Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Baltimore woman testifies after four years of misery that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved irregularities and severe symptoms. The advertisement claims the remedy cures displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors and other female complaints, offering free advice from Mrs. Pinkham and urging others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Baltimore
W. Franklin St
Lydia K. Pinkam
Lydia Kein
Water trouble sparks fault and apology exchange
Janitor says water turned on caused the issue and apologizes, Tevant agrees and adds that is why the janitor is sorry. The exchange reveals fault attribution amid a domestic or workplace dispute.
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Tevant
Obed Wears Too-Large Coat After Tortoise Fitting
In northern New Hampshire a notorious woman hater avoids fittings as a tailor makes a coat far too large. The man, who dislikes women, wears the oversized garment home. A parlor joke follows about the absurd fit and a young family remark contrasts. The note ends with a quip about wireless politics.
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New Hampshire
Talloress
Obed
Famous Blackberry Jam Recipe From Mrs Ingalls
Kansas households crave the famous blackberry jam recipe first printed by Mrs Jo J Ingalls widow of a senator over twenty years ago. The method details washing berries, heating water, cooking, sieving, adding heated sugar, and testing for jelly before sealing jars.
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Soln J.ingalierie
Best of
Kansas
Mra
Join J. Ingalls
Morehan
Mra. Ingalls
New Lemonade Variations Boost Classic Drink
A recipe note outlines mint lemonade with fresh mint leaves and steps to infuse flavors. It suggests tea flavored lemonade using strong tea and mint, adds strawberry juice for variety, and proposes fruit punch with orange and lemon juices, water, sugar, and optional banana and strawberry additions.
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Strawberrion
German Zimmer Kuchen Instructions Seem to Spell Out a Powdered Treat
A garbled recipe passage describes a potato mash base then heating it with lard butter and agar. It instructs stirring in yeast dissolved in warm water and setting the mixture to rise twice before baking. Final touch adds butter sugar and cinnamon.
Pottsfield Pickle Recipe Fragment
A fragmented recipe describes ingredients for a pickle including tomatoes onions peppers and celery plus horseradish. It details grinding chopping salting draining overnight then adding vinegar sugar mustard seed and cooking. Near the end it mentions sprinkling ground cinnamon and cloves before finishing.
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Pottsfield
Cheeses and Onions Recipe Instruction
A simple preparation describes slicing onions, layering in a saucepan with water and salt, cooking until tender, then stirring in milk and cheese cut into cubes. The mixture is cooked until the cheese melts and is eaten with crackers or toasted bread.
Salt Water for Rugs Brings Brighter Rugs
A historic tip recommends brushing rugs with a broom dipped in salt water then shaken dry. The method allegedly yields brighter results than dry sweeping, by removing excess moisture and lifting dirt more effectively from the rug fibers.
Cleaning Bathtubs With Kerosene Advice
A historical note advises cleaning enameled bathtubs and marble wash bowls using kerosene, followed by a rinse with strong evaporated to eliminate kerosene odor. The guidance emphasizes kerosene as a cleaning agent and suggests finishing with a rinsing step after application.
Prodigal Son Tale Sparks Cowboy Debate
Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver Juvenile Court cites a Charity address about the prodigal son as an itinerant preacher talks to cowboys. The preacher portrays waste and penury, the return, and a celebratory feast while a cowboy respondent quips he would have shot the prodigal and kept the calf.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Mke
Ben
Howe Ike
Detroit
Epidemic Itch in Welsh Village Reported
An account from Dowlats, South Wales, recalls a past outbreak of a debilitating itch that afflicted many families. Doctors failed to cure it until the Cuticura remedies were used, leading to reported complete recoveries. The piece includes testimonials from a Chicago reader and ends with a parable about misdirected effort.
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Dowlats
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West Huron St
Chicago
Sumner Defends Ashes Comment in London Dinner
At a London dinner in his honor Charles Sumner faced a rebuke from an English guest over his remark about ashes of heroes. Sumner replied with a courteous line citing Gray that even in ashes lives their fires. The exchange ended without further censure.
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Charles Sumner
London
Sumner
Mr. Sumner
Gray
Castoria Ad Claim and Family Conversation Fragment
Fragment from a newspaper item mentions Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with a signature requirement. It includes a dialogue where a son Hob speaks to his father about work and life, reflecting a domestic scene. The readable text is disjointed and lacks clear event context or outcome.
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Momore
Infante
Hob
Father
Do You Want to Sell Your Farm Notice
A fragmented message seeks immediate fod deal or sale options. It mentions a good buyer, invo price, and rising interest. The text discusses taking the air in an Automobile or motor boats and asks about staying home to open a can of gasoline.
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Etek
Turin
Phare
Weite Roe
Uned
Rise Adaraea Arthur Cupar
Dept. Ie
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Casey
Knocker Hero Wins Gaine In Eighth Inning Nailbiter
Yale Record reports a dramatic baseball tale where Knocker delivers a clutch eighth inning surge to topple a rival, as Second Senior comments on the thriller and Roy notes a test of strength amid the tense game.
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Real Novally
Yale Record
Cost of tuberculosis care shows food a third of spend
A National Association study of thirty tuberculosis sanatoria reports daily food costs averaging 0.544 dollars per patient and salaries and wages at 0.481. Fuel and light run 0.206. Overall per patient daily costs ranged from 0.046 to 2.65 with Western states higher than the East. Total receipts exceeded 1.545 million dollars, mostly from public funds and benefactions.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
Colorado
New Mexico
California
New York
New England
Pation
Dreamer Josh Critiqued For Silence At Early Hour
A quirky exchange unfolds as a literary figure questions if Josh writes poetry or romance and a farmer remarks he does not write anything, noting he refused to rise at eight. The bus office and telephone banter frame the confusion in a rural setting.
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Josh
Farmer Countesses
How does your new book go question quoted
A conversation fragment shows a reader praising a book and considering it a must read while another mentions a promotional powder and a minister's sermon. The dialogue hints at anticipation, skepticism, and a sales pitch with a marketing line about a product to ease allergies and aches.
Lewis Single Binder tobacco ad and a parlor tale
An old tobacco ad extols Lewis Single Binder, praising its quality and the dealer’s price for premium tobacco. It contrasts with imitations and urges customers to request the Lewis product. Also a flirtatious anecdote from Lippincott's about addressing nobility and a maid’s witty reply.
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Lewis
Free post cards offer to readers in Topeka Kansas
Readers urged to mail immediately with a 2 cent stamp to receive a set of five post cards or a three month trial of a big magazine plus eight floral motto cards. The offer costs 26 cents for 24 cards and one subscription, sent from Household Postcard Dept., 95 Capper Building, Topeka Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Browne Family in Street Dispute Ends Poorly for Cook
A dispute on the street between Mathilda Browne and an elderly woman escalates after the aged woman is revealed to be the Brownes' wealthy aunt. The aunt plans a large bequest to a hospital for aged dogs, but the Brownes lose their cook and their funds.
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Mathilda Browne
Mathilde
Brownes
Fragmentary Dialogue With Odd Commerce Quips
The text presents a garbled dialogue about a man with head high and nose in air, an assertion of ozone belief, and a stray claim a man hunts for a motor garage. It also mentions preachers telling people they are mean and selfish, with fragmented adds about a yellow cross, a 2 oz package selling for five cents, and a joke about getting up in the world.
How He Kept the Law in a Disputed Preserves Claim
A proprietor explains a controversial practice about using white powder as a preservative in preserves. He argues an extremist government rule makes it unlawful to omit preservative, while implying distrust in a supposed trusted friend. The exchange highlights tension between law and preservation methods.
Caught In the Rush
A beggar narrates his crippling experience after a crowded hotel dining room mishap. The tale unfolds with a skeptical, humorous tone about social waste and distant vacation anecdotes amid chaotic dining scenes.
Figuane Gey Tetamilon Appears in Vague Report
The fragmentary text mentions figures and events with unclear names and places. Notable phrases include anvil chorus imagery and references to hopes and minds, but specifics are unreadable. The poorly legible material covers ideas and names without coherent context.
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