Court hears closing in slander suit with wry exchanges
The jury listens to closing arguments before Judge Ben M. Smith in a damage case alleging slander. The plaintiff's attorney blasts the defendant for ingratitude while the defendant's counsel mocks gratitude as nonconstitutional. Interposed remarks include a quip that gratitude would bar citizenship. A Chicago Evening Post quote follows with light humor about London sermons and civil questions to police.
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Ben M. Smith
Chicago Evening Post
Postum Health Craze Sparks Testimonials Amid Coffee Debate
A string of reader letters extols Postum as a cure for coffee linked headaches and nervous issues. Testimonials recount quitting coffee improves headaches and stomach trouble, urging others to switch to Postum as a healthier beverage option.
Home Massage Routine for Busy Women in Woman's Home Companion
An article on massage offers a simple nightly beauty regimen for busy women. It outlines steps using milk, oatmeal, almond oil or cold cream, and fuller's earth to cleanse and soften skin, plus resting techniques and a warning against overdoing pressure.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Preservation and care tips for silk and stockings
Silk should not be stored in white paper as chloride of lime in the bleaching paper can ruin the color. New stockings last longer if shrunk before wearing. wash in warm water with a dash of ammonia, wring and dry for best results.
Serge Costume in Pale Gray for a Smart Model
Description of a pale gray serge Russian coat with basque eased to a stitched band and blue pastel details. Edges finished with multiple stitches, lawn frills at the wrists, plain ankle-length skirt, gray pedal straw bowler, button and feather trim. Materials list includes four and a half yards serge, half yard blue cloth, eight buttons, five yards silk lining.
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Alvo
Revere
Black chintz and painted furniture trend discussed
The New York Herald notes American homes favor black back chintzes with garlands baskets and medallions matching painted furniture. Printed linens with light backgrounds lessen objections to background chintzes and are used for hangings and cushions for cane and rush seating.
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New York Herald
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Constipation
An aging population faces reduced activity and digestion issues. harsh laxatives are discouraged. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a mild effective remedy, is recommended by physicians and users. Free trial bottle offered by Dr W B Caldwell, 203 West St, Monticello, Ill.
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W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell
West St
Monti‘cello, Il
Adv
Eben-See Miss Antique to Wed at Last
The note states Eben-See Miss Antique will marry, with Flo-The clergyman described as the groom and paid by another party, taking no responsibility for the union.
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Eben
Dodds Kidney Pills Healed Gray County Judge
Philip Miller a 63 year old probate judge from Cimarron Kansas reports long heart trouble and kidney issues resolved after about a year on Dodds Kidney Pills. He claims dizziness eye puffiness breath shortness chills and back ache vanished with continued use and notes his weight and strength improved. The letter also advertises Dodds Kidney Pills 50 cents a box and related consumer materials.
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Dodds Kidney
Button misplacement in church offering satire
After services a man tells his wife he found a button on the way to church and placed it in his change pocket with a quarter. She fears a mishap, but he states he put the quarter into the collection basket by mistake. Judge.
Inventor’s Quip on Heatless Light and Vanishing Bills
A witty line from Shop' Talk features the Inventor speaking to himself about heatless light teakless fixtures invisible ash can and a disappearing bed. He jokes about perfecting a footless meter and vanishing gas bill as an urbanite’s ideal.
Maid Billy Brown Mouth Praise Sparks Banter
A playful exchange from an English magazine quotes Maid Billy Brown claiming the prettiest mouth in the world and a playful retort from The Man daring to compare. The lighthearted snippets capture a flirtatious public persona.
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Billy Brown
English Magazine
Irregular Rounder Jukes Cited in Quip Debate
A fragment cites a dispute over Jukes as a rounder with one side labeling him regular and the other calling him irregular. The source text is incomplete but centers on a characterization of Jukes in a sports or game context.
A Midlands guest orders crab at seaside inn
A jolly visitor asks for crab and ale at a seaside hotel. He feasts on the entire crab shell and claws, praising the taste but noting the crust was a touch hard and orders another pint. The landlady grins at the unusual dinner.
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Midlands
London
Cure for skin rash praised by Miss Kate M. Dobson
Miss Kate M. Dobson of Salt Lake City reports a severe itchy rash with many red spots that resembled measles. After trying other treatments, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting dramatic relief after the first use and complete cure over three years.
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Washington St
Salt Lake City
Utah
Kate M. Dobson
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Humorous brag about vast farms and long milking trips
Two men boast about rich fathers. One claims a Connecticut farm so large the father milks cows, kisses everyone goodbye, and returns Saturday. The other says his Pennsylvania farm is so vast that he imprisons young couples to milk cows and grandkids bring back the milk.
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Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Her Name Was Not Polly Ticks in Illinois Campaign
A late campaign anecdote from Illinois recalls a candidate asking a farmer about politics. The farmer, in farmer attire, replies that politics aren’t his concern and quips that his daughter's name is not Polly Ticks, ending the interview.
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Polly Ticks
Illinois
Missouri merchant recalls night shirt sales tale
A traveling man hopes to show samples to a Missouri merchant in a backwoods town. A customer buys two night shirts, sparking a bemused exchange with a lank bootsed lumberman who jokes about not staying up at night.
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Marr
Missouri
Lippincott's
Women organize broom brigade for civic affairs
Quote highlights women succeeding in civic affairs when they organize a broom brigade and make a clean sweep.
Periodic Pains Helped by Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Rochester New York mother reports her 18 year old daughter relieved from monthly dizziness and cramps after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A sixteen year old from Stoutsville Ohio also attests to relief from headaches backache and irregularity. The Lydia Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts notes hundreds of such letters from grateful mothers.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ritchard N. Dunham
Exchange St
N.Y
Stoutsville
Ohio
Colra B. Fosnaugh
Stoutaville
R.F.D
No. L
Lydia Pinkham
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