Cure for sick headaches touted by Mrs. Mor of Correctionville
Mrs J H Mor of Correctionville Iowa shares a cure for nervous headaches from Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She says three months of treatment in Chicago failed but pink pills cured her and later relieved hand numbness after pregnancy. The ad promotes Pink Pills and Pinklets with a booklet and free sample offer. The product sells for 50 cents a box with six for $2.59 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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J. H. Mor
Correctionville
Iowa
Williams
Chicago
Dr. Williams
Her Neat Trick Delivers Backer to Forefront
A quotation-based item notes an actress visiting a managerial firm to star her. The paradoxical argument hinges on bringing a backer to the front, spotlighting external influence in casting.
A Cure for Piles Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement hawks Cole a Carholisnive claiming to stop itching and pain from piles and to cure them. It notes prices of 25 and 5vc and asserts “All druggists” carry it. The copy ends with a suggestion that investing in green goods yields money.
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Bookien
Spohn
Doxe
Spohn Medical
Goshen
Ind
Balkan War Looms Over Europe Driven by Turkish Crisis
The Balkans face a prospect of renewed conflict as Turkey seeks a $50 million loan from Morgan interests to restore peace, while Greece Bulgaria Serbia Montenegro and Austria vie for territory. The article traces historic tensions, key players, and the strategic Danube frontier, noting Turkey's waning power and the potential redrawing of borders.
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Balkan Peninsula
Danube
Adriatic
Europe
Pierpont Morgan
Turkey
Italy
Mr. Morgan
Balkans
Morgan
Balkan States
Greece
Bulgaria
Servia
Constantinople
Berlin
Principality of
Montenegro
Drave
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Balkan
Ferdinand
Macedonia
Alexander
Dinaris Alps
Hungary
Roumania
Asia
Balkan Range
Black Sea
Shipka Pass
Russia
Mahomet II
Venetian
Strength of Mother Love in Birds as Told by Harper’s Weekly
A Harper’s Weekly piece discusses the stork and skylark showing extreme parental devotion. The stork defends its nest atop roofs despite nuisance and danger, while the skylark lures intruders away to protect eggs. It notes peasant respect for the stork’s guardianship.
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Egypt
Europe
Harper’s Weekly
Haunted by an unseen ailment at Lambs club
A veteran New York actor with a digestive disorder suffers heavy meals and deep chest sighing while playing cards at the Lambs club. Songwriter Ben Hapgood Burt nearby overhears the muffled sounds and, upon locating their source, quips that the man is haunted.
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New York
The
Lambs’ Club
Ben Hapgood Burt
Burt
Saturday Evening Post
Back Bedroom Canaries Save Hundreds in Floods
Norwich canaries survived floods better than people as an old breeder describes wading through rising water to feed his birds. He kept the stock in the back bedroom by the river and saved the singers, a practice said to have saved hundreds of fine birds.
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Norwich
Manchester Guardian
Mosquitoes Spark a Quip Over Smoker's Dilemma
A witty exchange from Lip Pincott notes a smoker refusing a place unless mosquitoes are bothering his wife. The joke hinges on a petty condition for smoking and a playful jab at nuisance insects.
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Lippincott’s
Temperance Message Highlights Drunkenness and Family Harm
Pittsburg pastor Rev John N Underwood cites figures on drunken husbands killing wives and drunk fathers harming babies. He recalls a boy who kept a warm suit donated to him, saying he sleeps in it, illustrating resilience amid hardship.
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John N. Underwood
Pittsburg
Mr. Underwood
Honor for Pickaninny in Old Gentleman tale
A dialogue presents a cartoonish exchange about nicknames with racial stereotype. The old man asserts the name Fido John 50n and explains Pickaninny uses a dog name given by Jedge Smiff, reflecting period prejudice in character dialogue.
Itching and Burning Sore Cured by Cuticura
Mrs. Curry Brown of Denver Colorado reports a twenty year leg sore that caused fever and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she was completely cured, an effect she calls remarkable. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
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West 46Th Ave
Denver
Colo
Curry Brown
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Congressman's remarks spark chatter on marriage in Waco
The congressman argued for love marriages over mercenary matches in Waco. He cited a fictional exchange where a New York heiress rebuffs an elderly impoverished earl, noting the heiress demands proof in figures before commitment.
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Henry
Waco
New York
Gray
Tart and Pie Speak for Itself In Witty Exchange
A witty exchange contrasts a tart remark with a claim that a wife can do better. The dialogue imagines dessert as expressive, comparing a tart response to a pie that speaks for itself.
Women Should Be Protected From Ills Of Female Trouble
Two Missouri and Illinois readers report life changing relief from long term female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Dema Bethune of Sikeston describes recovery from severe monthly pain weakness and nervous strain enabling daily tasks and social activity. Mrs. Charles Moore of Murrayville says the remedy avoided surgery after doctors advised operation and hospitalization.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Murrayville
Ill
Charles Moore
Murrayville, DL
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