Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Featured In Letters
A collection of testimonials praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during change of life and other female ailments. Included is Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio and Mrs Barclay of Graniteville Vermont, plus a satirical note on a Silesian wife's slimming pursuit ending in divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Columbus
Ohio
E. Hanson
East Long St
Graniteville
Cuar Es Barclay
R.F.D
Postum Helps Child and Teacher Overcome Coffee Problems
A testimonial describes a teacher once crippled by coffee jitters adopting Postum after a friend praised it for children and adults. After a failed first brew, a 15 minute boil produced a rich taste and health improvements grew over months, leading to no desire to return to regular coffee. The reader is invited to read the Health Classic and a new letter touted as genuine and engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weillville
Unwritten law and trials face modern scrutiny
Opinion from the Toledo Blade warns against reviving feudal notions of the unwritten law. It argues that juries increasingly reject emotion homicide and sensational insanity claims, and that jurists should stop sanctioning murder by social approval. The piece critiques political defense using violence and urges ending the unwritten code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
The Gulf Hurricane and Price of Food Shifts
A long analysis contrasts Galveston sea wall protection with Gulf hurricanes and notes the rarity of repeated blows to the same Gulf coast. It argues food prices reflect distribution costs, middlemen profits, and transportation, urging fair farmer earnings as a path to prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Equatorial
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mobile Bay
St. Louis Republic
A Lesson in Missionary Work and Murder
In New York City a granddaughter of a Civil War general, LSI £ Sigel, a missionary among Chinese in foreign New York, is found murdered. Her mutilated body was packed in an old steamer trunk after being betrayed by a Celestial convert. The paper questions whether coercive missionary effort is justified and asks if such sacrifices are worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LSI
Sigel
New York City
Cleveland Presa
Vanishing Timber Describes U S Forest Stock and Decline
The Chicago Tribune notes a Agriculture Department pamphlet showing the United States originally had about 850 million acres of forests containing 5.2 trillion board feet of saw timber now reduced to 650 million acres and 2.5 trillion board feet. Growth is under 7 billion cubic feet annually, meaning destruction outpaces regeneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Jevery
Germany
Chicago Tribune
Irregular News Snippets from Early 20th Century Press
A compilation of varied notes on voting rights in Norway, British trade figures, enemy perceptions of corpses, Australia’s government revenue, lightning fatalities, a typographical Bible error, Montreal harbor volumes, an irrigation bond plan for Argentina, Eskimo health myths, Madrid meat consumption during coronation, the Geneva Breeches Bible, a New York preacher’s daughter teaching in Tokyo, and Eskimo motherhood customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosin
Gilead
Argentina
Madrid
Geneva
Elizabeth
James
Gertrude MacArthur
Robert 8
MacArthur
Calvary Baptist, Church
New York
the Times
New ‘York
Telepost Wins In Competitive Telegraph Race Across Midwest
The Telepost company claims a complete victory in establishing lines across Missouri Illinois and Indiana with universal flat rates. New operations spread through New England and the New York Philadelphia belt, extending toward Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis with planned cross connections. The firm, aided by Delaney's automatic transmission tech, aims to triple telegraph volume by halving rates, following similar outcomes in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Telepost
Patrick B. Delaney
New England
North Mississippi Valley
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
North Central District
Chicago
St. Louis
Springfield
Indianapolis
Kansas City
England
France
Dental quip at the dentures and candy question
A doctor jokes about a tooth filling after removing a rubber dam. A sweet young patient asks if she can eat caramel and molasses candy without loosening the filling, prompting a witty response from the dental figure.
Great Home Five Remedy for Eye Diseases Ad
Pettit s Eye Salve offered as a quick relief remedy for all eye diseases. Advertised by Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Merely Postponed Hewligus Dinner Tiff
A fragmented dialogue shows Mrs Hewlgus and Mr Hewligus arguing during a dinner. Mrs Hewlgus challenges his silence and Mr Hewligus continues eating, promising to speak later. The text captures a tense domestic scene with implied conflict and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hewlgus
Mr. Hewligus
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Silesia
Success Magazine
America
Manhattan
New York World
Ntl Hae Sa
Queer Sioris
Norway
Alexander
Commonwealth of Australia
Montreal
Treacle Bible
Senna
Holaire
Tu California
NEW Telegraph Company
Illinois
Haarlem
W. H. Warren
Holland
Cranton
Tedélve
Medicine
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