Doctor Urged an Operation in Baltimore Woman’s Recovery
A Baltimore woman says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her escape a recommended operation after four years of organic troubles and nervous headaches. She notes monthly bed rest and that five bottles restored health, urging others with similar issues to try the remedy before surgery.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie B. Rittingham
Calverton Rd
Lydia AB
Pinkham
Lincoln's Hine Tribute to Bereaved Mother
A historic tribute from Abraham Lincoln to a grieving mother is presented, highlighting a heartfelt letter that moved readers with its motherly appeal and enduring emotional resonance. The piece frames the letter as a touching connection from the Civil War era to modern readers.
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Lincoln
Women who loved Lincoln and the women who stood by him
A portrait of the women connected to Abraham Lincoln. The piece cites a rose of youth, a cultured wife, and society circles. It notes two wives and Mary Owens Vineyard, with references to places in Illinois and Washington and Lincoln’s personal losses.
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Springfield
Washington
Lincoln
Sangamen
Executive
Pleasamt Ridge
Mary Owens
Lincoln anecdote recounts wife Mary in Springfield home
A tale from Lincoln recalls crowds at the first election night in Springfield. After hopeful reports waned, news that he carried the country arrived. He described returning to his bedroom to wake Mary with a soft call, and she did not answer.
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Lincoln
Lincolns
Springfield
Rise by self-improvement, Lincoln quote
A concise quotation urges a young man to pursue constant self-improvement. It emphasizes personal effort and resilience, warning against expecting others to block his path. The message speaks to perseverance and individual advancement.
Lincoln and the 1864 Pennsylvania voting incident
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a tale where Lincoln allegedly urged sending 10 000 Pennsylvania troops to vote in 1864 to swing Pennsylvania for him. Meade and Sheridan sent 5 000 troops each, yielding a statewide win by 5712 votes plus about 14 000 more from field soldiers.
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Lincoln
A. K. McClure
Pennsylvania
Meade
Sheridain
McClure
Lincoln and the pull of liberty in youth’s reflection
A compact verse recalls Lincoln’s early view of slavery as a wrong to strike down. It frames a prophetic vision guiding his later moral rise, noting how righteousness grows from service to humankind and memory endures.
Cough Remedies Slipped Dope To Inmate Prisoners
A Boston Post report claims inmates at Suffolk County jail obtained narcotics from so called cough cures by feigning severe coughs. Experts warn against habit forming drugs in OTC remedies and promote Father John’s Medicine as a safe alternative free of narcotics and alcohol with a long history of use.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Boston Post
Father John
Garfield Tea Advertisement Promises Health Claims
A Baltimore American ad touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation biliousness and liver and kidney troubles. The piece argues self made men might choose different work if given another trial.
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye Promises Safe, Soft Shine
A home preparation combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Druggist or home mixing yields a non greasy, non staining formula that colors hair strands, not the scalp, with the Box offering full directions.
Cuticura Skin Care Advertisement Offer
Watch Your Skin Improve. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment In five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For free sample address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 Adv. Anybody can be a starter but no body gets ribbons pinned on him unless he finishes.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Boschee's German Syrup and Castoria Ad Blend
A historic ad style fragment promotes Boschee's German Syrup for coughs and lung irritation and Fletcher's Castoria for infants. Mentions 52 years in America and 80 years use. Includes cautionary notes and general claims about lung trouble asthma croup and rheumatism.
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America
Adv
Fletcher
Gloomy Anticipation and Women Vote Debate
A dialogue notes men must approve suffrage and worries about outcomes, with a Mr Meekton remarking if the vote fails men would regret endorsing it. An old advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a health remedy for dyspeptics.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Strange Conduct of Tethered Horses in Front Line
Report notes an order issued at the front warning soldiers to guard tethered horses to trees as they may bark and harm trees. Includes scattered ad-like lines about piles cures and products, with fragmented quotes on self-reliance and manners attributed to Emerson.
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Punch
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CHI
Ower
P Tha Roly
Aint
Amy Worl
Vael Acer
Eampiee
Brasenose College
Oxford University
England
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Spohn Medical CQ
Mits
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Dandrum
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