To Mothers of Large Families and the Big Man and His Mother
A lengthy reminiscence and appeal to mothers of large families by Lydia E. Pinkham’s advocate. It includes a testimonial from a fifty-one year old mother of twelve who praises the Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The piece closes with a moral vignette about a generous big man aiding his German mother at a railway station, highlighting kindness across strangers and family bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iowa
History of Electricity Through Time and Inventions
A concise timeline from 600 B C to 1876 sketches key electricity milestones including amber observation, frictional electricity, Voltaic pile, electromagnet, Morse telegraph, and early improvements. quoted remarks from I N Miller of Western Union anticipate photoelectric transmission and rapid future progress, noting unrestricted potential in the electrical field.
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Prof
Morse
Prof. Morse
Henry
I. N. Miller
Western Union Telegraph Company
Not In His Diocese Bishop Potter Quip
A seaside encounter prompts a bishop to reply to a visiting prelate that a problem in another diocese is not his see. The exchange occurs after a Sunday service as they observe bathers nearby.
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Potter
Branding Texas Steers and the Hard Work of Ropers
A Belcherville Texas cattleman notes branding as the toughest task in cow business, detailing tools like dotting irons and stamping irons, and explaining roles of four branding crew members. He explains ropers, bulldoggers, and punchers in action, with age timing for calves and the quirks of brand design and depth.
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Joseph Keith
Belcherville
Texas
Missouri
Maine
XIT
Egard
Louis Globe-De
Factoids From the Past Telling of World Wonders
A mosaic of curiosities from salt trade to ancient artifacts and oddities. Notes on Atlantic shipping, Alfredian salutes, percussion caps in 1830, US gem finds, Chautauqua translation, Bible printing in New York, armor and gemstones, ancient Athens relics, a Maine death in an insane asylum, Boston twins in 1893, Egypt music spoils, Chinese eclipse deaths, Bombay zoo serpent skin, Jefferson rattlesnake length, New York oyster preferences, Pompeii shears, Babylon inscription site, Evergreen Ohio rainwater illness, Knox ville infant weight, Vienna hailstorm transport disruption, Pompeian sculptor workshop finds.
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Taverpool
England
Africa
Alfred the Great
United States Army
United States
New York City
Parmorer
Herculaneum
Athens
Maine
Boston
China
Bombay
India
Zoological Gardens
Jefferson
Pompeii
Babylon
Bolsuazzar
Joseph Donnally
Evergreen
Ohio
Heles
Knoxville
Tenny
Vienna
Austria
Pompeiiau
Miscellaneous notes from old press items compiled and noted
A collection of curiosities and tidbits from diverse places including stage stamps gummed with potato starch, fans near windows preventing frost, opal counterfeiting claims, a Chicago storefront graffito about chickens, eyelash placement protection, aging eye lenses, Etruscan glass interiors, a 500 mile long Australian wire netting rabbit fence, London’s many professional musicians including many women, clock dial inversions in China, the largest nail making machine in Everett Washington, Irish linen industry capital and employment figures.
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South Water Street
Chicago
Australia
London
China
Philadelphia Press
United States
Everett
Wash
Greenpoint
L. I
Ireland
An Abominable Legacy and Remedies Mentioned
A brief note lists rheumatism as inherited and recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to ease premonitory twinges and ward off illnesses. It also cites demographic bike data for Berlin and Vienna and includes testimonials about Piso's Cure for Consumption and Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers, noting cremation trends in Paris.
Summer Tours Via Big Four Route and Cracking Whiskey Ad
Summer tours via Big Four Route to mountains lakes seashore with special low rates to Put-in-Bay Niagara Falls Adirondacks Lake George New England resorts and Great Lakes routes through Cleveland Sandusky Toledo Detroit and more. Whiskey ad touts a dollar a drink as the gold cure with a vengeance.
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Lake Erie
Lake Chautauqua
Niagara Falls
Thouand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondacks
Lake George
New England
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Sandusky
Toledo
Detroit
eBnton Harbor
Mt. Clemens
Mackinac
Michigan
St. Louis
Chicago
E. O. McCormick
Big Four
Cincinnati
Missouri Pact Railway Map Advertises Lucrative Route
The Missouri Pact Railway markets an air line from St. Louis to Pacific Northwest points via Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington with Pullman buffet cars and reclining chairs. Tickets, berths, maps and reservations are offered through agents or T C Kimber in Indianapolis. The article also notes the average cost of criminal prosecutions in England is $185.
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Missouri Pact Railway
St. Louis
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Coas
T. C. Kimber
T P. A. Mo. Pac. Ry
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. It asserts full recovery with constitutional remedies and offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes Toledo based Cheney & Co endorsement and 75 cent pill product note.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Man Without a Wheel Saddest Life Line
A terse proverb from the Boston Courier notes a man without a wife is down and out, but the harsher measure is a man without a wheel, implying hardship or dependence. The quip reflects early 19th or 20th century humor about mobility and伴伴 status.
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Boston Courier
All But Me A lifeboat tale of bravery and duty at sea
A stormwrecked ship drives to a reef and a rescue effort is mounted. A fisherman named Tom volunteers to save a sick man, against his mother's pleas. The lifeboat battles huge waves, two men reach the shore, and Tom's courage wins the day as his brother Will is saved.
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Tom
Brother Will
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
A vintage ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Global postage expands to thirteen thousand four hundred stamp types
The world now uses 13,400 distinct postage stamps across nations. This reflects growing diversity in philatelic design and official issues by post services worldwide.
Alien Foot Ease Powder for swollen feet relief
Try Alien's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes. This season feet feel swollen hot tired easy walking. Cures prevents swollen sweating feet blisters callous spots corns bunions pain rest comfort. Trial package free. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Oxen and sheep fatten better in company than when kept alone.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Tennessee Centennial Expo Bids Lowest Rates Ever
The Tennessee Centennial Edition surpasses all previous exhibitions in size grounds and attractions. Located on the Louisville and Nashville main line it offers easy travel and unusually low rates making a visit appealing. Contact Mr C P Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details. Parchment used on banjos is made from wolfskin.
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Tennessee
Uethoreign
Louisville & Nashville
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores for stomach friendly use
A new grain based beverage grain-o is advertised as a coffee substitute. It is promoted as gentle on delicate stomachs and affordable at 15¢ and 25¢ per package. Children may drink it with benefit.
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Standard OF the World
Columbias
Hartford Bicycles
Sam
Pearly Cie
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford
Conn
Wells Medicine
LaFayette
USA
Draggista
Express
11Th & Main Sts
Richmond
Jensions
John W. Morris
Washington, D.C
Syrs
Indianapolis Directory
Patent Lawyers
W.H
E. Y. Silvius & CO
Talbott Block
Wtzgerald & Delp
Journal Widg
Monument Place
Ayer
Berlin
France
Paris
Buckingham
Klondike
A. J. Tower
Jason
Mass
OR. S.L
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