Americas Summer Resorts Four Track Series No 2
The item advertises free information on New York area lakes rivers and seashore resorts. It offers a four track series guide titled Americas Summer Resorts No 2 and notes it can be obtained by sending a two cent stamp to George H. Daniels at Grand Central Station New York. An old dialect quote from Uncle Reuben is included.
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America
New York
New Evgiznd
America’s
George H. Daniels
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Grand Central Station
Allen's Foot Ease Ad and Related Quotes
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired feet and ease tight shoes with a house address in Le Roy New York. The text also includes assorted quotations and misquoted snippets from various sources, likely from a newspaper page.
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Allen
Persge Seer
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Notice
Ad claims Taxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Featured in The Four Track News for July with bold promotion by newsdealers. Five cents copy. Quotation from Shenstone and Ram's Horn cited in the fragment.
Honest Streak Wins Lenient Sentence At Milwaukee House
A Milwaukee man charged with stealing wood is found guilty but given 30 days in the house of correction. An attorney appealing for mercy provides a humorous plea, then instructs the prisoner to deliver the paper and five cents to get admitted. The man follows through, turning the tale into a comic ending.
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House of Correction
Milwaukee Sentinel
Justice of the Peace
Milwaukee
John
Passage of affection and a drink replace old kisses
In dialogue from the era a woman recalls past fables of kissing in tunnels before marriage and a friend asks if it continues. The reply notes change: now he drinks. A vivid period snapshot contrasts romance with shifting habits as printed in Chicago Daily News and Puck.
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Chicago Daily News
Fifteen Cents a Day Family Scrapes By in City Slum
A Norwegian mother in Long Island City keeps two children on about 15 cents daily. She cooks soup beans and onions, drinks water, and shares beer for dinner while awaiting back wages from Edward Woolsey. The two children, Ida and Henry Bernard, appear healthy despite dirt and hardship.
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Jansens
Woolsey
Long Island City
Jansen
Woolseys
Edward Woolsey
Ida
Henry Bernard
Donts for Beauty from the Washington Star
A list of facial care cautions and sun beauty tips urges readers to use caution with cosmetics, sun exposure, and treatments. It covers cleansing habits, avoidant practices, lemon and vinegar uses, and when to apply creams, scrubs, and powders for varied complexions.
Novelty Returns to Bracelets in Fashionable Jewelry
Jewelry makers revive the heavy gold bracelet once worn by society women. The broad band and chain styles return, with jewelers showcasing opulent ornaments that highlight the combined artistry of goldsmithing and gem setting.
Origin of stateroom name traced to Shreveport voyage
A Washington Post writer explains the origin of the term staterooms on Capt. Shreve’s Mississippi boats. Spaces named after states the Father of Waters traversed inspired the phrase staterooms. The practice gave travelers better amenities and a distinctive naming scheme.
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Stateroom
Aldrich
Alabama
Washington Post
Louisiana
Shreveport
Capt. Shreve
Mississippi River
Shreve
Commonwealths
Father of Waters
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
New Jewelry Fashions Highlight Modern Yet Ancient Styles
A Brooklyn Eagle note describes a bracelet combining gold links with turquoise and diamond, blending old charm with modern demand for elaborate ornament. Rings are described as ever evolving from ancient designs, with one features three diamonds and the other a single pearl in novel settings.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Farmer and Planter Blues and Hustlers
Two farmers discuss how to recover corn from muddy fields with a homemade sled. One recalls hauling five hundred bushels using pine runners and oak shoes, while another speaks of steady, inventive effort overcoming tough odds.
Finest Library on Anarchy Acquired by Columbia
Columbia Morning Side Heights gains a large anarchist library once owned by a French activist. About 2 000 books and documents, 252 newspaper sets, 260 books, autograph letters, photos, and 270 large anarchist broadsides form a world class collection valued for research. Dr Canfield notes its scientific value and rarity.
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Columbia
Morningside Heights
James P. Canfield
London
Bakouin Down
Velvet bean and cassava prove valuable forage in Florida beef study
Practical Farmer notes Florida experiments using velvet bean forage, cassava roots, and cottonseed meal to feed beeves, showing velvet bean yields about 12 tons per acre and cassava seven tons. The study compares native scrub to grade beef, finding the latter superior and suggesting southwide potential for independent beef production using homegrown feeds.
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South
Florida
North Carolina
Raleigh
Lessons for the Foal and Early Training
A farm article explains that a foal's early handling shapes its future behavior. It argues young foals fear humans and that early firm training reduces later breaking. Begin lessons within days of birth to establish humans as a trusted, masterful presence.
Rail engineer and dairy farmer lesson on steady energy
A Farm and Fireside passage compares railway practice to prudent farming. It argues that a locomotive maintains fire, steam, water, and lubrication during idle times to meet future heavy pulls, just as a dairyman should ensure continuous, sufficient feeding to keep cows ready for peak demand.
Millet-seed as poultry feed and egg freshness tips
The piece discusses millet seed as a cheap poultry feed supplement with higher oil and lower starch than corn, noting its slow-eating advantage and potential use as a special food. It also advises farmers to ensure eggs are delivered fresh, and to invite customers to inspect farming methods to command higher prices.
Poultry and Farm Advice From Early Agricultural Discussion
Overcrowded poultry causes disease and poor vitality, hurting profits. Hogs should roam bearing orchards in summer to clean fallen fruit and pests. Emphasis on quality poultry to fetch fair prices. Notes on farm modernization, eggs, incubators, cold storage, and growing demand.
What kind of man in Jared Bears anyhow
A summer resident asks about Jared Bears a man described as a "good beginner." The tale portrays him as versatile but unfocused, starting many trades yet finishing few, always busy but never progressing, despite honest effort. He avoids laziness yet never completes tasks, unlike milllionaires.
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Jared
Stone Wall
Tie
Milllionaires
All Around Cures and a Sealing Captain’s Tale
A sealing captain recalls how a Newfoundland governor pressed for a ship’s doctor during a voyage with 200 men. The cook dispenses medicines by trial, substituting bottles until he finds something that helps, a method the captain uses to argue the dust’s futility and the cook’s improvisation.
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Newfoundland
Lippincott’s
North Star
Sen John's
Open Letter Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills For Elderly
In Bellflower Missouri on July 6 an elderly resident G V brer writes to older Americans urging Dodd's Kinney Pills for kidney trouble. Bohrer, age 84, says he suffered nightly urination before using the pills, bought two boxes, improved quickly, and has remained well for over a year.
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Dean
Betes
F. Dattarn
Bellflower
G. V. Brer
Dodd
Mr. Bohrer
Windfall and wedding jokes in a family clergy scene
A humor snippet notes banks and windfall expectations with a clergyman father in law as bridegroom’s fee recipient. A physician’s wife asks for ten dollars while a doctor muses on a draft. A husband teases about luncheon costs as his wife resists understanding.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable treatment for female troubles. A Jacksonville Florida resident, Mrs. R. A. Anderson, cites cures in months for longstanding issues and endorses the product for restoring health and vitality.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
R. A. Anderson
Washington St
Jacksonville
Fla
America
Lydia BE. Pinkham
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Buffalo
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Csychine
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Pine St
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McGee
Mayfield Medicine Mfg. Co
St. Louis
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Milady
Washington Star
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Natural
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McNeill & & Lipby
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Ill
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