Vegetable Compound Testimonials From Women Readers
A marketing notice claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has relieved numerous women with conditions from displacement to irregular periods. It cites letters from Mrs. S. T. Riesmann Providence and others praising the medicine and promising confidential, woman-to-woman guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
S. T. Richmond
Providence
R. I. Provipwenor
R. L
Lydia HE. Pinkham
Lydia Baham
T. Riesmann
Progress Avenue
R.L
N.Y
Maria Irwin
R.F.D
Peru
Laura Quincy
Mass
Lydia EK
The Manufacture of Rosaries at Kandahar
Rosaries are widely made at Kandahar from magnetia silicate quarried 30 miles northwest of the city. Stone colors range from light yellow to bluish white, with straw colored semi-transparent varieties most common. Rosaries and charms are exported to Mecca and the waste powder is used as a remedy for heartburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandahar
Mecca
Statistics of Sight and Hearing
The report notes blindness is more common in men than women with ratios from the last census. It states one in 1316 males and one in 1424 females are blind while deafness shows the reverse pattern.
The Value of a Smile Keeps Hearts Open
A short exhortation on smiling as a path to health happiness and success. It promotes studying smiling as a social tool and suggests a smile attracts more affection than sarcasm or anger and encourages continued perseverance.
Matter of Finance
Florida Times Union notes a wry view on marriage and money, exploring motives around wealth in unions and societal expectations regarding financial security. The brief reflects a columnist’s observation that marriages are often tied to money, whether to gain or shed wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Times-Union
Test For Liver Complaint Men Tally Unhappy
A short health ad promoting Dr King's New Life Pills to improve liver function and bowel movements. It claims mental unhappiness and dullness accompany liver sluggishness and constipation. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles with pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Wives Risk Lives for Front Visit at Berry au Bac
Near the French front two wounded officers recount fierce fighting near Berry au Bac. Civilians host to soldiers in a Wayside inn share grit, danger, and a searing memory of months in the trenches as wives attempt secret meetings behind lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Arcos
Chicago Daily News
Berry-au-Bac
Leutenant
War Helps American Music Say Philadelphia Scholar
Dr Hugh A Clarke of the University of Pennsylvania told the Sinfonia Phi Mu Alpha convention that the European war boosts American musicians composers and teachers by overthrowing the sacred European fetish. He said American artists could not appear as soloists with orchestras without foreign finish but the public now recognizes true worth and will support them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hugh A. Clarke
University of Pennsylvania
Sinfonia Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
Y M C A Notes on Foy Meeting and Upcoming Talk
About 150 boys attended the Y M C A meeting Sunday at 2 30 PM. The lecture featured a stereopticon show on Changing China with Boswald Bosworth singing. Next Thursday at eight in the John Howe Library Rev Samuel Lindsay will give a round the fire talk on The Wealth of the West. members and friends invited.
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Y. M
Foy
China
Boswald Bosworth
John Howe
Samuel Lindsay
Association
Lindsay
Swiffes Admiration of Horses Drawn in Quotation
Fragmentary dialogue shows Swiffes praising a horse's dignity while Miss Cayenne challenges his stance. The quotation reflects playful disagreement over treatment and respect for animals amid garbled wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiffes
Swiffles
Miss Cayenne
Poultry Raising Book Offers Free Guide and Inventions
A Buffalo New York mail-order advert promotes a free book with five chapters on raising poultry for 6 to 6000 birds. It touts location breeds feeding and a self regulating hover device. The ad urges buying incubators and hover units directly from the factory at low prices. It lists Mobel Incubator Co. in Buffalo as the contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobel Incubator CO
Buffalo, M. Y
Transfer of liquor license requested in Bristol Rhode Island
Town records show Joseph R. Silvia of 164 Bradford Street seeks transfer of a retail liquor license to DeFelice Brothers at the same address. The Bristol Town Council will hold a hearing February 3, 1915 at 8 PM in the Memorial Building Council Chamber for public comment on granting the application.
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Bristol
R. I
Joseph R. Silvia
Bradford Street
DeFelice Brothers
Memorial Building
John M. Coggeshall
Free List Suspended During Engagement
A whimsical note jokes that the free list is absolutely suspended during this engagement leaving some readers amused by the notion of heavenly entry rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Marriage Makes a Difference A Courtship Insight
A cabinet of a woman reflects on courtship and marriage noting initial belief in male superiority, then acknowledging she was mistaken after marriage. The article uses a personal stance to discuss evolving views on equality within domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiani
Dr. Bell’s Pine Tar Hode for Colds and Coughs Ad
Old style advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar Honey for colds and coughs. Claims to loosen mucus stop coughs soothe lungs with a 25 cent price at the druggist. Promotes household protection against illness. References a general warning about dangerous cold symptoms.
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Peru, N.Y
Jane D. Duncan
W. Quincy, Mass
Matter of Finance
Ope Ao
F.t.remieres, Hope and Bradford
George E. Marsh Co
Dept. P. H
Lynn, Mass
Lowell
Lowell Fertilizer CO
Market ST
Boston
L.ennis
Warren, R
Iim
Kina
Reims
Roule
Town OF
Buftington's Pharmacy
Hope Street
Faas
John Carle
Water &T
New York
American Sugar Ref’g CO
Don
Jonger
Theum Mattsk
Fort O
Ark
Lyman Brown
Murray St
Thien
Bates
T. Clarke Brown, Jr
Constitution
Chiropodist
Geo. H. Peck
B. W. Wall
Bristol, BR. L
G.W. Simmons
Constitution Street
William W. Franklin & Co
Cottage Street
Isaac B. Munro
Bristol, R. I
George Magee
R. J
Weaver & Matheson
E. K. Reynolds
High Street
Hydraulion Hall
Church St. Col. Pearseave
G. M. Wilbur
Liscomb & Coggeshall
Lisc
Burton St
Walter H. Coggeshall
Constitution St
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
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