A Bachelor’s Joys and a New Year’s Redemption
A reformed selfish bachelor recounts a New Year’s tale set in a shared old house. He buys a ruby ring for a debuting ward, neglects a sick neighbor Miss Casanova, fears outbreaks of guilt, and learns hospitality and selflessness from the women who shape his life. The hospital scare prompts remorse and a turn to compassion. By New Year’s Eve he is reconciled, married, and generous.
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Luch
Rosa
Stose
Miss Casanova
Casanova
Jasanova
Florence
Hay
Ross
Tusa
Jade
Musa
Nove
Nessa
Cholly Yans Buys Diary and Awkward Task Ahead
Cholly Yans bought a diary for 1805 last week and plans to start after New Year. The note hints at a tiresome task pending and mocks the writing burden.
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Clarence
Cholly
Yans
Not Required. Old Boy-What are you doing there
A humorous exchange quoted as dialogue between an older and a younger character. The younger explains he is wetting his thumb to prepare for turning a new leaf, and the older cautions him about wetting lips.
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Marama
Phear
Beefs and Farm Change in Witnoss prompts Illinois note
Professor Morrow discusses beefmaking in Witnoss illustrating shifts forced on agriculture. Rural New Yorker notes price pressures and Iowa and Ohio parallels. The change prompts farm consolidation or diversification as farms adapt to nearer markets and varied product demand.
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Witnoss
Morrow
New Yorker
Illinois
Ohio
Suicidal Impulse and the Race to Civilize
An old hospital discussion weighs whether suicidal impulse is curable. It cites family and race as ineradicable forces, and argues individuals may avoid hazardous occupations to curb nervous strain. It claims that mental health requires a healthy body and society to prevent the murderous instinct from rising.
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Hospital
Almanac 1905 Welcome Pamphlet from Hostetter Company
A new year begins with four fresh Almanacs describing Hostetters Stom ach Bitters origin use and benefits. The pamphlet includes calendar astronomy calculations verse and mental food and is printed annually by The Hostetter Company of Pittsburg with multilingual editions and wide distribution through druggists and country dealers.
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Hostetter Company
Pittsburg
Pie for Milly at Adirondack hotel prompt
A quiet Adirondack summer hotel scene shows a husband and wife dining with the waiter. The wife asks for more pie and the husband gently admonishes, while the waiter chimes in with sympathetic comments about Milly’s pie appetite.
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Adirondack
Milly
Min
Elnathan
Chicago’s Davis Rankin Factory Produces Creamery Equipment
Chicago’s Davis Rankin Building and Manufacturing Co operates a large plant at 240 to 254 Lake Street turning out butter and cheese making machinery. The firm supplies farmers with affordable devices to convert milk to marketable products and accommodates communities needing a large creamery. It notes kerosene emulsion kills fleas and lice on live stock.
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Chicago
Army
Davis & Rankin Building and Manufacturng Company
Lakestreet
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Gentle Bowel Health
An early health ad touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as an effective laxative for liver stomach and bowel derangements. It claims they assist nature by cleansing the digestive tract and toning the liver to deter headaches indigestion and other ailments. A free sample offer is extended by mail from Worp’s Dispensary Mipl CAL Association Buffalo NY.
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V Pterce
Nature
Pierce
Ellers
Worp
Mipl- Cal Association
Buffalo
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Hood
Ella Billings
Evin BiurgGs
Red Cloud
Mina
Joan Carle & Sons
New York
Ely
A. EB. Newman
Grayling Mich
Lewis
Walter Baker & CO
Industral
Europe
America
Tvs
Fey
Dorchester, Mass
Chicecs
Montrove County
Colo
INV. CO
Cooper
California
Sheasting
Lé& P. R's
Omaha
Douglas
Eeery Bonscant
Nebraska Clothing CO
Fuullakn
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