Modern Dress and Theater Costs Spark Fashion Exports
A review of the shift toward costly gowns in contemporary theater with actresses like Miss Elsie de Wolfe Miss Tillie Rusell and Miss Amelia Bingham seeking novelty abroad. Stage management now dictates color lists for scenes with actresses choosing by rank while costumes for Broadway shows are prepared from color plates by an affiliated artist. Dodd’s Kidney Pills touted as a Maryland wonder claim to cure rheumatism lumbago backache female trouble nervous disorders dropsy diabetes and Bright’s disease with testimonials from Mrs John Cooney praising the remedy.
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Tver
Eilsie de Wolfe
Tillian Russell
Amelia Bingham
Partin
Testic’s
Maryland
Upper Grass Roads
Todd
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
Dodd
Tough on the Fair Sor Tramprem In Slam it is lawful
The dialogue satirizes a controversial law about gambling a wife away and questions its practicality. A humorous exchange follows on whether such a law could exist in this country. The passage includes ad lines and a domestic reading, with a product claim for Piso's Cure for Consumption and a Brooklyn address dated Oct. 2, 1001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tramprem
Blufem
Trampom
News of Denny McCarthy's Death Recalled by Larry O'Brien
Larry O'Brien delivered the grim news to Mrs. McCarthy, telling her her husband Denny had died at sea four months ago. He framed the update with delicate humor, reminding her grief fades with time, and cited Father McGinla’s line that grief heals ivory. Mrs. McCarthy wrestled with the shock and memory of her loss.
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New Zealand
Larry O'Brien
Denny
Mr. O'Brien
The Real Crank To Winning Marked
A New York manufacturer’s agent described his coffee habit and switch to Postum Wood Coffee, credited with restoring health. He cites a Gretna, Gret city patient’s testimony who found coffee worsened nerves and weakness and praised Postum as a healthier alternative.
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Cuummon
New York
Gily
Ehud
Gret
Postum
Meadow Brook Tragedy Strikes Lansing Household
In a searing scene on a hot day at Meadow Brook, Mrs. Lansing and Ada endure a cholera outbreak that claims Jessie and others. As the disease spreads, Jessie dies after a valiant effort by family and neighbors, leaving Rosa, Ada, and Uncle Abel to mourn amid a community of enslaved people tending the dying and the living alike.
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Lansing
Ada
Saboura
Gansing
Mhel
Howeser
Jessie
Abel
Chioe
Chloe
Celeine
Chas Dee
Nici
Wiley
Ogiere Huang
Han
Wallin
Milas Jassie
Jesale
Afalbert
Dinah Wrose
Cole
Hebdin
Ovble Atlas
Skeep
Easuly
Cedar Grove
Ravannah
Nopgle
Httle Jessie
Enhin
Mia
Alrick
Mrs. Lansing
Dinah
Rosa
Adan
Dingh
Enhius
Returns to Cedar Grove as Rosa’s fate looms over tale
After Jessie’s death, Dr Clayton’s mood swings from hope to despair as Rosa weakens from fever. Richard Delafield contemplates love, loyalty, and rightful action while Rosa confesses heartbreak and a past trial. The doctor’s departure triggers letters and a quiet farewell as the Pines saga advances.
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Jessie
Mr. Delafield
Pines
Cintum
Cedar Grove
Auator
Ada
Rosa
Mrs. Lanning
Dr. Clayton
Richard
Anl
Charlie
Richard Delafield
Cantera
Tam
Grein
Hideona
Nim
Ahathoer
Tom
Elin
Mar
Charlies
Sunny Bank
Chiston
Piarylyard
Lis Reagon
Ktosa Lee
Rusa
Dekifield
Hibbard
Fauily
Bureu
Mus
Bound to Catch a Fish After Nineteen Fruitless Years
A Detroit reader recounts nineteen years of failed fishing trips from Lake Erie to the seas and inland lakes. He vows to continue until he catches a fish, planning a twentieth annual tour with tackle, money, and perseverance, despite never landing a bite. Also notes how the hour glass is used on Royal Navy ships to time the log during night watches.
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Woodbridge Street Commission
Ipek
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Detroit Free Press
Atlantic
Pacific
London Country Life
Unlucky 13-Hole Guns Spark Superstitions On New Cruisers
A superstitious man muses that 13-hole guns on the new cruisers are unlucky and mocking the designers who consider them effective. He suggests their supposed bad luck will hinder any flat surface in front of them. Philadelphia Presy.
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Philadelphia
Pytor-Richard Demonstrates Right Triangle Proof
Fragmentary OCR cites a classroom scene where Pytor-Richard is asked to prove the Pythagorean theorem on the blackboard. The text also mentions a Chicago Tribune item about electricity as a vital action cause, with garbled phrases remaining.
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Pytor
Richard
Chicago Tribune
Loeb
Mothers urged to treat infant skin with Cuticura remedies
A harsh description of infant skin distresses leads to urging mothers to use Cuticura products. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent for cleansing, soothing, healing rashes and skin flaws, including scalp issues, with claims of speedy relief and permanent cure.
One Can't Be Too Careful in Wartime Romance
A World War II era misprint in a letter from the Ardennes leads to a comic misunderstanding. The writer claims to sit beside a pleasant window but omits a letter, yielding “pleasant widow.” His wife, reading the faux pas, returns home in anger, leaving the husband “confoundedly N-pecked” by the stinging slip.
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Hos Telly
Ardennes
London
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Sells For 75 Cents
An advertising note promotes Ely Bros liquid Cream Balm for nasal use with atomizer sprays. The 75 cent price includes the spraying tube and claims the product relieves severe nasal congestion and aids sleep. Individual testimonials from Albert Len of Minnesota and E S Lansdale praise the remedy's effectiveness.
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Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Albert Len
Minn
Messia
Lansdale
The Modern Style Burglar Dialogue Cited
The Philadelphia Enquirer records a dialog where one burglar probes a target while another balks due to attire concerns. The exchange highlights planning for a potential crime and the reluctance of a reluctant participant.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
An Unoailing Sign of Imitation in Dyspepsia Remedy
A dialogue-moment notes a druggist failing to sell a dyspepsia remedy due to lack of imitation. A physician questions the druggist, who admits no counterfeit product appeared on the market.
Low Fares to Boston From Chicago This Summer
Low rates to Boston with return trips in June and July via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Wickets on sale June 25, 26, 27, with extreme returns August 1 and July 1–5 and September 1. Stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua, and New York on route tickets. Full details and rates available at 180 Clark St or from F Daly, Chief A. G. P. Ay Chicago.
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Boston
Lake Shore
Michigan
Niagara
Falla
Chautauqua
New York
City
Clark St
F. Daly
Chicago
Ase Explained. Plug-Female and barbers popularity
Fragmentary notes discuss gender roles in barbering and a man named Barsey who faced a scrape after visiting a woman for a haircut. The text hints at social consequences but lacks clear events or dates.
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Ase
Barsey
See Sewet Muite the Reverse in cryptic verse
Fragmentary OCR text yields a cryptic line about a reverse and binding, with garbled names and scattered phrases. No clear person, place, or event is identifiable, though the fragment hints at a thematic reversal and an unnamed subject linked by a binding concept.
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