Miserable Mothers and a Woman’s Health Elixir
A period pamphlet extols maternity as serious and life changing while urging women to prepare for its demands. It praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for nausea nerves appetite sleep and vitality, claiming countless cures and renewed womanly well being. Letters from readers support its benefits for childbirth recovery and uterine health, with notices about free expert consultation and warnings against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Stiles
Downing, Dunn Co
Wis
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Defiance urged to bond for railroad shops to boostgrowth
In a Sandusky dispatch reprinted by the Toledo Blade, Cc. J. T. argues Defiance should bond for the B and O shops, noting that city incentives could spur taxes, population, and trade. He cites Bellefontaine’s Big Four example and urges timely action to rival Dayton’s regional role.
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Sandusky
Toledo Blade
Chamber of Commerce
Defiance
Highland Township
Defiance Township
Auglaize
Brown Townships
Imerald Township
Paulding
Bellefontaine
Big Four Road
Maumee Valley
Dayton
Miami Valley
New Rural Routes for Defiance Express Reveals Growth
The June 12 Express describes four new rural mail routes proposed to start from Defiance and approved by the post office department’s special agent. Defiance Postmaster Thompson has expanded staff, added a clerk for July 1, and operates seven rural routes total. Receipts have risen from about 10 to 11 thousand annually to nearly 16 thousand, with prospects for higher next year. Thompson seeks a government building or a dedicated model post office, and reports the current lease covers only the present quarter. The article credits Thompson’s efforts for service improvements and urges public appreciation.
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Defiance
Post Office Department
Thompson
Ayersville Social News and Local Notices
Ayersville residents visit relatives in West Cairo and Belmore while Dr Blue plans a Wis trip to visit former colleague Leslie Adams. Parkway and church events include ME church services, a German M E lecture on the Holy Land, and school picnic highlights with contests and prizes. Local marriages, auctions, and small town notices fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Kusian
Bucyrus
Toledo
Waterville
Marion
John Limber
J W Hill
Ada
W S Culp
Hill
M Echurch
Glen Phillips
Chas Hill
Gertie Sanford
Ayersville School
Ed Bredhbillz
Rolla Phillips
Rus Myers
Lillie Clark
Ayersville
Miller
C. W. Hertzler
German Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
Holy Land
Forged $6.40 Check Traced to Hotel Defiance Dealer
A check for six dollars and forty cents drawn to John Stork and signed Geo H Dicus was deemed a forgery at Produce Exchange Bank after being presented Saturday evening. It was held by fruit dealer Paul Labey in the Hotel Defiance building. A boy working for H B Tenzer reportedly tried to pass it Wednesday for fifteen cents, then received a six dollar twenty five cent balance. The signature and back endorsement appear in a boyish hand and the case is under investigation with possible arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stork
Geo. H. Dicus
Produce Exchange Bank
Paul Labey
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Endured By Reader
Quote from H. J. Strickfaden editor of World Herald Fair Haven Washington praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for saving a boy from whooping cough pneumonia and severe croup attacks. Sold by N. G. Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfaden
World- Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
N. G. Woodward
Wisda Family Survives Oklahoma Cyclone Devastation
A letter to the Wisda family describes a cyclone that struck Oklahoma Territory early last week. Joe and Rich Wisda faced the storm, with their house reduced to kindling and Rich struck by timber. Joe was trapped under debris for hours, but the brothers survived.
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John Wisda
Oklahoma Territory
Joe
Rich Wisda
Joe Wisda
Wisda
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Lumbago Relief
A Defiance resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his lumbago and hip pain after purchasing them from N G Woodward. He notes his wife Mrs Walters benefited too and recommends the remedy. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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C. L. Walter
West High Street
Doan
N. G. Woodward
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
German Women Push to Use Frau Over Fraulein
At a Berlin meeting of the Association for Promoting the Education and Studies of Women the group urged that after a certain age all women should be entitled to call themselves frau regardless of marriage status. They argued that labeling a woman as fraulein is unnecessary and that legally a spinster could claim frau. The Berlin municipal council already addresses a first class school-mistress as frau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Lyceum
Berlin
Association For Promoting
London Times
Journeyings of Skylarks across Europe to England
The English skylark moves atypically for migration, with large groups wintering in Britain after summering in Central Europe. In October a separate influx arrives from Scandinavia while many British skylarks head south to the continent. some birds stay in England year round.
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Europe
England
British Isles
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Continent
Dog and Shark Cradle Peril Endangers Pet in Water
In a Ceylon scene a dog diving for sticks was bitten while half submerged and then surfaced bleeding. Nearby natives produced a five foot shark caught after weeks of fishing, leading to speculation the shark was the assailant though both survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bneath
Ben
National Review
Dying Words and Famous Last Expressions
A London Truth note questions famed last words of statesmen and public figures. It cites Pitt’s supposed cry about leaving the country, Fox’s barley water request, Peel’s bread remark, Beaconsfield’s Gazette line, and Beaconsfield’s quieter final mutter, while Rhodes is described as giving no lofty last words.
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Rhodes
Sydney Smith
Mr. Pitt
Bellamy
Mr. Fox
Robert Peel
Lord Beaconsfield
Gazette
London
German Reader Ends Wife’s Back Pain With Balm
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio read Dayton Volkszeitung and bought Chamberlain Pain Balm for his wife who suffered eight weeks with back pain. After a few days she felt renewed and her unbearable pains vanished before finishing the bottle. The balm is sold by N G Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schaub
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
N. G. Woodward
Wanted Husband For Strong Back Must Be Healthy
Doctor Rankin promotes Kidney Tab that claims instant pain relief and permanent cure. Sold by E N Lewis Brageist Defiance Ohio.
Remembering Deborah Sampson Gannett Soldier of Revolution
A banquet in Sharon Massachusetts honored Deborah Sampson Gannett, who fought in the Revolutionary War as Robert Shurtleff. Her grave in Rockingham Cemetery marks a long lived memory with banners and names like Mary Lyon Anne Hutchinson and Hannah Dustin.
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Deborah Sampson
Sharon
Boston Herald
Murano Beads and Orris Root Trade Across the World
The article notes Murano glass beads as a globally traded product, historically produced by a few families on Murano and widely used in barter since European trade with distant tribes. It also highlights orris root cultivation around Florence and Verona as a world-spanning perfume industry.
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Murano
Europe
Birmingham
Florence
Verona
Strav Starice
A Common Confusion on Sensitivity and Temper
Miss Cayenne challenges the notion of sensitivity by distinguishing those who feign delicacy from those who are genuinely irascible, contrasting it with a Washington Star quotation about social behavior.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Do You Know It ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA Claim
An old advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co as a cure all for pimples blotches liver marks skin eruptions constipation headaches jaundice back pain and kidney issues. It is pitched as restoring beauty and womanly perfection and suitable for all ages with a 35 cent package price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain
Grandpa
Grandma
Kage
Madison Medicine CO
Madison
Hot-House Mint Patch Profits In Winter Trade
A Long Island flower grower notes winter profits from a mint julep patch named for its purpose. He says New York’s sizable julep loving population sustains demand for the fragrant mint year round, prompting steady supply to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
New York
N. Y
Wooded Lands of Russia Face Forest Danger
Russia proper forests cover 464 548 000 acres about 36 percent of the nation. Private owners may risk deforestation and the government weighs protective steps. Wood houses dominate rural Russia and wood remains the main fuel outside cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Europe
N. Y
Olive groves near Damascus guarded by watchmen
The Chicago Chronicle recalls an ancient Damascus custom where olive groves are protected by official watchmen to deter theft. A government proclamation warns owners to harvest by a deadline, or the unpicked fruit becomes public property and may be gathered by the public for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Chicago Chronicle
They Never Depress Clinic Headache Wafers Offer Cure
An advertisement touts Clinic Headache Wafers as a cure for headaches and depression like feelings. It claims rapid nerve relief and heart tonic benefits, asserting safety for children and invalids and noting a price of 10 cents at druggists with sale through Weisenburger & Co.
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Weisenburger & Emery
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