Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement
A Noah Kentucky reader testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased through menopause symptoms and improved daily life. The notice claims the remedy treats female illnesses including inflammation ulcers and fibroid conditions and offers free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah
Lydia I
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Eczema Cure Highlight Promises Quick Relief and Doctor Bets
A Vermont woman recalls severe eczema on face and neck that resisted three doctors until Cuticura Remedy soap and ointment healed it within three months. The ad emphasizes Cuticura’s effectiveness and promotes med products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Pearsons
Northfeld
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
It Works The Laborer Eats Food That Wrecks An Office Man
A reader recounts quitting coffee for Postum improving health after long coffee use in a telegraph job. The letter claims coffee caused nerves and stomach weakness and that switching to Postum allowed normal eating again. It cites brewing instructions and references a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Hans Wagner Began Baseball Career With Early Struggles
The article recaps Hans Wagner's start in baseball. Barney Dreyfuss sent contracts to players including Wagner who began as a pitcher before switching to shortstop. Wagner signed his first contract for 36 a month and later earned 35 a month with Paterson before moving to Louisville and then Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Hans Wagner
Honus
Big Duchman
Hans
Big Dutchman
Steubenville Club
Central Association
al Wagner
Claude Ritchey
Frank Bowerman
Paterson
Louisville
The
Colonels
Pitsburg
Kansas’ Big Barn and Its Vast Hay and Grain Stocks
A large round barn on Fred R. Cot trell’s ranch near Irving Kansas is claimed to be the state’s largest. The 100 foot diameter stone first story houses a stable and circular manger, with a 74 foot total height including a dome roof and cupola. An air shaft provides ventilation for the yard and hay loft plus a feed grinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Cottrell
Irving
Ark
Kansas
Hereford cattle ranch and noisy meeting report
The piece mentions Mr Cottrell's 800 acre Hereford ranch and a herd of 155 head with 100 cows. It notes a new barn with 500 head capacity and 10 000 bushel grain bins. Also recaps a Tit-Bits passage about an English meeting where an audience member repeatedly shouts You're wrong, sir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottrell
OF. Bay
Dame
Quotations and quips from a bygone humor page
A collage of punchlines and witticisms from various papers including the Louisville Courier Journal Brooklyn Life Cleveland Leader Baltimore American and Philadelphia Bulletin. The items feature light banter about marriage dating engagements and social missteps with a mix of regional flavor and dated slang.
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Mack
Dyer
Puck
Louisville Courier-Journal
Brooklyn
Sonny
Meggendorfer
Cleveland
Baltimore
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UTES
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Herja
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Success Magazine
Henry Ward Beecher
Phillips Brooks
Wagner
Australia
Weo
Big Kansas
Helen
Ruth
Grace
Hunter
Mary
Fred
Philadelphia Bulletin
Boston Herald
Coopah
Sinclair
Pete
Boston Globe
Detroit News-Tribune
Justice Brewer
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