Remarkable Case Promises Nursing Hope in Shamrock
A grandmother named Mrs Ham of Shamrock Missouri proclaims a cure from Lydia E Pinkham remedies noting improved health, sleep, appetite, and family harmony. The letter, appearing amid varied clippings, also touches on a cooking school anecdote and debates on Australian fur trade and animal skins.
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Shamrock
Moella
Josm Ham
R. Fld
Missouri
Lydia EF
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
Drink and Cruelty Toxins Linked in Blood Generations
Medienneience argues that a nervous tendency toward cruelty can stem from a toxin in the blood, not inherent demoralization. Even moderate drinking dulls sensibilities and may pass cruelty traits to offspring across generations, transforming sober husbands and fathers into indulgent, dangerous figures.
Ruining a vested interest and Old Crusading Tories
Collier’s Weekly lampoons saloon interests and Tory opposition. It cites Emerson’s Journal noting Cape Cod lighthouse resistance sixty years ago to prevent wrecking profits. The piece argues lighthouse construction harmed a cherished vested interest and critiques healthhouse damage to old “rested Interest.”
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Collier's Weekly
Saloontat
Longfellow
Emerson
Nauset
Cape Cod
Collins
Disapproval of liquor by American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
The Wandercrift Pa subsidiary of United States Steel Corp bans liquor and fraternal club participation for 6000 workers across Leechburg Hyde Park New Kensington and Vandergrift plants and prohibits endorsing equal or concession applications, affecting plants nationwide.
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Wandercrift
United States Steel Corporation
Rewald
Leechburg
Hyde Park
New Kensington
Vandercrift
Methods of Race Generation cited by Dr Saleeby
The English physician and writer on ed cites a remark from Dr C W Saleeby in his book on The Methods of Race Generation. He argues against alcohol and urges protection of parenthood from alcohol, warning against the laughter like crackling thorns underneath a pot.
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C. W. Saleeby
Kennes
Temperance speaker Averman claims healing with pockets full
Averman recounts a temperance meeting tale in which he describes pain in his head and body fading after touching his head and chest, then finding nothing in his pocket except twenty dollars. He declares the event happened on 11 May as part of the temperance testimony.
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Averman
Favors His Own Rule By Mr George Perkine
Mr George Perkine of New York Life Insurance dined with the great company directors and crossed out wines on the menu card. The proprietor protested but Perkine replied that they discriminate against wine in their policies and should abide by their own rule.
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George Perkine
New York Life Insurance Company
Great
Por Kles
Total Abstinence Demanded Across U S Factories
Eighty eight percent of U S manufacturers require total abstinence from workers and about one million railroad men are teetotal. The Philadelphia Quartz company offers a ten percent wage bonus for those who sign an agreement to abstain from alcohol. Nearly all of the 200 employees have signed.
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United States
Bawr
Philadelphia Quarts
Bonn
Not Entirely Out of It Indulgent Youth Pesters Staff
A noisy young man flirts with a stenographer and a lone waitress at a restaurant lunch. He lifts his hat, asks if she is waiting for him, and claims a prior engagement with a mysterious Indiana man he has never met. He jokes about the lobster order still not arriving as the scene unfolds with a sly smile and idle bravado.
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Fasher
Eruption on Face Recounts Three Week Cure
Mine Care- Ube Millar describes a painful facial eruption spreading across the face from 1913. She details itching burning and disfigurement before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After three weeks the skin healed and the claimant urges others to try the product with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
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East Elm St
Streator
Ube Millar
Cuticura
Dept. 1
Boston
Ady
Cheese industry dominates milk markets in New York and Wisconsin
A compact note on the cheese industry highlights New York and Wisconsin as the leading milk markets. The two states produce over three quarters of national cheese, with Wisconsin slightly ahead, followed by Michigan Pennsylvania California Oregon Illinois and Minnesota, mostly from small factories.
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New York
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
California
Oregon
Illinois
Minnes
Polar motor may speed to sixty miles an hour on ice
A rambling item describes Nertrand de Leewaps's improvised machine achieving near sixty mph on icy roads with a wheeled chassis and metal guard, plus a new design to lift the car for higher speed. It notes Shackleton’s Antarctic plans and comments on public amusements, politics, and industry hiring trends.
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Cound Nertrand de Leewaps
Surerenal Mmmme
Mitean
Amnon
Antarctic
Shackleton
Shakespeare and Bacon Authorship Debate Persist
The article notes unresolved claims about whether Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s works. It discusses many attempts and failures in proving authorship and preserves the Stratford man’s claim to the glory of the plays, questioning who is truly entitled if not them.
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Shakespeare
Bacon
Orien
Stratford Man
Mexican spectator questions northern football game
An observer from Mexico watches his first northern football match with growing confusion and humor. He asks a fellow spectator, calling the action a seven day pitched buttlet, highlighting cultural misunderstanding in a vivid, humorous exchange.
The Kookaburra Inspires Austrasian Stampa Tale
The Kookaburra appears in the Austrasian stampa as a laughing jackass of the kingfisher tribe. It is described as optimistic by nature, laughing at sunrise and sundown while killing snakes, embodying a symbolic, humorous wildlife vignette.
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Seare
Flaher
One of the Finest. Policeman and Missing Girl
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a police officer asking a girl for her name as she recalls losing a child named Fanny Ellen Towne. The editor Sprags is mentioned as absent minded after receiving a rejection slip.
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Utepint
Fanny Ellen Towne
Sprags
The Biped Dialect Sketch in Chaotic Banter
A fragmentary exchange features characters debating money and inheritance with joking mispronunciations and odd phrases. The dialogue hints at social pretensions and a comic misunderstanding of status as one trader catalogs a distant uncle near death while others ponder practical motives.
Peck My Wife s Will Involved In Bribery Claim
A fragment suggests a claim about a wife s will and possible bribery related to influence over outcomes. The text hints at disputes over wills and financial pressure affecting decisions within a marriage.
Once for All and the Judge Face a Harsh Year
A fragment mentions Freddis agreeing to wash his face, followed by a judge’s line. It then notes 460 arrests for drunken people in the first quarter of the year and references Hanford's Baleam Ady and a Tolland trades union with 70,000. The text is garbled but centers on early year arrests and local figures.
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Ian
American Machiniot
Han
Suco
Tere
Freddis
Handel
Sorry He Spoke. Peck and Maria Duel Self Control
Fragmentary dialogue shows friction between Peck and Maria over self-control as Mrs. Peck scolds him for speaking. a hoston era script line mentions a wedding with a request for aid, then refusal to stand by a friend in trouble. The text is garbled but centers on interpersonal conflict and a wedding scene.
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Peck
Maria
Hoston Evening ‘Transcript
Lived by His Character and Harsh Social Quips
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript features terse judgments on characters and appearances. “Allee is really the scrawniest girl among all our acquaintances” competes with comments about Maud Simmons in a social exchange. The exchange closes with a question about a man “absolutely devoid of character” and what he does.
Not for Heating A Quip On Landlord Repairs And Valor
A clipped, opinion hints at tenant woes with landlords delaying repairs and the remark about a person named Jromines surfacing as a dig. The piece contrasts a shallow mind with a deep valor in a wry, antique newspaper voice.
Secretary's Message About Green Delays Petting Request
A secretary informs a caller that Green is too busy to pet the animal, while another man requests relaying a mood and timing to Mr. Greet. The exchange hints at awaiting a response and ongoing business.
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Green
Aaid
Tim
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