Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for health improvement
A Ironton Ohio woman reports improved health after a year on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and says she can work again. She notes her daughter also improved after taking the remedy and urges other women to seek help, inviting confidential correspondence from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Ironton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rena Bowman
S. 10Th Street
Lydia E. ‘Ignoe
Ydia
Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Aged Should Eat Sparingly Under Hygiene Regimen
A British scientist prescribes a dietary and hygiene plan for the aged noting they require less food as they use less energy. He warns against overfeeding, advocates regular baths at moderate temperatures in the evening, ample fresh air and exercise, light warm woolen clothing, and well protected feet to aid digestion and overall health.
Quips and small ads from a bygone page
A collage of brief adverts and quips including patent pills claims from Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills, a New York mail order note at 873 Pearl Street, lighthearted exchanges about relatives, a Perkins Pellets claim for constipation, Red Cross Ball Blue, and Putnam Fadeleas Dyes.
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Wright
Pearl Street
New York
Infant death rate in New Zealand halved in five years
Miss Julia C. Lathrop reports New Zealand's infant mortality, the world's lowest, fell 50 percent in Dunedin from 1907 to 1912 due to the Society for the Health of Women and Children. She urges U S adoption of similar volunteer efforts and government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Zealand
Elderly Thief Pleads To Go Free After $1700 Found
A 75 year old woman enters a downtown department store, steals a $20 shirtwaist, then offers $1700 in cash to police. Det. Messer detains her, she posts $20 bail, but forfeits it in court amid tears and anger. She is released after forfeiting bail.
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Messer
First Precinct
Osages Not Bothered by High Cost of Living
John E. Short of Oklahoma says the Osage are fine amid high living costs. He cites a $500,000 bonus from a 12 000 acre gas and oil lease, one eighth royalty on oil, $5 000 per member on deposit, and monthly Osage oil income around $160 000 with 1 500 000 acres of mostly allotted land, noting Judge Sella’s policy may push Osages toward farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Short
Oklahoma
Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Cato Sells
Pawhuska
Walsh Built on Wind For Montana Senator’s Daring Ride
A humorous profile recalls Montana senator Walsh known for stubborn resolve and a bike trip through Yellowstone. When a broken sprocket stranded him near Livingston, he joked the wind could replace the chain by riding with a spread coat. Friends restrained him from trying.
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Enator Walsh
Montana
Senate
Walsh
C. P. Connolly
Yellowstone National Park
Livingston
Yellowstone Valley
Jim Bridger
Yellowstone
Jim
Senator Walsh
Annolly
Remarkable Roman Ruins Highlight Africa’s Past
The traveler notes Roman Africa thrived in the first two centuries of the Christian era with cities and municipal life, especially in Lambessa and Thaumgadi. After centuries of expansion Latin culture waned as barbarian invasions and later Saracen destruction reshaped the region.
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London
Barbary
Agai
Justinian
Roman
Carthage
Africa
Empire
Lambessa
Legio II
Augusta
Thaumgadi
Timgad
Rome
Need of Cupid in N Y Met
New York social leaders propose joint dances to pair lonely men and women from the YMCA and YWCA. William Fellowes Morgan urges collaborations to ease loneliness. Mrs. James Stewart Cushman praises a West Side trial that paired members at girls’ recreation socials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Young Men's and
Young Women's Christian Associations
William Fellowes Morgan
Morgan
Young Men's Christian Association
James Stewart Cush
Tango a Cure for Nerves at Colony Club
New York reports Dr Frederick Peterson praising the tango and maxixe as remedies for nerves, noting fewer nervous cases among dancers this year. Rachel Crothers discusses standardizing the dances, while 300 attending women include Parente league members who reconsidered a ban after witnessing the dances.
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New York
Frederick Peterson
Colony Club
Rachel Crothers
The
Parente’ League
Promised to Support Wife in New Jersey Case
Perth Amboy man Herman Anderson 35 and his seventy five year old mother in law case led to him weeping and promising to provide support. In Yonkers Anthony Dunn attempted suicide by gas, saying his mother in law nagged him and he wished to die.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Herman Anderson
Yonkers
N. Y
Anthony Dunn
Taking His Cue From a Farm Visitor
A city street urchin spending time in a fresh air camp amuses a farm family who see the boy as a mystery. The farmer asks the wife what she makes of him and she replies he is a nice boy yet hard to understand. Whenever grampaw sneezes the boy yells Ka Kibble and laughs, adding to the odd scene.
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Grampaw
Eczema Case In North Dakota Claims Relief From Cuticura
Miss Mildred Dennis of Pierson North Dakota describes a year and a half long eczema spreading from scalp to back arms and chest with intense itching and hair loss. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports relief and urges others to try the products.
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Pierson
N. Dakota
Mildred Dennis
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Millie Returns Gifts After Breakup in Town Talk
A witty exchange notes Millie returning all gifts after a breakup, reflecting on social chatter. The quip about talking to a man about himself adds a sly commentary on conversation and perception.
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Millie
Willie
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Getty
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