Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Historical Claim
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for numerous female ailments including menstrual issues and nervous suffering. It cites testimonials and asserts the product has a long track record of cures recorded at the Pinkham laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
L . Pinkham
George Gone
Atariton
Lydia
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
L E. Pinkham
Gunnison River Tunnel Opens Waters to Uncompahgre Valley
Montrose Colorado September 23 President Taft opened the Gunnison river tunnel delivering mountain waters to the semi arid Uncompahgre valley. The 30600 foot tunnel diverts the river under granite to irrigate 150000 acres with a 1300 cubic feet per second capacity and power potential of 10000 horsepower.
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Montrose
Col
William H. Taft
Gunnison River
Gunnison
Black Canyon
United States Government Reclamation Service
Colorado
F. D. Catlin
Gunnison Tunnel
J. Q. Allen
John C. Bell
Taft
Charles J. Hughes
John Shafroth
I. W. McConnell
Reclamation Service
Horace T. DeLong
Grand Junction
Fall Painting Tips With White Lead and Linseed Oil
The article notes fall offers dry surfaces and no moisture buildup, making painting advantageous before winter. It promotes pure white lead mixed with linseed oil for a durable winter coat and mentions National Lead Company offering a complete painter’s outfit from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York City.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Wational
EAD Company
Trinity Building
New York
How He Did the Chores
In a domestic tale the head of the house claims a dinner engagement and business matters while meals pass in silence. The man recalls winding a clock but his wife accuses him of winding Willie’s music box instead. The barometer is tampered with by his corkscrew as the clock halts.
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Willie
Dreadful Hives Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A six year old girl suffered two months from widespread hives caused by contact with other children. After ineffective medicines, daily hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment provided relief and the disease disappeared. Mrs. George L. Fridhoff of Warren Michigan reports the cure dated June 30 and July 13 1908. Potter Drug and Chew Corp Boston is listed as sole proprietors.
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George L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chew. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Boer War Costly With Vast War Horse Toll
The piece notes the Boer War drained global horseflesh with England sending 339,329 horses and 103,000 mules to South Africa. It compares these numbers to German deployments in 1870 and cites Tamerlane’s 93,000 horses crossing the Hindoo Koosh toward Delhi.
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England
South Africa
France
Tamerlane
Delhi
Berlin authorities provide plots for city children summer play
More than 50,000 Berlin children were given plots within easy reach of the city to play and garden with family help and guidance from public instructors. The program aims to enable profitable outdoor activity and skill development during the summer season.
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Berlin
Quotations and ads stir snippets on marriage and cures
A collage of proverbs and ad lines notes marriage as beneficial for bachelors, comments on widows in India, and lists patent medicines like Hamlins Wizard Oil and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It includes sales pitches for Russ Blue, Dr. Pierce’s pellets, and a French quotation about a brain and tongue.
Itching Piles Cured by Jar of Resinol Ointment
A Louisville reader reports relief from severe itching piles after using a sample jar of Resinol. Bathing with warm water followed by application led to complete relief within a few days, with belief of permanent cure. W. W. Evans of Carrollton Kentucky signs the testimonial.
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W. W. Evans
Carrollton, Ky
The Old Man’s Joke about Mary and the pail
A joke where a maid tells her father that a young man isn’t gone yet. He asks her to have him empty the pail under the ice box before he leaves, noting he forgot it. The humor hinges on the mundane household task amid a farewell.
Chafing Dish Defined in Humorous Dialogue
Comic exchange defines a chafing dish as a frying pan that has entered society. Mike jokes about the term while Pat protests in a lighthearted rural scene.
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Mike
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