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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
A candid letter from a patient explains how Mrs. Pinkham’s advice helps women with private illnesses. Her long correspondence with sick women is presented as confidential and potentially life changing, based on grateful testimonies.
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic derangement and female weakness after years of headaches and nerves. The ad claims the product has stood for thirty years as a standard remedy for female ills, including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pain backache and nervous symptoms.
A solemn tribute to James M. Gooding with lines on toil, faith, and guidance from the Lord Jesus. The verse laments loss, honors his weary pilgrimage, and asks for purity of heart and loved ones kept in grace. A contrasting ad for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup targets children, praising taste and gentle action yet noting laxative effect. Sold by W H Baflineton.
The sixteenth annual meeting at Franklin street reviewed the year 1907 08 with reading of minutes reports and elections. Officers elected include President Miss Harriet B Lather and Treasurer Mrs Charles A Johnson, with a large list of church-affiliated managers and advisory board members. The secretary’s and treasurer’s yearly reports noted illness deaths donations and upkeep costs, and praised staff and supporters while inviting more visits.
A Manila social scene anecdote recalls a young man finding 25 pesos in his suit pocket. He suspects a wedding fee, recalls giving a fee to Dr Rossiter, who reveals the truth in sharp fashion: a box of vile smelling cigarettes.
A brief exchange from Pearson's Weekly about how a crank is defined. She assures he is not a crank, explaining a crank holds one idea while he has none. The dialogue preserves a light social observation on reputations and opinions.
The fragment recounts 18th century etiquette in England with Lord and Lady Spencer inviting guests to dine at six thirty and requesting an answer. It notes earlier phrases like A polite answer requested and A reply would oblige, and mentions R. S. V. P. first appearing in 1781 with Kerry cards. It traces shift to French form in late period.
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