Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A regional ad style testimonial touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as curing female ailments avoiding surgery. Letters from Louisville and Adrian claim relief from irregularities dizziness and nervous issues with praise for the preparation. An overarching claim highlights decades of unsolicited testimony supporting its efficacy for feminine troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Sam’s Lee
Fourth St
Adrian
Lena
Wonderberry plant promises year round luscious fruit
California plant wizard Luther Burbank introduces a Wonderberry that grows in any soil or climate and bears abundantly all season. Three months to bearing, suitable for garden beds or pots, with introducer John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, a major seedsman promoting orders worldwide. Also includes unrelated ad lines about cream buyers and quotes.
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Luther Burbank
California
Burbank
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
John Lewis Chi
P. S
Child with recurring boils cured by Cuticura regimen
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin reports her daughter Vivian born six months earlier suffered about sixty boils, then a springtime scalp humor treated with Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. After persistent use the affliction faded and no trouble in two years. Boston supplier Potter Drug & Chem Corp. Boston.
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Vivian
M. A. Schwerin
Spring Wells Ave
Detroit
Mich
Potter Drug & Chem Corp
Solo Props
Boston
A Fresher Simile in Quirky Verse Fashion
A fragment presents playful similes with odd phrasing and misprinted words. The lines hint at comparatives like a fresh leaf and a shiver, suggesting a light literary note or playful editorial misspelling from a bygone page.
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwest Inventors
List of patents issued last week to Northwest inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers in St. Paul Minnesota. Names include A K Bakken Sharon North Dakota nest box for hens T Chipera Breckenridge Minnesota sieve for fanning mills A Fink Parkston South Dakota cistern cut off F Hachmann St Paul car axle box lid F A Nelson Minneapolis car fender C A Petterson Kenyon washing machine J Lieh James South Dakota vehicle coupling Co A Torrence Crookston grain separator.
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Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
A. K. Bakken
Sharon
N. D
T. Chipera
Breckenridge
A. Fink
Parkston
S. D
F. Hachmann
F. A. Nelson
Minneapolis
C. A. Petterson
Kenyon
J. Lieh
James
Co. A. Torrence
Crookston
Public Speaking Trial Echoes At Dull Meeting
A man timidly addresses the chair with stumbles and pauses while the chairman gently notes that to err is human. The scene captures a hampered moment in a local gathering.
Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies
One hundred dollars offered for any deafness case due to catarrh cured by Hall's Catarra Cure. Article explains deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation and mucous membrane issues, advocating constitutional treatment and warning against local applications. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio advertise and claim general family pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cruzaists
Wings of riches not the angels use on head gear
A concise proverb-like line contrasts wealth with sacred symbolism, suggesting that fortune is not tied to divine or celestial adornment. It hints at humility or practicality over ostentation in material status.
Advert for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Hamlin's Wizard Oil
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething fussiness and a remedy claim for wind colic and lazy liver. It also promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a fast pain and inflammation remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and sore throat with a curiously moral closing line.
Eye clinic ad and patent remedy pitch
An advertisement for Dr J H Rindlaub, specialist in eye ear nose throat in Fargo North Dakota, promoting Marine Eye Remedy and Brown's Bronchial Troches with claimed drug compliance and free samples. It weaves social quips about wives and references to the Brown family in Boston.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N D
Brown
John I, Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
California Fig Syrup Co Advertises Purity and Origin
The California Fig Syrup Co announces its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna are made with California figs and a proprietary method of manufacture. It asserts purity and uniformity, and urges buying the genuine product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Japanese School Girls and the New Life in Japan
Miss Alice M. Bacon describes a transforming Japan where girls travel from across the country to study in cities. She notes the conflict between old systems and modern ambitions, with girls facing duties after schooling and the ritual of tea, sewing, cooking, and flower arranging as anchors of future roles in their families.
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Japan
Alice M. Bacon
Peeresses
Tokio
Elizabeth
Famous Swan Dinner Recalled With German Ambassador Appointment
The father in law of the new German ambassador hosted a lavish Delmonico event in the 1880s. A $10,000 government refund funded the culinary spectacle featuring a thirty foot lake centerpiece with four swans, golden menu, and canaries.
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John Bernstoff
Delmonico’s
Luckenmeyer
United States
New York
Central Park
Dublin Theatre Night Brings Shouts for Sophocles
During a Sophocles performance at Theater Portal Dublin the gallery crowd called for the author. They shouted Bring out Sopherclaze and, after the manager appeared and explained Sophocles’ long-dead status, urged to chuck out his mummy.
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Sophocles
Bridget's Mistake Joke Sparks Old Woman Laugh
In a small-town chat, Pat jokes about Bridget mistaking a scarecrow for a breakfast guest. Mike advises a change in life to lift spirits, suggesting either new clothes or a younger wife. The quip reveals lighthearted gossip among friends.
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Pat
Bridget
Mike
Judge Questions Applicant About Experience
An experienced manager who advertised for a floor walker asks about experience. The applicant replies by noting that twins have occurred in their family twice, prompting the judge’s response.
Mayer Boot & Shoe Company reports strong year in Milwaukee
The Mayer Boot & Shoe Company of Milwaukee, the Northwest’s largest shoe maker, closes its fiscal year with increased sales from the prior year. The firm credits its high standard and popular brands like Honorbilt Leading Lady Yerma Martha Washington and Special Merit School shoes for the rise, noting the overall merit of Mayer shoes and their wide reputation for quality.
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Mayer Boot & Shoe Company
Milwaukee
Northwest
Mayer
Martha Washington
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