Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Health Notice
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Roos
York
Lydia of
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Stoltzman
Laurel
Misa Ellen M. Olson
N. East St
Kewanee
Ill
Hired Headgear for Weddings From Veteran Hatmaker
In a shop near Clement's Inn a veteran hatmaker, age two summers in trade, hopes top hats will return this year. Christopher Clarke sells silk hats 4s 6d to 10s 6d, with hats hireable for weddings and funerals at one shilling per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement's Inn
Hougton Street
Bouverte Street
Christopher Clarke
Doctor Credits Postum With Weight Gain After Coffee Quit
A Washington DC physician reports years of headaches and poor health tied to coffee. After switching to Postum with proper preparation, he notes disappearance of headaches, better sleep, clearer thinking, and a 20 pound gain. His wife and sister-in-law also improved on Postum, supporting the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash
D. C
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Disguises and Make-Up Drive Gotham Sleuths Detectives
A New York central office squad uses elaborate disguises and stage style make-up to trap criminals in Black Hand cases, policy shops, and murders. Detectives play roles from Bowery locals to hotel bellboys, blending into crowds to gather decisive evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Office
Broadway
Fifth
Sixth Avenue
Fife
Ackerchoo Cry at the Doctor Office
A humorous spoof shows a patient railing at doctors who fail to cure a common cold. The narrator mocks medical pretensions and the social embarrassment of sneezing and sniffling in public. Akerchoo mirrors comedic complaint about illness and doctor vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bumptor
Akerchoo
How Coins Were Sweated In Counterfeiting Schemes
The piece explains sweating as a method to extract gold from coins using a rubber mold copper wires and a cyanide bath while powered by an electric battery. Bankers detect sweating by weighing coins. lighter coins reveal shortages. The method is described as rarely lucrative with only two sovereigns submitted for sweating in 1871 per the master of the mint report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Adam
Clever disguise helps detective crack lodging house crime
A central office detective posed as a professional man to infiltrate lodging houses. Dressed with glasses and carrying worn instruments, he fooled room men long accustomed to detecting tricks. The piece explains how a seemingly disabled man can gain access and trust among criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman Recovers After Four Months Bedridden
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington describes years of weakness swelling and sleepless nights. After doctors gave up she used Deans Kidney Pills and recovered within weeks returning to the house strong again. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sts
Centralia
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Won't Stand for It Quick Lunch Place Not Seating Customers
A Yonkers Statesman brief notes a plan to open a fast lunch venue with no seating, prompting doubt that the public will accept the concept. The exchange hints at local reaction to the restaurant's unique arrangement. American Tent & Awning Co. of Minneapolis is cited for information and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
American Tent & Awning Co
Minneapolis
Achilles Disguised as a Woman Exposed by Handkerchief Clue
Greeks ask how to tell Achilles from the girls. Ulysses notes the disguise by the way he never drops his handkerchief when he turns around. Washington Herald interpretation highlights the sly test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achilles
Ulysses
Washington Herall
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad
An 25 cent bottle of Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised for children teething soothing gums reducing discomfort and claimed to cure wind colic in a historic product listing.
Broken spectacles advertise duplicate eyeglasses
A short classified note from the Minneapolis area urges readers to mail broken spectacles to Moreau Optician at 616 Nicollet Ave. for replacement or duplication services. The quirky line about judgment and luck appears as a brief humorous insert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moreau Optician
Nicollet Ave
What Tommy Thought About Mr Brown
A Nashville American excerpt recalls Tommy noting Mr Brown as a funny man. He explains with a childlike line that Mr Brown walks barefoot on top of his head. The quip captures a playful, local-humor moment from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville American
Tommy
Mr. Brown
Zimmerman Bros Kodak Store in St Paul Promotes Services
Zimmerman Bros in St Paul Minnesota proclaims the finest Kodak store in America offering developing and printing for amateurs with very beautiful work at reasonable prices. They will send price list to any amateur on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman Bros
St. Paul
Minnesota
Kodak
America
Graft. A humorous note on presidential chances
In a brief dialogue from the Sacred Heart Review Horatio considers selling his chance to become president for 10 cents while Janice questions every boy's right to aim for the highest office. The exchange satirizes ambition and luck in political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Horatio
Sacred Heart Review
Cream ship order and cleaning ads from Milton Dairy and N W Hide
An old newspaper clipping promotes Miltion Dairy Co in St. Paul asking to ship cream today. It also advertises N W Hide & Fur Co in Minneapolis inviting hides and pelts shipments. A phrase urges honesty over wealth and cites a hat purchase anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Dairy CO
St. Paul
Minn
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM MILLER AND HOLMES
A fragment lists buyers with names including Miller and Holmes in St. Paul Minnesota and references a washing wife and an alien foot easing claim. The garbled text mentions testimonials and a free trial package directed at Uhnsted Kuy and Leo Kuy in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller & Holmes
St. Paul
Minn
A.S. Uhnsted
Leo Kuy
N.Y
It Takes a Woman to Hide What She Knows Not
A pithy remark on gendered ignorance noting that women conceal unknowns while men’s ignorance tends to surface openly. The line contrasts awareness and concealment with a sharp moral about perception and truth.
How to Stop Roof Leaks Mail-in Guide and Odd Observations
A variety of odds and ends appear including a postal offer from Maire Paint Co in Minneapolis for roofing leak details and remarks on a Fargo eye specialist Dr J H Rindlaub. A humorous line about love at first sight and an observation about a wife wanting neighbors to view her husband as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maire Paint CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Parasols for Men Raise Fashion at English Race Meetings
Reports from England describe men adopting sun parasols at race events. Westind shopkeepers note rising sales of simple male shades, seen at Ascot as gentlemen borrow parasols from companions, signaling a new masculine summer style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Westind
Ascot
Twin City Iron & Wire Works Fire Escape Products
Twin City Iron and Wire Works of St Paul manufactures fire escapes iron stairs and benches. The company markets sturdy safety equipment for buildings and industrial sites and highlights durable metalwork suitable for urban architecture. The note mentions husbands of pretty women as a humorous aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Iron & Wire Works
St. Paul
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Gotham Sleuths
Tenderloin Hotel
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Addrem
Anakesis
Tribune Bidg
New Yeas
Woodward&co
Grain Commission
Elvi
California
IG Syrup Co
AML
Ha Hye
Hie Products
Libby
Vienna
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