Sanitation in Schools Promotes Healthy Skin Care
An early 20th century public health notice urges hygiene in schools and homes. It promotes Resinol Soap Ointment for skin care, claims it removes dust from playgrounds and street air, prevents contagious skin troubles, and keeps complexions youthful. It also touts Resinol Shaving Stick for men and encourages obtaining Resinol products from stores with a free booklet from Resinol Chemical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resinel Chemical Co
Taltimoore
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Woman After Severe Illness
Pennette from St. Clair Host Liverpool Ohio reports six months bedridden with kidney trouble and severe swelling. After using six boxes she recovered enough to leave bed and has stayed free of kidney issues for years, endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills sold for 59 cents a box by Poster Milbury Co.
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Pennette
St. Clair
Liverpool
Tuk
Doan
Po- Doan
Doll Bride Shower Crafts and Charity Bazaar Details
A charity doll event featured a bridesmaid themed decor with pink heart motifs. Girls from ten to fifteen organized an afternoon bazaar at a member’s home, displaying doll clothes and related items to raise funds for children.
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Ighio
Enamelled Pins For Bridal Party Souvenirs
The passage describes creating bridal party keepsakes by sprinkling the table with pinmed dust and shaping ices as a star with holly. It mentions making lyoliy leaves in a wreath form for souvenirs through enamel work.
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Elever Enameling
How to Cover Cardboard Boxes with Fabric
An article explains transforming cardboard boxes into decorative storage by covering with fabric. It details cutting doubled material, turning edges, lining if needed, sewing edges, attaching lids with oversewn seams or ribbon hinges, and finishing with cord edging for neatness.
Smugglers Face Stricter Penalties Mentioned at New York Dinner
William Leeb Jr remarks at a New York dinner that harsher penalties and imprisonment are now used against smugglers. He notes smugglers resist fines and recalls a joking exchange about a chicken theft, comparing it to earlier sentences.
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William Leeb, Jr
New York
Mr. Leeb
George White
George
Tough Luck, Nurse-Hivins Baby Swallows Ink
A nurse named Hivins faces a difficult case as a baby swallows a bottle of ink and nothing to blot it up. The incident highlights improvised care in a cramped home setting.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures dyspepsia indigestion gas sourness and stomach disorders within five minutes. It asserts digestion of any food without fuss and urges readers to obtain relief at their drug store despite various named stomach troubles.
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Pape
Editor quotes beer to mock ghost belief in paper
A Kansas editor places beer in quotation marks and explains he does so for the same reason as quoting ghost, since he does not believe in ghosts. The remark comes from a Kansas City Journal item.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Public speech misfires in 1878 Ulster Hall reading
Liam Stoker recounts Ifenry Irving reading at Ulster Hall in 1878. One speaker praised the guest’s virtues with phrases implying moral rectitude and private life, yet misfired by praising wrong aspects. The anecdote highlights verbal slips and misapplied compliments in public oratory.
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Ifenry Irving
Ulster Hall
Liam Stoker
Ulster
Irving
New York Luncheon Urges Women to Unite at Colony Club
At OT P Belmonts luncheon in New York speakers urged women to unite, stressing that only by standing together can they address shared challenges. The dialogue touched on social pressures and witty exchanges about reputations at a charity event.
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OT. P. Belmont
Colony Club
New York
Wooter von Twitter
Tory
Leopold Gassner
East 12Th St
New York City
Unclear Medical Claims From Historical Section
Fragmentary text cites catarrh as a constitutional disease needing a cure. Mentions doctors, testimonials, and a Toledo Ohio reference. Contains scattered, dubious claims about cures and constitutional treatment, with incomplete names and observations.
A Garden of Friends in a Pretty Corner
A girl tends a cherished garden where each plant is a gift from a special friend. A pinks clump, set by a school friend now abroad, carries the memory and fragrance of that friendship. The piece celebrates a garden of enduring, thoughtful connections.
Murine Eye Remedy Promises Quick Eye Relief
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid and salve forms with prices 25c and 1.00. The promotion claims relief for red weak weary and watery eyes with soothing action. Free eye care books and mail advice from Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Marmaduke and Bertie Recall a Barber’s Remark
Marmaduke jokes about a barber who shaved him and Bertie guesses the barber’s remark. The line hints at a game the barber used to play, titled "Bfunt the Hare," as part of a humorous exchange between the two.
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Marmaduke
Bertie
Emportant to Mothers Reviews Astoria Bottle Safety
Readers urged to examine each ASTORIA bottle for safety and to ensure the product bears the MAY SEALIMES signature. The ad touts 86 years of use and the familiar wind assures lasting reliability of the remedy for infants and children.
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Astoria
Roll on thou dark blue ocean
A fragment shows Grren writing a line about the sea while dismissing political topics and sticking to a lighter subject, asking why not make it a steam roller.
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Grren
Fragmented note on belief and fatherhood discussion
The text presents a disjointed reflection on faith and fatherhood, contrasting spiritual topics with social expectations. It mentions topics like rumatism neuralgia and sore, critiquing preaching about fatherhood without hiring boys.
Airs. Winston's Soothing Syrup Teething Relief
Blurred OCR advert describes Forchi and teething use claiming to soften gums and reduce pain. Mentions soothing syrup products and soothing effects though text partial and unclear.
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Winston
Forchi
Unclear excerpts hint at product brands and items
Fragmentary lines mention Lewis' Single Binder and lucelyars with smokers’ preference for quality and a piano stool as a seat of Giscord.
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