Sample copy promise for The Ledger Monthly offers
An advertisement promises a sample copy of The Ledger Monthly and a fake yearly subscription for 60 cents. It urges readers to ask their postmaster to view a sample, claiming great value and urging purchase of The Ledger Monthly, The Great Family Magazine, from Kuberki Buyner's Sons in New York.
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Ledger Monthly
Sottle
Ledgel Monthly
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Great Family Magazine
Kuberki Buyner’s Sons, Publishers
Ledger
Blowing Up the Bootblack Trade in Philadelphia
The Palladium Press notes a shift from roaming bootblacks to stationary stands, with most polishers now at paid stands and many workers being men and Malians, plus a fading presence of boys. Estimates suggest over $500,000 yearly spent on shoe polishing labor in the city.
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Ameri- Sansa
Palladelphia Press
Allen’s Foot-Ease and Snot-Boxe Promotion and Tim Reagan Tale
An 19th century vignette describes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and a humorous remark about the Knights of Labor member Tim Reagan. The text alternates between a medicinal ad and a domestic scene with Mrs Reagan resisting labor intrusion.
Quack Cure Ad and Publishing House Exit Remark
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cold cure with a refund offer if it fails. A separate Washington Star quote notes a publishing house losing a valuable man and a firm member suggesting poets are born, not made, leading to a resignation over perceived appreciation.
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Washington Star
Childlike Logic Sparks Curious Questioning
The fragment来源 notes Dot asking if rivers all empty into the sea and wonders why the sea overflows with many sponges in it. The item mixes a childlike dialogue with an advertisement for Mee Winslow's Scorresa Sync teething remedy and a note on wind colic. It also mentions a Ripans Chemical Co inquiry and a potato production stat of 80 million tons annually.
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Dot
Philadelphia
Alaska Legislation Amid Debates and Contested Prohibition
The House debated an Alaska crime bill and a local liquor ban with amendments. Moody attacked repeal provisions on liquor sales while others argued enforcement would falter. several minor measures and memorials were approved before adjournment.
The Weird Indian Dance Tradition
The article describes Indian dance setups in slogla or double rows and small groups with stationary or circular movements. It notes alternating stamping, chants sometimes weird yet rhythmic, and instruments like bull tearer and rattles. It highlights gourds, skin frames, and leg rattles with hoofs for rhythmic clank during stamping.
Rafllr Simplicity and a Victorian Letter From Johannesbury
A London Telegraph style fragment notes Rafllr Simplicity as a narrative thread. A letter from Johann esbury dated September 1, 1907 discusses a forthcoming November marriage and gifts from a friend, illustrating English epistolary style. An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children, touting health and economy with its grain basis and pricing.
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London Telegraph
Johannesbury
Kastler
Elizabeth
John
Faith in the Doctor and a Charity Dinner Tale
A hospital story from a charity dinner recounts a man brought in believed dead. An early doctor pronounces him dead, but he wakes and protests his fate. His wife chides him to let the doctor decide. The piece also notes a Chinese law allowing killing for theft of graves.
Woman’s blues linked to womb disease and treatment
A historical article argues the blues in women stem from diseased generation organs and urges seeking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief. It features a testimonial from Mrs S Bennett describing severe uterine issues and recovery after following the advised treatment.
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Beliere
Lynn
Mass
Pinkham
S. Bennett
Westphalis
Kansas
Dean Mars
Preenan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Captain Dave and Captain Dare in a Yankeed tale
A Virginia City Evening Chronicle piece recalls Captain Dave of the Pure tribe who insists on one question at a time. White men challenge him about Indian customs and language with terse exchanges illustrating his wit and composure. Includes an 1895 testimonial about Piso's Cure and a note on Vienna police telegraphy and swimming duties.
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Captain Dave
Dare
Virginia City
Nevada
Dave
Oa Orrr ToLero Firm Oath In Debt Case
Framed as a business oath by F J Curauia t'o a senior partner of the firm in Imedo City. The document notes a payment promise of one hundred dollars for cure of catarrh through a claimed remedy and mentions a noted certifying notary. Readers see references to Frank Chesey and FJ She ney Co with a catalog price of 73 cents for a cure.
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Arfe
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Imedo
Sinte
FJ Sheney & CO
Yellow Light from German Gas Burners at Krefeld
A German inventor in Krefeld obtained a yellow light with incandescent gas burners. By alternating burners the gas pressure becomes three and a half pheres, producing a single jet of ordinary blaze that emits over 3 000 candle power. One print can be read at 150 feet. Coughs and consumption remedies advertise Kemp’s Laléstu yl slides and free sample bottles.
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Krefeld
Hebt
Kemp
Enemies Forever Te-No On a Brief Encounter
A terse exchange unfolds as Te-No notes a quick decision after a flirtation during a drive. She dismisses surprise, remarking there was little to respond to and signaling a settled stance.
Meekison Letter Endorses Pe-ru-na Cure for Catarrh
Ohio readers report from Dr Hartman’s clinic touts Peruna as a sure cure for catarrh. A Meekison of Ohio writes praising benefits after using several bottles.药
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Ohio
Dr. Wartines
S&b Hartman
Columbus
Sins
Erison
Hartman
Metz
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