Lydia Pinkham’s Compound Said to Avert Ovarian Surgery
A Boston era advertisement argues many women avoid operations for ovarian and womb troubles by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites testimonials from women in Indianapolis and Milwaukee praising relief and avoidance of surgery. The piece urges readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham for advice and notes the product’s thirty years of claimed cures.
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Judia E
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Marc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lyon
Mass
Reaping Benefit From Neighbor Experience
Elkhart resident William Allen of 514 Maple Street testifies that after severe sciatic rheumatism and pain, taking Doan's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Bros. relieved all symptoms. He credits the product for his relief and urges readers to try it. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York as sole U.S. agents.
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Elkhart
Wm. Allen
Maple Street
Dean
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
Foster-Milburn Con
Buffalo
WN. Y
United States
Fall River Mills Resume Work Amid War News
Telegraphs report work restarted at all Fall River cotton mills. Russian troops in Manchuria are rapidly demobilizing and the Amur railroad will extend to Blagovestchensk and Khabarovsk. A Ridgeway opera house burned, losses reaching $50,000. Also notes President Loubet's Madrid trip, John C. Dondero's death, and a Delaware river launch collision with seven drowned.
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Fall River
Manchuria
Amur
Blagovestchensk
Kabarovsk
Ridgeway
Loubet
Madrid
France
King Alonso
John C. Dondero
Willimantic
Conn
Atlanta Refining Company
Philadelphia
Tired cut worn out woman seeks rest with tea remedy
A distressed woman unable to sleep eat or work seeks relief from fatigue with Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea marketed to strengthen nerves and blood. The ad claims the product “makes strong nerves and rich red blood” and lists prices 35 cents for the tea and Fablets by Houseworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Houseworth Bros
Philadelphia Zoological Park Studies Animal Disease Transmission
At the Philadelphia Zoological Park an infirmary tests if germs of contagious diseases pass from domestic animals to humans. Monkeys inoculated with tuberculosis are kept under close watch to see if transmission occurs, aiming to find cures and prevention methods for animal and human health.
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Philadelphia Zoological Park
Zoological Park
Veterinary Department
University of Pennsylvania
Antwerp Fortifications and Congo Status Face Parliament
Brussels October session opens with plans to fortify Antwerp at a cost of 21.8 million dollars and expand docks. The Congo independent state status may be settled as Britain and Germany seek Leopold’s end as sovereign, with annexation to Belgium likely supported by both houses.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Congo
Great Britain
Germany
Leopold
Belgium
Kingdom of
Porte protest over foreign financial commissioners in Turkey
Constantinople reports the porte addressed a note to Austro Hungarian ambassador Baron Von Calice protesting the presence of financial commissioners from the powers in Us kub and demanding an end to interference in Turkey's internal affairs.
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Sultan of
Turkey
Constantinople
The
Porte
Baron von Calice
Kub
Turkish reply to collective note on Macedonia finance control
A Turkish government reply challenges the powers plan for international control of Macedonia finances. It cites insuperable objections as the six embassies in Constantinople presented their note on September 26. A second note followed on October 7 as financial delegates moved to Uskub.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Uskub
Long-lived canary keeps cage home in West Kensington
A canary in West Kensington, England, aged over twenty four years, remains in its birth cage for life. The bird has only recently shown aging signs with drooping wings and tail that prevent flying to its perch. It leaves the cage only for cleaning and whitening.
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West Kensington
England
Trouble in Store for Abdul
Vienna reports powers plan a joint ultimatum to the Turkish government over Macedonia financial control. If ignored, a naval demonstration is threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul
Vienna
Macedonia
Leishman Objects Over Porte Retrial Assurance
Constantinople October 23 Mr Leishman American minister protests against the retrial of Ghirkis Vartanian and the Porte's pledge to suspend proceedings while questions of principle in American protection are settled.
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Mr. Leishman
Constantinople
Porte
Ghirkis Vartanian
Vartania
Cunliffe Denies Missing Cash In Express Robbery Case
Edward George Cunliffe granted a long interview in Pittsburg denying taking the $1,000 with which he is charged along with the $100,000 package. He claims he shipped $80,000 in a suitcase to Bristol in care of the express company and avoided answering about $11,000 missing by blaming fate for the discovery.
Yellow Fever Report For New Orleans Oct 23
Report of yellow fever conditions to 6 p m Sunday shows 2 new cases bringing total to 3361 and 435 deaths with no new fatalities for the fifth straight day. Under treatment 73 and discharged 2853. Mississippi quarantines were raised today.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Police Commissioner Denounces Vice In Heart of City
New York Oct 23 Police Commissioner McAdoo spoke to officers at a station house about arresting improper characters while protecting genuine women. He warned against infringing rights, named corrupt interests profiting from vice, and urged loyalty to Captain Dooley as the force fights in the tenderloin precinct.
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New York
McAdoo
Hemisphere
Raines Law
Dooley
Seven Die When Launch Collides With Barge On Delaware River
A launch with ten men all from Philadelphia collided with a barge on the Delaware River near Beverly New Jersey late Sunday afternoon. Seven men drowned and three were rescued by the Bristol tugboat crew towing the barge.
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Beverly
N. J
Philadelphia
Delaware River
This Place
Bristol
Death in the pulpit of Rev John F Baird in Cincinnati
Rev John F Baird pastor of Linewood Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during Sunday service and died several hours later. Born in southern Indiana he was fifty years old.
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Cincinnati
John F. Baird
Linewood Presbyterian Church
Baird
Indiana
British Officers Freed by Moroccan Tribesmen
Tangier reports the scout ship Pathfinder arrived with Captain Crowther and Lieutenant Hatton, who were captured by Moroccan tribesmen. The release was secured through the shereef of Wazzan in exchange for a notorious brigand.
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Tangier
Pathfinder
Crowther
Hatton
Shereef
Wazzan
Jury awards woman five thousand for damages in city case
Bloomington Indiana October 23 The jury awarded Miss Minnie Woodworth five thousand nine dollars in a ten thousand dollar damage suit against the city. She was crippled for life when her foot caught in a defective sidewalk on the way home from a theater in February.
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Bloomington
Ind
Minnie Woodworth
Mysterious Accident Claims Danville Engineer
In Newcastle Indiana on October 23 Henry Bouck a Danville engineer working on a Big Four steam shovel was struck and killed by a passenger train. The cause of the fatality remains a mystery.
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Newcastle
Ind
Henry Bouck
Danville
Bouck
The Mother-In-Law Races Across Cultures
A Chicago Tribune piece surveys global customs where a mother-in-law may not speak to or look at her son's wife. It cites Arawak, Carib, Australian, Zulu, Oma, Sioux, Dakotas, Mongol, Calmuck, Chinese, Borneo, Fiji, Kongo, and other groups. It notes possible origins in capture or rivalry and highlights widespread estrangement across tribes and societies.
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South America
Rochefort
Australia
Franklin
Timbuctoo
Caillies
New South Wales
Mactan
Africa
Asia
Vallas
Ostiaks
Siberia
China
Borneo
Fiji Islands
Central
Forres Strait
John Lubbock
HE. B. Taylor
Chicago Tribune
Keith and Flis Highlight a Century of Continuous Vaudeville
The article chronicles Keith's rise from a small Boston theater to a nationwide vaudeville empire. It notes key milestones including the Gaiety theater and Bijou in Boston, Providence's museum, Keith's Opera House, a 2700 seat Philadelphia theater, and a London Princess theatre. It credits his foresight, growth, and enduring influence on American stage.
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E- IF
Keith
Washington Street
Boston
Seith
Providence
R. L
Providence Museum
Gaiety Museum
Low
Opera House
Philadelphia
North Highth Street
Union Square
New York
Chestnut Street
Princess Theater
London
Canada
Mirage Seen Daily in Egypt Plains and Other Regions
A mirage appears regularly in the plains of lower Egypt and to a lesser degree in the plains of Hungary and southern France, as described in contemporary observations.
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Lower
Egypt
Hungary
France
Heavyweight Showdown Looms Between Wille and Lublin on Coast
Rumor says next heavyweight bout will pair John Wille against Gus Lublin with arrangements nearly finished for a coast fight. The winner would meet Marvin Hart, as Ruhlin recalls Wille being mere amusement before.
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John Wille
Gus Lublin
Marvin Hart
Ruhlin
Wille
Maud Keswick Sets Canadian Pace Record at Syracuse
Maud Keswick, bred by Keswick, wins on opening day at Syracuse in 2:05.12 setting tempo for pacing mares. She followed with 2:06.34 on a slower track, highlighting her speed and performance in Canadian lines.
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Maud Keswick
Keswick
Canada
Syracuse
Ateppius
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Doan
Tence
Trafic
Moscow
N.J
Imperial
King Leopold
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Flis
Europe
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