Nervous Women urged to try Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A testimonial style article urges women to accept Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous prostration and related female disorders. It cites Mrs M E Shotwell of Brooklyn who reports relief after using the remedy and claims readers should believe in its curative powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirita
Lydia B. Pinkham
M. E. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. C
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Advertise to boost dull trade and grow sales
A compact note blends promotional lines urging merchants to advertise during slow periods. It touts Defiance Cold Water Starch a 16 ounce package for 10 cents and claims no sticking or chemicals. Also mentions the Colorado Summer Service by Santa Fe and a patent remedy, with quick quips and ad-like content.
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Defiance
Spirit of Summer Poem Echoes Roses and June
A poem evokes summer through roses and blue skies as a narrator longs for distant sunny Spain. The verse mentions a dragonfly, a lingering breeze, and a dreamy union with a portrayed "You and I" amid floral imagery. The piece cites Jones, Jr., in New York Tribune.
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Spain
Jones, Jr
New York Tribune
New Idea in Monuments To Erect Lighthouse for Togo
Kansas City Journal notes Japan proposes a grand lighthouse on Okino Island to honor Admiral Togo and his naval victories. The beacon would illuminate eighty miles, symbolizing national pride and guarding against old foes while serving as a striking, practical memorial.
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Japan
Togo
Okino
Sea of Japan
Kansas City Journal
Advice to Englishmen on Irish charm
A London resident praised Irish women noting their wit and natural charm. The English are practical and lack poetry, yet an Irish girl’s impulsive prettiness proves irresistible. The observer suggests Ireland should send some women to convert English legislators.
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Ireland
Poor Farmers Wealth Across Missouri Towns
A Norborne Leader opinion notes farmers in northern Missouri towns with 500 or more inhabitants now hold significant bank deposits. Most banks show daily balances around or above 60,000 dollars, with many amounts two to three times that. Combining land value, stock, and bank assets reveals farmers are wealthier than the typical townsperson.
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North
Missouri
Norborne
Siamese Minister Embraces Polo At Chevy Chase Club
Phya Akhara Varadhara, Siamese minister in Washington, has become absorbed in golf at the Chevy Chase Golf Club. He spends much time on the course practicing with driver, cleek, and putter and enters every club competition. He offered a silver cup to be played for on Decoration Day.
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Phya Akhara Varadhara
Chevy Chase Golf Club
Washington
How Dumas Silenced Critic
The elder Dumas, newly made a commandant, wore a ribbon of order. An envious friend mocked its color, calling it like a woolen vest. Dumas replied smiling that the hue echoed sour grapes in the fable, silencing the critic with wit.
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Dumas
Absent Witness Recalled In Maine Court Case
In York County two able lawyers clashed in a case over a missing witness. The plaintiff’s counsel asserted the witness had gone higher to a court, his mouth forever shut, after the defense pressed why the witness was not present. The exchange reflects courtroom drama from a past Maine trial.
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Maine
York County
Increase Kimball
Ira T. Drew
Alford
Boston
Law Court
Boston Herald
Neat East End lodging tale of three story building
A London East End three story house houses a pub on the ground floor a son of Erin on the first and a Jew on the second floor. The Irish Pat swipes a beer can lowered by a string provoking the Jew who shouts insults. Pat retorts that he is an Irish thief and the Jew cannot reclaim the can. Also note William H Laird of Winona Minnesota donates 50000 to Carlisle College for a science hall with matching endowment funds and marks his 50th lumber business anniversary.
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London
Erin
Pat
Israel
Wiliam H. Lard
Winona, Minn
Carleton College
Northfeld
Laird
Professor Goebel Dismissed From Germanic Dept at Leland Stanford
Professor Julians Goebel is dismissed as head of the Germanic languages department at Stanford due to internal friction. He recently received a German decoration for his book on the work of early German missionaries in the United States.
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Julians Goebel
Leland Stanford University
United States
Inventor of Smokeless Powder Praised Chemist Leader
Charles Edward Munreim, noted inventor of smokeless powder, serves as professor of chemistry at George Washington University. He is regarded as an authority on explosives and one of the greatest living chemists.
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Charles Edward Munreim
George Washington University
Midnight Diet Dispute Between Doctor and Patient
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows Dr urges fruit and vegetable diet while Brown recounts a night of eating apples berries nuts and greens to satisfy hunger. The doctor ponders a suitable diet as Brown defends his choices rich in produce.
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Brown
Chicago Tribune
Forthright Suitor Presses for Qualifications
A parent challenges a suitor to prove fortitude patience under discouragement and strength of character before granting permission to marry. The father emphasizes courage indomitable will to succeed and the ability to bear misfortune, asking if the suitor has these qualifications.
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Sullor
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Laxative Ad Notice
When your trouble with food digestion seems to be increasing and pains threaten you, use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It is safe pleasant and superior to pills. Sold by all druggists at 50e and 1.00 money back if it fails.
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Duefpeas
Independence Superior Cement Machinery CO
Tac
Washington Street
Chicago
Quite Enough, Young Law Student and Six Wives Puzzle
A satirical item questions the extreme penalty for a man with six wives living without a divorce. The piece weaves in advertisements for Defiance Starch and other period snippets, including medical musings and a Cuba land pitch, ending with a quip about a girl’s teeth signaling openness to show them.
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Emeritux
Nervousness and Weakness Cured by Peruna
Miss Sadie Robinson of Malden Massachusetts endorses Peruna after seven months use for weakness and nervousness from overwork and sleeplessness. She reports stronger health improved appetite and better sleep with pelvic weakness disappearing. Card urges free medical advice from Dr Hartman with confidential correspondence.
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Sadie Robinson
Randstreet
Malden
Mass
B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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North Dakots
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Minnese
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Strong
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Yazoo Delta
Anderson & Turner
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William
Tex
Dallas
FT. Worth
Galveston
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Mcalester
J. T
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Texas
Oklahoma
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Katy
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