for its name. One claims the ceiling was gilt star ornaments in the tribunal room, another suggests it derived from the term sterres meaning Jewish bonds once stored there.
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Charles L
Women and Perfumes Spur Social Debate Across Nations
The piece surveys aristocratic women from Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to Victoria of Spain using perfumes and scents despite social pressure. It notes reform voices like Mrs. Florence Kelly and the National Consumers' League urging better schools, ballots, and women’s roles, while highlighting the Society For Promoting the Employment of Women and a plea for forest conservation led by Mrs. Eydhan Adams Williams.
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Wilhelmina
Holland
Victoria
Spain
Helena
Italy
Queen
Portugal
Paris
Florence Kelly
National Consumers’ League
Hughes
New York City
Society For
London
Eydhan Adams Williams
Williams
Washington
Women's National Press Association
Forest Service
United States
Mary Dale
Foley's Kidney Remedy Boon to Elderly People
An advertising notice touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a boon for the elderly with kidney or bladder issues. It claims the product stimulates urinary organs corrects irregularities and tones the body overall. The endorsement comes from O. D. Knoefel urging immediate use.
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Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for girls to womanhood
A mother is urged to aid a daughter showing sluggish thoughts, headaches, dizziness, sleepiness and withdrawal from peers. The ad promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the vital aid to nature, claiming it has helped three generations smoothly transition from girlhood to womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Cited By Patient For Backache
Miss Ellen M. Olson of Kewanee Illinois writes to Mrs. Pinkham saying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her backache and irregular periods after doctors advised operation. The note touts the remedy as a standard female health treatment for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms and invites others to write for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Olson
Ellen M. Olson
North East Street
Kewanee
Smart Styles and Kitchen Apron Patterns in 1900s Wardrobes
The article discusses unseasonable high hats for women and their evolving style with bows and flowers. It notes black and white lingerie waists with embroidery, smart tailored waists, and linen tub dresses, then promotes a kitchen apron pattern with eight sizes and a 10 cent request, ending with a humorous quote about government offices from Washington Star.
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold by Foley’s Honey and Tar
A. Nusbaum of Hazeeville Indiana recounts a summer cold and hay fever that disrupted work. After failing with other medicines a doctor’s prescription, Foley’s Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife.
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Nusbaum
Hazeeville
Indisco
Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Humor on Philosophy by Duncan M Smite
The piece lampoons germ theory and social behavior through witty verse. It contrasts the intrusive germ with a lighthearted social parasite, then shifts to a quip about work and watch buying from a wise old uncle.
Advance agent chosen for third husband
Humble Valley dialogue reveals a woman’s choice of an advance agent for her third husband and a note on punctual meals. A quip about a cigar named Pride of the Valley spurs reflection on pride and taste as the valley’s character surfaces.
Makes the Money Fly A riddle on currency and sex
A dialogue riffs on the circulating medium of wealth asking if gold or silver is used. The answer rejects both and hints that the true medium is a woman, presenting a provocative, era reflecting quip. The exchange surfaces as a tongue in cheek social remark about money and seduction.
Why is Maud Riding With That Old Fossil
A fragment shows Maud facing questions about her companion, an older suitor, and her belief that bright girls should train to secure guidance from wealthy supporters. The dialogue hints at social expectations and marriage strategy in a dated setting.
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Maud
Dea
Jones Brags About Wife's Cooking at Dinner Table
A stray remark recalls Jones boasting about his wife's meals and jokes he may be borrowing back part of his salary. The exchange hints at household pride and financial wit during a social meal.
The Hard Words on Wedded Life and Paybacks
A witty meditation on marriage, divorce, and social costs. Observations note cleverness in inflicting pain, the utilitarian aim of suffering, and the paradoxes of ambition and generosity. It laments paid consequences and hints at personal vanishing points.
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Detroit
Buffalo
God
Ubei
Niagara Falls
Reading
Michigan
Central
Great Lakes
L. A. Lewis
Iase
Rich
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat CO
Philip H. McMillan
Paes
AL A Schantz
Fire alarm stations listed at multiple city streets
A list of fire alarm stations across Vincennes detailing intersections and blocks including West Seventh and Ohio, Weet Seventh and Main, Lower Fourth and Market, East Fourth and Spring, East Eleventh and Vincennes, Main and Vincennes, Cherry and Constitution, and other nearby crossings. The note enumerates locations such as City Hall, Railroad intersections, and several named streets for emergency alerts.
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West Seventh
Ohio
Weet Tenth
Lloyd
Stteel
Market
Spring
Lower Fourth
River
West Eighth
Spring Pearl
Main
Reel
East Fourth
Culbertson
Eighth St
Oulbertson
Upper Sidth and River Glass Works
East Eleventh St
Vincennes
Keeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Oak and Thomas Street
Fear and
Usk
Weet Union
State
Aireen
Poplar
Thirteenth
Stone
Eighteenth Streets
State and
Ealy
Lower First St
Southern H. Railroad
Chartrea
Cherry
Constitution
East Ninth and Market
East Tenth
Elm
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown Road
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Flatt
Helen
Buyer
Nicholson Place
Mise Asher
Diana
Misa Asher
Caracas
Venezuela
Star Chamber
The
Evening Journal of
Justice Brewer
Lincoln
Svanings Tribane
Plain Citizen
Sorghum
Washington Star
By Duncan M. Smite
Mr. Germas
Humble Valley
Castoria
Cort Lle
Nook
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
Daucaoey & Co
Ee Parker
Oray Blair
the Tribune CO
Hotel Tuller
Cobradams Ave
Park ST
Shopyag
Alacarts
Babaefast
Dinness
If P. BM
Europran Pla
Bates
Pas Bay
LW. Tuller
M.A. Shaw
Mer
Chicago
West Baden
French Lick Spring
Carlabad
Inerica
W. A. McDore
Frank J. Reede
P. A
Ane
Liel
Oethwes
Noethwes
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