Ovarian Troubles and Lydia Pinkham Remedies
Two women report relief from ovarian and pelvic ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One woman suffered abdominal swelling and possible surgery avoidance. the other describes long illness with womb prolapse and bladder inflammation improved after six bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Surry
Arlington, Towa
Mas
Evsiz Bryan
Otisville, Mich
Bayonet Tip Decides Guard Details Adjutant's Dilemma
An old army tale recounts two guard members proving equally adept for the orderly duty. The adjutant finally chooses the man with the brighter, cleaner bayonet tip as the one to be detailed.
Silver Cake Recipe Instructions
A quarter pound butter and powdered sugar are creamed, six ounces sifted flour, whites of five eggs beaten stiff, one large tablespoonful baking powder, add flour and egg whites alternately, fold in baking powder last. Bake one hour and flavor with almond essence or ratified essence.
Astor Faces Exile From His Country He Loved
William Waldorf Astor, once a powerful New York figure and aspirant to high politics, alienated English society after insulting Sir Archibald Milne. He moved to London, became a naturalized British subject, and built a life among the Prince of Wales circle while buying media assets and maintaining a guarded estate, now seen as a millionaire without a country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Archibald Milne
Wiliam Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
United States
John Jacob Astor [II
Waldorf
Germany
Turd
William Waldorf
Astors
New York City
Knickerbocker
Astor
Law School
Columbia University
Disraeli
Congress
Levi 2. Morton
Roswell Flower
Italy
Arthur
New York State
America
John Jacob Astor
England
Randolph Churchil
Ogden Goelet
New York
Mr. Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Pall Mall Budget
Pall Mall Magazine
Duke of Westminster
Thames
Cliveden
Mrr. Astor
Telegram Turns Theater Goer Pale in Audience
A visitor to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, watches a dramatic telegram unfold in a theater. Miss Vermont from Washington reads a message marked wire at once about her mother, prompting fear and emotional strain as the audience witnesses the tense moment. The incident is described as a striking example of how urgent news can disrupt a performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre Pa
Miss Vermont
Washington
Vermont
Jack
Washington Ward
Tam
Mother
Father
Astor as warning to Americans distant from countrymen
The passage labels Mr. Astor as the bete noir of most caisses of Englishmen and notes he is far from peerage and royal drawing rooms. It suggests he is a warning to Americans who fail to stay in touch with their countrymen, highlighting his distant status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Missouri River
Chicago Times- Herald
Frederick Palmer
China
Collier’s Weekly
Collier
Mr. Palmer
J.C. Hemment
Oddities and Diplomas in a Fragrant Patchwork of History
A miscellany notes Teheran Christmas skating enjoyed by Persian elites who once amused Nasr ed Din with ice antics. It also recalls Chamounix diploma exams requiring ten dangerous ascents on Mont Blanc and nearby peaks. The piece ends with a reflection on old fashioned discipline and household routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Shah
Nasr-ed-Din
Chamounix
Mont Blanc
Col du Geant
Buet
Environment and social crime notes in Chicago report
The Citizens' League of Chicago reports May activity with 45 saloon prosecutions and 92 charges including selling to minors and to drunkards. Grand jury weighs nine cases of liquor to minors and games of chance. The piece contrasts progress with environmental concerns and cites varied modern motifs and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ League
Chicago
Justice Court
Catarrh Cure Ad and Miscellaneous News Fragments
An 1800s-style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from Toledo druggists and local business figures. The page also covers varied items including a baked Hamburg steak recipe, notes on presidential wives named Mary Martha Abigail and Elias, a Sing Sing convict bird-taming tale, Frederick Palmer reports from China for Collier's, Chicago cigarmakers' strike support, and Bay View Wisconsin steel mill work stoppages affecting 1600 workers.
Battle at Davis Tavern Near Richmond Marks Union Losses
An isolated tavern at a crossroads near the Chickahominy River saw a brief June 3, 1864 clash between Union and Confederate forces. Reported Union casualties exceeded 12,000 in about half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickahominy River
Richmond
Nerve Tonic Testimonials vs Faith in Claims
A reader questions nerve tonic testimonials including May Do and Pise's Cure praised for throat and lung cures. The letter cites a Van Buren testimonial and quotes Feltham on humility, contrasting vanity with humble faith in remedies.
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Ida
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Harble
Horough
Anne
Noblesville
Tod
Atlanta
William W. Astor
London Spectator
Cork
St. Mary's Church
Harrogate
Ireland
William
Ariel
Titus
Hall
F.j.sieney & CO
Props
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
Waist & Truax
Mary
Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Marthas
Virginia
Martha Washington
Martha Jefferson
Abigails
Fillmore
John Adams
Elias
Mia. Monroe
Mrs. Johnson
Sing Sing
Union Cigarmakers of
Bay View
Wisconsin
Illinois Steel Company
Cold Harbor
Sousa
Paris
San Francisco
Brownelle Car Company
St. Louis
Newport, Ky
Mrs. Winslow
Luther
Vatican
Fiker
Strasburg
Wittenberg
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
Pise
Wa O
Vanburen
Bnd
Moses
Owen Feltham
E. C. Atkins & Company (Inc
Portland, Oregon
Aine
Portland
First Street
Savenarius Carbolineum
Perfection Pile Preserving Co
Seattle
Wash
Susquehanna Ave
Pailldelphia
Candy Trmecueto
Cathartic
Mertzeg Remedy Company
Montreal
Studebaker
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing CO
East
Morrison Street
Oregon
Mitchell Wagons
John Barket CO
First Treet
Moore
Remedy
Poole
Portiano
Onecon
E. B. Obezn
Box Wy
Atlanta, Ga
Gunn
N.P.N
WU Ao
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