Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Female Ailments
Mrs. B A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago Illinois report relief from female troubles without surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
8. A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
Til
The Handy Doctor in Your Vest Pocket
A compact enamel box contains six Cascarets tablets for bowel and liver support. The ad claims they stimulate bowel muscles like exercise, avoid laxative downsides, and require smaller doses over time. It promotes the Sterling Remedy Company product stamped CCC for 10 cents in a vest pocket package.
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Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
Baby Healed After Cuticura Remedies Reported
A Chicago mother claims her child suffered chronic itching and inflamed skin for over a year until Cuticura Remedies including Soap Ointment and Resolvent brought dramatic improvement after three boxes. The letter date is October 1906.
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Misg G
A. C. Brestin
N. Lincoln St
Chicago
The Professor Describes a Subways Safety Zone
In a Nitroglycerin zone workers face strict entry checks. The passage notes searches for metal objects and matches, plus prohibition of pins, buttons, pegs, needles, and braided hair. Guards and matrons enforce the limits as workers, including women, pass into the danger area.
Death rates of miners cited across nations in early reports
The piece compares miner death rates to illustrate safety concerns. It cites figures for Belgium 0.4, Great Britain 1.20, France 84 in 1905, and Russia 15 in 1806, noting a high 8 per thousand in the referenced country.
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Belgium
Great
Pidiain
France
Drussia
Grape-Nuts Endorsed by Health Board Official
Doctor and president of the Board of Health extol Grape-Nuts as a fully cooked food aiding digestion sleep and heart rhythm. He reports personal recovery from malnutrition and insomnia after using Grape-Nuts with milk and urges others to try the product as a rational, scientific dietary choice.
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Board of Health
Wellville
Memorial Day Tribute at Gettys
A poem reflecting on Memorial Day at Gettysburg. It recalls Civil War bloodshed, the shift from hate to peace, and honoring fallen soldiers from gray and blue. The speaker envisions future generations laying flowers on graves as time moves on and vows for lasting peace.
Memorial Day Reflections On Veterans And National Unity
The piece recalls Decoration Day as a tribute by women of the nation, honors veterans from both sides, and urges deeds to preserve the republic. It cites Lincoln and Washington, laments dangers of peace, and stresses remembrance, duty, and respect for those who fought and died.
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Republic
Lincoln
Hin
Washington
Decoration Day Unity Sermon From New York Ledger
A May 380 reference extols national unity during Decoration Day, praising peace after Civil War strife. It notes trains removing barriers, commerce linking regions, and a single language in a patriotic vision, celebrating East West North South harmony across Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
Ocean
New York Ledger
Hanging a Guerrilla and a Silent Surrender
A Civil War cavalry patrol along a highway is ambushed by a guerrilla hidden in a corn field. A trooper is killed, and Tie is captured at the field’s edge as he nears the woods. The dying note is grim and defiant.
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Tie
Grim Hanging Described Amid Family Farewell Scene
A man is executed by hanging after declaring intent to kill a family member. His wife and daughter witness without emotion as a noose is placed and the body is left swinging. The incident is recounted by a Detroit Free Press observer. Earlier note mentions England's first woolen cloth 1830 with dyeing by 1667.
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Jim
Tie
Anwall
Detroit
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