Packers Under Scrutiny Yet Found Exonerated
The article argues for fair treatment of Chicago packers amid a government investigation. It notes no definite charges have been sustained and highlights the Garfield report that exonerates packers from prior accusations, while urging consideration of their role in expanding markets and adding value to farm products through by products and global trade.
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Chicago
Garfeld
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Garfield
Hisheck
Pushech
Jan
Pahheck
Pusheck Aires
Wufferera
Pusbeck
Truths by Governor Folk and Erie Train Trial Run
Truths by Governor Folk on citizens and government contrast with a passage on public duty. A vestibuled Erie locomotive trial reached 71 mph on a steep grade and 61 mph on level, weighing 1 208 050 pounds with 8 500 gallons of water and 16 tons of coal. The engine, largest yet built, signals strong future Erie transportation. Not So Strange. Did she get tick that big spotted red well she lost? Yes, strange that anybody would return. I don't think so. Nobody would have the face to wear it.
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Erie
Port Jervis
Jersey City
Middletown
Ers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Private Car Lines Under I C C Jurisdiction
Railroads show willingness to place private car lines under the Interstate Commerce Commission. A railroad president says fees are mileage-based and nondiscriminatory, with excess charges a matter for shippers to resolve with car lines if no law governs rates. Car mileage payments deemed legally equal to property rental.
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Interstate Commerce
A Girl's Thoughts and the Face They Shape
The essay argues that facial expression reflects inner thoughts and life choices more than looks alone. It notes social pressure on girls to judge themselves by appearances, urges reading and noble thinking to refine expression, and cites public opinion and the value of independent thought for shaping a bright, confident countenance.
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Kate Upson Clark
Wheaton Club
New York
Joseph B. Bowles
Sydney Smith
Corset Covers Trend With New Patterns For Figures
The article describes two easy to sew corset cover patterns adapting to varying figures. Pattern one features a blouse front and back plaits with a peplum-like waist, while pattern two uses a back and front plaited design with a waist drawstring. It advises attaching a front hook to keep strings down and avoid lumps at the waist.
The Olive Oil Cure and Apple Diet Beliefs
A midwives era guide extols olive oil and apples as health tonics. It links apples to color and vigor, suggests an olive oil regimen for neural and circulatory ills, and advises gradual tasting adjustments to mask the oil’s taste. The piece claims benefits for the complexion hair and digestion.
The Completion of a Simple Skin Care Routine
The text describes a routine for facial care using massage cream or whitening cream, mild soap, and goat powder. It instructs cleansing with warm water and soap at night, applying cream afterward, then washing with cold water in the morning and reapplying cream before powder.
Eggnog Preparation From an Old Cookbook
The text explains a traditional method for making eggnog by beating egg yolk and white separately. It advises adding one tablespoon of sugar to the yolk and slowly mixing in a wine glass of brandy or whisky, with the white whisked to stiff froth.
Worst Cut of All Opal Tales and Heirloom Illusions
Philadelphia Public Ledger report quotes a traveling jeweler and a large house avoiding opals amid losses. A heirloom breastpin set with opals sparks talk of misfortune, with a child noting a new arrival lacks teeth or hair, while broader debates touch on money and values in Washington.
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Walter Scott
Philadephia Enquirer
Elie
Sid Baby
oEhiladelphia Public Ledger
Suffering through kidney pills tale from Oshley
Florence Capen of Oshley Michigan recounts severe back and hip pain and insomnia until she tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits a single night’s sleep to the remedy and urges others to test it. The notice blends medical testimonials with promotional text from patent medicine advertisements.
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Oshley, Mich
Florence Capen
Dodd
Socialism and mistaken identity in a lively anecdote
A fragment from a Louisiane Courier-Journal piece recalls a tale where two Irishmen discuss socialism as a shared property ethos. A misidentification at a fashionable club leads to comic repartee about class and ownership, ending with a courteous weather exchange at the Washington Star.
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Louisqne Courier-Journal
Ohvall
Mike
Pat
Merciless Itching Relief With Cuticura Ointment
The letter from Harry J. Balding of New York praises Cuticura Ointment for merciless itching and sores on his ear. After a few applications the torment subsided and sores disappeared, restoring thick healthy hair. Also referenced are other scattered snippets and dates with miscellaneous testimonials.
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Harry J. Balding
Ork City
Woman's health woes blamed on fast living and nerves
A dated ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female disorders including backache nervousness and irregular menstruation. It describes a woman’s eight year health decline tied to domestic stress and promises swift improvement after using the product.
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Womis
Lydia
Pinkham
Boston
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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