Third operation prevented by Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
A Chicago woman recalls near-fatal calls for third surgery after two failed operations. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her recover, with a doctor recommended path toward building up the feminine system. The ad urges women to try the remedy for female ills and listed conditions it allegedly treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvena Sperling
Langdon Street
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Law and the Optimist in Eighteenth Century Codes
A collection of reflections on outdated and brutal laws from Blackstone to Lecky, arguing that misguided statutes have long persisted. The pieces contrast legal cruelty with gradual moral progress, noting how justice has often lagged behind social advancement. Includes literary-quoting and humorous cuts from Philadelphia Bulletin and Lawsville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Lecky
Philadelphia Bulletin
Bad Food and Health: The Grape Nuts Letter
A Denver woman chronicles health decline after meals, then recovery after using Grape-Nuts. She reports weight gain and renewed energy, credits the cereal with improving stomach and brain function, and endorses the product with a testimonial. The ad invites readers to try trial and read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Someon
Wellytile
Income Tax Amendment Push Faces Hard Senate Fight
President Taft urged a constitutional amendment to allow an income tax without apportionment and proposed a 2 percent excise on net corporate income. The plan aims to fund revenue and increase federal corporate oversight, provoking opposition from progressive Republicans and uncertainty among Democrats about final House support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Pollock
Finance Committee
Messrs
Borak
Bristow
Cummins
LaPollette
Clapp
Ney
Senate
Russian Forces Move Against Northern Russian Uprising
Dispatches report Russian troops with two Maxim guns deployed from the frontier into the Ardabill district of Azerbaijan to quell the Shaksavien tribesmen. The action follows appeals from provincial leaders and comes as 6,000 people are reported killed in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Ardabill
Azerbaijan
American Suffragette first issue unveiled in New York
The first monthly issue of the American Suffragette, organ of the militant woman suffrage party, hits the New York market priced at five cents. Its yellow cover carries Vote for Women and slogans on labor taxes laws and daily life. Sophia Loebinger serves as managing editor. The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights urgency in the dairy milk question while the Philadelphia Ledger muses on a French will about poisoned days and machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Militant Woman Suffrage Party
New York City
Sophia Loebinger
Broad array of quack remedies and jokes in a late 19th century column
A jumble of advertisements and humorous snippets touts CASCARETS and Tetterine cures, foot ease and eye salve, Teething remedies, painkillers, and housewares, plus quips about love, ships, and auctions. The tone imitates a newspaper miscellany with brand names and brief testimonials.
The maidens of Chicago seek statute to distinguish married men
The Illinois Legislature is urged by Chicago women to define married versus unmarried men as in the Boston Post. Writers mock the idea and suggest the term Squire for married men. Other items note travel discounts and medicines with testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Boston Post
Mascachusetts
New England
Sores Eyes Cured by Cuticura Ointment
Patient aged sixty five reports two years of inflamed eyes with swollen balls and lids. After failed remedies and physician help, Cuticura Ointment cured the condition in about two weeks. Includes testimonial from G. B. Halsey Mouth of Wilson Virginia dated April 4 1908. Potter Dru Chem sole props. of Cuticura Remedies Boston Mass. The Widowpoint cartoon follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Halsey
Wilson
Potter
Most Wonderful Cure for Eczema Promoted by Doctors
A Florida doctor, Dr W W Leake of Orlando, endorses Hancock's Sulphur Compound as the most wonderful eczema remedy. Dr R H Thomas of Valdosta lauds it for skin troubles, and Hancock's products reportedly cured an ulcer for Mrs Ann Wa e of Washington DC in three days. Free sample offer via Hancock Liquip Sul pur Co Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Leake
Orlando
Fla
Hancock
R. H. Thomas
Valdosta
Ann Wae
Washington, D. C
Hancock Liquip Sulpur Co
Baltimore
Dusty Chairs Highlight Servant Gossip at The Retort Court
In a witty exchange, Mistress and new servant discuss the dust on chairs, implying hidden shabbiness and social snobbery as readers are drawn into the salon's light, humorous dialogue. Judy provides the private quip.
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Jane
Judy
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Lawsville Courier-Journal
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Ledger
Munyon
Anyou
LYVE
Lphia, PA
Philadelphia Telegraph
Union
Columbia
Ater
Tenufacturer
Shuptrine Co
Allen
Holtert
Providence
Gennevilier
London
Olympia
Biggera
Santa Clara
Wisconsin
Hamlin
Wizard Oil
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Wall Street
J. Frank Howell
New Street
New York
Perry Davin
Washington Star
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
American Association of Opticians
Atlanta
Coote Educational Association
Cumberland Island
National Baptist Convention
Portland
Ore
Odd Fellows
Seattle
Wash
W. H. Leary
Dean
William Jones
Northeast
Gayé
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Capudine
Capudiney
Louisville Courier-Journal
Suzanna Morgan
Sneedville, Tenn
Cardus
Brunswick
Pullman
Stexamers
J. Simon's
Cumberland Islands
Queen of Georgia Resorts
Meriwether White Sulphur Springs Co
Marion Hotel
Atlanta, Ga
Tasie
Libby
Vienna
Milltown
Georgia
Baptist College
South Georgia Land & Industrial Op
Lombard Iron Works
Augusta
National Surgical Institut
Warlick SheetMetal Manufacturing C
Alabama St
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
H. Leahy
Gen
Ted
Thompson
Aera
Westover
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