Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for women health
A Milwaukee reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a year of illness and an anticipated tumor operation. The letter, one of thousands, claims the remedy cured obstetric and back pain and urges others to seek advice from Ms. Pinkham. Also mentions comedic lines about automobiles and time killing.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Exara
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Ms. Pinkham
Reform at Red Eye
A dramatic piece by J. B. Lippincott Co. notes social or political reform in a setting called Red Eye, reflecting reformist themes in a compact historical voice. The work likely critiques entrenched practices and proposes change through narrative or reportage style. The authorial tone remains concise and period appropriate.
Red Eye Camp Breaks into Reform Farce in Arizona
A drummer in a benefit tale describes visiting Red Eye mining camp where locals and even dogs greet him. A miner recalls a reform spree sparked by a panicked tenderfoot, leading to a street cleaning ride and a chaotic police effort, ending with the arrival at Pizen Junction.
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Arizones
Red Eye
The
Commonwealth
Bailiwick
Pears
New York
Blessin
Reform
Pizen Junction
Rat
Butterfoot
Consid
Jim Bowster
Jim
Bostin
Sashyin
Inter Town
Grisby’s
Diplomat and Secretary Exchange Cigarette Remark
A prominent statesman challenges his young private secretary who deflects by explaining the discarded item was a cigarette. The anecdote ends noting the secretary's later life as a trusted figure in diplomatic circles.
Libraries Buy Books Shift Publishers Helped by Libraries
A London correspondent notes libraries exhausted some publisher lists and libraries resist large purchases between April and October. Publishers urge considering fall or slack season releases and cereal farmers like Missouri’s Dr How ard advise fall root cultivation to prevent late frost crop failure suggests wider applicability.
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London
Howard
Agricultural Department of Missouri
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Dodds
Wrigle
Ord
Carters
Sks
J. B. Lippincott Co
Chas. H. Fletcher
Beppe
Pirotin
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Ill
Alexander E. Mintie
Cleveland
Ohio
J. S. Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarmian
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn, N. Y
To¢L
LibBy
Ucts
Wrigley’s
Canada
Hudson Bay
Western
Ottawa
Clifford Block
CBAS
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Watson F.coleman
Washington, D.C
Gillard
Elgin
Kya Zedd
Crain Shippers
Woodward & Company
Duluth
Grain Commission
Minneapolis
Ae Brus & Chem
Parker
Thompson
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