My Childhood Self and the Lover of Fair Women
In a reflective piece narrated as a long childhood memory the speaker recalls a roguish lifelong pursuer of loves. The swift flares of youth include Genevieve and Kate, Dorothy and others, quarrels, kisses, betrayals, and the lesson that boyhood ends as the man remains. The departure of the boy, on the day the narrator first wore long trousers, marks a lasting transformation.
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Ariel
Bacchus
Argus
Genevieve
Faery
Red Barn
Val
Dorothy
Diana’s Present Job at Plaza Hotel Floors
The article recalls the model behind the Diana statue atop Madison Square Garden, now seen cleaning marble floors at the Plaza hotel. Stanford White selected her 19 years ago during an opera, with possible modeling by Dan French. It also mentions Pauline Markham, once famed for the lost arms of Venus, linked to Tiffany and a church figure in New York.
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Diana
Venus
Tiffany
Beau Broadway
New York
Beer Label as Deed Stamp in West Africa
A commissioner in an English colony in West Africa found a trader had affixed a beer bottle label from a well known firm to a trading agreement as a so called government stamp. The incident illustrates the humorous misuse of trade labels in colonial administration.
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West Africa
Workmen Called to Preach Peace
A discourse contrasts anarchist violence with state oppression and urges peaceful reform. It condemns war as a barrier to progress and calls on workers to advocate universal peace while acknowledging justified struggles against oppression.
Simple Dressmaking Tips For Trimming and Waistbands
Practical guidance on sewing machine thread savings, buttonholes, and trimming bands. Tips include raising the machine foot to cut threads, making neat bands by stitching and guiding with parallel lines, hanging skirts with a hoop method, and avoiding hooks and eyes to reduce laundry dust. Includes a tea pin cushion idea using green pea pods and silk.
Cleaning Tan Leather for Home Care
The article explains how tan leather is hard to clean at home and offers methods to restore color. Use a damp rag on heavy tan gloves to remove dirt, then rub yellow shoes with turpentine on a woolen rag, dry, and brush to polish.
Wood care hint for hardwood cleaning and polish
A cleaning tip advises cleaning hardwood with a flannel dampened in turpentine then rubbing with boiled linseed oil. For spots, use fine sand mixed with oil applied with soft leather, then rub with leather to restore polish.
Treatment tips for a Black Eye
The article advises cold compresses or evaporating lotions when the injury is seen early to reduce swelling and limit discoloration. If seen after discoloration develops, hot compresses and massage are used, applying vaseline and rubbing for ten minutes several times daily to achieve near total removal within 24 hours.
Cream Vegetable Soup from an Old Recipe Card
An old kitchen method describes making Cream Vegetable Soup by melting butter in an iron kettle, frying an onion, simmering with tomatoes, and adding diced turnip potatoes carrot and cabbage. Add water, season, boil until tender, then stir in sour cream thickened with flour.
Boy's Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A Newark mother recounts a seven year old boy suffering eczema on face arms and legs since six weeks old. After trying doctors and skin specialists without relief she used Cuticura Remedies and saw gradual healing. The pain and sleepless months ended and she reports no expected recurrence.
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John G. Klumpp
Niagara St
Newark
N. J
New Definition Senator Harte Opposes Cigarette Sales
Senator Harte in Albany introduces a bill to curb sale and manufacture of cigarettes. He is known for terse striking remarks and spoke at a banquet on medicine, declaring it to be the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
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Harte
Albany
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Advises Mercury-Free Remedy
Warns against mercury containing ointments for catarrh noting they ruin smell and disturb the system. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Includes guarantee of genuineness and price 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials free and Druggists carrying the product. Also plugs Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Toledo
Hio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Pardoned man seeks work after layoff
A man named Franklyn explains to a kind woman that he is seeking employment after being laid off. He says he lost his last job due to a pardon.
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Franklyn
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promises Quick Foot Comfort
An old ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful smarting nervous feet and growing nails. It claims comfort, easier shoe wear, and helps sweating feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package, address A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Modern nurses unite care with technical skill and learning
The Nursing Times urges public recognition of nurses for self sacrifice and righteous living, while insisting modern nurses must blend devotion with expanded technical skill and greater education.
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Nursing Times
CASTORIA Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Inspect every bottle of Castoria for safety and the signature of Cythidid. Used for over 30 years, it is the reliable choice you have always bought for infants and children.
The Problem Debate Among Authors
Two authoresses banter about literature and leverage. One quips that literature is very difficult while the other notes the challenge of financial success without social failure. The exchange highlights pressures on writers to balance art and popularity.
Flies Killed by Daily Killer Ends Seasonal Infestation
An advertisement proclaims a daily fly killer that destroys thousands and lasts the season. It urges readers to ask their dealer or send 20 cents to Somers at 149 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn for the product. The ad contrasts working for a living with labor and a nod to Shakespeare.
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Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Garfield Digestive Tablets Advertised By Brooklyn Outfit
Garfield digestive tablets offered by a Brooklyn vendor at 25 cents per bottle with samples on request. The ad claims products are distributed through druggists and the Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn. The rest of the text contains a quotedLife slogan and a note about knaves and fools.
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Garfield
Garfield ‘Tea Co
Brooklyn
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