Homes and rents push ownership in frugal living
The article discusses the value of home ownership over renting, citing a man who rented twenty years ago and saw rent rise from 20 to 25 dollars. It extols building a simple two person home for 700 to 800 dollars, growing fruit trees, and improving property value while noting the pride of landed proprietorship and the financial stability it offers. It also covers lawn care, soil preparation, and modest exterior painting as keys to increasing home value and neighborhood appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Shoes and toilet topics mix in curious ad snippets
An assortment of late 19th century ads and quips mingles about shoe sizes and scent free toilet products. Prominent lines promote ease with antiseptic powders for shoes by Allen’s and Paxtine, Garfield Tea for constipation, and humorous social observations about economy and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Nonstandard Defense Speech in Domestic Dispute
Fragmentary OCR text depicts a domestic dispute with a husband accused of harming his spouse. The fragment mentions Mrs Homes Fanny and Mrs Bangs Furey and a claim that the husband sat on her. No clear date, location, or outcome is readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny
Bangs Furey
Henry rep says US foe of international marriages at dinner
Congressman Henry of Texas cited Lotta Golde, heiress, as an example during a Washington dinner. He claimed she was courted in Monte Carlo by a Spanish grandee with fashionably phrased dialogue. The anecdote centered on a creditor’s timing rather than personal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Texas
Washington
Gobsa Golde
Lotta Golde
Monte, Carlo
Ciro's
Dejanire
Salle Garnier
Don Guzman
Helas
Eczema Relieved by Cuticura Remedies Claims Cure
A testimonial from Elizabeth Géniki of Fort Smith Arkansas describes severe eczema on the neck cured in three weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after poor results from a doctor. The letter praises the products and notes an added gunpowder burn treatment example. Also includes advice on child cheer and a doctor call warning for throat infections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Géniki
Forrest City
Ark
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Antestina
Love and marriage views from Miss Corelli talk
A Toronto era writer quotes Miss Marie Corelli at the Colony Club in New York about marrying for love. She asserts that matching hearts, not status, guides happiness and notes the dangers of loveless marriage in a witty exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie- Corelli
Colony Club
New York
Miss Corelli
Stratford
Miss Corellis
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old Murine Eye Remedy advertisement touts rapid relief for weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It claims no smarting and that Oculists endorse the product, with bottles and tubes sold through Progeists at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Kepar
Murine Eye
Murine Eyes Remedy Co
Chicago
Fragmented Quotations and Advertisements Blend in Page
A jumbled OCR page mixes light witticisms with medical ads and prose fragments. Notable items reference Benham dialogues, hemorrhoid remedies, teething cures, and political quotes, reflecting a scattershot 19th century newspaper page.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
Reports from Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota describe nervousness backache and crying spells improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim the remedy restored well being and invite women to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Platea
Lydis E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Platea, Pa
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Chicago Record
Herald
Menoms
Jefferson
Philadelphia
Ernest
William A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Ill
Jerusha
Josiah
Josh
Mireners
Ase
Luesret
Reon
Rex
Sso NT
Pan
Muccies
Stella
Paxton Toilet Co
Crite Sngwelbaieoey Co
posTos
Salt Lake City
God of Love
Luther Burbank
Tleeaies
Fletcher
E. Ovel
Epictetus
Benham
Mrs. Sigourney
Ben
Krummacher
Brs
Winston
Schiller
Alder Bisco
Gaile
Stones of Troubles
VF Company
Caica
Price
Haverstock RD
Hampstead
Londos
Quickly
John L. Thompson
Defiange
Dr. Pierce
Douglas
Douglas Shoes
W.lugias
Donstes
Dengien Brosions Moses
Cel
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