Lydia E Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound History
A profile of Lydia E Pinkham born 1919 in Lynn Massachusetts recounts her early teaching, family life and the rise of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece details how poverty in 1873 led her family to formulate and promote the herbal remedy for women with the help of her children and later her daughter-in-law and staff. The article notes meticulous record keeping and the compound becoming a household staple revered for women’s health advice.
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Isaac Pinkham
Exalia
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhams
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Hoston
New York
Brooklyn
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia KB
Our Best Amid Trials and Uncertain Voices
A fragmented reading urges perseverance beyond fear and self doubt. It recalls a commentator noting a speaker’s interruption as a horse tale grows absurd and ends with a skeptical quip from a Kansas City paper reader.
Jane's Postage Stamps and Hidden Love
Jane Gaylord frets over 50 cents for postage to finish her work then helps ailing Peter Gleason by sending magazines and violets through a hall boy. A hidden letter reveals her feelings. Gleason confesses he sent the violets and asks for the right to supply her postage stamps henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Jane Gaylord
Peter Gleason
Carter's
John
Mr. Gleason
Hall Boy
Gleason
Peter
Krept
Veter
Foley's Kidney Cure Endorsed by Tampa Man
Henry E. Jones of Tampa Florida credits Foley's Kidney Cure with restoring his health after years of back and shoulder pain. At 63 he says four bottles cured him, allowing him to walk and enjoy life again. Publisher Elam Ordway & Houser notes the testimonial.
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Henry E. Jones
Tampa
Fla
Foley
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Ostriches use sand to hide as a wise desert adaptation
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn author argues that sticking the head in sand is not foolish but a survival habit. The male ostrich guards the nest, warns the brood, and the chicks squatting with heads buried resemble sand to deceive hunters and predators.
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Cape Horn
Pampas
Blood Stains Tell Horror Tale At Bac Ky Merchant Home
J W Williams, a Bac Ky Ky retailer, recounts near death from lung hemorrhages twenty years ago and credits Dr King s New Discovery with a full recovery. The remedy purportedly cures hemorrhages, chronic coughs, settled colds and bronchitis and is sold with guarantees by local druggists. Trial bottle free.
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J. W. Williams
Bac
Dr. King
West End Drug Co
S.am, Ordway & Houser Drug
Preserving Leather Care Tips From Historic Source
The article advises avoiding overly dry or damp locations to prevent cracking or mold in leather goods. To refresh shabby leather items like chairs and book covers, rub with beaten egg white. For leather bags, clean with ordinary russet shoe polish using the same method as shoes.
Paint Which Lasts
Painters and others who understand paint know white lead and linseed oil make the best paint. Lasting paint requires pure pigment and pure oil. Many so called white leads contain barytes rock dust silica gypsum and little white lead. Linseed oil is often adulterated as well.
Shah and the Asparagus Dinner Tale
Muzzaffar-ed-Din shah of Persia visited England with King Edward VII. At a banquet the Persian guest refused asparagus, tossing a stalk to the carpet. The Prince of Wales imitated him, nibbling portions and then discarding the rest, prompting about thirty attendees to follow the Persian custom.
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Shah
Muzzaffar-ed-Din
Shah of
Persila
England
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
The Moon Inhabited and Human Limits
The article claims the moon hosts life in some form due to its atmosphere but not humans. It promotes a general tonic said to aid weak persons and the aged, improves sleep, guaranteed by West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser, priced 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Johnny Brown Riddle Turns on Name Origins
A gentleman asks a boy his last name and full name. The boy explains his surname was Brown at birth and Johnny was added later, clarifying how Johnny can be his last name. A witty quip about naming conventions.
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Johnny
Johnny Brown
Narrow Escape Ends in Tragic Church Run
In a church gathering a bride awaits the groom who is later found run over and killed while en route. A month later she recalls nearly becoming a widow, reflecting on the narrow escape from tragedy.
A Prank of Memory Quote Insight
A reflective note questions why memory preserves tiny details of events but often forgets how many times we have told them to the same person. The author cites La Rochefoucauld on memory and repetition in personal recollection.
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la Rochefoucauld
A Wonder Crime Worked a Miracle with a Convict
A Baltimore Dispatch item notes a convict sent for uttering forged notes. The tale frames the convict as a subject of national curiosity, remarking on a miraculous outcome linked to his case.
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Baltimore
Foley's Honey and Tar Card Ad Claim
An old card advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds, stating it stops coughing, heals lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption, contains no opiates, and warns against substitutes with the genuine product in a yellow package.
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Foley
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