Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An old testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female ailments with vows of relief after ten years of suffering. The ad also promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs and bronchial issues and ends with light social observations about women's churchgoing and letter writing.
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Vienna
W. Va
Lydia
K. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Ean Wheaton
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
We Buy Cream Get Our Price
Miller and Holmes of St. Paul Minnesota announce a hopeful ad line about buying cream and inviting suppliers to check their price offers. The text mixes slogan style with promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lrrice Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
Western Canada's Splendid Crop Yield for 1908
The census branch of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa reports Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta wheat totaled about 107 million bushels worth roughly 85 million dollars with oats barley and flax adding another 35 million. A letter from Rev Oscar L King near Edmonton describes Alberta as healthful with good opportunities, schools, and growing railways though early hardships remain.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central
United States
Oscar L. King
Edmonton
Eivery
King
Michigan
Inevitable Breakup Over a Crooked Leg
A woman explains she rejected possible marriage to Mr Pitcee after saying she could not marry a man with a crooked leg. When asked what caused the deformity she reveals she ran over his leg with her motor car.
Brom o Quin ine Laxative Cures Cold Worldwide Signature
A historical note promotes a product labeled brom o quinine as a laxative and quinine cure for 2 cold to the day, claiming worldwide use and credit to a signature of E. Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Y
Record Whaler Sets World Catch in St Lawrence Season
The whaler of St. Lawrence breaks the world record by taking 318 whales this season. Included are 241 humpbacks, 68 sulphur-bottoms, 10 finbacks, and one sperm whale.
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St. Lawrence
Marine Eye Remedy Ad and Miscellaneous Notices
An old ad fragment promotes Murine eye remedy with claims of relief and cautions it conforms to Pure Food and Drug laws. Additional lines urge buying creams, notify desk No 32 for prices, and feature Crescent Creamery Co. of St. Paul plus trade bids from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. of Minneapolis. Humorous quips about love and poverty punctuate the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Crescent Creamery Co
St. Paul
Headlights in Britain and America Spur Illumination Debate
A Railway and Locomotive Engineering contributor argues American railroads face different track illumination needs due to higher traffic speeds block signals and level crossings. Acetylene headlights offer strong forward light with minimal glare and good fog performance, prompting serious consideration of their use in the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Canada
Oldest Man in America Credits Peruna for Longevity
Isaac Dorocik of McLennan county Texas praises Dr Hartman’s Peruna as the best remedy for coughs colds catarrh and diarrhea. He says Peruna has kept him healthy and aging well and relies on it daily especially for old people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Dorocik
McLennan County
Tex
Peruna
Hartman
Italian Rail Strikes Lead to Large Scale Trials
The Italian government penalizes rail workers after last year’s general strike. About 2,962 railwaymen at Turin face trial in batches of 30 under the public services strike law. Trials also reportedly occur in Rome Milan Bologna and other centers with fines as low as 16 lira and 50 days suspension of civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Rome
Milan
Bologna
Preservation of Ties Project by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company awards a contract to build a timber treatment plant at Mount Union Pennsylvania to preserve cross ties. Two creosote storage tanks of 500000 gallons each will be erected at Greenwich Point Philadelphia to receive tank steamer cargoes of oil for shipment to Mount Union. The plant will treat 3500 to 2000 ties daily with day and night shifts, yielding about 500000 ties annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensylvania Railroad Company
Mount Union
Greenwich Point
Philadelphia
Woman Engineer Controls Georgia Midland Train
Mrs. E L Douglass wife of the general manager of the Georgia Midland railroad operated the throttle on an Athens to Gainesville run covering 60 miles in 80 minutes including stops. She drove at times at over a mile per minute and departed the locomotive still dusty with coal dust.
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E. L. Douglass
Georgia Midland Railroad
Athens
Gainesville
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John I. Brown & Son
Boston
Carters
Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
W.l.doug Glas
Tineke Ieeuiare
Neue Gentle Witout
W. L- Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Breckton
Mess
Western Canada
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Dodds
Guara
America
Isaac Brock
Ermanent. W.T. Rawleigh CO
Liberty St. Fraesort
Lil
Wisconsin
Ass'n
Government of Canada
Western
Rahway
Chas, Pilling
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Union
Wisconsin Agricultural Station
Salzer
Galzer
New York State
Emperor William Oat
Ing
Roldom
Teoslits
Bakzer
Gotas
Grosse
Mayer
George Washington
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dr. May
May Medical Laboratory
W. H. May
Pearl Street
New York City
McIntosh
Patalone& Price Ist
Hastings & Scintosh Truss Co
Walnut St
Philadelpha
Texas
J.J. Snyder
Th &R
Austin
Austin National Bank
Thompson
Watson FE. Coleman
Wash- Phington
D.C
Pounsfrea
Best Recalta
Ker
Drogeias
Duluth
Crain Shippers
Woodward & Company
Grain Commission
Minneapolig
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