Young Ladies Told How Lydia E Pinkham Helped
A testimonial from Miss Exizanurn Carne of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing eight months of menstrual trouble and overall weakness. It claims regularity and renewed vitality after a few weeks use and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Mrs. Pinknau
Graham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth Caine
Natives of Madagascar Preserve Enduring Paper Tradition
A Malagasy tribe the Antaimoro guards a rare paper made from native shrub pulp. Each family keeps sheets recording chronicles and laws, with the craft reportedly dating to a ninth century Mohammedan shipwrecked sailor. The article notes origins, use, and rarity, tied to pressing needs.
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Madagascar
MYSTERIES OF THE MIND AND MEMORY POWER
Garret P. Serviss argues that aging minds recall youth more vividly than later life and explores memory's role in healing and perception. The piece cites Otto Struve on language loss with age, Abercrombie and Rusu medical anecdotes, and notes a farming tale of self made teeth from apple wood. It ends with a stat about average meat consumption per person.
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Garrett P. Serviss
New York Journal
Otto Struve
W. J. Hussey
Lick Observatory
Hussey
Struve
John Abercrombie
London
Benjamin Rusu
Bread and Butter State Gains for Minnesota by Dairy and Flour
Minnesota, long known as the Gopher State, is hailed as the Bread and Butter State due to booming dairy and flour output. Last year mills produced 26,630,000 barrels of flour and 50,000,000 pounds of butter, with spring wheat leading nationwide and Minnesota’s four mills serving both the Northwest and foreign markets.
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Minnesota
Gopher
Northwest
New York
Illinois
Wise Words and Quotations in a Varied Moral Tone
A collage of aphorisms from Bacon Shakespeare Garfield and Johnson among others. It bundles reminders on virtue perseverance pride modesty and patience. The lines echo classic moral aphorisms urging self control duty and consistent conduct.
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Offond
Bacon
Shakespeare
Garfield
Johnson
George Blot
Ruskin
Franklin
The Sensitivity Of Senses Compared To Instruments
The eye and ear are trivial beside laboratory tools. A photographic plate and telescope reveal millions of stars unseen by the retina. The microscope shows the Infinitely small, while a bolometer detects temperature changes a millionth of a degree, far beyond human perception. Harper's Magazine notes Langley’s bolometer is 200000 times more sensitive than skin.
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Langley
Harper's Magazine
Seven Farthings Capital and the bogus promoter tale
In a London Institution lecture G T F Emory claimed seven farthings is the smallest legal amount to float a company with seven shareholders. He relayed how a promoter could issue one farthing shares and avoid legal scrutiny. A banker was duped into funding 2500 toward a fake African mining property, then faced threats of legal action when demanding repayment.
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London Institution
G. TF. Emory
Mr. Emory
Coe
London
Africa
Fed
London Chronicle
Antiseptic Slates Gain Favor With Liother's Children
Health Slater notes that modern antiseptic slates, often papier mache, appeal to germ fearing Liother parents. They resist spitting and sponge cleaning, requiring only a cotton flannel eraser for upkeep, as described by the New York Press.
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Liother
New York Press
103 Year Old War of 1812 Survivor Seeks Higher Pension
A bill in the House would raise Hiram Cronk of Oneida County New York from 12 to 25 dollars monthly as a pension. Cronk, 103, is said to be the sole War of 1812 survivor on pension rolls. He enlisted briefly in 1814, helped build log barracks at Sackett's Harbor, and was honorably discharged. He later married Polly Thornton, had children, and lived on a mortgaged farm with a guardian. Cronk remains engaged in war matters and current politics despite feeble health.
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Hiram Cronk
Oneida County
New York
Cronk
Watertown
Sackett’s Harbor
Sackett's Harbor
Polly Thornton
Western
Westernville
New Petroleum Engine Promises Air Saving Submarine Use
A secret chemical process reportedly enables a petroleum motor to feed the cylinder with gas without emitting carbonic acid or depleting atmospheric oxygen. The innovation, praised for submarine propulsion and overall motor efficiency, could cut weight for ships, planes, and cars, according to a naval engineer.
Peruna praised by congressmen in Washington letters
Hon. Dan Grosvenor and Hon. H W Ogden endorse Peruna as a spring tonic and catarrh remedy. They report personal health gains and urge readers to try the medicine, noting its wide recognition and Dr Hartman’s free expert guidance. The ad promotes spring treatment and systemic cure for catarrh.
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F. J
Cunnxy & Co
Props
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French Legion of Honor
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A. Grosvenor
OHTO
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Peruna
H. W. Ogden
Louisiana
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Oe Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Rest Your Eyes and the Benefit of Quiet Time
The passage extols resting the eyes to gain pleasure and confidence. It notes strong eyes bring delight to the owner and others, while weak, tired eyes displease. It recommends shutting the eyes briefly and, if possible, lying flat for a period to benefit both eyes and the body.
England’s War Expenses for 1902 03 Estimated at 301 Million
England’s war budget for 1902 03 totals 301 550 000 dollars aimed at 420 000 men. The ordinary army needs 219 700 and war services 200 300. War expenditure is 200 000 000, down 116 250 000 from 1901 02. A Buenos Aires paper mentions a consultation room providing free medical aid and medicine to the poor.
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England
Buenos Ayres
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