Woman's Kidney Troubles and Lydia Pinkham's Remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the specialized cure for women's kidney trouble. It cites symptoms such as backache bearing down pain and scalding urine, and quotes letters from Mrs. Samuel Frake and Mrs. J. W Lang praising the remedy's effectiveness, urging women to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Samuel Frake
Prospect Plains
N. J
Pinkham
J. W Lang
Third Avenue
New York
The Vastness of Texan Describes Giant Texas Size
Texarkana Tex Courier examines Texas vastness asking a star mathematician to compare Texas area and world population. It ponders distributing global people across Texas farmland, ending with a striking line that the lot would require more than half an acre per person under the imagined division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Globe
Texarkana
Tex
Chamberlain's Croup Remedy Earns Household Confidence
Mrs M Basford of Poolesville Maryland praises Chamberlain's Croup Remedy for her child Garland who suffers severe croup attacks. She reports prompt relief and full confidence in the medicine, noting its perfect success in treating the ailment. Sold by W H Bartington.
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Chamberlain
M . Basford
Poolesvile
Oan
Chambertaim
W. H. Bartington
Looking Glasses In Coffina Funeral Custom
The article notes a Swedish funeral custom of placing a small looking glass in the coffin of an unmarried woman so she could arrange her hair when the last trump sounds. Scandinavian maidens wore hair loose while married women wore it bound and covered. thus the unmarried woman was believed to awake with looser hair needing a mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Review
Parlor Pride Stove Polish for instant lustre
Liquid ready to use with a few drops yields a brilliant shine for stoves fit for the parlor. No soiled hands and no water or mixing needed, as water dulls the finish. Sold by Ivy Bristol and listed dealers including Quirk Brothers and Newman Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Bristol
John Lake
Quirk Brothers
J Benjamin
Bristol Public Market
Newman Brothers
Waldron-Brownell Co
S McCaw
McGann Brothers
T J Connery
Faithful Chodja Accepts 999 Piasters
A rich man tests a pious chodja who prayed for a thousand piasters. He finds 999 and refuses to take the money back, insisting God will provide the final piaster. The chodja accepts the 999, trusting a future gift will complete the prayer.
A Roman Butcher's Shop at the Dres den Museum
The Dres den Museum of Antiquities showcases a marble relief from ancient Rome depicting a butcher shop split by a pillar. In the larger chamber the butcher stands by a three-legged chopping block, with a steelyard and cleaver, as he divides a rib. A wall shows dressed meats on hooks, including a boar's head, while in the smaller division the wife sits with an account book aiding in bookkeeping.
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Museum of Antiquities
Dresden
Rome
Tender Hearted Butchers Speak On Blood At Work
A New York Press account quotes a long time butcher who explains workers in slaughterhouses are not heartless. He recalls witnessing a severe hand wound and his colleagues bandaging him, a man fainting at a woman’s suicide attempt, and numerous fights without anyone using a knife. The report portrays carnage and emotion in the industry.
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Saleman
New York
Widow’s Cap and Arm Crape: Old World Mourning Customs
The article traces the widow’s cap to ancient Egypt and notes Greek and Roman adaptations. It explains shaved heads or hair coverings among mourners and mentions crape on the arm as a naval and military emblem of bereavement dating to medieval chivalry.
Courage to do right despite fear of judgment
A maxim from Maxwell's Talismans emphasizes choosing to act on what we believe is right even if faced with criticism or misunderstanding. The real calamity is not doing what we ought, and true courage comes from fearing others less than failing our duty.
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Maxwell
Easy Language to Learn
Mr George Wyndham M P in Glasgow as rector of the university alludes to the Dalriada legend of Scots killing Picts who spoke their language. He says only five Pictish words remain and could be mastered in one minute if allowed to choose from all languages.
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George Wyndham
Glasgow
University
Kingdom of
Dalriada
A Drawback Fairy Tale Exchange
A fairy warns that every word from the gentle maid will release pearls and diamonds from her lips, prompting the maid to wonder if such wealth would render precious gems too common. The dialogue frames a whimsical moral about words and value.
Man Keeps Hog For Year And Half For Personal Reason
A man who kept a hog in his pen for eighteen months was asked why he did not kill it and start another. He replied that he supposed he must keep a hog at all times anyway, so he might as well keep that one.
Sure Sign of Old Age Quip Cited From Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger joke notes old age by a man who stops rushing to exit trains even when not in a hurry, underscoring a distant memory of youth and the humor of aging.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Women and Writing Volumes Quote by Edwin Pugh
A brief quotation attributed to Edwin Pugh questions why women should bother writing volumes, suggesting women can always look and read rather than produce such extensive works. The line reflects attitudes on female authorship and literary labor.
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Edwin Pugh
The Outcome in Russia Struggle Seen as Beginning
The piece argues Russia will undergo a lengthy struggle as autocracy clashes with popular demands for law and reform. It notes Nicholas II may convene a zemsky-like assembly but unlikely grants a constitution, while public opinion brands the autocracy's methods as unsustainable and the country must move toward change.
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Russia
Lozenott
Japan
Nicholas II
Archimedes
E. J. Dillon
American Monthly Review
Old Cure For Scurvy Burying Patients Up to Faces
In Santo Domingo’s Donna Maria bay the Blondhe frigate crew of twenty were buried up to their chins in beach soil as a remedy for scurvy. Holes were dug in soft soil and men placed with shipmates guarding facial exposure. After two hours the method proved effective as four days later all could rejoin the frigate.
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Donna Maria Bay
Santo Domingo
Noahs Ark Accommodation Figures in Archbishops Chronology
On November sixteen in the antiquated chronology of Archbishop Ussher Noah and the animals left the ark. Scholars estimate ample ark space with calculations by Sir Walter Raleigh listing eighty nine to a hundred animal kinds. He compared space needs noting elephants and lions, and concluded room existed for the humans and all provisions.
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Ussher
Walter Raleigh
Noah
Relieve a Cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
The first action for a cold is to relieve the funga using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It liquefies thick mucus, helps expel it from the lungs, promotes clear secretions, and shortens recovery. It counters pneumonia risk and leaves the body healthy. Sold by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain’s Uough
Buffington
Canvassers Notice from Bristol Town Clerk Office
Town Clerk Herbert F Bennett announces sessions of the Bristol Board of Canvassers to canvass electors for town officers and property voters for the Financial Town Meeting. Sessions set for March dates with deadlines to pay personal property taxes to qualify for voting.
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Bristol
Patrick McCabe
Matthias McCabe
Patrick Farrelly
R. I
Board of Canvassers
Herbert F Bennett
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A. E. Sparks
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Greane
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O.L. Bosworth Attorney-at-Law
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John M. Brownell
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Pawtucket Mutual Fire
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