Left handed high school throw sets Nebraska record
The article notes a Nebraska student threw a baseball 192 feet to win a state contest. It also covers diverse topics from Japan’s exhibit at Seattle to frost damages in Europe and a boy recovering speech after boiling water shock. Various historical anecdotes follow, including currency portraits and a New York dinner observed on a wedding anniversary.
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State of
Washington
Tubhes
Japan
Seattle
Europe
George Herbert Foster
King
Spalding
Mellow Elorn Bear
Congress
Jearg
New York Press
Archibald Willingham Butt
White House
Roosevelt
M. Jusserand
Meyer
India
Bronx
New York Sun
Emerson
Boston
New York
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Houston Woman
A Houston testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. Mrs Bessie L Hicks recounts three years of illness reversed after one bottle, urging other women to try it and believe in its cure. The ad presents multiple claims of safety and truthfulness over decades.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Houston
Texas
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Bessie L. Hicks
Cleveland St
March winds and steadfast morals for farm life
A folksy column urges pre spring prep and wise living. It champions character over crop yields, shares home tips like apron pockets, and cautions on animal safety and neighborly advice as winter ends. The writer notes a neighbor losing several sheep to a danger and advises prudent household routines.
Various Global Tidbits From Notes and News Items
A collage of short items: elections in Salt Lake County naming Mrs. Margaret Zane Wicher, tech and science curiosities, a New York shopper’s missed time, foreign affairs notes on Nigeria and Bulgaria, and historical anecdotes about John Quincy Adams and Ireland. Includes figures on gold production and voter registration, plus a tale of a lifeboat rescue with a fox-terrier.
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Margaret Zane Wicher
Salt Lake County
USA
South Dakota
Missouri
North Carolina
University of Glasgow
Queen Margaret College
Miss .Galloway
Janet Spens
Maine
New Hampshire
Fur News
New York
Boston
Iwenty
William Wallace
Nigeria
Daniel
Vermont
Boston Transcript
Roosevelt
Kennebec Journal
Bulgaria
John Quincy Adams
Berlin
Prussia
United States of America
United States
Adams
Land values soar in Southern Alberta claims by settlers
James S. Ainslid & Sons report rapid land-value increases after moving to Southern Alberta aided by a Canadian Government agent. They describe building homesteads near Clairsholm, enlarging cattle and sheep herds, and projecting continued railroad expansion within 18 months. They praise outdoor life and returns on investment.
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Western Canada
Carmangay
Alta
Canada
C. J. Broughton
Adams Street
Chicago
Alberta
Clairsholm
Little Bow
James S. Ainslid & Sons
Westerns
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Constipation warnings and rose bloom notes
The text warns not to neglect constipation and praises Garfield I’en as a mild laxative to keep blood pure. It includes a proverb about trouble and a quote on sympathy. It ends with a Paris note about the rose family growing by 450 varieties in three years and the pursuit of a blue rose.
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Garfield ‘I'en
la Nature
Paris
The One Perfect Laxative From California Fig Syrup Co
A health ad explains right living and timely relief through a simple remedy. The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Byrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the preferred laxative, urging readers to buy the genuine product from the company and through leading druggists.
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West
California Fig’ Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
Unreliable Memory Highlighting Hannah Adams Figure
A nostalgic sketch recounts Hannah Adams, Boston writer and the first woman in Africa to pursue literature as a profession. The piece notes her early achievements, fame, and a famously absent minded memory that led to humorous misdirections on a journey and in daily errands.
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Hannah Adams
Boston
Aferica
Athenmum
Mt Auburn Cemetery
Great Britain
Miss Adams
A Philosophical Musing on Work and Morality
An unnamed commentator muses on merit of small deeds like clearing a road stone, marital disputes, and moral hindsight. The piece weighs gender morality, the impact of outlook on life, and the power of perception shaping what one sees in people and events.
Whiskey for Colds and Manicure Adages
An 19th century remedy promotes half a pint of whiskey with syrup sarsaparilla and Torila compound from a druggist. Take by teaspoon before meals and at night for immediate results. A separate remark notes a manicure that never hits the nail on the head.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promotes Relief for Eyes
An illustrated Chicago advertisement for Murine Eye Remedy claims relief for red weak weary watery eyes. It credits experienced physicians and promises no stinging. The ad offers a free Eye Book from Murine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago and emphasizes character and reputation.
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Murine
Palin
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Bromo Quinine Ad Seeks Signature of Grove
An old ad notes a laxative product Bromo Quinine and urges finding the signature of B W Grove to claim a cure for a cold. The item reads like a vintage product promo from a past era.
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B. W. Grove
Rare 1865 $100 Bill Surfaces in City Bank
A red back rare 1865 gold certificate note appeared in a downtown bank. Bank staff and a veteran official could not identify it at first. The subtreasury confirmed it as valid gold certificate first series, once common in gold transfers.
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New York Times
United States Shield
United States
Waiter Presses Customer Over Stale Corned Beef
An early morning scene in a cheap late night restaurant ends with a confrontational waiter pressuring a patron who complains his corned beef and cabbage order, placed ten minutes earlier, has not appeared. The exchange shows tension between patron and staff.
Woman seeks revenge through marriage or refusal
An editorial line suggests a woman can reply to a man’s actions by either marrying him or choosing not to respond with a definite course, framing the act as a personal remedy rather than a public complaint.
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Osceola
Jmola
Nebraska
China
Peru
Paul Carus
Open Court
Sixtus IV
Raphael
Biera
Milan
Joseph
Harnees
Spohn ‘Medical Co
Goshen
W.l.douglas
TOC EL
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
Mass
Oklahoma
Vogele & Wood
Newkirk
Kishome
Carters
Pitts
Lincoln Daily News
Daily By Mail
Ostpad
Daily News
Lincoln, Nebr
Booker T. Washington
Hale’s Ford
Burroughs
Jane Burroughs
Booker Washington
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Tuskegee Institute
Harriet S. Hayward
Massachusetts
Plymouth County Teachers’ Association
Cloughey
County Down
Ireland
Carne Rasch
House of Commons
London Globe
Wacker Salzer
Alzen Seed CO
Bex di LaCresse
Wis
Elbert Hubbard
Timothy
Grass Seed
America
Sussex
Cascarets
Western
Dodds
D Guar
Walter
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