Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Backache Ad
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's ailments including backache and nervous symptoms. It cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon about relief after using the product, claiming a thirty year history of curing issues like displacements inflammation and irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkhawm
Will Young
Columbia Ve
Rockland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Pinkham
Lydia B. Finkham
Monel: A Cheaper Nickel Substitute From Canada
A new alloy named monel, developed by the Canadian Copper Company at Sudbury Ontario, reportedly matches nickel in ductile strength and resistance to rust while costing much less to produce. It blends copper, nickel and iron with other district minerals, born from experiments by F H Clergue and chemist Sjostedt intended for nickel steel naval armor. Production remains mostly experimental, with refining costs significantly reduced.
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Gopper Company
Sudbury
Ont
New York World
F. H. Clergue
Sjostedt
Canadian Copper Company
Manila Island Calendar Keeps One Day Behind World
A historic note explains why Manila remains one day behind most of the world. Though near Asia, Philippine Islands were discovered from America by Spaniards who did not adjust their calendar when Sunday turned to Monday. Locals shrug, saying that modern notices suffer as a result.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
America
Mechanical card shuffler touted as safe for players
A compact four pound device claims to shuffle a nine pack of cards instantly and alter the position of one in ten cards. It purportedly protects cards from wear while delivering a square deal. The machine is claim to be portable and table ready, measuring a few inches high.
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First Weather Bureau
Second Weather Bureau
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mugine
Sugina
Mugins
Noam
Jeemaan
Lee
Chicago Tribune
Humorous Snippets Bring Hazy laughs from Many Voices
A collage of gags and quips from a variety of writers and papers features playful exchanges on marriage wages politics and daily life. The humor reflects social norms and jokes of the era including domestic quirks and observational jokes about modern living.
A Girl's Success Invention by Ida Allan Ends Poverty
Ida Allan a teen girl from a family of inventors battles doubt and illness to pursue a practical idea. She locks herself away, develops a burner lamp improvement, rejects initial offers, then trades rights for a thousand dollars, later earning Harper’s firm thousands for the patent. She proves feminine capability and shifts family fortunes.
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Mr. Harper
Idaho
Mr. Marper
Ida
Harper
Allan
Sulphur Meach for Wruli Statun in Home Craft
A vintage remedy from Woman's Home Companion explains using sulphur meal and alcohol to clean stains on fabric. Lay a plate of sulphur, a small amount of alcohol on a cork, set a tin funnel over a spot, and ignite to release fumes that lift dirt. Apply fumes once to avoid rotting the material.
Country town to city calls its elders Hirandim and Oramdpa
In a translated fragment a rural town migrates to city life and refers to its older residents with unfamiliar terms Hirandim and Oramdpa. The passage hints at debt and social tension as certain men owe 40 avin le pever rum. The tone remains archaic and fragmentary.
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Gallaty
Home, Sweet Home from Country Life Poem Extract
An ancient poet's verses reflect on confinement and freedom. Marble floors and gilded walls fail to create a true home without love and friendship. a house becomes home where affection and a welcoming heart reside.
Viewing Wedding Presents and the Gossip Around Them
Guests discuss wedding gifts with mixed humor and scrutiny. Observers wonder about sources of presents and question quality, while some display petty judgment about wealth and taste. The piece notes a watchful bachelor watching the room and mistrustful chatter among women.
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New York Sun
Keefe
Dia
Cruel Ancient Practices Described by Tacitus and Gibbon
The text recounts Teutonic and Roman brutalities in victory rites, noting captives sacrificed, limbs severed, and flames as ritual offerings. It cites Tacitus authorities and Gibbon to claim widespread ancient cruelty and revenge as supposed ideals of warriors.
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Hermann
Latham
Goda
Gibbon
Early failures denied by famous author in an interview
An interviewer asks the great author to describe early failures. He jokes I never had any. The piece notes human life and a call to wake at least one friend daily. It remarks on social scenes, modest means, and observations about courtship and behavior.
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New York Sun
Blobba
Blobbs
Philadelphia Record
Sydney
George—Gertie
Multimil
Ethel
London
Mrs. Benham
Rip van Winkle
Benham
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Houston Post
Grimsey
New Orleans World
Puck
Mrr. Tambo
Mr. Bones
Washington Herald
Blox
Kimberly
Knox
Ochicago News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Louisville Courier-Journal
Miss Watson
Iis
Ida
Idaho
United States
Alina
Clarence
Jim
Idaho Allan
Acces
Autor
Inman
Sire
Cuticura Remedies Cured Severe Skin Itch in Milan Man
BF Hennen of Milan Missouri describes relief from a persistent skin eruption after trying Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Remedies. He notes prior doctors offered no help and links his recovery to the Cuticura products used three times daily. May 13 1907.
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Hiood-Potsen
Lea
Cattewra Nemedins
Hennen
Milan
Chinook Salmon Batch Feeds on Liver and Roe
A damaged fragment notes a batch of about 20 000 Chinook salmon released at the New York aquarium. The young fish reportedly eat little despite large appetites, with each fish consuming a small amount daily, enough to stifle their own stomachs.
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New York Aquoelin
Joan
Allen's Foot-Hase and Modern View Gag
An old ad fragment promotes Allen's Foot-Wase to remove corns bunions and callouses claiming to ease shoes. It also cites a joke exchange about a wife’s spring gown and a husband’s quip, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Allen
le Roy
Paria
Eye Salve Promoted by Howard Bros in Buffalo N Y
Great ven se a Sae for all diseases sch redle from nalng PerTirs Eye Salve. All druggists of Howard Bros Buffalo N Y.
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Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Following Mis Thoughts, Filderly Memorable Lines
A fragmentary textual item references mis thoughts and a memory triggered by a face. The excerpt evokes longing and a desire to follow thoughts, ending with a playful quotation from Punch.
Mer ciful Patience and a Swat Caliph Detention Moment
A disjointed scene shows a detained man claiming he is the caliph of Bagdad and resisting hospital transport. An officer attempts to quell the tension by introducing himself as an authority figure the man should obey, while the room fills with fragmented dialogue and surreal assertions.
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Patrice
Papa al
Youkera
Tle
Bagdad
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