The Blessing of Motherhood in Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy Ads
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments and infertility. Testimonials from women in San Antonio and Brooklyn claim restored health and successful pregnancies, with a confidential advice policy from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. based in Lyon Massachusetts.
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Lydia B.pinkham
San Antonio
Texas
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia J. ’Inkham
Mre
J. J. Stewart
Humbaldt St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyon
Mass
Training of Children by John Wirt Dinsmore
A new education book for young and country teachers by John Wirt Dinsmore professor of pedagogy at Berea College. Cloth 12mo 336 pages price 1.00 from American Book Company. Combines elementary psychology with practical teaching methods and includes many helpful suggestions. It follows the author’s popular Teaching a District School volume.
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Dinsmore
John Wirt Dinsmore
A. M
Normal School
Berea College
Yerea
American Book Company
New York
Cincinnati
Chican
They Barely Speak As They Pass by
A fragmentary 1912 era note discusses Geraldine Farrar and Scotti, noting a broken engagement long before European travel, and detailing social and romantic tensions among artists with few cordial exchanged bows in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilenta
Athindama
Geraldine Partar
Antonio Lear
Miss Farrar
Scotti
Singra
Scott
Europe
Secatti
Anniversary of First Tin Mill in Elwood
Hundreds of visitors including former Vice President Fairbanks and U S Senator Kearn gathered in Elwood Indiana for the twentieth anniversary of the first tin plate mill opened in 1892 with an address by then Governor William McKinley. The facility started with Welsh workers and spurred rapid growth, converting Elwood from a hamlet to a thriving city as other mills followed.
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Elwood
Ind
Fairbanks
United States
Kearn
Daniel G. Reid
New York
America
William McKinley
Ohio
Wales
MI-O-NA Indigestion Sample Offer from Buffalo
Free sample advertisement for MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets promotes relief for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and catarrh of the stomach. Readers are urged to send name and address to Booths MI-O-NA Buffalo N Y and to request a sample with a money back guarantee from H R Palmer & Sons. Also touts benefits for dizziness biliousness headaches and nervousness at five cents a box nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Buffalo
N. Y
America
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Safety Rally Promotes Railroad Safety in Kansas City
A safety rally organized by the Santa Fe railroad is expected to draw 15 000 people in Kansas City to urge employees to prioritize safety. Moving pictures and speakers will explain the safety habit and how care reduces accidents, with the Santa Fe claiming a 20 percent drop in employee accidents over the past year.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe Road
Kidney Cure Claim by Georgia Man
T L Parks of Murrayville Georgia aged 72 73 claims he was cured of kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley Kidney Pills. He states a single 60c bottle cured him with no habit forming drugs and notes the medicine is sold by all dealers.
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T. L. Parks
Murrayville
Chamberlin's Cough Remedy Praised by Ohio Falls Dealer
An Ohio Falls Indiana dealer H W Hendrickson lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best treatment for coughs colds and croup and calls it his best seller. The ad notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlin
H. W. Hendrickson
Ohio Falls
Ind
Chamberlain
Dual personality killer Spencer faces electric chair in 1912
Bertram G Spencer, convicted of the 1910 Springfield murder of Miss Martha Blackstone, awaits execution under a death sentence pronounced July 2 1912. While in jail he studied Christian Science and reportedly shed fear of death as his appeal failed.
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Bertram G. Spen
Miss Morton
Blackstove
Springfield
Mees
Maron
Gertram G
Spencer
Charleston
Het
Emily
A.ass
Porter Avenue
Sue
Miss Blackstone
Speacer
Bridgewater
John ©. Crosby
Superior Court
Goose Girl drama planned for Colonial Theater
John W. Rankin business manager for Baker and Castle finalized arrangements for the drama The Goose Girl to appear at the Colonial Theater on Saturday September 21. The play was written for publication by Harold MacGrath and adapted for the stage by George D. Baker.
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John W. Rankin
Baker & Castle
Colonial Theater
Harold MacGrath
George D. Baker
Chamberlain's Tablets Promote Digestion and Health
An old advertisement urges women to walk daily and use Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion and regulate bowels. It touts the remedy's popularity and claims of cures for colic diarrhoea and dysentery, noting it is available from all dealers.
Prosecutors Turn Evidence for Defendants
Atlanta reports two startling reversals in police court. Eight year old George Walker, expected as key prosecution witness for his mother’s alleged abuse, sided with her and said the beatings were deserved. Mrs Alice Burden testified to her husband’s forgery and then embraced him, insisting the use of her bank account was acceptable.
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Atlanta
George Walker
Alice M. Burden
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Athens Farmer
A public statement from W. M. Patten of 253 E Dougherty St Athens Ga testifies to kidney pain and backache relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He repeated in 1911 that the remedy still satisfies and is used occasionally. Sold everywhere for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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Athens
Dean
W. M. Patten
Farmer
E. Dougherty
Doan
Patten
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffpilo
New York
United States
Kaiser's Daughter Victoria Louise Celebrates Twentieth Birthday
Berlin reports Princess Victoria Louise daughter of the Kaiser marked her twentieth birthday at Marmoor Palace near Potsdam born September 13 1892 christened Victoria Louise Adelaide Charlotte. Court circles note early marriage customs but say no betrothal confirmed despite rumors linking her to Prince Karl of Austria ex King Manuel of Portugal and Grand Duke Adolf Frederick of Mecklenburg Strelitz as favored match.
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Berlin
Victoria Louise
Marmoor Palace
Potsdam
Victoria Louise Adelaide Charlotte
Karl
Austria
Manuel
Portugal
Leopold of Batenberg
Spain
Adolph Frederick of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
The Men Who Succeeded As Heads of Large Enterprises
A testimonial touts Electric Bitters as vital for health and success, claiming they restore energy and cure rheumatism liver trouble stomach disorders and deranged kidneys. Charles B Allen of Sylvania Ga praises four bottles as more effective than any prior medicine. Available for 50 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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Chas. B. Allen
Sylvania
W. J. Smith & Bro
Uncle Ezra Endorses Dr. King’s New Life Pills
A lively ad urges quick relief from liver derangement and constipation with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. It promises easy safe and sure results and notes the price of 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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Ezra
Alderman Maddox Sends Forty Vagrants to City Stockade
An old report notes Alderman Maddox acting as recorder for a day sent about forty vagrants to Atlanta's stockade. The piece claims the move foreshadows a large wave of beggars heading south as cool weather nears, warning Atlanta may become a hard stop for tourists unless they endure long stays and work for board.
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Atlanta
Maddox
Have Certificates But Show No Scars
Atlanta reports city inspectors alarmed by many schoolchildren holding vaccination certificates from family physicians not actually vaccinated. Antoine Deloria of Garden, Michigan asserts Foley Kidney Pills cure kidney trouble, citing personal experience and neighbor cures.
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Atlanta
Government to Begin Evidence in Harvester Case
The government will start taking evidence in Chicago next Monday in a dissolution suit against the International Harvester Company filed in St Paul. Special master Robert S. Taylor will collect testimony for review by Judge Sanburn. The suit alleges a broad monopoly over harvesting machines, mowers, twine, and farming implements with extensive control of distribution and dealers.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
St. Paul
Robert S. Taylor
Duluth
Sanburn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Unle Ss Lins
Trad
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Home Cough Relief
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery as a home remedy for throat and lung troubles including coughs colds grip croup whooping cough and sore lungs. Claims quick relief and health return. Sold by W J Smith & Bro and H Palmer & Sons. price 50 cents per bottle 1.00 for larger sizes. trial bottle free.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. Palmer & Sons
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Rome
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Zunch
Tokio
Shanghai
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Canada
South America
Lusher
HL. I.windsor
W. Washington Street
Kaiser's Daughters
Antoine Deloria
Garden, Mich
Foley Kidney Pilla
Foley
Laura Baer
Floren Webber
Oscar Mammerstein
Comic Opera Company of 60
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