Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A series of brief testimonials from women across states praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. Readers from Reedville Oregon New Orleans Mishawaka Alton Station Deisem share improved health, sleep, and energy after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedville
Ore
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Mary Bogart
Oregon
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gaston Blondeau
Polymnia St
Mishawaka
Ind
Lydia B. Pinkham
Chas. Baver
E. Marion St
Alton Station
Emma Bailey
Deisem
Dak
Father and son clash as force of habit sparks a standoff
A father warns his son to stop pestering him with questions. The boy asks why and the dispute highlights tensions over boundaries and authority in a domestic scene.
Mean Trick in Parliamentary Bid Alleged by London Telegraph
The London Telegraph reports Herbert Samuel faced anxious odds in an early parliamentary contest. His agent warned of poor chances, calling him a carpetbagger. Samuel pledged to stay in the division if successful, and election bills claimed he would relocate if returned, while opponents posted a bill on a pigsty. Samuel did not win.
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Herbert Samuel
Samuel
Herbert Samuels
London Telegraph
California woman credits Postum with curing coffee induced illness
A California woman recounts twenty years of indigestion and insomnia from coffee. After switching to Postum, she improved rapidly, gained weight, and slept better. She stopped coffee for nine months, then trialed coffee again with worse symptoms, reinforcing her commitment to Postum.
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California
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Advice on Cottage Homes by William A. Radford
William A. Radford offers free building advice to readers, arguing that a low wide cottage with efficient use of space can provide more ground floor room and comfort than a two story design. He describes a sample cottage plan priced around 2700 dollars, emphasizing living rooms over parlors, minimal hallways, ample storage, and practical layouts for comfort and hospitality.
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William A. Radford
Willam A A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Night Sweats Warn Against Tuberculosis Misconceptions
The piece states night sweats arise from poisons absorbed in a disordered digestive tract, not lung tuberculosis. It argues intestinal purification, proper diet with high starches, fresh air, and conservation of strength help recovery, while ongoing digestive errors worsen sweating and debility.
Lost Time Lesson On a Central American Railroad Plan
Civil engineer Sylvestor Miller promoting railroad work in Central America asks a native how long mule trips to market take. The reply three days prompts Miller to claim the line would cut travel to one day, leaving the other two days unused.
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Sylvestor Miller
Central America
Miller
Senor
Economy In Music Parlor Duet Sparks Father Daughter Debate
In a domestic moment a father questions why Mary and Jane play a piano duet at once. The mother explains both are performing together, noting the unusual duet rather than sequential practice, highlighting a humorous clash over shared musical space and resource use.
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Mary
Jane
A Shrewd Financier
A dialogue reveals a humorous rustic loan proposal using a mule as security. Eben asks for a loan of six bits, proposing repayment by April or May, and the lender lowers the amount to four bits to avoid feeding the mule. The exchange highlights wry cunning in a simple, rural transaction.
Rivalry leads to veiled insult in bruising clash
In a heated exchange after a brutal contest a citizen, battered at the hands of his athletic rival, demands damages. A friend offers a sly reply suggesting self-critique reflected in a glass reveals the bruised truth.
Not Polite as the Neighbors Note
A neighbor tale recounts Mrs Nexdore-Prof Adagio praising a daughter’s piano playing after a visit. Mrs Peprey-How rude critiques the public display, contrasting with others who conceal their reactions.
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Nexdore
Prof. Adagio
A Lucky Beggar
Robert Newman phones police to report mislaid trousers containing his watch. A clerk asks about mattress, Newman explains the trousers with watch were given to a beggar, who left with them. Police seek the thief who took the pocketed watch.
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Robert Newman
Newman
Notable Quack Doctor Jokes Circulate in Town
A local barb turns on a physician derided as a quack. Residents discuss the man’s competence with sly remarks about his methods and a caution against public claims. The exchange highlights public skepticism toward medical figures in the era.
A Solemn Duty in a Vivid Hair Change
A quirky exchange explains a man Bangs dyed his iron gray hair black at his fiancee’s request. He says he felt it his duty to obey his sweetheart’s grooming wish, reflecting a lighthearted domestic moment.
Backer Bets On Boss Through Shop Window
Mike recalls a single betting misadventure in which he backed the boss at a race or event. The tale ends with him paying ten dollars after the boss caused the loss by crashing through a shop window.
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Mike
Begorra
Those Nights Off and the Churchgoing Hypocrisy
A poetic verse depicts a man known for piety and probity drifting from faith when his wife is away, suggesting a moral lapse cloaked in religious habit. The speaker contrasts outward devotion with private behavior and questions sincerity.
Beyond Masculine Aid Stray Story Fragments
A humorous stray story fragment depicts a man asking if a doctor can help his wife who suffers ongoing headaches. The reply is a wry punchline about relying on a milliner rather than medical aid, reflecting old era humor.
Field Plot Talk Turns To Making Land Ready
Farmer A contemplates plowing the field after a spell of planning. Farmer B cautions that turning the land now may not suit future gambling or risky ventures.
Value Received Sparked by Banter in Matrimonial Pledge
A witty exchange from the Tatler notes a husband muses on unequal fortunes in marriage while the wife retorts that he counts himself lucky to have her, and she to have him, capturing playful domestic irony.
Weary Waiting and the Deaths Ahead
A fragment notes fate and mortality with personified Death and the Grim Reaper scenes. The lines imply slow approach of illness or danger, warning that death may strike before action occurs. The diction is somber and reflective on time and inevitability.
Political quip about party and man with monkey
A witty exchange points to a shared need for an organ to support their cause. The line likens a political party and a man with a monkey to seeking backing and influence from a powerful ally.
Identification Debate Over Check Cashing
A customer argues for cashing a check without ID while the teller insists on identification. The exchange highlights banking rules requiring identity verification for cashing checks versus depositing funds.
Below Stairs Night Out Sparks Gossip
A housemaid overhears a quarrel as a wife enjoys a night out while her husband is left at home. The line reveals tension over assumed loyalties and social etiquette in a domestic setting.
Tales of Travel and Spin in a Car Journey
A reader notes that Binks spins wonderful car trip tales. The remark adds that some stories naturally come with a spin, hinting at the charm of travel narration and storytelling flair.
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Binks
Out of Sight Silent Army Couple Dialogue
A fragment recalls Henpecque-Johnson joining a silent army while Henderson is dead or not. A man sits beside a woman who smiles, noting a future where hoopskirts return to fashion.
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Henpecque—Johnson
Silent Army
Henderson
Henpecque
Consistency in Art: Marine Views and Water Colors
A witty exchange notes an artist's keen fitness of taste. He refuses to paint marine scenes in any style but water colors, implying a disciplined approach to subject and medium. The remark showcases a humorously strict artistic preference.
Comment on mumps as a swell affair in sickness
A quip argues the mumps, though common, deserve attention as a notable and more refined part of illness, elevating its status beyond mere plebeian status. It contrasts public perception with a hint of social flair surrounding the disease.
The Reason. Old cat approved the look, not the rats
Comic exchange hints at teacher disapproval of a student’s attire. The quip pivots on a jesting misreading of a word describing the outfit, with the playful line referencing an older cat as the catalyst for the clash.
Hard man to please star counting cartoon provokes editor
An artist draws a flag with five stars and the editor complains it is too few. The artist returns with 117 stars and the editor sighs it is still not right. The exchange ends with the editor asking how many stars he wants.
How the Copy Boy Learned to Type
Dan Anthony of Kansas once gave a young office boy a broken typewriter and asked him to fill a page with one sentence. The boy repeated the line from top to bottom leaving little white space, practicing with the phrase Who the invented school.
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Dan Anthony
Kansas
The
Leavenworth Times
Anthony
Washington Herald
Boston Echoes Puck Salty Exchange
A witty Boston dialogue from a comic strip features a girl taunting a speaker about worth and salt, while a clever reply invokes inverse ratio to sodium chloride, capturing a lighthearted verbal duel in a Bostonese tone.
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Boston
Puck
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