Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Proven By Letters from Women
Letters from Mrs C Cole Fitchville Ohio and Mrs A H Sanborn Irasburg Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for cure of female ills nervous prostration kidney and bladder troubles and general improvement. The firm offers rewards for proof these testimonials are false or paid. For 30 years the remedy has been standard made from roots and herbs with thousands of cures. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for free advice in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fitchville
Ohio
Mrs. C. Cole
Irasburg
Vermont
A. H. Sanborn
Tuberculosis Fight Urges State Action And Bed Shortages
A National Association bulletin notes the United States loses over 1,000,000 annually due to bed shortages for tuberculous patients. It costs 250 dollars to care for a consumptive and without proper treatment the patient can infect others, costing at least 1,500 dollars to the community. Rhode Island needs state responsibility to control centers of infection, with 120 beds available but only 60 at the State Institution, amid prejudice against paupers and the insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United
Rhode Island
Wallace Hatch
Mr Hatch
Red Cross
Hatch
Optimistic Banquet Talk Urges Cheerful City Spirit
Mayor Fletcher of Providence urged overcoming pessimism at a banquet. He warned against dwelling on imagined troubles and urged residents to praise their city, dismiss needless worries, and inoculate themselves with sunshine and cheerful optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Fletcher
Sunday School Officers Chosen at State Street M E Church
The State Street M E Church Sunday school elected officers after the session. Key posts include Superintendent Miss Lillian Nicholas, Assistant Superintendent Mrs O R Siegel, Secretary William Sutcliff, Assistant Secretary Rennie Sawyer, Treasurer Miss Lilian Runther, Organist William Sutcliff, Chorister Mrs Sarah D Bosworth, Assistant Chorister Miss Minnie Potter, Librarian A B LeLois, Superintendent Home Department Mrs O R Sierel, Superintendent Oradle Roll Miss Sarah D Bosworth, Auditing Committee Miss Mabel Manchestr, Mrs Mae Congdon, Superintendent Primary Department Miss Minnie Potter, Assistant Superintendent Miss Lana Congdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street M. E
Lillian. Nicholas
O. R. Siegel
William Sutcliff
Rennie Sawyer
Lilian Runther
Sarah D Bosworth
Minnie Potter
A.B. LeLois
Coming Events in Warren and Bristol area
A string of local events listed for January and February includes a Sonny Brook Social Club dance at Armory Hall Warren on Jan 18. a Jan 19 20 festival at G A R Hall by St Marys Church Sunday School Teachers. a Jan 21 reading by Prof Thomas Crosby Jr at Rockwell Hall Bristol Fortnightly Club. Bennett Moulton Co Bristol Opera House shows Jan 20 21 22. minstrels Jan 26 27 at Bristol Opera House by Bristol Base Ball Association. and a Feb 8 bean supper at St Michaels Chapel by the Ivy Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Hall
Warren
Sonny Brook
G. A.R. Hall
St. Mary’s Church
Rockwell Hall
Thomas Crosby, Jr
School For Scandal
Bristol Fortnightly Club
Bennett & Moulton Co
Bristol Opera House
Bristol Base Ball Association
Chapel
St. Michael’s Church
Ivy Guild
Accommodating Boy Aims to Help with Cake
A Newark woman dealing with a new iceman finds a small boy riding on a piece of ice hoisted by a dumb waiter. He explains he climbed up to help her off with the cake, thinking it might be heavy for her to lift. The anecdote ends with the boy’s playful offering and a chuckle at the weight of a cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Lippincott’s
Navigators Date Line Defined by Pacific Meridian
The international date line near the 180th meridian marks where navigators adjust the calendar on trans Pacific voyages. Moving westward loses a day while moving eastward gains a day due to the continuous 24 hour cycle. The rule reflects the hour lengthening with westward travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
New York American
Generous Husband and the Jelly Troubles
A tale from the New York Press describes a wife’s jelly making for ten hours, burning jars, then gifting jelly to a man whose wife does nothing. The husband boasts of his wife’s effort and offers six jars, provoking the wife’s envy and humor over unequal labor.
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New York Press
Dust more visible in sunlit spaces than shaded areas
A description explains that dust is more evident along beams of sunlight than in shadowed parts because sunlight creates air currents that lift and concentrate particles. An observed museum case confirmed more dust on sunlit glass than on shaded cases, supporting the phenomenon.
Traced by a Thermometer in a Glasgow Heist
A doctor named Dr White Law was attacked on a deserted road. His pocket thermometer for enteric fever was stolen. He noted the precise reading and later found the same thermometer in a Glasgow pawnshop, aiding police to identify and arrest the assailants at a theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw
Glasgow
Glasgow Medical Journal
Shell Sculptors in Neapolitan Craft
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece describes an Italian shell worker who heats pale tortoise shell, molds it into balls, and welds pieces together in a press. He proclaims Neapolitans are the best in shell and coral work, boasting of his training in Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Philadelphia Bulletin
Transformation of a street waif into a polished girl
Irene, a waif found by a kind woman, is bathed and beautified with brushed hair and a ribbon. A friend notes the striking change, but the child asks if the transformation erases her past crime, saying I am Irene still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
Mr ODonnell Causes Dispute in House of Commons
In a late night session, Mr O'Donnell disrupted proceedings at 1:30 am with a quip about the hour. He argued during the debate, misquoting the time as the next day’s early hour, prompting a retort from government benches.
Street organist and citizen clash over lazy life
A comic exchange finds an irritated citizen scolding a street organist for a lazy life. The organist responds that life is a daily grind, reflecting a humorous street dialogue.
Comic Cuts Style Riff On An Anti Fac Medicine Maker
A playful exchange frames a mock obituary tone with lines about a man living well on the fat of the land and a woman asking what he is. The quip labels him an anti fac medicine manufacturer, invoking a satirical comic caption voice.
Life's a reckoning you cannot redo a subtraction
Quote attributed to George Eliot about consequences and accountability. No named events, places, or organizations. A reflective saying on making amends and the finality of errors.
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George Eliot
Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-Book Ad
An antique advertisement urging proper nourishment for children features a for sale by all druggists offer. Bend 10c for the paper and ad to receive a Good Luck Penny with the Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-Book. SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
London Theaters and the Watchful Ticket Taker
The piece contrasts London and New York theater culture. It notes London staff greet patrons coolly, treating audiences as a necessary evil, with an elderly ticket taker and a vigilant lookout in plain clothes. It cites Collier's praising London security and suspicion toward outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Séothind Yard
Collier's
Flies at Sea On Ocean Flight of Dragon Flies
A London Globe recap notes a voyage thirty miles offshore where ships endured a plague of flies filling the cabin and dark butterflies seen moving toward land. Sailors swatted hundreds yet the insect population remained large, with dragon flies crossing the sea and a lone large butterfly trailing toward land thirty miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Parallel quips on misfortune from Spurgeon and Swift
A quaint pair of anecdotes contrasts Spurgeon’s dry remark about Essex’s earthquake devastation with Dean Swift’s wry line about a man slipping away while roof work proceeds. Both infer humor from calamity without malice.
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Mr. Spurgeon
Dean Swift
Egotism of Genius Among Poets and Critics
A quip about Wordsworth Southey and Coleridge on a fine day leads Wordsworth to joke that there were two more poets. Disraeli, as a youth, boasted of hearing Macauley Sheil and Grant speak and claimed he could floor them, adding that when he wants a good book he writes one.
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Wordsworth
Southey
Coleridge
Disraeli
Macauley
Sheil
Grant
Robert Louis and Fanny Steven Son Wedding Day
An Inquisitive asks Robert Louis about his birth date. He responds May 10, 1880 and shares a glance with Fanny Steven as they mark their wedding day. The exchange frames a personal moment on a couple’s special occasion.
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Robert Louis
Fanny Stevenson
Foot Rule at the House Beat
A humorous exchange shows a house rule about wiping feet on the mat before entering. The gag contrasts a workman and a housekeeper as Comle Cuts and others discuss the strict mat etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comle
N H Electric In Effect We Newp 1909
An item notes the effect of electrical improvements in Newp and references the year 1909. Details are sparse but indicate early electrical developments affecting daily life and local industry. The brief mentions N H Electric in connection with these changes.
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Scott
Wwe
BOYD
Boyd Shorthand School
Westly
Caesar Misch
Westminister
Chas. H. Moore
Westminster Steel
Westminister St. R
C. W. Wall
General Contractor
Carpenter and Builder
Hope St
Pearse Ave
Boston
K.L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Enliding
Garwood Gas Team
Washington Street
Providence, K. I
Crary St
Providence, R
Newcon
H. W. Cunningham
Mgr
Weon St
R. I
Telephone Union
Gaasen
Dixon
GEO. P. Dixon CO
Washington St. Providence
Westminster St
J. Gilman Cook
W. H. Buffington
Wiliam H Buffington
Amedee Munsey
Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
W. H.H. Buffington
Geo, Smithson, Prop
ROS
EE Beravelers
N. H
A.d
NCE
Bristol
Ly. Bristo
Ar. Pro
Rev
L.lo
Compan
Newport
Newpork
Newpor
Chiropodist
Thibodeau
Thiboeau’s College
Fall River
South Main St
J. D. Thibodeau
G.M. Wilbur
Lady Userstaat
OG S.huildiing
Hope Street
Kristo
A.W. Orgelman
State Street
Tel
Market
Finnan Haddie
John
Schnieder
John Temple Drury
G.W. Simmons Undertakers and Funeral Directors
MRK& Emma E. Een
Constitution “Etreex
Illinois
Saleag
Rif
Gilmore, Effingham
Ilinois
Oewenee
Hadbronckack
Hope
Ghrolw
Japeger
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