Her Predicament at Lunch with the Man She Hated Most
A Bronx girl recalls a lunch where she sat opposite the man she vowed never to see again. She avoids speaking, endures misordered meals, and finally faces a daunting bill while the waiter keeps pushing interactions. The tale ends with a nod to the man’s character and spunk. Half a million grouse and nearly two million partridges are killed in Great Britain.
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The
Bronx
New York
Department Store
Zoological Gardens
Edith
Great Britain
Cure All Cold in 24 Hours Claim Sparks Controversy
An advertisement touts a Pure Virgin Oil of Pine remedy mixed with whisky and glycerine as a universal cure for colds and coughs. It claims rapid healing and lists packaging details from Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati. A short fiction snippet on a man desiring berserk rage follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Woods
Maine
Pitt Tamara
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Faceless Dyes and Local Remedies Advertisements
A collage of old ad claims lists Putnam face less dyes promising stain resistance. 10¢ per package. Pazo Ointment cures piles in 6 to 14 days with refund if not. Garfield Tea touted for constipation and liver kidney issues under Pure Food Law. Judge Woodard noted as Maine supreme court appointee who never had a portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Garfield
Charles T. Woodard
Maine Supreme Court
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement hallmark
An 1900s style ad for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims to cure painful smarting feet and growing nails, ease new shoes, prevent sweating feet, and offers a free trial package. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. address A. L. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
W.W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. le Douglas
Brechten, Manse
Senator's Wife Stirring Harp Recital Lights Boston Guests
Mrs. W. A. Clarke wife of the Montana senator entertains at their Massachusetts avenue home with a harp recital. She is a cultured musician especially skilled on the harp. Also note CASTORTA infant remedy urging careful bottle examination for mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Clarke
Montana
Massachusetts Avenue
Empress Rejects European Plays For Licensing Of Women
The Japanese empress dislikes European dramas for their themes and the candid representation of women. She finds the public airing of intimate sentiments and female tears in view of audiences as shocking and hard to understand.
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Japan
Case of eczema in the south from Hydropolis La
I M Robert reports his wife suffered eczema for three years. After trying a doctor with no relief she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. When used as directed with the full Cuticura remedies she fully recovered and endorses the products to many in her parish.
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Marie Edwina Rosalie Booth
Junius Brutus
Harriet Mace Booth
Edwin Booth
Hetty Green
Boston
Edwina Booth
San Francisco
Edwin Forrest
Notre Dame
Philadelphia
Cutiura
I. M. Robert
Hydropolis
Weather Prophets and Local Women Drive in East Claridon
Warned by fish and weather lore, anglers sense storms as fish bite drops and shallow waters retreat. Energetic Claridon women reportedly drive teams, proving masculine energy in farming neighborhoods. The era’s food trend praises Grape-Nuts for all ages, with a Philadelphia woman recounting dramatic stomach improvements for herself and husband after four years on the cereal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claridon
East Claridon
Chicago Tribune
Phila
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Lindley Murray’s life view on commerce and restraint
The Pennsylvania grammarian Lindley Murray who died in 1826 believed a sincere mind could discern safe limits between a reasonable portion and dangerous excess. He practiced this by ending his mercantile concerns after securing a moderate competency.
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Lindley Murray
Pennsylvania
Never Judge a Man by Size Says Proverb Lesson
A proverb warns that worth is not measured by size as a silver dollar exceeds a $10 gold piece in value, emphasizing intrinsic worth over appearance.
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Sia
Jis
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Beare
Cuticura
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia BR. Pritcham
Jaques
Chicago
WM. Crabmer
Bilinvanesa
North Grand Avenue
ST. Louis
Mao
Carters
U. S. Navy
Cooka
Arile
Honus
Lincoln
Hastings
Nebraska
Des Moines
Sioux City
Laws
WAVY
Omaha
London
Charterhouse St
Paris
Rue de la Paixs
Australia
Jownes & Co
Bracey
Columbue Ave
Potter Drug & Cheam
Canadian West
Te Tory
West Canada
Domiteion
Ottawa
Canada
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
HER. Paxton CO
Maem
Faraing
Astrand Publications
M.V Richards
Land and Industrial
Southern Ry
Mobile & Ohio R. Tt
Washington, D. C
Chase, West
Ud Chemical Bldg
Bee
H. C. Robinson
Hazel Upson
DeKalb, Ill
DeKalb
Mamma
Wonan
Cardui
Mrs. Robinson
Cardus
Gico
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