Laura Howard Credits Pinkham Remedy For Health
Miss Laura Howard of Chicago praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for restoring her health after a year of pain swelling dizziness nervousness and insomnia. She urges other women to seek advice and notes a $5000 forfeit for non genuine testimonials.
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South End Ladies’ Golf Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Howard
Lavura
AaRp
Newberry Ave
Naval wives barred from foreign posts order rescinded
While Secretary William E Chandler issued a policy prohibiting officers from keeping their wives at foreign stations, Commodore Fyffe reported his wife Eliza Fyffe had defied the rule by taking up residence on the station and refusing to depart, prompting reversal of the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Chandler
Navy
Commodore Fyffe
Atlantic
Eliza Fyffe
Free Doctors Under German Law Looked Like Aid
German insurance law promised free medical attendance to 30 million people for a nominal sum. The plan aimed to ease suffering but faces drawbacks. State doctors in Munich earn about 75 dollars a year and tend to downplay patient concerns to limit costs.
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Germany
Munich
Various 19th Century Patent Medicines and Ads
A collage of old drugstore claims and promotional lines. Allen's Foot-Fase promises foot relief and easier shoe fitting for 26 cents. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a $100 reward for uncured cases. Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer advertises cures with a trial bottle. Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup targets teething pain. A warning about breaking a looking-glass brings seven years of bad luck. A Maple Street Norwich sign dates to February 17 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
K. H
Sprained Knee Testimonial From Nottingham Man
Arthur Morrison of Willford Crescent East Nottingham recounts a long lasting sprained knee once worsened by football and treatment but claims relief after using St Jacobs Oil. He states two small bottles restored full strength and that he has had no further pain since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Mir
Arthur Morrison
Willford Crescent East
Nottingham
Vogeler's Curative Compound Blood Purifier Ad
An advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a blood purifier that purifies enriches and vitalizes the blood claims to restore energy sleep appetite and ambition for weary irritable and ill summoned by sending 10 to St Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore Md for a free sample bottle.
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Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Tricks of beggars scheme to fake disabilities for profit
A New York World excerpt reveals a street fakir who describes how he outfits people to pose as disabled. He fabricates scars, slings, and hooks, renting disguises to claim sympathy and cash, noting police scrutiny and the lure of a five dollar daily take. He even sketches scenarios of maimed rescues to maximize earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Gorilla encounter recalls fearsome hunter tale
Ainsilee recounts a gorilla encounter in West Africa describing the animal as strong and ferocious. The account notes the creature’s size, roar, and a dramatic fatal shot to protect the hunter, reflecting local fears and the danger of jungle hunting.
The Value of Sleep and Its Balance with Duty
Napoleon and Grant exemplify the power of sleep to sustain leadership. The piece contrasts frictionless minds with night thinking, arguing that rest preserves clarity and reduces wasted worry. It cites a Minneapolis lawyer who regrets sleepless rehearsals before cases and concludes that daytime thinking beats nocturnal rumination.
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Napoleon
Gen. Grant
Reading Hands Grow Hard To Read Typewriter Era
A historical note laments penmanship decline with widespread typewriter use. An observer in a large publishing house cites legible modern supplies and fashion trends reducing illegible writing, while some young writers still show angular penmanship, though manuscripts are generally easier to read than decades ago.
Lost art of penmanship as youth struggle with typewritten text
A brief remark notes that younger readers may reject handwritten and manuscript works, spoiled by typewritten letters. The speaker questions whether penmanship will become a lost skill, while observing that reading it may be threatened by modern writing styles.
General Lee’s Thoughts About a Disdainful Confederate
An old Lexington cook recalls a wartime incident with General Lee. He describes a curious man entering the general’s tent and speculates Lee’s thoughts on loyalty and danger, noting Lee’s fame as idol of the South and the risk of discovery. The piece weaves in quotes from George Eliot and a reflection on ancient reality.
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Lee
Uncle Tom
Lexington
Gen. Lee
Newfoundland Folk Shows Six Prisoners For Serious Offenses
Newfoundland crime statistics for 1901 reveal a near crimeless colony with a population of 200 000. Only six prisoners had sentences over six months while the penitentiary averaged thirty inmates daily. Three murders in thirty years ended by hanging. manslaughter cases cooled by strict community reactions. Outport jails employed lenient rules, with social jailer gatherings and minimal serious crime, leaving magistrates largely sinecure.
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Newfoundland
Colonial
Boston
St. John's
Colonial Constabulary
New York
Enormous Savings of Wage-Earners in New York Banks
An Albany report shows New York City savings banks hold $800 million in resources and processed $360,234,083 in deposits and payments in 1901. The accumulated savings could cover federal ordinary expenses for nearly two years and erase two-thirds of the national debt.
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State Banking Department
Albany
N. Y
New York City
Savage Antaimoro Paperkeepers Of Madagascar
The Antaimoro, among Madagascar’s oldest tribes, produce a durable parchment like paper from native shrub pulp. Each family keeps sheets recording chronicles and laws of Islam, with origins tied to a ninth century shipwrecked Mohammedan who sought an enduring Koran copy.
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Madagascar
Peruna Ad Promises Quick Cure for Ill Health
An Illinois ad from 427 Monroe St describes Peruna as the finest tonic for lingering illness after effects. Mrs Kate Taylor Lok testifies to rapid relief and restored vitality. It notes Dr Hartman will direct free treatment for female catarrhal diseases this summer, address The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
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Hicago
Monroe St
Kate Tay~ Lok
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Proposed Confederate Museum Planned for Richmond
Trustees of the Confederate Memorial Association have decided on Richmond Virginia as the site for a Confederate Museum. A donation of one hundred thousand dollars from the late Charles Broadway Rouss of New York funded a South battle abbey project, with a matching sum to be raised by public subscription. the treasurer’s report shows all additional funds pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Memorial Association
Richmond, Va
Charles Broadway Rouss
New York
South
Treasures Found by Explorers in Chama Guatemala
Relics in Guatemala near Chama attract explorers who uncover coins and jewels buried with centuries old Aztec and Montezuma corpses. Valuables total over 50000 dollars as workmen abandon plantations to hunt for buried treasure.
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Chama Guatemala
Chama
Polaris Identified as Triple Star at Lick Observatory
The Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton Cal confirms Polaris the North Star is a triple star. The bright star orbits a center of mass with a dark companion in 3 days 23 hours 14 minutes. The pair also revolves slowly around another distant dark star in a long period.
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Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Cal
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Norwich
Minneapolis
George Eliot
Kate Taylor
Peruna
Confederate Museum
Guatemala
Ayer
J. C. Williams
Attica, N.Y
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