Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Willimantic reader recites relief after five years of female trouble. The ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard female remedy for displacements and irregularities, with claims of curing thousands. The piece blends personal testimonial with broad-promotional notes and other unrelated items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loia E. Pinkham
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia
Pinkham
Mia
Eva Donovan
E. Pinkham
Marion Woman Uses Clock to Break Hen Hatching Habit
A Marion, Ohio woman devised an odd method to deter a hen from sitting. She placed the hen on a nest with two china eggs and an alarm clock set to ring. When the alarm rang, the hen rose in a loud clatter, startling the neighborhood, and has kept away from the nest since.
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Marion O
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River land opening drive
News item notes the oct opening of Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Indian reservations with farm land allotments in South and North Dakota. Registration runs Oct 4 to 23, with land opening Oct 26, offering travel to the Pacific Coast via new rail lines and a free descriptive folder from F A Miller, general passenger agent.
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Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Pierre
Aberdeen
S. D
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
W. B. Kulskers
PT. M
N. W. Ry
Chicago
Pacific Coast
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Fall Offer Lesson In English From Mrs Hank
A terse read shows a domestic scene where Mrs Hank asserts dinner relies on work and offers to provide a lesson in correct English as a conditional wager. The dialogue hints at a no-work, no-dinner rule and a stark, practical exchange within a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Robs Treasure Train Near Lewistown Pennsylvania
A masked robber halted a westbound Pennsylvania express near The Narrows eight miles east of Lewistown at 2 a.m. Tuesday, stealing about 25,000 dollars in bills and pennies before fleeing into the mountains. Conductor Poffenberger was shot in the hand. two engineers confronted the robber as the train, No. 39, halted on a narrow track between the mountain and the Juniata River. Authorities say pennies were scattered at the scene as the thief escaped with an estimated 100 to 1,000 dollars in Lincoln pennies.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Juniata
John Long
Balter Beahm
Altoona
Fast Train Wreck Halts Lake Shore Limited in Indiana
The Lake Shore Limited traveling at sixty mph wrecked at Millersburg Indiana as connecting rods broke. The massive engine collapsed, wheels slid down an embankment and the train’s coupling separated from the first coach. Passengers were jolted but none seriously hurt.
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Lake Shore
Lake Shore Limited
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Millersburg
Ind
Standings of Clubs in the National League Pennants Race
The standings show Pittsburg leading the league with 86 wins and 80 losses, followed by Chicago at 80 and New York at 70. Cincinnati sits near the middle, while Philadelphia and St. Louis hover in the lower half as Brooklyn, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington trail with varying records.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
W. Au Philad’ Iphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Five Killed in Auto Crash Near Vigus Station Missouri
Five people died when their car was struck by a Rock Island passenger train near Vigus station in St. Louis County. The deceased include Miss Halcyon Campbell, Mrs. Carl Klinge, Frederick C. Witte, Theodore F. Witte, and Theodore F. Witte Jr. The Witte men were brothers and officials of Witte Hardware Co. Also noted is a separate Salt Lake City poisoning incident involving Mrs. Frank Kaiser.
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Missouri
Rock Island
Vigus Station
St. Louis County
Halcyon Campbell
Whitmore Place
Carl Klinge
Missouri Avenue
Frederick C. Witte
Vernon Avenue
Theodore F. Witte
Whittemore Place
Theodore F. Witte, Jr
Witte Hardware Company
St. Louis
Baby Burn Injures Girl Then Healed by Cuticura Remedy
A mother recounts a severe scald from boiling grease scorching one side of her baby’s face and head. After applying Cuticura Remedy for about five weeks the skin healed with no visible scar, described as velvet. Mrs Hare of Henry Street, South Shields, England, March 22, 1909. Totter Drug & Chemical Corp. sole props of Cuticura remedies, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henal
Boston
Engagement Ring Finance Sparks Family Dispute
In a clipped exchange, Baron Fewcensh states a young man pursued a cash advance to purchase an engagement ring. Cumrox counters that while defending a young man’s interests, the request appeared unbusinesslike and ill advised, highlighting a strained engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Fewcensh
Mr. Cumrox
Hite
Free Lands in Wyoming and Yale Traditions
An ad offering 320 acres of U S government land in Wyoming with a booklet on irrigation and dry farming methods. Also notes Yale traditions and Sunday services at Yale, with remarks on President Hadley and a humorous quote about sermon length. Includes a mention of the ivory nut palm used by button makers in Latin America.
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Chicago
Northwertern
U. S
Wyoming
Homeseekers
W. B. Kniskorn
Til
Yale
Connecticut
Hadley
Button Manuufacturers
Panama
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Keeping Up Appearances and Self Deception
An essay by Orison Swett Marden in Success Magazine condemns vanity and social pressure. It argues that chasing appearances drains resources and moral character, urging readers to resist external judgment and live honestly rather than conceal true hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlson Binett Marden
Success Magazine
Why He Step Out On Balcony During Starling Singing
A humorous remark from a Kansas City Journal item where one person explains he steps out to the balcony not from dislike of singing but to avoid neighbors thinking he is a wife-beater. The line captures social nuance and domestic tension in a compact quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Kansas City Journal
New York City
New York
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