Iowa Woman Well Again
Ottumwa Iowa boils with a testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound curing long standing female troubles. The letter from Harriet B Wasteter praises the tonic and invites others to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts. The page includes unrelated snippets and jokes.
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Otenmwa
Iowa
United States
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harriet B. Wasteter
S. Ransom Street
Ottumwa
Jose
Lydie E. Pinkham
Lydia
Banter and a badge spark a woman suffrage jab
A Jacksonville dinner scene features Senator Fletcher condemning an orange grower who faked ignorance about orange farming. The exchange includes a badge promoting women's votes and a derisive remark about work, drawing on a remembered tramp as a foil.
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Duncan WT
Fletcher
Jacksonville
Penalty Proclaimed for Violating Nature’s Laws
A rich man calls a doctor who deems him incorrigibly spendthrift and warns of penalty for his excess. The scene notes overindulgence in markets and a demand for a technical loophole rather than accepting fate.
A Day in June book craft for graduates
A reader suggests a homemade keepsake for graduates, describing a handbound book with decorative paper covers, signatures, relevant quotes from Longfellow Shakespeare and Tennyson, and watermarked moire or plain papers. It notes the aim to create a meaningful memory of school days and history in the making.
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Rosy
Tennyson
Woman for Senator Isolated by Colorado Politics
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Colorado emerges as a potential senator candidate after the death of Senator Hughes and the expiration of Senator Guggenheim's term. Politicians fear a crowded field. many urge Decker to run, though she remains reluctant. Forecasts vary on primary dynamics and female voter impact, with Decker seen as a strong speaker and favored by some men in Congress.
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Sarah Platt Decker
Colorado
Hughes
Guggenheim
Ked
Decker
T Sudo
AL Tecker
Congress
Enis Meredith
Sea Beauties In Clear Southern Waters
In southern waters one can see deep into the sea as the water is clear and blue. Bermuda uses a wooden box with a glass bottom to view the sea, while the Pacific coast near Santa Cecilia employs boats with a long plate glass at the bottom to watch sea life as ships move in and out.
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Bermuda
Acific
Santa Cschina
How to Transfer Patterns by Tracing and Transfer
The article explains several pattern transfer methods. It describes placing material against glass and tracing with a sharpened tool to leave a visible outline. It suggests using carbon paper between fabric and newspaper for sharp impressions and tracing on wax paper for durable transfers. It notes applying pressure and redrawing to transfer the full design onto fabric.
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Batiste
Canton and Hong Kong under revolution and empire
The narrator recounts the Wu Chang uprising and predicts republican movements in Siberia if China succeeds. He critiques British industry, visits Canton and Hong Kong, notes dining in dog restaurants, praises Salvation Army aid, and describes Cantonese life, the Hong Kong university plans, and the harbor's global connections.
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Wu Chang
China
Siberia
England
House of Fords
Caxton
Berlin
New York
Peking
Starg
Paris
Priersky
Tonden
Tron
Aoman
Quack
Blind Man Swearingen Overcomes Blindness to Lead SC Education
The American Magazine details J. E. Swearingen, blind since youth, as South Carolina State Superintendent of Education. His work drives the state's agricultural revival with children’s corn and tomato clubs. He led the University of South Carolina class, taught at the state institute for the blind, and became a pivotal educator shaping future citizenship.
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J. ©. Swearlogen
South Carolina
J. E. Swearingen
Swearingen
Samuel Gridley Howe
School For the
Hr. Swearthger
University of South Carolina
Canary birds used in coal mining safety
Arthur W. Page notes in World's Work that canaries are effective detectors after mine explosions as carbon monoxide fumes paralyze workers unseen. rescuers rely on a canary that dies or worsens before humans, guiding safe entry into the affected mine.
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Arthur W. Page
Ancient Gold Seekers Found in Mato Grosso Remains
Alexander F Rogers, mining engineer, reports a 150 year old expedition in Mato Grosso that blasted a ditch to water lower lands, ground ore in a great chamber, and built a brick klin town around a sluice complex. They mined freely and endured 340 miles of hostile country to reach civilization.
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Alexander F. Rogers
Amazon
Buenos Ayres
Gofid
Matta Grosso
Pulitzer's Ancedotes From Court Threat Story
The American Magazine recounts Pulitzer's self story from his New York World days. He allegedly faced a St Louis judge who vowed to shoot him, prompting Pulitzer to publish an Extra and stay in his office until sunset to deter disruptions.
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Américan Magazine
Joseph Pulizer
Piind
New York World
Pulitzer
Weastliche Post
St. Louis
Pulliger
Mystic Babylon and Her Daughters by Pastor Russell
Brooklyn preacher Pastor Russell discusses the fall of Mystic Babylon from Revelation. He links Babylon’s “golden cup” to church doctrines, warns of intoxicating error in Protestantism, and interprets waters as reven ue streams. The talk ties biblical prophecy to modern church divisions and ends with a Reno divorce quip.
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Mystic
Babylon
Pastor Russell
Brooklyn
Mystic Babyon
Mene
Meng
Tekel
Upharsin
Daniel
Jesus
God
Babel
Nouwh
Dwy
Tower of Babel
Fapacy
Christ
Tessiah
Planting Garden Timed Task Amid Odd Dialogue
A fragmented passage describes planting a garden with strange lines about tools and names. Bat Lam worries about finding proper tools as a rake and spade appear with unusual rules. The text references roses blushing at hearing a proper name and hints at a garden task still unfinished.
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Bat Lam
Cure for burning itch thanks to Cuticura Remedies
A North Carolina reader credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a three year scalp eczema that caused itching and hair loss. Another testimonial from Brooklyn praises relief and regrowth after using Cuticura products. The ad notes samples and a 32 page book available from Cuticura, Boston.
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D. Tharrington
Creek, N. C
Samuel Stern
Floyd
Brooklyn
Cutleure,” Dept. L
Boston
One Fault to Find at Banquet Story Telling
Chicago attorney Lambert Kaspers recounted a tale at a M C A banquet about a Dane farmer applying for naturalization. The judge asked if the country’s general conditions suit him and the farmer responded yes with a wish to see more rain, delivering a humorous mishearing.
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Lambert Kaspers
Chicago
That Was Obherent Film Visit Sparks House Dustup
A stern father who forbade a young man from visiting his daughter is surprised when the doorbell rings late. The youth says he came not for the daughter but to film a short about a “little bit.” The surprised father mutters and signals for the caller to return.
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Grant
General Sherman
Petorious
Sherman
New Store Floorwalker Guides To Toiletries Gift
A department store floorwalker directs a customer to the drug department for amica and witch hazel in the second aisle to the left. Paxton Toilet Co of Boston offers free Paxtine Antiseptic samples by request to women.
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Amica
Witch Hazel
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Practical Love And Teething Remedies From The Past
A quirky mix of dialogue about a practical fiancée and jokes on cars and experts. The page also markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Garfield Tea laxative, and a homely quip about children raised as pets. The tone mimics turn of the century advertisement and social quips.
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Doctor W. &. Palmore
Great Hospital
Ching
John G. Kerr
Hee
Coussis
Atone
America
Restaurent
Frederick Lucard
Butt
Cizas
Far East
Straits Settlement
Federated Malay States
Australia
American Republic
British Empire
Constantinople
Lisbon
Naples
Italy
Peninsular and Oriental Stearship Company
Southampton
Messageries Maritimes
Warsailles
France
Holt Line
Liverpool
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
Gibraltar
India
Batavia
Java
Stave
South America
London ‘Trnes
Plana
Euphrates
Habrion
Cyrus
Christendom
Gelshazzar
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