Denver Woman Thanks Mrs Pinkham for Cure Letter
Mrs Sarah Kellogg of Denver writes to Lydia E Pinkham praising her Vegetable Compound for curing a long term tumor and related illnesses. Kellogg claims dramatic relief after treatment and urges others to seek Pinkham’s advice at Lans, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs. Pinkham
Kellogg
Lincoln Ave
Col
Pinkham
Mass
Peety
Old Soldier Praises Cuticura For Itching Scalp Relief
A Philadelphia reader recounts severe eczema starting on the scalp and spreading to hands and limbs. After ineffective medical treatment, he found relief using Cuticura products and encourages others with similar skin issues to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eczema
Cuticura
Hades
Ida
Erie
Eric
Tathy
Hess
Win. H. Gray
Mt. Vergan St
Philadelphia
Ranches Sell Off Sparks Senator’s Real Estate Concern
The text shows a western scene where a senator questions a seller about disposing real estate. The emil nent statesman replies he does not want disgrace from owning so much land, noting Jo can fetch good prices for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaye Acer
Youn Quan
Emilnent
Olmsted Wins Court Action Over Root-Ease Foot Ease Infringement
The Supreme Court grants a permanent injunction with costs against Paul H Hudson and others of New York City, restraining them from selling or making a foot product infringing the Root-Ease trademark owned by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. The ruling upholds the Root-Ease mark and warns against profits from fraudulently advertised preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
SN Y
Supreme Court
Paul H Hudson
New York City
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y.a
Allen's Foot Ease
Allen & Olmsted
The Old Fashioned Fourth in a Puck Letter
A historical lament in verse recalling Fourth of July celebrations. The speaker contrasts boyhood displays with modern feasts and fireworks, scenes of cannon, feast foods, and the playful chaos that accompanied Old World rural festivities.
The Glorious Fourth in National Holiday Debate
A Washington Star report quotes a Justice Department official debunking the idea that the Fourth of July is a true national holiday. He notes no statute names a universal holiday, only district legal recognition and varying state practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Star
America
United States
South
Washington
Virginia
Washington Star
Aladdin Lamp Story Recalled At Fast Side School
A teacher at Fast Side school asks students to recall the tale of Aladdin and the magical lamp. Billy and Lilly Bleecker trade quips about why Aladdin rubbed the lamp, with Lilly mentioning a cinder in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast Side School
Aladdin
Billy Bleecker
Lilly Bleecker
Puck
Ruffen Wratz-Schmitz in Wayside Communings
A fragment mentions Ruffen Wratz-Schmitz or Schmitz and Saymold Storey in a Wayside Communings piece asking about their identity and connection to San Francisco fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruffen Wratz
Schmitz
Saymold Storey
Yeu Rekol Ject
San Francisco
Peruna cures catarrh and a columnist on social propriety
Letters praise Peruna as a cure for stomach catarrh and indigestion in five weeks with grateful testimonials from readers in Brooklyn and Astoria. An essay argues about social duties like removing hats to ladies and the value of decorum over beauty in everyday conduct.
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Uurney & CU
Toledo
Ainty
Wattane Krona & Marvin
Wooles
Halls Family
Mary O'Dbean
Mere Ave
Brooklyna
Noy
Peruna
Cnmen
Austin M. Small
Astoria
Ore
Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts For All Ages
A trained nurse extols Grape-Nuts as delicate and nourishing for all ages. She describes a recipe mixing soaked Grape-Nuts with egg white and fruit juice, and notes its ease for weak stomachs. Her physician husband uses it for patients and she lauds it as ideal with fruit for breakfast. The ad invites readers to try a 10 day course and mentions The Road to Wellville as further reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huband
Postum Co
Battlereek
Mich
How He Came For A Four-Dollar Billing
Prosecutor asks Pat how he got involved in the altercation. Pat replies he did not mix in but came to collect a bill of four dollars and twenty seven cents. The judge remarks on the billed purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Consumption deaths in Louisville top 500 as year closes
A reader questions a Louisville death toll report noting 582 deaths attributed to consumption in the previous year. The letter cites the figure and seeks clarification from Houston officials on the disease referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Houston Post
National Defect in Translating American Humor
The author notes a peculiarity in American humor when translated into other languages. An English observer comments that humor loses its point in translation, using Cockney as a comparative example to illustrate this linguistic mismatch.
Local living costs noted as prices rise for workers
Fragmentary text highlights rising prices affecting workers. Mentions shortages and concerns about daily expenses and wages. No clear names, places, or dates are readable in the fragment.
Custody Dilemma Stalls Decision Amid Town Debate
In a fragmented report from Pittsburgh Post, residents debate saving a key figure while a custody dispute halts action. The unresolved question centers on which path to take to protect a vulnerable party, with the community awaiting a decisive move.
Just the Place and Day by Day Reflections
A fragmentary compilation quotes remarks on human worth and praise, with literary asides from Chicago and Puck magazine. Mentions Honduras travel and a wish to open in Honduras rather than Bridgeport, reflecting playful, satirical tone. The text mixes notes from The Day by Day column and a critic’s aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Honduras
Thaddeus Thespian
Bridgeport
Puck
Among the Has-Beens and a Spitball Jibe
A Chicago News item recalls spectators joking about pitchers curbing the spitball this season. A Chicago girl in the grand stand notes the change, while her Toston cousin quips about saliva spheres being exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Toston
Chicarga News
Tonic Treatment for Stomach Trouble Promises Cure
Vintage ad style claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore stomach health and nerves. A veteran named ALC Merrill from Oneals California recounts relief after years of debility and failed remedies. The copy emphasizes improved digestion, headache relief, blood, and nerve restoration, urging purchase from druggists or mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneals
Calif
U.S
Credaw
Videges
Thevao
Phov
Tor
Pro Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Noy
Inmodest May Provoke Vhirtuous Accusations
A terse aphorism notes that modest behavior is praised yet not often charged with virtue. The line suggests public scrutiny rests on appearances rather than inner qualities. It reflects a satirical view of moral labeling in society.
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Sarah Kelloge
Thal Omars
Tooelemi
Jiousten Post
Pemier
Tye
Esa
Aare
Carters
Chas. L. Rea
Dr. Rea
Station Co
Kan Baa
Agai
Howard Ste Diett
Frank
Mfe. Co
Cleveland
Catsiogue Anc Tanies Free Burger Feed Co
Lacrosse, Ie
Egypt
Maud Sevou
Jack
Carnegie
Allen
S. Olmsted
Suez Canal
Ixae
Q Cekani
Pesca
Vance Cook
Wayside Communings
Mr Ho
Heineman
Oakland, Neb
Gilbert Chesterton
London News
Mr. Jones
Weillville
Iiveres
Pittsburg
Chicago Record Herald
Man Lite
Bill Tn
Catholic Standard
France
Climax Copfee and Baking Pownder Company
Indianapolis
Burke
Dr. A. W. Brayton
Medical College of Indiana
Allens
Milwaukee Sentinel
Alien
LeRoy. N
R. Paxton
Mother Gray
Nuree
Children’s Home
New York
Atall Druggters
Olmsted
Mosdly
Chicago News
Birmingham
England
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