Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Claims Proven
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as highly successful for relief of women’s ailments. It cites testimonials from over a million letters to the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and asserts the remedy saves many from surgery. It emphasizes plant based ingredients and harmless nature for restoring feminine health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Prosperity Man Tries to Send Wrongly Spelled Letter
A dapper man in a waistcoat bursts into a New York hotel stenographer’s office asking for a letter to his girlfriend. He boasted of a windfall from horse bets and mentions Narragansett Pier, then doubts the spelling and swerves to Newport.
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New York
Narragansett Pier
Narragansett
Newport
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Winter wheat yields rise on Canadian ranching plains
On Western Canada’s former ranching belt, winter wheat crops yield 30 to 60 bushels per acre, with profits from $25 to $50 per acre. Alberta farmers at Magrath and Lethbridge report high harvests, including 41.5 to 45 bushels per acre in Alberta Red Winter, 31,000 bushels of wheat from 540 acres, and total crops near 14,742 bushels from multiple fields.
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Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. H
H. Howes
Magrath
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
Sherod
Lethbridge
Souris
North Dakota
R. W. Bradshaw
Spring Coulee
W. L. Thompson
Simple, Pleasant Laxative Remedy Promoted by California Fig Co
The Well-Informed demand a gentle, effective liquid laxative with known ingredients. The California Fig Syrup Co. markets Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, ethical remedy for family use. Buy only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Murdered monarchs a century of royal assassinations
A historical survey lists twenty one rulers and eight presidents murdered since the 1860s, detailing notable cases from Servia to the United States. It notes Alexander II of Russia survived multiple attempts before his death, and recalls Lincoln Garfield McKinley, and the brutal 1896 Korean queen slaughter.
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Czar
Portugal
Spain
Alexander
Draga
Servia
Mme. Maschin
Humbert
Italy
Bresci
Austria
Geneva
Watesbaden
Naples
Chapanelle
America
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Ford
Washington
J. Wilkes Booth
Henry Rathbone
Czolgosz
Buffalo Exposition
Man and mendicant over boycott legality in street exchange
A citizen warns a beggar to stay out of saloons and faces a retort about conspiracy in restraint of trade. The beggar correctly cites that authorities have deemed boycotts illegal, and the exchange ends with the transfer of a small coin.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Specknoodle Introduces Himself On Streetcar
A man dubbed a masher tries to charm a pretty girl on a streetcar. He breaks the ice by asking about the cold day and volunteering his name Specknoodle. The girl smiles, says little, and leaves the car.
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Masher
Specknoodle
Case of eczema in south
A Louisiana man reports his wife suffered eczema for three years with no relief from a doctor until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Her hands and eye improved and fully recovered after the full Cuticura regimen, with gratitude and strong recommendation.
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I. M. Robert
Hydropolis
How Her Life Was Saved When Bitten by a Large Snake
Mrs K M Fisher of Dillsburg Pennsylvania recounts how she saved her life after a large copperhead bit her hand twice on August 29 1906. With no nearby medical aid she used Sloan's Liniment which relieved pain and proved life saving. She mentions being mother of four and never without the remedy.
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K. M. Fisher
Box 40
Dillsburg
Sloan
Calamity’s Presagents Inspires City Satire Nickname
Rivers pens caustic review of the political field and asks Brooks for a fresh label for doom-predicting figures. Brooks quips Calamity's presagents as the new name circulating in the discourse.
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Rivers
Brooks
Plowing and Planting Quip Echoes Pacific Debate
A sharp exchange quotes an orator asking why ships plow Pacific waters with a quip about planting mines. An editor from Philadelphia Ledger offers the wry counterpoint suggesting the mine planting remark as a provocation.
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Pacific
Philadelphia Ledger
One armed man in restaurant astonishes neighbor
In a Noon restaurant a one armed man sits with calm hunger. A curious fellow notices the missing arm and provokes a surprised confession. The exchange ends with the diner examining his sleeve in disbelief.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Dream of Fair Women Inspired by Corset Ads
A Pittsburg Post quote has the poet claiming that the inspiration for his poem Dream of Fair Women came from corset advertisements. The remark links fashion advertising to literary creativity with an ecstatic assertion.
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Pittsburg Post
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