Periods of Pain and Medicines in 1890s Letters
A collection of letters to Mrs. Pinkham dating from 1898 to 1900 describe severe menstrual pain, weak stomach, and general female ill health. Testimonies claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured pain, normalized menses, and boosted strength, urging others to seek her advice in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exasa Kuehl
Trautman St
Brooklyn
E. D
N.Y
Miss Manneix PoLarp
4Th St
Richmond
Macaie Poriarp
Richmond, Va
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lucy Arnie Helser
Curious Herbarium and Ancient Flowers Display in Cairo
A Curator notes the oldest herbarium in the Egyptian Museum at Cairo with crowns garlands and bouquets from ancient tombs, most specimens well preserved and identified, dating back at least 3,000 years. Also mentioned are advertisements for Grain-O as a coffee substitute, a cough cure endorsement, a dyspepsia remedy offer, Kiln’s nerve restorer claim, Bible word frequency on wheat, and Pan-American Exposition travel rates via Nickel Plate Road with May dates and special fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
All Kinds of Stamps and Printing Outfits For Sale
Local advertisement offers stamps printing outfits and dating supplies with a prompt request for needs and a price quote. The notice directs inquiries to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Cleveland Daily Limericks and Cures from an Era
A collage of humorous verse and advertisement prose from a early 20th century paper. It blends playful lines on social manners with a medical pitch about deafness cures and a Roosevelt hunting note, ending with a Mother Bear cautionary vignette set in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Junor
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Bear
Colorado
Milkman Love Inspires Morning Servant Confession
In a lively exchange a lady claims a servant rises without prompting because she is in love with the milkman. Chorus voices confirm the unusual affection as a humorous domestic tale unfolds.
Saxon King on American Ship
Rear Admiral Franklin recalls the visit of the King of Saxony to the USS Independence at Trieste. Commodore Morgan, gouty and aged, ushers a comical scene as the monarch is guided aboard and dines Austrian officers, ending with the king’s puzzled reply to the flotilla of Austrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Trieste
Saxony
Croatia
Morgan
Italy
Jealousy Notes About a Girl's Hair Style
Tidbits remark on a girl with stunning hair and its imagined fall to the floor when undone. Scene reads as casual gossip with a dash of envy and playful speculation.
Grain-O Ad Promotes Healthy Coffee Alternative
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based drink that avoids coffee drawbacks like digestion issues and wakefulness. It claims Grain-O is nourishing, tasteful, and indistinguishable from fine coffee when prepared properly, priced at 15 and 23 cents. It also notes mahogany replacement for hickory in French wagon wheels as a cheaper durable substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa
France
Free sample offer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired feet and shoe comfort. It claims to cure corns and bunions and notes availability in druggists and shoe stores for 25e. The piece includes a 1970 statistic claiming Shikers dropped from 9,000 to under 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
Western Canada offers home opportunities in Assiniboia district
An letter from Yorkton, Assiniboia, Western Canada urges John to move west this spring. It praises Assiniboia and describes cheap land, wheat yields, and the allure of new districts in Saskatchewan. The writer, Mr Thomas Fitzpatrick, notes low prices and invites contact with government agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Cananda
Assiniboia
John
Peter
Tick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Ders
St. Baal
Minn
St. Pagal
Marinibois
Alberta
F. Pedley
Ottawa
Canada
E. T. Holmes
Indianapolis
Ind
M. W. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Mich
Gov't of Jamada
Trappiness and Relatives Reflections in a Short Epigram
A compact, witty thought from the Saturday Evening Post on how happiness or misfortune within families can be relative. The remark plays on perception of kin and emotion, offering a concise moral about viewpoint and ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Nickel Plate Road Announces Express Train Rates
The Nickel Plate Road advertises its shortest line to Buffalo and the Pan American Exposition with rates effective April 80th, 1901 on any of the Peerless Trio of Daily Express trains. Contact C A Asterlin or R J Mamilton in Fort Wayne, Indiana for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Mamilton
All Kinds of Stamps and Printing Outfits
Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Ind seeks offers for stamps printing outfits daters and related items pricing details requested from interested buyers.
Peruna ad touts cures for women's ailments
A historical testimonial on Peruna medicine extols its benefits for female health. Lucy Annie Heiser and Amanda Shumaker narrate recovery from various conditions, praising Peruna for restoring strength and easing back and head pains. The letter invites readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s advice if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Shumaker
Mattie B. Curtis
Legion of Loyal Women
Salem
Boa
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rane Tenarulan
Emma J. Pribele
Indianola
Lynn
National City Bank of Lynn
Lydla FE
Pinkham Medicine Coo
Curious Herbarium
J. W. O'Brien
Third Avenue
Cork
Dr. Shoop
Jor Kilne
Reni Kee
RK. H. Aline, Ltd
Wu Area
Philadephia
LockBox
Chicago
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Tée
Perilous Times
Saxon King
United States
The
Lucy Annie Heiser
Minneapolis, Minn
Homeopathic Hospital of
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, Ohio
Albert Lea
Public Schools
Columbia City, Wash
Independent Order of Good Templars
Hartman
Columbia City
Wash
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Onto
Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Co
New York
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Uake
Brockton
Maas
BR. LIX Gouraud
L. Sayre
Gouraud
al Drugeists
U. S
Canadas
Europe
aetSanites Neaenetcees
W. SH
Kanean City
ST. Louis
Bates
GT. Lovta
F.W.N. TU
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