Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Woman
A Manning Iowa woman states Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female complaints and costly ineffective treatments. The piece notes the product's claimed cures and invites sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It also includes a short humor anecdote about a faulty shipboard call misidentifying a nobleman overboard.
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Lydia Em
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia Em. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Humorous Streetcar Misreadings Prompt Comment
A reader recalls a wry streetcar moment about an educated hog who pretended to read a newspaper as if knowledge were common. The anecdote reflects playful urban humor.
Brown's Bronchial Troches Cure Coughs and Bronchitis Relief
Promotional note for Brown's Bronchial Troches claiming relief from coughs bronchitis asthma and catarrh. Describes as opiate free and suitable for sufferers seeking soothing relief.
Prescription Help Exits A Near Miss Misunderstanding
A physician visiting a sick boy left a prescription by the child for him to hold and nearly read. The mother explains the remedy did him a world of good though she admits the doctor did not intend for the paper to be swallowed.
Conflicting Evidence Told By Judge Harlan Golf Chat
A humorous anecdote features Justice John M. Harlan using a house hunter tale to illustrate how conflicting evidence can favor one statement over another. The story compares a boy’s truthful delays against a misleading advertisement to show probability in judgment.
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John M. Harlan
Chevy Chase
Coffee Drinking A Doctor Warns Coffee Harms the Heart
A German physician declares coffee weakens heart muscles and causes undernourishment leading to disease. He recommends Postum as a healthier beverage for those with heart issues and cites family and patient results. The ad concludes with the Postum company slogan and references The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Open House Churches Offer Rest During Washington Shopping Rush
In the downtown district Washington department store shoppers find quiet by using open houses run by churches. The Church of the Epiphany and other nearby parishes invite businesspeople and women on errands to a calm retreat with restful interiors and midday respite.
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Down Town
Capital
Washington
G Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
First Congregational Church
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Tenth
Too Much for Her Chief
A Washington cabinet official, irritated by a persistent promotion seeker in his department, vents that clerks are the bane of his life and wishes for a man to fill the role. The woman, a family friend, quietly responds that he is the first man to wish for that, and she secures the promotion.
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Washington
Sunday Magazine
Largest Concrete Bridge Nears Completion in Washington
The world’s largest concrete bridge approaches completion in Washington, spanning Rock Creek over Connecticut Avenue. Built from molded and monolithic concrete with no steel reinforcement, it rises 150 feet at its highest point and measures 1,400 feet including approaches, funded by an $850,000 congressional appropriation.
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Washington
Connecticut Boulevard
Rock Creek
Congress
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Featured as Trusted Laxative
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a world trusted laxative endorsed by physicians and the Well Informed of the World. It urges buying the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and available at leading druggists.
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California Tig Syrup Co
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
When on Tour in the Country Lanes and Autos
A nostalgic dialogue recalls courting in country lanes with daisies, then shifts to modern autos and momentum. An ad invites inventors to obtain patents free of charge by contacting Edwin El. Yewell, patent solicitor, in Washington DC. A stray line mentions bad sectors and a stag as the answer.
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Edwin EL. Yewell
Sus McGe
Washington, D. C
Creamery and laxative ads plague St. Paul pages
The page repeats Spot cash for your cream offers from Milton Dairy Co. St. Paul and Crescent Creamery Co. St. Paul alongside ads for Garfield Tea laxatives. Promotional lines urge sending for prices and postcards, reflecting a busy early 20th century ad column with consumer goods and health products.
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Milton Dai CO
St. Paul
Crescent Creamery Co
Among Girls Dialogue Sparks Guess About Stars
A brief exchange contrasts a flirtatious remark about eyes like stars with a self deprecating joke about stars appearing small and red. The playful dialogue echoes social humor in an intimate group setting.
Free Watch Offer From Hide & Fur Co
A local notice promotes a free watch in exchange for sending five dollars in hides or purchasing guns through the Hide & Fur Co in Minneapolis. The ad uses bold urgency to entice readers to act quickly.
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Hide & Fur CO
Minneapolis
Teething Syrup Ad Promises Soothing Relief
Fragmentary ad copy claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup softens gums and eases teething pain while noting the public inclination to assist others in times of need. The text shows garbled phrases and branding cues from a vintage advertisement.
We Pay Top Prices for Cream in St. Paul
Miller and Liolmes of St. Paul Minnesota offer cash daily for cream seeking sellers to write for current prices and tags.
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Tage, Miller & Liolmes
St. Paul, Minn
Did It Matter Frederick Sandys Portrait Switch
Frederick Sandys, hailed later as England's finest draughtsman, was asked to paint a mayoral portrait before fame. A town grocer offered up to 60 dollars for a full portrait but settled on a half length after seeing his face. The artist replied with urbane wit, asking which half they preferred.
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Frederick Sandys
Ruskin
Cure for eczema through Cuticura proves swift
A mother describes her baby niece suffering from severe eczema on face and hands. After ineffective treatment by a city doctor, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the sores in three months, as claimed in a May 2 and 20, 1907 notice from St. Louis.
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Alice L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Theatrical Pieces Without Plots Find Succinct Success
A remark notes that dramatic works lacking a plot can succeed, serving various purposes. They quiet skeptics who have already witnessed the performance, highlighting their utility and appeal in certain contexts.
Dr J H Rindlaub Specialist Eye Ear Nose Fargo
Questioning a local medical specialist and a witty exchange about intelligence and family life appears in the Fargo text. It features Dr J H Rindlaub’s referral line and a quoted dialogue about genius and women and family dynamics.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Phrase of resilience: avert discouragement, seize timely counsel
A proverb-like reflection urges turning from misfortune to seek timely, seasonable guidance rather than lengthy lectures. It emphasizes the value of useful advice over delayed, out-of-season admonitions.
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New York
Graf Herman von Finkinstein
St. Patrick’e Church
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cutiura
S& Res
Canada
Sankatchewan and
Aberta
Wemestead
Lord Bleck
Chas. Pilling
Grand Forks
North Bakers
Angels
Drui
Anakesis
Tribune
Thompson
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Watess
Coleman
Washington, D.C
Armas Low
Kas
Mayer
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Beot & Shoe Company
Mawaukee, WS
W.l.douglas
SU AY
Wweewe
Tony
Mrucktom
Bonede
Putnam
Akers
Sloan's
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
WOODWARD @ CO
Grain Commission
Duiath
Bergman & CO
ST Paul,minn
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