Watch Carefully the Childs Diet
Mothers often give all children the same foods, but foods vary in digestibility. If constipation appears, use a mild laxative like Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, not a harsh purgative. The product is sold by druggists for about a dime to a dollar. free samples available by postcard to Dr W F Caldwell, Monticello, Ill.
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Caldwells
America
M E Patten
Valley Junction
Jows
Patten
Ralph
W. F. Caldwell
Wash
Washington St
Monticello
Got Away With Something Old Ben's Forebodings Proved Correct
A tale tells of Ben, a kleptomaniac who fears entering neighbors' homes. An old friend visits, Ben resists a call on a mutual friend, and agrees to be watched while attempting theft. His friend, keeping vigil, reports Ben did not steal, revealing his fear and guilt. Old Bern’s disorder elicits pity. 614 worms from 2 Year-Old Boy: Jacob Baker reports Frey’s Vermifuge expelled 614 worms after two doses in Maguire's Creek Tenn. If a child is not thriving, suspect worms and give Frey's Vermifuge. Inc. at all dealers-Ad.
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Ben
Ken
Jacob Baker
Maguire's Creek
Tenn
Frey
Frey's Hermifuge. Inc
Ady
How Many Are Several in Speech
A reader asks what numbers like a hundred or several mean in everyday talk. The consensus notes that in ordinary conversation a hundred often equates to five or fewer people spoken to, while several can imply up to two, though answers vary. In legal settings meanings differ and can be misleading.
Explorer Fram voyage tied to thirteen luck
Dr Nansen notes a thirteen man Fram crew returning healthy after three years away, with the ship surfacing on August 13, 1906. He recalls Kirk presenting thirteen pups and thirteen pups born on December 13, 1892 for thirteen men, adding a curious coincidence.
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Nansen
Fram
Norway
Kirk
Dowry Returns Considered In New Jersey Inheritance
A New Jersey will leaves 200 dowries to Jewish brides over the next decade, reviving an old custom. The bequest aims to encourage marriage by gifting thrift demonstrations to young women about to wed, reflecting on past practices of linen chests and woolen fabrics. The article notes a shift from lavish dowries to practical attire and household thrift.
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New Jeremy
New Jersey
Cascarets Liver and Bowel Cleanser Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent box remedy for cleansing and regulating the stomach and liver. It claims to remove sour foods, fermenting residue, and toxins, prevent headaches and indigestion, and says it works while you sleep without gripe.
It's Unsafe to Laugh at Others by Dr. A. R. Taylor
Dr. A R Taylor former president of Kansas State Normal School in Emporia shares a tale about self perception. While walking downtown he notices a dressed man with a silly poster on his back and a young man with a similar misfit tag. The tale ends with a butcher shop remark prompting self reflection on how others see us.
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A. R. Taylor
Kansas State Normal School
Emporia
Dr. Taylor
Kansasity Siar
Origin of the blanket traced to Flemish merchant Hilanket
An English cold spell recalls the origin of the blanket. Flemish merchant Thomas Hilanket, who settled in Aristot, faced poverty after 1240. Seeking extra bed coverings he found rough untin fabric and began making cloth for beds, gaining fame, fortune and a place in the dictionary.
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England
Thomas Hilanket
Aristot
Unexpected Results On a Street Car Altercation
A small man in a crowded street car claims to be a smallpox patient and provokes a confrontation. The large man beside him helps by ejecting the schemer from the vehicle at a stopping place, dispersing the crowd.
The Prospects Play Put to Gumshoes
A clipped sports snippet notes that “That play came in on gumshoes” and is likely to go out on its uppers, reflecting a struggling run or outcome in a brief, period-voice remark.
White Frock With Black Velvet Girdle and Cherry Embroidery
Fashion notes describe a white winter frock in broadcloth or charmeuse with a full length wrap. The design features a blouse with three quarter sleeves, net guimpe, and a black velvet girdle with two pointed vest ends, a slashed skirt with cherry embroidery in red worsted, and scalloped trim. Alternate gray or emerald schemes offered.
Color Psychology for Perceived Size and Slimness
The passage outlines how colors affect appearance. It notes yellow and satin can enhance perceived size, while blue auras lightly increases emphasis. White stationary, black, seal brown, navy, and dark crimson tones are said to smooth the silhouette.
Corset Care Tips for Longevity and Cleanliness
The article advises buying an expensive corset for durability and comfort, especially for stout wearers, and suggests proper cleaning. It outlines at home cleaning methods with soap and warm water, air drying away from sun, and professional cleaning for best appearance. It also notes rotating multiple corsets to extend life.
Fashion Notes on Front Trains and Silhouettes in Dress
The piece surveys 18th and early 19th century influences returning to modern dress. It highlights front trains held aloft for hip emphasis, sleeves reduced gowns, and minimal bodice fabrics. Fur collars in matching mantle tones, dyed furs, and the relaunched rounne jacket compete with the blouse.
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Directoire
Caracal
Fox
FUR AND VELVET In Fashion The Velvet and Fur Hat
A fashion feature highlights black velvet hats trimmed with fur as the season’s most elegant. The crown is high and square with velvet fullness, a velvet brim puff, and a fur band. An ostrich feather aigrette in a palm-leaf shape decorates the left side for a striking brown and black color harmony.
New Cravat Pins and Evening Wear Satin Dress
New cravat pins showcase artistic safety pin mountings with platinum or gold heads. An evening gown in champagne satin, soft and dull finished, is elegantly draped for formal wear.
Bolero Coatees Sparkle With Velvet and Fox Trim
For very slight girls new bolero coatees appear attractive. One features electric blue velvet with black fox borders, rounded fronts, a fur collar, long tight sleeves, and shot taffetas lining over a black satin tea gown. A smart hat with electric silk bands completes the look.
Tax on Windows in French Fiscal Reform Hairline Debate
Paris papers discuss a proposed tax on doors and windows in France as part of a new reform. The piece notes how provincial taxpayers sought to diminish the levy, and how restoration work reveals Renaissance windows damaged by earlier tax driven plastering. Regulators of the revolutionary era may not have anticipated such effects.
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France
Paris
Indiana
Russians the Saner Race In Russia Eleven In Ten Thousand Mad
A quirky comparison notes Russia has eleven in ten thousand deemed mad while Bogland reports thirty two in ten thousand. The piece uses humorous regional ratios to comment on madness rates.
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Russia
Cold air dangers in crowded rooms and damp houses
A reader laments poor indoor conditions with direct draughts, crowded rooms, damp houses, and inadequately heated offices and school rooms. The note highlights health concerns from cold drafts and poor ventilation.
Woman notices glued Japanese cup during visit
A Washington woman admires china on a buffet and spots a broken Japanese cup glued together. The hostess rebukes the maid for concealing the damage, then learns a second similar cup is also broken.
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Washington
Margaret
Harper’s Bazar
Cardus touted by Tenn. mother after decade of relief
Bradyville resident Mrs. Mattie Spry recalls severe womanly troubles ten years ago. She credits Cardus the woman’s tonic with curing her and restoring health and spirits. Her daughter also recovered after taking Cardus. She urges others to begin using it today.
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Bradyville
Tenn
Mattie Spry
Cardus
Car
Overburdened With Love in a Sunday Lesson
A mother tests her boy’s devotion in the Second Commandment while he confesses overwhelming affection for Lucy Johnson and family. The scene shifts to a light Good Record about Bridget Farley, noting she stayed with the Smiths as cook for one hour and left without breaking any dishes.
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God
Papa
Mamma
Lucy Johnson
Charley
You
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cure Severe Eczema
Mrs B C Parker of Hampton Springs Florida says three prior remedies failed before she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After applying two cakes of soap and two boxes of ointment her widespread eczema cleared, ending years of itching and disfigurement.
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Hampton Springs
Fla
Mra BC
Parker
Cuticura
Dept. L
Bostom
Ady
Early to Ries Says Bird Catches Worm Motto
A witty exchange contrasts an early bird and a fool, noting the proverb and questioning dinner timing while debating patience and advantage.
Pioneer Sweeney and the Turkeys of New York Night
Sweeney introduced the turkey trot to New York seven or eight years ago when the town was not ready for it. His dance hall drew raids and riots, with patrons slipping through subterranean routes to safety. He boasted of avoiding licenses and police graft while his knife throwing amazed upper circles.
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Sweeney
New York
Sweeney's
Dean
Moraliste
Ellis Island
Concerning Grammar by Neil Brinkley in The Journal
A note critiques grammar quality in the season with a playful aside about voles and a line from F. P. A. iterating that better grammar isn’t being used. The item mirrors a newspaper’s reader-sentiment brief from New York Mail.
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Neil Brinkley
The
Journal
F. PF. A
New York Mail
Quit Meat and Salts Urge Kidney Relief Ad
An advertisement urges quitting meat if kidneys bother and using salts to flush and purify kidneys. It claims meat forms uric acid that paralyzes kidneys, causing back pain, headaches, and bladder issues, recommending Jad Salts for a few days as a safe effervescent remedy.
Had Proof of Assertion by Harry Lauder
The comedian cites a Sunday school scene where a teacher explains God’s omnipotence and creation. A child counters that rabbits dig their own holes, asserting a gap in the creation narrative with a humorous twist.
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Harry Lauder
California Syrup of Figs as Child Laxative
A vintage ad-style piece touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative for children. It claims it cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping and restores a well playful child after bouts of fever sour stomach or irritability.
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California
Lydia Pinkham Testimonials Endorse Herbal Remedy
A collection of testimonial letters proclaims Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable compound as a genuine aid for women's health. Readers are assured letters reveal true names and addresses, urging others to try the remedy for backache nervous fatigue and related suffering. The publisher notes decades of use and offers advice through the company catalog.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia E
Should Seek Employment Elsewhere
A satirical note laments failed job pursuit at the Kansas City Star. The writer, invoking Longfellow Pendally, mocks bosses advising a deposed heeler to seek work, claiming a year of unsuccessful attempts to join as an obituary poet.
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Longfellow Pendally
Heeler
The
Star
Tom and
Joel
Kansas City Star
Beautify Your Hair With Danderine Claims
Advertising copy promises light, wavy hair after a Danderine clean. It claims dandruff relief and scalp invigoration with ongoing growth appearance, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store.
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Knowlton
Remembering Pleasant Things and Quiet Restraint Aboard
In a memoir style fragment the narrator advises steady memory of kind words and homely comforts like candy by the chimney and a simmering kettle. It counsels avoiding melancholy and questions about birth while noting that breaches of promise haunt the heart.
Mean Spirit and Dance at the Railway Town Gathering
A rural editor jokes about railway passes and dividends as a council member notes passes vanish. The pair discuss dancing and danger while a couple negotiates pleasures versus death. The Washington Star fragment reflects quirky small town chatter.
Problem for the Idle time at right angles in a day
A clock puzzle asks how many times in a 24 hour day the hour and minute hands stand at right angles. The problem appears in the Baltimore News and is attributed to Putnam Fadelessa Dyes.
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Baltimore News
The Difference In Fake Doctors Cares Questioned
The passage critiques the premise that counterfeit physicians provide genuine care. It ponders whether their so called medicines truly serve patients or simply mask issues, implying skepticism toward non licensed remedies and urging scrutiny of medical claims.
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Lillian E. Young
Washington Star
Knight St. Camden
Mrs. Haddock
Orem
Ocra
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Pleser
Veetal de Son
Rex
Linte Rock
Arkam
Dr. Peery
Opportunity
J. D. Kellogg
Northrop & Lyman CO. Ltd
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Grove
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