Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mothers
A string of testimonial quotes from women across states praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy and childbirth. The letters claim it built up their systems, helped before delivery, and produced healthy babies, with names and locations scattered through the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Lydia E.pinkham
Wits End
Ask Thers
Shoul Seerce
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gorsdonville, Mo
Mia, E. M. Dorr
Conshohocken, Pa
Mos. Blakeley
Coalport
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Amid Peculiar Claims
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It promotes multiple sizes and parcel post delivery, urges sending ten cents and a paper, and features additional notes on Dr Pierce’s Pellets for liver and digestion. It ends with a social aside about men and feminine folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Kr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton
N. Yu
Spirit violin maker and seance room in Detroit claim
Detroit druggist John F. Ward builds seance room and spirit violins as his wife claims. She says his spirit guides include Ma the English violinmaker and Big Eagle the Indian chief. Ward denies, asserts wife is a spiritualist, and describes plans and clashes over a smashed cabinet in their garret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
John F. Ward
John
Helen Ward
Big Eagle
Betsy Green Laughs Two Hours At Riverview Station
Betsy Green, described as a atout negro woman, stood beside two large men at Riverview station in Kansas City when a gust of wind blew a fat man’s hat down Central avenue. The trio laughed as the hat sailed away and Betsy’s laughter persisted for about an hour and forty-five minutes until an ambulance surgeon administered morphine to stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Betsy Green
Riverview Station
Central Avenue
Elderly wife sues husband over desertion on courthouse lawn
Mrs Amela Mellacho witz, 80, and Authe Mellachowitz, 82, a war veteran, drew public notice last year when their marriage on the courthouse lawn prompted attention. She visited the district attorney to press a warrant accusing him of failure to provide, claiming a 40 year old "young creature" stole his affections and his $30 monthly pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Amela Mellachowitz
Authe Mellachowitz
Court House Lawn
Toledo couple wed in Put in Bay jail call ceremony
Luella Martin of Toledo and James Edward Wessel of Detroit married in a lockup by Justice Homer Ramey after a jail ceremony suggestion. Also notes a Shipments Parcel Mall dispatch from Bliverton Ore sending 1,500 pounds of flour by Fischer Flour and Cereal mills to Lake county View Point with $17.96 postage.
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Sandusky
Luella Martin
Toledo
James Edward Wessel
Detroit
Putin Bay Village
Justice of the Peace
Homer Ramey
Hrite-Erect
Squire Ramey
Record Parcel Mall
Bliverton
Ore
Parcel Post
Fischer Flour and Cereal Mills
View Point
Lake County
Wheat Crop Boom Boosts Western Canada Rail and Shipping
The 1916 Western Canada wheat crop yields exceed 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railways report record shipments and earnings rises as grain movement strains lines and Canadian steamship capacity grows with a New York port export surge through Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ita
W. Grant Morden
Canada Steamships Company
Upper
Montreal
New York
What He Was Looking For
A tattered tramp named Samuel asks for work outside a house. The householder questions him about honest labor and discovers Samuel seeks work for his wife, prompting a shift in judgment and a wary, sympathetic reply. The exchange ends with Samuel clarifying his need for help for his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Samual
London
Fragmented Vintage Clipped Vignette of Courtroom Banter
A cross examination reveals a witness pinning down the exact time the defendant's wife entered a taxicab near a National bank with an ankle watch cited as proof. The scene shifts to Inez where a weary woman settles, a new servant arrives, and a kitchen conversation echoes with humorous mispronunciations and clipped remarks.
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National Bank
Quack Ads and Small Jokes From a Vintage Page
A jumble of period advertisements and light humor runs. Dr Pierce’s liver pills tout longevity while Castoria claims safe use for children. A charity collector named Siggers prompts sneers as a Bahama boat joke closes the page.
Purified Cure Adverts with Cuticura for Scalp Relief
An old style ad touts Clean Sweet Scalp products for dandruff and itchy scalp. It promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with free samples by mail from Beaton. A brief gag about a young man chasing literature appears alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutilcura
Dept. XY
Beaton
Quinine patent and home remedies advertised in fragment
An assortment of early 20th century ads and notices mentions improved Quinine formulas, laxatives, and health products. It cites Laxatlya Bromo Quillice, E. W. Grove, and Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children, with promotional lines about stomach cleansing, liver action, worms, and age-related eye care advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
le Roy
Denison Caffes and Odd Musings Picked Up In Pulp
A collection of humorous snippets and quips from a bygone era contrasts Try Denison's Caffes casual charm with music and romance. The dialogue includes lines about balloons Zeppelins and automobiles and features a brisk exchange over manners and flirtation.
The Newest Remedy for Backache and Dropsy
An early 20th century medical advertisement promotes Anuric and a new kidney remedy from Dr. Pierce. It links kidney weakness to bodily poisons, suggests a trial package for backache and urinary issues, and offers water analysis from Buffalo, New York to diagnose kidney trouble. It notes a 60 cent package price and urges readers to consult doctors before insurance policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
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John Mitchell
Maanena, N.Y
EB. W. Sanders
Rowlenburg, W. Va
Mia
Winnie
Winter Haven
Florida
Aya
Warners
Warner
All Druggiate
Warner's
Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
Writs Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Cody
Carter
MOONE
Powel
Moone Chemical Co
Davi. W. Rochester, N
Bane
Lou
Hubby
Negress
Fat Man Chase Hat
Ohio
Inez
Jonea
Bocker
Freewith , Yatta
Macaroni Products
Oneida
Skinner’s
America
Skinner
Skinner Mfg. CO
Omahs
Hla
Siggers
Fletcher
Barmuda
Mysalf
Jiggera
Dearcat
Puck
Western Canada
Denver
United States
Ottawa
C.J. Braughisa
W. Adam St
MY. McKginnis
Jefferson Ave
Gozee Poulan
Ig Te Pogginte
Barnees Mnope
W. Okie
Denison
Harold
Maude
Protzal Factory
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