Doctor Lapponi Endorses Pink Pills for Pale People in Rome
In a letter from Giuseppe LaPponi of Rome the Vatican physician states he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for four simple anemia of development cases and that results met his expectations. He claims the pills treat anemia neuralgia ner vous prostration and similar nerve and blood disorders and aid new blood formation.
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Lapponi
Vatican
Leo XIII
Pius X
Dr. Williams
Giuseppe LaPponi
Via Dei Gracchi
Rome
Williams
Harriman Sees Strong American Spirit Behind Prosperity
Financier E. H. Harriman returns from Europe praising distribution of money and lack of class barriers. He cites the American spirit and mentions a humorous editorial job anecdote illustrating ambition, perseverance, and self made success.
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E. H. Harriman
Europe
The Young Student With A Tiny Claim To Identity
A New York pupil in a primary class resists standard data request, declaring his name is John and that his father will not attend. He refuses to provide ages or parental details, prompting a humorous exchange about names and age. The teacher records only what is necessary.
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New York
New York Press
Dad
John
Flowers From the Elysian Fields Met Queen Mary of Scotland
In a whimsical scene Mary of Scotland praised for beauty sits apart as a Chicago creams expert questions her milk bath. The queen confirms using fresh milk daily while the critic quips the mix was seventy five percent river water.
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Mary of
Scotland
Odd hotel guest asks for mouse trap in New York
A Sun report quotes a New York room clerk about eccentric guests. An elderly woman requested a trap instead of a mouse, insisting there had never been a mouse in the house. She received the trap.
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New York
Sun
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Sufferer After Years of Pain
Joseph McCauley of Chicago describes years of backache loss of sleep and appetite before using Doan's Kidney Pills. He claims four boxes produced a complete and permanent cure and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Joseph McCauley
Sholto St
Chicago
Tecumseh Lodge
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Senator Quay's Train Note Practical Joke
The late Senator Matthew S. Quay of Pennsylvania used his wit to influence a Harrisburg interview. On a train he handed a folded note to a Philadelphia reporter for Gen. Beaver, asking him not to talk. Beaver read the note and canceled the interview, amused by the ploy and Quay's judgment of men.
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Matthew 5
Quay
Pennsylvania
Gen. Beaver
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Brooklyn Eagle
Veteran's Office
Meaning of True Tact in Social Influence
The article explains tact as genuine thoughtfulness and sympathy in word and deed. It stresses unselfish cultivation, avoids flattery and confrontation, represses egotism and coarse humor, and emphasizes subtle, considerate behavior without parading personality.
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Harper's Bazar
Chowder Method From People’s Home Journal
Chop quarter pound fat salt pork and onions then cook ten minutes. Add one pint diced potatoes and boil ten minutes. Stir in one pint corn, season, simmer fifteen minutes. Make a milk sauce with butter and flour, add, adjust seasoning, boil up twice.
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People’s Home Journal
Scallop Dishes For Six From Boston Globe
A recipe item from the Boston Globe details scallops baked with bread crumbs butter pepper parsley lemon and seasonings. It describes trimming cleaning six shells buttering them stuffing three scallops per shell topping with crumbs and butter and baking about forty minutes for six servings.
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Boston Globe
Green corn custard with broiled tomatoes
A recipe from a southern cookbook describes baked green corn custard with four eggs salt paprika onion juice and milk. It is baked in buttered moulds set in a water bath and served with broiled tomatoes and a cream sauce of butter flour and milk.
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Boston
Early Tomato Pie Recipe From Boston Globe
Recipe lists ingredients for green tomatoes sugar raisins cinnamon cloves salt and butter. Tomatoes are simmered with sugar and spices in a stewpan for two hours before raisins are stirred in and a small piece of butter added to each pie.
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Boston Globe
Commencement Sparks Unexpected Engagement
Miss Vassurgurl imagines an engagement after a chance meeting at commencement. Yalevard reflects that the ceremony marked the end of one chapter and the start of another.
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Vassurgurl
Yalevard
Southern Farmer's Prosperous Vision of Agriculture
A long piece extols farming as the South’s bright future, arguing farmers gain from science, machines, and institutions. It notes cotton markets and demand, cites Vanderbilt fortunes from agriculture, and praises youth pursuing farming as a worthy life, ending with a shift to sweet potato storage guidance.
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Dixie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Commodore
William H. Vanderbilt
H. E. Dana
Harvesting sweet potatoes before frost injury
The article advises digging sweet potatoes before vines suffer frost damage. For small plantings a regular potato fork suffices, while larger patches require more careful handling to preserve the tubers.
Fall feeding of cattle with green corn strategy
The author argues fall feeding is best for the average farmer after summer grazing. Start with green corn as soon as roasting ears are available, feed the whole stalk on grass, and continue until the corn dries, then remove ears and feed in troughs.
Suggested Calf Shipment Guidelines from Market Report
Calves aged three to six weeks and weighing about 100 pounds are ideal for shipment. Cut out the head leaving the hide, remove entrails except kidneys, liver, and heart, and slit the carcass along its length. Do not wash. wipe dry. Cool and air circulate. avoid tying in bags to prevent tainting.
Changes in orchard practice speed toward dwarf tree trials
The article outlines rapid shifts in orchard methods over the past decade from spraying to cultivation and cover crops, then mulching, and now considering dwarf trees. It notes that if dwarfs prove profitable, success will depend on refined cultural practices, careful thinning, high quality fruit, premium packaging, and a niche fancy market.
HERE AND THERE ON DAIRY AND FARMING PRACTICE
Practical notes on dairyImplements choosing cost efficiency and product quality. Advice covers cream ripeness, sow lactation, poultry profitability, cow pig dog relations, tobacco farming value, and labor saving machines for farming tasks.
Samoan Cricket and Marbles Atop Daily Life In Apia
ANNA H. CLARK observes life in Apia Samoa where cricket, marbles and mumbly peg occupy all ages. Games break norms with 10 to 50 players per side and can last days. Police confiscate marbles yet join in games, while elders and youths share play in a communal, carefree culture.
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Apia
Island
Samoa
Gae
Isles
Two Men in Building as Fire Destroys Site
Firefighters report two men were inside when the building collapsed in Philadelphia. One man remains in the ruins, refusing to be moved claiming it was not his turn to play.
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Philadelphia Press
Gazzletool’s Expression Hardened Say Miss Cayenne
The Washington Star quotes Miss Cayenne noting Mr. Gazzletool’s change from a mobile countenance to an automobile countenance, suggesting a sharp, lasting shift in his appearance and mood.
Mrs Ka Flippe Dazes Man After Auto Collision
The Chicago Record Herald records a remark about Mrs. Ka Flippe described as stunning after she allegedly struck a man with her car, leaving him unconscious for about three hours.
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George
Ka Flippe
Chicago Record-Herald
Hair on coat sleeve nearly ends marriage says Town Topics
An anxious mother brought her son to Princeton and entrusted him to the president Francis L. Patton. He warned the mother with a solemn pledge that they guarantee satisfaction or return the boy. The tale is recounted in Success with the light tone of a quip on domestic matters.
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St. Maude
Claude
Princeton
Francis L. Patton
Indians and canned goods linked by Alaska traveler
Burton Holmes notes Alaska Indians equate white men with canned foods as closely connected. He carried a phono graph during a visit and showed it to an old chief who had never seen a talking machine. The chief watched, then grinned and declared, Him canned white man.
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Burton Holmes
Alaska
Holmes
White Ribbon Use Sparks Talk on Sincerity and Temptation
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette relates a Chicago Daily News story about the white ribbon as total abstinence. A brewery employee wore the ribbon for months, then admitted he wore it to invite temptation and, when tempted, he would succumb.
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Robert J. Burdette
Red flannel cure tale ends with line about beads
Mr Jenks buys red flannel undergarments touted as a cure for rheumatism. A two week return visit leads to a dispute as his wife remarks the red line around his neck resembles a baby's corn bead string, prompting the shopkeeper's unhelpful defense.
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Mr. Jenks
Jenks
Field’s Humble Arrival Before Denver Trip
After a Europe trip Eugene Field faced hard times and visited a St. Louis hotel. He asked only to arrive, not to dine or sleep, explaining he had not arrived at a good hotel for months and felt better afterward, then walked away.
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Eugene Field
Europe
Denver
St. Louis
Str
Lield
San Francisco
Whimsical Clippings Reflect Early 1900s News Snippets
A collage of brief, humorous quotes from various papers. Jests about women's shoe sizes, a claim of Piso’s Cure, a Newark or Norwich testimonial, jokes on photography, autos, family life, rewards for a missing wife, and playful observations on legislators from Japan.
Drama Quip Sparks Debate Over French Influence
A salon anecdote recalls a young author and manager debating a play's French origins. The author says the drama is taken from the French, while the manager doubts the French will miss it, highlighting literary vanity and cross cultural borrowing.
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