Irrigation Revival Aims To Reclaim Mesopotamian Deserts
A London Globe report notes Constantinople’s new ministry restoring Babylonian canals under engineer Sir William Willcocks. The Euphrates project, costing about a quarter million Turkish pounds, allocates 100000 in the first year to turn desert into fertile land.
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Mesopotamia
Tigris
Eaphrates
Nile Valley
Edeypt
Babylon
Constantinople
William Willcocks
Euphrates
London Globe
Tail Tales and World Trade in An Odd Journal Snippet
A collage of animal behaviors from tails guiding the blind to monkeys swinging through forests and fish steering with fins. It cites paper exports valued at 146 million dollars and adverts for cough remedies and children’s tonics, ending with a jumble of quotes and odd notes.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Promotes Liver and Stomach Health
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills claim to gently stimulate the liver stomach and nerves without causing scour or gripe. They enrich the blood help digestion and supply soothing healing and stimulating effects. Sold by druggists in 10c and 26c sizes. Free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors at 534 and Jefferson Sts Philadelphia Pa.
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Munyon
Munyon’s
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Last Survivor of Seminole War Celebrates Eighty Ninth Birthday
Oswego correspondence Rochester Herald reports John W. Roache, aged eighty nine, as the last surviving participant of the Seminole War. He recalls marching 130 miles from Palatka to Tampa with Col Worth’s forces, two months in Florida swamps, three days without food, and helping bury 106 of 108 whites in Dade's massacre.
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John W. Roache
Mr. Roache
Roache
Florida
Col
Worth
Co-Acoo-Hee
Florida Ji
Palatka
Tampa
Dade
Oswego Correspondence
Rochester Herald
Women's Appearance and Health in Business Skills
The article argues that a slender, alert, and graceful woman has advantages in business recruitment, while a clumsy figure and dull movements hinder prospects. It warns against obesity and notes that sustained fatness leads to chronic health troubles, contrasting healthy plumpness with dangerous excess.
Skeleton onetime tale sparks Cardui endorsement in Clyde Ky
Mrs. I A Decker of Clyde Kentucky testifies Cardui the woman’s tonic helped her recover from five years of illness including female weakness nervous spells back pain and fatigue. She says she went from bed rest to doing her work and credits Cardui’s plant based formula with building strength and relieving suffering. The ad notes Cardui’s ingredients are imported and emphasizes safe reliable gentle action. Contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a Home Treatment for Women booklet.
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Wellville
Reagan
Clyde, Ky
I. A. Decker
Cardus
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Diseases of Fowls and Patent Medicines Adverts
A collage of agricultural notes and medicine ads warns about fowl diseases caused by careless care, followed by promotional snippets for Mrs Winslow’s Syrup, Paro Ointment, Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy, Marine Eye Remedies, Woolford’s Ganitary Lotion, Hicks Caputine and more, ending with a rural proverb. The page mixes advice, health products, and quack cures typical of early 20th century newspapers.
Lost Things in London
A New York Sun reader recounts Scotland Yard’s lost and found system. An umbrella, opera glasses, and other items were recovered after cab drivers turned them in with rewards, illustrating police incentives for honesty.
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Scotland Yard
London
England
New York Sun
Tiny Baby Eczema Case Prompts Home Remedy Trust
A two month old baby suffered severe eczema all over the body, with thick scalp scales and raw skin. After failed treatments, Cuticura products along with Resolvent and baths led to new skin and recovery within days, per a testimonial from Mrs. Joseph Kossmann of Ridgewood Heights, New York, dated 1909.
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Joseph Kossmann
St. John’s Place
Ridgewood Heights
L. I
N. Y
Fresh air housing plans draw reader critique in Indiana Farmer
A reader from the Indiana Farmer objects to the new air housing and pure food inspection proposals noting open front houses cannot stay dry. The letter, signed O A Thomas, critiques the modern housing ideas and related reforms while referencing local columns and a public dialogue.
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Helen H. Preston
O. A. Thomas
The
Indiana Farmer
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
Sabattus Maine and Graniteville Vermont letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief before childbirth and during the Change of Life. The notes claim restored health and strength and urge others to consider the remedy. The advertisement touts the product as a long standing standard for female ills based on roots and herbs.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mysician
H. W Mirtchee
Graniteville
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
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Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
Allen
Gray
Creere Fome
New York
le Roy
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Scott
Boston
Itrias
Aliforria
I.A. Decker
Cardui
Louisville Courier-Journal
Taylor
Airl
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Force Illustrated
Woolford
Sralk
Astee
Dr. May
May Medical Laboratory
Guaranty
W. H. May
Pearl Street
Jungfrau Railways
Jungfrau Joch
Chicago News
Sonia
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
Sweet
Belle
Elder
Boston Transcript
Bobbitt Checimal Co
Baltimore
Peke
Cao
Dr. R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Wor P’s Dispensary Meartcat Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
MR. Ginner
Hancock
Ian Squid Sulphur CO
Nrenard
Lummus
F. H. Lummus Sons CO
Columbus, Ga
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
Bank of Burlinton
Burlington
Wisconsin
Caldwell Company
Dept. B. Burlington. Wis
D. Morgan
Hippodrome
Cleveland
Dr. Hiot
E. W. Grove
Perry Davis
Fletcher
de Fieros
New Year Junction
Louisville Courier Journal
Rci'west Thompson’ S
Eye Water
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