Life's True Heroes and Everyday Courage
A meditation on heroism that honors those who endure illness and hardship. It praises Miss Jennie Cassaday of Louisville for founding the Flower Mission and Florence Nightingale for service. The piece extols quiet daily courage in home, work, and charity, urging imitation of benevolence and self denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hether
Earth
Jennie Cassaday
Louisville
Brotherhood of Man
Florence Nightingale
God
Divining Rods and Hidden Oil In Northern Michigan Tale
A German Landrat von Uslar and Herr Franzius claim divining rods locate water and mineral deposits, including vast crude oil, in northern Michigan and Wisconsin. They recount imperial support, past discoveries in Africa, and growing scientific interest while touring New York and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landrat von Ulsar
Kaiser Wilhelm
Michigan
Wisconsin
Landrat
Apenrade
Schleswis-Holstein
Folkmar Franzius
Bremen
Weser
von Uslar
Herr von Uslar
Germany
Herr von Buelow
Astor
New York
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite
Lepaeet
American Yacht Club
Milton Point
Rye
N. Y
Franzius
Tacitus
Cicero
Harz
England
Gobi
Switzerland
Schleswig-Holstein
W. F. Barrett
Dublin
von Riechenbach
M. B. Chevreul
Imperial
Harbor
Kiel
von Buelow
Africa
Herr Franzius
Beyerhaus
Blom
W. Kubler
Dresden
G. Rothe
Reichenbach
A. Voll
Aigner
Munchen
Draden
Uslar
Dr. Voll
Hanover
Woman Feels 10 Years Younger Amid Lydia E Pinkham Claim
Louisville resident Mrs Intze Willis credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with renewed energy and daily work ability after long weakness and nervousness. In Romayor Texas Mrs Viola Jasper reports relief from displacement and bladder trouble after use. The company asks readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Lydia Pinkham
Romayor
Texas
Lydia Yeeham
Viola Jasper
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Foley Kidney Pills Expected to Heal Kidney Ailments
Foley Kidney Pills are promoted as a good honest medicine that cannot help but heal kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities once taken into the system. The ad urges readers to try them now for positive and permanent help.
Curious English Book Titles From Cromwell’s London Strand
A list of odd old English book titles from the Cromwell era includes A Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed Nosegay for God's Saints to Smell At and The Spiritual Mustard Pot to Make the Soul Sneeze With Devotion. Other items reference charity, chickens of the church, and a Quaker Samuel Fisk imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion
Samuel Fisk
Charity
London Strand
Like a Balloon About Divorce Statistics
A Reno statistician Dr. Herbert M. Shisholm comments on divorce, saying an exhaustive study suggests the average woman's heart is like a toy balloon—tighter than all, and most restless men tied to some body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Shisholm
Reno Statistician
Record-Setting Debate Over Bristle Fit Frays Cusp
A conflict over altering a man’s toothbrush bristle during a tempering trial illustrates extreme economy zeal. The dispute centers on fitting new bristles to an old toothbrush and the ensuing controversy.
Happy Old Age Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating
Ad promotes Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging bodies supplying nourishment with minimal digestive load. It touts barley and wheat content and natural phosphates aiding muscle brain and nerves, with testimonials from an Iowa customer praising health gains and a man using Grape-Nuts with Postum.
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Life’s True Heroes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Preatty
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