Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mrs Binns
Mrs Sophie Binns of Fruitvale writes she recovered from congestion and inflammation of the ovaries after eighteen months of illness using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports pain relief and improved health after two months, urging others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Binns
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Fruitvale
Bar
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Poxknam
Mrs. Soram Buns
Death Blow and Stage Tricks in Early Opera and Ads
A satirical exchange notes De Sharp's comic opera failing due to strict adherence to theater traditions. An ad promotes Allen's Boots powder for feet with claims of easing new shoes. A dialogue snippet mocks theatrical stunts and lists varied notices including Salzer Seeds and hair growth claims, reflecting a miscellany page.
Remedy for Legal Bust on the Supreme Court Bench
A young lawyer, tangled in his own case before a Supreme Court justice known as the humorist of the bench, seeks excuses for procedural rust. The justice offers a friendly smile and then bluntly advises: go and study law. The humorous exchange ends with a sober cue to prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York Tribune
All Is Lost Except Honor Then and Now
A quip contrasts Francis I at Pavia with a modern son telling his father of business ruin. The father responds that nothing is lost except honor, echoing the historical sentiment in a contemporary frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis I
Pavia
Caer
Two Weeks in the Business and a Sun Ode Snub
A humorous exchange shows a broker dismissing poetry while a character named Vansant admits he arrived two hours late and was told to take interest in the business. The dialogue plays on stock, sun imagery, and brisk workplace wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Vansant
Almanac Leads Ark. Woman to Kidney Pills Cure
Matthews Arkansas resident Lee S Sanders recounts how reading Dodd's Almanac for 1902 inspired her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. She suffered lifelong kidney trouble but after taking the pills she improved greatly and credits the almanac with a life changing discovery. She believes the pills can help others with kidney trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Convention Debates Corset Abolition and Rights Demands
The piece notes a women's convention calling for corset abolition, aligning with suffrage advocates who argue women are over constrained. Senator Teller is cited delivering a notably effective Senate speech while reportedly moved to tears.
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Teller
Senate
Death of Gen Sigel Ends Noted Civil War Figure
Gen Franz Sigel died at his home in Mott Haven New York at nearly 78. Born November 24 1824 in Baden Germany he fought in the 1848 Revolution and came to the United States in 1852. He led troops in the Civil War, commanded districts and divisions, and inspired a Grant Robinson poem. He left a widow three sons and a daughter. his youngest son Franz Sigel Jr., is a Chicago lawyer.
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Franz Sigel
Mott Haven
N. Y
Baden
Germany
United States
St. Louis
Sigel
Lehigh
Department of West Virgin
Newmarket
Hunter
Potomac
Early
Maryland Heights
Lew Wallace
Monocacy
Grant
Grant P. Hobinson
Mit Sigel
Coroner's Jury Names Bartholin Matricide Principal
The Chicago coroner's jury convicts William Bartholin as principal in the murder of Mrs. Annie Bartholin with Oscar Thompson and Edward A. Counselman named as accessories. They found the body at 5052 State Street and buried in the basement at 4310 Calumet Avenue on Aug 2, 1902, and call for Bartholin to be held to the grand jury. Old Dad Claffey is not mentioned in the verdict.
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Bartholin
Chicago
William Bartholin
Annie Bartholin
Oscar Thompson
Edward A. Counselman
State Street
Calumet Avenue
Oscar Isbert
Strand
Dad” Claffey
Minnie Mitchell
American Syndicate Plans 40 090 Acre Canadian Wheat Farm
A group led by T. B. Hoans of Nebraska will create a bonanza wheat operation between Craik and Davidson on the Prince Albert division. Forty thousand acres cost about 293000 with another 100000 allotted for immediate improvements. The venture includes F. J. Waddell and other capitalists from Illinois and Iowa. The plan involves converting a full township to a giant wheat field and building two steam powered elevators at Garvin with the syndicate to run nearby facilities.
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Canada
T. B. Hoans
Nebraska
Craik
Davidson
Prince Albert
Canadian Pacific
North Dakota
F. J. Waddell
Aurora
Neb
Fowa
Illinois
Hoard
Eastern Kentucky may get a railroad running north and south
Multiple brief items report possible railroad in Eastern Kentucky, with no firm plans. Other notes mention John Little of Tallahassee Mississippi shooting Artie Allison, Cullen Gates killing Homer Bennett and wounding James Crawley, and Pearl County England tracking Italy in Tripoli. The City National Bank with $50,000 capital is to be established at South McAlester LT.
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Kentucky
John Little
Tallahassee
Miss
Artie Allison
Cullen Gates
Homer Bennett
James Crawley
Pearl County
England
Italy
Tripoli
City National Bank
South McAlester
Forty Acre Farm Titan of Central Kansas
In Central Kansas M. M. Sherman directs a vast farm exceeding 40 000 acres with 100 to 150 workers, three bookkeepers and a stenographer, and a forty mile distance to the farthest corner. He experiments with power plowing using two engines at field ends linked by a cable to pull plows, aiming for practical, profitable efficiency. The scale and methods reflect a transformative agrarian enterprise praised by World's Work.
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M. MM. Sherman
Kansas
Sherman
Commonwealths
Dean's Kidney Pills Story Promises Cure at Appleton Drugstore
A testimonial from Appleton Wisconsin residents promotes Dean's Kidney Pills claiming relieve kidney pain and rheumatism after six years of back strain. The ad cites Fred Koletzke of 733 College Avenue and mentions free trials from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo New York. It also includes unrelated quotes about patience and a drug pitch for Piso's Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Fred Koletzke
College Avenue
Appleton
Wis
Louis Holzer
Heckert’s
Tony van Quyen
Dean
Weelz Bros
Koletze
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hartman Sanitarium Ad Offers Free Medical Advice
An old advertisement urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, O, for treatment guidance and a free medical opinion on women’s diseases. It promises prompt advice and personal case statements in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Halls Catarrh Cure Promoted Amid City Snippet
Brief Life advertisement notes Halls Catarrh Cure offered for internal use at 75 cents. A traveler mentions crowding past couples near a hotel piazza in a casual aside. Also cites a population estimate of 650000 Jews in New York City.
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de Sharp
Bern
Allen
Allen & Olmsted
LeRay, N
Henry A. Salzer
la Crosse
Ower CO
Bostorlhass
Jer
F.a
Weiss Me Oder
Muece
Pfed Terestery
Ralph Temple
Bever Nott
Crescent Ker. Co
Ons BT
Gen
Missouri
Country
Great
Fara
Piso
Abs
Oscar Tripp
Big Hock
Peery Gitardas
Mrs
Esther MM. Milner
Pera-na
Saat
Este
Milner
Briggs
Griggs
Halls
New York City
Bears
River
Balk
Gewire
University of Notre Dame
Notre Home
Keite
Enterprica
N.Y
Ian
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