Several Global News Items Highlight Turbulent Era
A fragmented roundup notes actions from the British House of Commons on a smoking ban for under 16s, tax moves by Standard Oil, and a storm’s $250,000 damage in central Georgia. It also mentions a Washington signed document found in Essex County, a fatal fire in Ontario, and various court cases, arrests, and political shifts across the United States and Europe.
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Dakota Territory
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Domestic quarrel over tailor’s bill and dress cost
The dialogue depicts a quarrel about clothing workmanship and price. A wife notes a dress altered at three Bulneas a yard while her husband references the cost and potential changes, reflecting household economy and marital tensions.
Baby Cured of Eczema by Cuticura After Years of Suffering
A St Louis correspondent reports a baby niece with severe eczema covering face body and causing constant crying and scratching. After doctors failed for a year and a half the user says Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured the child in three months. May 2 and 20, 1907.
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Alice L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Their Degrees of Happiness in Rural Postmasters
A long scan of reader letters recounts marital status questions sent to rural postmasters by the Washington post office, with humorous and odd responses. It also notes a tattoo craze among lower classes, a doctor story about a boy, and assorted anecdotes and ads from the era.
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An Anomalous Asset and a Storied Exchange
Fragmented text depicts a man named Johnson in dire financial straits asking a friend for a loan, with hesitance and a boast about handwriting. It shifts to William V. McManus, New York Letter Carriers’ president, joking about a multi skilled ideal worker. It also includes ad copy and quotations from Emerson and Goethe in a mosaic of early 20th century prose.
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William V. McManun
Associne Hoh
New York
Deal
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
Mrs T C Willadsen of M Town credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of severe female complaints. She followed the advice from Mrs Pinkham and regained health, urging other suffering women to seek guidance and try the remedy developed in Lynn Mass.
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M. Town
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Not a Society Fad Says The Lady's Pictorial
The Lady's Pictorial argues society faces a novel idea as hostesses invite ladies to bring their pet aversions. It notes the real hurdle is husbands attending, making the plan difficult to realize.
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