Washington Letter 1902 Values Social Scenes and Travel News
A Washington letter from June 4 1902 reports Mrs. Root and daughter sailing for Europe with sons to join at Carlsbad. It covers Senator Foraker’s saddle horse Duke, Alice Roosevelt’s morning riding lessons, Mrs. Roosevelt’s illness, and mentions Honeymoons being fashionable then debated. It includes reflections on Jewish domestic faith and temperance, with anecdotes from society and politics.
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Washington, D. C
England
Washington
Kentucky
Duke
Voraker
Barney
Wis
Thompson
Doust
Tuskegee
Representative Roberts
Mass
Bartlett
Georgia
Alice Roosevelt
Bleistein
Alice
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
One Minute Gough Cure For Goughs, Colds and Croup
Cure advertised as a quick remedy promising relief from coughs colds and croup in minutes. Marketing claims include fast action and suitability for all ages. No verifiable medical endorsement provided.
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Gough
Goughs
Croup
July Designer features outdoor crafts and fashion trends
The July issue of The Designer highlights designer fashion and millinery for summer, with sections on Fancy Work including Sofa Cushions and Toilet Table Chat. It also covers outdoor decorations by Mary Kilsyth, Seaside Frolics by Dr. Sarah A French Battey, patriotic menus and recitations, fiction by Leigh Gordon Giltner Edward A Morris and A J Johnson, and notes on current literature. The magazine introduces a new editor system for What Women are Doing starting September with rewards for contributing readers. Outing costumes and summer apparel for children are also featured.
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Mary Kilsyth
Sarah A. French Battey
John de Morgan
Sarah W. Landes
Leigh Gordon Giltner
Edward A. Morris
Edward A. Morris. “Ralph’s Successful Experiment,” By A. J. Johnson
Ellen Olney Kirk
Ayliffe
Little Lad
Cosmopolitan sketches of sixty captains of industry
The Cosmopolitan plans to publish sketches of about sixty top industrial leaders by competent writers. The project excites wide interest nationwide and promises engaging reading beyond ordinary business coverage.
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Cosmopolitan
Answers by Experts Overview and Contributors
The Chicago Record Herald presents a column series titled Answers by Experts with daily topics. It features national authorities sharing guidance on family life health mental phenomena Bible topics and eminent men's life decisions and the lineup boasts a wide roster of high standing contributors.
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Chicago Record— Herald
Veideas
Belated Traveler Recounts Back Woods Stay
A belated traveler describes spending a night in a back woods cabin after a frugal supper of soda biscuits and fried side meat, noting the tough social conditions faced while on the road in Detroit.
Filig Piety at Girard College Murky Exchange
A lodgekeeper at Girard College questions a seven year old visitor with a telescope bag and cigarette. The boy insists he must enter and jokes about killing the father to gain admission, prompting a terse exchange about orphan policy.
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Philadelphia Times
Peixoto
Girard College
Peix
The Exultant Verse of Life and Hood’s Sarsaparilla
A period voice extols life and strength, contrasting living with mere existing. It praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a medicine that builds up the entire system, energizes the body, and helps the weak or debilitated regain vitality. The editor expresses pleasure in endorsing the product for readers.
Homeseekers Cheap Excursions to the West and Northwest
Homeseekers offer exceptionally low round trips from Chicago to many points in Northern Wisconsin Michigan North-Western Iowa Western Minnesota Nebraska North and South Dakota via Chicago and North-Western lines. Send 2 cent stamp to W B Kuiskerd 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago for copy of the North-Western Homeseeker. Apply to ticket agents for details.
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Chicago & North-Western
Ba Y
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
W. B. Kuiskerd
Fifth Avenue
A. H. Wagrener
Chicago, Il
Boston Man Marries for Love After Dr King’s Pills
A Boston man who recently wed a sickly rich young woman is now happy as her health improves. The ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and all liver and stomach troubles. They are described as gentle yet effective and cost 25 cents at C BE Elliott drug store.
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Boston
Dr. King
C. BE. Elliott Drug Store
Carnegie as a Swift Prophet
The piece notes President Cassatt's rail trip from Philadelphia to New York at ninety miles in seventy nine minutes. It then contrasts this with Carnegie's forecast that railroads will reach one hundred miles per hour, suggesting the prophecy remains distant.
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Carnegie
Cassatt
Philadelphia
New York
Mr. Carnegie
Wasting Away Letter Praises Foley Kidney Cure
A Salem Missouri resident Robert R Watts writes that five years of kidney disease left him feeble and under doctors care. After using Foley’s Kidney Cure he recovered fully in under two bottles and feels sound again. Sold by John Gifford.
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Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
John’ Gifford
One Minute Cough Cure Praised By Parents In Logan ton
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa declares One Minute Cough Cure beats all medicines for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles It is the only safe remedy that acts immediately Mothers testify to its benefits for children Croup attacks are sudden and doctors often arrive too late The remedy is pleasant to take and favored by children Sold by C K Elliott.
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D. Scott Currin
Loganton
C.K. Elliott
Mrs Anna Randall Celebrates 94th Birthday in Humeville
Mrs Anna Randall of Humeville Pa marked her ninety fourth birthday on Sunday. She has worn earrings continuously for eighty four years. The item offers a light note on the idea that smoking harms longevity.
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Anna Randall
Humeville
Cough Remedy Praised By Illinois Editor
A reader testimonial from Hl. J. Strickfaden praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for saving a child from pneumonia and multiple croup attacks after whooping cough. Product sold by C. KK Elliott.
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Chamberlain
Hl. J. Strickfaden
Werald
Ivan Ilaven
Wash
C. KK. Elliott
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Touted for Pile Relief
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Del says the salve cured piles without operations and that piles yield to DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims it cures skin disease and all wounds and warns to accept no counterfeits from C EK Elliott.
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S. R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
C. Ek, Elliott
What They Were Discussing in the Senate
A visitor in Washington asked a Senate doorkeeper what was being discussed. The reply described a bill aiming to make it illegal to kill the President.
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Xere
Phen
Yyat
Washington
Senate
Krause Headache Capsule Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Krause head ache capsules to prevent morning headaches. It claims a single dose brings relief in about thirty minutes and lists a price of 25e sold by John Giffords.
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Levi
John Giffords
First Harvard Doctor of Laws Debate Cited
Henry H. Edes at a Colonial Society of Massachusetts meeting argued that John Winthrop was the first Harvard College recipient of the degree of doctor of laws rather than George Washington.
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Harvard
Henry H. Edes
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
John Winthrop
George Washington
Harvard College
Wise girl buys Rocky Mountain Tea for vigor and honey
A brief note states that Wise purchases Rocky Mountain Tea from C. B. Elliott to gain vigor and keeps a sweet regard for you, emphasizing self interest in the sale.
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Wise
Rocky Mountain
C. BE. Elliott
French Assembly Extends Deputies Term to Six Years
By a majority of sixty one the chamber adopted a motion to extend the period for which deputies are elected from four to six years. The action broadens the electoral term and affects the composition and length of service in the parliament.
No good heart unless the kidneys are sound
Fuleys Kidney Cure advertised as restoring kidney health. Sold by John Giliford.
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Fuley
John Giliford
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