Earnest Letters From Women About Pinkham Medicine
Readers share testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful menses, kidney and stomach trouble, and irregular bleeding. Women from Michigan Nebraska and Wisconsin report significant health improvements after using the remedy.
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Romeo, Mich
Clara Stieber
Diller
Ned
PinkHam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
E. F. Cusresz, Brule, Wis
Equine Losses in War Across Ages
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt notes horse losses in war often exceed battlefield deaths. It cites Napoleon’s campaign where 45 000 of 60 000 horses died in six months, Russians losing 80 percent of draught animals at Pleven, and 1882 Egyptian campaigns where 600 died of sickness out of thousands. Also mentions Swiss watches new regulation for precision and Tullahoma Tennessee saloons under Sunday liquor sale laws.
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Niemen
Plevna
Pearson’s Magazine
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
A period style ad touts Allen's Foot Ease powder for swollen hot feet, tight shoes, and aching toes. It claims cures for ingrown nails, sweating feet, blisters, and corns with 30,000 testimonials and a 25 cent price plus free trial. address given in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
Miss Susan Wymar Praises Peruna Remedy
Two letters from women in Chicago and Racine extol Peruna for relief from female health issues. Susan Wymar claims relief from Peruna after suffering. Margaretha Dauben says Peruna improves her well being during change of life. Address Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio for a free women’s book.
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Susan Wymar
Richmond
Chicago
Ill
Hartman
Peeruena
Peruna
Margaretha Dauben
North Superior Street
Racine City
Wis
Pen
Columbus
Tidy Game and Bright Vignettes for Young Readers
A child friendly column presents a mother guiding twins in a tidy game where mislaid toys earn points and a tiny doll is found. Other pieces recall James Whitcomb Riley poems, a frog and mouse marriage, Joe and his dog, and humorous schoolroom moments with lively youthful voices.
Englishman's failed bid to sell lamp black in England
A young English inventor prospers in America with a new lamp black process aimed at Germany. He plans direct sales in England to cut costs, but large English firms resist, citing a 200 year history and satisfaction with German imports, ending his venture in failure.
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America
Germany
England
Ashmead Bartlett Roasts Opponent at Campaign Meeting
At a campaign gathering Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett faced interruptions from a critic in the hall. The knight kept his composure and teased a point saying he would reveal something about the late Liberal Government. The crowd roared as the critic shouted back, claiming it cannot be done.
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Ellis Ashmead Bartlett
Dewey’s Discipline in Foreign Port Punishment
The Chicago Chronicle recounts Admiral Dewey as a strict disciplinarian who once ordered the heaviest tackle removed from the hold and, after two hours, sent a large chew of tobacco discarded under a gun overboard. The policy was that such offense would not be repeated.
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Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Chicago Chronicle
Tempting Fate in a Suit for the Millionaire's Daughter
A brief humorous exchange quotes a young man asking for the hand of a millionaire's daughter. The millionaire rejects the match with a firm no, and the suitor leaves, noting the risk of disapproval turning the daughter to smile. The snippet showcases social pressure and wit in a Columbian-era note.
Eminent Professor Discusses Mental Word Printing
The eminent professor states that some people see every word they hear as print in their minds. This mental feature is described as a rare perceptual ability and is noted to affect how individuals process spoken language.
Signal towers to aid ships on the Great Lakes
The U.S. Weather Bureau plans a widespread program erecting 75 foot signal towers at major ports on Lakes Michigan Superior and Huron. Twenty one towers will be built under the Chicago weather office with electric lanterns or oil lamps as needed. Towers will feature red and white lights with pennants and flags to warn of storms and indicate storm directions.
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Michigan
Superior
Huron
National Weather Bureau
Chicago Weather Office
Lakes Michigan
Chicago
Signal Tower Design and Lighthouse Lighting Concept
The piece explains storm indicators using red and white lights aligned ten feet apart and viewed from long distances. It notes the signals lose value beyond five miles. It also references a government document to bidders detailing a galvanized steel tower for signal stations, designed like windmill towers but extended upward as a staff.
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Cox
Singing Mouse Delights Brownwood Texas Home
Mrs. M. E. Marshall of Brownwood Texas owns a singing mouse captured months ago in her pantry. The animal sings like a canary with louder volume, drawing hundreds who visit to hear it. The family keeps it in a handsome cage and the house is visited by people from far and near seeking the musical marvel.
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M. E. Marshall
Brownwood
Texas
Mia
Marshall
Austin
Chicago Record
Newfoundland Codfish Export Scale Reported
The annual Newfoundland codfish export runs about 1,350,000 bhun dredweight, indicating a sizable shipment volume for the fishing industry this season. The figure reflects steady demand and represents a key economic activity for the province's maritime economy.
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Newfoundland
Unreliable Willingness Leaves Advisor in Doubt
A terse remark notes that cooperation without discernment often leads to poor outcomes. The comment suggests caution when relying on enthusiastic but unwise assistance.
From Tombs to New Pickling Cucumber Notes
A collage of quotes and snippets covers prison imagery and moral reflections, catchlines about the Tombs and freedom, plus health notes on cucumbers pickling, dyspepsia cures, and a joke on gas meters. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure, Rockefeller incomes, a Boston clerk's teenage messenger, and tobacco-related symptoms.
Wise cures for consumption and nursery thermometer notes
An advertisement for Wise's Cure for Consumption denounces it as unusable for coughs and colds. A note from Ocean Grove New Jersey provides a dated testimonial. Prussian law allows habitual drunkards to be guardians. A nursery thermometer should hang away from drafts and a damp sheet canopy is advised to cool hot rooms, with wet sheet drying sprinkled by a cold whisk broom.
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Wise
N. W. Samuen
Ocean Grove
N. J
Ladies’ Home Journal
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