Woman credits Pinkham Vegetable Compound health recovery
Milwaukee woman declares her health restored after severe illness and limited ability to work. She praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic aiding recovery after one child and years of poor health. The letter is part of a longtime series praising the remedy by grateful women.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tydla B. Pinkham
Mra
28Th Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Memorial Day Reflections on Civil War and Khaki Heroism
A veteran commentator invokes Memorial Day to honor Civil War veterans and the rise of Khaki in World War I. The piece links Gettysburg and Antietam to Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry, praising unity of Blue Gray and Khaki. It recalls Encampment No. 7 veterans, grants high regard to Grant and Sherman, and cites Harding and Lincoln on enduring national heroism.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Grant
Lesander Sherman S
Stonewall Jackson
Sheridan
Stuart
Staten
America
Stara
Stripea
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Gettysburg
Antietam
Income Grant
Lee
Bradford
Union Veteran Legion
McKean County Historical Society
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Vermont
Illinois
Connecticut
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
Seven Seas
United States
Miles
Wheeler
Spain
Hudson River
Philippines
Hudson
Washington
Arlington
Barding
Augusta
Georgia
Sherman
Atlanta
American Republic
Erate
Republic
South
Abraham Lincoln
Harding
Irish Lawyer Keller and Judge Mayne Tale in Court
A quip about Keller the witty Irish lawyer and Mayne the sober judge unfolds in a courtroom scene. Keller mocks gravity versus levity as Mayne presides, with a joke involving Sir Isaac Newton. The text then shifts to a discussion of shrub inlays and veneers used in furniture.
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Keller
Mayne
Inpermons
Sir Isaac Newton
Woods for Furniture History of woods used in furniture making
A fragmentary note surveys the long colorful history of various woods used in furniture making, noting the difficulty of identifying every tree species and the evolving choices of材料 and design.
Made Haste In Comfort
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune notes a little girl discovering a man riding a bicycle and calling to her mother to hurry and see him get down. The item captures a family moment with simple astonishment at daily life.
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Mmanma
Chicago Tribune
Bizarre Goitre Cure Promised Without Knife in Chicago
An inexpensive home treatment by The Thuliné Laboratories claims to remove goitre without surgical operation or pain. It reports many long standing cases relieved in about three months and offers full particulars in a sealed envelope from 1527 Capitol Building, Chicago. The ad mentions Norsk Kindestemmeretsforening linked to a Norwegian women’s suffrage society.
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Chicago
Illinois
Capitol Building
Swamp Root Kidney Ailment Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a premier kidney liver and bladder remedy. It promises gentle rapid relief, notes a vegetable composition, and offers sample bottles by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY. It also mentions women being admitted to medical practice per a recent law.
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Kilmer
Fen Centa
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
At the Circus Geraldine and Leopard Quip
A light circus exchange features Geraldine asking if Gerald dotes on the leopard and Gerald replying humorously that he never had the spotted fever, turning a petting question into a playful pun.
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Geraldine
Gerald
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Ay Wb
Alue
Bray
Chaki
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Balleau Wood
Argonna Forest
M. Clyde Kelly
Tere Mohela
Fletcher
Ian
Tell
Walt
Norsk Kindestemmeretsforening
The
Woman Suffrage Society of Norway
Fatila
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Enoch Morgan
Sona Day
Ruth Ib
Shinoba
Suimova
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