Galena Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A Galena Kansas woman describes severe side soreness after a year ago March fall that grew into a large lump thought to be a tumor. She recalls doctor advised operation, but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the lump broke and passed away. She praises the remedy as helpful for female ills and invites others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice.
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Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia E.ham
BR. Huey
Eral Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup softens gums for teething and relieves wind colic. The text notes a belief that mystery about a woman increases a man’s fascination and fear.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Relief for Troubled Feet
Advert says Aptineptic Powder helps tired swollen and aching feet by shaking into shoes. It claims fast comfort after breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Sample offered free to address Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Contradiction About Wells in Questioned Water
A dialogue questions why water in various places caused illness. The speaker notes the peculiar fact that the wells in these locations were well water, implying inconsistency in perceived health effects.
Secret Confide Revealed At Tea With Katherine and Josephine
The dialogue references Margaret and Katherine discussing a secret told to them, and Josephine arriving first at a tea gathering mentioned in the Harper's Bazar excerpt. The exchange hints at social confidences among women.
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Margaret
Josephine
Katherine
Harper’s Bazar
Bright Sunday School Exchange About Elijah Translation
The teacher asks how Elijah died and a student answers that he did not die but was translated from Hebrew. The remark highlights a playful biblical interpretation from a Sunday school setting.
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Elijah
Helen’s Slow Descent to Bed Ends With Witty Reply
A five year old, kept up for a party, drifts toward the stairs at 8:30. An aunt asks if she can help, and young Helen answers that she will reach bed “altogether too soon as its,” a playful completion of her own time.
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Helen
Seven Poor Children Visit Seashore Under Care
The New York Tribune reports seven children about ten years old, four girls and three boys, toured a seaside resort for a day with two women chaperones. Funds came from two paper-seller boys from one of the houses. the boys arranged the trip themselves and, though described as among the naughtiest, are seen as potentially improving through such acts.
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New York Tribune
Man Reappears After Four Years Missing From Family
Samuel Stevens returns to his wife Mandy after four years away in which seven children were split among neighbors and the family struggled. He is said to have died from yellow fever in Oswego Mississippi, though he denies being dead and says he was alive all along.
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Indianapolis
Mandy
Samuel Stevens
William Hall
Stevenses
Lttle
Sam Stevens
Oswego
Miss
Harry
Man Returns From South and Causes Wife to Faint
A widow whose first husband vanished finds a new life with William Hall. The couple marry in January and enjoy a neat cottage life. A former husband, Sam Stevens, reappears, comforts her, and then leaves again, vowing another separation or divorce.
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William Hall
Hall
Alarm Clock Awakens Fatal Bed Fire In Rockford
Mrs Marie Engdahl, recently arrived from Sweden, was awakened by an alarm clock in the Rockford residence where a fatal blaze occurred. Authorities report a late night fire incident with the clock possibly involved.
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Rockford
Marie ‘Engdahl
Sweden
Dr. Martel's Female Pills Sold By Drug Stores
A historical advertisement touts Dr. Martel's Female Pills as a seventeen year standard for women’s ailments. The notice claims a scientifically prepared remedy with quick and permanent results and lists sale in all drug stores.
English savings bank deposits total over one billion
UK savings bank deposits exceed 1 119 295 000 dollars with the post office holding 778 640 000. Depositors surpass 10 million. Overall savings in all financial institutions reach 2 433 250 000 dollars.
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United Kingdom
Mothers urged to inspect Castoria bottles for safety
Consumers are advised to carefully examine Castoria bottles for safe labeling and authenticity. The message emphasizes the remedy’s long-standing use for infants and children, noting the familiar signature and branding as a trusted product.
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MaLacy J
Jhlan
Political Pastry Pupils Debate Fractions
A classroom exchange has a teacher quizzing Willie on fractions. Willie chooses one third over two sixths, explaining that cutting into sixths would waste more juice, prompting a sarcastic remark from the teacher about the choice.
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Willie
Woman-Like Exchange Over Unrequited Love
A woman expresses strong dislike for a man claiming eternal devotion. She recalls telling him she cannot love him, noting his downtrodden reaction. He then reportedly tried to move on, ending with tears and sorrow.
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Jeanette
The Weeds Return Confound These Election Bets
Harker complains about his losses from election bets and reveals he won ten boxes of rank cigars only to sell them for a dollar. His wife then buys the whole lot as a birthday present, unaware of the bargain.
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Harker
Traveler Intervenes in Railway Carriage Row at Wayside Station
A traveler aboard a railway car meets an old lady and her twelve year old son with no ticket. The woman tries to conceal the boy under the seat, exclaiming there are already two under the suit. The incident escalates until tickets are collected at the station.
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Carrie
A Morning Cup That Replaces Coffee Daily
A lady doctor shares eight years of using Postum as a daily morning drink. She says Postum is a food beverage not a poison like coffee, helped her sleep and daytime alertness, and she prefers its cream colored appearance and pleasant flavor.
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Kentucky
Desperate Dietz Surrounded as Wisconsin Town Imposes Martial Rule
Northern Wisconsin remains in turmoil as outlaw John F. Dietz, stranded in his log house, faces surrounded patrols. His daughter is hospitalized with severe wounds, his two sons are wounded, and Winter, Ashland, and local officials brace for a possible fatal confrontation.
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Wisconsin
Winter
Wis
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Ashland
Dietz
Chippewa Falls Lumber Company
Weyerhauser Lumber Corporation
Horel
Seven more bodies found in Los Angeles Times ruin
Searchers recovered seven charred bodies at the Los Angeles Times building foot of the elevator shaft, raising death toll estimates to twenty one. Physicians say most injured will survive though some may be crippled. police guard Otis home and Times officials to deter further attacks.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Times
the Times
General Otis
Harry Chandler
F. J. Zeehandelaar
Train Collision Injures 30 in Laporte Indiana
A Lake Erie & Western passenger train traveling about 20 miles per hour collided head on with freight cars in Laporte injuring more than 30 excursionists. The most serious victims include J A Davis of Danville VA with head and arm injuries Andrew Clossen of Grand Rapids with a severed arm and internal injuries Neil Brooks of Grand Rapids with crushed feet Michael Hassett of Peru with burns and other injuries. The crash occurred inside the city limits.
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Laporte
Ind
Lake Erie & Western
J. A. Davis
Danville
Andrew Clossen
Grand Rapids
Neil Brooks
Michael Hassett
Peru
Marconi Wireless Claims Long Distance Record
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company reports a new long distance wireless record. Officials said from London that Mr Marconi, in Argentina, received signals directly from Glace Bay New Hampshire and Clifden Ireland at high power from a nearly completed station in Argentina. Distance estimated about 5600 miles.
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New York
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
London
Marconi
Argentine Republic
Doan's Kidney Pills Credit Anamosa Woman’s Recovery
Mrs J R Hayes of Anamosa Iowa suffered six months of awful pain and on the verge of collapse with badly swollen ankles. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she could walk without crutches and her kidneys returned to normal. Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Old Story Brings Joy to Ethel and Marjorie
Dialogue reveals Ethel excited by hearing the familiar tale while Marjorie confirms her delight as she has never heard it before. The exchange hints at memory and wonder in a casual scene.
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Ethel
Marjorie
Cure for a baby's eczema using Cuticura remedies
A Kansas mother tells how her seven week old son suffered severe eczema despite visits to three doctors. After using Cuticura remedies he recovered and has remained clear for a year and a half, prompting her to recommend the treatment to others and note its cost savings.
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Atchison
Cuticoura
John Leason
Atchison St
Atchison, Kan
Oct
Don’t fret over lateness to church says old pastor
While en route to church the party worries about being late. The old pastor compares their delay to a condemned man being escorted to execution, noting the audience will wait and there will be nothing doing until he arrives.
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Christian Herald
Large grazing tract offered near North PlatteNebraska
Estate sale offers 5000 acres of grazing land14 miles from North Platte Nebraska at 5.00 per acre. One third cash with balance in 5 equal annual payments at 6 percent interest payable semi annually. 4000 acres are water good with fence Two wells and windmills and water. No other improvements. Alfalfa thriving nearby. Address Henry F. Wyman506 Brown block Omaha Nebraska for details.
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North Platte
Nebraska
Henry F. Wyman
Brown Block
Omaha
Neb
Transatlantic and transparent meanings debated by Vera
A child asks what transatlantic and transparent mean, and a mother replies with cross replies about across the Atlantic and a cross parent, while Vera persists with more questions. The exchange ends with the threat of bedtime.
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Vera
TOLEDO FIRM OFFERS ONE HUNDRED FOR CATARRH CURE
Frank J. Cheney & Co of Toledo declares an oath that their Catarrh Cure will cure all cases not cured by other remedies and offers one hundred dollars for each uncured case. Notary W. Gleason witnessed the declaration dated December 1884. Druggists advertise Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills.
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ToLyDo
Lucas County
Frank J. Chener
F. J. Cheney “&Co
Aousiness Pe Ee
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
W. Gleason
Western grazer sale sparks social satire on Chicago
The piece describes shipments to Chicago stockyards amid feed scarcity and urges buyers from Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois to purchase sheep and stock, warning of a rapid resale potential and joking about women shopping at a sale to fund husbands’ pockets while they sleep.
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Union
Chicago
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Flirting With Fashion Drives Millinery Trade Trends
The Millinery Trade Review notes fashion sense drives hat buying more than prosperity or adversity. Consumers flirt with diverse lines and vendors face uncertain acceptance, causing reduced purchases as the season unfolds.
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Millinery Trade Review
Pleasant Place to Prooper
TO THE EDITOR We seek buyers for a fruit dairy or poultry farm in Kuhn tract Sacramento Valley California at half value. Water right, roads, drainage included. Ten month growing season and high yields. Oranges lemons grap fruit figs walnuts and many more crops grow here. Healthful location and vast opportunity. H L Holster & Co. 206 La Salle St Chicago or 5 Fourth Ave Pittsburg Pa.
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Kuhn
Sacramento Valley
California
H. L. Holster & Co
la Salle St
Chicago
Fourth Ave
Pittsburg
Illiterate Immigrants At Ellis Island
New York Press notes Ellis Island records show that 52 727 immigrants arrived on July 12 895 or about 25 percent are illiterates. Illiteracy does not bar entry if the person appears physically able to care for himself. Only 1 127 people seeking entry were barred at this port last month.
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Eilis Island
New York Press
Itching Piles Cured by Resinol Ointment Jar
A reader from Carrollton Kentucky reports relief from itching piles after using a sample jar of Resinol. He bathed with warm water and applied the ointment, noting complete relief within days and a belief of permanent cure.
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W. W. Evans
Carrollton, Ky
Latest Mine Horror and Coal Operators Unite
Fragmentary note references a mine horror and a proposed coalition among operators in anthracite and bituminous fields. Mentions a doctor and a professor as hypothetical actors. Context implies consumer impact if such an alliance forms.
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted by Chicago Company
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form 25c 50c and 1 00 with a salve in aseptic tubes 25c and 1 00. Advertising touts quick soothing of red weak weary or watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Eye books and advice are available by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Unclear fragment hints at mindset about home pleasures
Fragmentary text quotes a line on malevolent mindset and insensibility to home pleasures. No clear event or figures.
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National Live Stock Com. Co
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Jo Deviess
Stephenson
Winnebago
Catale
Whiteside
Lee
la Salle
Nols
E. Schryver
Polo, DL
Sterling Typewriters
Eypenxier Axe Company
Rea Esmen
Oppo Feryone
Berting Co
E Flasgeralé & Co
Bexki
Jim Bludso
DR. Martel
Otis
And
Acta Iirectly
Ander
Sadie Oa
N.A
Chigago
America
WL. L. Douglas
Western
W. Adams St
Cascarets
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Payee
Gourand
U.S
Canada
Europe
Ford
T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
Pate
Plames
Eta
Bend
Tou M
Halsted
Wes
T. J. Tinos
Central
Arkansas
Wilkinson & Young
Cabot, Arkansas
Rilseas
Riggs Lucas Land Co
Asecur
Arkanass
Eisai
H. T. Goddin Brealty
Nagi Naylor, Mo
Fedge Brooke
L. J. Dandy
Peoria, DL
Alberta
Salem
Oregon
H.L. Briggs
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