And a Woman's Work in a Grand Remedy for Ills
An early 20th century promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for female illnesses. It cites Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri, detailing twelve years of suffering, eleven physicians, and eventual recovery after following Pinkham's advice, asserting the product's broad efficacy for women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia HE
Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C. St. Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Muff
Prophet Abdullah and the four husbands milk revelation
In Mecca Imam Abdullah hosts a Friday sermon where he claims Allah reveals that each woman may take four husbands. To prove the point he orders milk from a kettle, declaring that those who take more than their share commit theft and face Iblis. The tale ends noting the Hanifa sect’s growth and Abdul Hamid’s prominence.
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Immam Abdullah
Abdullah
Paradise
Mecca
Allah
Mohammed
Adullah
Hanifa
Baba
Huly
Iblis
Abdul Hamid
Sultan
Two boys and nine-year-old charged with counterfeit money
Two boys aged nine and fifteen were released from custody in St Louis by the United States commissioner after facing counterfeit money charges. Fritzi Scheff, renowned light opera star, plans to marry John Fox following recent divorce from Austrian officer Iaron von Bardeleben. In Detroit three men, including a Street Railway Men's union executive committee member, are under arrest for selling counterfeit street railway tickets. A Cincinnati court ruling favors the government in a case against local distillers to brand rapid-process product as imitation whisky. Harry Hill, brother of former Congressman George Hill, admits burglary and surrenders jewels worth over $6,000 in Paterson. Emily Hagen, son of a Vienna minister and itinerant preacher, is jailed in New York after admitting theft of clothes and glasses while seeking a pastorate.
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United States
St. Louis
Fritzi Scheff
Gage
Iaron von Bardeleben
John Fox
Street Railway Men’s Union
Detroit
Mich
Paterson
Hmily Hagen
Dutch Reformed Church
Vienna
Austria
New York
Building Collapses in Chelsea Kill Seven Workers
A 30 foot brick wall under construction on the Chelsea site of a former April fire collapsed Tuesday burying more than twenty workers. Seven bodies were recovered in the first half hour and about 15 men were injured and sent to the United States Marine Hospital. Most workers were foreigners.
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Chelsea
Mass
United States Marine Hospital
Recluse Killed for Money Near Craig Missouri
John Pyle an aged recluse was found dead with a bullet wound in his head in his cabin near Craig Missouri. Police say robbery was the motive as Pyle had hidden cash about the cabin and had not been seen for a week. A second item notes Gen Raphael Ysabel Mendez in Nevada organizing a filibustering expedition to overthrow the Castro government.
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St. Joseph
John Pyle
Craig
Pyle
Castro
Reno
Nev
Raphael Ysabel Mendez
Nevada
Venezuela
la Victoria
Markets Report Southeast Chicago and New York Commodities
The market notes firm for flour with price ranges across hard patent and export bag types, wheats advancing slightly with September and December futures listed, corn and oats holding firm to active, butter and eggs showing varied domestic specs from creamery to firsts, and assorted dairy and fruit product quotes. New York wheat futures show higher cables but limited trade. rye dull with No 2 western delivered by rail.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New Block
Limburger
New
Ylour
Western
New York
Live Stock Markets in Chicago and Omaha Prices Aug 25 26
Chicago and Omaha livestock prices listed by category. Cattle steer and cow ranges, calves and bulls, hogs with heavy and light classes, sheep with yearlings and lambs. Prices shown for native and western cattle, stockers, feed ers, and market tonnages.
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ACN
Hedlogg Newspaper CO
Wo AdunuSt
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
Defiance Starch Lets Laundry Be Starch Mist Success
A household tip praises Defiance Starch for giving satisfactory stiffening with much less thickness. It argues ordinary starch clouds fabric beauty and weakens wear, while Defiance delivers stronger starch that can be applied thinner for better appearance and performance.
Just a Plain Commoner and the King Edward Mixup
A rural farmer visiting Toronto is asked about royalty by a hotel crier and responds with his name, Sir-Thomas Cox of Eramosa. The piece notes a humorous misunderstanding caused by royal hotel names and ends with an ad touting Defiance Starch for shirt waists, claiming home laundering can equal a commercial finish without sticking.
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Toronto
King Edward
Thomas Cox
Eramosa
Difficult Advice in Campaign Talk With Idealist
In campaign speeches and private chats an idealist urges telling people only simple direct truth. The candidate replies that voters would not back someone who seemed ill-natured and harsh.
We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap
Catalog 105 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. of Minneapolis advertises guns traps and fur buying. A stray line notes a smart buyer learns when to stop.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Modern Starch Advances Highlight Defiance Brand
Starch manufacturers tout ongoing improvements as Defiance Starch debuts a new formula. The company claims older patent starches from 25 years ago are inferior. The latest discovery omits injurious chemicals and includes a new additive to boost strength and smoothness beyond rival brands.
Still Room Miss Passay milliner exchange ends with feather joke
In a witty exchange from Stray Stories a milliner Miss Passay jokes about adding white feathers to hats. The companion replies that the feathered hat would age a wearer or two, continuing the light banter about style and perception.
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Miss Passay
When a Girl Has a Man and a Parson or a Suit
A historical remark notes that a girl will admit to corns only if she has a man to face the parson or must stand as defendant in a breach of promise case. The quip reflects social tensions around marriage and formal vows.
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Carters
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W. L. Ae
Ben L. Douglas
Spar St
Brockton
Corn Belt Land & Loan
Iowa
Des Moines
Hanipfa
Edgar J. Banks
Shortstory Pub. Co
Sigam
Lier Aa
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
A* Guaranty
Asthbia
Kinmonth
H.S
Defiance Starch Company
Nebraska
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