Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Milwaukee publication prints letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Ep Ferron of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin reports relief from displacement backache and standing pains after use. Mrs Annit Lawson of Providence Rhode Island says it cured bearing down and fatigue enabling factory and home work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep. Ferron
High St
Wisconsin
Providence, R. I
Annit Lawson
Lippitt St
No man can arrange room furniture for a woman
A garbled quotation discusses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething and dental discomfort. It contrasts furniture arranging with gendered advice and ends with a proverb about reliance on supporters to reach the front.
In the Park at Night
A fragmented poetic scene recalls crowded stalls and a sleeping audience. The speaker notes a full circle gallery and pit while a first actor laments scarce seating and a second cracks jokes about everyone asleep.
Train Hits Dynamite Truck in Dallas Ore Averted Disaster
A passenger train struck a dynamite laden truck in Dallas Oregon the other day. The impact hurled the truck more than 100 feet onto the engine pilot but the crew escaped injury as the driver leaped clear just before the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Ore
It Would Seem So
An American tourist and a Paris hotelier exchange quips about history and wealth. The tourist argues that America’s discovery marked Paris’s financial rise, while the landlord presses for the town’s greatest historical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Regulation of Body Weight Through Natural Diet
A speaker states there is only one method to regulate weight through natural means such as diet, exercise, bathing, and elimination. He warns against nostrums promising rapid fat loss without diet change as dangerous, noting the same diet that adds flesh to a thin person will remove flesh from a fat one.
Coffee Nerves Recount From a Texas Teacher
A Texas primary teacher recalls starting coffee young and suffering nerves and indigestion. After switching to Postum, she reports clear skin and vanished headaches, noting Postum’s ease of use and appeal to coffee drinkers curious about its effects. The ad from Postum Co. promotes Regular and Instant Postum and urges trying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
NEAT CROCHET BONNET Instructions for a woolen bonnet
Readable old crochet guide describes making a bonnet from white or matching wool using a bone hook. It gives chain counts row by row for a 10 inch bonnet, with detailed stitch sequence, increases, border pattern of trebles and chains, and final folding with strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cure for Facial Blemish and Red Nose
A Philadelphia Telegraph note discusses red noses as external signs of internal trouble. It warns against self treatment after trying several cures and stresses consulting a doctor to rule out inflammation. If nasal passages are healthy, diet and external applications may restore normal skin color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trusg
Philadelphia Telegraph
Boiled eggs betray national tastes in three minute myths
The passage compares how different nationalities prepare and eat boiled eggs. English and French prefer three minutes with peeling and mixed eating. Spaniards and Italians favor quick boiling and sipping. Germans and Italians want near liquid state. Americans favor hard boiled eggs, then mince and season with pepper and salt for toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bherovk Holmes
Embroidery Hint for Eyelets in French Embroidery
A technique suggests starting with an outline stem stitch for large eyelets, then cutting and embroidering to help maintain shape. The method emphasizes stitching order to improve stability and finish.
Dress as a badge of girlhood and success
The article argues that fondness for dress is natural and beneficial for girls. It claims dressing well elevates appearance, helps social standing, and signals common sense and self-respect to employers. It urges girls to study their style and present themselves neatly as a pleasant daily duty.
Wear Under Thin Valete
A fragment describes dainty cornet covers in pink or blue crepe de chine with lace trims or net with puffings, ribbon running through and extending over the shoulder.
Creatively Repurposed Cretonne Crafts and Curtain Tips
A practiced crafter describes making a hat box from rose sprig cretonne by wrapping a long band, joining ends with paste, and finishing with turned edges. She details turning and pasting method for a neat box, plus using old glove material to dress curtain rods and a saffron rinse to preserve creamy curtain hues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretonne
Eton Jacket Returns with Paris Influences in Fashion
Paris models revive the short Eton jacket while American tailors push half long cutaway coats. Variations include a roll collar with a deep V and a single button, and a back hem just below the waist. The Russian blouse remains popular as styles proliferate for women facing rapid fashion changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Paris
Summer Evening Gowns Describe Informal Drapery and Trimming
Dress notes describe informal evening gowns with classic drapery lines and sitk ia accents. Sash draperies use tulle or crepe with rich brocades and embroideries as trims for dinner wear and casual evening occasions.
Itching and Burning Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Geo F Clark of Yaera Mo recounts five years of stubborn eczema on her scalp. After using Cuticura Ointment and Soap she is fully well with hair regrowth and relief from itching and burning. She notes doctors advised shaving her head but the remedies cured the condition. Signed March 25 1912. Advertisement for Cuticura products and free samples.
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Yoera
Geo. F. Clark
Mar
Cuticura
Pti
Dept. L
Boston
Catching Flies Pays Well for Shreveport Man
Bartsch of Shreveport Louisiana sells flies to the city board of health. He earned 24 dollars 20 cents in two days after buying about 100 traps. When premiums were offered he undercut prices to 20 cents a quart, keeping selling as long as the treasury pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
City Board of Health
Bartseh
Health Board
Bartsch
Treasury
New Yorks New Post Office Building Compared With Worlds Largest
A landmark post office in New York rises five stories tall and stretches two blocks facing the rear of the Vennaslvanta station. Pink granite stands 101 feet high while the structure uses 165000 cubic feet of granite 18000 tons of steel 7000000 bricks and 200000 square feet of glass. The main corridor blends buff marble white plaster and glass and runs 280 feet long two stories high and 2 feet wide. The building provides 400000 square feet of working space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Post Office
Vennaslvanta Station
Mechanica
Time saving sound magnifier for telephone receivers
A device uses a flat sound magnifier with a small attachment to support the telephone receiver. When needed the user places the receiver on the time saver to bring the earpiece into position for clear audibility at a distance. Hands remain free for documents and notes while awaiting the opposite end.
London and Its Lumber Relics in Public Notice History
A reflection on lamp post notices for standing hackney carriages in London. The writer notes such relics endure despite no vehicles present for years, viewing them as social history. The piece ponders future generations and the meaning of terms like hackney carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Omniageros
Philadelphia Man Dies by Own Action In Safe Tragedy
Jacob Rabinowitz a fifty four year old Philadelphia man used an 800 pound safe with a wooden block, placed a strap around his neck, then removed the block causing the weight to crush him. He was found by his wife and died before help arrived after weeks of despondency from a lost lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rabinowitz
Philadelphia
Penn
Quiet protester mocks himself with endless kicking
A brief sketch depicts a man who keeps kicking as a way to vent, insisting his grievance remains unseen. The wagging dialogue hints at self-absorbed dissidence and a cycle of action without understanding causes.
Infant mortality and castor oil remedy claim
A health claim pamphlet discusses high infant death rates in civilized countries and promotes Castoria as a safer alternative to narcotic remedies for children's ailments. It stresses Castoria’s signature branding and alleged benefits for circulation and fever reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
H. Fletcher
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Milwaukee
Aw Viavon
Paroware
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Chicago, Ill
Seld Everywhere
S. Olmsted
le Roy
Daisy Fly Killer
Ata
Alldaaters
srGuent Express
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Ladies’ Cyclopedia of Health and Beauty
K. & &. Specialty Company
Third Ave
Carter
Carters “Wittle Iver
Leu
Saskatchewalt
Saskatchewan
Suskatchewan
Canada
Manitoba
Bapenewan
Alberta
GEO
Hall
Second St
Alllwaukos
Canadien
Ottawa
Casada
Chicago Eluctric Motorac Company
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Saltsmen
Butrato
Wits
Houston
Evgarz Ees Bey Lng
J. N. Dululas
Belvidere
TLL
Putnam
Lée
Weite
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