Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praise in Camden testimonial
Camden residents share testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches back and side pain fatigue nervousness and weakness. The letters claim cures for female ailments including inflammation ulceration displacements fibroid tumors irregularities and bearing-down sensations with notes of operation avoidance and low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
N. J
Paris Hairdressers Stage Grimace Contest Of World Rulers
Under the Hairdressers Union of Paris a competition de grimace was held at L Academe Ecole Francaise de Coiffure. Creators posed as lifelike rulers including King Edward the Czar the German Emperor and the Mikado. The prix d honneur medal, awarded by the Prefect of the Seine, went to M. Monti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hairdressers Union of Paris
L'Academie Ecole Francaise de Coiffure
Boulevard de Strasbourg
Haircreasing Academy
Edward
Czar
Francis Joseph
Mikado
Tfallieres
Alfonso
Menelik
Sultan
Seine
M. Monti
London Telegraph
Vestrymen Debate Mortgage Reduction At Church Meeting
The exchange shows first vestryman urging honorable methods to cut the church mortgage while the second questions whether all dishonorable options are exhausted, reflecting parish tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Origin Of a Famous Human Food Story
A brain and nerve builder food derived from Albumen and Potash. Grape-Nuts, developed by C. W. Post, is promoted as a daily aid to sustained mental and bodily vigor, not a stimulant, with easy digestion and ready service with cream. Look for the signature on each package and the small book The Road to Wellville. There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Post
Httle
Wellville
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache and Fatigue
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a quick relief and permanent cure for kidney backache, rheumatic pains, fatigue, and urinary disorders. It quotes J Wilfred Zell of Dunannon Pa praising the product and lists Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY as the wholesaler. Also includes a short al fresco lunch quip from the Louisville Courier Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilfred Zell
Duncannon
Doan
Foster-Milvurn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Louiisville
American people the most unhappy
Professor Albion W. Small of the University of Chicago told the Woman's Club that prosperity, freedom, and education breed unhappiness by highlighting inequalities and responsibilities. He warned that political democracy has not solved social ills and warned against rushing to social democracy, urging patience and sustained effort as progress.
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Albion W. Small
Department of Sociology
University of Chicago
Woman's Club
Russia
Clock with four faces shown to Queen at Buckingham Palace
A remarkable Louis Seize clock now owned by Louis Desoutter was taken to Buckingham Palace for Queen Victoria's inspection. The Paris made timepiece, finished in 1789 after eleven years of work, features tides from six world ports, mean and solar time, moon age, planetary motions, eclipses, perpetual calendar, and splits to calendar and astronomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Desoutter
Buckingham Palace
Louis Seize
Janvier
Paris
London Evening Standard
Painkillers and Patent Remedies in a Fragmented Ad Page
A scattered collage of old advertisements touts remedies for headache pain and colds, including Painkiller Joe Davis products, Allen's Foot-Base, Capudine for headaches, and horse shoes. The clipping also includes a social quip about charitable giving and a statement that women are not outlaws for train robberies. The tone mimics a late 19th or early 20th century paper with promotional blurbs and light editorial witticisms.
The Hat Chase Remembered in a City Street Scene
In a brief, brisk vignette from Success Magazine a well dressed man collapses into a lamppost rest as a hat-chase ends. A second man returns the headwear and revealingly points to the missing hat hanging behind the first man on a string.
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Hig
Success Magazine
Tailor Tackles Bowlegged Trouble in Arcade Talk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader quote describes the challenge of tailoring for bowlegged customers. The speaker notes that no two legs bow the same way, with one knee bowing further than the other, so tailors must draft individual patterns before cutting trousers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cuticura Remedies Proclaimed By Ohio Missionary Wife
A Carthage Ohio mother praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing a dusty dandruff crust and milk crust on her baby’s head. The letter dated January 20, 1908, extols the remedies as a complete success and credits them with a bright, clean scalp. Also included is a light quotation from Tit-Bits about a reliable contractor Casey.
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Varnville
S. G
J. I
Savannah
L. B
Dowling
Southwest
J. A. Darling
Fifth St. Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Boston
Mass
Mars Signals and Flea Swarms Roil Two States
New York Herald notes odd phenomena with a swarm of flying ants in Bloomfield New Jersey and a flea aurora event in Waterbury Connecticut. The piece wryly links these oddities to predictions of a good fishing year or Mars signaling Earth amid a report that Europe houses nine museums displaying dangerous machinery parts.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Waterbury
Conn
Mars
New York Herald
Europe
Old Treasure Tales and New Rail Service Announced
The Buffalo Courier notes Oklahoma’s long legend of buried Montezuma treasure while the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad announces a new night poplarity car service between Atlanta and Brunswick starting June 10. Pullman sleepers accompany the route, with connections to St Simon’s and Cumberland Islands. Also, David H. Caulk of 1414 East Lanyale Street receives a Navy Medal for service on the Texas in the Spanish American War.
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Buffalo Courier
Oklahoma
Mexico
Olahoma Historical Society
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta
Brunswick
St. Simon's
Cumberland Islands
Georgia
Seashora Resorts
W. H. Leahy
A., Chas, Patton
T. P A
W. A. Stokes
Mr. Caulk
Navy
David H. Caulk
East
Lanvale Street
West Indies
Navy Department
Baltimore Sun
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Tambard Iron Works
Augusta
Tool, ‘Company
Marietta ST
Atlanta, GA
La‘ly Agenta
THE
American Skirt CO
South
Spruce Street
Nashville
Tenn
Wells
Jersey City
Philadelphia Record
Hick
Hancock
John T. Carroll
Baltimore
Hancock Liquid Surgerm Co
Prof. Small
Chicago University
Philadelphia
H.W. Green
Box
Jrletonla
Iowa
Boarder
Mrs. Hashley
Boston Transcript
Joe Davis
H. Gnexn
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Hicks Capudine
Capudine
Casey
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Wwe
Postos
Bell
Western Electric
Pittsburg
Francisco
Seattle
Angeles
Salt Lake City
Montreal
Winnpeg
Supreme Court
American Coffee Company of
New Orleans
Feta Ragan
Milltown
Baptist College
South Georgia Land & Industrial Co
Box 29
Meriwether White Sulphur Springs
Queen of Georgia Resorts
Meriwether White Sulphur Springs Co
Marion Hotel
Daisy Fly
United Shoe MachineryCo
Paxton Toilet CO
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Gen
A. B
A. R.R
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