Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Urged For Women
An old advertisement style piece promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments. It claims backache nervou sness headaches and bearing down pains indicate feminine disorders and asserts the product cures and restores health. Anecdotes from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon praise relief after trying the remedy. A short quip about a misnamed baby tetanus joke appears later in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Ken Lydia 1B
Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Berl
Lydia HB
Pink_ham
Lydia E
Skin troubles cured by Cuticura remedies
A Milan Maine resident J F Hennen recounts severe itching and sores from years past that doctors failed to ease. After using Cuticura Soup Ointment and Resolvent the itching stopped and leg breakout healed following a mid 1900s ad style testimonial. A separate tiny fiction fragment teases a Cinderella prince wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hennen
Milan
Political Campaigner Unfazed by Boil Claim
A Chicago Tribune cartoon caption shows a physician blaming a boil on poor circulation, while a campaigner boasts quick state-by-state travel and frequent speeches across twenty-seven states in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Wintry Snow Ends Ruinous Drought Across Several States
Across Kentucky Wisconsin and Minnesota a brief snowfall and rain ended a severe drought. Frost damaged crops in Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas but forest fires were quenched and water for livestock improved. Farmers and factories anticipate revival as streams flow again and drought fears ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Prom
Weather Bureau
Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Ral
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wauana
Wis
St. Paul
Jack Frout
Misssissippi
Waco
Nerther Bureau
Topeka
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pittsburg
New York
Dakota Wesleyan appoints Dr F Kerfoot president
Dakota Wesleyan University trustees elect Dr. F. Kerfoot of Mankato Minnesota as president. Winona normal school enrollment reaches 818, up twelve from last year. Rockefeller gifts Chicago University with 2 million dollars prompting a 25 percent faculty pay raise. Eau Claire summer school of methods reports largest attendance in history. W Ratsall becomes superintendent of the government Indiana school at Pierre South Dakota. Wisconsin superintendents enforce compulsory education laws for ages 8 to 14. South Dakota agricultural college plans 25 farmers institutes in October and November. The Progressive Journal of Education planned by Chicago socialists to start October 1 led by Peyton Boswell. Lawrence University trustees pursue high political offices in this year’s elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, D
F. Kerfoot
Mankato, Minn
Winona Normal School
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
School of Methods
Eau Claire
Wis
South Dakota Agricultural College wHl
Farmers’ Institutes
Iork
Lemon
Butte
Stanley
Lyman
Progressive Journal of Education
Chicago
Peyton Boswell
Lawrence University
Jeane Stephenson
Marinette
United States
W. H. Hatton
New London
United States Senate
Luther Lindauer
Kaukauna
Congress
H. A. Mochlenpan
Clinton
Long Historic Timeline Entries From Early American Era
A dense list of historical milestones and names spans 1619 to 1907, noting explorers, governors, battles, treaties, and political actions. It includes Frontenac arriving in Canada, the Bon Homme Richard defeating a British frigate, and various U S events such as postal leadership changes, battles, and constitutional proclamations. The fragment also mentions outbreaks, droughts, land offers, and crime clemency actions across multiple states and periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortex
Tiasca
Cartier
New York
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Silas Dean
Thong Jefferson
Pennsylvania
Paul Jones
Gen
Marion
Black Mingo
Samuel Osgood
Massachusetts
United States
Boston
Moana
Lake Ontario
Albany
Charlestown
Maas
John Arvard
France
Texas
Paris
Jenny Lind
Canada
Aspinwall
Masonic Temple
Philadelphia
Nelson
Jeff C. Davis
Louisville
Burnside
Knoxville
Athens
Ala
Bank of Concord
Guv
Wartmouth
Louisiana House
MacQlellan
Europe
Grant
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York Harbor
Admiral Dewey
Stockton
Cal
Earl Grey
Robert Bacon
The
Steel Trust
Butte
Mont
Greene and Gaynor
Atlanta
William R. Henrat
Havana
Rattlesnake as a diet gains unlikely appeal
A Philadelphia Inquirer report notes rattlesnake dishes at a motorists supper, praising the meat as edible when properly dried or smoked. The piece argues rattlesnake is not dangerous when prepared and warns against unreliable deaths while highlighting a southern tradition of curing and savor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pike County
RAISED FROM SICK BED AFTER HOPE FAILED
Mrs J H Bennett 69 Mountain St Gardiner Me says her back pain dizziness and bladder inflammation defeated her until she used Deans Kidney Pills. After three months she was completely cured and the trouble never returned. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Tuster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bennett
Mountain
St. Gardiner
Saya
Dean
Toster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tabor's Advertisement offers suits and clothing at Covent Garden
Notice to gentlemen and others that Draggers Sagathie and Duroy Suits are made fashionable in first size at £3 10s, larger at £4, German Serge at £4 and £4 10s, livery suits at £4 and £4 10s. Colored cloth at £5 and £6, horsemen’s great coats 20s, morning gowns and cloak bags offered, blue cloak bags at 18s, blue hecklers, superfine black cloth at 18 per yard, from Loot's Journ 1784.
City and Press in Modern Urban Life
A City and Itw Prean discusses how a modern city mirrors a large commercial house. It criticizes Berlin's press as weak and controlled by authorities, contrasting with London New York and Paris where the press shapes city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gome
Berlin
London
New York
Paris
No Gusher Bot Tellin Facts About Postum
A Wisconsin woman describes relief from dyspepsia and indigestion after stopping coffee and drinking Postum for eight years. She says her diet improved, appetite returned, and family members also improved after switching. The letter promotes Postum with claims of genuine testimonials and urges readers to consider the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Premature Explosion on Street Car Debate
A street car conductor questions a mother about her boy, remarking on his brightness as she refuses to pay his fare. The exchange leaves the portly woman speechless and breathless in a tense moment on the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
Auction Your Dealer for Allen’s Foot-Hase Powder
A garbled 19th century ad parcel touts Allen’s Foot-Hase Powder for foot ailments with dubious claims. It promotes in-shoe relief for corns bunions and sweating and lists a price of 26 cents with samples by Allen B. Olmuted Le Roy New York. The chunk includes stray social notes and another ad for Peet’s Eye Salve and a dentist joke line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Bhoe
Allen B
le Roy
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Promoted by California Fig Syrup Co
The Well Informed favor a simple pleasant laxative using Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The California Fig Syrup Co promotes its remedy as ethical and wholesome, claiming physicians sanction its use for family benefits. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliair
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Adly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cinder Ella
California
Orogon
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
American For
Madinen St
Lilicott Square
Gullale
Mbs
West
Fchools Grolleges
Norman County
Mion
State Land Department of
South Dakota
Old Fort Sully
Red River
Oklahom
Qov
Wilpon
Wilter Duncan
Newt Hazlett
Tacksonville
Shelby County
Riley Harrold
Bears
Castoria
Tom
Sita
Fan
Chicago ‘Tribune
Peet
Howard Bros
N.Y
Ghotty Cadendal
Amsterdam
T. Felix Gouraud
Coeklen, Hoth Allon Any
Bel ™ Onsen
Ouraud
Ofon
T. Hopkins
Yorks
Hany
Lewis
Reson Ponte
Romedy
Othw Investments
LO Wsod
Mabe B. Davis
Nigedwey Oshland
Wldouglas
Dow Pugtas
Delta
Kitlore
Vauex Medine
Mercer Bt
Jersey City
Node
Sterling Remedy Co
Paxton Toilet CO
Mass
Ade
Aliferal
Addraa Minnis Devey
Sansag, Mi
Mie Dulwis Legal Bureau
Pierre
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!