Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Change of Life
Richmond woman testimonial praises seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches dizziness and heat flashes during menopause. Ad claims symptoms include suffocation hot flashes headaches backache dread timidity ears ringing heart palpitations irregularities constipation and loss of appetite with urging to take the product.
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Richmond
Lydia H. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
O Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
California Syrup of Figs touted as safe laxative for children
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful clears constipation without griping, promoting inside cleansing for fevers, sour stomachs, or cold-related tummy issues. The ad notes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
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California
Adv
Progressive Dampness and a Wry Path to a Lawyer
A humorous sequence traces Young Twobble from a desire to be a lawyer to an awkward switch to law, then medicine, and finally opening a drug store in a dry town. The tale plays on the idea that all paths feel dry until the store becomes the wettest spot within a day's walk.
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Twobble
Dr Tivorce Pellets Ad Pitches Health Benefit
An advertisement promotes Dr Tivorce Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate liver bowels and stomach. The copy notes Archie and Archibald as mascots or testimonials with a light pun about springing from the people.
Canada Prosperity Rise Prompts Investor Interest
The Chicago Tribune notes strong Canada growth with low western land prices and rising wages. Subscriptions to a fifty million dollar loan surpassed by 60 million, Winnipeg bank clearings reach a record one and a half billion, and grain production projections soar. Western grain values rise as wartime demand boosts credit and commerce. Birds prosper as war curbs hunting abroad, while Canadian horses fuel wartime needs.
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Canada
Dominions
Chicago Tribune
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Buffalo
Detroit
Minneapolis
Duluth
Los Angeles
Seattle
North America
Prairie
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Thia
Prairia
Bradstreet
Brandeis Hearing Faces Grave Prosecution Charges
A public Senate subcommittee hearing charged Supreme Court nominee Louis D Brandeis with infidelity breach of faith and unprofessional conduct related to railroad rate cases. Clifford Thorne chairman of the Iowa railroad commission testified Brandeis once acted for the Seaboard shipowners then for the Interstate Commerce Commission and advocated a 74 percent return on railroad capital, deemed inadequate by the commission in 1910.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Wilson
Supreme Court
Clifford Thorne
Towe Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Brandeis
Shippers
Commission
Thorne
Brandis
Seaboard Shippers’ Association
Iowa
Hughes bars use of name in nomination fight
Washington, Feb. 11 Representa tive Slemp released a letter from Justice Hughes in which he says he is totally opposed to using his name in connection with any nomination or to directing delegates in his interest. The reply came after Slemp notified Hughes that Frank H. Hitchcock, Taft era postmaster general, had started a movement in the South backing the justice for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Washington
Slemp
Justice Hughes
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
South
Senate approves naval funding and Annapolis days rise
Washington dated report shows the Senate paused on Wednesday the resolution authorizing 600000 for re equipping Mare Island and New York navy yards and a bill increasing admissions days at Annapolis by 300. House passed both measures Monday and sent to President Wilson for approval. The Navy's readiness note quotes Admiral Blue declaring the U S Navy prepared to meet any foe in the Pacific before the House Navy affairs committee.
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Washington
Senate
Mare Island
New York Navy Yards
Annapolis Naval Academy
House
Wilson
Naval Academy
Saya
Pacific
Admiral Blue
House Navst Affairs Committee
Davenport Barkeepers Seek Permanent Dry Law Injunction
Davenport tavernkeepers testing the dry law agreed to seek a permanent injunction and then take the case to the supreme court after hearings.
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Iown
Davenport
Aupréme Court
Extreme Pacifism Soldier Debate Echoes Across Europe
Quotations on gas bombs and Nazism clash with pacifist views. A speaker warns against hiding in a world where danger remains, while another questions what the future holds and expresses resolve not to accept such conditions. The exchange highlights wartime anxieties and moral stances.
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Europe
Red rough sore hands cure ad and mill pond quarrel
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura for red rough hands with a free mail sample offer. Intermixed is a rural dialogue about a large mill pond fish, with Johnson disputing the tale and another voice insisting it’s untrue.
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Dept. Ly
Boston
Ady
Quit Meat and Salt Cure Kidney Ailment Ad Claim
A historical ad style piece urges quitting meat if kidneys bother and using Jad Salts to flush kidneys. It claims meat forms uric acid that paralyzes kidneys, causing back pains, headaches, dizziness, and urinary issues, then promotes Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy. A short Irish joke closes the fragment.
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Sava
Tongus
Rallef
Emerald Oil Promises Vein Cure From Night to Day
A vintage advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a powerful treatment for varicose veins. It claims rapid reduction with nightly and morning use and even asserts dissolving goiter and wongs, urging readers to ask a druggist for an original two-ounce bottle. The page also includes playful quips and quotes about boys.
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Boon
Goitro
Wong
Fortify the System Against Grip With Bromine Quinine
A claim promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a preventive remedy against grip, colds and influenza. It asserts the quining mix acts as a tonic and laxative to keep the system in condition. The note mentions a single bromquinine product and an imprint on the box reading E W Grove’s Dature on box asc.
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E.W. Grove
Asc
Institution Director Declines Direct Questions
A director states inability to answer direct questions, remarking that money funds a house but love furnishes a home. The quote frames the speaker's stance on guidance and emotional priorities within organizational leadership.
New Year Sermon Plans Spark Quiet Church Outing
A Stranger notes Tomorrow marks the year's first Sunday and plans to attend church. Mr Gibbs says he will go, Mrs Gibbs asks to accompany him, and the Judge adds a practical twist about needing someone to identify you. The exchange hints at an upcoming, understated social moment.
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Mr. Gibbs
Gray Hair Remedy Promises Shaded Shades and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement hawks a home mix using Ray Rum glycerine Barba Compound and water to darken gray hair, erase dandruff, and improve hair texture without scalp staining. It claims low cost, easy preparation, and lasting effect, with a Marine Health ad and a cartoon quip about neighbors and fashion.
Piles Relieved by First Application And Cured
A garbled item references a universal remedy called PANPMENT and a claim of curing piles and other maladies. It includes fragmented quotes about an ideal citizen and a minister noting the right path is often left, with jumbled wording throughout.
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Panpment
What is uric acid and the Anuric remedy
A historical overview traces uric acid discovery by Scheele in 1775 and its health harms. It mentions Dr. Plerea's Anuric as a purported cure, far stronger than Thithia, with claims to eradicate uric acid and relieve rheumatic and gout symptoms. It urges sending for a pamphlet or trial package from Dr. Pierce and cites his reputation and other products.
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Alnes
Scheele
Plerea
Dr. Pierce
Invalided Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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