Memories of the Plush Album
A nostalgic reminiscence on vanished customs and the plush family album as a dating aid in the 1890s. The piece recalls Sallie Philmore, Mary Mason, and other kin, describing plush albums with mirrors and the intimate, humorous exchanges that accompanied turning the pages.
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Vale of Tears
William Jennings Bryan
Bill Philmore
Sallie
Mr. Doe
Joe
Mace Moore
Mary Mason
Mary
Cave Creek
Tom Jones
Minnie
Aaron
Rufus
Aunt Polly
Hayes Healing Honey and Open-Trate Salve Combo
Stop a cough quickly with Hayes Healing Honey which soothes irritated tissues. A Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat colds is included in every bottle to aid relief for children with colds or croup. The combined treatment costs 35 cents and is sold through druggists.
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Hayes
Grove
Greve
Hayes Healing Honey
The Old Photograph Album and a Jealous Heart
A man recalls a niece Minnie who kept a vast photo collection and hid his rival Sid Hopkins by tearing his picture. He admits placing his own portrait in the album and reflects on memory, longing, and the enduring pull of cherished faces from youth and a mother in eternity.
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Minnie
Sidney Hopkins
Sid
Blue Star Foot Treatment Advertisement Claim
An advertising note from Dyer & Jones endorses Blue Star for foot trouble relief. It claims effectiveness on corns bunions calluses and skin diseases including eczema ringworm poison oak and sores. The product is advertised as not staining clothing and having a pleasant odor.
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Dyer & Jones
Partial Truth Is the Biggest Lie on the Railroad
A Chicago switchman faced a brutal incident when he saw a 70 year old woman on the tracks and kicked her aside to avoid a potential fatal collision. The fuller account reveals the act was meant to save her life, reframing the harsh event as an act of protection by the railroad worker.
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Chicago
Amaze Your Friends With Your Complexion
An ad promises clear, glowing skin by taking Ironized Yeast two tablets with each meal. It claims pimples and blackheads vanish, yielding velvety skin. Buy from a druggist or mail for a free three day test from Ironized Yeast Co. Dept. 99 Atlanta Ga.
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Ironized Yeast Co
Dept
Atlanta
Distorted campaign statements spark public credulity
An Arlington Journal passage denounces political tactics that mislead voters by distorting statistics and spreading partial truths. It notes partisans seize on insinuations, masking the real facts and shaping perceptions about opposing candidates.
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Arlington Journal
The Mail System Shapes The Nation's Ties
A Post Office statistician estimates 11 335 000 000 letters passed through the mails last year, about 112 per person. The piece notes higher per capita mail volumes in Britain Germany and Italy and argues that mail links people as powerfully as radio and telegraph, shrinking regional isolation across states like Oregon New York and Texas.
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Post Office Department
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Oregon
New York
Texas
Department office: nation’s biggest business and life element
A Fort Worth Star Telegram reflection calls the office department the largest business in the United States and a fundamental part of civilized life, underscoring its broad reach and reliance across society.
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United States
Fort Worth
Getting in line with a surprise engagement
A woman reveals to her partner that she became engaged to Dick last night. He, aware of her feelings, proposes postponing the decision, asking about next week as an alternative outcome. The exchange captures a moment of romantic uncertainty and timing.
Would Own Entire World Plan From Compound Interest
A New Jersey man who devised a plan to use compound interest to make his fortune faced questions about his mental state as authorities considered allowing his $1,500 inheritance to grow. The case centers on whether the strategy was sound and whether he could responsibly manage the growth of the funds.
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New
666 Quick Relief Tonic for Colds and Ailments
A historical notice touts 666 as a medicine for colds, constipation, biliousness, and headaches. The ad presents the tonic as a fast acting remedy in a period health catalog tone.
Grocery savings on weekly or monthly supply deals
Customers line up at our Lower Main Street store to stock up for a week or a month, saving money with large purchases. Many loyal shoppers report consistent savings over months by letting us fill their grocery want list during visits to our shop.
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Lower Main Street
Bequest Growth Questions Century Limit on Principal
The article questions why a benefactor capped a 100 year growth on a 500000 dollar bequest at 6 percent annual compounding. It notes that at that rate the sum would reach about 500000 in a century, yet extending the period to 800 years would yield over 50 billion, and a four century delay could imply ownership of the world, prompting further inquiry.
Thrift Limits Highlighted in Baltimore Sun Note
A Baltimore Sun remark speaks to the diminishing returns of postmortem thrift, suggesting there is a threshold beyond which frugality loses its value and impact. The piece underscores the practical bounds of thrift in late-stage applications.
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Baltimore Sun
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Wilbur Carter
Kelly
Sherman
R. C. Hoyle
Wolfe, Freeman & Wolfe
Sherman, Texas
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W. T. Nicholson
E.W. Groves
Mattie Crosswhite
Glade Spring
Cardui
J. W. Davidson
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
Paul Falvey
Whitewright
T. H. Lawrence
Tyler
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