Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Maternity Aid
Articles praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female disorders and infertility. Letters claim it restored fertility, improved health, and reduced miscarriages, urging women to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Rane
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Grove Street
Milwaukee, Wis
Pinkham
Ned
Mae P. Wharry
North Shore Oratorical Society
Norman
Milwaukee
Wis
Yale E. Pinkham
Uttlegiel
Lydia B. Pinkham
Matching Silk Shades Reveals Customer Avoidance Habit
A silk clerk shares a tale of matching a shade for a woman who hid her true purpose. The shopper wanted to avoid a color she deemed unbecoming, prompting the clerk to ask probing questions and tailor service to the customer’s intent. The anecdote notes a shift toward polite inquiry to prevent unnecessary matching efforts.
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Ha Elerk
Cleriy
Ghostly prank ends with chalky reveal and a smiling ghost
A tale from a Boston Herald piece recalls Sam Wellington, known as the "duke," a local character and cook who fled a camping party ghost in a sheet. The joke ends with the specter noting its own outing as they rest on a log, while Cupid’s misdirection yields a moral about marriage ads and old maid confessions.
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Sam
Sam Wellington
Boston Herald
A $40 000 Reception At Fifth Avenue Restaurant
A lavish winter entertainment at a Fifth Avenue restaurant featured its largest room turned into a recreated Austrian country scene with real foliage and painted landscapes. The host, described as A Family Trust, spent about 40 000 on decorations and catering, while guests were greeted in a valley setting with lambs roaming and knoll seating, reflecting costly artistry and planning.
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Fifth Avenue
Austria
Hilla
New York Sun
Donn's Kidney Pills Prove Effective for Kidney Troubles
A reader from Cen of NC reports Donn's Kidney Pills relieved disordered kidneys and back ache. Kidney secretions became regular and clear after use, with notable overall health improvement. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo distributes. price per box was 60 cents. The Crystal Palace claims to accommodate 100,000 people, largest building in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Dw
Cen
N.C
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Crystal Palace
Ostrich farming in South Africa profits persist
If you have a good grocer, stick to him. Schitting's Bere guides readers toward choosing a reliable supplier. The article notes ostrich farming in South Africa remains a highly profitable business amid economic conditions.
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Schitting
South Africa
Tea as Comfort and a Japanese Hello
The excerpt notes tea as an insubstantial yet substantial comfort. It mentions the Japanese phone greeting moshi moshi and anone, stressing the accented syllable nay in the latter greeting.
First Chinese Patent For An Electric Lamp
A Nanking citizen received China’s first government patent for an electric incandescent lamp praised as a clear moonlight lamp. The inventor presented the device to Shanghai officials and the viceroy, seeking protection from interference and competition in its manufacture and sale.
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Nanking
Shanghai
Chang
Red Crows Hall Hing Tanke 202 packnee seats
The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana presents a notice referencing Red Crows Hall Hing Tanke 202 packnee seats. Contained lines mention The Unappreciative Wretch and a quote about a woman's lies valued at 50000 dollars in a historical newspaper fragment.
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Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
New York Herald
Big Sisters Bow Becomes Mystery in Neighbor Query
A four year old girl visiting a neighbor was asked if Mr Hutchingson is her sister's beau. She did not answer, but at home she rushed to tell her sister Eva that Mr Hutchingson has her ribbon.
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Cupid
Veil
Mr. Hutchingson
Eva
Fairy City Icebergs Impress In Quiet Northern Waters
Northern icebergs appear taller and more elegant than their southern counterparts. Though not as numerous, their spires and domes glow under sunlight, evoking a fairy city in the chilly Arctic seascape.
Koilling's Beat Yes Ookeletin to Mak Reveals Handshake Note
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a phrase about Koilling and Mak with references to tea and rare handshakes in Japan. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations.
Eye sight described across lands and peoples
A fragmented excerpt notes variable vision across cultures. It claims desert Arabs and Baqi maux detect distant targets, Norwegians have strong eyesight, and argues defective eyes rise in America due to heavy book study and poor lighting.
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Baqimaux
America
Sea eggs and strange locomotion in Urchine Tra creatures
A fragmented excerpt discusses sea eggs or Urchine Tra with segmented bodies and tubular feet that propel them by inflating the back and pushing in any direction. It references spines, holes, and little suckers, plus a curious 1788 London journal entry about fishing misadventure and an Atlanta Constitution quip about old bachelor uncles.
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London
Aber
Cromble
Atlanta Constitution
Peruna praised by Cavalry officer in letter
Lanham Maryland resident W Howman of the M S Cav Vols writes that Peruna cured his severe cold in forty eight hours and serves as a preventive. He notes his family also uses it and recommends the remedy to friends. The letter cites that Peruna contains no narcotic and invites free confidential medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Chas
W. Bowman
M.S. M. Cav
Weiter
Lanham
Peruna
W. Howman
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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