Nervous Prostration Relief Promises Health Return
West Philadelphia resident Mrs. Frank Zgerald describes thirty years of illness with nervous prostration and successful recovery after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others with nervous symptoms to seek the remedy and credits 40 years of company experience for guidance.
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West Philadelphia
Ydia
Frank Zgerald
N. 41St Street
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
How Some Men Get Rich
An old trader recalls advice given during a dull market. He claims a man bought Pacific Mail after hearing a casual remark about 1 p.m. and made substantial profits, while the trader insists he gave no tip.
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Pacific Mail
Red Cross Bail Blue Laundry Aid Sells Cheap
Snowy linens are praised for housewives using Red Cross Bail Blue in laundry. Five cents at grocers.
Mother of Cottin Speaks at Trial in Paris
The Paris trial hears the defendant Cottin’s mother speak through tears. She says she did not defend him but asks not to be called unpatriotic. She recalls his sadness at soldiers’ deaths and his wish to enlist, noting his bravery and fear of dangerous assignments.
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Paris
Cottin
Clemenceau
Marcia
Tim
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Aid Kidney Trouble
Advertisement asserts backache swelling and bladder discomfort stem from kidney trouble and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven remedy. Claims long history, quick relief, restored vigor, and continued daily use after recovery. Notes import from Haarlem labs and warns against substitutes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Ambitious Worker Sees Highest Profits Ahead
A business man who keeps ahead of his tasks enjoys greater profits. The quote highlights foresight and steady effort as keys to financial success.
Yesterday's neglect causes two thirds of today's worries
A brief quotation suggests that past neglect accounts for a majority of current concerns, framing worry as a consequence of prior inattention.
Interview with a celebrity ends in recognition
A stout man interviewed a famous figure seeking work. The star failed to recognize him until the man reminded him he once served as a page. The celebrity finally recalls a former page now described as a volume.
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London
Answers
General Fershing Praises Riviera Rivers in Tours Luncheon
General Fershing spoke at a Tours luncheon about his Riviera trip. He praised the Var Paision and Paillon rivers for being navigable and noted their use for drying clothes, joking about Nice visitors and bicycle and high-heeled slippers.
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Fershing
Tours
The
Riviera
Var
Paision
Tines
Nice
Paillon
Trees to Honor Roosevelt in Bedford Park
A ceremony marks the planting of red oaks in Bedford park Brooklyn to honor the late Colonel Roosevelt. The American Forestry association highlights memorial trees as fitting to his conservation and outdoor life work and promotes a national register of wartime memorial trees.
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Roosevelt
Bedford Park
Brooklyn
American Forestry Association of Washington
Business Viewpoint on Mars Inhabitants
A pragmatic businessman dismisses Mars habitation as an unlikely market for corsets, noting he manufactures corsets and would not consider Mars as a market even if people existed there. The exchange appears in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Mars
Birmingham Age-Herald
Preferred Creditor or Madman in the City
A garbled quotation fragment hints at a debate over preferred creditors and intoxicated music. The readable bits suggest a critique of creditors who never trouble borrowers and a remark on music that must be air tight.
Comeback Over Gold A Widow, a Son and a Safe Return
A storm keeps a postman from delivering a monthly letter to Widow Burke and her daughter Marcia. Tim, returning from Australia with ten thousand in gold, is saved from wreck but the mother’s prayers and Tim’s homecoming outshine wealth, proving humble love greater than gold.
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Marcia
Burke
Willow Jane
Willow Lane
Australia
Mareia
Tim
Timothy
Pepgen Praise From Indianapolis Traveler On Rheumatism
B J Inman of Indianapolis travels widely and touts Pepgen as the best medicine for rheumatism, stomach and nerves. He says a recent back rheumatism left him unable to work, caused by a sour stomach and uric acid, but after Pepgen he recovered and returned to travel. Pepgen is available at first class drug stores.
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B. J. Inman
Vermont Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Adv
Tibbs and Dibbs Claim Ties to Elite Families
A rumor circulates that Tibbs and Dibbs claim connections to prominent families by phone. The text urges nurturing the mind with great thoughts to believe in heroic acts as a path to heroism.
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Dibbs
Tibbs
Nakes
Doubtful Theft Banter and Advertisements
A nervous wife warns of a burglar in the house and a quip about worth. The page includes short comic lines and a note for Roman Eye Balsam as an antiseptic ointment for external use offering quick relief.
It Always Does. It Keeps Me from Getting Rich
A witty exchange centers on the mindset of wealth perception. The speaker laments financial strain while admitting the effort to appear wealthier than reality. The dialogue hints at social pressures and personal insecurity surrounding money.
Modiste Solves a Hidden Truth in a Personal Conflict
In a tense exchange, Mr. Rooksmith accuses the modiste of disguising his wife’s figure, claiming the deception distorted figures and caused trouble in their affairs. The scene hints at a crowded drawing room confrontation about appearances and trust.
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Tere Ti
Ls TV
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple $T
Springfield
Mass
B. L. Co
Ansonia
Conn
Hugo Seaberg
Raton
N. M
Willett Abstract Adjusters
Louisville
Free
D. H. Hoffman
Orange St
Newark, N. J
Eureka
California
Fort Wayne
Goodby Women’s Troubles
Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Riviera Rivers
Remedy ‘Co
Chicago
Dr. Peery
Pepgen
Western
Canada
Western Canada
Dominion and Vinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
W. S. Nethery
Columbus
J. M. MacLachlan
RAND
Durham
Durham Tobacco
Bull” Durham
Heyer Aan
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