Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for nervous women
An advertisement features Mrs. Albert Sultze of Winona Minnesota praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for alleviating nervousness and sleeplessness. The copy claims forty years of benefit for conditions like displace ments inflammation ulceration and nervous prostration. It quotes a Brown County tale about artist T C Steele selling a painting and a farm for less than its value in Indianapolis News.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia Pinkham
Albert Sultze
Calotabs Promised To Cure Flu Overnight
Physicians and druggists promote Calotabs as a quick cure for colds and influenza. One tablet at bedtime is claimed to purge the system, with no side effects, and the next morning the cold vanishes. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee.
Nice Distinction in Domestic Rights Debate
Dialogue features Mrs. Galumpus accusing Mr. Galumpus of yielding to others and ruling the household with a harsh, outsider’s opinion. The exchange hints at domestic authority framed as a family honor versus tyrannical control.
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Galumpus
Comfortable Homes for Chickens in Winter
Agricultural guide emphasizes warm dry well ventilated hen houses with drafts avoided. It covers floor treatments, curtain ventilation, space allowance, nest placement, feeding plans including mash and scratch, and a cheap 50 hen house costing about 28 dollars with simple construction and practical materials.
Water for Hens and Cleanliness of Water Pans
An article advises keeping a plentiful supply of clean water for laying hens. It warns against neglecting the water pan which can gather green slime if not washed regularly. In summer keep it outside in shade, in winter keep it inside, raised above the floor to prevent litter contamination.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Gooseberries Relish Heat in Southern Harvests
The article notes gooseberries grow slightly farther south than currants and tolerate summer heat better. It calls for more spraying to keep currants and gooseberries healthy in the southern range than in the north.
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United States
Poultry Tips From GSAS Feature Notes
Gather eggs twice daily and market at least twice weekly. Store eggs in a cool dry cellar. Buy well matured pallets rather than hens. Sale of surplus cockerels as brooders or fryers remains popular among poultry keepers.
Message From Ashland Woman Promises Relief
Mrs. E. M. Harris of Ashland Wisconsin reports relief after using Pe rene products for long standing nasal and throat symptoms. She says the regimen allowed her to rest less and regain strength, noting marked improvement after starting treatment.
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E. M. Harris
Ashland
Wis
The
Vick
Don’t Fuss So God Put ’Em There
A Rochester Times quip recalls Henrietta, five, grumbling over bones in a fish dinner while Edith, six, finally bursts out that God put them there, reflecting on childlike patience and humor at table.
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Henrietta
Edith
Rochester Times
The Cartoonist Outdone in Fashion Drawings
Jones recalls a once prosperous London cartoonist who specialized in grotesque drawings of women's fashions. He has not lost talent but faces styles that have surpassed his work, as Banks notes the shift in fashion illustration.
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Jones
Banks
London
Bayer Aspirin labeled genuine tablets for multiple ailments
Bayer insists on the Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging. The genuine aspirin is prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin holds 12 tablets at a few cents. The Bayer trademark refers to monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Cascarets Offer Gentle Relief for Bilious Attacks
An advertising claim promotes Cascarets as a safe bowel tonic that relieves bilious attacks, sour stomachs, and constipation without griping. It contrasts Cascarets with purgatives like calomel and salts, noting they work quietly during sleep and cost little.
Dyer And Does Wyrd Favor Music
Dyer states Wyrd does not like music preferring popular songs and jazz only. The remark contrasts musical tastes with broader popular genres.
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Dyer
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest remedy for a severe cold. It claims relief arrives on the first dose and suggests a schedule of doses every two hours for three doses to clear congested heads stop nose running and ease headaches and feverish symptoms.
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Grippe
Pape
Eyes Tested While You Wait Sign Sparks Downtown Debate
A downtown optometrist window sign prompts a humor laden exchange about whether to have eye tests immediately or later. The Indianapolis News notes the playful remark amid the storefront scene.
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Indianapolis News
Honest men in politics rally sparks reform talk
A reformer and a practical politician debate honesty in public life. The reformer states the need for more honest men in politics, while the politician agrees that honesty could lower political costs and cycles.
Her Class. The old cat catches her pussyfooting in room.
A fragment from a column notes a sharp remark about a girl and a cat, reflecting playful slang in a casual domestic scene. The line "I caught her pussyfooting around my room the other day" underscores a lighthearted tease about behavior and a pet cat.
If Oceans Rise One Twenty Sixth of Their Depth
A historical note warns that if ocean levels rose by one twenty sixth of their depth, half of the land would be submerged, illustrating early concerns about sea level change and coastal impact.
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