Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Credited by Reader Letter
A Columbus Ohio reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased changes of life symptoms including nervousness and headaches after doctors recommendation. The ad notes the product as a long standing remedy for female illnesses and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
E. Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Review of Indiana Aug 14 highlights flood local perils and feats
A bustling Indiana roundup reports road building in Bourbon County and a range of mishaps from gun accidents to fatal farm fires. It notes a Fort Wayne railway crossing scare, farm debacles near Leesburg and Kendallville, a long marriage milestone in Fort Wayne, and peculiar local tales including a bearded nonagenarian and a 16 year old Indiana weightlifter prodigy.
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Fort Wayne
Rome City
Lewis Williams
Kendallville
George W. Brackenridge
Wallace Worsley
Julia Marie Taylor
Richard Mansfield
Jeffersonville
New Albany High School
New Albany
Doctor Remedies and Post Office Traditions Across Borders
An 1907 testimonial praises Cuticura for a severe childhood eczema and hints at rural postal practices in Canada showing family succession in postmaster roles since 1867. It contrasts medical treatment with municipal coal policy in Vienna Moravia and notes ball blue washing powder pricing and postmaster career patterns.
Wife Converts Husband to Postum After Coffee Woes
A wife recounts how coffee caused distress and heart palpitations while Postum, brewed properly, improved her health and that of her family. Her husband, once skeptical, eventually quits coffee too, declaring he will “give credit where due” as they become coffee free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orde
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Gore Seeks Recovery Hope as Belmont Dies in New York
The article notes Senator Gore of Oklahoma facing possible eyesight restoration by operation, aided by his wife reading aloud the Congressional Record. It also reports the death of Oliver Belmon t of Hempstead New York, a wealthy society figure and heir of August Belmont, with details on his lineage and estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gore
Oklahoma
Senator Gore
Washington
Senate
Congressional Record
Mr. Gore
New York
Oliver IE. S. Belmont
Hempstead
Mr. Belmont
August Belmont
Rothschilds
Ifis
Commodore Oliver Tazard Perry
C. H. P. Belmont
Lake Erie
Brookhall Villa
Newport
Italy
Naples
Chicago
Invalid Once a Happy Woman Now
Mrs. C. R. Shelton of Covington Tennessee describes severe kidney disease and rheumatic pain before taking Deans Kidney Pills. She reports rapid relief and restored health after starting the treatment. The product, sold by all dealers, costs 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Shelton
Pleasant Street
Covington
Tenn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
How Could She Know A Fragile Youth Stumbles In Dance
A fragile youth avoids most dances and urges sitting on the stairs with his partner. He suddenly gasps and cannot answer when questioned about a medical attack, then retreats, revealing a joke about an acrobatic attack description and a line about free speech.
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer Ad
A local advertisement promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for tired sweating hot and swollen feet and to care for corns and bunions. It notes druggists and shoe stores sell it for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Sven S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Red Cross Ball Blue Promoted For Whites
An advertisement urges shoppers to keep yellowed fabrics white with Red Cross Ball Blue. The 2oz package is sold by grocers for 5 cents and offered as a household laundry aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Well Said by Doctor and Patient in Curious Exchange
A jovial doctor greets Mr. Hasco with a playful line. The patient retorts that he will not be sick enough to virtue a call, showing a tense yet humorous exchange.
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Hasco
Misleading Decline to Marry Cited in Letter Rebuff
A woman tells Edyth she will not marry and will return any letters unopened, sparking Maginne’s concern he might have sent matinee tickets. Included is an archaic ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at five cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Mason
Oakland City
Indiana
Young Mason
Mason
Edyth
Maginne
Quite the Contrary in Dallas Speech on Suthers
A witty exchange questions ease with Suthers as the speaker quips that unacquainting him is the harder task. The remark plays on familiarity and social ease within a public discourse.
Notable Health Product Endorsed by Well-Informed of the World
An Essential for happy homes is reliable information on health and best products. The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven laxative, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and available through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Near a Bad Bargain In A Novel's Tale
The agent of the titled man discovers the ambitious American girl earns only 150000 a year. He advises withdrawal but the principal insists he could live on that sum. Yet who would support his wife, even love cannot argue the point.
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Nover
Courtroom Jeer as Witness Struggles with Lawyer
A court scene features a witness protesting disruption by a rival attorney while citing sworn duty to tell the truth and frustration with defense tactics. The exchange highlights courtroom tensions and the challenge of quieting disruptive remarks during testimony.
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Libby
McNeill & Libby
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Review OF Indiana
Wolf Lake
Bourbon Township
Marshall County
Bourbon Town
Livingstone
Bedford
F. E. Bradley
Garrett
M. A. Sweeney
Jasper
Deer Lodge
Mont
Thomas Hatch
William Tearn
Leesburg
Marion Hatfield
Bloomington
John Carter
Center Point
Carter
Clarence Davis
Toledo
Joseph Leffler
Muncie
Sarah Maddux
Maddux
George Moore
Stevens County
Mary Catherine McQueen
Clifford
Jackson County
Warsaw
John Elder
John
Raber & Pier
Wolcottville
Raber
J. E. Hall
Stilwell Real Estate Company
Anderson
Evansville
Sylvester Uoebingter
Rice & Langford
Eby
Edna Dial
Commission
Sarah Beard
William Beard
Frankfort
Fred Smith
Terre Haute
William Chancey
Boonville
Logansport
Union
Luther Riggles
Samuel Yoder
Harrison Township
Elkhart County
James Bowen
Blaine
Indianapolis
Bowen
John Austin
Danville
Harvey Cain
Elmer Chamness
Austin
Cain
Brookville
Hamilton
George L. Dougherty
DeKalb County
John Owens
Richmond
State Laboratory
Peter Potter
Charles M. Porter
E. D. Porter
Wawasee Lake
Kosciusko County
Marion
Wabash
Anabel Wilson
North Branch
Mich
Vienna
Moravia
United Stes
New York Sun
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Moncton
N. B
England
Dominion
Wife Vs
Jowan
Osborn
Denver
John E. Osborne
Osborne
Westport
Ife
Isos
Congress
Wyoming
Great West
Mrj
James Willcocks
Mohmand
Akka Khel
Willcocks
Kunetsi
Francis L Loomis
Francis L. Loomis
Loomis
China
Venezuela
Orient
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Soo
Superior
the Statesman
Washington Star
The
Society For the Prevention of
St. Vitus
Kline
BM. Kline
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Scott
Philadelphia Ledger
Dodds
Cita Als
Guart
Carters
Res
C. W. Deming Inc. Co
Tulsa
Okla
Thompson
Sterling Rhmedy CO
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