Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsement Tale
Testimony from Miss Exvita CAINE of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from eight months of suppressed menstruation and systemic debility. The note asks readers to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass. The piece also contains a joke about a tired Mrs Parvenue wishing for a valet.
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Elizabeth Caine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Last week patents awarded list Northwestern inventors Nels Avlund Komstad S D rim opener David H Houston Hunter N D folding supports for cameras David H Houston Hunter N D camera David H Houston Hunter N D photographic roll holder Edwin E Thomas St Paul Minn lumber converter for saw mills Edwin E Thomas St Paul Minn guide operating means for band saw mills Patent attorneys Lothrop Johnsco n 011 012 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Minn
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Northwestern
Nels Avlund
Komstad
S. D
David H. Houston
Hunter
N. D
Edwin E. Thomas
St. Paul
Minn
Lothrop & Johnsocn
Pioneer Press Bldg
Too Much to Expect Walter-How Would You Like Your Oyster Stew
Dialogue between Walter and Krusty leads to a punch line about serving oyster stew without a thumb as Walter asks for pardon and Krusty replies with a quip.
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Walter
Krusty
Earliest Russian Millet Promises High Hay Yield
Seed advertisement promotes Earlies Russian millet as a prolific hay source. Claims yields up to 8 tons per acre with prices for 50 lb at 1.90 and 100 lb at 3. Freights are low. Company listed is John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The latter witty proverb remark contrasts passion and clipped wings.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salzer
America
Cole's Cough Cure Advertisement Urges Trusted Purchase
An advertisement promotes Cole's Cough Cure for children with a promise to cure croup quickly. It emphasizes guaranteed effectiveness and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product, noting availability at all good druggists with 25 and 50 cent bottles.
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Croup
Cole
Poverty at the Door Drives Love Away
A fragment notes hardship erodes affection as poverty knocks, love withdrawing and disappearing. The line presents a bleak view of relationships strained by need and deprivation.
Lizard's Night Vigil Reveals Hidden Tiger Snake
An Australian miner's lizard kept watch over the tent, waking him with a warning tail thrash. In the morning, the bed area revealed a tiger snake and young snakes beneath the bedding, explaining the lizard's agitation and the danger to the camp.
Pacific Ocean loses placid image amid growing trade perils
The Pacific, once thought calm, now faces rising ship traffic and increased wrecks from Cape Flattery to Cape Hatteras. Mariners fear dangerous overloading and rotten hulls as commerce expands, forcing a reassessment of safety practices on Pacific waters.
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Pacific Ocean
Magellan
California
Pacific
Atlantic
Oregon
Washington
British Columbian
Alaskan
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Flattery
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Cape Hatteras
San Francisco Chronicle
Collections of scarf or tie pins trend in New York men
A New York trend highlights men collecting scarf and tie pins as a fashionable fad. The hobby blends personal style with small, decorative pins, attracting enthusiasts across social circles.
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New York
The Forbidden Land Adventures in Tibet reviewed
William Carey’s Adventures in Tibet documents a months long Tibet study and a perilous journey by Miss Annie R Taylor. It portrays lamas and monasteries as dominant forces shaping life with monastic education and prayer wheel rites.
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Tibet
William Carey
United States Society of Christian Endeavor
Mr. Carey
Disagreement Between Watson and Puckett In Pig Suit
As a young lawyer Watson of Indiana helped in a pig case against Rev erdy Puckett who sought Winchester mayoral race. Watson warned he would fight for mayor if he lost and Goodrich joined. They peeked at Puckett’s docket showing the note Disagreed by thunder and joked there was no jury to decide it.
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Congressman Watson
Indiana
Goocarich
Republican State Committee
Reverdy Puckett
Winchester
Puckett
Watson
Goodrich
Evil Effects of Wood Alcohol
Wood alcohol gains ill repute as it attacks the optic nerve and retina. Dr. H. Moulton cites fifteen of thirty poisoning cases in two to three years resulting in total blindness, highlighting the substance as highly dangerous when swallowed.
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H. Moulton
American Medical Association
Shade of the past lights and shadows in a courtroom
A courtroom exchange recalls a girl once called the light of Hewitt’s life. Jewett replies that another man came between them, leaving the question unresolved as the judge interjects.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Judge
Coal in Chinas and the promise of a tonic
The piece extols northern China's great coal field as possibly the largest and finest in the old world. It also praises Hostetter's Stomach Jitters as the best medicine for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervousness, insomnia and malaria, urging readers to try a trial.
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Chinas
China
Hostetter
Bald humor in Washington leads to a hare joke
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania is described as very bald. A Washington home visit by a little girl sparked a joke when she asked if he would have a small rabbit painted on his head because it would be a little hare.
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Representative Sibley
Pennsylvania
Washington
Sibley
Brooklyn
Language Play in Sports Terms Cited by Giants
The Giants note wordplay in game terms such as bicycle and polo stick as misapplied etymology and predict further distortion by rival schools. The London Globe cites mixed hockey as another example, debating if mixers is a corruption of a portmanteau.
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London Globe
Remarkable Kidney Cure Reported by Mrs Wellett
Mrs A Wellett of Champion Michigan recounts years of sleepless nights with cold feet back pain and fatigue. After five years of illness she used Dodd Kidney Pills and experienced rapid relief with restored sleep no night awakenings and freedom from back and limb pain.
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Champion
Mich
Maron
A. Wellett
Dodd
Sugar Company Plans Hawaii Harvest Rate Per Acre
A Hawaii sugar firm projects an average yield of five tons of sugar per acre across its 4 600 acre tract totaling about 23 000 tons.
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Hawaii
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Ad Card
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertised as a remedy for cough and cold with a 25 cent price. The ad repeats the product claim and price. The final sentence speculates on ancient longevity without cookbooks.
Great Nerve Restorer claims cure for fits
An advertisement promises permanent relief from fits and nervousness after one day’s use of Dr. Kelvin’s Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a free trial bottle and lists D s R H Krave Ltd of 931 Arch Street Philadelphia as the source. The second line notes a street scene with a man on the sidewalk observing a procession.
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Klvin
R. H. Krave, Ltd
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Shrinking Love Reflections From Brooklyn Life
Dialogue from Brooklyn Life recalling marital affection and shifting perceptions. A speaker notes enduring love for her husband while acknowledging changes in his perceived perfection over time.
No Unsightly Scars Burned by Cole's Carbon Salve
An ad touts Cole's Carbon salve for no unsightly scars from burns cuts or scalds with quick care guaranteed or money back. It lists prices 2c and 50c and urges purchase at druggists.
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Cole
The Bachelors Comment On Women By Dr Rindlaur
Dr J H Rindlaur Fargo special reports a witty remark about women noting their uncertainty. The short quote highlights a male perspective from a Fargo eye ear nose and throat specialist.
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J. H. Rindlaur
Fargo, N. D
Putnam Faceless Dyes Claim Superior Color On One Boil
An advertiser promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes as coloring silk, wool or cotton perfectly in one boil. Sold by druggists for 10 cents per package. An editorial aside references a dentist's pull and a letter from Joan Boyvern of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900. The piece ends with a proverb about truth and misdirection in sports.
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Putnam
Chesegrou'r Mfg. Co
State Street
New York City
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