Women Who Charm Well and Heal with Lydia Pinkham
An old promotional piece extols women's charm and suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures painful or irregular periods, backache, and related ailments. A Hot Springs Arkansas testimonial claims renewed love and vitality after three months of use. The ad targets married women seeking health, happiness, and stronger bonds with husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Chas
Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
Public Benefactor Plants Crocuses for Good Deeds
A woman described as a generous philanthropist shares a simple practice. In new regions she seeks permission to plant autumn crocuses, hoping the blooms bless communities before winter ends and inspire goodwill and hopeful actions.
Didnt Know the Game Chauncey Olcott Tale
A humorous reminiscence from Chauncey Olcott about waking early at home and being caught by his father for alleged poker play. The exchange shows the reverend father revealing a misperception and adds a light punchline about earnings and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Olcott
Curious Postum Contest Counts Words From Grape Nuts
A Postum Cereal Co contest in Battle Creek Mich offered 81 foxes of gold and 800 dollars for the most words made from Y I O Grape Nuts entries. About 1000 participants submitted lists, unpaid postage costs ran high, and 381 winners were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uulng
Postum Cereal,Co., Ltd
Gattle Creek
Mich
Sind
Indy
United States
L. D. Reese
Denver
Galo
K. Trenser
Lincoln
Muy
Labor unrest and arbitration era Across many unions
A sweeping roundup of labor actions and debates from 1900s unions. Mentions the Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and Baggagemen preferring arbitration, M D Rutherford reappointed state labor commissioner of Ohio, New York street railways AFL organizing motormen conductors, brewery workers opposing underage bottling, wage jumps for New York carpenters, and efforts to form arbitration boards in Chicago. Also notes expulsion votes in Washington, naval yard union membership drives, and global labor trends toward pensions and shorter work days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and
M.D. Rutherford
Ohio
Ohio United Mine Workers
Methodist Book Concerts
American Federation of Labor
New York City
St. Louis
Milwaukee
South
Chicago
Columbia Lodge of Machinists
Washington, D. C
Washington Navy Yard
Standard Oil Company Jing
National Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Thad
Oscar
Sweden
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ International Union
Buffalo
International Building Trades Council
Connell
New York and
New Jersey
New York Metal Trades Association
Pennsylvania
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Columbia Typographical Union
District of Columbia
Government Printing Office
Stillings
Brotherhood
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
Amalgamated Woodworkers
Amalgamated Society
New York Building Trades
American Federation
Ihen
Boot and Shoe Workers
Veteran Saved Limb After Kidney Trouble Miracle
B Frank Doremus of Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis recalls losing weight to 125 pounds and severe kidney pain before using Doan's Kidney Pills. After treatment the urine normalized and pain ceased, with nine years of good health since. Available 60 cents a box from Foster Mum Co Buffalo NY. Also includes light gossip dialogue about marriage plans and couple nicknames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Enya
Imputalon
Doan
Donn
Jfoster-Miburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Severe eczema cured after Cuticura remedies
John T. Roach of Richmondale Ohio reports thirty five years of severe eczema across body and head ended after two cycles of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He had seen government and private doctors with no cure before trying the products and credits a complete recovery to Cuticura. July 17 1805.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthura
John T. Roach
Richmondale, Rose Co
Ohio
Far-Reaching Echo in Fatal Collision Witnesses Tell All
The officer and witness describe a fatal collision where a chauffeur honked as the machine struck the man. The witness says the victim died instantly, so quickly that the echo seemed to come from the next world. The account presents the sequence of events and the immediate perception of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yictha
Drawing the Line with a Tailor in a Failing Bargain
A dialog shows a customer pressuring a tailor for a favor and a heel of compromise. The tailor refuses to grant the preferred demand while offering a curt alternative, highlighting a dispute over a small, symbolic action.
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DC Wieh
Dumnhig
Elgars and Tobacco at Lewis' Factory (Peorin UL)
A fragment notes Lewis' Single Binder Elgars and les for royalty tobacco. It mentions a 10e price for lesser Elgars and advertises Lewis' Factory in Peorin UL, suggesting a tobacco product and sale details.
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Lewis
Wh Trother Reveals Stranger Exchange In Quiet Parlor
A fragment shows a misquoted exchange where a man asks about a sister and a woman replies she is in an old wrapper with papers. The scene hints at a secretive meeting or mistaken identity in a quiet domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine
Donne
All Porch
Inight
Nini
Ducky
Angeltacey
Johnny
Fragmented OCR dialogue on gossip and prices in a market
The text presents garbled dialogue asking if talking about people behind their backs is the same as speaking to their faces. It mentions various odd phrases and a price quote 2 conte a pound, 7 percent MYA, and a market item described with unclear vendors and a 23 cant per bottle.
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Courant
Nencher
Tommiy
Tommy
Stre
Maam
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Mrs
Charle Brown
Security
Carter
Casey
Pie
TOWER
Ely
Mail
Warren Ron Treet
New York
T. Faux Gouraud
Twesaent
Gourails
Gonsee
Europe
Heqo
Hopking
Gayboy
Detroit Free Dyess
Postum Corea] Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Mar
Germany
London
Lane
Oo Ment Trust
the Howe
Nickel
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Eureka
Boston
Standard OL. CO
Vie
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
Tio
Wai
FM Ley
Yi. Worth
Fomasseher
Pelle
Ziente
Huffalo
D. Greens Sone
Dex UA
A. B. Johnson
Alion
Chi Homer
Sue Cliwels
Wymen
Tina
Putnam
Aii Oe
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