New Name for Bungalow in Youngstown Tale
A carpenter contractor invites a European-American worker to his office to discuss building plans. The man hints at a preference for a cottage, but then quips about a “bunghole” as a playful mispronunciation, reflecting a local newspaper humor tone.
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Youngstown Telegram
Itching Trouble and Cure Hints From 1912 Ad
A Minnesota reader recalls long lasting severe leg itching with red and yellow patches. After trying many salves and medicines, Cuticura Soap and Ointment finally relieved the itch, with the writer noting six weeks of use as effective.
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D. No. 3
Clarkfield
Minn
O. Gorden
Dept. L. Boston
Woman cites Pinkham remedy aid for bladder and female troubles
In Windom Kansas Miss Mary A Horner reports displacing illness with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after failing with doctors. The ad claims the herbal tonic is a long trusted female health remedy and offers confidential responses from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Windom
Kansas
Pinkham
Mary A. Horner
Box
The Rat the Cat and the Corn in the Paris Citadel
In a Paris salon scene De Sartines battles barbed social power as Madame Linden plots to control a dangerous contract. De Richelieu suspects De Lussac, arrested at the Bastille, holds the secret papers threatening the minister and the conspiracy.
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de Lussac
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Peasy
Madame Linden
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Richelieu
Bastile
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de Sartines
Monsieur de Richelieu
Paris
Mondieu
Monsigur
Baroness
Hongry
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de Joyeuse
Comtesse d'Harlancourt
Monsieur de Sartines
Comtesse
Madame de Brenlis
Police
D'Harlancourt
Madame de Stenlie
Madame d'Harlancourt
Madame Dé Stenlia
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Madame d’Harlancourt
Comte D'S
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de Richelieu
Monsieur de Joyeuse
Laverolies
Monsieur de Maupeau
France
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de Maupeou
Monsieur de Sartine
de Joyette
St. Meupeou
Ventre Dieu
Ghastness
Porcheron
Marechal
Armand de Lussac
Scamp
Society of the Midi
Skinning the Public and the Ice Trade Prices
The Washington Times notes near total ice crop loss south of Maine and scarce natural ice, forcing dependent cities to rely on artificial ice. Prices spiked in New York with some buyers paying ten to twelve dollars, described as robbery of the people for necessity. The piece criticizes such skinning and calls for government control, labeling it as socialists and anarchists.
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Washington Times
Maine
New York
Lone St Marys Silent Lake Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse describes Lone St Marys Silent Lake with bare hills and shorelines. The scene conveys solitude with mountains, water, and a tranquil, empty landscape where living beings are scarcely present.
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St. Mary's
Pura
Not So Slow in Printing Jokes at the Olb
A jumble of quips and headlines from papers like Baltimore American and New York Sun shows a waiter of witticisms about neighbors, popularity, and gossip. The snippets include lines about a new member feared by locals, a chauffeur, a fire sale outfit, and aphorisms on success and nerves.
Obscure Talk and Quips From Aboard A City Page
A garbled column mixes social quips and witty exchanges. It references sayings by Farmer White and Mrs Jones, a British Museum demand to return a manuscript, and a tease about book borrowing. The piece reads like a collage of sketches and pithy remarks from local life.
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British Museum
Kirs George
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