Deceptive Paint Trade Exposed by National Lead
The National Lead Company, a major producer of Pure White Lead, exposed a scheme selling adulterated paint under a counterfeit “Outsoy Palmer” trademark. The company offered a blowpipe test to prove genuineness and provided free tests to inquiries, aiming to protect property owners and painters from fraud.
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Comity National Lead Company
Outehoy Palmer
Ional Lead Company
Jayver
Tian
Aidhems National Lead Company
Woodbridge Ide
New York
The Wave and a Mystery Remedy in the Evening Page
A fragment from a late 19th century page blends playful romance with advertisements. The text mocks engagement talk while promoting Mounts Core as a universal remedy. It also notes a quip about a door, and features Harper's Weekly style satire on literature prizes.
The Long Climb and Human Hair Factoids
A jumble of text notes the idea of aging uphills and downhills and mentions Hicks Capuchine as a cure for nervousness. It also alludes to the notion that the average woman carries about thirty miles of hair on her head and references Trinh Battle and a drug site.
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Drucerete
Nature and a Woman's Work and a Cure for Ills
A historical notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's illnesses. It recounts how traditional roots and herbs, plus Mrs. Pinkham's guidance, helped Bertha Mulf of Louisiana Missouri after years of suffering and failed treatments by eleven physicians.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Mulf
N.C. St. Louisiana
Timely Message of Jesish Prophet and King Abias
The sermon recounts Isaiah's struggle with discouragement amid Israel's alliance with Syria. He contemplates withdrawal under an olive tree but rejects self righteous detachment. A night vision and divine call renew resolve to be God’s messenger despite worldly peril.
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Abias
Israel
Kezin
Syria
Jerusalem
Isaiah
Mt Olivet
Christ
God
Sonal
David
Judah
Ahaz
Contrast of Ahaz and Isaiah in faith and weakness
The piece contrasts King Ahaz's reliance on Assyria with the prophet Isaiah's unfaltering trust in God. It argues Ahaz ignored divine warning, sought worldly security, and faced judgment, while Isaiah remained steadfast, patiently delivering messages despite royal scorn and political pressure.
Rat in Beer Bottle Sparks Maine Curiosity
Randolph resident Wilbur Meady reports a live rat found inside a beer bottle with a narrow neck in prohibition era Maine. The creature, about three inches long, allegedly crawled in soon after birth and cannot escape. The Kennebec Journal lends credence to the tale while noting accompanying social notes about visiting relatives.
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Maine
Wilbur Meady
Randolph
Kennebec Journal
Typewriters Spread Across Diverse Scripts Worldwide
A Harper's Weekly excerpt notes typewriters now print Turkish Arabic Syriac Armenian Hebrew and other scripts. It cites Turkey restricting printing to government permits and Baggad using 20 Arabic typewriters while Syria Persia India and China increasingly adopt various language machines.
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Turkey
Bagdad
Syria
Persia
Bombay
India
Harper's Weekly
Wax from sugar cane rind patent application noted
The West India Committee Circular reports an application for a patent on a process to extract wax from sugar cane. The rind contains wax once lost with refuse, now recovered from filter refuse and used commercially, resembling beeswax in general characteristics.
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West India Committee
After Prayer Talk Children Ponder Heaven
A bedtime discussion among siblings Henry Dick Bob and Margaret centers on heaven after prayers. Margaret shows sympathy proclaiming Poor Dod as they wonder about death and the afterlife.
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West
Heaven
Henry
Bob
Margaret
Dod
Learn This To Day Quote from Boston Post
A saying from the Boston Post notes that some men who turn over a new leaf find it the same on the other side, implying repeated patterns despite change.
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Boston Post
Baiting the Tiger Rampok Tiger Fight in Java Palace Square
A Wide World Magazine account describes Java’s annual rampok festival in the sultan’s palace enclosure. Tigers are released into a lined public arena where spearmen harass them with lances while spectators watch from a grand stand. The ordeal ends with the deaths of the tigers after brutal pursuit and injury.
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India
Java
Compensations of Tilling the Soil
A Maxim from Solon on honest toil vs scheming gain. The passage contrasts the rewards of agrarian labor with the perils of deceit and theft, praising the mental and spiritual gains of a steady, lawful livelihood over roving or speculative wealth.
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Robin Hood
Solon
Thatcher
Maxwell
Woman and man clash over language limits in dialogue
A man mocks women saying they offer reasons for actions reveal the feminine mind’s inefficiency. A woman with a protruding chin retorts that she merely exposes the English language’s inadequacy to explain her finer mental operations.
Private Entertainment Recital Sparked by Two Boarders
A soulful woman boarder announces she will recite Osler Joe at a private entertainment this evening. A soulless man boarder at the pedal extremity of the mahogany warns against the idea and questions the audience's ability to appreciate such a performance.
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Osler Joe
Miss Starr and the Manager in Hot Argument
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a quarrel between Miss Starr and a manager. The critic notes Miss Starr did not seem to wake the audience as the demure Mlle soubrette confesses the manager's and her own dispute, revealing shifting loyalties.
Feminine Hand in Literature Sparks Debate Across Europe
A controversial note from Feminine Hand in Literature notes that female authors are influencing European literature while male writers turn to sport and industry. The promoter acknowledges investor interest as a growing factor in aviation ventures.
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Maenz
Vienna
Woman's unrest and male fear in aphorisms reveal belief
In a proverb and aphorism tradition, man crystallizes his view of woman. Across ages this view exposes fear of her unrest and awareness of her discontent, as noted by the Contemporary Review.
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Contemporary Review
Foolish Question Echoes in Indian Encounter
A fragment captures a speaker asking Willie if he is going to go out hunting sparrows, with a hint of conflict implied by the Indians present and a taunting tone. The terse dialogue hints at social tension and frontier life dynamics reflected in the casual question and reaction.
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Willie
Secrets at lodge. fever tonic ads amid rain and trains
A fragmented newspaper item weaves dialogue about secret lodge password reminders, fever tonics and patent medicines, and a train scene with a man and his wife. It includes product pitches for Cheatham's Chill Tonic and Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Co. and quips about suffragette play.
Buffered Torments and Odd Advertisements Highlight Section
A fragment from a 19th century periodical mixes medical testimonials about Curetta products with humorous quotes, school notes, poultry care tips, and brief world-newspaper statistics. The item includes personal endorsements from Hale Bordwell and Nelson Burnett, plus a gag about typewriter erasers and miscellaneous ads.
Letter Details Recovery After Peritonitis With Grape-Nuts and Postum
An Ontario woman recounts a three year battle with indigestion and nervous symptoms after peritonitis. She credits stopping coffee, using Grape-Nuts and Postum, which restored sleep appetite and strength, and notes ongoing use with her husband. The note ends by promoting the products and citing a Postum Co. slogan.
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AN. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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