Lydia Pinkham Medicine Restores Health After Seven Years
A Pancanna, Indiana Territory woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after seven years of female troubles. The letter praises the remedy's roots and herbs and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham, noting substantial patient relief and confidentiality. A Kansas City Newsbook anecdote about a protective watchdog and a wary tramp concludes the column with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Backache and Kidney Trouble Led to Relief
R Crouse of Manchester Iowa says two years of back weakness rheumatic pains and kidney disorder improved after using Deans Kidney Pills. He reports normal kidney action, relieved backache, and better health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Crouse
Fayette St
Manchester
Iowa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Mile posts on the skyline prompt city curiosity
An upstate visitor asks about strange protrusions on a new skyscraper while a New Yorker explains they are mile posts. The exchange captures a moment of urban landmark awe and local character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
The Best of Personal Laxatives Claims
Truth and quality appeal to the well informed and claim Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is one of many reasons why it is the best laxative. It cleanses and relieves the internal organs without debilitating effects and without increasing dosage. The product is pleasant natural and approved by physicians and sold by California Fig Syrup Co. and leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Odd Facts From Past Essays and Assorted Notes
A collage of curiosities from old literature: population figures, plant and animal trivia, scientific misstatements, linguistic quirks, and time-keeping notions. It includes Ivory Coast style notes on opium, silk, and pencil wood, with humorous anecdotes about diamonds and Pennsylvania Dutch speech.
Notable events chronicled in The Weekly Historian timeline
The compiled timeline lists major events from 1535 to 1908 including explorations, colonial actions, political milestones, battles, notable visits, and cultural moments. It notes figures such as Sir Henry Clifton, Major Andre, Jenny Lind, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, and dates tied to places like Halifax, Boston, Philadelphia, and Vancouver. It ends with a correction by Police Commissioner Bingham regarding a claim about Jewish criminals and a note of satisfied protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Clifton
Clinton
Montgomery
Major Andre
Tappan
Great Britain
United States
Columbia
Boston
Mass
Harmer
Miami Village
Ohio
France
River Thames
Harrison
Jenny Lind
Texas
San Felipe
Philadelphia
Blackhawk
Des Moines
Aiken
Santa Anna
Mexico
Prince Edward Island
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Prince of Wales
Washington, D. C
Nelson
Jeff C. Davis
Louisville
Charleston
Savannah
Gen. McClellan
New York
Europe
Grant
Col
Frederick Dent Grant
Ida Marie Honore
Chicago
City of Glasgow Bank
Marquis of Lorne
Canada
R. W. Lee
New Orleans
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Clark University
Worcester
Count
Paris
America
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
David B. Hill
David J. Hill
New York Harbor
Admiral Dewey
Vancouver
B. C
Fanning Island
Alaska Boundary Tribunal
Kentucky Racing Commission
Bingham
The
North American Review
New York City
Four Die and Dozens Hurt in Rail Wreck and Shootings
In Mississippi a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad wreck near Clarkdale killed four and injured twenty six. A racial shooting in Yazoo City left Charles Jones dead after he killed a white man and two African Americans at Eden Station. In New Jersey Blanche Cribier eight was seized by an eagle near Helmetta but rescued by her father after a fierce fight with the bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Yazoo City
Charles Jones
Eden Station
Blanche Cribier
Helmetta
N. J
Magic Cure for Excruciating Eczema
Mrs Hyde of Brentwood England recounts severe eczema on her daughter spreading from chest to back and scalp. After two doctors offered little relief, Cutiura Soap Ointment and Pills ended the disease in three quarters of the ointment. The letter dates March 8 1907. The text also includes a final unrelated dialogue about baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hyde
Brentwood
Essex
England
Reward for Catarrh Cure and Patent Medicine Pitch
A discarded advertisement and unrelated quips mix in a historical page, offering one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure failures by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promoting other remedies. It includes testimonials, prices, and distribution details, alongside stray quotes and joke lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watpina
Kinnaxn & Manvin
O. Hall
All Ists
Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Scoberbs
Kansas City
Iso
Customs Service of China
University of Madrid
Mysore
India
China
Siam
Colorado
Austria
Venus
London
Barber’s
John Bull’s Magazine
van Norden
South Africa
Sous Besselem
George
Arctic
ST Ceaed
Ticki
Castoria
What Is
Putnam Faceless
Dyes Monroe Drugeno
Moe
BORAX
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Pettit
Howard Bros
Lewis
Goodman Gonrong
Haymold Storey
I Alwaz
Dodds
Thompson
Carters
Genvins
Sitta
Alton
Alton Co
California
Hla Grands Valley
United Stata Ropa
Louis F. Ce
Almito
Camden Woolens
Hamples F. A. Packard
Camden
Maine
Government Land Broad Tym
Dept. A. Wash
Maton Information Bureau
Broadway, Beattle, Wash
ST National
U. S
Malonde Busines
Box Ifti
Parkrow
Dan Rice
Elrone
Pearl Street
ENTS
Ara
Elizabeth Co
Grange
Buffalo
LEAR
Lawson
Itn
Mark E. Davis
Broadway
Uekisad
Cal
the Hillsen Co
Hroad St
Ck Echem
Atchison
Ian
Busin Invest
C. D. Brenn
Paxtine
Paxton Toilet CO
Cascardare
Mercer St
Jersey City
N. Je
O Co
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Orange
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Wyomi
American Forwarding CO
Madison St
Ellicott Square
N.V
Willijeck
First Trust & Savings Bank
Porchiwues
Ovina Agency
Kress Wil
Swisher Co
Tienlars Wry
Janyor
Sna
Guy Muffman
Angleton
Rogers
Benton County
Ark
Wiliam Pearce
Menkon
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