Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription touted for female ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women with periodic and pelvic symptoms. It claims to strengthen and regulate the female system without alcohol or habit-forming drugs, and offers free consultation by letter with confidential correspondence. It also advertises Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and a mail-order copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Calgeric
Pierce
Jetter
VY. Vierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Coats of Arma Origin Explained in Chivalry History
The term coats of arma arose as knights wore linked steel coats to battle and tourneys. Rust from rain and sun made them dull, so silken surcoats were added to display armorial bearings. The practice extended to horse trappings and household textiles as emblematic decoration.
Chinese Art and Its Distinct Painting Methods
An overview of Chinese painting history noting early works, temple examples, and a contrast between kakemono and kukesmono viewing methods. The piece highlights landscape and bird studies, with Chao Meng Fu’s Mongols Hunting as a notable example and comments on Western reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Chao Meng Fu
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Small Mercies and Modjeska Anecdotes From London Tit Bits
A humorous Scottish hotel tale follows a young English tourist who finally lands a £15 salmon after a costly fishing trip. The other item recalls Mme Modjeska fooling a private audience by reciting Polish numbers from one to a hundred, not her language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Aweel
Mme. Modjeska
London
Possible Complication Phrase From Chicago Pribune
Fragmentary quote questions whether people live on Mars and what they would think if they learned their planet’s name. The line features playful dialogue about space and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mars
Tsee
Chicago
Pribune
Princess de Lamballe Death in Terror Era
Boston Globe recounts the fate of Princess de Lamballe amid the French Revolution siege. It notes her alliance with Marie Antoinette, her aiding the queen in prison, and her brutal death at La Force, with grisly details of the mob’s desecration and the royal family witnessing the horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carignino
Turin
Lamwalle
Louis Victor of
Ouerignan
Sarditia
Savoy
Varin
Eugene
Vienna
Stanislaus
Penthlevre
France
Lartnballe
Rennes
Prince de Lamballe
Tours XV
Tha
Mare Antoinette
Rae
Paris
Princess de Lambatie
Magrie Antoinette
Cies
Princess la Lamballe
de Lamballe
England
Dieppe
Varennes
Iranes
Traily
Marie
Mme, de Lamballe
la Force
Deatra
Sabera
Antoinette
Alan
Temple
Louis
Marie Antoinette
Miri
Eliazabeth
Boston Globe
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Ada Walker
R.a.howell
Longview Street
Devoe
Roop Hardware Company
Sam
Ringold
Dr. Ringgold
Princess Lamballe
Stratford-on-Avon
Ife
Sonny
Shakespeare
Georgia
Newnan Street
Aleeferson
Wefan
Jefferson
Jeffeson Standard Life Insurance Company
Raleiah, N. C
Jos. G. Brown, Pres
P. D. Gold, Jr
Chas. W. Gold
AR Turner
Bowdin, Ga
H. H. Bass
Mer
Atlanta, Ga
Tus
C. Dewitt & Company
Chicagoliles
Dawitt
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