Millionaire Evangelist Crittenton visits Charlotte
The wealthy New Yorker Charles N. Crittenton, famed evangelist, recently held meetings in Charlotte pledging his fortune to memorialize his daughter Florence through homes for distraught women. In Raleigh, William Henley recounted Old Temperance Society Pleasant Hill, organized 72 years ago to curb liquor, now reaching 2000 members and backing the London bill.
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Charlotte
Florence Crittenton
Florence Crit
William Henley
Snow Camp
Alamance County
Old Temperance Society
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Christman
Cane Creek Friends Church
Raleigh
Needed More at Home in Courtesy Across Schools
Augusta Herald argues that courtesy must be taught from kindergarten through college. It cites polite behavior as essential to personal ease and social grace, criticizing modern education for neglecting deportment and urging restoration of courtesy as a core lesson.
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Augusta Herald
Occupations of Women Highlight Federal and Local Roles
A survey of women in varied fields notes Estelle Reel as Federal Superintendent of Indian Schools with top government pay, Laura Alderman turning a Northern Dakota orchard into a proven success, Elinor Clapp gaining acclaim as a Chicago jewelry designer, and Ida Belmer Camp running a Caro Michigan cactus greenhouse employing collectors to source rare specimens for propagation and sale.
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Philadelphia
Telgraph
Estelle Reel
Laura B. Alderman
Dakota
Chicago
Elinor C. Clapp
Ida Belmer Camp
Caro
Mich
Party Well Paid
Major Charles Dick recalls a lesson from his youth when he was a law student in a small office. After a minor case, an old man asked what he earned and quipped that his party was well paid, a remark Dick says kept him humble and shaped his view of compensation.
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Charles Dick
Ohio
Proof Not to be Controverted Bishop Umbrella Claim
A bishop of the Episcopal church asserts his belief that society grows more moral. He claims personal knowledge as grounds: six borrowed umbrellas were returned to their owners, a fact he presents as incontrovertible.
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Episcopal Church
A Mother's Recommendation for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs J A Moore of North Star Michigan extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup. She expresses strong confidence in the remedy. Sold by E T Whitehead Co Scotland Neck NC and Leggett's Drug Store Hobgood NC.
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J. A. Moore
North Star
Mich
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
N. C
Leggett’s
Hobgood
Chamberlain
Leggett
N.C
Peruna touted as cure for la grippe in mid 19th century ads
An advertisement extols Peruna as a decisive remedy for la grippe or coldlike flu, claiming it shortens illness when started early and prevents chronic catarrh. Henry Distin and other testimonials praise quick recovery after brief use, urging readers to contact Dr Hartman for guidance if results are unsatisfactory.
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Perrin
Henry Distin
Kenry Distin
Veruna
Hartman
Dr. Tiartmen
Hartman Sanitarian
Columbus
Peruna Medicine Cited By Nobility In Letter
The Canfield Atlantic City New Jersey ad section quotes Julian Segundo, Conde de Ovies, praising Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio. He notes his secretary’s gripe improves with four bottles and his own illness last fall also resolved quickly. He says he would not travel without the remedy.
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Count Segundo de Ovies
Louis de Ovies
John Quincey Adama
Florida
United States
Spain
Orietto
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Canfield
Atlantic City
N. J
Julian Segundo
Conde DE Ovies
Nothing and Something in a Small Town Moral Tale
A long verse vignette contrasts phrases It's nothing to me across several lives affected by drink and ruin. It traces a beauty mother merchant and worker through tragedy from drunkenness to remorse, highlighting social indifference and the call to faith. Includes an ad-like insert for Chamberlain Pain Balm and a shopkeeper quip about purity.
Millions Put to Work With New Century Pills
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills for constipation headaches biliousness and stomach liver and kidney troubles It claims a world class demand for workers and lists 25c at E T Whitehead Co drug store plus a maze of misprinted lines and mixed notes from other ads and a random dialog about finding a son in law for a mother in Philadelphia Press style fragment.
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Dr. King
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Chamberlain
JT. Whitehead & Co
Seatla Wk
X C
Lgets Diug State
Aubgoc
NLC
Fresh Air and Fuel Save Health in Mountain Homes
In rural and mountain districts the steady supply of pure fresh air from outdoor drafts and open fires keeps oxygen levels high and temperatures moderate. This helps residents sleep better, reduces illness, and could lower coal use while boosting savings and wellbeing.
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Richmond New
Extravagant Proposal and a Telegram Twist
A US Senator recalls a Detroit youth who sent a marriage proposal via telegraph to a beautiful Michigander. He paid for twenty words and received a playful reply about extravagance and the cost of emotion, reflecting early 20th century communication humor.
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Michigan
United States
Detroit
Teegesph
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