Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health Cure
An old style advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney disorders and related organ issues. It urges readers to write to Kilmer Co. for details and emphasizes its supposed wide healing influence and legitimacy. It also briefly notes Sulloway of New Hampshire as a notably tall member of the House of Representatives and his luncheon habits.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Cy Sulloway
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
Homer
Ollie James
Kentucky
Sulloway
Frank
Decorative wall drapery idea for splash back panels
A home crafted splash back idea uses floral muslin or cretonne to cover vertical wall panels. The design attaches to a wooden lath fixed to the wall with rings or hooks, forming a dainty drapery with muslin festoons and a floral frill to finish the top.
The Lines of Age and a Snowstorm Rejection
Miss Passage rebuffs Mr. Goldhunter in a terse scene where a proposal is refused. He misreads signals, then exits into a ragged snowstorm, cigarette in hand, leaving tension unresolved.
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Miss Passage
Mr. Goldhunter
Tousand Times
Charles Goldhunter
Sunday Visitor Writer Hums Typewriter Behind Den
A church visitor remarks on the writer of the Sunday Visitor from his den. The cheery click of the typewriter echoes as the caller jokes about early training in composing on Sunday. The humor centers on jokes about religion.
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Sergionalis
Sunda
Mule Borrowing Fable Reflects Fear of Legal Trouble
In a folksy exchange, a neighbor asks to borrow a mule and the response warns of legal risk. The speaker jokes that lending the mule could implicate him in an assassination if charged as an accessory, reflecting caution about liability and authority.
Railroad Man Finds Relief with Grape-Nuts Food
A railroader describes chronic indigestion and failed remedies before adopting Grape-Nuts. He reports rapid appetite recovery, increased energy, and seven-pound weight gain within a week, praising the product as the perfect food. His wife also starts using Postum products, both attributed to improved well being.
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Eve
Postum Co
Battie ‘Creek
Mech
Reception Gown in Princess Style with Cerise Trimmings
A reception gown crafted in a princess model from cerise French cheviot features a broad white lace yoke, long front piece, and a belt at the lace edge. Delicate cerise enamel pendants decorate the lace, while the skirt gains fullness from satin folds outlined with narrow cerise braid. Sleeves alternate cerise satin and the belt matches satin trim.
Millinery Feathers Dominate Trim Styles Across The Season
In describing hats and plumes, writers note feathers as the core element. The plumage from birds rises to peak popularity, with dark iridescent tones and flecked brown, white, gray, or blue combinations shaping numerous millinery forms for women.
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Alpha and Omega
The White Hair Salon Trends And Vanity Costs
A vintage style observations piece notes on whitening hair through chemical treatments, the high price often charged for a switch to white coiffure, and the risks of overprocessing. It critiques beauty routines that harm health and hints at broader social pressures shaping appearance practices.
Blue Stockings and Big Hate Worn in Gay Cast of Hats
In Paris this season blue stockings are noted but designers fear copycats. Mushroom hats with upturned brims resurface in smaller sizes. Feathers from barnyard poultry and sporting guns are dyed in bright tones to decorate new shapes. When women tire of towering styles, changes may come, but the season’s unique hat remains unsettled.
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Paris
After the Heavy Dinner Digestive Tablets Prompt Guests
A quirky note advises providing digestive tablets after large meals as humorous warnings. It suggests wrapping pills in foil with a motto to amuse guests, while noting some may take them whether they want to or not. Mentions creme de menthe as a served option for post dinner.
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Jake
Cultivate Happiness For The Modern Girl
The piece urges girls to discover their unique strengths and cultivate cheerful, engaging talents. It argues that active effort to be bright, sociable, and sympathetic can ease personal grief, spread happiness, and improve life for oneself and others.
Parsley Water for Clear Complexion Recommended
A home remedy suggests soaking a large bunch of parsley in half a pint of rain water overnight. In the morning, wipe the face with a soft cloth, sponge with the parsley liquid, and let the skin air dry. Use three times daily for two weeks to see improvement.
Dinner Guests at the White House and Social Snubs
A Washington Star item recounts social gaffes among prominent diners. A U S treasurer faced a stingy change moment at a station when he asked for two cents, prompting a humorous letter exchange with a grateful colleague in New York.
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U. & Tresturer
Gurates Hrest
United States
Washington
Avenue
Ickat
Alan Valkenburg
Anya
Pacific Coast
Washington Star
Secretary Metcalfs Phonograph Report Debacle
Secretary Metcalf leaned on stenographers after phonograph failures. He dictated his annual report for three days, recording thousands of words before the cylinders failed to register later. He now dictates to his private secretary amid navy department rumors of missing lines and 19000 plus weapons details.
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Metcalf
Little Wonder
Navy
Diplomatic Immunity Tale Traces Power and Bureaucracy
A Washington tale mixes a boy claiming immunity from shrubbery penalties with a broader critique of civil service rules. It describes diplomats and families immune from law, then shifts to Congress pressing merit exams amid patronage promises and job hunts reflecting political pressure and administrative caution.
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Eneret
Washington
Dupont Elele
Tam
Legation
Congress
Thad
Congressme
Ind
Civil Service Commis
Civil Service Commission
Inet
Turkish minister's youths parade in capital in peculiar millinery
Four or five swarthy youths accompanying the Turkish minister drive around the national capital in a remarkable display of identical headpieces. They wear smooth black fezes with rubbery extensions over the ears and under the chin, their pale faces peering out as they tour the sights.
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Victoria
Nature and a Woman's Work in Herbal Remedies
A fragmented 19th century style piece extols women's herbal knowledge and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. The text references Native American roots, roots and herbs from the field, and Bertha Bluff of Louisiana Missouri sharing testimonials about restoring health and vitality through herbal preparations.
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Orsey
Eam
Pinkham
Bertha Bluff
N.C. St. Louisiana
Baris
Belog
Toadie
Ealomedie
Andre Pinta
Tarengtae
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Senior Partner Rejects Deal Amid Firm Tension
In a tense exchange within a firm, the senior partner frames the deal as unacceptable while the junior partner responds with resigned defiance, signaling a fractured leadership dynamic and potential strategic shift.
Penniless Men Targeted by Bunko Schemes in Local Ads
Fragmentary OCR text shows an ad style warning about bunko schemes. It mentions prices and a company name CognEMAR & HOLMES and individuals Paul alien and Young. The readable lines imply a cautionary notice about scams and selling false securities.
Fragmentary dramatic line hints at domestic scene
The snippet shows a mistress chiding Mary for untidy room and a master entering with a clean collar. The dialogue reveals tension over handling a stud and household routine, indicating a domestic scene rather than a full report.
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Mary
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