Change of Life Loses Terrors in Greenville Pa
Mrs J Myers of 65 Union St Greenville Pennsylvania reports dramatic relief from menopause symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes weight gain recovery energy and improved vision and wishes to help other women write for information. The letters praise the medicine and its perceived benefits.
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Greenville
Lydia E. Pinkham
JoMyers
Union St
Edin E. Pinkham
Not Me Said He at Playhouse Entrance
A reader shares a humorous exchange about a door policy at a playhouse. The narrator claims the person behind had the ticket and the man behind denies it, leading to a comedic misunderstanding as the narrator realizes her husband stopped to talk and she walked in.
Fragmentary dialogue on Nellie and Milly misjudging a man
A terse exchange shows Nellie calling him an idiot and Milly confirming the misjudgment as the two discuss the man in a domestic moment.
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Nellie
Milly
Ondon
Make Leisure Hours Fuel Your Fortune Says John Blake
The text urges using idle time for thought and reading to improve life and career. It contrasts mindless routine with purposeful reflection, noting the engineer artist and writer benefit from work that invites thinking. It warns common jobs offer little mental space yet champions systematic, thoughtful leisure as path to better opportunities.
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Lucky
John Blake
Waiting List Romance Between Percival and Philippa
On the Waiting List Percival asks Philippa to marry when he makes his fortune. She replies she will wait, and the longer the wait the more she will like it.
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Percival
Philippa
Percy
Port Mile and the pull of self restraint in human nature
A meditation on self control and impulse versus reason. The piece contrasts everyday weakness and serious stress with the enduring bonds of maternal love, warning that forgiveness rarely fully restores reputations or trust. It notes how breaches linger, even after reconciliations, and ends by praising maternal compulsion as uplifting and distinct from harmful force.
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Pell Mel
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Under the Rose Secrecy Tale From Ancient Greece to Rome
The article recounts the origin of the phrase under the rose. Pausanias conspired with Xerxes against Greece in a temple-adjacent building called the Brazen House. Roses roofed it and secrecy thrived until betrayal forced Pausanias to starve inside the temple. The rose symbol spread in Athens Irish churches and Western confessional spaces across ages.
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Pausanias
Xerxes
Greece
Temple of Minerva
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Gooseberry Recipes From Mother's Cook Book
A compact vintage recipe note lists Green Pea Bisque and Gooseberry Pie with steps. Directions cover pea soup with tomato and milk, date and nut cheese stuffing, and a gooseberry bake, citing Veruce Mayweed from 1923 Western Newspaper Union.
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Veruce Mayweed
Western Newspaper Union
CURRENCY IN DIRE DISORDER AT GENOA MEETING
Former Vice President Marshall recalled a Genoa conference exchange where leaders paid their own bills in diverse currencies. Washburn Child paid $5, Lloyd George offered a sovereign, Barthol paid 50 francs, the Austrian used an army commissariat order, and Tchitcherin produced a ruble plate to print notes.
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Marshall
Europe
Genoa
Big Gun
Washburn Child
Lloyd George
Barthou
Schober
Commissariat
Tchitcherin
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad and Barber Quip
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for fresh baby clothes, promising no streaks or damage and widespread grocer availability. A humorous clipped line features a bold barber demanding a quick whisker cut and half shave.
Economical Stove Uses Sawdust and Coal Byproducts
A new stove design addresses rising coal costs by burning sawdust or low grade coal. It features a separate magazine inside the drum that can be removed and packed with fuel. A removable core creates a central draft opening as the magazine is replaced, improving combustion efficiency.
Builders Nnd Builds Foundations With A Careful Hand
Poem praises careful craft in building, from foundations to temples and schools. It extols skilled labor, planning, and the value of thoughtful handiwork in shaping durable, meaningful structures. The verse reflects on how human dreams become tangible through precise effort and design.
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NND
Fiji Group Holds Two Hundred Islands Count
A historical note records the Fiji group containing 200 islands. The count reflects the archipelago’s extensive landmasses and scattered islets across the Pacific, illustrating its geographic complexity.
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Fiji
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