A Friend's Advice and a Housewife's Recovery
Louisville reader Mrs Nellie Fishback recounts illness from female trouble to nervous breakdown and avoidance of surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad segment notes the product's claims and free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a marriage anecdote tied to a blind lover, with a bridge cost note on Hell Gate.
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Louisville
Lydia E
Mile
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Fishback
Christy Ave
Dia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Skinner's Macaroni Ad Promotes Nutrition for Children
An Omaha Nebraska advertisement touts Skinner Mfg Co macaroni and spaghetti as the economical, nutritious food for children. It claims benefits for bone and muscle, notes it does not cause nervousness, and offers a free cookbook to mothers.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
The Legacy of Inez Milholland Boissevain on Beauty
The article honors Inez Milholland Boissevain the suffragist noting her vigor in urging young girls to value beauty as a moral instrument. It recalls her saying that while a girl cannot choose her looks, she can use them for good.
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Inez Milholland Boissevain
Actress Reveals Gray Hair Recipe
A famous actress shares a home formula to darken gray hair. Mix half a pint of water with 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and a half ounce glycerine. Prepared by a druggist or at home, it promises soft glossy color without scalp staining or stickiness.
Manager in Bleachers Advises Ball Team’s Strategy
A stranger in the stands heckles a team manager, claiming to offer recipe style tips on running the business. The exchange reveals a clash over unsolicited guidance and authority between a spectator and the team’s on-site leader.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promise of New Hair Growth
An old advertisement urges girls to try Knowlton's Danderine claiming it cleanses the scalp, removes dandruff, and stimulates new hair growth after a few weeks. It touts soft, light, wavy hair and recommends a 25 cent bottle from any store.
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Knowlton
Adv
Personal liberty and prohibition argument contrasted
Clinton N. Howard argues that personal rights do not justify public sale of impure or dangerous goods. He cites meat, animal parts, and literature to illustrate how society can regulate sale to protect public morals and health, labeling the stance as prohibition. He stresses the difference between private use and public commerce.
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Nets
Clinton N. Howard
New York
Thay
Argument on liquor abolition harms workingman and farmers
Charles Stelzle argues against the liquor traffic abolition claim that workers lose jobs and farmers lose crops. He cites government data showing farmer grain production remains sufficient and contends fruit and crops should not be processed into alcohol, noting many youths seek real fruit, not booze.
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United States
Charles Stelzle
Machinists’ Union
Church and Labor Department
Presbyterian Church
Alcohol's moderate use linked to senile decay says expert
Professor G Sims Woodhead argues that alcohol causes selective degeneration, striking weaker tissues first. He warns alcohol drains the body's reserve, risking sudden collapse and a gradual wear-out if restraint is not maintained.
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G. Sims Woodhead
M. D
FL RS. E
England
Letting Go of Booze Becomes Firm Ground for All
A Liberator essay compares clinging to liquor to clinging over a cliff and argues that releasing the liquor traffic leads to stability. It claims many communities have tried it with no disaster and that industry offers solid footing for individuals and towns alike.
No Thank You League Promotes Temperance Pledge
Sacramento forms a No Thank You league where members pledge not to drink in saloons at others expense. Each member wears a No Thank You button.
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Sacramento
Two Votes Poem Reflects Equal Ballot Casting
A verse contrasts two men at the ballot a devout Christian and a liquor license holder with identical vote outcomes. The angel observes the equal ballots and mourns the result.
Seven Years Ago and Today Wealth of Western Canada
A prairie promotion extols Western Canada profits from 1914-16 with farm wealth, crop yields, and land taxes praised by J P Johnston of Bradsworth Saskatchewan. Johnston recounts seven years in Saskatchewan yielding large crops and expanding landholdings while praising climate soil laws and opportunities for industrious settlers.
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Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
J. PD. Johnston
Bradsworth
Sask
Johnson County
Kansas
Johnston
Saskatchewan
Pacific Coast
Ike
Dominion
Manitoba
Canada
Western Run
Tmmigration
Orewa. Cab
Giant 15 000 horsepower electric motor showcased
A colossal electric motor built for Pennsylvania steel mills is claimed to be the world's largest. It delivers 15 000 horsepower and could fit inside a medium sized room despite its huge bulk. The piece highlights electric power efficiency by comparing to the land area a similar number of horses would require.
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Pennsylvania
Cuticura Remedies Promised for Skin Conditions
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to relieve eczema itch and irritations with a ten minute bath. A free sample by mail is offered with a book through Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also notes U S telephone lines mileage in 1912 and ends with a playful question about guiding a son’s footsteps.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Lesson on Jesus Feeds Five Thousand Miracles and Message
The lesson highlights Jesus feeding 5000 with a boy's five barley biscuits and two small herring as the crowd sits in order. It emphasizes faith, sharing, and God’s blessing through human effort, noting the fragments kept for reuse and the moral about conserving opportunities and resources.
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John the Baptist
Carlisle
England
Jesus
Mark
Philip
Moses
Andrew
Peter
Luke
Church
Naaman
Uric Acid Cure Promises Relief From Rheumatism
The piece claims uric acid causes rheumatism and related pains. It cites Scheele and Dr. Pierce of the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, announcing Anuric as a premeal remedy to eliminate uric acid and ease symptoms. It urges readers to obtain Anuric or request a trial package from Dr. Pierce Inc.
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Scheele
Pierze
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N.Y
Anuric
Pierce
Favorite Prescription Promises Health for Women
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for chronic weaknesses and female-specific disorders. It claims to strengthen, Regulate natural functions, and benefit tired or delicate women, with tablets or liquid forms. Also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative at 25 cents per vial.
Australia Cuts Its National Trees Despite Timber Value
The article notes Australia destroys trees amid rising value of its national timber. It contrasts plans in other regions with Australia cutting euccayptus. It praises Australian hardwoods for beauty durability and resistance to pests while warning of scant scientific supervision on cutting and burning.
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Australia
California
South America
GROVE'S TASTELESS TONIC Advertises Malaria Remedy
An old advertisement promotes GROVE'S TASTELESS TONIC as a malaria fighter and system builder. It claims the formula contains Quinine to drive out malaria and Iron to strengthen the body, priced at 50 cents.
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GROVE
Real Experience on Oceans and Rivers Told in Tall Tales
A traveling man recalls twenty one days out of sight of land on the Atlantic, another claims twenty nine days on the Pacific, and a bald man recounts crossing the Kaw river at Topeka in a skiff only to sink twice after it capsized.
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Kaw
Topeka
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
A Cincinnati man claims a compound named freezone visibly relieves soreness by applying drops on corns or calluses. It dries quickly and shrivels the tissue without irritating surrounding skin, letting the foot item lift off easily. The ad notes druggists can order it for you.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Education Finished. Wigg and Wagg on the shelf
The fragment notes a college topic discussion with references to Wigg and Wagg as if a book learned by young men. It uses period language and implies a concluded education topic discussed in a classroom or review setting.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Comfort on Wash Day
Slogan touts genuine comfort and lasting pleasure from using Red Cross Ball Blue sold by all good grocers. Adv.
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Red Cross
All Grocers
Adv
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