Doctor Advised Operation and Home Remedy Waits
A Galena Kansas woman describes a lump on her side resembling a tumor after an injury. She followed advice to use Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the lump broke and receded, and she reports improvement. The ad promotes the product as a remedy for female illnesses including fibroid tumors and related symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia
Pinkham
KR. R. Hoxy
Eral Ave
Ans
Woman Refuses Suitor Triggering Despair
A dramatic exchange shows a woman telling a man she cannot love him in return, prompting his visible distress. The scene captures emotional strain as she urges him to move on while he reacts with heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette
The Little Girl Prefers Bed Over Party Fare
A five year old girl at an evening party resists bedtime. At 8 30 she moves toward the stairs slowly. An aunt asks if she can help and the girl answers that she will reach bed itself too soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Tea confidences spark a polite rift among friends
In a Harper Bazaar excerpt, Margaret asks if she told the tea party about a secret she shared with Josephine, while Katherine confirms she did not reveal it and Josephine arrived first. The scene hints at social dynamics within a friendship circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Josephine
Katherine
Harper’s Bazar
Design for Building Strong Concrete Walls
A Breeder's Gazette feature by Joseph FE Wing outlines a thin 4 inch thick curtain wall reinforced with posts and buttresses for farm use. It describes construction sequence including wire fencing, panels, bracing, curing, and post reinforcement to prevent cracking and achieve a strong concrete curtain wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Joseph FE
Breeder’s Gazette
Worker bee foreleg anatomy and grooming action
The illustration details the bee foreleg mechanism for cleaning the tongue and antennae. The tibia palmar joint groove, ligula, and grasping motion show how the antenna is pulled through the groove. Claws and pulvillus provide grip and adhesion on smooth surfaces.
Land suited for goat raising across the United States
The article states most U S land except very low swampy tracts is suitable for goats. Goats prefer browse with some weeds and grass, so brushy, briered land is desirable. In cold areas some winter feed is needed since browse becomes twiggy. Goats can eat grass but grassland is better for hay or cattle and sheep pasture, so goats on it are not ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baby’s Skin Victory After Cuticura Remedies
John Leason of Atchison Kansas recounts a seven week old baby’s severe eczema. After six months of medical treatment with no relief the Cuticura line cured the child in a year and a half with no relapse. The letter urges others to try Cuticura.
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Atchison
Cutiura
John Leason
Atchison St
Atchison, Kan
Oct
Traveler Intervenes in Carriage Dispute at Wayside Station
A traveler finds a lone old woman and her twelve year old son in a railway compartment. At the station the woman demands the boy be carried without a ticket. The traveler suggests hiding the boy under the seat. The woman exclaims there are two under the guilt already and insists on the risky plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carria
Galt
The Weeds Return and a Birthday Bargain
Confounding election bets, Harker boasts he won ten boxes of rank cigars and sells them to a tobacconist for a dollar. His wife, seeing the sale display tagged two dollars, buys the lot as a birthday present for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harker
Pleasant Place to Prosper
A letter to the editor invites readers to acquire a fruit dairy or poultry farm in the Kuhn irrigated tract of the Sacramento Valley at half value. It touts abundant water rights, low maintenance, established infrastructure, ten month growing season, high alfalfa yield, dairy potential, 600 hens income, diverse fruits and vegetables, year round gardens, and a healthful location. Written by HH Hollister Co. with Chicago and Pittsburgh addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuhn
Sacramento Valley
California
HH. L. Hlollister& Co
Sua Salle St
Chicago
Fourth Ave
Pittsburg
Illiteracy Among July Immigrants at Island Port
New York Press reports 62 727 immigrants arrived at the island in July with 12 895 illiterates, about 25 percent. Illiteracy did not bar entry if the immigrant could physically care for himself. 1 127 applicants were barred at this port last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AlNs Island
New York Press
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
If you are a trifle sensitive about the size of your shoes many people wear smaller shoes by using Allen's Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes. It cures tired swollen aching feet and yes rest and comfort. Just the thing for breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere 25c. Sample sent free address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Rample
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Generosity and a Pledge in Tit Bits Style
A lighthearted line from Tit Bits suggesting playful backers and a cheerful partnership. The jest hints at a shared effort and mutual support in a humorous, informal tone.
Hide & Fur Co. Catalog Request Ad
Local Minneapolis dealer advertises selling guns and traps cheap and offering fur catalog. Readers invited to send for catalog 105 from W. Hide and Fur Co. in Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
People Happy for Many Things They Do Not Know
A reflective line notes that happiness often arises from uncertainty and unseen factors, suggesting people feel relief and optimism without full understanding of the causes. It hints at the human tendency to find joy in the unknown and overlook hidden complexities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascarets
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
Patent Nostrum Advertisements of Elixir and Pellets
A fragmented 19th century style ad touts Mrs Winstow's soothing syrup for children and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The text claims relief from wind colic and inflammation and promotes stomach liver and bowel regulation with sugar coated granules that do not gripe.
Love and Crime in a Serial of Kisses
A humorous gem from Puck narrated by J. W. B. tells of George who steals kisses from his sweetheart Maude and is charged with theft while Maude acts as accessory by receiving the stolen tokens. They accept their sentence together and remain loyal through many small offenses.
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Love
George
Maude
Puck
Flirting With Fashion Says Millinery Trade
The Fall consumer tends to flirt with fashion, making light of various commodities. Uncertainty in acceptance of distributor lines kept buying low as confidence waned. The trend shows fashion alone governs millinery success regardless of prosperity or adversity.
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Millinery Trade Review
Catarrh Cure Firm’s Oath and Perjury Claim in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears he is senior partner and that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attests this December 6, 1898. Hall's Catarrh Cures are taken internally and claim to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. warnings to use Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Torrpo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Caney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Puntic
I. Chmney & CO
Liall
Spohn Medical CO
The Only Way
A playful summer girl rejects a romantic seduction claiming engagement to seven suitors and suggesting a raf fle as a playful ruse.
Onions Proclaimed A Healthful Food By Writer
A health article asserts onions are more nourishing than any other vegetable highlighting their superior nutrition and everyday culinary value.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Ethel
Ernest
Billy
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Munyon S Soap
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
DR. Arthur
F.W. Arthur
U.D
Randolph
Hingerald & Co
Wratton E. Coleman
Iington
D.C
FARGO
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Remington
Remington Shotguns
THE
Remington Agency
Broadway
Continental Oil Cos (Incorporated
Putnam
Mvonroe Drug CO
Quincy, Flinaime
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