Surgical fears and Lydia Pinkham’s remedy advertised
A promotional piece argues many surgeries for women are unnecessary and touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven cure. Letters from readers claim the product saved them from operations and restored health, followed by a health ad style note. Also mentions Dr Percival Coke on London businessmen's smoking habits and daily routine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
Lydia EB
Arthur R. House
Church Road
Moorestown
N. J
Lydia HB
Revised figures on the national election carried by Woon
Political column notes revised national election totals with references to Patt and Tatts in the Electoral College. Mentions W J Bryan and William Jennings Bryan, listing majorities for Tatts and party labels across the new Congress and Senate.
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Woon. ‘Patt
W. J. Bryan
Staten
Complexity of Congress Draws Taft Circle and Governors
Complex list of Taft and reform era governors with margins, including New York O G Hughes, Judson Harmon in Ohio, Indiana T R Mareball, Minnesota J A Johnson, and cabinet prospects for Elihu Root, Myron Herrick, H C Corbin, W Murray Crane, Mepburn, and others. Sparks from the wires note deaths, legal cases, postal rate changes, rail rate rises, auto accident jail time, theft of Ole Bull violin, and Grand Trunk Pacific elevator contract at Fort William with 40 million bushels capacity plan.
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New York
O. G. Hughes
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Indiana
T. R. Mareball
Minnesota
J. A. Johnson
Tafts
Elihu Root
Treasury
George L. von Meyer Myron
Herrick
H. C. Corbin Gee
R. Howardy
Navy
W. Murray Crane
Commerce and Labor
Seeerst Seesscheeses
P. Mepburn
Agriculture
Dsmes Wilson
Interior
John Hayes Hammond
Charles F. Brooker
Wade H. Bille Lake
Wright
Frank H. Hitchcock
Henry F. Griswold
Chicago
San Diego
John Schink
Bridgeport
Conn
Great Britain
California
Peyton W. Metcalf
Secretary of the Navy
San Jose
Cal
Joseph Abernathy
Olive Street
St. Louis
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Jet & Contract
Fort William
Ont
Depew Reunites With Mysterious Visitor in Amsterdam
In a humorous exchange, Senator Depew is approached by a stylish woman from the Minsle kon Tourist Association who insists she has met him before in Amsterdam. The senator plays coy, recalling a distant rendezvous from 48 years ago before Chauncey appears gracefully.
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Depew
Mr. Depew
Minslekon Tourist Association
Senator Depew
Amsterdam
Amsterdam-a-m
Chauncey
One Kidney Gone But Cured After Doctor Said No Hope
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Massachusetts recounts kidney injury ten years ago with paralysis and kidney failure. He credits Dean Kidney Pills for strengthening him, reducing pain, enabling walking with crutches, and restoring kidney function in months. The ad notes price and dealer details.
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Doctora
Sylvanus
Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Offer Laxative Benefit
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by California Fig Syrup Co. with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Physicians favor its wholesome ingredients and gentle prompt action. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Piles and eczema relieved by Cuticura treatment
A 80 year old man recounts severe hemorrhoids and itching eczema. After failing remedies he used Cuticura Soap ointment and pills with a suppository, improving over a month and then maintaining with weekly applications, noting high costs and eventual health improvement.
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Doactor
Bern
Cuticurn
J. Henderson
Hopkleton, N. X
Her Improvised Conundrum Inconsistent Punctuation
A playful exchange centers on Miss Tantun's greeting to Mr Sorreltop. The speaker notes the punctuation altered by the addressee, questioning how the same phrase can read differently with or without a comma. The snippet hints at character personalities and a linguistic quirk.
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Miss ‘Tantun
Mr Sorreltop
Weill
Percy
Mr. Sorreltop
Hin Marttal Trouble over Income and Divorce
A man seeks a divorce arguing incompatibility with his wife. The lawyer asks for grounds and the husband cites income not matching his wife’s ideas of comfort, framing the dispute as financial strain within a marital split.
Choice of Bermudas or Fox Farm trip on tight budget
In a family setting a father offers Maria and the girls a choice between a trip to the Bermudas or a farm on the Fox, but warns there will be no money for the Bermuda trip. The text blends humorous asides and dated ad copy references.
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Hall
K. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Wake Hall
Maria
Bermudas
Fox Plavery
Chicago Tribune
Innesota
J. S. Sacobson
Elbow Lake
Minn
Campaign clash over party work in Langley Langley duel
The exchange centers on party involvement in the campaign with Langley pressed about his contributions and Mumley replying that he has given more and made no speeches. Mumley claims to have donated a dollar or two while denying extensive speeches.
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Langley
Party
Mumley
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