Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A persuasive appeal advocates Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for monthly suffering backache and bearing down pains. The lettered testimonials claim long term safety and widespread cures with many women reporting marked relief and improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Joiz Sau
Dover
Mich
Rosa Heldem
Cleveland Ave
Canton
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Womb Trouble Patients
Readers recount severe womb and related organ issues alleviated by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials describe expulsed tumors, relief from leucorrhea, bearing-down pains, and recovery after treatment with the compound Liver Pills and wash. Signatures include Mary A. Stahl of Watsontown Pa and Mrs Margaveun of Trimble Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia J. Pinkham
Mary A. Stahl
Watsontown
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. B. Davies
Binghamton, N.Y
Lydia
Babe
Moody denied church membership due to doubts about understanding
The Rev Dr Parkhurst cites that when D L Moody first sought membership the proposal was to place him on probation because he did not appear to grasp the meaning of the step.
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Dr. Parkhurst
D. L. Moody
Dr. Thomas
People’s Church
Remarkable Chicago Financier Faces Massive Debts
Francis P Owings of Chicago is noted for amassing liabilities totaling 5,564,917 dollars, a figure described as extraordinary and historically significant in the city’s financial narrative. The piece frames his debt as a remarkable, almost spectacular, collapse rather than a tale of wealth.
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Chicago
Francis P. Owings
Owings
Francis P Owings
Orig
Francis P Owings the Promoter Behind Chicago Skyscrapers
Francis P Owings originated the ninety nine year lease concept for building operations. He built at least thirty downtown buildings and controlled real estate values for a decade. He popularized skyscrapers in the West by taking responsibility for wind and ground issues that architects refused. Despite bankruptcy trouble he is viewed as a premier financier and a remarkable Western figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Owings
West
Mail Wagons of Odd Design Purported for Post Office
Five queer looking mail collection wagons have been purchased by Kansas City postoffice collectors. The small carts feature a high box at the front for letters and a low platform behind for the driver, with both box and platform covered.
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Postoffice
Kansas City
New Mail Wagons Feature Spring Stool and Pay Boost
The article describes a new mail wagon with a narrow cover and a spring operated stool for the mail collector. Collectors receive the same salaries as letter-carriers plus $300 yearly for horses and wagons. Each new wagon costs $75.
Opal superstition shatters engagement ring tale
In Hagerstown a young woman Katherine Belmshue accepts an opal ring amid fears of ill luck. The opal bursts by a fire and her fiancé dies soon after, fueling reports of the stone’s baleful influence. An Indianapolis dispatch notes Mr Pope of Boston who built a bicycle empire cannot ride a bike.
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Hagerstown
Katherine Belmshue
Indianapolis
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Pope
Boston
Fifty Miles of Air and the Atmosphere
A fragment suggests the atmosphere ends near fifty miles high with an advance agent noted as not necessarily a forward man though usually in position. The incomplete text hints at a discussion of aerial frontier boundaries and exploration roles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advert Seen as Universal Remedy
A historical testimonial text claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood, stomach and nerve troubles and boosts vitality. The narrator references a patient testimonial from N. B. Seeley of Denver 1874 noting restored appetite and general cure after use.
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Hood
N. B. Seeley
West 4Th Avenue
Denver
Col
Hood's Pills Promote Liver Health with Sarsaparilla
Hood's Pills are advertised as a non-irritating cure for liver ills and described as the only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The copy markets a combination remedy aimed at restoring liver function.
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Hood
Walking Circumspection and a Creamed Tea Cake Recipe
A reflection on walking circumspectly for success and spiritual welfare from the United Presbyterian. A Boston Globe recipe blends sugar butter egg yolk milk baking powder flour and jam for teacakes baked in an oblong tin and patty pans. The text mixes moral guidance with culinary directions.
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United Presbyterian
Boston Globe
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Advertisement
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy, claims it is not quack medicine, and notes it was prescribed by a top physician. It promotes internal use, testimonials, and Toledo based F J Cheney & Co, with a 75 cent price and druggist availability. It also cites Reverend Ed Coe reflecting on faith and life’s mysteries.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls Family
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Richfield Springs
F. E. Price
Jersey City
N. J
Mary A. Carbaugh
Black Gap
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Relief
An 1890s ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen nervous feet in tight shoes. It claims to cure blisters corns bunions chilblains and damp or frosted feet with testimonials and a 25 cent price plus a free trial. Address given to Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets Ad
An ad promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and refund if it fails. It notes E W Groves signature on each box and cites druggists as sellers. Also mentions an American machine shop at the Paris Exposition 1900.
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E. W. Grove
Atlantic
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Temperance Addresses Highlight Army Liquor Issue
The Evangelical alliance in Cincinnati heard two temperance addresses. Rev F M Wells, former Manila chaplain, cited liquor sales in the Philippines and on transports including the battleship Indiana, claiming 90 percent of soldier illnesses stem from drink. Clinton N Howard outlined Rochester reform work. A Benson dog anecdote followed.
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Evangelical Alliance
Cincinnati
F. M. Wells
First Tennessee Regiment
Manila
Philippines
Indiana
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
Invention to steer crafts via wireless wave progress
A new steering method uses a secondary wave on the wireless telegraph principle. It aims to render torpedo boats nearly infallible in naval warfare. The passage references various periodical quips and advertisements, ending with a two year dispute settlement between Buffalo Express and the Buffalo Typographical Union.
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The
Buffalo Express
Buffalo Typographical Union
Peruna praised by readers for curing chronic catarrh
A long testimonial from John Evans of South Wabash Indiana praises Peruna the remedy for twenty years of systemic catarrh. He notes prior la grippe cure twelve years earlier and asserts Peruna cleanses mucous membranes and restores health. He urges obtaining Dr Hartman’s free books on catarrh from the Peruna Medicine Company Columbus Ohio.
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Polly J. Evans
John Evans
South Wabash
Ind
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
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Benson
Watch
Troy Times
Chappie
Dolly
Piso
Boileau
Atchinson Globe
Mrs. Winslow
Oregon Short Line
Portland
W. H. Hurlburt
Puck
Levers
Eaken
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
New York
Ferry
M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mien
By Peruna
Polly Evans
Willamette Iron and Steel Works
James Lotan
Orecon
Swanson Rheumatic Care CO
Lake Sr
Ile
Portland Directory
Mawo Birstst
Portland, Or
Cawston & Col
Joan Poole
Portlan
Oricon
Varters
Gunn
Willmatisamp
Bosanko CO
Friledeipaie
DR. Meukirk
Mountain Home
Ida
California Fig Syrup CO
Worthington
Tatum & Bowen
First Street Orphanes Or
Moore
Klondike
Thompson & Craig
Sta St
San Francisco
Tal
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