Ancestral Silver and the Gift of Wedding Silver
The piece discusses the social value of wedding silver among old New England and Southern families and notes a rising price for silver bullion as the U S government resumes purchases. It argues silver’s beauty and durability endure with age, contrasts it with glass and china, and cites Napoleon on ancestors to close.
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New England
South
United States
Napoleon
Courage and fortitude of women across eras
A reflection on female resilience citing Evelyn Walsh’s recovery from a severe crash and Mary Wheatland’s 57 years of swimming. The piece argues courage is longstanding, noting women’s boldness in fashion, travel, shopping, dancing, and daily defiance of weather and risk.
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Evelyn Walsh
Colorado
Mary Wheatland
England
Cleveland
Watchmaker George Ritter Laid To Rest In Humble Epitaph
The self written epitaph compares Ritter to an overworked outside case. Integrity was his mainspring and prudence the regulator of his life. He aided others, never erring unless misled by strangers, and his time was spent in continual pleasure until a final hour ended his existence.
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George Ritter
Elwood man credits Dean's Kidney Pills cure
R A Pugh of 2020 North B street Elwood Indiana says kidney trouble back pain and dark secretions forced rest. After doctoring failed he used three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills and claims full cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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R. A. Pugh
North B Street
Elwood
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Strange Awakening On A Train
Senator Bailey recalls a New York street brawl and an odd train incident. A drummer, pretending to be a doctor, uses a lemon to stop a snoring passenger by coaxing a boy to squeeze the lemon into the snorer’s mouth, hoping to induce a wakeful squeeze that ends the snoring.
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Senator Bailey
Texas
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promotional Notice
A vintage advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures failing with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts F J Cheney & Co of Toledo are trustworthy and capable to fulfill obligations. The ad claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces and cites testimonials and a 75 cent price, with additional mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinnayn & Marvin
Wholesale Druggiste
Hall
Women Keeping Pet Snakes Gains London Attention
The London Morning Leader notes a brisk demand for nonpoisonous pet snakes among wealthy women as a quirky trend reflecting modern taste for the unusual. Snake pets are described as nonpoisonous and increasingly popular in English households.
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England
London Morning Leader
Odd Advert Text Reflects Stereotypes and Promotions
Fragmentary ad style piece titled Written by Woman-Hater promotes a women’s mischaracterization while listing a teething remedy and various quips. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and generic dealer sourcing. Contains cultural stereotypes and miscellaneous product notes from an era.
Artificial Silk Plant Planned in Gothenburg Area
A new Swedish venture, to be built near Gothenburg, aims to manufacture artificial silk for export. A company with capital between 160 800 and 482 400 seeks to commercialize R W Strehlenert of Djursholm Sweden method producing nitro cellulose silk claimed to rival natural silk in appearance strength and durability. Reports from Swedish and German cloth factories allegedly provide favorable feedback.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
R. W. Strehlenert
Djursholm
Strehlenert
Allcock's Porous Plaster Tops sixty years of use
A promotional notice extols Allcock's Plasters as a world renowned remedy with a sixty year record. It claims effectiveness for pain from cold or overstrain and notes wide sales through druggists worldwide.
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Allcock's
Allcock’s
Autograph Triumph After Boer War Return
General French received letters from admirers after his Boer War return. One boy requested his autograph and, importantly, a signed photograph of his hero, confessing he did not want the secretary to write it. The anecdote highlights the general’s popularity with the youth following his achievements.
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French
Cremation Congress Planned in Charleroi Belgium
To counter prejudice against cremation in Belgium, a cremation congress will be held in Charleroi under the Rationalist Federation. The article notes humor about common sense and nonsensical trouble.
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Belgium
Charleroi
Rationalist Federation
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