Ailing Women of Middle Age in Fleetwood Pa
A Fleetwood Pennsylvania woman shares relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during menopause. She reports reduced headaches dizziness and sickness and says she has avoided doctor visits for years. The ad promotes the product as strengthening the female body and nervous system and aiding hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.
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Fleetwood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Epwanp
Bert
Lysie E. Pinkham
Tang o, Latin dictionary and old advertisements fragment
Fragmentary hemp of language and era with stray quotes and ads. A student looks up tango in a Latin dictionary and finds diverse meanings. The text then trails through old product pitches including Tyree's Antiseptic Powder and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with other quips and jokes from a period newspaper page.
Natural Result Dog Play Ends With Bite
A reported run of the new play on the dog led to an unexpected outcome as an angel character was bitten. The incident drew attention to the performance and left attendees curious about next steps.
President Wilson urges currency reform in address to Congress
In a June message to Congress President Wilson urges bold banking and currency reform to unleash business initiative. He argues for free enterprise through a public controlled system, rapid tariff changes, and credit mobilization to avoid private monopolies and aid national economic growth.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Passion for the Parlor in Health Advice From Bedfordshire
Prof H R Kenwood, medical officer for Bedfordshire, urged in a Royal Sanitary Institute lecture that improving the home can curb tuberculosis. He denounced dirt as degradation and touted simple cleansing, movable furnishings, and light curtains. He warned against overtaxed bedrooms and parlor worship, urging sun and clean air as vital for youth and health.
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Royal Sanitary Institute
H. R. Kenwood
Bedfordshire
London Daily Telegraph
Preservation plea for Waterloo field dangers
A British officer warns that Waterloo terrain is at risk as tramcars and cafes encroach on Hougomont and La Haye Sainte. He urges Belgian and English cooperation to preserve the battlefield topography, as Gettysburg protection has done, noting high costs and the danger of strategic points being eroded by gardens and farms.
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Waterloo
Gettysburg
England
la Hale Sainte
Hougomont
Caunon
Imperial Guard
Boston Transcript
Porch Vine Training Hack With Simple Wood Strip
A labor saving device for porch vines uses a one inch square wood strip about six feet long with eye screws at each end. Drive two walls into the upper porch at equal distance apart, fit screws, and tie strings or wire netting to guide the vines.
Infant mortality and city actions for child welfare
A Children’s Bureau bulletin urges cities to expand summer campaigns for infants and share successful practices to lower infant deaths. It notes a decade of city health improvements reducing overall mortality and calls for annual, practical manuals guiding municipal and philanthropic child welfare efforts.
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Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
How Mad She Was And The Unforgiven Wife
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts a brutal scene in London where a battered wife, after 25 hatchet wounds and two broken ribs, refuses to prosecute her violent husband saying there is no point in more trouble. It notes that slum crime makes police efforts hard as women must deny abuse or starve. One court case shows a bruised woman denying the husband’s assault while claiming self-inflicted injuries, a judge noting she had bitten off part of her ear in a rage.
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London
San Francisco Chronicle
Cure for High Cost of Living Cartoon Parody
A comic quip exchange mocks the high cost of living with a barmecide feast joke. It contrasts promises of relief with figures and borrowing, using satirical dialogue about bills and umbrellas in a light editorial tone.
Wireless Lighthouse at Brest Warns Ships By Clockwork Signals
The Pathfinder describes wireless lighthouse stations at Brest France that continuously emit warning messages to ships without human aid. Each station acts as an aerial mast and, using a weekly-maintained clockwork system, sends distinctive signals at intervals of ten and thirty seconds so vessels can identify the lighthouse.
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Brest
France
Ring Found In Bird Nest by County Deputy Auditor
Deputy auditor Joe Cannon of Har 4in County Ohio found his ring after a janitor named Yost, while cleaning birds nests in the courthouse yard, retrieved it from within a nest amid a futile search. The discovery ends the ring’s mystery.
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Joe Cannon
Har 4In County
Yost
Ringworm on Child's Face in Stratford Iowa
Seven year old boy suffered ringworm of the face and body with severe itching and sleepless nights. After trying multiple ointments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used for about a month and the infection cleared completely. Mrs Barbara Prim notes the cure and promotes Cuticura products.
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Stratford
Iowa
Barbara Prim
Borton
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Bilton
Rea
Tyree
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Dean
Sidney Pile
Hsington
Sian
Hederien Aeceu
Ahtigg
Miss Lovely
Thiz
Bolder
Ladies' Home Journal
Ol DI Samuel Tower
Tekepn Maver
the Centaur Company
New York
Toait
Rees
Bopy Walia Shaees
Bears
Uncheon
Vienna
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Ars
Delta, Utah
Moreso
Elta
Delia
Qayene
Western Security & Trust CO
Salt Lake City
Canada
Manitoba
Whia
F.H. Mewitt
West 6Th St
Des Moines
Ottaway
Defiance
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Kodaks
Pareen
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Rumtean
KODLE
Locust Street
Chicago Electric Motor Car Company
Beishigiot Ave
Ave
Chicagoy Ii
Amen Lene
Galena Cree
Elreul
Ieste
Ogee! Express
Dekalb Dve
Brooklyn
Lea Joun Omer Ee Tena BG
Newy
Tnt Ofermet Tt
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