Cardui touted as remedy for women’s ailments in 1900s ad
Draper North Carolina resident Mrs Helen Dalton credits Cardui the woman’s tonic with easing left side pains and near death smothering episodes. She urges friends to try Cardui and praises its health benefits. Chattanooga Medicine Co advertises Cardui claim of long relief for women. Genevieve Clark daughter of Speaker Champ Clark serves as maid of honor at Nathalie May Boush wedding in Washington finishing a bride’s procession.
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Genevieve Clark
Washington
Champ Clark
Nathalie May Boush
G. Gordon Asher
Alexandria
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ends Cough Night
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for night cough relief. It claims immediate soothing coating over an irritated throat easing chest tightness and wheezing, with mention that children love it and to refuse substitutes. available at druggists.
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Foley
Social Notes From Clarke Virginia Picnic Guests and Local Visitors
Clarke notes list the June picnic hosted by Mrs. Philip Wight with young attendees including Elizabeth Timberlake Fanny Wright Eleanor Wright Virginia Elder Carey Meade Fairfax Meade Willie Morris Snouffer Frank Timberlake Howard Harris Donald Neill Hunter Osborne Estelle Powers visiting relatives in Gary West Virginia. Local visitors include Lieut Edwin N McClelland Major H C Carpenter Miss Rallo of Mount Jackson Miss Ethel Simpson Marion Parker Mrs Dorsey Potter and children Parkersburg W Va, Minnie Broaddus Rev Julian Broaddus Baldwin Neill home from the Naval Academy Roger Witte Washington Frank Carpenter Bluemont George Marrion Baltimore Mrs Phil Ricamore at Washington. The Misses Calston hosted a dance with Berryville guests Vida Slinders Nellie Marks Strickler Railro end Mecers Grubbs Prown Foley Coleman Cryder. Thomas Clarett Bluefield WV visited mother. A Moore Jr returned from Berkeley Springs. Hugh McCormick Charleston also in town. AL DEMAREE notes a Giants pitcher profile.
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Berryville
Philip Wight
Elizabeth Timberlake
Fanny
Eleanor Wright
Virginia Elder
Carey
Fairfax Meade
Willie Morris Snouffer
Frank Timberlake
Howard Harris
Donald Neill
Hunter Osborne
Estelle Powers
Gary
W. Va
Phil. Ricamore
Washington
Calston
Vida Slinders
Nellie Marks
Strickler Railro
Worthless but Beloved Pup Sentiment Sparks Dog Loyalty
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes dog fanciers pay high sums for pedigreed dogs while true dog lovers share life with a dog others deem worthless. The piece contrasts price with companionship and devotion.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Hiding in War Time: Confederate Loot and Civil War Feats
The narrative recalls Banks’s 1862 retreat near Winchester and how civilians hid blankets, meat, and silver from Union forces to aid Confederate soldiers. It notes makeshift storage in attics, barrels, and beneath flagstones, and reflects on patriotism and improvised survival during the war. It also mentions residents visiting, weddings, and railway business in the region.
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Winchester
Our
Acre
Jackson
Wes
Banks
Kitetzen
Stonewall Jackson
Children's Day At Brucetown Highlights Village Event
Brucetown Virginia observed Children's Day on Sunday night with fourteen babies on the roll and a flag drill by six boys and six girls. A finish formed a complete ves sel when the sip was built. Local residents and visiting relatives attended as townsfolk reported on family gatherings and improvements.
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Brucetowns
Willage Ghureh
Brucetown
A. H. S. ‘Rouss
Baltimore
Dudley Pierce
Glenmore
W. W. Tanquary
Winchester
Lady’s glasses found in shell house inquiry
A fragment recalls a mistress misplacing eyeglasses and asking an old negro servant if she has seen them. Aunt Missouri replies she hasn’t but vows to find them. The exchange notes a bootlegged dialect setting and hints at domestic tension.
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America
Missouri
Jess
Daily Thought on Calmness and Truth
A brief reflection urging calmness to avoid errors and preserve courtesy, drawing on a quotation attributed to Herbert. The note emphasizes restraint and steady demeanor to uphold truth and politeness.
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Herbert
Wanted Information in Detroit Free Press Fragment
Brief fragment from Detroit Free Press with a quote about obtaining information and a price question. The text presents a dialogue fragment without clear context, participants, or events to identify a specific news item or outcome.
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Detroit Free Press
Major Barrett Dominates In Chess, Judge Harrison Returns
Major F W Barrett of New York is hailed as one of the era’s greatest pillagers in the game and a tricky, unpredictable player. Judge Thomas W Harrison has just returned from Newport News where he held court. Jhisses Reta and Clara Shank visit the Misses Larrick at Willow Lea. A quiet appeal for gentleness and restraint is urged to enhance happiness at home, echoing Stopford Brooke.
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F. W. Barrett
New York
Thomas W. Harrison
Newport News
Way
Jhisses ‘Reta
Clara Shank
Larrick
Willow
Lea
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H. F. Seai
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R. G. Mitchell
Boyce
Devine
H. L. Devine
Sanitarium
Highland Park
Richmond, Ve
Wood
Ceae
Great Ray
T. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond, Va
the Evening Star
Bat
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Kellogg’s
India
Kellogg's
RCD
George F. Miller's Sons
Keller Drug Co
J. B. Beverley
J. B. Beverley, Jr
Nelia DuPuy
Christ
Clarke
John Brewer
Dr. Trail
Rockville, Md
A. Moore, Jr
Edwin N. McClelland
H. C. Carpenter
Rallo
Mount Jackson
Strickler
Main Street
Ethel Simpson
Upperville
Marion Parker
Dorsey Potter
Parkersburg
Florence Wheat
Minnie Broaddus
Caroline County
Julian Broaddus
Baldwin Neill
U. S. Naval Academy
Roger Witte
H. W. Baker
Frank Carpenter
Bluemont
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Kenneth Gilpin
University of Virginia
George Marrion
Ily
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Thomas Clarett
Bluefield
Berkeley Springs
Hugh McCormick
Charles Ton
AL Demaree
New York Giants
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Nemo
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Hagerstown
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Avenel Beverley
Middle West
Dennis Kilmer
Martinsburg
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
S. A. Jordan
J. L. Maphis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Ware
Alice Tompson
C. H. Boden
Sistens
Kate Samuels
Frank Paule
Red Bud
Lizzie Helvestine
Sym
Stopford Brooke
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