Unclear fragmented notices hint at rail sales and health ads
Fragmentary text references sales of lots for a new town near the Wind River Reservation and the Chicago and North Western Railway. It mixes promotional health content about children, nutrition, and various consumer ads for foods, household products, and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nout
Casper
Wya
Shoshone
Wind River Reservation
Chicago & North-Western Railway
You Have No Right to Suffer S. What is the heginateg of nteknem?
A fragmented plea and medical sales pitch about constipation with dubious spelling errors. It claims constipation causes numerous ailments and lists supposed cures and remedies, urging readers to seek Mills Grape Tonic and similar tonics sold by druggists. It presents a sensational health scare tone typical of early 20th century flyers.
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Wien
Howe
Auarts
Consu
Anne
Muir Toni
Uni
MISS WAITE WISH GRATIFIED IN WASHINGTON CEREMONY
A New York Herald excerpt recalls a recognition ceremony in Washington referencing Justice Brewer and Justice Field. The narrator observes a tense crowd while recalling Miss Waite and family, and notes the presence of notable figures as tension rises.
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Mies
Mary Waite
Tate
Justien
United
Fiat
Justice Field
When Is Muse The Kindly In Time Of Storm And Calm
Fragmentary Atlantic excerpt discusses storms arctic night dangers and moral reflections as ships face wrecks, pestilence, battles and peril. It invokes a voyage through hurricane winds, frozen seas, and perilous promontories with a dramatic, literary tone.
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Yorple Island
Crigwion
Cragey Mengork
Orient
Hell
Kent
Tate
Atlantic
A Georgian's Will From Lumpkin County Record
An old will on file in Lumpkin County Georgia names three executors and instructs them to pursue legal action against N Nicholson, to pay themselves and attorneys, and to erect a memorial slab. It details Douglas Crane born November 8, 1800, a Georgia legislator who died in faith, with a $50 bequest to his church and a burial with honored military status.
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Lumpkin County
Georgia
The Dark Hour Dawn Promise in the Town
Fragmented lines speak of fear and blight giving way to dawn. Imagery of mist, dream, and longing threads through the verses as the sun rises and fear recedes. The speaker ponders a name and fate while dawn defeats shadows and hope returns.
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Loreet
Insinuations From Georgia Governor Ai Seema Tale
A fragment describes Ai Seema, a former Georgia governor, walking one morning near Tow Gay, meeting an older Black man. Their brief exchange includes casual greetings and a sly jab about a hidden wallet and a mistaken identity.
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Etary
Georgia
bin Coe
Maree
Deliah
Feminine Logic in a Hard Times Dress Gift
A Chicago case News narrative shows a young wife pressuring her husband about a new dress. She argues times are hard, yet she wants to keep the dressmaker employed, highlighting domestic humor and financial strain.
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Dresemaker
Chicaso
ALFONSO THE BRAVE AND MARRIAGE INTRIGUE
An item threads together European royal rumor and a host of medical and consumer notices. It cites Alfonso the Brave, a planned royal betrothal for spring, and possible matches for a princess, while interleaving anecdotes about Nelson, cures for diseases, and patent remedies. Local vignettes cover health cures and a Paris aeronautics school, with assorted notes on celebrities and medicine.
Africa's Spiral Railroad in Cape Colony Stuns Engineers
The Amabelo Butterworth line in Cape Colony features a spiral under its own track and a zigzag section, with steep cuttings and embankments along Ket heights. The eighteen mile stretch drops 1,500 feet, marking one of Africa's most remarkable railways. Also, the steamship Korea arrived in San Francisco with a record 2.45 million dollars worth of raw silk from the Orient, dispatched eastward the same night with 3,500 bales aboard.
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Cape Colony
Pall Mall Gazette
Kel Hills
Une
Mangulu
Bau Africa
Ket
Korea
San Francisco
Law Urged By Self-Seckers And Patent Medicines
A discussion argues against laws labeling patent medicines as poisonous alleging such rules would drive up costs and force consumers to seek physicians. It praises proprietary remedies while warning against restricting sales, noting popular items and medical opinion from the era. The piece blends advocacy for affordable cures with criticism of government interference.
Ovarian troubles forestalling surgery with Lydia Pinkham’s remedy
An old newspaper feature argues against routine operations for ovarian and womb issues. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as effective relief, sharing endorsements from women who avoided surgery and praised the tonic for diverse symptoms, urging readers to seek non surgical help.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkhow
Margrite Ryan
Bt. Andrew's Society
Hotel English
Indianapolis, Inc
Amy Basilor
Ledia BR. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia R Pinkham
Serine
T Tackett
Eatin Rai
Mins Margret Meriley
Milwaukee
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Minkham
Miukhanta
Lynn
Starch Claim Sparks Caution on Ownership
A reader warns that people should not accept things as they come if not theirs and uses a grocer’s claim of missing Defiance Starch as an example. The missive extols Defiance Starch as superior cold water starch and includes a promotional pitch about container value and pricing.
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Defiance
Sebo
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