Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription marketed for women's health
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for nursing mothers and women facing overwork and childbirth. It claims relief for headaches back pain irregular periods and pelvic weakness and promotes the product as a pure glyceric extract with no alcohol. A star-card request offers a free booklet on its composition and endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Orbumai
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Mans
Deer season brings rich farmer to Duluth with family
August Anderson of Minnesota defends deer season crowds, noting that hunting frenzy makes the countryside dangerous. He says the annual city trip yields shipping benefits and cites a humorous housewife anecdote about porcelain tureens to end the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Anderson
Minnesota
Duluth
Mr. Anderson
Diabetes Relief Story From Utah Pioneer Browning
A Utah pioneer J. W. Browning recalls diabetes symptoms in 1848 era crossing the plains. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief and ongoing well being at age 75. The advertisement notes the product price and supplier Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Browning
Ogden
Utah
Llains
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Topsy Turvy China Ruler and Strange Customs Cited
A satirical piece mocks Chinese customs listing backward practices and oddities in language, clothing, gender roles, and daily life. It claims China has forty centuries of conservatism and cites manners such as greeting, dress, reading, and grooming as evidence.
Postum Cereal Coffee Helps Woman Overcome Coffee Wreckage
A teacher recalls a year of coffee problems and credits Postum with restoring health and energy. After trial and proper boiling, she reports improved condition, increased ease in teaching, and a preference for Postum over regular coffee for herself and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che
Wellville
Indiana Man Targets Insurance Scam Revealed in Flyer
Hervey Bates of Indianapolis, president of the American Homing Company, was defrauded of 820275 after an alleged broker offered a life policy for 160000 at a 350 premium. Bates paid the full amount by check when the broker claimed it must be banked, and the scammer fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey Bates
Indianapolis
American Homing Company
Bates
le Bit
Settle Evansville Street Car Strike Ends
Evansville street car strike ends after ten days of disruption and violence. Operatives return to work as strike breakers depart for Chicago and Cleveland. Settlement gives platform time, an eleven hour day, and raises pay to 16 17 and 18 cents per hour with grievance appeal rights.
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Evansville
Trafic
Chicago
Cleveland
Maccabees Depose Gold Leader in South Bend Contest
Milo F. Merideth of Wabash longtime great commander of the In ana Order of Maccabees was defeated by S B Borden of Hartford City after a South Bend contest. Other officers elected include Wm H Mowbray of Peru and J W Replogle of Goshen in key posts. An election extension was decided for after the supreme convention.
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Milo F. Merideth
Wabash
Inana Order of Maccabees
S. 2
B. Borden
Hartford Citys
South Bend
Commimeder
W. Hh. Mowbray
Peru
J. W. Replogle
Goshen
Samuel P. Clomas
Glo No Kelley
Westville
Haphan
Phares Leonolds
Mameice
Onedianapolis
Laag Macecahees
Atheers
Three Die In River Frenzy At Morristown Bridge
A deadly accident at the Cineituneti near Morristown claims three lives when a fast passenger train barrelled onto a river bridge. Orville tiabh, orosephi Pade, and a child from Ondian Npolis were on the verge of the stream, swept into the water as the engine bore down. Their bodies were recovered and described as horribly mangled.
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Cineituneti
Pantiton
Dayton
Binte
Morristown
St. Toho
Orville Tiabh
Orosephi Pade
Hirty
tSadi
Ondian Npolis
Suridge
Saloon to be Sold and Liquor Poured Out by Temperance Group
Henry Smith agrees to sell his saloon in Swayzee to temperance supporters who plan to close the business by pouring the liquor into the street, ending the town’s last saloon amid prosecutions. The sale price is to be used to fund the effort.
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Townant
Jim
Henry Smith
Andy Ome
Swayzee
Tie
For &Suq
Anti-Saloon League
Temperance
Old Bayonet Found in Marion Tied to Tippecanoe Battle
An old musket bayonet was unearthed during a Marion sewer excavation. Authorities suspect it belonged to an Indian fighter in the William Henry Harrison era, near the Mississinewa River below Marion.
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Marion
Wiliam Flenry Harrison
Benjamin Slarrison
William Flenry Varrison
Mississinewa River
Knights of Columbus Hold Annual State Convention at Evansville
The annual State convention of the Knights of Columbus met in Evansville with about 100 delegates in attendance.
Cure by Cuticuara Remedies for Penny-Sized Sores
A testimonial from Mrs. Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska dated Aug 25 1906 claims scalp and neck sores the size of pennies covered her head for six months. After using Cuticuara Remedies she improved in a week and was fully healed in three weeks with no recurrence seven years later.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Bee Labor Beats Hard Way to Honey Across Fields
A Philadelphia Record piece notes how bees gather nectar to make a pound of honey, detailing 2,750,000 flower visits and many miles traveled by each bee, explaining the tireless effort behind honey production and bee irritation when disturbed.
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Philadelphia
Don’t Spot Your Clothes Use Red Cross Ball Blue
A vintage ad urges readers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes white as snow. Promises whitening effect and notes availability from grocers at 3 cents per package.
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Red Cross
Thackeray’s Pantomime and the Poor Man Writer
In his final days William Makepeace Thackeray, generous and wary of wealth, remained poor despite earnings from his pen. A friend, John Leech, found him writing in his study and sighing at work’s monotony, then searched his pockets for coins but found none.
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Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
John Leech
Leech
Curious Relic Collector and Marriage Quip
In a light exchange Mrs Newcomer notes her husband is a long time collector of curios and relics. Mrs SKKnox responds with a quip about why he married her. An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to relieve foot complaints with a free sample offer.
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Newcomer
Skknox
Allen's
Sher
Chess Allen S. Olmsted le Roy
N. Y
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Traction-Terminal
Ind
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Law Building
Toledo
Ohio
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Faa
Telly
Harold
Muriel
Indian Territory
Good Roads
China
Indiana State News
MANES
Order
Texacs
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Edre
Tippecanoe” Harrison
TI. GD. Smith
Valparaiso
Whisky
John Wells
Newberg
Roy
Ralph Rohrbecker
Knights of Columbus
Mvansville
Martha Waylor
Pike County
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Faylor
Terre Thante
Epperson
Denny Lee
William A. Miller
Vincennes
Fred Gillen
Monon
Bedford
Salt Creek
Bowles
Thomas
Mary
John Brown
Tithe Guaranty & Surety Company
Home Office
Scranton
Chicago, Cujon
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Chirk Street
Dodds
Ik Dd
Bears
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
35Th St
England
Flother Gray
Ursa
Children's Home
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Leftoy
Lock Box
Port Wayne
Indison
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Putnam
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