Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims
A promotional piece asserts many female surgeries are unnecessary and cites letters from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles. It promotes the remedy as a standard 30 year treatment for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains and backache with an invitation to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
N. J
Lydia HE. Pinkram
National Election Figures Show Taft Victory and Bryan Oppose
Revised figures list Taft carrying 80 states to Bryan 16. Taft leads in Electoral College and has a majority of 446.171. New Congress sees Republicans ahead in the House and Senate. Governors C E Hughes Ohio Harmon Indiana Johnson and others noted. Taft cabinet forecasts include Root and Von Meyer. Sparks from the wires report various political updates and incidents.
Ancient Fashion Jargon of 1787 Opera Dress Described
An 1787 fashion journal entry lists ludicrous terms for a Mile. D. dress at the opera with phrases like stifled arghs and perfect candor point. The piece notes that such jargon carried meaning for contemporaries but now seems meaningless to modern readers.
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Fashion Journal
Cure for Piles Promised by Cuticura Soap and Remedies
An 80 year old man recounts severe hemorrhoids with blood and protrusion treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and suppositories. He reports months of effort and expense but improvement after a month of treatment and continued use over three months with diminishing frequency.
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J. ‘Henderson
Hopkinton
N. Y
James McGune
Mercer St
Jersey City
N. J
Oats Price Question Sparks Campaign Talk
A farmer asks the price of oats while a voter replies they do not trade votes. In New Haven a YMCA Bible study group of Hebrew boys is examining the Old Testament.
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Jed
New Haven Y. M. C
Immense Tobacco Purchase Sets Record
Forty eight thousand dollars paid for a fancy lot of high grade tobacco. Frank P. Lewis of Peoria bought the celebrated Single Binder cigar tobacco, guaranteeing the entire amount as top quality. The deal makes Lewis the largest holder in the United States of tobacco of such grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Lewis
Peoria
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Vague Deafness Claims
A historical ad-like passage touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness tied to inflamed mucous tubes, promising $100 for cures not achieved, mentions constipation remedies, and includes various anecdotes about honesty and misstatements in legal testimony.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Indoor baseball debate stirs limited national hope
In a cautious take on indoor baseball, critics say it may serve as a pastime but will not forge national heroes. Proponents see potential as a spectator sport and community entertainment, though doubt about widespread impact remains.
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