Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy With Saving Life
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her long standing female disorders after doctors failed. She followed Mrs Pinkham's advice and regained health, urging others to try the remedy. The ad highlights Pinkham as the standard female health treatment for decades and invites letters for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Pinkham
T. C. Willadson
Manning
Iowa
Lydia Brinkham
Tory
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Truth and Quality Appeal to the Well Informed
An advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative option for families. It emphasizes natural action, gentle cleansing, and no need to increase dosage, claiming physician approval and absence of objectionable substances. The genuine product is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smwaya
California Fig Syrup Co
Allison Wins in Iowa Primaries Fight for Senate Nomination
Results from state primaries show Allison leading Cummins for the Republican nomination. Allison carried more than 800 precincts and won majorities in counties that previously supported Cummins. Seven Congressional districts report Allison's statewide majority amid calm from Allison supporters and Cummins leaders implying a significant shift in Iowa politics.
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Alison
Cunning
Repple- Henn
Allison
Cummins
Ife
Prouty Defeats Tull in Iowa Primaries Carries Key Counties
In the first five districts a mix of results emerged with Prouty defeating Tull by about 1,200 votes. Prouty carried Polk Story Marion and Dallas counties, sweeping nearly every precinct in Des Moines and Polk. Senator Allison, in the Senate since 1873, touts a forty three year congressional record. Born March 2 1820 at Perry Ohio.
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Tiardin
8. I. Prouty
Tull
Judge Prouty
Polk
Story
Marion
Dallas
Des Moines
Allison
United States Senate
Perry
Ohio
Public Fire Dangers in U S Schools Alarm Officials
The Insurance Press warns that in 816 cities danger of a Collinwood like fire exists with many schools and colleges at risk. In early 1908 fifty educational fire incidents caused deaths and about $1 million in losses, mostly in dormitories and older schoolhouses lacking modern protections. Public schools, unlike newer buildings, need urgent safety upgrades and better protection measures.
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United States
Collinwood
Ohio
the Insurance Press
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
Canada
Fort Wayne
Ind
Colgate & Co Clock Claims World Largest Size
At 3 p m on a recent day a clock began ticking atop Colgate & Co s Jersey City factory building. Believed to be the world s largest clock it spans 88 feet across its dial and the mechanism weighs 2000 pounds. The minute hand stretches 20 feet and its tip moves 24 inches each minute. At night the hands glow with incandescent lights a red light marking each numeral and a white light for each minute.
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Colgate & Co
Jersey City
Federal grand jury probes land frauds in Oregon Umatilla County
A federal grand jury has begun an investigation into alleged land frauds in Umatilla County Oregon while a U S resident Archibald Taggart once New Yorks tallest police officer retired after twenty years to run a butcher shop Three men John Sharples John Miles and a young Englishman named Richmond all from Nelson British Columbia were swept over the falls in Kootenai river Stawnad.
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Umatilla County
Oregon
Archibald Taggart
New York
John Sharplesa
John Miles
Englshman
Richmond
Nelson, B. C
Kootanla River
S@tawnad
Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna Endorsement
A fragmentary notice quotes a stage figure endorsing Peruna as a great remedy for digestion and nerve support. The source text blurs with garbled phrases but emphasizes belief in Peruna’s digestive and nerve benefits and mentions a Mrs. Mary Lowe.
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Peruna
Dralia Mary Lowe
Peruna touted as nerve aid through digestion benefits
A Wallace California reader, Mrs J C Jamison, declares Peruna cured six year stomach troubles after three doctors failed. She notes prior nervous dyspepsia, liquid dieting, and relapse after stopping medicine, claiming multiple bottles led to complete cure.
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J. Cy. Jamison
Wallace
Cal
Pernna
Abolishing Hitching Posts For Weather Safe Stables
Clarke M. Drake of Wrattsburg urges Farm Journal readers to end village hitching posts and provide sheds for horses. He argues posts cause freezing, wind exposure, and odor as streets gain stability, while sheds with feed murters keep horses dry, blankets intact, and goods dry in vehicles for return trips.
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Helr Place
Clarke M. Drake
Wrattsburg
Farm Journal
Tix Money's Worth in a Harper's Weekly Laugh
A humorous exchange between a laundryman and customer unfolds as a lost shirt dispute. The customer asserts payment for laundering, while the laundryman concedes the shirt slipped away, highlighting a witty miscommunication about charges and service.
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Harper's Weekly
Grape-Nuts Claims Boosts Strength and Brain Power
A testimonial from a Battle Creek reader praises Grape-Nuts for improved strength, stamina, and weight gain after using the cereal for regular meals. The letter, from N. Min, notes better alertness and reduced fatigue during heavy night work.
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Anil Herve
Tustuim Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkyr
The Favorite Room in Household Life
A discussion on the favorite room in homes, noting it grows from humble beginnings and gains character independent of furniture. It is never gloomy, tends to become a cherished space, and often evolves from nurseries to social hubs, with popular appeal spreading to all who use it.
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Realife
Oxaniina
Hanse
Eczema Covered Baby and Circumstantial Evidence Tale
A reader recalls a child with severe eczema then credits Cutienta remedies leading to recovery after years of suffering. The piece weaves a medical testimonial with a Philadelphia Ledger anecdote and a Vest defense of circumstantial evidence through a boy who disposed of a custard pie and a cat.
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Philadelphia
Vest
Missouri
Nien
Mena
Pete
Five Months in Hospital No Cure Found
Levi P. Brookway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital ending in discharge as incurable with worsened heart, smothering spells, fainting, numb arms, poor vision and kidney issues. He credits Down's Kidney Pills from Yester-Milburn Co Buffalo NY for improvement and restoration of health.
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Levi
Brookway
Anoka
Minn
Down
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Selfish Etiquette in Home Dining Rules
The piece notes a social ethos of looking out for number one with two maxims. When cake is passed select the best with a glance. Do not distrust unfamiliar dishes or you will miss delicacies while others benefit from your restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eterniey Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Fragmented archaic tip to care for a baby
A garbled quotation from the Phiadelphia Record cites a young father praising a crude method to care for a baby. The text features misspellings and nonsensical phrases that obscure meaning and context.
Oldest Wall Street Building Aimed By Erection Date Claim
A fragmented note asserts the government assembly office on Wall Street as the oldest building, erected in 1823. It claims 83 years old and mentions opinions on a British shipyard product comprising about 20 to 24 percent of the total, with unclear references to beer and elgar.
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Wall Street
New York
Government Assy
Bia
Lewis
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