Oklahoma Farmer Woman Praises Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
In Oklahoma a tired ranch wife notes health gains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Cora Short of Oklahoma City reports weight gain from 115 to 135 pounds and improved sleep, strength, and spirits after seven bottles, urging others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Oklahoma
Lydia D. Pinkham
Cora Short
R. R
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mrs. Short
Vacuum Cleaners Replace Slates in New York Schools
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes that future school cleaning will use vacuum erasers in New York schools. It laments the loss of the squeaking slate pencil and water bucket ritual, arguing vacuum cleaning dulls childhood.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
Geologist's Idea Made Fortunes for Others
Dr Abraham Gesner, a Canadian geologist, first proposed kerosene from shale and coal, naming it kerosene. After petroleum discovery in Pennsylvania in 1859 kerosene became the main distillate product, yet Gesner reaped little financial benefit while the discovery fueled vast fortunes.
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United States
Canada
Abraham Gesner
Gesner
Pennsylvania
North America
Gesber
Wait substitute for abandoned baby tale at Glendale
C A Redmond found a Thoroughbred Boston terrier on his porch with a shipping tag promising the animal would be worth the wait as the owners left the city in haste. The note urged care until they could claim the dog again, presenting a uncanny twist on the familiar waiting story.
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Glendale
C. A. Redmond
Pain a Small Matter With Beauty as Goal
The Pathfinder Magazine notes women endure discomfort for looks. It highlights high heels and minimal undergarments as acceptable for fashion and contrasts modern women with ancient Greeks in enduring beauty rituals.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Greece
Arma
Saga
Timely Odds
A young woman with a sporting streak bets with a bookie on a horse race. She learns payout rules for different odds and asks, humorously, what she would win if the race started at one six o'clock.
Fish Die From Cold Currents and Polar Air
The narrative notes millions of fish perished in the Atlantic from frigid currents and Antarctic catches by Scott's men. Fish brought from 30 degree water froze upon exposure to air 170 degrees colder. It also reports Sweden's farms using electricity at about half, versus 8 percent in the United States.
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Flah
Atlantic
Scott
Antarctic
Peter Teaches Good Citizen in Temperance Lesson
The June 19 lesson outlines Peter teaching believers how to behave as pilgrims and citizens. It covers abstaining from fleshly lusts, respecting civil authorities, honoring all people, loving the brotherhood, and living in a world of opposition while bearing suffering as a Christian.
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Peter Tella
Christ
Jesus Christ
Nero
Satan
Ilye Ag
Joy of Christ Within You Nourishes Rejoicing
A devotional exhortation invites believers to let the joy of Christ spring up within like living water, prompting repeated rejoicing in the Lord as expressed by G H Gc McGregor.
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Christ
Believer
McGregor
Praise and faith mark church gathering says D L Moutly
A church notice highlights praise as a sign of devotion with D L Moutly urging personal love and praise during services.
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D. L. Moutly
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Vnglow
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N.J
Sweden
Aspirin
Bayer
Ay Rev
P. B. Pitzwater
Deaf Moody Bible
Nstitute of
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Peter
OUR Comic
Paddy
Ill
Mickie
Wen
Jack
Bilimlle
Sherife
Mayes
James Lump
Jima
Vatern Newspaper
Valon
California
Golzig
Farmer
Atlewood
Heights
Carey
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