Peripatetic Seller Demonstrates New Shopping Bag
The Newark News reports a streetcar scene where a young salesman proves a foldable shopping bag that fits in a vest pocket. Passengers crowd, a mother and woman joke about the bundle, and a conductor removes the offended traveler amid laughter. Dayton, Tenn. notes praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills by N. R. Roberts, claiming relief from back pain and kidney trouble.
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Newark
OT Ois
Phe Wranpoigs
Awatehus
Thorsefid
Birsie ‘Dees
Boy Tries Strange Tooth Trick After Dentist Extracts
A small boy asks for the extracted tooth. He plans to take it home to stuff with sugar and display on a plate to watch it ache, as described in a New York Work item.
Laundering the Baby's Clothes Advice
Eleanor R Parker urges mothers to wash infants garments only with Ivory Soap under the mother's direction to avoid irritation from strong alkalies in other soaps.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Dreamer Was a Ripper in Sleep Sale Spoof
A dawn rag of a tale recalls a drygoods salesman who dreamt of selling goods to customers. In a country town, the partner of a general merchant kept awake at night with dream shop chatter. One nightmare climaxed with a fake sale as cotton goods vanished in his sleep.
Quotation Snippets From Newspapers About People And Dogs
A collage of brief quotes from various papers references insanity expertise dogs reasoning and social opinion. It mentions Atchison Globe Century Chicago Sun The Commoner and a sentiment about a girl weary after a rejected suitor and a remark on genius as unrecognized talent.
Grape-Nuts Credit For Clear Thinking And Energy
A brain worker credits Grape-Nuts for mental clarity and steady energy, noting bulk digestion issues with other foods. He reports improved output and claims the cereal provides essential nutrition for the brain and nervous system, promoted by Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Autumn Bride Elect Hosts Casual Recipe Exchange Tea
An autumn bride elect hosts a three to six afternoon party inviting eight friends. Guests sign a kitchen recipe book with ink drawings of the new housewife at work. A tasting of the hostess’s salad and coffee follows in a room heated by a Russian samovar.
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Gould
Clever charity auction supper by a literary club
A So literary club organized a charitable auction supper described as a clever scheme. Members prepared baskets with filled edible suppers and hidden guest cards, inviting donors to bid for baskets and discover the hostess via the concealed card. A guessing game about states followed, listing playful Q and A about state nicknames and attributes.
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Whalesale
Semien
Arm
Anedon Siper
Secret of keeping children happy at all ages
A mother notes a party where girls took dolls home and were served cocoa chicken sandwiches and crackers shaped as dolls. She says the event caused little fatigue or friction, attributing ease to not inviting boys and suggesting keeping children and older people content hinges on hospitality and calm.
Beautiful eyes and brow care from the Chicago record
An advice column urges women to protect eye health with washing and rest. A home remedy uses boric acid camphor and hot water for inflammation and weakness. It discusses eyebrow grooming with oil and vaseline blends, warns against overworking lashes, and notes risks of cosmetic procedures and German stains for darkening brows.
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Mme
Chicaco Record- Herald
Indians Observe The Day In Ancient Ceremonials
The article describes indigenous rituals tied to a sun god festival, noting the belief in a sun god who returns northward from a southern land. It mentions sun statues atop a town building, San Francisco mountain, and a sun priest announcing December 1st, with divinities in costumes, a mystery play, and an emphasis on appeasing a dangerous serpent deity to ensure migration northward.
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Christina
St. Nicholas
San Princisco
Mishttan
Mexico
Central America
Arizona
Quaker Tea Party Delights Gentlemen Guests
A group of girls decorates for an afternoon Quaker tea party after a summer at resorts. Invitations emphasize plain attire and modest speech with a playful constraint using thee and thou. Simple foods include crusty sponge cake, tea, and coffee in plain settings.
Paper Doll Party for Ten Year Olds
A mothers’ idea for entertaining little girls who enjoy crafts. Invitations set two o’clock, bring scissors. At the hall ten-year-olds sat at sewing tables choosing colored fashion plates and cutting dresses from ads. They pasted tissue and lace to form paper doll outfits, voting on the prettiest dress.
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Ioads
The Selfish Girl Folkloric Character Sketch
A moral vignette condemns the selfish girl who hides her good fortune from friends. It portrays envy over a friend's beauty and the fear of sharing an introduction that might elevate another above her.
Forbear to yield and heal the breaches between us
A quotation urging mutual concession and restraint. It champions giving way less than due, enduring more than expected, and respecting another’s judgment to bridge divides. It warns that resentment and stubbornness fuel endless disputes and harm integrity.
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C. A. Hartot
Viennese actress endures 23 days with water fast
A Viennese actress advertised herself by a strict 23 day water fast in a glass rise while studying her new role. Crowds gathered at the Prater as she remained inside. Afterward she left the cage and ate a hearty meal of fish veal and beer ending with schnapps.
Tramp Seeks Quick Sewing Job At Doorstep
A tramp knocks at a back door and asks a lady for a small sewing task. She agrees, and he requests to sew a pair of buttons on a bitten item, saying it would oblige him. The tale is told in a clipped, old newspaper voice from the San Francisco Crispette.
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San Francisco
Morocan Chief Minister Visits London Parliament
When El Merebhi, serving as chief minister to the sultan of Morocco, toured London he admired the Houses of Parliament and asked what the building was for. He was told it is a place where the nation’s affairs are settled, and he exclaimed in astonishment that “six hundred” do so much, noting his master settles everything himself.
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Dayton
Tenn
Dodd
N. R. Roberts
Karney Troutle
el Merebhi
Morocco
London
California Fig Syrup Co
Cass of Ruggists
Dresden's Artificial Flowers Industry Notice
In Dresden district there are about 400 artificial flower manufactories producing mowers, av es and fruits. The largest works employ around 250 to 1,000 people, with total trade employment near 1,200. A large share are women and girls earning from five to two shillings weekly.
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Dresden
Lvoon
Beethovens Echoes Reverberate at Quiet Soiree
Mrs Oldcastle voices passion for Beethoven as hostess finishes polishing a $200 solitaire and contemplates pumpkin Heany day. Josiah comments on road plans while a relaxed scene unfolds in a lightly altered Sunday Herald item.
Miners Ordered From Cripple Creek Late Arrival
In Cripple Creek in years past Jm W Woodbridge and his wife reached Goldfield New. They were promptly told by miners to leave town and board the first train.
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Cripple Creek
Jm W. Woodbridge
Goldfield
New
Subway Park Street Sign Mishap Reveals Missing Letter
A fragmentary note from observers describes a Park Street subway exit sign that lost a letter changing its meaning. The Watchman reports confusion as travelers read the altered sign and debated its intended instruction.
French Auto Scouts Report in Wartime Police Traps
Fragmentary text mentions scouts and police traps amid wartime themes. It references British assertions and witnesses in line of need, with unclear context and fragmented wording.
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Tf Corps
Best Hogs in France and Their Heavy Weights
In France the top hog breed is the Craonnals which often reach about 540 pounds in five to six months. A prize hog weighed two pounds at ten months and twenty five days old.
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France
Mrs Gayman and others spar over perceptions
In a brief exchange from the Cnicazo Tribune, Mrs Gayman insists men are deceitful while Mrs Olibey counters that they merely think so. The dialogue notes they do not receive or respond to a hit.
Sunday Play Threat Spurs Shop Assistants Union
Shop assistants in Birmingham declare they will form a Sunday sports society if a weekly halt is not granted. They vow to play football, cricket, and tennis on Sundays, signaling a potential dispute over rest-day work.
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Nrmingham
Engand
Wit and misprints at a social football scene
A fragment from a Chicago Journal note features Miss De Playne and a diplomat discussing a stranger’s remark about a face and a fence. Lippincott's hints at a spectator named Gladys witnessing football, with a playful exchange about an eleven on a man during the game.
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Miss de Playne
Von
Chicago Journal
Quotable lines on wealth and trust in early papers
A composite of remarks from 19th century editors. The New York Sun quips about doctors and wealth while the Washington Star quotes a speaker, Tlnele Eben, arguing against trusts and noting local famy troubles tied to deceit and vice.
Bald Heads Covered by Cuticura Skin Cure Ad
An old advertisement extols Cuticura for skin and hair treatment claiming it stops hair loss, removes scales and parasites, nourishes follicles, and promises growth on a healthy scalp. It markets Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills priced at 21 00, noting a single set can cure. The piece also includes fragmented political notes and a Lewes Globe citation.
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Jamaica
Germany
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America
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le Millows
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OMI
Piero
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Oransas
Catia Netlys
NTSC
Xntivcas
W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
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Ethel
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Allyene
Wiis
Aoeo
Yanke
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N. Y. Sun
Tinele Eben
Washington Star
Tiso
T. Lewes
Globe
Mart
Mull
Wrace
Jobber
Mull’s Grape Tonic CO
Makers
Third Ave
Rock Island
AMIGO
Price
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W. Diemer
H. D
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