Third Operation Prevented by Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Mrs. Alvena Sperling of Chicago credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her after doctors advised a third operation for inflammation and a small tumor. The testimonial urges women to build up the feminine system and avoid unnecessary surgery by using the herbal remedy for conditions like displacements, ulcers, fibroids, irregularities, backache, and nervous weakness.
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Chicago
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia Oe E. Pinkham
Alvena Sperling
Langdon Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eye cure claim and odd vignettes in one column
A jabbering OCR fragment promotes Guthura eye ointment with a testimonial from G. B. Walsey in Mouth of Wilson Virginia dated April 4 1908 and mentions other mixed items including a humorous breakfast table scene and a medical herb remedy Mother Grav’s Austra Nan Leaf with a free sample offer.
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Mina
Cutlcura
G. B. Walsey
Mouth
Wilson
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Guthura Remedies
Boston
Mother Grav
Railroads Serve Dividend Purpose Not Public Good
A quotable editorial passage argues railroads exist to pay dividends, not serve the public. It claims regulation of passenger rates and resistance to wage cuts stem from a misread function, praising eminent domain for returns, and ends with a comic exchange from New York Press about aging beauty.
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Ellis QC. Jones
Success Magazine
Grape-Nuts Rebuilds Strength For Denver Woman
A Denver woman describes poor health after meals and heavy family duties. After trying Grape-Nuts she reports rapid relief, regained appetite, and gained 12 pounds. She credits the food with restoring her strength and well being. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and note the letter’s genuineness.
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Denver
Wellville
Old Home Calls to Return of Children and Youth
A nostalgic verse from Youth's Companion imagines an elderly parent longing for returning children. The speaker speaks of roses, dew, swallows, and a welcoming fireside as the empty heart yearns for reunion and for the lost joys of childhood.
Mammon and the Venetian Lagoon Love Dilemma
Muriel reveals to Grant a proposed marriage to Dudley Hughes the millionaire trust magnate. She fears his wealth and power but struggles between duty and love as they seek escape together in Venice. Mammon: the cruel god of wealth tests their choice and courage.
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Murdel
Mammon
Grant
Muriel
Venice
Giudecen
Europe
Robert
Paris
New York
Dudley Hughes
Hughes
Mrs. White
Mughes
Wall Street
Edward Cecil
How does Miss Hilda fare in French classes
In Natural Lines the Baltimore American notes Miss Hilda makes her French conversation classes a pronounced success amid a social debate about men and women shaping norms. The piece highlights gender discourse and contrasts female influence with male expectations.
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Hilda
Baltimore American
Farmer's Wife A Slaver s Slavery in Inautry Shows Tragedy
An article cites William Atherton Du Pay arguing that six million farm wives form a single tragic archetype. It asserts most rural women bear the burden of feeding families, bearing children, and enduring hardship even as farming prospered. The piece notes limited gains for women despite gains in farming wealth.
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William Atherton du Pay
United States
Mr. du Pay
Country Life Commission
Women Artists in New York Face Hard Studio Life
The piece argues that many women artists endure harsh conditions in New York studios, living frugally in single or two room spaces, chasing fame while sacrificing home life and potential marriage. It critiques Bohemian dining, erratic lifestyles, and the belief that art justifies neglect of personal wellbeing.
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New York
Bohemia
Courtship In the North and Eskimo Attitudes
A Success Magazine excerpt outlines Eskimo courtship rituals where a father orders a rival to be cut out, the suitor is described as frozen to a snow settee, and a social response from women warns against insinuating male fault. It then questions whether a minister's wife ever asks her husband for prayer.
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Aurora
Success Magazine
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Gillard
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Daisy Fly Killer
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Cee
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