Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praise Appears in Letter Testimonial
A Mississippi Valley reader touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for lifelong female ailments. The letter, printed with confessional detail, claims the product restored health after years of pain, irregularities, and constipation. The ad copy invites inquiries to the Pinkham Company with confidential correspondence.
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Botyeb
Lydia E. Pinkham
Owell
Mass
Dia BE
Pinkham Medicine Co
L. Mass
Entangled schemes unravel as Conward treaches Irene and Elden
In a tension filled town, Conward plots to trap Elden and a country girl while Irene frowns at his ploys. Elden resists Conward’s traps, aided by a mysterious actress, a sick father, and a boy helper as danger and charity collide. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Conward
Irene
Mr. Conward
Elden
Conwerd
Europe
Germany
Rhine
Dave Elden
Mrs. Hardy
Dave
Hardy
Mr. Elden
Mr. Merton
Mr. Iden
Charlie
Mercy
Walher
The Almighty Dollar and historic bribery tales
The passage links bribe corruption to famous figures across history. It cites Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor Macclesfield and Waterbury as ruined by cupidity, and notes Benedict Arnold’s surrender of a New York fort for 31575 dollars, alongside other betrayed figures such as Gorgel Alithopel and Judas.
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Francis Bacon
Macclesfield
Waterbury
Benedict Arnold
New York
Gorgel
Austria
David
Judas
Christ
International standard for radium strength agreed
European scientists work toward an international standard for radium strength and purity. The effort aims to harmonize measurements and establish common testing methods across laboratories and industries.
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Europe
Bayer Aspirin Trademark Ad Troubles: Safe Use and Cross Mark
An advertising note promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the world famous genuine aspirin used for colds headaches toothache neuralgia rheumatism and general pain. It urges buyers to look for the Bayer Cross on packaging and tablets and mentions small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Doan
Ohio
Edward Kline
Spruce St
Foster
Dean
O. K
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
Bayer
Two Thirds Our Army Workers In War Industries
The report notes two thirds of the nation’s army workers are in agriculture and allied fields while one third are in manufacturing and mechanical industries. The exchange includes a comment from a reader about attention from others. Boston Transcript.
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United States
Fertile Valleys and Ancient Lakes Shaped by Nature
The Kansas City Star notes fertile valleys and plains are remnants of ancient dried lakes formed by natural convulsions or gradual processes. It cites rivers as former lake sequences and suggests seas like the Euxine Caspian and Lake Aral as remnants of a vast sea drained by the Bosporus. The piece contrasts this with a farmer’s discipline and a summer girl’s return to activity, ending with a humorous schoolboy anecdote.
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St. Lawrence
North America
Aral
Asia
Peter Simon Palins
Europe
Greece
Lucy
Kansas City Star
Wandering Jew Plant Sparks Linguistic Exchange
In a brief chat, Mrs. Sib from the Chicago Tribune notes the wandering Jew plant with red flowers and asks for its English name as First Candy Damsel queries the identification while awaiting a box of sweets being wrapped.
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Daugher
Jastoria
Boston Transcript
Batonic
Anya
Hatonic
Atom
Parker's
F Cow
Robert Eee Stead Ear
Sebsaniy Ee
Aspi
Rlicecht
Hunt
A. B. Richards Co
Sherman
Texas
Unt
Sluggard
Postum Cereal Company
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