Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound touted for female troubles
A 19th century advertisement claims thousands of women suffer in silence from female troubles and praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It cites relief from displacements, inflammation, fibroids, irregularities, and backache and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Nace
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Ellsworth
Mayville
N. Y
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
Lever
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation
An old time advertisement promotes Cascarets as the solo guaranteed bowel exercise without pills or purges. It claims two hours of wood sawing or walking ten miles mimic Cascarets action, urging the genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets sold 10 cents a box and stamped CCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Company
River
Congress debating penal code and criminal law reform
The Senate cleared its calendar to take up and discuss a bill revising the criminal laws of the United States while the House showed a new hard line in codifying penal laws. Amendments on corruption in public appointments divided lawmakers as the session wore on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
House of Representatives
Committee On
House
Cortelyou
App
Philadelphia
Pitelinian Coat and Coke Company
John Mitchell
Alston Go Dayton
United States Circuit Court
Northern District
West Virginia
Culberson
Ulafe
Sherley
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Dalziel
Randell
Texas
Clark
Missouri
William J. Bevan
Denver
Houtell
Mlinois
Hinshrowsh
North Dyrtcota
Department of Comnerce and Labor
International Harvester Company
Chorhes
Hansbrower
Harvester Trust
Olie James
Kentucky
Kimball
Lawmakers Propose Free Rail Transport for Officials
A series of early 20th century House and Senate measures are introduced or referred. Burton of Ohio chairs a free transport bill for officials and employees of other rail lines. Mann of Chicago seeks free travel for rail executives. Tillman receives widespread praise for prohibition efforts. Owen of Oklahoma proposes a tax on national bank deposits to fund depositor guarantees. A joint resolution extends militia organization conforming deadline to Jan 21 1940 and Hobson and others push arbitration treaties. Garrett of Tennessee seeks comprehensive data on US Steel absorbing Tennessee Coal and Iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Chicago
Tillman
Prohibition
Owen
Oklahoma
Gous
Cuticura Cures Eczema Says Edith Hammer Tale
Two sisters suffer eczema on the head. Edith Hammer of Morrison Illinois credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pill for curing her condition after using one cake of soap and one box of ointment. A sister is cured. another uses Cuticura Resolvent and pills as a tonic.
Mrs Merritt's Advice Encourages Kidney Health Treatment
Mrs W L Merritt of Anoka Minnesota endorses Dewa's Kiddies Pills for kidney problems with a testimonial about relief from dry kidneys dizziness and irregular kidney function. The ad promotes the medicine as sold by Foster Mllburn Co Buffalo NY and notes it costs 50 cents a box. The piece blends medical and religious commentary and lists various farm seeds and grains for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KH. Paxton Co
Koston
Mass
Foster-Milburry Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Milk Bottles and Grape-Nuts Spotlighted in 1906 Trade Notes
The Review of Reviews highlights a milk bottle and paper cap industry employing thousands, with 100 million bottles requiring daily production and huge rail freight flows. It also extols Grape-Nuts as a life saving food for babies and adults, praising its health benefits and a testimonial of a baby saved by its use.
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Uhass
Qurenant Tamiges
New York City
Baby
Ian
Wellvilla
Pirates and slave trade across Caspian and Central regions
Fragmentary report describes pirate fleets on the Caspian and Persian routes preying on ships and abducting crews. Chief markets cited as Khiva and Bokhara. Persian captives reportedly sold for small sums. Readers comment on the spread of hardship and local authorities' difficulty in finding captives.
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Caspian Sea
Khiva
Bokhara
London
Our-Pie Delight Creams Up Quick at Deerewood
An advertisement touts OUR-PIE by Deerewood Cypochester New York claiming irresistible flavor and low cost. It urges readers to try the pie and share with friends while noting a ten cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerewood Cypochester
N. Y
Neighborly Tordiality Exchange Cited in Tribune
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Mrs Gadder hints at hosting, insisting it is Mrs Chillican Keaney's turn next. Mrs Chillican Keaney agrees, noting a long run of turns for hosting begun within the social circle.
Exotic Remedies and a Persian Treasure Highlighted
An advertisement touts Bron Quin ine as a universal laxative cure with a signature of E W Grove and claims the product works in one day. It also promotes the "Peacock Three" of Persia described as the most extravagant bag in the world with an estimated wall value between ten and fifteen million dollars.
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E.W. Grove
Persia
The Missing Overcoat Case In Justice Remedy Court
Policeman McCall and Constable Casey discuss a theft involving an overcoat linked to a fortune teller. A man claimed the medium guided him to a second hand store where his coat was found after a replevin attempt, with a $2.50 tailor settlement noted. The event ends with speculation about the coat being tied to a press agent for the medicus.
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John R. McCall
Kansas City Star
Roy Casey
Justice Remedy
McCall
English Street
Troost Avenue
Kanehton
Casey
Medicus
Opinion on snow, street cleaning, and draughtsman tools
An informal dig in the Washington Star quotes a parson asking where the snows of yesteryear lie and Mr. Sirius Barker replying that the street cleaning department bears no credit for exact placement. The piece notes shapes used by draughtsmen are now made of phiss.
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Yesteryear
Sirius Barker
Washington Star
Little Nettie Defends Doll With Father’s Slipper
“Why Nettie,” her mother asks what she pounds the doll with. Nettie explains she will not obey and fears neighbors will say she spoiled her child.
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Nettie
Exasperating Borrowing Trouble From Hewli Gus
Dialogue reveals Hewli Gus as an exasperating old cuss who consistently turns down borrowing requests. Neighbors remark he seems well fixed yet refuses moneylending. The exchange highlights frustration with his reluctance to extend credit.
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Hewligus
Scott
Buckwheat Cakes Featured in Early Breakfast Plea
A playful dialog notes a strong fellow’s waning willpower and a house scene as Mrs. Austins Buckwheat cakes are praised for breakfast. Fresh goods now at your grocers highlight a domestic vignette typical of the era.
Demonstrating It in Conversation Over a Ten Dollar Note
Dinguss notes the financial stringency but Shadbolt reluctantly hands over ten dollars. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertises teething relief for children, claiming gum softening, reduced agitation, and wind colic cure at 25 cents a bottle.
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Dinguss
Shadbolt
Simple pleasant liquid laxative praised by well informed
The General Demand for a safe pleasant laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. It is marketed as wholesome gentle but prompt and urged as the preferred choice by the well informed. Buy genuine from the California Fig Syrup Co. price fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senna
California Fig Syrag Co
Caliifornia Fig Syrup Co
Berlin Enforces Tax on Ents with tag Rule
Berlin authorities pass a law taxing ents and authorize chloroform for any creature found without the metal tag indicating payment. Officials note the measure targets noncompliant ents, with enforcement extending to public spaces and markets.
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Berlin
Commissioner Smith vs The Standard Oil Company defense
The piece reviews Commissioner Smith's rebuttal to President Myffett of Standard Oil Indiana on oil freight rates. It argues the rebuttal is weak, disputes concealment claims about rate filings from Dalton and Whiting, and contends the final verdict overcharges Standard Oil by penalizing a minor clerical error rather than actual discrimination.
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Herbert Knox Smith
Myffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Chicago
Dalton
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Iitory
Meffett
Landis
Moffett
Grand Jury
Eekie
Myrthett
Standire Owl Company
Standard On
Mid
Siuth
Hic
Moffete
Standard Oi
Whiting
Commissioner of Corporations
Smith
Standard Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iast St. Louis
Ulinois
Delton
East St. Louis
Linois
Chappell
Alton
Harvey
Linois Central
Blue Island
Rock Island
Standard Oil
Ter
Chicazo
Mortfert
Marietta
Henry Demarest Lloyd
Commonwealth
Tarbell
United States
Bar of Justice
Theodore Roosevelt
Kenesaw Landis
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Bes
Pert Wayne
Ind
Work OF Congress
National Capital Notes
Burton
Ohio
Committee On Ways and Means
Thm
Connecticut
Secretary of the Treasury
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Garrett
Tennessee
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
W. A. Evans
Fort Dearborn
Ile
America
New York Herald
British Medical Journal
Pak. Mont
Ida
Colo
Salter
Pega T
Wareham
Tufford Knutt
Ax W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Brocktum
Ated
Commissioner Smith
The
Standard Oil Go
Railway World
SLOAN
Dr.Ear
S.sloan
Boston
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