Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Promises Relief for Women
Epidemics of ill health among women are addressed with testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs. Evelyn Wood and others describe relief from leucorrhoea, irregular menses, and nervous symptoms after using the remedy and related products. Mrs. Bradish credits dramatic recovery after months of illness and hysteria, urging others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Irs
Bradish
Detroit
Mich
Social notes and science items from the week’s pages
A flurry of society events includes Mrs. Marshall’s art exhibition at the college, a May 26 college concert, and numerous luncheons and receptions hosted by Mrs. Tauwins Seymour Storm, Mrs. Willson, and others. Scientific tidbits cover solar photography fixes, Koch on malaria, soil temperature records, and a tiny Swiss-made watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard
Marshall
Saturnty
Opera House
John L. Sullivan
L. 8. Wilseon
Miss Cantwell
Wordsworth
Bull
Fletcher
Tait
Naomi Cook
Miss Pennel
Mia. Brenneman
Niraman
Clara Visher
Brenneman
van Akin
Pope Leo
Misa Whitbeck
Trent
Royal Meterorological Society
Lincoln era cook in new york vagrant tale
An old man in New York City claims to have cooked for President Lincoln and Grant, recounting service in the Turner regiment and later roles as chef at Willard's and a Bowery lunchroom. He asks for drink, is jailed as a vagrant after refusing to leave, saying he cannot be kept off the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Sixty-eighth Street
Coffey
Lincoln
Jon Deremia
Tory
Apraham Lincoln
Turner Regiment
Tn 7
Kaps
Loowas
Washington
Willard's
Marcomby
Thad
President Grant
Atlantic Ciy
Bowery
Sergeant Chffey
Remarkable insulating felt near Berlin and early wireless links
The article describes Tron felt an insulating plate material made from wool fibers impregnated with a petroleum by product and gelatine coating later vulcanized, offering high pressure resistance and vibration damping. It also explains triboluminescence in crystals including saccharin and hippuric acid, and outlines early wireless telegraphy with Branly tubes and Ducretet transmitter and receiver concepts, noting progress since 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron
Berlin
Europe
Vickers
M. Bichat
Nancy
Popoff
Marcon
Branly
France
M. Ducretet
Placed Dead Cows Exposé of Railroad Fraud Scheme
In a New York Sun report, a claim agent describes uncovering a fraudulent scheme where an old man staged multiple cow deaths to collect railroad damages. The man used a child to push the ruse, dragging decayed cattle to the tracks and notifying the railroad to force settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Labor unrest and wage demands sweep international trades
A garbled 1890s labor bulletin cites coal and glass industries in Alaska and Mexico, wages for Manchester workers, Toledo carpenters, York pipe caulkers and Minnesota unions. It notes strikes, eight hour days, penny wages battles, and the rise of conciliation boards in Great Britain with 1465 disputes in 1897, plus Toronto strikes and various industry wage requests and layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Union Leaders Inspect Lincoln Site for Aged Workers Home
A delegation from the Trades and Labor unions visited Lincoln New Jersey on Saturday to inspect a proposed home for aged infirm union workers. The plan mirrors the Childs-Drexel home model and includes a three story brick building with modern sanitary and electric facilities, costing at least $20,000. local officials report a favorable inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
N. J
Silas Deweyern
H. J. Gotti
Federation
Colorado Springs
Colo
Notice to heirs on mining claim labor assessment
William Burton Mary Laird Henry Crangle Nina B. Witherspoon of Butte Montana warn Charles Colbert and Mary B. Bevell heirs and coowners that 1897 and 1898 labor and improvements totaling 200 dollars were expended on the Green Copy lode mining claim in Summit Valley Ellver Bow county Montana. If coowners do not contribute within ninety days of service or publication, their interest will vest in the signatories as provided by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Colbert
Mary B. Bevell
Summit Valley
Ellver Bow Coumty
Montana
Siiver Bow County
Jaly
United States
William Burton
Mary Laird
Henry Crangle
Nina B. Witherspoon
Butte
A. D
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Evelyn Wood
Fulton Street
Peoria, Ill
Apparitus
Paria
Pantheon
Norman Lockyer
Waing
Argentina
Robert Koch
Mediterranean
Tropics
P. Ditisheim
Science
Wm. J. Pope
America
J. W. Jacobs
Alaska
Mexico
Manchester
England
Toledo
York Pipe Caulkers
Minnesota State Federation of Labor Inn
Wases
Pittsburg Street Railway
Milwatukee Coal Neavers
Lowell Trades and Labor Council
Marlhore
Rigeo Newsdays' Union
Socialess Wis
Wadina
Hame
Lords
Independent Labor Party
Toronto
Iron and Crest
Clyde
London
Peller
London Plasterers Union
Sybintha
Plas Treere
National Association of Plasterers
Master Builders’ Association
Ped
Welch
Owitiz
Wirmingham
Laborde
Woo Me Mobi Obi
Ition
Esa Cotey
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