Lydia E Pinkham Woman's Remedy Praised by Terre Hill Patient
Mrs Lyon of Terre Hill Pennsylvania shares a testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts relief from female troubles back pain sleeplessness and loss of appetite after taking the remedy. The ad lauds the product as a grand cure from Lynn Massachusetts with many letters praising its results.
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Terre Hill, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aucustus
Lyon
Terre Hill
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
If Luck Fails to Lift a Working Girl, Ambition Wins
Two department store workers explore how effort shapes fate not luck. The author argues diligence in appearance, social effort, and visiting friends leads to opportunity, while passive waiting for love or fortune keeps women in hardship. He urges purposeful striving over reliance on luck.
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Mr. Right
Do Men Go Where There's Money
A fragment explores money's pull on men and the paradox of wealth failing to secure beauty or genius for a poor woman. It notes poverty's harsh pull and a young man's shifting affections toward a wealthier rival, sparking longing and lament.
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Wiseacres
Why Your Wife Would Like to Be Your Stenographer
A humorous 19th century column imagines wives preferring stenographer roles in their husbands offices. It jokes that wives would manage income, provide advice, and share late hours, saving money and temper while keeping home ties, with light satire on gender roles.
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Hubby
Whfey
Tom
Harry
Duncans
Mack Sennett Bummed Gas, Trades Ten for Ride to Town
In the middle of the night Mack Sennett ran out of gas twenty miles from nowhere near San Diego. A passing wagon offered fuel for ten dollars and a short three hour ride. the driver said he travels early to reach all his customers. Also noted is a quip about a baseball player fined for arguing with an umpire and jokes from Photoplay Magazine and The Place.
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Mack Sennett
San Diego
Mack
Photoplay
Head Bookkeeper Credits Postum With Health Revival
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with ending his stomach trouble and neuralgia after two years of coffee and tea. He says mental strain worsened by coffee vanished, and he and his wife now rely on Postum, recommending it to others. The ad notes Postum forms and prices and invites readers to try the product.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Stock Market Suspect Exchange Turns Silly Courtroom Quip
A judge teases a tester about stock market activity and says he has been operated upon, turning a courtroom moment into a dry joke. The exchange highlights a playful legal aside rather than a substantive case detail.
Never Had A Child After Taking Eliata Bare
Mrs Syrus Helms of Washington D C says her ten year old daughter suffered chills and fever for nearly a year and after using Elixir nek she has never had a chill since claiming a complete cure. Elixir Babek 50 cents from druggists or Parcels Post prepaid from Kloczewski & Co Washington D G
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Eliata
Syrus Helms
E St
N. E
Washington, D.C
A Vegetable Raiser
A brief exchange notes that 92 percent of the ocean floor lacks vegetation while a speaker doubts Neptune’s gardening status and humorously questions reptation in the sea.
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Bacon
Egbert
Neptune
Fragrant Emollients Promised For Skin Hair And Hands
An advertisement touts Cuticura emollients as cleansing purifying and beautifying for skin scalp hair and hands claiming economy and value. It invites readers to sample by mail from Boston and notes comparisons about Boston and New York street layouts in a humorous exchange.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Britons Chase Sweet Tooth Lead In Global Sugar Use
Englishmen consume 92.4 pounds of sugar per year versus 79.2 pounds for Americans. Denmark and Switzerland follow, while many European nations range from 11 to 55 pounds. The variation stems from customs duties on sugar and related beverages like coffee and tea.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Norway
France
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
Famous Feats of Archery Across History
An old Washington Star excerpt recalls remarkable archery from plains Indians shooting while galloping to buffalo, MacReas of Scotland hitting a man at 500 yards, and Turkish and Ottoman shots ranging from 415 to 972 yards near Constantinople.
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MacReas
Gairlock
Scotland
London
Constantinople
Robert Ainslie
Sublime Porte
Washington Star
Trouble Maintains Branch Office In Every Home
A terse proverb notes that trouble multiplies in households where a gossiping woman or a loitering man dwells, suggesting disruption follows discreet chatter and idle presence.
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Trouble
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Carter
Glenn
Jil
Parker
Drogctste
California
Allen
Nat Mfort
Ri Remedy Co
Chicago
U. S
Dean
Pennsylvania
J.P. Dayton
Lancaster St. Downingtown
Doan
Gates Health
Sebs
Roz Doan’ Kidney CO
Buffalo, MY
Ie Ee
the Centaur Company
New York
Baltimore American
Gotham
Hubb
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Bosta
Gilbert
Gilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore
Iwonder Talking Machine
Fiat
Stamptlantic Novelty Co
14Th St
Teen Express
de Kalb
Brooklys
Thomas E. Green
HL Green
Sox A
Chatsworth
Sudan
Ulery
Lubbock
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