Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
Mrs. Percy W. Richardson of Maine reports relief from fatigue and restored energy after taking three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims daily work is easier and she no longer experiences tired feelings. The advertisement states the product has been praised by women for nearly fifty years and is sold by druggists nationwide.
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My Ark
Table Compound
le Ies
Percy W. Richardson
R.F.D
Skoe
Hepan
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkin
Morgan Horses and Breeding Plans Highlight Morgan Breed
Morgan stallion Ned from Middlebury Vermont joins Dom Samuel Alva na in San Salvador, with plans to ship light horses suitable for plantation work. The project aims to preserve and develop the Morgan breed, once neglected, now in demand worldwide.
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s+ Morgan
Ned- Middlebury, Vt
Dom Samuel Alvana
San Salvador
Sas
Mary
Department of Atreuitere
Swamp Root Restores Kidney Health Widely Sold
Druggists report many people unaware of kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root praised for its healing influence and high success. insurance examiners note kidney disease causes many denials. Available in two bottle sizes at drug stores. sample bottle offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Kilmer
King Solomon and the Flowers told by an eager student
An elderly immigrant mother reads her class’s composition about King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The piece, titled King Solomon and the Flowers, recounts the prince discerning natural from imitation flowers after a bee visits, in a tale from the New York Sun.
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Solomon
Auman
New York Sun
Palm Sunday origins in Liber Festivalis Caxton 1483
An excerpt from Liber Festivalis printed by Caxton in 1483 explains Palm Sunday use of yew in processions as a substitute for palm and olive. The passage notes the churchyard plant choice and the day’s name derives from this practice.
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Caxton
Prefers the Straw Think Ill Get Lace Hat
A light exchange notes a wish for a new lace hat while remarking a straw hat holds little value. The line suggests casual fashion banter without a solid event or person of record.
Postum advertisement urges switching from coffee for health
A 1920s style sales pitch claims coffee harms health, promotes Postum as a nourishing beverage. It offers a free one week trial and guidance from Carrie Blanchard, urging readers to try Postum for thirty days and select Instant Postum or Postum Cereal.
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Carrie Blanchard
Knots in Asiatic beliefs shape magic and healing
In Asiatic lore knots hold vast magical power influencing life and illness. Writings describe curses tied to knots, methods to perplex enemies, sealing wax on parcels, charmed wicks, and drying rites. Remedies include leaves, written phrases, and tying threads for ailments like ague, with cures ending in offerings to wells or rivers.
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India
New York Times
Gold and Coca Use Among Ancient Inca Society
The article notes Inca practices from Ecuador to northern Chile, detailing copper smelting, textile making, masonry, embalming, and gold use for daily vessels. It highlights Spaniards valuing gold and cites Detroit News on coca chewing, describing leaves with lime to extract cocaine.
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South America
Ecuador
Chile
The
Detroit News
Dad's Occupation Jessie and Adeline twins of Paoli
The Indianapolis News reports five year old twins Jessie and Adeline Stout of Paoli observed a funeral conversation with adults. They recalled hearses mourners and pallbearers and joked their father hauls the mulberries at nearly all funerals.
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Jessie
Adeline
Raymond Stout
Paoli
Indianapolis News
Invisible filaments drive light and radio tubes
Filaments in bulbs and radio vacuum tubes are ultra thin wires about one thousandth of an inch thick, wound on a core of steel or brass four one thousandths of an inch in diameter, notes Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Shaves On a Plane: Major Fletcher’s Airdrome Grooming
Maj. A S Fletcher of the Philippine scouts shaved while flying over 8000 feet on a hurried trip from Zamboanga to Manila. Using canteen water for lather he persisted as the lather faded, and arrived in Manila with evidence of a fairly good shave.
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Maj. A. S. Fletcher
Philippine Scouts
Zamboanga
Manila
Baltimore Sun
Not a Bright Prospect
Mr Subbubson comments on a new cook arriving at his home beside Lake Michigan as dusk falls. His wife asks how long the cook will stay, and he predicts only a few days at best. She suggests remaining longer due to talk that her previous mistress was nearly perfect but left after a month.
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Mr. Subbubson
Lake Michigan
Twins Named Patrick and Patricia Mark Connolly Family
Mr and Mrs Thomas Connolly of South Boston welcomed twin babies born March 17 and named Patrick and Patricia. This is the couple’s fourth set of twins, with older siblings Edward and Eleanor twelve, Frank and Frances eight, and Joseph and Josephine four.
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Thomas Connolly
South
Boston
Patrick
Patricia
Edward
Eleanor
Frank
Frances
Joseph
Josephine
Cuticura Ad Claims Pimples and Blackheads Removal
Cuticura Ointment is smeared on pimples and blackheads then washed off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Regular use for daily toilet purposes keeps skin clear. Also recommend Cuticura Talcum for ongoing care.
Radio Worm And Earwig In TV Cable Jacks
Mr. H. E. Adshead in Wireless World reports many insects crawling into telephone jacks and even earphone cases. A small plug was inserted to keep them out. The note adds the radio-set earwig to the list of pests in early radio equipment.
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H. E. Adshead
Wireless World
London
Fay So Marital Snap Raises Offbeat Question
May Yes, he married his former wife's sister after the marriage ended. London Answers notes the quirky family loop as he avoids breaking in another mother in law.
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Fay
London
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Doan
Nebraska
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Foster
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Buffalo, N. Y
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