The Duty of Mothers and Medical Patents
A blended miscellany of advice and testimonials on women's health and remedies. It highlights mothers guiding daughters, Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Foot-Ease for feet, and various medical endorsements from early 1900s advertisements and quotes. The tone mirrors a period newspaper page with advice, cures, and product pitches intertwined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Breeter
Southers Wis
Mrs. Pinkham
Mia Pinkham
Year 1900 Great Lakes commerce sets new record
The 1900 navigation season on the Great Lakes produced record totals across major ports. Grain movements from Chicago and Duluth to Buffalo dominated receipts, with iron ore shipments totaling over 16 million tons. Chicago led port receipts at 842 thousand tons, while lumber and other freight added to the high volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Sault Ste. Marie
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Welland Canal
Chicago
Duluth
Buffalo
Bureau
Escanaba
Ashland
Marquette
West Superior
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Conneaut
Detroit
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Portland
Maine
New York
Philadelphia
A Knotty Problem on Crum Creek Rescue
Two Swarthmore boys heard a cry for help near Crum Creek and rescued a girl who had broken through the ice. One boy swam to her, while the other stayed at the edge to assist, but then fell in when the ice broke. The scene ended with a perilous struggle and a difficult moral choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crum Creek
Swarthmore
New York Times
Courage and tragedy at sea test a 16 year old’s choice
A boy faced with a life and death dilemma chooses to save his best friend over a girl he barely knew. He swam to his friend and kept him afloat until others could pull them both from the water. The girl’s body was found hours later. The decision haunts the teen, who is only 16, with questions of right and wrong.
Italian Doctor Claims Garlic Cures Consumption
Italian physician Dr Giulio Cavazzani reports trial results from Venice hospitals with garlic as a therapeutic agent for phthisis. He treated 200 patients using dried garlic in fractional doses alongside standard care, noting improvement in early cases and reduced bacilli, coughing, and improved appetite, while cautioning it is early to declare a cure.
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Giulio Cavazzani
Venice
West Africa
Alimentary Canal
Cavazzani
Kaisers Hare Theft Ends With Laughter And Warning
At an imperial shooting party Kaiser Wilhelm shot a fine hare. A loiterer seized the hare and fled with it. The Kaiser offered a 25 dollar reward for the thief. A mounted groom recovered the hare and the thief was brought before the Kaiser. He said he wanted a souvenir of the emperor. The Kaiser laughed and let him go, saying You can keep it.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Sleeping professor duped by narcotic cigarette thief tale
Lethean Compound Used by an Expert Spanish Thief reports Prof. De Gubernatis robbed of 1400 francs after sleeping in a first class carriage. Alfredo Garcia of Barcelona arrested with narcotic cigarettes and thief tools. The professor recovered nothing. companion arrested. city census notes rapid growth in inland lake and manufacturing cities.
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Prof. de Gubernatis
Parua
Alfreddo Garcia
Barcelona
de Gubernatis
Chicago News
Gatarah Thirty Years A Statesman Meekison Profile
A portrait of Hon. David Meekison a prominent Ohio figure and veteran statesman famed for four terms as mayor founder of the Meekison Bank of Napoleon and leader in his congressional district. The piece notes a lifelong struggle with catarrh and how Pe runa aided his recovery and highlights Peruna endorsement by actors and Carrie Thomas. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers.
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David Meekison
America
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Peruna
Hartman
Carrie Thomas
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
The Talent of Success by Longfellow
A compact reflection on success equating to mastering one’s craft and excelling in the tasks within reach. It emphasizes practical skill, discipline, and consistent effort as the path to achievement.
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LeRoy, N
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Piso
Espsutz
Vanburen
Ind
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
St. Jacobs Oil
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M Yeal
Salzer
Balsec
Wis
Commerce
Kaiser
Gatarah
Longfellow
WEP
MAS Tower CO
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Mass
Canada
Land of Plenty
Department of Interior
Ottawa
W. Ritchie
Grafton
N. C
H. H. Green
Moore Eyesyaunt Thompson’s Eye Water
Hamlin
Henry Clay
MintoNs
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Curicuna Bear
Curicouna Ointeest
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