Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Prompts Cure Testimony
Adrian Georgia reader recounts suffering from female weakness and disease and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with cure after medical doubts. The letter praises the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities backache indigestion and nervous prostration and invites confidential free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The piece ends with a quip about tennis giving way to lions and rhinoceroses in popular interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian, Ga
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry
Adrian
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort and shoe fit
The notice promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to relieve corns bunions swelling soreness heat callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails and to ease new or tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25e sample mailed free address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Ray NY Also notes London’s streets require 80 million gallons of water annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Ray
N. Y
Merlin Oil Folklore Claim From Hamlins Wizard Oil
A historical ad touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as a trusted remedy for aches and pains, citing public confidence and popularity over decades. The copy stresses merit as the sole reason for its standing and outlines a long standing brand claim.
Twain humor in Squash tale at Temperance Hall
Mark Twain recalls a comic Western tale at the Authors' Club in New York as he describes a lesson from Temperance Hall in Squash. He notes the town’s dull appearance and visits a general store where a clerk, while sorting mackerel, predicts a lecture after hearing about entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Authors’ Club
New York
Squash
Temperance Hall
Passengers Exchange Specs And Newspaper Pass
In a humorous exchange two passengers swap spectacles and request a newspaper, with one noting the other can no longer read and asking for the paper to be passed along.
Eastern Colorado offers best ducements to settlers
Eastern Colorado offers the best inducements to settlers with land from ten to twenty dollars per acre. Lands readily match eastern crop types and attract farmers from older states selling high priced lands. Lincoln County stands as a top agricultural area with W. Pershing of Limon, county surveyor, guiding land selections for decades.
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Colorado
Lincoln County
W. & Pershing
Limon
Downcast Ife Walks Street With Boil on Neck
A Chicago Tribune note references Ife walking with a downcast head as Denver Republican remarks on his mood. The piece contrasts the brightness of day with his ruined optimism and mentions visible dandelions in his lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Denver Republican
Chicago Tribune
Hog Cholera Care and Sloan's Liniment Instructions
A brief, period style notice explains hog cholera as highly contagious and recommends isolation and pen fumigation. It advertises Sloan's Liniment with a milk mixture for three days and includes testimonials from A. J. McCarthy of Idaville and G. W. Balsbaugh of Peru, with an offer for Sloan’s Book sent free by Dr Earl S. Sloan of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
A. J. McCarthy
Idaville
Ind
G. W. Balsbaugh
Peru
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Six months between marriage license and marriage proposed
Prof Charles Zueblin of the University of Chicago urged a compulsory six month interval between license and marriage in his recent lecture The Family. He said marriage is entered into too hastily and that thoughtful delay would promote unselfishness and reduce marital ills. He contrasted male selfishness with a joke about Mrs Hoskins and a dinner gown, illustrating expense concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zueblin
University of Chicago
Hoskins
Lake Shore Drive
Pastor faces bold church hat rebellion
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls women wearing oversized hats at a church who were ordered to remove them. The pastor asked for compliance, but the women reportedly chose to remove the pastor instead, highlighting a humorous clash between tradition and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quarrel Questioned as Spat Ends in Silence
In a domestic dispute referenced as a spat, the husband and wife exchange terse remarks about the quarrel, with the husband noting that both contribute and the wife accusing him of contemptible behavior as she declares she will remain silent.
Bandits Rob Chicago Train Near Omaha
Four masked men halted Union Pacific Overland Limited west of Omaha just before midnight, forced mail clerks to open the car, seized seven registered mail pouches, and fled by automobile after a volley of gunfire. Engineer and fireman were driven to the rear while passengers were kept inside. Police pursue in autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Omaha
Senate Battle Over Lumber Tariff Increases Protection Push
The Senate spent almost the day debating the lumber schedule of the tariff bill with Root Heyburn Borah and Dolliver arguing for protection and Clapp Burkett and McCumber opposing. A two thirds vote defeated McCumber's free lumber amendment 56 to 25. Dolliver shifted from progressives to oppose free lumber while still doubting harm from Dingley rate cuts. The day also saw sugar tariff talks, Porto Rico measures, and Be veridge defending tariff revision. The House passed the Philippine tariff bill amid other business.
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Senate
Root
Heyburn
Borah
Dolliver
Clapp
Burkett
McCumber
Heybuth
Idaho
Lena Webs
Bailey
Denver
Owen
Aldrich
Committee On Ways and Means
Porto Rico
Foster and McEnery
Louisiana
Foster
McEnery
Committee On Finance
Beveridge
Taft
House
Senator McEnery
United States
South
Burrows
Michigan
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Sugar Trust
Bristow
Kansas
Racial bias ruling limits damages in porters case
Justice Dugro of New York’s Supreme Court held that a colored porter Griffin cannot be valued as highly as Brady, a white plaintiff. Brady, president of a brass company, argued the $2,500 verdict was excessive. the court noted Griffin earned less than a dollar per day and that race affects perceived worth in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugro
Supreme Court of New York
Griffin
Brady
Daniel M. Brady
Diamond Jim
George W. Griffin
Montreal
New York City
United States
New York Launches United Dry Goods Companies
A vast new dry goods combine is formed in New York with $51,000,000 capital. John Claflin leads the United Dry Goods Companies of New York, formed to absorb the Associated Merchants Company. Incorporation papers filed in Dover Delaware. Directors include Eugene Alexander and Kenneth McEwen. Thomas F Bayard named in Delaware.
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New Concern
New York
Associated Merchants’ Company
John Claflin
Associated Merchants Company
New Company
United Dry Goods Companies of
Dover
Del
Eugene D. Alexander
New Brighton
S. I
Kenneth McEwen
Gould & Wilkie
Thomas F. Bayard
Wilmington
Farmer's Wife Kills Three Children Then Herself near East Hampton
Mrs Louis Carsten cut the throats of her three children and then her own at the Carsten farm two miles from East Hampton Conn Police report two children aged 10 and 10 months dead while Mrs Carsten and a 7-year-old boy lie dying with no known motive stated in the incident.
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Hersaci
Louis Carsten
Carsten
East Hampton
Conn
Louis
Grasty gains control of Pioneer Press press
Charles S. Grasty of the St Paul Dispatch has secured a majority of Pioneer Press stock in St Paul. The evening edition is expected to be suspended. A Jefferson Davis portrait on a large silver service piece for the battleship Mississippi has drawn criticism. The service, a Mississippi gift, will be presented June 1.
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Charles S. Grasty
St. Paul
Itching Rash Healed by Cuticura in Three Weeks
HL A Kruts koff of Chicago describes an initial eruption of small pus tules that spread and caused intense itching. He tore skin while trying to relieve it, tried doctors and various remedies with little benefit, then used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, leading to cessation of itching within days and disappearance of eruptions in about three weeks.
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HL. A. Krutskoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Murine Eye Remedy Promises Relief for Eye Pain
Marine eye product advertised by physicians offering relief for red weak weary watery eyes. Claims to soothe eye pain and comply with Pure Food and Drug Laws. Encourages readers to ask their druggist about Murine.
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Marine
Roast Goose Sparks Long Waiter Banter at Dining Table
Patrons exchange quips about a roast goose and past meals as a waiter named William is urged to bring broiled ham. The dialogue features a regular patron praising the goose and joking about it lasting ten years. The scene captures a lively restaurant moment with named figures William and the dining pair.
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William
Uncle Allen Reflects on Nimrod as a Hunter
Uncle Allen Sparks muses on Nimrod as a mighty hunter before the Lord and questions whether such hunter qualities exist today. He voices doubt about modern equivalents and hesitates mid-sentence as he contemplates the anachronism.
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Uncle Allen Sparks
Nimrod
Japanese calico mills expand to four acres
A Japanese firm operates calico printing mills spanning four acres, reflecting the industry’s growth after remaining unknown in the country for twelve years.
Pettit's Eye Salve Eyes Relief Ad
Instant relief for all eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind Pettit s Eye Salve advertised by Howard Bros Buffalo NY as available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
English Army Abstainers Reach Forty Four Thousand
The English army now records a total abstainers count of 44,000, reflecting a rising trend in temperance among military personnel. This figure highlights a broader social shift influencing discipline, morale, and public conduct within the armed forces.
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London
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Sekt Postum Sereal Cy Is Co. Limited
Neur
Post
The
Taste Singers
Work of Congress
Four
Bears
Castoria
Uncle Allen
Dodds
Felix Goureud
Orientel
Megice
L. A. Sa
United
Canada
Europe
T. Hopkins
Greet Jones
Cascarets
Ben
Seset
Winslow
Chile
Sche
Western
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
J. Broughton
Merchants’ Loan and Trust
E. ‘St. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul, Minn
M.W. McInnes
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
ST. O. Currie
Third Street
Milwauk Wis
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terms
Indianapolis
Peoria
Ill
Linweed Land Company
Reek Springs
Bell 2E
Ee Court
Putnam Co
Dept
Mendietiee
Mexico
Howsee
Loule
Menadneck Block
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