Painful Periods and Other Remarks in 19th Century Column
Painful periods are soothed by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with many testimonials to Mrs Inkhattte. Menstruation strain on vitality noted. Also notes General Joubert powder dryness, Ella Ewing's giant residence near Gorin Missouri, and new train equipment on O R & N with buffet car and dining service. Mentions paper shingles and novelty cottages in England.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Claim
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood purifying internal remedy and claims it cures catarrh through direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. It states the formula is a physician’s prescription, offers testimonials, and lists Toledo Ohio as the company base with 75 cent price. It also makes an aside about male tailors sewing better than female tailors.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls Family
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort and relief
An 1890s style advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen nervous feet, painful shoes, corns and blisters and claims curing damp or frosted feet. It cites over thirty thousand testimonials and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package, from Allen & Owenssted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen & Olmis Sted
le Roy
N.Y
Barber to four millionaires Thomas Whaten Shaves Armour and Field
Chicago Inter Ocean profiles barber Tom Whalen who serves four millionaires Armour Field Allerton and Fairbank with daily visits before 9 am. His yearly income nears 38000 dollars plus a liberal Christmas gift, and he runs their private shops while staying hired through Europe or the U.S. He keeps precise razors and gear and begins at or before 6 am, delivering punctual shaves.
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Thomas Whaten
Tie
Mr. Whalen
P. D. Armon
W. Allerton
Marshall Field
N. K. Fairbank
Europe
New York
California
Chicago
Whalen
Armour
Field
Allerton
Fairbank
Mr. Armour
Mr. Field
Prairie Avenue
Mr. Allerton
Methodist Church
The Sun Worship System of the Inca Empire
The Incas claimed divine sun descent and ruled as a theocratic monarchy with the Inca as high priest and king. Inca capital Cuzco housed a gold sun temple where the sun disk image bore rays, a summer solstice festival featured offerings, and bread wine were consumed as rites. The moon Venus Pleiades Southern Cross rainbow lightning and natural elements were deities.
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Peru
Cuzco
Vice President Hobart's First Lawyer Fee Tale
A Philadelphia North American note recounts how the future Vice President, early in his legal career, charged $100 for drafting a will for a wealthy Paterson manufacturer. The client rewarded him with an $800 check, a gesture that helped Hobart later marry the client’s daughter and aid his extended family during financial strain.
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Paterson
Hobart
Hfe
Trousseau
Philadelphia
Bullfights in Spain See Thousands of Horses and Bulls Slain
The report notes a high death toll in Spanish bullfights with averages surpassing 5,000 horses killed annually and between 1,000 and 1,200 bulls sacrificed.
Glove Trade of France Exports Millions Annually
France produces about 26 million pairs of gloves each year and exports roughly 18 million pairs. The industry highlights a strong domestic supply and a heavy external market presence.
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France
Odd Factoids From Historical Almanac Compile
A New Zealand native hen is praised as a rat killer while a giraffe armadillo and porcupine are described as yolceless. Tomatoes have only a century of cultivation, and women's eyesight supposedly surpasses men's.
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New Zealand
Switzerland
Bicycle feats and world notes in a mixed digest
A broad digest covers bicycle deployment in South Africa with long-distance rides by British cycle corps, a sea radio success on a lightship, varied medical and consumer ads, a Japanese Mikado palace bath fittings order, a Washington anecdote, and a Missouri wedding report.
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A Wittsburg Company
Palace of the Mikado
Japan
Bath Aml
Australia
South America
China
An Empress Who Wreatles
An English observer in the Celestial empire portrays the Chinese empress dowager as a remarkable figure beyond common European belief. She is an avid painter, a wrestling enthusiast, well read, fond of European music, and skilled at the piano. Her courage is famed, with her life reportedly attempted several times.
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China
Celestial Empire
N. Y. Herald
Playhouse Quip Echoes Across the Country
The exchange features Mr Hamm, famed tragedian, recalling opening a new play on January first. A friend asks about the run, and Hamm jokes that after the second performance they took a long walk from Chicago to Philadelphia, highlighting a comic cross-country stroll.
Trains Boost Ogden Denver Service To Three Daily Runs
Rio Grande Western Railway links with Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland to offer three daily fast trains between Ogden and Denver. Through sleepers run Chicago Ogden San Francisco with a dining car service. Readers may request literature and rates from J D Mansfield in Portland or Geo W Heintz in Lake City.
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Oregon Short Line
Chicago
Granger
Union Pacific
Ogden
Rio Grande
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Hurlburt
Portland
Salt Lake City
Rio Grande Western Railway
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado Midland
Salt Lake Tribune
Denver
San Francisco
J. D. Mansfield
Sea Street
Geo. W. Heintz
el Lake City
Herrick at His Best in the Century Praise
The March Century praises Robert Herrick. Aldrich notes Herrick’s verse can soar toward heaven, yet its brief lines and smoothness risk monotony. Readers must revisit often as the memory is bewitched and the poet stands unique beside Shakespeare in English poetry.
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Aldrich
Herrick
Heaven’s Gates
Shakspeare
England
Hesperides
Shakspeara
Spiders plague Japan wire networks causing insulation loss
In Japan spiders build webs on telegraph wires, causing insulation damage. Sweeping the lines offers little relief as new webs rapidly form, indicating a continuing infestation problem for communication infrastructure.
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Japan
California Fig Syrup Co Remedy Promises Gentle Laxative Power
The well known Syrup or Fias from the California Fig Syrup Co promotes a pleasant liquid laxative found in medicinal plants. It cleanses the system, dispels colds headaches and fevers, and helps overcome habitual constipation permanently. The product combines figs with senna and aromatic plants, and bears the full company name on every package to avoid imitations. Available from druggists for 50 cents per bottle.
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California Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkhattte
Joubert
Ella Ewing
Gorin
Miss Ewing
Mrs. Winslow
Mississippi
New Orleans
Thos
Gillard
Elgip
Lil
Candy Cathartic
Gterting Remedy Company
Montreal
Barber
Allerton and
Mr. Hobart
London
Mexico
Helen Gould
Herman
New York Public Library
Louise Froebel
Friedrich Froebel
Hamburg
Great Britain
William A. Housell
New Brunswick
N. J
Bryson Coal & Coke Company
Tatwell
Tennessee
Apa
Eware
Wae
Ensible
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
South Africa
Durhan Light Infantry
Victoria
Ladysmith
Collier’s Weekly
Hostetter
Pisu
Keltz
Worth Ave
Col
Neves
Springfield
Caseccrets
Luc
Zoede
Pat
Bridget
Wilson
International Revenue Bureau
Chicago Daily News
New England
Corrigan
Ameren
Wansus Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake St
Ill
Frederick Sedgwick
Missouri
America
Dearborn
Pariele
Women’s Journal
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago
Sciatica
U. S
York
Cabhaze
Barly
Minnesota
Tieta
Minh
T. M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Peta
Ee Vin Mariani Mas
Ribte
Dust Levens & Co
Kington
D.C
Icago
Cyclin
Detroit
Bosanko
Busanko
Philada
Ae CO
Portland Directory
Portland Wire & Tron Works
Cawlyton & Col
Hirstst
Portland, Or
Jowan Poole
Portnand
Orrcon
Allkinds Tatum & Bowen
First Street
Portland. OR
Moore
Remedy
Evai
8 Chemical Co
Inginnat
O. U
Mountain Home
Ida
Penh
Alzer
She ‘Aton
Amer Salzer
Sergeat Groser
Farm Bess
Oreitian
Ig Bione
Jonivalazers Fed CO
LA Crosse Wis
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