Women Endorse Lydia E Pinkham Remedies in Letters
Swan Creek Michigan and Hebron Maine residents praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for fatigue weakness and female issues. They report renewed health and urge other women to seek the remedies with confidential guidance from the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annih Cameron
R.F.D
Michigan
Hebron
Mrs. Canaries Rowe
R. F.D
No. 1
Hebron, Maine
Real Soldiers Hidden Among The Supers In Stage Drill
A theater manager complains the supers look fake. The stage manager then reveals the trainees are in fact real soldiers in uniform, prompting a sharp, ironic correction about authenticity on stage.
When Greek Meets Greek and the Rocking Chair Fleet
Fragmentary ad style text references Greek meeting Greek, Stella and Bella, a rocking chair fleet, and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. A line mentions a lecturer on home happiness, implying satire or promotional copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Bella
Cucumber Recipes Highlight Summer Salads And Dishes
A period article offers cucumber based dishes perfect for hot weather. It details a Tomato Mustard Cream sauce salad with sliced cucumbers, a cucumber and egg bake shaped with cutouts, a cucumber jelly served with French dressing, and boiled cucumbers with a peppery egg sauce on fried bread.
Home Cooked Dishes and Baking From Old Receipts
Recipes for carrots with peas rich Graham muffins walnut tea cakes and roasted chicken with olives describe steps, ingredients and cooking times. Dishes include vegetable sides dairy muffins and a stuffed roasted chicken with olives and tomato sauce.
War prophecy found in old Bible predicts global conflict in 1914
While examining family books in Gillette Pennsylvania George Fletcher discovered in his father William Fletcher’s old Bible a 22 year old handwriting prophecy stating in part that in the year 1914 there will be wars in every corner of the earth. The father was described as a learned man who based the prediction on Bible calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fletcher
Gillett
William Fletcher
Towanda
Philadelphia
Eczema on hands cured by Cuticura products in 1914
Mrs. G. W. Sharp of Marion Indiana describes severe hand eczema spreading from fingers to both hands. After a year of remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a newspaper ad and a sample, then a second box. her hands recovered and remained well. The ad notes global sale and an offer of free samples with the 32-page Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boots St
Marion
Ind
Mra
G. W. Sharp
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Witty Exchange Over Proposing Duo Ends in Punishment Idea
The wretch protests a double proposal as Madge suggests a tailor made punishment by marriage to both. The playful dialogue hints at social norms and flirtation in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidith
Madge
Red Cross Bal ad boosts laundry claims and nostalgia
An old style advertisement features Red Cross Bal promising whiter clothes during wash day. The copy uses playful nostalgia with lines about college days and fortune smiling, referencing groceries and a humorous reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
All Grocere
Adv
Invasion talk at club stirs guard jokes
At a club a Seventh regiment member overheard a discussion of a possible National Guard invasion of Mexico. Jokes about Mauser bullets and medals over bullet holes followed, ending with a quip about turning to encourage his men if shot in the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Regiment
Mexico
National Guard
New York
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Comfort for Troubled Eyes
An advertisement from Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago urges readers to try their product for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. It touts first-rate comfort and offers a book by mail for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Bound to Kick by a Nervy Invalid
A comical tale recalls Hargis waking ill on a couch as a servant shatters dishes. The invalid blusters at the noise, asking if plates were broken, only to learn none were. The line ends with a quip about candidates who are unknown or too famous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargis
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