Women From 45 to 55 Testify to Pinkham Cure
Mrs Lawrence of Westbrook Maine testifies about relief from menopause symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs M J Browne of Manston Wisconsin reports night sweats and back pain alleviation after one bottle and six months use. The ad claims unmatched success and offers confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Westbrook
Lawrence Martin
King St
Maine
Manston
Wis
Taleo
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. J. Browne
BB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Continentals and Hancock creditors meeting set in Virginia
A legal notice from Frederick County Virginia announces a commissioner order requiring publication to convene creditors of W B Hancock and T Hancock. The order directs evidence gathering and announces a May 22 1914 hearing at Winchester to proceed with lien actions and related partitions. The notice asks nonresident defendants Lillie and Henry Jones to appear within 15 days to protect interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Hancock
Als
W. B. Hancock
T. Hancock
Elizabeth Charles B. Hancock
Dallster
Winches
Virginia
W. B
Circuit Court
Frederick County
C. R. Graph
Lillie Jones
Henry Jones
C. R. Grabb
Henry M. Jones
Dur
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Court House of
Frederick
Julian Baker, Jr
Riddle of Meat Names: Mutton and Fruit Mentions
The piece muses on why a dead sheep yields mutton except the head while requesting a shoulder or leg. It compares this to fruits whose names shift with form, noting grapes when fresh or dried and plums in pudding.
Salvation Army congress to hear Empress of Ireland survivor
Kenneth McIntyre of Toronto credited with saving his life by swimming when the steamship Empress of Ireland sank. He is the sole delegate among 177 to attend the Salvation Army congress in Halifax.
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Kenneth McInt
Toronto
Salvation Army
Congress
Nails Tell: Story of Grief in Nail Spots
The text notes that black spots on nails indicate grief contention and melancholia though such spots are rare and result from severe cases.
Florida’s tiniest mountain Mount Pleasant
Florida’s Mount Pleasant in Pleasant is described as the smallest mountain and highest determining point in the state at 301 feet above sea level. The note highlights its status as the state’s lowest elevation high point and its unexpected significance.
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Florida
Mount
Pleasant
Useful Fruit from Canarium commune in the Moluccas
The kernel of Canarium commune is eaten raw or roasted in the Moluccas. Oil from the seed is used for table purposes and lamps. A tall tree yields a bark that provides heavy oil like balsam copaiba, claimed as a substitute. In China the kernels are pickled like olives.
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Moluccas
China
Canarium
Mission of the school teacher cited by Skinner
The quotation outlines a teacher’s mission to captivate students with love and sympathy guiding them to higher ideals and duties, strengthen home school and state ties, exalt virtue, elevate community spirit, and promote dedicated citizenship through attractive education.
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Charles R. Skinner
No clear single headline available from fragmentary text
The readable portions describe a confused dialogue about truth and memory and a note on raising black foxes for pelts with prices listed. The passage mixes personal reflection with animal farming context but lacks a cohesive news item or identifiable events.
Hammerstein on music as medicine and songs as cures
Oscar Hammerstein II backs the idea that music is therapeutic. He cites operas as medicine and notes most popular songs fail to affect him positively, saying they make him ill.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Baltimore Wholesale Prices Edge Up in June Markets
Prices at Baltimore wholesale markets list Wheat spot No 2 red and June at 1 01 per bushel Corn 4 05 per barrel prime nearby yellow Hay No 1 timothy 19 No 1 clover mix 17 No 2 clover 17 Butter fancy creamery 27 43 do 26 Virginia dairy prints 18 do rolls 16 to 19 Eggs Virginia firsts 19 cents Live poultry chickens per lb young 223 spring 134 old hens 17 roosters 11 ducks 183 pigeons per pair 30c.
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Baltimore
Virginia
Prices Offered By Wholesalers in East Coast Markets
Local buyers and shippers report current wholesale prices from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington markets. Oats barley flour bran millfeed and other staples show varied rates with live poultry and hog products listed at specific price points.
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Philadelphia
Altimore
Washington
Govornor pressures Parkin as figures decline
The governor threatens drastic steps over falling figures. The manager asks when resignation would take effect, signaling a tense confrontation over leadership and policy.
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Gov’nor
Parkin
Midlands firm offers five percent discount after partner dies
A Midlands business owner informs customers that his partner has died and that customers may now receive an additional five percent discount since there is only one to maintain. The message appears as a circular in a Manchester Guardian excerpt.
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Midlands
Manchester Guardian
Expedition With Mackey's Regiment Chronicle
Colonel Munroe recounts an 1637 London print where his force charged Austrians ahead of the Swedish army. Swedish gunners misfired, dropping shot among Mackey's men, leaving them between the devil and the deep sea.
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Deep Sea
Munroe
Mackey
Lion Countries
London
His Kind Heart
A brief humorous dialogue excerpt shows a servant consoling a despondent tailor about wages. The master rebukes a lapse in discretion while the servant explains his intent to comfort. The piece captures a light domestic moment with a Victorian tone.
We give a packet of flower seeds with every plant
A florist advertises free seeds with each plant, rival vendor counters with a quip about scattering the earth with every plant. The Begging Business notes a book author’s harsh view on beggars in India and a comical plea for a hammer drop to trigger accident insurance, from Buffalo Courier.
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Tidia
India
Bill
Tom
Buffalo Courier
Vast Virginia Piedmont Farm Listings At Wide Price Range
Real estate advertisement details numerous farms around Winchester Berryville Clarke County with 120 to 445 acres, apple orchards, limestone soil, timber, and brick or frame residences. Prices range from 3 500 to 14 000 plus deposits, plus city property and insurance offerings.
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Virginia
Forth
Winchester
Berryville
Soilell
Jefferson County
W. Va
York
Kcdean
Winche
Bunker Hill
Fairmont Ave
Braddock Street
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instantly opening nostrils and clearing head colds. It claims fast relief from catarrh and sore throat with a small bottle, urging readers to try the product at drug stores. Includes a Samuel J. Barrows quote about opportunities.
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Ely
Samuel J. Barrows
Mother Would Like It. Little Boy and a Cigarette
A fragment shows a boy questioned about his smoking. The mother, described as blind, would likely react with humor, claiming she would be tickled to death. The line captures a sharp exchange about cigarettes and parental judgment.
Neurasthenia and nervous disorders explained
The text defines neurasthenia as the person unable or unwilling to live, contrasts it with the nervous type, and notes healthy nerves require healthy muscles through exercise. It also states melancholy individuals who commit self harm are neurasthenia cases.
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John M. Steck
R. T, Barton
H. R. Kern
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Heb
Aitiety
Descene
Marne
SRA
St. Lawrence
Clarke County
Pose Road
Ibe
Howard
Real Estate and Insurance
Bell
Meiwie
Gus Dirks
Katzenjammer Kids
Will
the Sunday Star
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
A. Hener & Co
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