Malgshts Pythias Biennial Meet in Ban Frentvicco
Merchants announce a August excursion from Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles for 4 dollars round trip with a September 30 final return limit. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway markets its Short Line between Chicago and Omaha with daily through trains and superior Sleeping and Dining Car service. Timetables and maps available from F L A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Malgshts Pythias
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
East
FL A. Miller
West Pocket Confidences excerpted from Four-Track News
Readable lines from a fragment titled West Pocket Confidences recount a tense scene by a brook with a near miss and a broken line. It notes a humorous or rural anecdote involving a character dodging capture and a costly misstep in a local setting.
Allen’s Foot-Ease Trial Package Free Catalog Ad
It Cares While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease offers relief for hot sweating calloused and swollen feet. Sold by all druggists for 23 cents. Do not accept substitutes. Trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Hoy N.
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Allen
le Hoy
Neighbor’s Note Endorsement Found Easier Says Statistician
A statistician concludes it is 3003 23 times easier to endorse a neighbor’s note, citing a quirky analysis from the Daly News in Chicago. The finding frames a lighthearted look at local lending habits and social trust.
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Laicago Daly News
To Cuore a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
A cryptic ad style line promises rapid cold relief using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The text adds a caution about drug crisis and quotes a philosophical remark about injustice attributed to Tato.
Piso's Cure for Consumption Endorsed in 1900 Ad
Quote from John F. Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 asserts Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal for coughs and colds. The note appears in a period ad style with the remark about betting being a fool’s argument attributed to Puck.
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John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Brooklyn Letter
Mrs Pauline Judson of 47 Hoyt Street Brooklyn writes of chronic womb pain and inflammatory illness after medical missteps. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring health after three months of treatment.
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Pauline Judsox
Gulf Club
Brooklyn
New York
Lydia E. Pinkhant
Parraine J Upson
Hoyt Street
N.Y
Lydia
Davidic Religion In Every Detail Of Life
A preacher argues that true religion must permeate daily life not just meetings. He paints David’s life as a model, praising God amid dangers from Saul and Philistines, and urges believers to carry faith into work, home, and social conduct.
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F Normon
A. N. Jietingz Newspaper Co
Chicago
David
Saul
Mnust
Samuel
Gath
Adullam
Davitus
Miountain
Cuty
Samet
Favor
Dessine
Davie
Israel
Sante
Nepher
Derae
White
Joliath
Gorhey
God
Chaurch
Christ
Jesus Christ
Ufe
Lang
Achish
Ahimerech
Boaster Boldly Trashes Worldly Pride and Trust
A sermon warns that worldly boasts in wealth power and culture crumble before God. It contrasts Goliath and Babylon with humble faith, urging readers to trust the Lord rather than perish with earthly riches and pride. It cites David, Saul, Jonathan, and the call for humility as the path to blessing.
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Persia
Babylon
Greece
Rome
Noah
God
Tower of Babel
Goliath
David
Israel
Satan
Garden of Eden
Jesus Christ
Saul
Jonathan
Jeweler Notes Ping-Pong Boom Hurts Watches
A jeweler cites the New York Sun reporting many watches broken during the ping-pong fad. Players often forget to remove coats and waistcoats. watches fall from pockets, strike tables, or get damaged by constant jumping and arm swinging.
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The
New York Sun
Squeaky Shoes Sparked a Detroit Heist Tale
A Detroit resident recounts a comical yet revealing episode about squeaky shoes. He clings to the claim that the footwear helped identify a burglar, leading to a police catch and a courthouse quip about a would be millionaire returning home.
Summer gowns feature fagot stitching and sun-plaited skirts
The article describes fashionable summer garments with fagot cross-stitching joining skirt gores, sun-plaited skirts with nets and grenadines, and bodices with expanding plaits. It notes color trends like vivid greens, marine blues, and gray mohair, plus Empire and princess robes for driving and beach wear. It mentions coat styles, blouses, and wraps in rich fabrics, and highlights the collarless bodice rising in popularity, warning about suitability for narrow throats.
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Duck
Holland
Connemara
New York Post
Family stroll in Central Park sparks Irish sergeant style discipline
Patrick and Bridget walk with Mikey in Central Park. Mikey forgets his mother's caution to stay off the grass. Patrick, angered, removes his pipe and sternly rebukes the boy in a hard, pointed voice.
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Patrick
Bridget
Mikey
Centralpark
Value of cow peas and soil improvement claim
The article extols cow peas as a crop that improves poor soil and then yields a versatile harvest. It discusses seed pictures, full-sized plants, and how growth under tight conditions can spur effort, plus a note from J. H. Hale endorsing feeding cow peas on poor land and inviting further discussion.
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Mano
J. H. Hale
Perfect Cowpea Vines Improve Soil and Feed
The Rural New Yorker argues cow peas are valuable for soil improvement and nitrogen addition. The author notes sowing on all good land and clearing rough pastures with cow peas, while acknowledging corn is better on already good soil and recommending cow peas on poor soils to make them productive.
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New Yorker
Epilepsy in Pigs Guide Prevention and Care
Barnum's Midland Farmer explains blind staggers or epilepsy in pigs, its causes such as improper nutrition and damp bedding, and varied symptoms. It recommends dry beds, 10 to 12 drops of chloride of iron daily for young pigs, feeding adjustments including milk and flaxseed, and preventive measures like sulfur and charcoal, plus a varied diet to maintain health.
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Starus
Barnum
Pasture Feed Rack Aids Stock During Short Pastures
An illustration in Farm and Home shows a rack built against a fence to hold feed for each animal. The design ensures animals stay in their own space, avoiding disputes when pasture forage is scarce.
Woman credits Peruna remedy for recovery in catarrh case
Mrs X Schneider of Chicago writes that after trying many remedies she began Peruna in January 1901 and improved from heart palpitations cold extremities and weakness. She praises the cure and urges other women to try it. The ad invites readers to request a free catarrh book and to write Dr Hartman for advice.
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X. Schneider
Chicago
Peruna
Bright
Joseph B. Crowley
Illinois
Robinson
Ill
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Elbow Power and the Push for Success
A pair of satirical quips contrast strategies for success. One joke credits personal drive, the other favors pushing others aside. The snippets appear in the St. Louis Republic and Cincinnati Commercial Tribune as humorous dialogue.
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St. Louis Republic
To Have and to Hold Tess and Jess Commentary
Two women comment on a planned marriage proposal with Tess recalling Jack’s intent and Jess revealing she accepted him, suggesting a love triangle or romantic complication. The Philadelphia Press fragment hints at social intrigue around engagement.
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Tess
Jack
Loogiel
Jess
Philadelphta Press
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Tato
Puck
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paulinoudson
Gurity
Carter
Wee
Notre Dame
Indiana
Ner Cops
Free Press
Darky
Cenys
X.schneider
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
iEmon
Baltimore
Southern
New
Bnutoners
Louisville
Indianapolis
Bears
Niagara Falls
Dai
Toronto
Ont
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Thousand Islands
Montreal
Que
Niagara
Westfield
Chautauqua Lake
Pissengers
Buffalk
Big Four
Warrem J. Lynch
W. P. Deppe
Gep. Pas
Tke Agt
G. Pea
P. O
Hamlin
Sik Lee
Wy Will
J. P.allen
St Paul
Minn
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