Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Denver reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a long invalid period and an operation. The letter cites relief from backache, bearing down pains, and periodic discomfort, urging other women to try the remedy. The note also touts the product as a decades old standard for female ills and invites readers to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Pinkham
Borax a Safe Disinfectant for Homes and Sinks
A public notice extols Borax as a simple effective disinfectant and cleaner. It claims two tablespoons in a gallon of hot water flushes pipes, removes germs, and keeps homes sanitary. It lists uses from whitening linen to cleaning bottles and nipples and promises safe economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boraz
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Seed catalog lure and assorted notices in Illinois
An Illinois notices page advertises a seed and plant catalog offer with 12c, promising $237.76 in sales and a 314 percent return. It lists packages for carrot, cabbage, cucumber, lettuce, onion, melon, radish, and flower seeds, plus mailed postpaid seeds. Also includes Dr. Kline nerve cure ads and light humor snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
la Crosse
Old Admirer Visits Brownville Couple at Dinner
Mrs. Griswold, living with her husband, welcomes Harry Billip from Brownville who appears at their home unannounced. She insists he stays for dinner and questions him about his life while the Griswolds beam with cordial hospitality and intrigue.
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Mrs. Griswold
Harry
Rob
Harry Billip
Brownville
Griswold
Dinner talk ends with unexpected life insurance pitch
In a Chicago dinner scene Griswold hosts guests including Billip who congratulates Griswold on marriage and hears a proposed life insurance plan from Acne Mutual Life Insurance Company rep Billip reveals he misread an old mailbox name while visiting Miss Dimpsey and learns Griswold’s wife remains unaware of the pitch.
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Billip
Brownville
Griswold
Jong
New Jersey
Chicago
Miss Dimpsey
Chicago Daily News
Dolls and gowns featured for Girls' Guild bazaar in London
A London letter describes a royal beaded Norwegian doll gift and a Spanish costume doll at a novelists bazaar fundraiser for the Girls' Guild of Service and Good Fellowship. The event promotes character stalls from famous works, benefiting a trust fund aiding training for girls of gentle birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handa
London
Herald
Norway
Spain
Rowena
Rebecca
Ivanhoe
Becky Sharp
Vanity Fair
Lorna Doone
Alice In Wonderland
Evelina
Mary Queen of Scots
Girls’ Guild of Service and Good Fellowship
Working Girls’ Club
Dramatic Behind the Scenes at the Amateur Play
Stella Pierce works backstage during a theatre production as her brother Clif warns of male advances from fellow actors. The scene shifts to a tense exchange about flirtation and propriety, with Stella defending herself while confronting flirtatious interference.
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Stella Pierce
Clif
Wurely
Stella
Clif Pierce
Jem
Ne Ball
Mi Atwater
Indy
Atwater
Nee
Thushamed
Dainty Ways To Serve Cabbage And Household Tips
Practical kitchen and home care notes cover cabbage stuffing with sausage veal, stock or milk braise, and serving with rich sauce. Then quick hacks address bleaching handkerchiefs, removing grass stains with molasses, canary cage care, rust in cushions from coffee grounds, needle sharpening, talcum powder storage, plaster of Paris tips, stringing beads, mustard poultice care, ink stain removal on silver, and a method to prevent shoe heels from blistering with velvet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Explaining Away Over Soup Sparks Diner to Rebuff Belief
A diner insists there is a fly in his soup, but the waiter identifies the speck as dirt. The piece ends with a note on Bishop Collins of Boston planning to go to Jamaica to aid earthquake rebuilding and a line on patience as a virtue.
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Brownville
Collins
Boston
Jamaica
Piquante Eggs and Tomato Ham Croquettes
The recipe segment from London Farm and Home describes two dishes. First, poached eggs with butter Worcester sauce salt and pepper in a water bath served in the dish. Second, ham tomato egg on crisp bread rounds fried then finished in the oven for a hot, tomato-taired breakfast item.
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London Farm
Savory Tomato Cheese Bake from London Farm
A recipe combines two ounces grated cheese two ounces bread-crumbs one pound tomatoes two tablespoons cream a little butter cayenne and chopped parsley. Butter a pie dish layer crumbs and cheese then tomato halves lavers with more crumbs and cheese season with pepper and parsley fill bake half an hour in a steady oven serving from the dish. London Farm and
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London
The Original Lemon in Edward C Moore Collection
Article notes a sixteenth century lemon glass sculpture in the Edward C Moore Oriental art case at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It contrasts the bowl with other Venetian glassware and hints it may be a humorous artisan creation from early glassmaking. It also mentions Japan's recent paper making expansion with new firms and American powered machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edward C Moore
New York Press
Japan
Peruna Credited By Ministers For Throat Ailment Relief
Rev. Geo A E Troutman of Mt Washington Missouri praises Peruana for relieving a spasmodic throat illness that hampered his speech and pulpit work. Rev Swanstrom of Grantsburg Wisconsin reports complete cure of chronic diarrhoea and catarrh. Also notes Peruna tablets now produced for those who prefer solid form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
PL EL Swanstrom
Grantsburg
Wis
Mwartman
Missouri Man Sues Rail Firm Over Hound Death
A Missouri man sues a railway company for damages for his hound killed on the tracks. The defense argues the dog trespassed while chasing a rabbit on the railroad right of way, the rabbit being the company's property, and claims the dog was of little value and should have avoided the trains. The company seeks discharge after answering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
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Linnette
New York Ledger
John A. Salter Seed Co
Wis. C. N. Y
St. Vitus
Miss Mary
Denver Post
E. W. Grove
George
Warry
Algme
Madras
St. Jane
Ming
Louisville
Dresden
Troutman
Peru
George A. E. Troutman
Washington, Mo
Peru-na
Hi. W. Tate
Lincoln Avenue
Frev
Gearet AE Troutman
Peruna Almanac
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
W.l.douglas
China
Sabu
Moe
W.L Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Bree Brecktca, M
Henry
Cap Anson
Chicago Tribune
Winslow
Dodds
Kione Ralaeiyr
Daa
Estern Pe TH
Yvestern Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberts
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Canada
W. H. Rogers
Floode Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
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