Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham Letter Excerpt
Advice column urging women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance. The passage promotes letters from sick women as evidence of the program’s effectiveness and personal support from decades of correspondence.
Lydia E Pinkharys Vegetable Compound Ad Page Note
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pennsylvania claims improvement after following instructions, citing relief from nervous headaches and a supposed operation avoidance. The copy lists a host of female health issues and praises the product as a standard remedy for decades. The page also contains a humorous local cartoon caption about hogless carriages and turnips.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Grape-Nuts hailed as brain and nerve support
An advertorial asserts Grape-Nuts is made from wheat and barley with special processing to aid digestion and brain function. It cites Dr. Carey’s views on potassium phosphate and quotes a mother praising steadier mornings and clearer thinking after using Grape-Nuts and Postum cereal.
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W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Canada
W. HW. Rogers
Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
H. M
Geo. W. Carey
Tam
Postum Cereal Cq., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Old Time Valentine Keepsake In A Drawer
A faded poem signed by Ninette M. Lowater laments lost love and memory. The speaker recalls a gold ring Cupid motif and a scroll of verse about longing, time, and distant beloved. The piece reflects bittersweet reminiscence of shared dreams and unfulfilled futures.
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Ninette M. Lowater
Valentine Mystery Reveals a Family’s Valentine Twist
In a small village tale, Jonty’s Valentine misdelivery leads Hannah to receive the note meant for Flora. The envelope is later found hidden in Grandma Page’s Bible, revealing a twist that Hannah and Jonty wed, while Flora marries Mark Williams. The confession surfaces after Grandma’s death.
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Valentine
Flora
Jonty
Hannah
Vannah
Grandma
Viera
Grandma Page
Mrs. Atkins
Edward
Manoah
Jane
Aunt Jane
Nora
Mark Williams
Mother
Ike Flora
Tiannah
Plora
Lincoln rhymes from a Sangamon river episode emerge
An 1882 tale recounts Abraham Lincoln lifting a frightened boy aboard a steamboat during a flood on the Sangamon River. He later allegedly wrote a rhymed verse about the incident, preserved by the Cabaniss family, though not printed.
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Lincoln
Cabaniss
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon
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Pegina
Saskatchewan
Alberta
No Entarrh
Fastamm
Mall
Tur M. Paxton
Oman
Bend Son & Postal
Emember
Tryit
Huston
Mass
Woittle
Sou Tread
Hope
Thae
Ben
Flora and
Jonathan
Caleb
Grandma Sage
Deacon Brige
Yeon
Tara
She
San Antonio
Texas
John Tray
Thomas Lincoln
Indiana
Lincoln ‘Cabin