Good Blood for Bad Rheumatism in a Mine Worker
In Dubuque the mine worker J G Menkel recounts years of rheumatism and crippling joint swelling. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for three to four weeks he improves, then fully recovers in three months and remains well for eight years. His family now endorses the remedy and urges others to obtain genuine pills from druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Menkel
Jackson Avenue
Dubuque
Lows
Robert Yates
Klauer Manufacturing Co
Dr. Williams
Mr. Menke
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Spokane City: Wealthy railroad hub and power center
Spokane, with 75 853 residents, is highlighted as a major railroad center and commercial hub. The Spokane River cascades 32 feet in a quarter mile, producing at least 45 000 horsepower and 15 000 developed. Electric power lights the city, runs mills, and powers 74 miles of suburban roads. Power feeds northern Idaho mines over 100 miles away, yielding a fifth of the world’s output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Puthway
LL. G. Monroe
New Hogland Magazine
St. Paul
Missouri River
Idaho
West Virginian suffers kidney troubles cured by Dean's pills
W J Jackson of Parkersburg Virginia details two decades of kidney pain and urinary issues worsened by bad weather. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the urine flowed freely and pain subsided, and he claims eight years of relief despite age. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Jackson
Parkersburg
Dean
Eured
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Seclusion Keeps Secret For A Week Say Mrs Psovith
Mrs Psovith explains avoiding the Browning Club and telling callers she was not at home to maintain a weeklong secret, as Mrs Kjones notes the tactic. The Cleveland Leader records the lighthearted exchange about discretion and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psovith
Towne Hees Offer To Sell For A Song Provokes A Note Clash
In Philadelphia the exchange centers on a quirky dispute as Towne He proposes selling his place for a song. Browne insists a proper tune is needed, prompting talk of correct notes and a musical metaphor for the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haxgsling
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Fress
Cure Biliousness and Digestive Ailments With Tea
A period ad promotes Spanish Cross Tea as a monthly treatment for biliousness stomach disorders chronic constipation bladder liver and kidney irregularities. It advertises 25e per package and urges use for a month to achieve relief.
Seaweed eating nations and Berlin stores prompt food and fuel notes
China and Japan are noted as seaweed eating nations with extensive consumption. A fresh supply of Mre Austin's Pan cakes is available at grocers. A Berlin department store uses 19,000 gallons of alcohol yearly to power delivery wagons.
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China
Japan
Austin
Berlin
Hoosier Happenings From A Nation of Dying and Crime
Indiana briefs report Wallace Phillipa killed by Vandalia limited at Brazil, Chester Busie 16 arrested for rock box robbery at Washington, Parker City post office robbed for $100, several fatal accidents including mine, fire, and train incidents. Notable deaths and legal actions include Arch ie Freeman shot in New Albany and a sheriff seeking John W Terrell for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Phillipa
Vandalia Limited
Brazil
Chester Busie
Washington
Parker City
Bedford
Mendal
Pike County
8. E. Anderson
Elew
Samuel B. Williamson
Hoagland
Journal Printing Company
Crawfordsville
John Gribis
Vigo
Seelyville
James I. Nealy
Terre Haute
Harry G. Slingsuit
Hartford City
Ackers
Bourbon
United States Gas
Gas City
Archie Griffin
Bluffton
Atkins
Ark
West
Mary Pingel
Denham
Winamac
Carl Osborne
Marshall
Bellamora
Osborne
D. W. E L. Nusbaum
Joy Nusbaum
Auburn
Las Vegas
N. AL
Archie Freeman
New Albany
William Taylor
Taylor
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Garrett
Christopher. Cronkhite
Burton
Marion
Frank Deliner
Broadway
Cincinnati
Miami
Lawrenceburg
Ellen Reaves
National Military
Frances Reaves
Lawrence Hubbard
Nelson Jordan
Jeffersonville
Merciless Itching Reassured by Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from Harry J. Spalding of New York City describes two years of neck sores and hair loss from a spreading humor. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the irritation subsided and hair grew back thick and healthy, leading to a strong endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Spalding
West Judth Street
New York City
Pocket-book Find on California Street Sparks Reply
A famed San Francisco newspaper editor recalls a printed ad offering to return a found pocket-book and money. In days that followed, a response appeared from the recognized finder requesting the loser call at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
San Francisco
Callifornia Street
Calfornia Street
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
An advertisement asserts a decade-long claim that catarrh can be cured. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 for any case not cured and cites testimonials and Toledo manufacturers Cheney & Co as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tere
Amnil
Hall
God
Smallest European Coin Now in Use
The text notes the Greek lep ton as the smallest current European coin with the lowest intrinsic value. It states that 100 lep ton equal one drachma, and a drachma is valued at just under twenty cents in American money.
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Europe
Ethel and Pardonie Cashier Dialog Note
In the Cleveland Leader brief a cashier coughs and a speaker jokes about not catching a last name while Ethel blushes, reflecting a humorous exchange. The fragment highlights social interaction without a clear news event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pardonie
Ethel
Cleveland
Prompted health quacks and mixed ads from 1901
An OCR fragment lists transient medical cures and product pitches including Dr. Bayer Pain Oil, Piso's Cure, Mrs. Austin's Pancake flour, and a Joplin boy’s Sunday school joke about the James Book. It also cites coffee consumption, tin production in the Malay States, and stray phrases about aches and wind colic, all in a jumbled, advertising tone.
Lydia E. Pinkham A Brief Life Sketch
A concise portrait traces Lydia E. Pinkham from her early life to the creation of her vegetable compound. It notes how the Panic of 1873 spurred plans to market the remedy widely through drug stores and public sale. The piece highlights the move from private remedy to commercial product and its place in 19th century medical commerce.
Lydia E. Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound Legend
This portrait chronicles Lydia E. Pinkham born Lydia Estes in Lyon Massachusetts in 1819 and her rise from teacher to founder of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes her family, the 1873 Lynn crisis, the kitchen laboratory origin, early pamphlets, newspaper ads, and the lasting legacy carried by her daughter in law as chief assistant.
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Estes
Lyon
Mass
Isaac Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Lydia
Frinkham
Pinkham Sons
Hoston
New York
Brooklyn
Lydia BE
Pinkbain
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia ER. Pinkham
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Hoosier
Robert Aley
Bloomington
M. D. Lilliebridge
Vaughn
Briffton
John W. Terrell
Melvin Wolfe
Wayne County
Terrell
Mr. Herliby
Caticura Hemedies
Dr. Bayer
Carthage
James
Piso
Wm. H. Warrison
121St Street
United States
Price
F. W. Diemer
H.D
Springfeld
St. Jacobs
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