Peruna claims and a dog bite tale in a midwestern paper
The column questions Peruna as a catarrh remedy and cites the United States Dispensatory on its ingredients hydrastis canadensis cory datis formosa and cedron seeds as a tonic bitter and dysentery treatment. It also recounts Frederick Ritchey an S P C A agent in Jersey City bitten by a mongrel who dismisses hydrophobia fears noting prior dog handling and minimal danger from bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frederick W. Ritchey
S. PC. A
Jersey City
Mengrel
Ani
Her Good Fortune After Years Spent in Wain Edort
Mrs. Mary E. HL. Ronse of Cambridge New York recounts relief from kidney pains after a five year struggle with back and hip pain and disordered secretions. She credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with quick relief and lasting cure. Sold by dealers for 1 cent a bar. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. Bargains to Babies. A parish story tells of Uncle Thomas and a humorous church moment during a Sabbath service causing laughter and a light view of a pastor’s sermon. The Jewish community of New York is now the largest in history or tradition, representing 11 percent of the world’s Jewish population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wain Edort
Mary E. HL. Ronse
Cambridge
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Postum praised for steady flavor and health claims
A reader letter extols Postum as a stable, mild beverage replacing coffee. It claims no harmful substances and notes improved health symptoms such as liver issues, headaches, and gall colic after switching. The letter from Rattle Creek, Michigan cites liking the taste and references “The Road to Wellville.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pestuns Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mitchcock and Swanson among notable political profiles
F H Mitchcock long active Taft campaign official, ex First Assistant Postmaster General, born 1867 in Amherst. Gov Claude Swanson of Virginia, rising from farmer’s roots to governor, backed Bryan in 1908. Thomas L Hisgen, Independence League candidate, born 1858 in Petersburg, Indiana, famed for a twenty year stand against Standard Oil. Mary C Bradford, Colorado lecture on woman suffrage and early school superintendent, links to Jane Jefferson Democratic Club. Chief Justice Fuller at 75 remains vigorous, with over twenty years on the Supreme Court. A London hygiene expert notes baths cannot cure all ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harris Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Taft
Ile
Mr. Hitchcock
Amherst
Harvard University
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Claude Augustus Swanson
Virginia
William Jennings Bryan
Swanson
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence League
Petersburg
Ind
William Hisgen
Albany
Indiana
Thomas
Thos. S. Hisgen
Beame
Massachusetts
Hiszen
Standard Oil Company
Mary C. Bradford
Colorado
Denver
East
Adams County
Bradford
State Federation of Women's
C Lubs
Jane Jefferson Democratic Club
Justice Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Highes
Cement Production in 1907 Reaches New High
The total output of the ninety seven Portland cement plants in the country for the calendar year 1907 is about 46 405 424 barrels, marking a notable rise over previous years.
Labor unions expand activity across cities and trades
Reports show Boston painters and paper hangers organizing again while Memphis trades seek a rapid temple. New Orleans forms a permanent arbitration board for labor disputes as Waterville textile workers seek an ITU charter. Halifax hosts the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada convention in September.
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Boston
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Waterville
United Textile Workers
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Halifax
Ce Federation of Labor
Fargo
New York
Typographical Union
Big Six
International Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America
New Haven
Hartford
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pittsburg
United States
Union of Stationary Firemen
San Francisco
Cal
Conciliation Board
Northumberland
England
New York City
Massachusetts
National Union of Journalists
England and
Wales
International Association of Machinists
Golden West Lodge of Machinists
Kansas City
Frank Feeney
Philadelphia
Elevator Constructors’ Union
Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Buffalo
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Western Bar Iron Association
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Charles W. Merker
Somerville
Journeymen Bakers’ Society
United Kingdom
Austria
Belgium
Borax in the Dairy Cleanser and Its Uses
An article explains borax as a dairy cleanser that prevents taint and bacteria in milk and butter utensils. It advises mixing one tablespoonful per quart of water, emphasizes to use pure 20 Mule Team Borax, and notes benefits for udders and dairy cleanliness. A free Jingle Book offer and product promotion are included.
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Ile
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Circular Ambition in Slocum Curiosity Ink
Boxley the baseball pitcher is reportedly building an airship. He aims to craft a craft that describes a shorter curve than any other machine, a goal described as perfectly natural by onlookers.
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Slocum
Boxley
Gofast
Cure for eczema by Cuticura remedies cited by Montreal mother
A Montreal mother, Mme. Napoleon Duceppe, recounts using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat her three daughters eczema on the back of the head and a plump baby with neck skin that bled. She notes complete cures after four to five applications and mentions the family’s continued use for the baby. The article also notes a quartz lamp invention, a mercury vapor lamp with 220 volt rating, 344 candle power, 0.25 watt per candle, 1000 hours life, and claims no electrode replacements needed.
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Mme
Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Bottle Message Surfaces After Twenty One Years At Sea
A bottle thrown overboard by an American sea captain near Newfoundland in 1878 was found off the west coast of Ireland in early 1899, tying for the longest known afloat time.
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Newfoundland
Ireland
Ashantee Tree Furnishes Butter
A legend notes a tree in Ashantee that yields a butterlike substance. The story highlights local plant lore and traditional uses of forest resources.
Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy After Illness
Denver resident Mrs A Gregory writes that after six years of female trouble and an operation she found relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports backache bearing down pains and periodic pains improved to lasting health, urging other women to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Mrs. Pinkham
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN PROMOTES PINKHAM REMEDY
An 1880s style advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities nervous prostration and related symptoms. It invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
A healthful appeal praising Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative. It emphasizes gentle cleansing of internal organs, absence of debilitating after effects, and natural action. The advertisement warns to buy only the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peruna
Obie
Althougic
Ios
Success Magazine
F. H. Mitchcock
R Murray Leslie
Incorporated Institute of Hygiene
London
Scorchley
Chicago Tribune
Pettit
Howard Bros
Uffalo
Little Burstead
Essex
Lewis
Dodds
Guar
Iowa
Kenneth McAxra
Grooklyn
BR. F
Lansing. Mich
M. Daniels
Matieleé Thompson's Eye
Wats
Putnam
Honroe Drug CO
Hiiale
St. Vitus
Kane
HK. H. Bling
Lamina
Arch Street
India
Ba Winston's
California
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
THE
American Forwarding CO
Madises
Ellicott Square
JOS. Duchac &Co
Wisconsin Farm “and Timber Lands
LA Salle Street
Brishap Pombe
Piva
Leanne
Paxton Toilet CO
Bost, Mass
Panuin
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