Remarkable Patient Testimony Promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Miss Guia Gannon of Detroit testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her months of general weakness and pain from female troubles. She credits the remedy with restoring her health in six weeks and urges other women to try it.
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Lydia Einkham
Miss Gannon
Mrs. Pinkham
Notable Readers and Their Preferred Works
Literary Life notes varied tastes among historical figures. Chopin preferred light French novels while Lord Clive praised Robinson Crusoe. St John Chrysostom revered scriptural works. James I loved classics and Latin authors. Bunyan read the Bible mostly, Salvator Rosa favored country poetry, Tacitus inspired Humer, Locke admired Aristotle, and the elder Pitt enjoyed Shakespeare by listening rather than reading.
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Lord Clive
Robinson Crusoe
St. John Chrysostom
John
James I
England
Bunyan
Salvator Rosa
Humer
Tacitus
Locke
Pitt
Mark Twain Learns Not to Need a Laugh Track
Story of Mark Twain early in his career as a playful lecturer who relied on a staged applause device. A woman in a box was to clap when he stroked his mustache but the audience reacted strongly to his natural charm, leading Twain to abandon the ruse for good.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Portsmouth Harbor and its ancient naval role
The article traces Portsmouth Harbor in England from Roman times through Norman and Saxon periods. It notes use by Romans at Portus Magnus, continued significance in Henry I era, Richard the Lionheart’s departure from the port, and a naval establishment existing there in his successor’s time.
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Portsmouth
England
Portchester
Portus Magnus
Henry I
Richard Cour de Lion
Loncop @lobe
West Scotland town council buys town hall piano
The town council of a thriving western Scottish burg purchased a piano for the town hall and designated three members to inspect the purchase. One member, a joiner, bent to the instrument and said he could not judge the music but believed all the boards were square and plumb.
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Scotland
No Satisfying Her
A brief wry exchange from the Philadelphia Record features remarks on aging and social tact. A man tells a woman she carries her age well, provoking offense, and replies that she did not carry it well, leaving her speechless.
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Philadelphia Record
Wire Ropes Construction and Strength Guidelines
The text notes crucible steel ropes with breaking strengths of 70 to 76 tons per square inch. It recommends large pulleys for wire ropes, with minimum diameters 1,300–1,400 times wire diameter for iron and about 2,000 for steel. For mining, wire ropes are best with a hemp core for flexibility.
Japanese lacquer art valued by labor over material
A genuine lacquer piece embodies a lifetime of work with hundreds of thin coats applied across long intervals. The value rests on the careful craftsmanship rather than the raw material, and first class lacquer work is nearly scratch resistant, hard to mar with a needle.
The Tow Bridge Joke and Ireland's History
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a humorous exchange about a lost pocketbook and a long bridge in China. It references Cassidy and Casey discussing Ireland, with playful dialect and a line about writing Ireland's history.
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Sangang
China
Plain Duty and Its Shifting Meaning
The Chicago Post quotes a thought on plain duty: each person defines it by personal will, while others judge it by their own standards. The remark highlights subjective duty in moral choices and social expectations.
Shy on Change
A brief quip from the New York Times about small talk on money and a mood of indecision. The exchange features a person named Henry and a playful refusal to help with change.
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New York Times
Kodol Endorsed By Readers For Digestive Help
A testimonial from Mrs. Cranfill of Troy Tennessee praises Kodol for curing years of severe indigestion after four bottles. The ad notes Bell’s Pharmacy as the place to obtain the product and highlights its claim to transform food into blood.
Cough Cure Ad Claims One-Day Cure Guarantee
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It pledges a refund if it fails and bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
Local notices list changes in carriage stand and express service
D S Valencia moves carriage stand to the corner of Congress and Stons avenue at Alex Rossi's saloon and can be reached at 661 1 mo re A Stevens the old reliable express man returns after a year away and now operates at the People Store Prompt attention to work left in my care Tucson Citizen claims largest circulation in Arizona Smith the leading tailor urges spring suit care Itching piles claims Dean's Ointment provides instant relief and permanent cure at 50 cents
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Congress Street
Congress and
Stons Avenue
Alex Rossi
Re. A. Stevens
Reliabe
People
Dean
Wanted to Buy Medium Mules by Chas A Hoff
Classified notice seeking the purchase of medium sized mules. Indicates contact by CHAS A HOFF secretary, telephone 161, address 288 Stone Avenue.
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Chas. A. Hoff
Stone Avenue
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