Help for Working Women Letter From Mrs James Conney
A Frankfort Kentucky woman describes regaining strength after female weakness using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits three bottles with restoring her ability to work and urges others to try the remedy. The ad invites letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Conney
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Old George the cornetist remembered by Sacramento children
A nostalgic fragment recalls Old George, the cornetist who played for children on a New York street corner, died suddenly after a performance. The piece notes the children mourned him and no one claimed his belongings, reflecting on anonymous lives in the city. It also cites statistics on US animal populations and horse values from Popular Science Monthly.
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Sacramento
Old George
New York City
The Cynical Inventor Shows off an Adjustable Ring
A young inventor presents a ring to a jeweler claiming a new patentable engagement ring. He says the design is adjustable and will bring him a fortune, while the jeweler doubts what, if anything, is patentable.
The Rule on Luck and Success from Life
A Life magazine quote asserts luck accounts for about a third of success. It argues that the best way to ensure luck is to pursue and achieve success, implying practice and visibility create favorable chance.
The Net Result. A Promise to Pay Sparked a Smile
A brief exchange recalls a jest about a promise to pay. The question about the pledge prompts a light response as humor softens a financial topic. The remark captures a moment of wit in a transactional chat.
The Eyes That Blind Man Loved
Lydia answers a newspaper ad and works with Harold Sarnold, a blind author. She forms a bond with him while Mrs. Sarnold schemes, Lydia discovers true love and leaves to marry another, and Sarnold reveals his sight. Years later Lydia returns as Mrs. Sarnold seeks reconciliation on her deathbed.
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Lydia
Misa Ford
Harold Sarnold
Sarnold
Weill
Lucas Devine
Lydia Warm ‘Ly
Sarneld
New York
Mrs. Sarnold
Vaydia
Sarnoid
Toni
Moncey
Ade White
Wotaar
Freckles vanish with double strength cream claim
An advertisement touts a double strength freckle remover promising rapid fading of freckles and complete clearing of the complexion with heavy use. It guarantees money back if it fails and urges readers to request the double strength formula. Also includes various other product pitches for shoes and foot care.
You May Look Young Soap Advertisement
An old promotional note touts a soap product described as cleansing and purifying to keep skin clear and youthful, with claims it also soothes hair and softens hands. A free sample is offered by mail with a postcard address in Guneura, Dept Xy Gaston. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
Allen S$. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Adv
Guneura
Dept. Xy Gaston
Ativ
Better Than War Pacifist Dinner Quip on Seances
Willian Jennings Brean at a pacifist dinner says the week is prenarcate for war. He remarks on a Miami man whose wife, long dead, participates in seances to obtain messages from her, a practice that ends when the spirit world is dismissed.
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Willian Jennings Brean
Miam
Spism
Tinstead
Tuas War
Dimunt Min
Lis
Western
Canada
Europe
Liberal Obedience in Household Dinner Plans
A humorous exchange where a wife scolds her husband for misreading meal budgeting. He questions if they must stretch every penny to feed both ends, while she urges better management of household finances and dining.
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Jane
The Great Objection
A fragment from a period piece features Miss Cayenne debating literary vanity. The exchange centers on whether one should tolerate a person who must hear his own voice, with a quip about imposing others to listen.
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Miss Cayenne
There Are More Ways Of Deserving Punishment
A succinct aphorism notes that punishment has many forms and escape routes are fewer, implying a moral imbalance between wrongdoing and concealment. The line hints at accountability and consequences beyond simple evasion.
Exclamation Apropos on New Cannon Threats
Fragmentary note discusses a new cannon said to cost over twenty million with caution about overconfidence and danger from a swollen head. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or places.
Mean Suggestion and Mirth in Mannered Patter
A fragmentary quip contrasts pale faced wit with practical proof by leftover quantities. The piece hints at social satire through playful dialogue about Gladys and enamel like manners and a pudding’s final amount.
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Gladys
Coyote Terrorizes Town Prompted by Schoolchildren
A gaunt gray coyote frightened residents of Por tola Cal then lurked near homes and the schoolhouse. Children chased it away at recess while hunters search the hills for the animal. locals were unaware of the danger.
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Portola Cal
Thomas Parithy
London cab driver tested after army rejection
A London taxi driver, rejected for military service, was examined again per the London Globe. When asked how he drives at night he answered a rigorous reflex rule about sensing collisions, and he was remanded to Scotland for further examination. The piece ends with unrelated lines about worthiness and wit.
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London
Eyesiant
London Globe
Scotland
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Mrs. Conley
United States
Popular Science Monthly
Tutt
Siseed
Billie
Eile
Dente
Suppeee
Peeraidy
Harold Somers
Debate Ave
Brooklyn
Detroit
Middle ‘West
B. L. Richmond CO
Micb
Koopers
Bewart
Arikansas
Onark Foret
Lewating & Manky Ge
Decor, Rh
N. Y. Baltimore
The
H. M. Egbert
W. G. Chapman
Sarnord
Miss Ford
Labreee Ritter
Elire Company
Hed Berk
N. Vo
Kitty
Regey Loft
Peggy
Gwendolen
Guthura
What Is
Castoria
Astoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
Ottawa
Ad. P. Jaffray
Cor
Walnut and Broad Sts
Philadelphia, Pa
Coyote
Smith
New Post Toasties
Jie
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