Pink Pills for Pale People Promise Health Recoveries
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People claiming thousands of cures with no harm. It cites Miss Charlotte Van Salisbury of Castleton New York who recovered from neuralgia and heart palpitations after eight boxes, and her sister Sarah who gained strength after use. Pills priced 60 cents a box six for 2.50 with free descriptive pamphlets from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Charlotte van Salisbury
Castleton
N.Y
Albany
Dr. Williams
Sarah van Salisbury
Dr.Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Strains of Modern Life Call for Simpler Living
The Lancet argues that modern life strains the senses with artificial lights, noise, and fumes, and that many favor a simpler life away from the intense activity of inventors and urban life.
Monaco Prince to Establish Sea Bed Institute in Paris
The prince of Monaco, acclaimed as the foremost authority on oceanography, plans a Paris seabed research institution with an endowment near $1,000,000. He has invested heavily in sea exploration and his yacht Princess Alice is equipped with advanced laboratories and photographic rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of
Monaco
Paris
Old Kentucky Home Week Draws Kentuckians to Louisville
Everybody's Magazine notes a statewide homecoming style event as Kentuckians visit Louisville for a week of Old Home Week. Prominent figures including Henry Watterson are set to deliver the welcome speech with judges and governors attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of the
New England
Everybody’s Magazine
Kentucky
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Clever doctor cures 20 years stomach trouble without medicine
A prominent Indiana physician advised diet changes and quitting coffee to a patient with two decades of stomach pain. The patient credits Postum as the coffee substitute that restored health, saying he has drunk it for two years with no recurrence of symptoms.
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Indiana
BBC
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Lonely summer homes and the man left behind
Margaret E. Sangster explores loneliness of husbands and bachelors during summer separations. She suggests women fill idle time with crafts and letters, while men may revive old furniture projects or share houses with neighbors to ease isolation and maintain morale.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
Adam
Eve
San Francisco
Bay
Unused Doorways Converted Into Practical Furniture
Farmers' Review notes unused doorways in old houses can become practical furnishings. Two methods from the New York World fill the top with shelves. One design creates a bureau with pigeon-holes and drawers below. The other stores mounted photos and sketches with drawers and bookshelves above.
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Farmers’ Review
New York World
Guidelines for Sending Wedding Announcement Cards
Announcement cards should not be sent before the wedding ceremony. Cards may be prepared in advance but must be mailed only after the marriage has taken place. Send announcements to all friends and acquaintances.
Hang-Nails Care and Prevention Tips
A brief guide advises trimming nails properly to prevent hang nails. Cut nails to leave enough nail beyond the skin, use sharp nail scissors, avoid pulling, and treat with warm petroleum jelly to keep nails healthy as they grow.
Remove Sunburn With Barley Cream Facial Remedy
Barley boiled in water until it becomes rich cream. Used on the face, this preparation is claimed to remove sunburn and leave skin soft and white.
Roanoke Captain Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
Captain S L Crute of Watts Camp UCV Roanoke Virginia describes long back pain heaviness and frequent urinary issues including renal colic. He states after using Deans Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone and has not suffered another attack while regaining weight and health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a bottle Voster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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S. L. Crute
Watts
Roanoke
Dean
Thermostat for Uniform Home Temperature Talked Through
A couple discusses a Minneapolis made Thermic Heat Regulator thermostat that automatically opens and closes furnace drafts to maintain a set temperature between 60 and 80 degrees. Mary explains the device uses metal contraction and expansion linked to a battery circuit to control a motor and drafts. John considers buying one for furnaces, hot water, steam plants, or stoves.
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John
Mary
Sarah
Minneapolis
Electric Heat Regulator Co
Girl Baseball Umpire Amanda Clement Leads Yankton Student Athletes
Amanda Clement of Yankton South Dakota a seventeen year old student serves as a capable baseball umpire and frequently officiates games. She captains the Yankton college basketball team and is praised as the champion woman tennis player of South Dakota. Her appearance in a blue suit and cap accompanies her reputation as an eager umpire who knows the game. She plans to use earnings from umpiring to outfit herself for another college year.
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Amanda Clement
Yankton
S. D
Clement
Yankton College
South Dakota
Miss Clement
All we get from heaven we owe to earth
A concise adage attributed to the era emphasizes human effort behind divine gifts. The quote reflects a belief in earthly labors shaping heavenly rewards.
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Heaven
Earth
Longfellow Estate Changes Hands in Byfield Sale
The Longfellow estate in Byfield has been divided and sold after over 200 years with the house now occupied by Charles Longfellow. The Byfield Longfellows deny claims about the poem The Village Blacksmith being written there while noting Stephen Longfellow born in 1685 conducted the smithy on the site.
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Longfellow
Byfield
Newbury
Mass
Charles Longfellow
Byfield Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Prodigy Fred Chadwick Draws Crowds in North Whitefield
Eleven-year-old Fred Chadwick, a North Whitefield boy, earns notice as a pulpit orator. His church appearances draw people from miles around as he speaks with surprising vigor for his age. His father runs a North Whitefield hotel.
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Fred Chadwick
North Whitefield
Mass
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers listing inventors Joseph Bragstad Hiburon Huron S D clutch mechanism for display devices Colburn Christofferson Hibbing Minn window washer platform Julius Gruner Tower Minn computing machine Alexander McDougall Duluth Minn mining apparatus Hans Olson Two Harbors Minn nozzle for locomotive Christopher Porter St Paul Minn water heater James Simpson Crookston Minn napkin holder
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Joseph W. Bragstad
Huron
S. D
Colburn N. Christofferson
Hibbing
Julius Gruner
Tower
Alexander McDougall
Duluth
Hans O. Olson
Two Harbors
Christopher Porter
James Simpson
Crookston
Minnn
Bottom Start Says Merchant Moralizes to Young Man
An old merchant urges starting at the bottom to succeed in business. The young man in fringed trousers retorts that he tried that and is now on his uppers, illustrating a clash between advice and reality.
British House of Commons Maintains Large Whisky Stocks
Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo notes the House of Commons keeps a steady reserve of Scotch for its 670 members. About 800 gallons are distilled for them and kept at a minimum level, refilled two or three times per session.
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House of Commons
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action upon blood and mucous surfaces. States product is mercury free and sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Mentions Hall’s and Wall’s cures and Half a Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Wall
Hio
Drugeglats
RB. Paxton CO
Boston
Mase
Ancient Commission Found for Thomas Lord Fairfax
The original commission of Thomas Lord Fairfax Baron of Cameron was found in Winchester Virginia among relics and documents bought by Dr. Charles von Witt. Dated in England April 1738 the parchment is elaborately engraved and well preserved.
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Thomas Lord Fairfax
Baron of Cameron
Winchester
Charles von Witt
England
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic with a 25 cent bottle.
Monks to Drive Cars for Grand St Bernard Hospices
Monks of the Grand St Bernard have won permission from Valais and Italian authorities to operate a motor car service between the hospices at Grand St Bernard Simplon Domodossola and Aosta. Chauffeurs will be selected from the monks wearing cowls. Cars, built to handle steep gradients, will first carry supplies and later serve tourists in summer.
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Grand St. Bernard
Valais
Simplon
Domodossola
Aosta
Geneva
London Express
Praise for a Famous Medicine Saved My Life
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs. Pinkham praising a medicine as life saving and expressing deep gratitude. The letter claims the product cured her illness and saved her life.
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T. C. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Endorsement Letter Cites Health Revival
A reader describes severe menstrual problems and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter credits the remedy and advice from Lydia Pinkham's daughter-in-law, noting free guidance from Lynn, Massachusetts, for twenty-five years. This promotion urges other women to seek the product for irregular or painful periods and related symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Guarding the Sky and the Lebaudy Balloons Threat
A Paris mention notes a patriotic German Jewish financier group planned to guard the French frontier by air. An old wit claimed Germany has sea for England and earth for France, leaving air, as Lebaudy brothers threaten with their balloons to aid air defense.
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England
France
Germany
Lebaudy
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Department of Scientific Investigation
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Dodds
Allen
Serge
Willadsen
Ane
T Cwilladsen
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Daily Fly
Harold Somers
Detale Ave
Brooklyn
U. Ko
Washington
Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers Association
Seattle
Crawford & Pratt
Main Street
Balser Seed Co
Box W.K. LaCrosse
Wise
Miansapelis
Woodward & CO
Grain Commission
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