A Healthy Old Age and Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
An advice piece touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as best for nervous exhaustion during change of life. A Chicago reader says six bottles eased dizziness back pain and headaches, claiming the medicine saved her life and urging others to write for free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary L. Koehne
Garfield Avenue
Chicago
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Knickerbocker Baby's First Words Prompt Am I First Kiss
Reported exchange recalls a playful moment between Becker and Knickerbocker about a baby's early speech. The remark centers on the infant uttering a question about first kisses. No further context provided.
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Becker
Dress Inquiries Prompted Mapxin Tuck Query
A Chicago society lady asks her husband about her new low-neck dress before dinner and he quips asking where she will tuck her mapxin. The Yonkers Statesman quote illustrates witty domestic dialogue from a society scene.
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Yonkers Statesman
Constituents Push Son for Government Job in Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a constituent pressing a congressman to secure a "good government job" for his son. The exchange highlights the demand for nepotism and influence in political appointments.
Indicted in Oregon Rumor Raised by Hoptoad Kin
The Houston Chronicle quotes Maw Hoptoad calling John Doe a terrible feller and mentions an indictment in Oregon. Paw Hoptoad jokes that Doe lives in Effigy, a place associated with hangings. The piece portrays local gossip and fictional names.
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John Doe
Maw Hoptoad
Oregon
Paw Hoptoad
Houston Chronicle
Rheumatism Cure Found in Blood Remedy
Mr. Stephenson of Springfield Massachusetts reports relief from severe rheumatic pains after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He says initial improvements came with the first box and complete freedom from discomfort followed after the second, with no traces of rheumatism since. They are described as a blood remedy that expels poison from the blood and not just a pain killer.
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Stephenson
Ilo
Thomas Stephenson
Greenwood Street
Springfield
Mass
Williams
United Mine Workers District 13 to Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the annual United Mine Workers of America district 13 meeting on March 2 at Odd Fellows hall with 150 to 200 miners expected, including delegates from Missouri. Other items note seed corn gospel tour by Prof Holden and state insurance suit developments and lake drainage protests.
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Des Moines
United Mine Workers of America
District 13
Odd Fellows’ Hab
Missouri
P. G. Holden
Ames
Milwaukee
Iowa
Professor Holden
Storm Lake
Opera House
Halla
Nettels
Holden
Burlington
Iowa Mutual Insurance
G. S. Gilbertson
B. F. Carroll
Code of Iowa
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
State
Town Mutual Dwelling House Insurance Company
Daly Promoted to Passenger Traffic Manager for Vanderbilt Lines
In a reorganization of the Vanderbilt roads east of Chicago, C. F. Daly rises from Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Lake Shore to Passenger Traffic Manager for the Lake Shore Michigan Central and Lake Erie and Western. The general passenger agents keep their posts, no one is displaced, and further changes are anticipated. Daly came to Chicago three years ago from the Lake Erie Western where he served as General Passenger Agent.
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Chicago
C. F. Daly
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Lake Erie and Western
Daly
Lake Erie & Western
Vanderbilt
Chief product of the United States recalled
In a European school a pupil answers a teacher with the quip that the United States’ chief product is money. The Washington Star humorously presents the exchange as a pointed comment on national economy.
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United States
Washington Star
Baron’s Oysters Backfire on Appetite Test
Paron Graham asked an epi cure how many oysters would spark appetite for dinner. The baron, serious by habit, ate ten dozen and lamented he was not hungrier than at the start.
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Paron Graham
Epicure
Virginia justice doles mercy to boy charged with petty larceny
A Virginia justice of the peace faced a young boy's first offense and extenuating circumstances. After a stern lecture, he tempered justice with mercy, warning the lad to stay clear of his sight or risk life imprisonment.
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Virginia
Judge Peckham’s dental visit and a torrent of profanity
In old times a judge endured a hickory plug beneath the feet as a stand in for modern bridgework. He swore during the procedure, and after the final blows he collapsed in a torrent of language that impressed the dentist who admitted enjoying the judge’s expressive inflection.
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Peckham
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Diabetes
Halo Indiana February 27 Special. Mrs L C Bowers of Halo reports that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her Diabetes after weight loss severe urine burning and dental problems. She remained well for three years with no relapse. The ad claims the pills cure all kidney ailments from Backache to Bright's Disease and prevent Bright's Disease Diabetes or Rheumatism.
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Halo
Ind
Dodd
L. C. Bowers
Bright
Man’s long honesty clashes with a bad record at eight
A man may be honest by daylight yet carry a bad record at eight. The line suggests an older view that appearances can mislead and a difficult moral balance across time.
Japanese Drive In Russian Left Flares In Heavy Fighting
St. Petersburg reports heavy losses on the Russian left as Japanese forces press the flank near Mukden. Kuropatkin aims to extend the left, seize Taitse crossings, while Japanese counter moves intensify amid snow and wind. Forty Russians wounded at Mukden, with 300 more in hospitals. officials note many killed.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Taitse
Gripenberg
Kun River
Mukden
da Pass
Fushan
Associated Press
Vladivostok
Harpor
Rojestvensky
Port Arthur
Nogi
Kungchialin
Liao Yang
Tsinkhetchen
Santun Yu
First steps toward beef trust indictment in Chicago
A federal grand jury venire was ordered and deputy marshals sent with subpoenas as the case against beef trust members moves toward indictments for violating an injunction. The inquiry, under orders from Attorney General Moody, has run for over eight months in secrecy, with the Supreme Court recently upholding Judge Grosscup’s injunction.
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Chicago
United States
Grosseup
United States Circuit Court
Grosscup
United States Supreme Court
Moody
Bethea
Beef Trust Jury Drawn
Chicago February 25. A special grand jury ordered by Federal Judge Kohl to probe the meat trust was drawn yesterday. The names will be spread on the records only a few days before March 20 when the grand jury meets to keep them secret. The government aims to examine each member’s record.
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Beef Trust
Chicago
Kohlsail
Quick Quotable Exchanges From Various Papers
A collage of brief humorous lines and retorts from several newspapers. The snippets feature witty exchanges about manners, alcohol, honesty, wealth, and social behavior, credited to Hartford Courant Yonkers Statesman Town Topics and Cleveland Leader.
Senator Sorghum Defends Campaign Financing
Senator Sorghum says he did not spend personal money to enter public office. He claims he donated funds and relied on gratitude from beneficiaries rather than direct self spending.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Lottery plan raises church debt debate in New York Week
Fair devotee suggests a lottery to fund church debt while a shocked minister rejects the idea. The column features Finnegan musing on celestial knowledge and names, with Puck commenting on the divine naming of stars.
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New York Weekly
North Role Search Sparks Cost-Saving Hope
A Philadelphia Inquirer quote contrasts a woman's doubt with a man's claim that locating the North role would save money. He argues no further expeditions would be needed, implying financial efficiency if found.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Foot in mouth remark sparks ends meet quip
Hicks blasts a man with a harsh prediction never to succeed. Wicks retorts that his public missteps might at least serve to “make both ends meet.” Catholic Standard and Times records the sharp exchange as a pointed social jab.
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Hicks
Wicks
Standard and Times
Professor argues cooked food for animals in hog lot
A college professor, fond of preaching that animal food should be cooked, lectures a farmer feeding corn to hogs in the pen. He claims cooked grain would be digested faster, but the farmer replies with a blunt question about hogs’ time.
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Waal
Agr
Ser
Salter
Victoria
John A. Iver Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W. N. UL
Dyspepsia in School Children Promoted Remedies
The article argues common indigestion in school children hampers growth and pallor, caused by hurried lunches. It recommends Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe pure cure for stomach and bowel disorders, with a 50 cent to one dollar price and money back guarantee.
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Caldwell
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Strength After Back Pain
Farmer J B Corton of Deppe North Carolina reports severe back pain kept him from walking or riding. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he regained strength, can walk long distances, and feels twenty five years younger. He recommends the remedy and has shared it with neighbors. Trial free address Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. For sale by dealers price sixty cents.
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Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Ail
Wise advice falls short for a hungry man
A proverb notes that good guidance alone cannot satisfy hunger. The saying emphasizes practical needs over theoretical wisdom when basic nourishment is at stake.
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