Henry W Lawton the Fighting Soldier of the West
A profile of Henry W. Lawton, long serving U S Army officer, detailing his rise from humble beginnings in Ohio, his frontier campaigns against Apaches, his leadership in the Cuba campaign, and his reputation as a relentless, tireless fighter who led from the front and preferred aggression over hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besam Jawton
el Caner
Lawton
Naches
Geronimo
San Carlos
Miles
Snakes as Decorations in Pacific Island Lore
The piece notes Samoan maidens wreathing themselves with red reptiles, while Hawaii and New Zealand are largely snake free. Maori legend mentions a monster called the aniwha, with authorities divided on its nature as ancestral or creature.
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Polynesia
Hawaii
Gilberts
Marshalls
Carolines
Philippines
Vuaville
Samoa
Pacific
Upolu
Savali
Iva
Pacific Islands
New Zealand
Sorrows of sterility and the Pinkham remedy claims
Advertising text extolling Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for infertility and related gynecological ailments. Includes patient testimonials from Mrs Ep. Woxrorp of Lone Tree Iowa and Mrs Fiora Cooper of Doyle South Dakota detailing pregnancies, improvements, and healthy children after using the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep. Woxrorp
Lone Tree
Towa
Fiora Cooper
Doyle, S. Dak
Etter
The Family Life and Indian Education at Carlisle
The Carlisle Indian School hosts summer farm work for boys and girls, shaping character through home routines and domestic discipline. Quaker influence surfaces as a Navajo youth defends Friends and seeks church. teachers note in-home residence aids civilization and self control. A British study contrasts institutional training with limited maternal instincts, underscoring family life as soil for chivalry and tenderness rooted at the hearth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Friends
England
Days of the Horse Numbered Declares Electric Power Supplanting
A famed electrician proclaims the days of the horse are numbered and electricity will soon replace it. The ad notes that stomach, liver, kidney, and blood diseases would largely vanish if people used lOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters. It claims cures for dyspepsia indigestion and constipation would follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lostetter
Marriage by royal binding in Siam described
A fragment outlines Siamese marriage practice where girls reaching a marriageable age are labeled and cared for by the king who pledges to find husbands, while prisoners may gain permit by marrying into the ineligible class. It also notes promotional content for stationery and Nickel Plate Road travel services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Peace and Victory over Winter Impurities with Hood's Sarsaparilla
In spring the ad urges consuming Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse blood impurities from winter eating. It claims rest and relief from pains and sores like salt rheum. Testimonial letters from Chicago and Oskaloosa praise renewed energy and well being after use.
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Milton
Hood
Esesz E. Maphestons
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Jounn Mack
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Grain-O new grain drink replaces coffee in ads
Try Grain O. The drink is suitable for children and adults and is said to upset the stomach less than coffee. It resembles the color of mocha but is grain based, selling at 11 1 2 and 25 cents per package by grocers. Census note mentions Ireland language speakers.
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Lawton
Ireland
Have it Handy Oil Ad Quote Ends With Totals
An old advertisement fragment urges readers to keep St Jacobs Oil handy for sciatica relief. The copy promotes the product as capable of curing the worst cases and includes a Horace Greeley quote about money and study, reflecting period promotional rhetoric.
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Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
Horace Greeley
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. It notes the genuine tablets carry L. L. Q. on each pill and quotes Bowring. Also promotes Nickel Plate Route through trains to New York Boston and Chicago with modern coaches sleeping cars dining service and direct connections.
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Geronimo
Lawton
Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Genuime
Teast
West
New York
Boston
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Henry
Wlawson
Philippine Islands
Kenry W. Lawton
United States Army
Weary W. Lawton
Ohio
Howell
Noid
Himisel
Naniit
Indiana
Vas
Biobad
Interleudans
Leyte
Iaquagary
Instroes Generals Department
Repro
Tss
Ued
Willr
Ourtas
pSe
Watts
Volun
Ors
Lis Hatdet
Fergnay
Ile
al Rins
Elis
Henry W. Lawton
Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Caney
Toral
Maanser
Gen
Potomac Valley
Geronimo, Naches
Florida
Inspector General
Washington
Spain
Agion
Santiago
Tampa
Lichon
Shafter
Pecos
Bill
Tre
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Wayain
THE
Piso CO
Warren, Pa
Chicago News
Eagle
Popham
Drugeists
Bor
Phila
Ensio
John AW. Morris
Washington, D
Pension Bureau
Bowring
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