Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women Helped
A cleaved testimonial from multiple women credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief during the change of life and long illnesses. One Brooklyn reader reports rapid improvement after years of doctor visits, while others praise renewed health and recommend the remedy to friends and family.
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Lydia E
Pink
Mas. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pin
ManaLa BouTer
Mus
Pinkham
Lydia Ickham
Mary E. James
Don St
Bradford
Allen's Foot Ease Ad in Chicago News
An old advertisement mocks distress in a humorous exchange and promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder as a cure for sore feet and bunions. The copy cites testimonials and wide drugstore availability with mail order options.
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Allen
Allen 5
le Roy
N.Y
Catarrh Cure Claim and Weather Currents Contradicting
The paper discusses a claimed cure for catarrh called Hall's Catarrh Cure, asserting it cures constitutional diseases by acting on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward if it fails. It also notes air currents, warm and cold, affecting weather patterns and rain occurrences.
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Hall
F.J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Decoration Day Memories from a Rural Veteran Gathering
The piece reflects on Decoration Day with veterans recalling old comrades, the passing years, and the sense of aging as faces fade and memories endure. It evokes marching tunes, flag salutes, and the hope of reuniting for a moment of fellowship among old comrades.
On the Rol of Honor and a Newsboy's Rise
A vivid vignette follows Mike, a street newsboy whose entrance crashes into a room as he proclaims war news and clutches his papers. He idolizes his father after a shift in view, describing him as responsible despite prior abuse, while Mike remains bold, resourceful, and driven by scraps of war and earnings.
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Mike
Mr. Johnson
In the Heat of War and Quiet Office Reflections
A World War II era scene blends tropical heat and battle reports from Santiago with a quiet office where a clerk named Mike reads the Ev'nen Journal list of dead and wounded. Dennis A. Murphy is named on the roll of honor as the officer burials and family duties unfold amid headlines of victory and loss.
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Santiago
Mike
Exstra
Bradstreet Report Signals Inactive Demand and Weaker Prices
Bradstreet's weekly trade snapshot notes inactive demand and weaker prices across sectors. Building trades unsettled with softer lumber and building-material demand. iron and steel buyers cautious. Retail reports steady despite a backward spring. wholesale orders disappointing. Cotton and woolens steady, wool weaker. leather purchases cautious. Pacific coast trade strongest. South improves with milder weather. Wheat shipments total 3,490,704 bushels. 174 business failures this week. A proposed 500-foot-high steel viaduct bridge on the Buffalo branch of Pennsylvanian Railroad would traverse McKean County, claimed as the world’s highest bridge.
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Bradstreet's
London
Pacific Coast
United States
Com
Buffalo
Pennsylania Railroad
Bradford
Wilcox
War of Lafayette
McKean County
George
Philadelphia Ledger
Seattle Markets Price List Reads Like a WWII-Era Ledger
The Seattle market list shows wide ranges for produce and staples. Onions 9 dollars, lettuce 40 to 45 cents per dozen, potatoes 16 to 18 dollars per hundred pounds, and cabbage around 1 dollar. Dairy and meats appear with varied price points for butter, cheese, poultry, beef, and pork. Timbered notes cover flour, hay, oats, barley, wool, and milling products with many per ton or per barrel figures.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Quinine Package Exposed as Arsenic in Cautionary Tale
A mysterious package marked quinine was sent to a bright woman who, curious, showed it to a druggist. The chemist declared it arsenic not quinine, prompting a warning to test medicines carefully. The ad touts Hostetter's stomach Bitters for indigestion, constipation, and liver kidney issues, claiming long history of cure and urging the weak to try it.
Wry Bar Keeper Halts Customer With Clever Comeback
In Biddeford a liquor raid aftermath leads to a humorous exchange at a dismantled bar. A patron unaware of the raid asks for a drink. the proprietor, with good humor, explains he has just sold the last of his beer stock.
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Biddeford
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Morning Tiredness
An 1880s style advertisement claims morning tiredness signals poor blood and promises Hood's Sarsaparilla will enrich the blood, cure fatigue, and restore energy for summer. It cites a testimonial from Meas R. Micnnirt of Dowagine Michigan and urges several bottles for lasting wellness.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla and a telescoping collar button
Anadvertising style note claims Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine money can buy. A new collar button features a telescopic shank with an interil spring to prevent overextension and lock the shank when fastened. Mention also notes terra cotta sleepers on some Japanese railroads, praised as more desirable than wood and justify higher cost.
Paris Exposition Folder Promotes Rio Grande Western Railway
A Rio Grande Western Railway booklet promotes Paris 1900 exposition visits with guidance on Place de La Concorde Arc de Triomphe the Madeleine and other landmarks. It offers practical travel tips and adverts for Rocky Mountain scenery with contact details for copies from J D Mansfield Portland Ore.
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Paris
Rio Grande Western Railway
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triumphs
Madeleine
Hotel de Ville
Louvre
Grand Opera House
Exposition
Rocky Mountains
Irande Western Railway
J. D. Mansfieiq
Washington St
Portland
Ore
Dr Hartmans Free Advice and Health Book for Women
An advertisement extols Dr Hartman offering free advice to women with female derangements. It claims Peruna cures and improves health, with a book titled Health and Beauty sent free from Columbus, and notes wartime enlistment trends and Japanese schoolboy rabbit hunts.
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Hartman
Columbus
Caribs diet centers on cassava and fish staple bread
Cassava and fish form the chief articles of food for the Caribs of Guatemala. Cassava is grown only to meet daily needs, used as a vegetable with fish and to make their distinctive bread.
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Guatemala
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Tghell, Lewis & Staver CO
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Atland
McCormick Ail Steel
Pn Tosd
A. H. Boylan
Mhotue Avenue
Portland, Or
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Spain
Republic
Dennis A. Murphy
Thornton N. Burgess
Orange
Judd Farmer
Miles
Ewlni'ng
Listey
Isto
Bradstreet
Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle
Portland Market
San Franecisco Market
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Hope
Oregon Burbanks, 7c @$1.00; river Burbanks
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Valencia
South America
Buenos Ayres
Hus
Rowlins
Eestre
J. Horwich
Ohio State Journal
Mrs. Winslow
Cholly
Anther
DR. Hartman
Mra
Goulder
Fourth Ave
Rock Island, IL
South Africa
Nowra
Cascar Sterling Pennedy
Chicago
New
Yok
Jens Ranhpy
Wieet Street
Fortune
Core
Portland Directory
Awhton & C
Bollehs
Ehigery
Flrat
Fortland
Joan Poole
Onecon
Moore
Remedy
P.O
Drogeteta
Petting of
Adverticom
Frank Holcomi
Washington 51
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