Importations and farflung cures amid a Cuba wartime mood
The text covers U S import values for precious stones over twenty five years totaling 180 900 000. It extols "5 DROPS" from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co as vital for troops in Cuba, urges the War Department to stock medicines, and mentions Red Cross relief, rheumatism neuralgia and sciatica as key ailments. It also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease, Hall's Catarrh Cure, a note on the first clock in Europe, and Haleakala volcano lore with a vignette on Hugo Wolf’s eccentricity.
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Spain
Swanson
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Til
Cuba
Antilles
Miss Barton
Red Cross
War Department
Electric rat trap claims another victim
A crude device using a small cheese fixed to an electric wire delivers a fatal shock to a rat that touches the cheese. The setup, described as an electric rat trap, highlights a lethal outcome from the improvised trap.
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Thich
Trials of saleswomen and Lydia E Pinkham ad quackery
The piece argues women endure long hours standing due to pelvic illness and urges writing to Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for her Vegetable Compound. It includes testimonials about relief from painful menses and back pain, claiming the remedy cures monthly suffering and offers free advice.
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Mus. Pissnam
Brandywine and Civil War Echoes in Wartime Verse
A long poem sequence recalls Brandywine and Yorktown battles, valor of Continental and British troops, and the lasting memory of Washington’s victory. It interweaves vivid battlefield imagery with reflections on glory, fate, and national identity, linking Civil War veterans’ reminiscences to earlier American struggles.
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Washington
Chicago
Fragmented question on brides and attire style
A fragmented inquiry questions why men notice a bride's face while women focus on her clothing. It mentions faces, complexions, and a fictional or garbled reference to Glenn's sulphur soap and Benson or WaIker words, then asks why time isn’t saved by stopping this water.
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Sheridan
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le Roy
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Nea
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Pitcher
Mark Z
Samuel Pitcher
Hyanis
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Centaur Company
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