Memorial tower planned on Ethan Allen farm site
William J. Van Patten of Burlington Vermont donates part of the Ethan Allen farm known as Indian Rock to the Vermont Society of the American Revolution for a memorial tower. Also noted are General Kuropatkin’s scientific interests and Alfredo Trombetti’s claim to linguistic breadth, plus social figures Lady Donoughmore and her charity work in Ireland.
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William J. van Patten
Burlington, Vt
Vermont Sonse
Ethan Allen
Indian Rock
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Russia
France
Germany
Lord Kitchener
America
Alfredo Trombetti
Bologna
Rockies
Gen. Kuropatkin
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Earth
Hell
Lady Donoughmore
Miss Grace
New York
Ireland
TO BE POPULAR GIRLS Be neat and wholesome
Advice on being popular by developing neatness athletic health and wholesome character. Encourages natural affection sympathy self confidence and avoiding affectation moods and blues while stressing kindness to elders the poor and children as key womanly traits.
Romance of Mary Lincoln A Southern kinfolk to wife of Lincoln
A long narrative recounts Mary Todd Lincoln's southern roots and marriage to Abraham Lincoln, noting family ties to the Confederacy, her influence on Lincoln, and the couple's troubled years. It covers early courtship, Ann Rutledge memory, wartime sorrow, and the Lincoln offspring. Robert Todd Lincoln’s later career is also summarized.
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Mary Lincoln
Lincoln
Mary Todd
Robert S. Todd
Lexington
Todds
Kentucky
Illinois
John Todd
Kaskaskia
Vincennes
Blue Licks
Mary
Mrs. Lincoln
Todd
Lincolns
Edward Baker
William Wallace
Thomas
Tad
Robert
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Shea
Miss Todd
Adonis
Ann Rutledge
Miss Rutledge
A Fellow Feeling on Coffee and Postum Health
A temperance woman reconsiders harsh views of drinkers after switching from coffee to Postum. She describes asthma relief, better sleep, weight gain, and a doctor adopting Postum after tasting a cup. The testimonial credits Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Ich
Wellville
Utopian Flats Advertise Magnificence amid Irony
A satirical piece describes ultra fashionable apartment houses where tenants surrender liberties and salaries. An agent touts modern upgrades while a guest questions the untidy roof with glass and nails. A philosopher observer watches a tropical immigrant liner sail into the harbor.
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New York Sun
Tropics
Sure Way to Build Up Run-Down People via Kidneys
Nora Ind February 6 Special reports Mr and Mrs Joseph L Duffey of this place recovered health by using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Duffey was weak and nearly unable to move. he is now strong. Mrs Duffey says she could not step over a string but can now run and jump fences. Healthy kidneys mean pure blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills maintain healthy kidneys.
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Nora
Ind
Joseph L. Duffey
Dodd
Home Mission Funding Question In Georgia
Quotations from the Atlanta Constitution note men favoring Gospel outreach but balking at funding wings for missions, highlighting the debate over church support and domestic religious efforts.
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Atlanta Constitution
Lincoln's Philosophical Attitude In War Crisis
A Civil War era remark quotes President Lincoln noting that whichever outcome of the conflict follows, he feels he will not live long after the war ends. The line reflects somber foreboding during the crisis.
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Lincoln
Complexion Cure with Cuticura Ointment and Soap
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as a home treatment for pimples blackheads rough or oily skin and eczema. It claims fast, economical results and also touts use as a shampoo to remove crusts and promote hair growth.
Earliest Green Eating Onion Introduced by Salter Seed Co
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin introduces an Earliest Green Eating Onion among new vegetables. The ad extols the variety as valuable and a winner for farmers and gardeners.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cabbages to Corn: Big Seed Offer Promises 10 000 Plants
A promotional notice promises to send a plant and seed catalog plus seed for over 10 000 vegetables and flowers for 160 postage, with buyers expected to return the notice and pay 260 postage for extra Balzer corn. French physicians say kissing is healthful.
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Balzer
Cory
K. L
Kidney Trouble Alarm and Swamp Root Claim
Thousands suffer kidney trouble without knowing it warns of danger to health. An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues backed by testimonials and a Pekingham Massachusetts address.
Swamp-Root Free Sample Offer Promoted by Editorial
An editorial note urges readers to request a free sample bottle of Swamp-Root and a book of testimonials from Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York. It claims widespread success and invites readers to mention reading the offer in the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
David OO
Homea Are Club
College of Medicine and Surgery
Chicago
New-U
DR. Reeder Food CO
la Porte
Indiana
U. S
Coupon for Free Swamp-Bees kidney remedy sample
An offer guarantees genuineness and invites readers to fill a coupon with their name and address so Dr Kilmer Co will mail a Free Sample Bottle of Swamp-Bees the Great Kidney Remedy. The form requests Name and Street and Number.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claim on Tablets
An old ad notes Laxative BromoQuinine Tablets promise a one day cure for colds with a refund if ineffective and displays E W Grove’s signature on each box. Also quoted are dogeared testimonial snippets and an inventor’s claim about the “gold brick” and its counterfeits.
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E. W. Grove
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Phillips Academy
Harvard
Robert Lincoln
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Austhur
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Fairfax
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Cottage ST
Melrose
Mass
All Ou Evers
Richardson
Salzer
Ohto
Mich
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John A.ry the Seed CO
Shiloh
C.worrs&co
LeRoy
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Toronto
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Nimes
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Ocean Grove
Dlead
Louisville Herald
Indianapolis News
Jacobs
Western
Canada
United States
Immigration
Ottawa
Lo H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo, CO
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Vrbuqcr
Iawa
J. F. Merry
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Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
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