Mrs. D Arnold Benefits From Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Mrs D Arnold, president of a German women’s club in Los Angeles, reports relief from a tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She states four years of womb tumor symptoms disappeared after twelve bottles with no other medicine and credits the treatment with restored health.
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D. Arnold
German Woman's Club
Grand Pacific Hotel
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkitas
D. Arnoto
Ghost Story At New York Club Ignores Psychic Claims
Miss Hapgood of New York recounts a boarding house tale of a former occupant dying of pneumonia. The room was renovated and later a new tenant reported a vision of the deceased man matching his appearance, prompting questions about supernatural influence and the lecturer’s silence.
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Teabel Hapgood
New York
Nineteenth Century Club
Miss Hapgood
Buried Treasure Expedition Plans Second Search
England company forms to seek five million dollar Peruvian church loot on a South Atlantic uninhabited island. Promoter B F Knight reassembles a young, fit crew, chartering a larger yacht, with surface boring tests, ample provisions, fishing gear, a piano, and luxuries as they plan another expedition regardless of finding treasure.
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England
South Atlantic Ocean
Thi
B. F. Knight
Knight
Alert
Southampton
Treasure Island
Finding What You Seek and the Mineralogist’s Lesson
A minister recalls a man who hoarded odd stones and became a valued mineralogist, illustrating how focus shapes discovery. Abroad, a young graduate distrusts politics while an older companion remains hopeful. the piece argues that expectation guides perception and value.
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Streeta
English Gains Ground in Mexico, Replacing French
Modern Mexico notes the rapid spread of English in Mexican commerce and daily life. English is now common in major stores and business, with Americans able to conduct most needs in English. Demand for English-language media and literature has surged among the educated and foreign-focused public.
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Mexico
Brent Prep School swaps Latin for English in four year plan
Brent preparatory school replaces Latin with English in a mandatory four year course. The new program makes English instruction compulsory and completes a shift in language study policy.
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Brent Preparatory School
Senator Platt’s Venetian Blind Carpenter Joke
Senator Platt of Connecticut hires a carpenter and tests skill by asking how to make Venetian blinds. The puzzled worker answers after a long pause that he would punch the Venetian blind in the eye. The tale ends with a lesson about sunny faces masking true intent and the danger of payday focus.
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Platt
Connecticut
New England
Senator Platt
Irish Woman in London Workhouse Meets Priest
A visitor in a London workhouse ward arranged a priest visit for an elderly Irish woman who rallied enough to speak. She quips that the priest is ignorant of Irish, and she notes she can recite prayers in Irish. She tells him God understands nearly all languages, possibly English too.
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London
Shure
Eleven Climate Types Revealed in California Tale
A Philadelphia man recalls visiting a fruit farm and noting an extraordinary temperature swing near a shed. The seller claimed sixteen temperature types within a mile, but the observer says only eleven were evident as the air felt winterish.
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California
Philadelphia
Halls Catarrh Cure and Absinthe Debate Echoes
A satirical note critiques patent medicines and advertises questionable cures while exposing a Paris based Society defending absinthe amid temperance campaigns. The piece mocks fraudulent remedies and reveals manufacturers using reform rhetoric to protect alcohol interests.
Relief for wearied workers promises cure by tonic
An advertisement targets overworked men and women with claims for a blood purifier and strength restoring tonic. It promotes a free sample bottle from St Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore and asserts benefits like restored nerves, improved sleep and appetite, and renewed vigor. The copy cites Vogeler's Curative Compound and a London formula.
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St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Vogeler
Botkin Endorses Hartman Medicines for Stomach Catarrh
In a letter to Dr Hartman Congressman Botkin reports relief from stomach catarrh after using Perana and alin. He notes limited residence in Washington and says a few bottles brought significant improvement. Augusta real estate man L P Verdery also commends Hartman remedies and urges readers to write for a free case statement and advice.
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Hartman
Botkin
Perana
Alin
Washington
J. D. Botkin
L. P. Verdery
Augusta
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium Colombes
Lincoln letter to Grant sells for 1000 at New York sale
A Civil War era letter by President Lincoln to General Grant sold in New York for 1000 dollars. The fragmentary text mentions a 15 cent April 30 1864 date and a remark on weather and a girl’s notion of misery. The rest of the entry contains garbled ad copy and unrelated strings.
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Og Sos
Press Publishing Association
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Assalbois
Alber
Sackatchewan
F. Pelley
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
Geemenk
New York
Lincoln
General Grant
Self reliance and friendship in life’s value
The text asserts that while worthy friends enhance happiness, individuals must rely on themselves. Each person is his own best friend or worst enemy, emphasizing personal responsibility over external support.
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Ufe
An Old Bachelor Says It Is Greater to Die for Women
A quoted remark claims it is more pleasant to die for some women than to live with them. The article notes gymnasts wearing spring and fall clothing year round despite season.
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