Four Facts For Sick V Women To Consider
An 1890s style promotional note outlines causes of female illness and promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as curing and regulating menstruation and uterine issues. It cites testimonials and invites all women to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and potential recovery guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Hardest Animal to Handle in Menageries
The elephant is the most treacherous moody changeable animal in a menagerie and twice as dangerous as tigers lions or bears. Keepers in big cat cages must watch closely while inside but only for a short time.
Defiance Starch Pushes 16 Ounce Size Over 12
Grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch because they already carry other brands in 12 ounce packages they cannot sell first. Defiance offers 16 ounce size for the same price and requires no cooking.
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Defiance
Winter in Northern Arabia Brings Cold Rain and Frosts
Northern Arabia experiences a real winter with cold rains and occasional frosts despite its reputation for heat. The region is noted for harsh conditions and health concerns in the cooler season.
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Arabia
Relief for Women and a humorous heiress quip
An ad features Mother Gray of New York promoting AUSTRALLIAN-SEAL as a monthly regulator for female ailments and bodily pains. It claims nationwide availability by mail from LeRoy New York and lists a sample offer. The piece closes with a wry joke about a young man seeking an heiress.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
N.Y
Wedding Trunk Labels Offer From Western Pub Co
Advertising blurb notes postpaid labels and handbills for a wedding send off. It lists five varieties and a dollar price. Published by Western Pub. Co in Denison Iowa with a playful line about birth and death.
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Western Pub. Co
Denison
Iowa
Best and Oddities in Old Ads Remnant
An assortment of vintage ad lines touts Defiance Starch as unique and valuable, praises a certain pipe tobacco, jokes about marriage and divorce, and promotes Mrs. Finslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. The fragment mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria factory, with scattered quips about parenting and wisdom.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
How Justice Was Satisfied in Early Arkansas Days
A former Arkansas circuit judge recalls a humorous early practice of informal justice. He jailed a man for larceny for three months, but days later the sheriff admitted no one else was in jail and gave the prisoner the jail key to guard himself, so the man could sleep there at night. The anecdote, cited to the New York Times, illustrates lax enforcement in small towns.
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Arkansas
Congress
State of Arkansas
Jedge
New York Times
Bolivia Misconceptions and a Feathered Welcome
Col. Suarez, Bolivian charge d affaires in London, recalls a country house gathering where guests debated Bolivia's location. After he wrote Bolivia and was prompted for more, the ladies revealed they mistook Bolivia for Bohemia and expected him to be dressed in feathers.
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Col. Suarez
London
England
South America
Bohemia
Fisherman's Luck Poem by Sitanibunen H. Wilson
A dawn scene finds a poet fishing with ink and verse while others fish. He fails to catch a fish until the sun rises, and at last only a minnow is caught, then the poet quits. Published as by Sitanibunen H. Wilson in New York.
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Sitanibunen
H. Wilson
New York
Odd Meanings of Invention in Historic Festivals
The article explains how invention once meant finding or discovery as seen in the festival of the invention of the cross and in early scientific phrases. It notes usage by Hooker on truth, Burton on geometric problems, the circulation of blood as a notable invention, and Willis as an early inventor of the nervous system.
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Jerusalem
St. Helena
Hooker
Burton
Willis
Necessary Use of Consonants in Tibetan Speech
Col L A Waddell notes in a Tibet adventure that extreme cold reduces vowels in Tibetan speech and increases consonant clusters. He cites the Tibetan name for Sikhim as Hbrashongs and explains the language often requires a semiclosed mouth to keep lips closed against the cold.
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Tibet
Col
L. A. Waddell
Anarchist Bomb Thrown as Leaders Duck Fragments
An anarchist hurled a bomb as President Loubet and the young Alfonso XIII ducked to avoid flying debris. The boy king joked with Loubet, asking who the attacker intended, while Loubet deflected with courteous humor.
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Loubet
Alfonso XIII
M. le
Galic
Alfonse
Fragmented reminiscence of youth and music memory
A reflective slice recalls long years past when the speaker and spouse shared awe inspiring moments. The scene mentions blue galore jades and unsung songs, with a sense of distant, cherished times from youth.
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Baron Dove
Divorce rates by country per ten thousand marriages
In force divorce laws vary by country with Germany showing 166, France 189, Roumania 204, Switzerland 432, and the United States 612 divorces per 10 000 marriages according to the data provided.
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Germany
France
Roumania
Switzerland
United States
Traveling men spark 1800 funny stories monthly claim
The St Louis Globe Democrat argues that 600000 traveling men in the United States generate about 1800 new funny stories each month, highlighting a bustling stream of anecdotes from sales travelers.
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United States
St Louis Globe Democrat
Making It Sure Thing
A quirky observation on fear and resilience notes that certain envelopes sealed with egg white resist steam heat, while women claim husbands are not afraid of lightning yet deny fear of their wives. The piece plays on contrasts to humorously reflect everyday anxieties.
Baby's terrible sore cured by Cuticura products
A Rochester woman recounts her infant's severe skin sore and pain. After trying several doctors' remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with almost immediate relief and no remaining signs by the end of the second week.
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Jeannette H. Block
Rosedale St
Rochester
N. Y
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers 16 Oz for 10 Cents
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming each 16 oz package saves time and money. It supposedly never sticks to the iron, contains no injurious chemicals, and is sold at the same 10 cent price as 12 oz competitors. Grocers with stock on hand may pressure customers toward smaller packs.
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Defiance
Defiance Starc
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