Mrs Lindquist Tells Women of Middle Age
Kansas City Missouri woman describes childbirth illness and post Change of Life suffering. After two years of nerves and insomnia a newspaper ad for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound led to recovery. Also notes on light transmission by Prof Rankine and Bell photophone. selenium used but unreliable. bread failure and childless home need a baby.
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Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lindquist
Pendence Ave
A. O. Rankine
Royal Institute
London
Alexander Graham Bell
Frocks That Do Double Duty in Knitted Modes
Two frocks illustrated show versatility for afternoon affairs or dinner parties. The left piece uses taffeta with gathered folds and floral trim. the right favors a draped skirt and soft rolled neck with loopy embellishments. Textiles feature two tone color, embroidery, and varied knitwear styles.
The Gyp Weave of Horse Deception in City History
A nostalgic column recalls the old gyp scheme used by horse dealers to swindle buyers. It details palmed false horses, slick advertising, drugging, and careful selection of flashy, flawed animals. The piece contrasts past gyp trades with today’s autos and vivid street scenes of high-stepping coaches.
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Amother
Girard
Philadelphia Inquirer
Urbe
Philadelphia
London
Berlin
Budapest
Hungary
Billy Sunday
Milady
Irish Invasions of Britain in Early Records
A historical note cites Dr. Douglas Hyde on Irish incursions into Britain, mentioning 878 references to Scots and Attacotti, Claudian’s notes on invasion, and Niall of the Nine Hostages in 879 aiding Dal Riada, with Picts and Irish Gaels reaching London and Kent and Crimhthan’s later plunder in Christ’s first year.
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Britain
Douglas Hyde
Ireland
Ammianus Marcellinus
Scotti
Attacotti
Claudian
Gaul
Niall of the Nine Hostages
Dal Riada
Scotland
London
Kent
O'Clery
Crimhthan
Upsetting the Game
A caregiver recounts telling a police officer that a subpoena was avoided by claiming the husband was out of town. While addressing the officer, the five year old daughter interrupted with a distracting remark about a clean collar, leaving the narrator with little to respond.
Swamp-Root and Patent Remedies Mentioned in Odd Ad Snippet
A jumbled clipping notes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a tonic and references other patent medicines. It includes an old courtroom remark about Ty Cobb and a Cuticura advertisement promising soothing skin care for babies with soap ointment and talcum.
The Nineteenth Hole Parson and Merchant Golf Tale
In a Wayside Tales vignette a merchant and a parson play golf together. The parson, usually defeated, laments, and the merchant jokes that the parson will preach his funeral sermon one day and have his revenge. The parson retorts that it will be the merchant’s hole. The piece ends with a wry observation on edibles selling by looks.
Keep Off the Grass Professor of Pathology
Mose boasts about a new job as professor of pathology at the college. The joke hinges on his misunderstanding of the term, with a punchline about showing people how to go in and out of college grounds. The piece uses dialect humor to lampoon misinterpretation.
Greenland census shows native majority with Danish count
The census completed and released through the American consul at Copenhagen reports Greenland's population as 14 081 natives and 274 Europeans or Danes. Natives include 6 729 men and 7 352 women, with Danes and Europeans totaling 274.
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Greenland
Copenhagen
Department of Commerce
Milk strainer sought by dairyman for better profits
A dairyman seeks a milk strainer to improve efficiency and keep more money. The remark implies even a girl would appreciate simpler improvements, hinting at practical childlike or humorous wisdom.
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Scholl
Green Mountain
Rupert
Dr. Shoop
Shop
Dr. Shoop Laboratories, Inc
Racine
Wis
Irene
Jal
Sehulta P
Zanesville, Ohio
Paris
Auto
Ty Cobb
William H. Heston
Robert Walker
Georgia
Detroit
Detroit News
Duonttelth
Cincinnati
Census of Greenland
Chevrolei
Superior
Sedan
Chevrolet
O. B. Flint
Peceeue Vailey
Ess Truck
Chevrolet M Moto OR CO
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