Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Support Letters
Clara Kopp of Rockport Indiana describes relief from back pain nervousness and irregular menstruation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She cites Draka Kore's prior letter and endorses Mrs Pinkham's advice for women's ailments in 1898 1899 letters from Rockport readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lydia BE
Draka Kore
Rockport, Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Kopp
Rockport
Ind
Battle on Malvern Hill July 1 1862 Ends Confederate Defeat
Union and Confederate troops clash severely on Malvern Hill about 11 miles from Richmond and one mile from the James River on July 1 1862. The Confederate forces are defeated in this engagement. Also appears an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Kase shoe powder promising foot relief and comfort with testimonials and a humorous social exchange about fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Hill
Richmond
James River
Allen
Olmstead, LeRoy, N.Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Miscellany Featured
A collage of advertisements and passages including Hall's Catarrh Cure claims and testimonials from Toledo druggists, alongside notes on product pricing and distribution. Also contains school prospectus for Menlo Park and a snippet about Civil War era fortifications and a Swamp Angel anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West & Truax
Toledo
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
U. Mall
Hall
Bride in a Box Car in Fort Scott Melodrama
The tale, set in Fort Scott Kansas, follows Char ley Hammond and Miss Barrett daughter of a Montana millionaire who wed without consent and now live in a box car while Hammond, son of R. R. Hammond, rises as a Memphis road supervisor. The couple face social snubs and public curiosity as they pursue love and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Fort Scott
Town Opera House
Hammond-Barrett
Charley Hammond
Miss Barrett
Butte
Mont
Hammond
R. RR. Hammond
Memphis Railroad
Barrett-Hammond
Memphis
Paris
Hammonds
Kansas City
Ters
Young Hammond
Story of Romantic Marriage in Hot Springs
The Hammonds, a 24 year old man and a 20 year old woman, wed in Hot Springs Ark after families hesitated. The couple met a year earlier, her trousseau came from Paris, and the ceremony was described as defiant of paternal wishes. The story includes details of wealth, class, and a high society wedding in a fashionable hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammonds
Hot Springs
Ark
Park Hotel
Young Hammond
Missouri
Mixa Barrett
Hammond
Barretts
Miss Barrett
Trousseau
Paris
Cable
Pater
Man Keeps Natural Teeth Yet Wears False Ones
A traveling man describes a Kan sas City dentist who removed all his teeth due to Riggs disease and mounted the original teeth in a plate so perfectly that none can tell they are false. The patient now has no further trouble from the disease and appears to have natural teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fan attachment for chairs and other notes amid a busy page
A description of a newly patented automatic chair fan by Frank J. Becker of Hamilton Ohio attaches to rocking chairs with clamps and a screw rod system to cause rapid fan movement during tilt. The page also includes anecdotes about ministers and a note on a Jewish Beth Din court and naval fuel tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Becker
Hamilton
Ohio
Great Britain
Beth Din
Dr Adler
The Fitness of Things in a Fragmented Serene Mind
A collage of snippets on crime readers and propriety, faith healing, a global doom claim, headlines for remedies, school humor, and a joke about marriage. It surveys everyday beliefs and social quirks through brief, dated fragments.
Hood s Sarsaparilla and assorted potions ad
An old advertisement page touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as the best medicine with claims of superior ingredients and a unique preparation. It includes testimonials and a collage of quasi health tips and product pitches, plus unrelated notes on culinary quips and teething syrups.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mra
Adevice
Tillis
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props
F. J. Cheney
Vsiwan Manaaa
Hoitt's School
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Cal
Dra. Halle
Clara
Howe
Charleston
D. C
Fort Wagner
Fred Wartmar
Germantown Ave
Philadelphia
Candy Cathartic
Montreal
New York
Bride
MR. and
Mrs. Hammond
J. W. Irons
United States Marshal’s Office
Nas
Oto
Pittsburg
London
the Gazette
West End
Birmingham Gazette
Gilchrist
Greenock
Canongate
Edinburgh
Sprig
Dr. Gilchrist
Mosaic Court
OD Asuel
Science
Little Willie
Hood
Berlin
Abs. Winslow
Ethel
Gir
Crimper
Avenarius Carbolineum
Tch Vermane
Ntly
Perfection Pile Preserving Co
Seattle
Wash
Fisher, Thorsen & Co
Portland
Oregon
Whittier, Coburn & Co
San Francisco
Studebaker
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing CO
East
Morrison Street
Mitchell
Aman
Wsily
Oomia & Adman
Wiffin
Eve Col
OL Pires Street
Vortiand
Reg
Moore
Bickfom
Warhington
Sovachrtie: Ciminis Pive
Joan Poole
Pormnano
Onecon
N.P.N. UU
Dayton’s
Dayton Hardware Co
Voriland
Druggie
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