Miss Virginia Grane Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Miss Virginia Granes, president of the Nurses' Association in Watertown New York, testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her ovarian and womb inflammation after four years of strain. She says doctors use the remedy when others fail and she plans to continue recommending it.
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Virginia Granes
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Nurses' Association
Watertown
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
PLEASE in England a servant’s word says beneath class
An American returning from two years in England notes that please is treated as a servant’s word there while Americans use it at home. She recalls teaching children to say please, but abroad it marks them as underbred. Brief items also say poppy cultivation is driving wheat from Foochow and opium farming pays better.
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England
Foochow
China
Nurses Endorse St Jacobs Oil For Injuries And Aches
Nurse Eliza King says St Jacobs Oil is excellent for sprains bruises rheumatic pains and pleurisy when rubbed in and urges households to keep it on hand Sister Carolina of St Andrew's Hospital also praises its efficacy for gout sprains and bruises noting doctors order it frequently.
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Eliza King
St. Jacobs
Carolina
St. Andrew's Hospital
Cowbirds and nestery habits in natural history notes
A collection of child friendly excerpts on the cow blackbird of America and its brood parasitism, a picture of cowbirds raiding cattle for dinner, and the bold, nest stealing mother that lays eggs in others nests. Also included are a light fiction vignette about bulbs and lilies and a teacher’s replacement bulb story reflecting curiosity and invention.
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America
Europe
New York
Blackbird
Brooklyn Eagle
Bulb Mixup Leads to Onion in Pantry Surprise
Alice Newcomb brings home a bulb she believes will grow into a Chinese lily. A maid misidentifies it as an onion and, thinking it edible, serves it in a vegetable stew, leaving Alice crying with the mishap and a vanished plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Newcomb
Mrs. Newcomb
Alice
Anna
Odd Strategy Leads Three Dogs to Kill Mountain Lion
A vivid St Nicholas description follows Frank and three hounds as they attack a full grown mountain lion that preys on a sheep. Old Strategy coordinates Reserve Skirmish and himself in a half hour battle, finishing with the lion slain and the dogs hailed for their nerve and teamwork.
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St. Nicholas
Frank
Ireland Losing Her People Population Decline Due to Emigration
Registrar general figures show Ireland still losing population last year 32 435 mainly from emigration. There were 21 300 marriages 101 459 births and 87 606 deaths with births and marriages down slightly while deaths rose. Emigration accounts for a loss of 45 288 people.
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Register General
Ireland
Many School Children Are Sickly Powder Ad Claims
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, advertised by a nurse at a New York Children’s Home, promise relief from colds feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething issues and worm destruction in 24 hours. Sold by druggists 25c sample free by mail from Allen K Olmsted Le Roy New York. The hotel man must be inn keeping with the public.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Cascarers Candy Cathartic and public notices of the day
An ad brief touts Cascarers Candy Cathartic as a 10 cent cure that promises natural, painless bowel movements and health recovery. It mentions Dewars of imitations and notes the product is stamped CCC on each tablet. The item also notes various public matters including Germany’s divorce rates and London clergy vacating roles, plus Purvam Faceless colors and a Russian trial by jury.
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Germany
Earliest Russian Millet Hay Feed Prodigious Seed Offer
Seed ad notes earliest Russian millet promising 5 to tens of rich hay per acre with pricing 60 lbs for $1.00 and 100 lbs for $3.00 from John A Balzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis. Mentions various patent medicines and quotes testimonials about Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. No price change for wild oats.
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Privo
John A. Balzer Seed Co
la Grosse
Wis
Kline
R.H. Kurxe, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
Tam Sure Piso
Tomas Ron- Bie
Maple St
Norwich
N. Y
The Railroad as an Educator in the West
Demand for maps showing Western resources and Pacific routes rose after the Philippine troubles. A railroad company printed 15 000 maps at 10 000 dollars, selling at 25 cents each. Iowa Missouri and Kansas schools distributed over 5 000 maps, used by teachers for extra information over standard maps.
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Philippines
Pacific Coast
Orient
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An ad offers 100 dollars reward for Athy of Catarrh uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Oxsey & Co Toledo proprietors and endorsements from West & Tavnax Watnixo Kinxa Manyin wholesale druggists. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials free and claims 600,000 times more light from the sun than the full moon.
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Hall
F. J. Oxesey & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J.cheney
West & Tavnax
Ohio
Watnixo
Kixxan&Manyin
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Dean
Pintham
JORLN
Washington, D.C
McIlhenny
Tabasco
Aia Ay
Abbie Farwell
Chicago
Record
Ame
Rand Bay
Wtonelt
London
British Electric Traction Company
the Railroad
Ayer
John P. Hodnette
Brooklyn, N.Y
Omy Cater CO
Lowell, Masa
Boston
Mass
Capsicum
Culgesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
California
Colorado
Kendrick Promotion Cow Exchange
Denver
New Discovery
John Asalzer Seed CO
Filen of Affairs
California Pig Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
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