Milwaukee Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Milwaukee resident names Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for female troubles and back pain after doctors warned of a tumor. The letter claims she is a “well woman” and urges other sick women to seek the remedy or advice from Lydia Pinkham of Lynn, Massachusetts, whose letters reportedly aid thousands.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pink
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bama Isr
Wis.a
Pinkham Medicine Company
Ynn Maxs
Pinkenas
Lynn
M Bckham
Mags
Nyika tale of man eating lions and carpenters
An excerpt from In the Grip of the Nyika by Colonel J. H. P. Patterson recounts a staged camp setup by Sikh carpenters. A hungry man eater watches the laddered staging and leaps onto a projecting ladder, causing a fall. The event ends with the men fleeing into trees as the lion provokes the startled workers.
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J. H. P. Patterson
Look Out Boys Warned Of Germs In City Walks
A German professor reports that a boy walking a mile in town is exposed to 10 000 000 germs and microbes that could cause death. He says the safe remedy is to stay indoors and manage home chores including coal and ashes. If danger arises he should block the cook stove and wash the cellar.
Murine Dye Remedy Ad Promises Eye Relief
An old ad for Murine Dye Remedy Co Chicago promotes Murine for eye troubles. It claims soothing relief and lists a price of 50 cents at druggists with a call to write for eye books.
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Brea Murine Dye Remedy Co
Chicago
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Proportional Insurance Lapse in Cart Injury
A Chinaman named Hans Wang Lee fell from a cart and sustained serious injuries. Doubts about recovery lingered until a friend wrote to the insurer stating that Hans Wang Lee had “hald dead, likee half money,” prompting questions about the settlement.
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Hans Wang Lee
Old Time Photography Is Treasured Not a Work of Art
A nostalgic piece recalling early photography scenes with stern mothers, stiff poses, and photographers under heavy equipment. It contrasts baby portraits with older children who tolerate the process, noting the tense moments before a rough emotional relief when the image is deemed finished.
The West and Far Corriors of Travel and Trade
A collection of brief anecdotes and observations from travel regions and epochs. It recalls an isolated rancher’s son who vanished with a wife unknown to his father, a vast Russian fair at Nishni Novgorod with immense trade, a legal quip from Sir Charles Darling, and social jokes about Americans in Venice and aging habits in consuming ads.
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Rockies
Melville
Pockits
Missouri
Russia
Nishni Novgorod
Volga
Oka
Charles Darling
London
Canada
Deneen
Illinois
Denean
Saskatchewan
Johewon
Western’ Canada
Ilway
Nd Companite
Oag
T. Holmes
Jackson St
Pont
Bminn
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown
South Dakota
Dairy Farming Emphasizes Quality Over Herd Size
An Indiana farmer argues profits rise with cow quality and soil fertility. The piece reviews soy bean meal effects on butter fat, skim milk as feed, and experiments showing milk value for poultry. It also covers alfalfa meal, milk pasteurization methods, and animal population debates with rodents.
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Massachusetts Experiment Station
West Virginia
Paris dog seen in car wearing blue spectacles
A dog in Paris rode in a motor car and wore a well-fitted pair of blue spectacles to protect its eyes, drawing attention from onlookers. The sight added a humorous note to city streets and local chatter.
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Paris
Discover Algonquin Park Ontario for summer outdoors
If you love fishing canoeing camping or studying wildlife look to Algonquin National Park of Ontario a vast 2 000 000 acre preserve with 1 200 lakes and rivers. Describes canoe trips altitude and atmosphere and offers free descriptive publication by mail.
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Algonquin National Park
Ontario
Cookson
Merchants Loan & Trust Building
Chicago
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Lydia
Pinkham
Gu Tliaan
New York
Castoria
Bears
New Perfection
Deaser
Handard Oil Company
the Western Reserve
Criterion
Bluffers
Venice
Canals
Springfield Union
Indiana
Man and the Rat
McClure
Australia
United States
Nature
Hach
Wall
Farm
California
DR. Martel
Temale
Hungarian House of Representatives
The
Forest Service
Tsingtao
Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Mra
Russell Sage
American Bible Society
Vises
Harold Bome
DeKalb Ave
Sroskiya
Brennan & CO
New Orleans
National
Kansas City
ST. Joseph
Omaha
Neb
Thompson
Vaeum
Chas
T. Lundstrom & C
la Salle St
Chisans
Ma . H.C
North Fourth St
Loula
Wr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
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