Cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs George Jordy of Marston New Jersey reports severe female troubles including ulcer nervousness and insomnia. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she claims full recovery. The ad touts the product as made from roots and herbs with no narcotics and cites thousands of testimonials. It invites readers to write for confidential advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E.” Pink
Marston
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
I ‘Mass
Puzzle Party Reveals Engagement by Homemade Picture Cues
A 1909 account describes a thimble club gathering where six puzzle pictures encoded the engagement news. The event featured tables and crafted pieces, envelope gifts for Europe and a prize of candy, with prizes like needle books and spool cases.
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Maine
Ohio
Yale
Vassar
California
Fall fashion notes and fabric trends from the era
The rose pink shade dominates in veiled dresses and the latest dancing frocks for girka feature puffed marines over satin. Irish crochet buttons trim crepe fabrics while raffia parasols add charm to pongee and linen outfits. Shirt waists and morning frocks with distinct collars return, old blue linen with white mull frills remains stylish, and foulard prints rise with a belted military coat in tailored suitings.
Dainty Candle Shades for Pretty Table Decor
A vintage guide explains creating tinted flower shade designs for lamp or wall use. It covers tracing on water color paper, color steps with waterproof ink, and shading versus flat washes, plus mounting over silk shades with imperceptible joins. It details color choices for stems leaves and rose petals, and notes ready made shades and linings in various colors and prices.
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Bae
Fall Painting Advantages for Home Exteriors
The fall season offers dry surfaces and less moisture after painting, providing a winter coat against cold weather. National Lead Company invites interested buyers to request a complete painter's outfit including a blow pipe, lead tester, and color scheme book from the 1902 Trinity Building address in New York City. Exterior or interior decorating options are requested.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
How He Did the Chores
A domestic scene unfolds with a husband claiming a late engagement and a quiet breakfast afterward. The clock stops, and Selly reveals the truth that he wound Willie’s music box and he also damaged the hall clock by screwing a corkscrew into the barometer.
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Selly
Willie
Hives Cure Traced To Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. George Fridhoff of Warren Michigan reports her six year old daughter suffered two months with hives from contact with other children. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment following hot baths, itching faded and the disease disappeared. June 30 and July 13 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston props.
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George XL. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Berlin Philanthropy Helps 60 000 Children This Summer
Berlin authorities assign plots near the city for more than 60,000 children to play and cultivate gardens with family help and public instructor guidance this summer, enabling productive leisure within easy reach of Berlin. The note includes random quotes and ad copy from period publications.
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Berlin
Piles Permanently Cured by a Jar of Resinol Ointment
Patient W. W. Evans of Carrollton Kentucky reports three weeks of severe itching piles. After using a sample jar of Resinol and bathing with warm water, he applied the ointment and soon was relieved. He believes he is permanently cured.
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W. W. Evans
Carrollton, Ky
The Old Man's Joke from a Maid Conversation
A humorous exchange features a father and his maid Mary. The maid informs the father that the young man has not left yet, but is about to go. The old man asks her to have him empty the pail beneath the ice box before he leaves.
Chafing Dish Defined by Quip in Society Dinner
A dialogue defines a chafing dish as a fryin pan that has entered high society. Pat asks the meaning. Mike hushes with a chuckle as he explains the humorous misnomer.
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Mike
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Arkansas
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Texas A
Louisiatins
Ven Gulf Co
Reeb Rorsler
K.C. S. Ry
Ansas Oily
Unique Thimble Party
Europe
John Smith
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Madame Merri
Mr. Henpeck
India
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Fic
Trent
Spohn Medical
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Ind
U.S. Ae
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
General Land Office
Washington
le Beau
Aberdeen
S. Oale
Minneapolis
St. Louis
R. R. le Beau
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
N. U
Des Moines
Trinity Building
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