Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Oregon Woman
Oregon Ill resident Mrs D M Alters owner of a small farm raises six hundred chickens yearly. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after an organic trouble that left her unable to walk. She urges other women in similar distress to seek the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Oregon
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Come Pound
D. M. Alters
R. R
Lynn, Mass
Overlooked Clock Says Noon Means Lunch Time
A grouchy man rushes to register a message about time. The speaker notes the driver and wagon, asks about conscience, and mocks attention to windows while ignoring clocks. The passage ends with the remark that noon equates to lunch, implying a national conscience is vindicated.
Church Supper Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A church supper plan prompts playful remarks about attracting crowds with pretty girls and oyster pie. One speaker jokes about a passion for both, noting that a hearty appetite comes from square meals as a witty remark.
Is this the night for a tale of sea and snow
A wind rattles a frontier house as a sailor recounts a wartime voyage aboard a schooner and the Cross and Crescent line. He describes sunk ships, shifting from deep water to freshwater travel, and a war that ends his berth. Miss Amanda cautions sleep, while Carolyn May pleads for Patience and a quick departure with Uncle Joe and Prince the dog in a snowy, stormy night.
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Mr. Parlow
Cross and Crescent Line
Amanda
Miss Amanda
Carolyn May
Prince
Miss Parlow
Uncle Joe
Princey
Mandy
White Road
Lye
Caryn
Matey
Fee
Little Miss
Jokin
Carolyn
Dunraven
The
Mariner
Sailor Tale and a Hardware Dealer's Unexpected Visit
In a sunlit bedroom a rescued sailor recounts the Dunraven wreck and a purser's boat escape as Carolyn May learns of her parents' possible fate. Miss Amanda summons Joseph Stagg to share vital details, revealing a long silent family history and stirring her own feelings.
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Benjamin
Carolyn
Joseph Stagg
Benjamin Hardy
Dunraven
Hannah
Mr. Stagg
Amanda
Miss Amanda
A Salt-Sea Flavor Enlivens a Family Homeward
Joseph Stagg trudges home with Carolyn May in tow as the pair join a bustle of excitement. Carolyn May exclaims their thrill and Uncle Joe responds with a puzzled, distracted remark amid the lively scene.
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Joseph Stagg
Carolyn May
Uncle Joe
Carolyn May Probes Sailor Man Tale At Parlow House
Swiftly Joseph Stagg returns home with Carolyn May who reports a snow discovery and a sleepy sailor on the Parlow couch. Carolyn must recount the tale to Aunty Rose Kennedy as officials note her pluck and insistence on visiting the Parlow residence after school.
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Carolyn May
Aunty Rose Kennedy
Joe
Rose
Joseph Stagg
Parlow House
Amanda
Prince
Snowy day confrontation at Parlow shop porch
Mr Stagg trudges toward Sunrise Cove when Miss Amanda appears at the Parlow shop, calling to speak to him earnestly as he passes. The noon moment hints at a pivotal dialogue between the two, set after a night of heavy snowfall.
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Mr. Stagg
Sunrise Cove
Parlow
Miss Amanda
Mr. Stage
Night Guard Gaffe at Camp Dodge Sparks Laughter
A new Swede sentry on guard duty at Camp Dodge asked for guidance after being relieved. When told the officer with relief, the sentry finally blurted dismiss yourselfs and be reconciled, breaking the quiet with a roar of laughter.
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Camp Dodge
Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound for Hair Darkening
A vintage ad notes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a modern ready to use hair darkener. It promises gray coverage plus a lustrous look and hides application traces, with the method of applying via comb or brush for a dark even color. It contrasts old home mixing with store bought ease. It also includes a brief note on diagnosing pretend deafness by piano key changes during singing.
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Wyeth
Hall's Catarrh Cure T: Hall's Catarrh Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. A constitutional remedy via the blood is claimed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine supposedly frees the Eustachian tube by reducing inflammation. The notice offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and provides free circulars from EF. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall’s Catarre Medicind
EF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Speak ing clocks replace hands in Swiss homes
Clocks without hands or faces become common in Switzerland. The timepiece sits in the hall and, when a button is pressed, uses photographic arrangements to call out the current time such as Half past five or Five minutes to nine.
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Switzerland
Pimples to Pimply-Free Skin with Cuticura Trio
An advertisement praises Cuticura Ointment Soap and hot water for pimples and blackheads and urges daily use to keep skin clear. It also mentions Cuticura Talcum and includes unrelated ad lines about a sale on alfalfa and sweet clover. The source blends product promo with miscellaneous quotes and names.
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Spring Tonic
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a fifty year trusted spring tonic. It claims to rebuild blood, strengthen nerves, and aid recovery after winter illness and measles related lung soreness. A reader testimonial from G S Kyicat of 811 N Crawford notes sleep improvement and liver relief after using the remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr.Pierce
S. Carrot
G. S
Kyicat
N. Crawford
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Dr. H. Graves
Westminster Bldg
Chicago, Il
Des Moines
Arolyn of
Ruth Belmore
Endicott
Dodd, Mead Snp Company
the Dunraven
Amanda Parlow
Home
Congress
Garfield
John Mulhall
Sioux City
Iowa
United States
Homeseekers’ Bureau
U. S. Railroad Adminstration
Washington
J. L. Edwards
U. S. Administration
Washington, D. C
W. F.young
Temple St
Sprinafield
Liberty
H. M. Howe
S. Western Ave
Chicago
Fiserinist
Abneese
Conley Ray
OLN Li Dodge
Baker Ice Machine Co
Nicholas St. Omaha, Neb
Mother Gray
Western Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatche
Ewan
Alberta
Gala
Makatchewan and
Alberti
M. J. Johnstone
5Th Street
Des Moines, Iowa
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