Three Chicago Doctor Sclerosis? Pinkham Cure Report
Mrs. Mabelle L. LaMonte of Chicago credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles and painful menses after trying multiple doctors' names and five bottles. She urges others to try the remedy, noting Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice to sick women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabelle L. LaMonte
Lydia E. Pinkham
Deam Mas
Pinxwan
Mapere L. Lamontex
31St St
Chicago
Ill
Gso
Miss LaMonte
Farmers Move To City Dodges Relatives
A fragment notes a farmer moving to the city to dodge city relatives while mentioning physicians and nurses using Wizard Oil for obstinate rheumatism and neuralgia. The tone hints at social commentary and medical quackery.
Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Remedy Efficacy
A 19th century advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as effective because it works through the blood and mucous surfaces rather than local applications. It asserts prescription status, urges testimonials, and markets other remedies including Gall's Family Pills and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The piece lists prices and distributor details for Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Gall
Women and Their Men at the Tailor Shops Stir Worries
A New York Times column laments women accompanying husbands to tailor shops, sparking clerks' fatigue and complaints about meddling, picky customers. The tailor jokes a bill banning women from accompanying men may pass, mirroring social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Johnson
New York
New York Times
Soldier's Letter Describes Natives In Philippines
A Kansas soldier stationed in Tarlac writes home noting a mix of progress and perceived savagery among locals. He claims about 70 percent can read and write, criticizes laziness, and describes the natives eating baked grasshoppers, June bugs, snails, and a shared pot of rice eaten with fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarlaca
Philippines
Do Not Trust Nor Contend Nor Borrow Nor Lead
A concise maxim advises living quietly by avoiding trust, contention, borrowing, and leadership to preserve peace and personal safety.
Fools Made By Men Who Use All They Have At Hand
A reflective remark notes that some men, using whatever is available, end up making fools of themselves. The quote underscores how resourcefulness can backfire when judgment fails.
A Curious Custom of Imperial Seals on Official Papers
The text describes the need for a red mark from the sovereign to grant authority to documents and notes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a recognized 19th century remedy. It claims the product cures stomach, liver and kidney complaints and prevents malaria and other fevers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Subterranean Palace of the Poor near Paris described
Paris journalist calls a hill shelter called The Subterranean Palace of the Poor a vast shelter for homeless people beneath a hill mined for plaster. Fires burn as workers excavate while police tolerate the scene. Ragged crowds gather in the glow, then disperse at dawn to seek crumbs from the rich man’s table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Bagnolet
Remarkable Kidney Cure Reported In Northport
Drs and residents discuss a striking case from Northport Michigan where Byron O Leslie recovered from kidney disease after using Dodds Kidney Pills. After nine months of health he declares himself permanently cured, causing a strong stir among local physicians and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northport, Mich
Byron O. Leslie
Northport
Dodd
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Putnam
Piso
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Mali
Posta
Boll
Ferguson
Wylis's Mills
8. C
Ladies’ Home Journal
Woodward & CO
Minneapolis
Duluth
St.Jacobs Oil
Greeks Sorg
Atlanta. Ga
Mamictet
Thompson
Eye
N. DN OU
Virginia
Pyle Deiaven
Peteraburm
Edwards, Wood & Co
Grain Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Canada
Manitoba
Assinboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
F. Pedley
Ottawa
W. Ritchie
Grafton
N. D
Jsi
W. T Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Best Shoe
W.l.douglas
W. L. Donglas
Ww. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
San Francisco
Louisville
N.Y
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