Motherly Advice on Youth and Health
A mother’s guidance is crucial as a daughter becomes a woman. When signs of illness appear such as headaches dizziness and withdrawal a mother should seek prompt help. Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is presented as the remedy during this period of change.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Case of New York Girl Interest to Every Mother and Daughter
A grandmotherly letter praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing a New York girl's heart trouble and wasting illness. The writer credits the medicine with restoring appetite energy and menstrual regularity after doctors failed. The ad urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice and warns against imitation products with a $5000 forfeit note.
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New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marneaver Phelan
Tenth Avenue
New York City
Horses of Venice and Other Tales in Bronze
A Chicago Herald extract recounts the fifteen bronze horses in Venice, tracing their history from Lyssipus to Napoleon, and their journey through Rome Paris and Vienna. It notes Verrocchio’s Colleone statue as a premier equestrian monument and contrasts it with the Victor Emmanuel work. The piece then shifts to brief anecdotes about partridges education and humorous vignettes including a wardrobe mishap in a ballroom and a photographer’s view of children.
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Venice
St. Mark’s
Victor Emmanuel
Colleone
St. John and St. Paul
Tenskin
Andrea Verrocchio
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Victor Hmmuanuel
Napoleon
City
Alps
Paris
Place du Carrousel
Francis I
Austria
William
Curtie
Chicago Herald
Death’s Funny Side in Literature and Song
A Philadelphia Record piece notes how writers treat death with humor, citing Ballads on sailors and soldiers, Maupassant’s twist, humorous epitaphs, and songs like Johnny Jones and His Sister Sue, imagining an anthology titled Death’s Funny Side bound in black pigskin with grinning skulls.
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Thomas Head
Mild Maria
Johnny Jones
Sue
America
Philadelphia Record
Why Give Age In News Notices
A girl reflects on how accident reports note ages for identification, contrasting with the omission of ages in death notices. She jokes that even in crowds she would rather conceal her age, treating it as a personal principle while observing how newspapers spread such details.
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New York Times
Bell and Logan debate early telephone stake
Professor Bell shows John A. Logan a working telephone model and offers a half stake for 2500 claiming it will replace telegraph and bring millions. Logan doubts demand for such a device. Bell then offers a tenth share to a patent office examiner for 100, who declines. the tenth would have been worth 1.5 million in fifteen years.
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Professor Bell
John A. Logan
Logan
Bell
Patent Office
Pearson
Like Father and Son Debate Marion Name
Mrs. Henpeck wants to name the baby Marion while Mr Henpeck worries that the child may grow into a strong wife who could change Marion to Mary Ann. The dialogue appears in the Philadelphia Press.
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Marion
Love In the Museum Behind the Laughing Curtain
A playful Chicago News item describes an ardent suitor, a fat lady, and a joke about a derrick as a comic curb to romance in a museum setting. The tone mixes flirtation with absurdity, capturing a moment of whimsy in neighborhood entertainment.
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Chicago News
Glasses mislead eyes and cause trouble in use
A short verse echoes varied views on eyewear and perception. The text notes a woman kissing another woman without disturbing a hat, then contrasts a man. An Atchison Globe item titled A Way Out appears, followed by a moral tale where a mother persuades her daughter to tell the truth with heaven as a consequence.
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Atchison Globe
Katharine
Grandma
Papa
Mamma
New York Tribune
Ss. S. S
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Orchard and Garden Practices for Fruit Plants
The article explains raspberry plant life averages six years and advises deep digging for grapes, rooting from new growth shoots, and safeguarding house trees. It covers pruning young trees before placing in soil, trimming bruised roots, and notes fruit trees need mineral manure on fertile soil and poor soil grows leaves but not fruit. It also stresses choosing hardy shade trees over rapid growth to avoid early death.
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Bert
Dr Talmage in England Mistaken Crowd Size Reveals Paid Entry
The London Chronicle recounts Dr. De Witt Talmage visiting England in 1879 where 15 000 to 20 000 gathered outside a church but only a moderate crowd inside because each entrant paid four shillings. He planned to preach From Without Money and Without Price but changed his subject Egging Him On.
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Ben
de Witt Talmage
England
London ‘Chronicle
One Way of Judging in Public Wit
A brief old quotation exchange notes that judging a person by his wife’s clothes is more telling than judging by his own attire. The St. Louis Republic quotes a sharp social quip on appearance and reputation.
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W. J. Long
Oating
St. Louis Republic
7Th Street
Los Angeles
Cal
F. Brownsberger
Descendant Claim Sparks Bizarre Exchange at Market
In Philadelphia a dramatic fruit stand exchange unfolds as Mrs. Fitz Clancey claims descent from Brian Boru while Mrs. Casey retorts with a quip about Eve and the first apple. The humorous dialogue underscores local color at the corner market.
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Brian Boru
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