From Girlhood to Womanhood Medical Advice Ad for Mothers
An 1890s advertisement urges mothers to guide daughters through puberty using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites letters from young girls praising relief from irregular menses and headaches, urging motherly advice and free consultation, claiming wide cures and urging use to promote healthy womanhood. The piece mixes social guidance with product promotion and includes historical notes on buffalo conservation and a theatre anecdote.
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Natura
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydian E
Myrtle
Lydia
Pinkham
Myrtia
Oquawka
Alisa Matilda Borman
Mra. Pinklam
Mra. Pinkham
Alea
Lydia E. Pinkbam
Matilda Borman
Farmington
Iowa
Ipouind
Voree of Herediy Confesses Odd Dinner Conversation
An excerpt shows Voree of Herediy, Bylvester, and associates in a scene of peculiar dialogue about lions and a child swerving into a simple, comic exchange in a cheap restaurant. The piece features characters Cirowells, Walter, Granella, and a narrator, with a humorous mispronunciation of meals and legged behavior.
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Bylvester
Iere
Walter
Hat Found a Cure After Fifteen Years of Suffering
An elderly resident from Columbus, Ohio recounts a decade and a half of health woes including kidney trouble, backaches, and urinary disorders. After failing to improve with faith or doctors, he credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with restoring his health in months. he now weighs 185 pounds and remains well for two years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
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Crom Point
Harrow
Straits of Magel Mn
Map
Uberty
Stotts
State Capitol
Columbus
Brad
Fenalble
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Fragmentary dialogue score from a reveal of Odildre odildre
A noisy, garbled excerpt presents Mrs Wu and Boorente Sener in a murky exchange about payment and a person named Sean. The text includes misread lines and broken phrases suggesting a social scene or theater dialogue with references to money and mischief.
Hawkeyestate wealth figures and farm data released
The document outlines a county census of property values, land use, and farm details. It lists stock valuations, implements, buildings, land rented and occupied, and totals for the agricultural census. Names of counties and officials appear among the line items.
Peculiar Jaw Cause Suffering for Clinton Teen
Miss Mamie Murphy of Clinton suffered a rare jaw ailment after a dental extraction. She endured locked jaw symptoms for days, doctors attempted to open her jaws, and while reopening and pain lessened, a full recovery was anticipated after several days.
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Clinton
Mamie Murphy
Revive Onawa Fair and local incidents reported
Final arrangements for purchasing Quai park grounds near Onawa to host annual fairs after stockholders meet at the engine house hall. Elected officers include George Mobrook president Henry Harlow and A. Howard vice presidents A. Burgess secretary and George Buckley treasurer. Also reports a fatal accident near Jefferson and injuries to Des Alpines businessman TM Climaty, plus a public sale of Perry Creek valley farm to C J Wong for 50000 cars and a series of local misfortunes and notices
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Quai Park
Morona County
J. D. Yeomans
Engine House Hall
George O. Mobrook
Henry
Uarlow
A. Uoward
A. W. Burgess
George Buckley
Trensurer
TM. Climaty
Christy Vox
Des Alpines
Cuba
Perry Creek
Cornelius J. McNaimarn
Uelens
Mant
Slanx City
C. J. Wong
Bank
Denison
Storm Lake Mystery: Theft and Disappearance Near Mapleton
A chaotic, partially legible report describes a stolen wagon box and a veiled rig theft near Mapleton. A missing ensuing search on Sunday leads to a drowned horse, a tent blaze, and a local sheriff’s investigation with no solid suspect or motive identified.
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Mapleton
Thor
Fred
Mappleton
Souedimne
Ian Atutel
Ebebert
Lueuy
Stara Lake
Monoag County
Death by own action editor Ayres of Marshalstown
The editor Ayres of the Marshalstown Herald died by self-inflicted gunshot at his home in Marshalstown on a March afternoon. A revolver and note found at the scene state he suffered from injuries and hoped for recovery but elected death. A prior assault in the city last year left him with a severe head wound and lingering ill effects.
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Ayres
Marshalstown
Marshathtown
Marshalitown Herald
Vis
Tilly
Rennet
Lena
Leon Werteutt
Syendahl
Fifi Street
Waterloo
Btor
Blindness strikes Mrs Heaton after stage role in Des Moines play
Mrs Elizabeth Conger Heaton, 23, wife of Dr WL Heaton, who recently played Bertha in a Dickensian Unitarian Society performance, has become blind after a three day interval. A passerby sought help and she was returned home. The incident follows her noted portrayal of the character on stage.
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den Moines
Elzabeth Conger Heaton
Depot and Elevator Burn at Breda Causes Big Loss
A devastating fire at Breda destroyed the Northwestern depot and the large elevator of the Northern Union Company, with the warehouse, sheds, and the flour and feed stock burned. Losses near 3,000 in property and 8600 in goods. limited insurance noted. Origin undetermined. fire protection lacking in Breda.
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Breda
Corcol County
Menalay
Northwestern
Northern Tirain Company
Meyers Tees
Balldines
Northern Gra Company
Ber
Bre Ya
Woodburn
Woodtburn
Clark County
Farge Baen
WLC
Anderson
Oskinnasy
Ite
Practical Arithmetic Complaint Trailing Missed Work
A parent rebukes a lesson task, asking for easier problems to do at night. The note mentions a nine gallon keg, many bottles, and a miscalculated answer about gallons to pints. The writer asks for future problems to be done with water due to inability to buy more strong drink.
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New Zealand Graphic
Wei
P. S
Deafness Cure Claim and Schoolboy Theft Tale
A garbled 19th century ad asserts a cure for deafness via a now-unknown remedy and promises reward for failures, followed by a shopkeeper tale about a clerk plotting to steal and a later note on violence as a metaphor for reason. The mixed fragments present health advertising, a petty crime anecdote, and a literary aside without coherent narrative.
New York City Compared By Rural Residents
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item presents farmers Korntop and Joy Patera reacting to life near Shubenville and their view of New York as a large city yet a place where mountains and Alpine-style growth clash in a crowded arc.
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Korntop
New York
Shubenville
Joy Patera
Philadelphia Press
Grateful testimonial for Cuticura healing sores and cough
An ad letter by Miss Nellie Vander Wiele of Lakeside speaks to Cuticura’s healing effect after months of facial sores and sores on the neck. She credits instant relief after first use and complete improvement after two cakes of soap and three boxes of ointment. The message includes a second, separate testimonial noting Tisos Cure for Contaption curing a terrible cough from Ed Vermina of Buffalo, New York, dated Sept 24, 1901.
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Thal
Nellie Vander Wiele
Lakeside
Tiso
Vermina
Bex Avenue
Bulfsio
Extreme penalty discussed in a quirky Palace Astel tale
In a palace room during lunch hour, Jim O'Brien asks about the extreme penalty for bigamy. Charles Hergerty replies that the worst punishment would involve two mothers in law, adding a humorous historical gossip tone to the scene.
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Astel
France
Germany
Jim O'Brien
Charles Hergerty
Pavorite Remedy Claim Amid Odd Health Slogans
Fragmented ad text touts Dr. Daria Kennedy and remedies for digestive and liver issues. Phrases mix garbled spellings and promotional claims for free samples and world famous cures, with stray chatter about a reception and a summer visit to the Catskills.
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Daria Kennedy
Weise Ur
Hennedy
Bette
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Uni of States Court of Appeals
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Bane
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Coley
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