Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
A series of letters from women in Ohio and Pennsylvania describe relief from kidney and menstrual problems after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writers report improved energy, sleep, and overall health, with one citing sixteen years of illness and doctors’ lack of help before finding benefit.
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EpNa Frederick
Troy
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia ER
Mary Barshinger
Windsor
No Salvation Army foothold in Mexico due to law ban
The Salvation Army has again failed to establish presence in Mexico as Mexican law bans religious processions in city streets, blocking their foothold for a second time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Mexico
Allen's Foot-Kase and other old style remedies in a mixed ad page
A collage of patent medicine claims and advertisements including Allen's Foot-Kase promising relief for aching feet and ingrown nails, Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sworn oath of efficacy, and notes about Standard Oil allegedly controlling half the U.S. oil output. The text blends testimonials, trial offers, and notices of political and business topics.
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Allen
Vy Rail
Allen 3
Olmsted
le Roy
NOY
A. W. Gleason
Aiee
Ageet 7 Notary Public Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Boers use vinegar to beat fatigue as silk disease bites
A diverse wartime mixture of notes reports diluted vinegar aiding soldiers’ alertness amid noxious gases. Silk output declines amid silkworm epidemics in Italy and France threatening prices. Fortifications near San Francisco harbor gain new 10 inch guns, experts deem harbor proof against intruders. Cecil Rhodes prized Dutch antique furniture, Austria coal prices rise, and coal exports to Europe expand. Public notices discuss license for Benton Kentucky saloon with no screens, and a Philadelphia meeting debates women voting rights. A Milan report details Verdi's humanitarian endowments. A variety of local items from Yonkers to Philadelphia detail society events and fashion dolls. A broad world view of trade, science, and culture closes with rich American wealth and Nome mining.
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San Francisco Harbor
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
St. Louis
Cape Town
United States
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Lynn
San Francisco
Boston
Yonkers
George Washington
Mary Phillipse
Yonkers Gazette
Yonkers Historical Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fortunes Rise for Jack Harris Once Charged with Murder
A Chicago attorney notes the strange arc of Jack Harris once jailed in 1805 for murder and later amassing about 650000. Harris claimed self defense, gave no real identity, and communicated with the outside world from Cook County jail as legal letters poured in.
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Jack Harris
Chicago
Clark Street
Jack
Cook County
Harris
Whitman
Great Armies on the March in Campaigns and Papers
The article describes army marching logistics in the Philippines and South Africa, detailing unit lengths on roads, pace rates by arm, and deployment tactics. It includes anecdotes on a Chicago medical college quiz, a brick bat joke, cholera origin quip, and a Philadelphia restaurant gag about 15 cent dinners.
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Philippines
South Africa
Chicago Medical College
Asia
Abdomal
Labor and Industry World News Summary
Labor groups in Seattle target patrons of Japanese establishments with fines. Iglesias of Porto Rico seeks US labor union ties and federation representation. Cincinnati mandates union membership for all city board employees. A black-owned cotton mill opens in Concord South Carolina with 6,200 spindles and 140 looms, paying slightly under Southern mill rates. International Horseshoers Union head Bazeley discusses autos and horseshoe history. Quincy granite cutters and manufacturers end a two month strike with 14 percent wage hikes and eight hour days for three years, plus arbitration for two years.
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Board of Public Service of
Cincinnati
Concord
S.C
Will
Agricultural Colleges
Quincy
Quincey
May Soon Be a King Prince Gustaf as Heir to Sweden Norway
King Oscar may abdicate as cabinet weighs changing rulers. Prince Gustaf, heir apparent, opposes the king's pro England stance and faces strong opposition within the royal circle. Public opinion favors the Boers and Sweden’s shift in policy towards Norway sparks unrest.
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Gustaf
Sweden
Norway
Great Britain
South Africa
Oscar
Karl
Oscar I
England
Filled the Bill. Obed and Seth on Cynthy entanglement
Obed Perkins complains to Young Seth Wheatly that going with Cynthy was wrong yet explains her preference for a well educated, properly spoken suitor. The dialogue contrasts pride in grammar with romantic pursuit. A second anecdote recounts a Frenchman on a sinking ship denying breakfast as a joke about a girl stubbing her toe and patent leather shoes.
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Obed Perkins
Cynthy
Seth
Indianapolis Sun
Young Wolseley Burman Burma Escape Story
In his twenties and after three years in the British army, Lord Wolseley recounts a perilous Burma episode. Leading a small detachment he fell into a deep hole, slid to the enemy side, and fled amid a hail of bullets. Hit three times, he narrowly reached safety near the British line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Wolseley
Burma
Wolseley
Leavitt Cites Indian Doctor on Diet and Health
Mary Clement Leavitt honorary president of the World's Woman’s Christian Temperance Union cites an Indian physician saying white people should avoid alcohol and limit meat to half to achieve health on par with England.
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Mary Clement Leavitt
The Typewriter Invention and City Crime Costs
A statistician credits typewriter invention with 500000 jobs but omits dyspepsia cases. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised for sedentary workers. The piece notes 26000 drunken arrests and 8000 imprisonments in a major American city, costing over $100,000.
Hoitt's School Ready for Fall Term in Menlo Park
Hoitt's School in Menlo Park San Mateo County opens its tenth year August 6 1900 with new buildings furnished laboratories and a home-like setting. Dr Tra G Toitt in charge and the school is university accredited. A Duquesne Iowa man received a dog shipped from Manila Philippines by express.
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Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Cal
Tra G. Toitt
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Miss Frederick
Jefferson M. Levy
House
Mrs. Winslow
St. Paul, Minn
Standard Oil Company
W. V. Sullivan
U. S
Mississippi
Shlartman
Oxford
Miss
Perupa
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Austria
Europe
Alabama
New Orleans
Prof. Kolle
Berlin
Benton, Sky
George Riley
Verdi
Milan
France
Ele
Cape Nome Sports
Seattle
Dawson City
Tle
Dominion Creek
Portland
Nome
Jim Grady
Inter Ocean
Cape Nome
Iglesias
Porto Rico
American Federation
Bazeley
International Horseshoers’ Union
Crown Prince
Qustaf
Monsieur
Detroit Free Press
Hood
America
Hoop
Pris
India
Hoitt's School
Piso
Joan BF. Boyrr
Trinity Springs
Ind
Manila
Philippine Islands
Avenarius Carbolineum
Fisher, Thorsen & CO
Oregon
California
Kern
McM
Ogden
OU Exchange
W. Fox
Standard Oi Company
Merchants National Bank
Oriental Oil & Fuel, Company
H.C. Eckenberger
Pres
Chamber of Commerce
Rk. L. Durham
Syratton, Secy
Board OF Derectors
J. Frank Watson
Merchants’ National Bank
Portland, Or
Rob Durham
Portland Or
H.C. Breeden
HEC. Breeden & Co
Kekenusberger
Michigan Central Railway
Charles V. Cooper
Union Pacvilic Railway
Binder
Mitchell, Lewis & Stayer CO
First
Taylor Streets
Salem
McMinnville
la Grande
Medford
Spokane
P.O
Minot Street
Porthood
Moore
PRANW
Holcome & CO
Washington St
Jurifier
Ull
Ine
Quin
Die Bosanko Cos
Drugeteta
A. H. Boylan
Hawthorne
POOLE
Pormnand
Oxmon
Bickfor
Washington
DU. C
Stag 20Th Corps
Isis
Draggiata
Orprees
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