Women urged to take Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during change of life
A Brookfield Missouri woman describes weight loss and fatigue before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as best for the change of life, claiming thirty years of success against inflammation ulcers displacements fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. It invites readers to write for free confidential advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brookfield
Livingston Street
A. Wis
Wellyiile
Iowa Towns Face River Erosion Threats and Local News
The Missouri river gnaws Iowa and South Dakota banks near Sioux City risking Riverside amusement park. Reports note 15 pound baby born to Walter L Smith’s family near Knoxville. Manchester to macadamize Franklin street with 150 cars of crushed rock. Navy of local incidents, deaths, marriages, bank dividends and rail plans fill a broad Iowa update with named towns and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Iowa
Sioux City
Eost Club
Riverside
Walter L. Smith
Concord
Knoxville
E. T. McLaughliin
Manchester
Franklin Street
Victor Edmund
Sarland
Amos Kemble
Muscatine
William E. Kemble
Oskaloosa
Kemble
Salem
Ohio
Polk County
Mike Budi
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Car Company
Missouri River
Jamison
First National Bank of Chariton
Waverly
Vinton
Iowa Falls
Henry Robinson
J. G. Robinson
Vicksburg
Miss
Peoria
Rachel Wright
Wm. Wright
Episcopal Church
Corbitt
James E. Rosen
Snookums
Foster's Theatre
Des Moines
Wither Mancrovitz
Farber
Tifereth Is Real Synagogue
Col. BH. G. Pratt
Boone Gas Company
Ames Gas
Tenney Brothers of
Newton
Ames Council
Where Are the Laborers in the Harvest Faith
A sermon reflects on Matthew 9 36 38 urging prayer for laborers to harvest souls. It contrasts spiritual and material harvests, laments good will waning amid materialism, and urges leaders to proclaim Christ’s truth while balancing obedience to God and Caesar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Jesus
Kingdom of God
Earth
Ellot
Christ
Caesar
God
Written Prayers and the Faith Behind Them
In this reflection the author argues that written prayers—collects, family copies, and friend sent petitions—express genuine desire and faith. God sees the heart even when words are penned, and writing may intensify the plea, serving as extemporary in spirit though drafted on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone
J, H. Vi
New York Advocate
Temperate and Generous Man as Master of Virtues
A fragment from Stella remarks that a man who is temperate generous gallant chaste faithful honest can also possess wit humor good breeding mirth and gallantry. He may on occasions exert these latter qualities to demonstrate mastery of the nobler virtues.
Man's Best Desires Measured by Duty and Duty Performed
Fragmentary line reads as an old quotation on a man’s best desires being the index of his possibilities and the difficult duty he can perform. The garbled text suggests a reflected moral theme from a historical piece, emphasizing personal measure and responsibility.
A Wonderful Change From Doan's Kidney Pills
Mrs R Crouse of Manchester credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from back pain and rheumatic feelings in the kidneys after two years of discomfort. The advertisement notes the pills are sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Seed shortage drives farmers to order early from Salzer Seed Co
The report highlights severe seed shortages across states including Nebraska and Iowa, with seed corn, potatoes, oats, wheat, and clover in short supply. Farmers are urged to act now, writing to John A Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin for their farm seed and catalogue. The firm boasts large stock and a long track record of fulfilling orders, offering a $500 prize coin and catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Iowa
John A. Balzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salzer
John_A. Salzer
Valentine Day Tale On The Bermudian
A passenger on the Bermudian recalls a Mark Twain line about an Irish suitor with the right Valentine spirit, able to accept acceptance or rejection gracefully. On February 14 he asks the girl he loves, she says another’s, and he sighs hoping to share half of her if only she were twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Valentine
Boston
Johnnie
Harper’s Bazar
A Little Thing Changes the Home Feeling
A collection of light quips and anecdotes about home life and manners. Examples include a teacher correcting a child’s pronunciation of vase, a joke about cold meat, and a humorous court moment. An ad-like note extols Postum as a remedy for coffee related headaches, urging mothers and families to switch for brighter homes.
Gordon's Testimony Proves Interesting
Charles W. Gordon of Ogdensburg New York testifies in a personal medical case praising Cooper's New Discovery for stomach catarrh. He credits the remedy with restoring his appetite and eliminating pain, says he can eat freely, and recommends it to acquaintances. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists and offers to locate a local supplier.
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Sloan
Jones
Lire
B.E
Washington, D.C
Pat.Crane
Clinton County
Leffingwell
Clinton
Dehfence
William Ely Welden
Falla
Charles W. Gordon
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Ogdensburg
N. Y
King Street
Gordon
Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Beware Mercury Ointments and Catarrh Cure Ad
A converted jumble of old ads and remarks condemns mercurial catarrh ointments and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure, with claims of internal action and testimonials. It also mentions Resinol for ulcers, a Bulgarian tuberculosis sanatorium push, and an anecdote about George Washington not printed before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Draguatgrafase monte eae 2ue Ete Tab rr retu le Gi Woe signature
Fragmented OCR note with garbled medical causa and ad-like lines for patent remedies, fake names, and scattered phrases. It reads like an extract from an old consumer health column with misread product names and erroneous foreign terms.
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J. K. Evans
Mt. Airy
Asye
Ean S. Sloan
Mass
U.S.A
Wrren
Western Electropode Co
Los Angeles
Cal
Choice
N. Dakota
Montana
Missouri Valley Land CO
Dickinson
N. D
Iowa News
Mary Downs
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Waterloo
Denver Junction
Belle Plaine
Nellie Elizabeth Robertson
Col
J. H. Conrad
Helena
Mont
Eurane
Conrad
New York City
Inter
Alaska
Iowa State Laundrymen’s Association
Davenport
W. J. Kimball
Howard Wilson
George ‘I Dixon
Ames
F. X. Schaefer
M. W. Black
Creston
W. T. Fitch
la Salle
I. N. Hurd
David Brant
Iowa City
Brant
Nellie Hurd
David Hurd
Escondigo
California
John Prowse
Dave Malyen
A. W. Nichols
Bert” Nichols
Town Falls
Mr. Nichols
John Kaiser
Thomas Sumner
Ottumwa
W. W. Jackson
Allen Robinson
Dallas
St. Joseph Hospital
Harry Robinson
Corydon
Marshalltown
Andrew Pierson
Albano
Pierson
Bright
White
Frances Work
de Witt
Carroll
L. J.tierynngel
Story City
Prom
Success Magazine
Bacon
Yonkers Statesman
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Toledonia
BJ. Cheney & Co
Drungiata
Price
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Agnes T. O'Neill
Somerville
Maas
Ray Davis
Pat IL Gon
Dr. Plozoe
Etoniaoh
Nindy
Winslow
Rei
Ures Windcatt
Nurae
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