Better Late Than Early in West Chester Romance
A man plans a 5 39 suburban train to reach his wife in West Chester for the early dinner. After meeting an old college mate he telegraphs his wife with the message that arrives at 6.465. Bobby returns home to a tense mood and inquires about the telegram.
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Westchester
Bobby
Lippinecht’s Magazine
Not What He Had Pictured
A man muses on marrying for money and the fantasy of a domestic ideal while noting his future wife’s lack of homemaking skills and social polish. A separate Denver Post item reports Gustave Uliyatt’s daughter ill with a physician consulting by stethoscope.
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Cilyatt
Rome
Algore
Denver Post
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Convincing Readers
Readers are urged to believe in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after claims of numerous cures for female ailments. The text invites direct correspondence and presents letters as genuine endorsements.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Old Time Valentine Customs and Epys Diary Details
A 1667 diary excerpt notes Valentine customs in 17th century London with gifts and mottoes, including Wilt Meiser delivering a wife’s valentine for five pounds, and Mrs. Pierce’s daughter drawing the narrator as valentine. The piece recounts games, letters, and odd rites, plus poets’ praise of St Valentine and a humorous ivory valentine tale.
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Wilt Meiser
Valentine
Aleo
Pepys
Mrs. Pierce
Pierce
Hallowe'en
Miss
Betty
London Twopenny Post
Notions of Law and Sledding Misadventure in Tales
A mother warns against hitching a child’s sled to passing sleighs while noting the law. A girl compares keeping the ten commandments to her routine, and a World Trip tale follows an Irish mother fearing her son’s round the world voyage with worry about returning home.
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Mary
William M. Fogarty
Indianapolis Star
Power From Food Promises Stronger Body and Health
A Missouri woman recalls severe stomach trouble until Grape Nuts improved digestion and strength. She details heartburn, gas, weight loss, and restored energy after starting the cereal, urging readers to try the product and ask for The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Missouri
Wellville
Fried doughnuts and buttered toast from old bread
Beat eggs with milk and salt. Soak thick bread slices, fry in hot lard until brown, dust with sugar and serve. Butter toast by warming, browning, buttering, and serving hot.
Cardul advertised as a tonic for women’s health
A testimonial from Mrs Lena Schmidt of Dudley Texas praises Cardul as a monthly relief tonic and health builder. The ad claims Cardul is both a tonic and medicine with European ingredients and targets female ailments to prevent pain and boost strength.
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Tex
Lena Schmidt
Cardas
Europe
Trek to Marjorie Ends With A Profit Motive
A feisty exchange centers on Marjorie who has married a millionaire. Trek suggests she would be happier with a poorer husband. Marjorie counters that his wealth will diminish under her influence.
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Trek
Marjorie
Cure for Eczema Promises Quick Results with Cuticura
Testimonial notes ten year eczema on hands cured after using Cuticura Ointment and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent. Mentions family use with success, includes dated 1909 from Speers Ferry Virginia, plus unrelated clipped anecdotes and jokes.
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M. E Palin
Speers Ferry
Angry Protest Of Boyhood Snowbound In Nightgown
A six year old boy William snowbound with his mother 20 miles from home stays three nights at his aunt’s. The boy resists wearing Deborah’s frilly nightgown, proclaiming he won’t wear anything “girly” and threatens to run away rather than sleep in it.
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William
Deborah
Tuberculosis Fight Shifts Toward Public Funds Across Jurisdictions
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes a shift in funding. In 1909 public money funded about 53.5 percent of TB efforts, while 1910 projections show over 75 percent from federal state city and county sources. Total 1910 appropriations exceed $9 million with $4.1 million from states, $5.975 million from municipal and county bodies, and $1 million from the federal government.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Tube repair hints from old ad copy and medical claims
The fragment mentions a tube with a rumbling sound or a perfect bearing and a reset and a claim about deafness linked to inflammation. It references a remedy called Hall's Family Pills for constipation, and a doctor named Druceiete. The text appears as obsolete promotional content with dubious medical claims.
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Parma
Druceiete
I. Tae Hall
The Cagey Bachelor Item Sparks Dinner Invite
A woman who aimed to dine with the bachelor phoned his rooms and asked, do you know who this is. The bachelor, tactful and diplomatic, replied Hello, beautiful lady, without confirming his knowledge.
For Shame Mr Staggers
Mrs Staggers laments losing her cook and jokes about filling the gap by imitating her in the kitchen. Old Mr Staggers quips hoping she will follow in her footsteps as he eats a boiled potato.
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Mrs. Staggers
Old Man Staggers
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Offers Free Eye Trouble Advice
Chicago firm promotes Marine Eye Remedies for sore eyes weak eyes and eye pain. They claim the product soothes irritated eyes and works for babies with scaly eyelids and granulation. Free readers can request proper application guidance.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Misheard Exchange Over Drinking Sparks Bedtime Scene
A domestic dialogue shows a couple misnaming each other during a late night argument. The Missus scolds and orders the Mister to bed in the other room after a strained exchange about drinking.
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Jim
Mabel
Local Styles and a Quote From Mrs Winslow’s Sauce
Correct styles are made at S C Toot Co Memphis and this paper notes a quirky mix of local chatter. A fragment shows quotes about life, fame and wisdom with scattered names and odd phrases reflecting a page’s assorted notes.
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North Second Street
Memphis
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