Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Help for Women
Advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a 30 year standard cure for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lillian Ross
East 84Th Street
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Katharine Craig
Lafayette St
Denver
Col
Marie Stoltzman
Laurel
Mies
Ellen M. Olson
N. East St. Kewanee
Ill
Lydia E.pinkham
Expedition Aims to Find Northeast Passage Under Russian Oversight
An expedition is being equipped under the Russian ministry of marine to seek a northeast passage between the Atlantic and Pacific. Also noted are a Red Cross Ball Blue promotion, a 207 pack at 5 cents, and a humorous quip about alimony from the Chicago Tribune dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Marine
Pacific Oceans
Red Cross
Slandering the Eternal City
In a Chicago Tribune quote the speaker recalls traveling in Rome and exploiting rich American visitors to survive, noting he did as the Romans do when money ran dry and extraction was needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Chicago Tribune
Do Some Good Each Minute Here
Short time urges action as the poem urges living fully. Rixford J. Lincoln imagines life as fleeting like flies and wind. It counsels quick deeds, small kindnesses, and seizing sunshine before night comes.
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Calvary
Rixford J. Lincoln
Lighthouse Hero and the Deaf Mute Maiden
Donald Carmichael a tall strong lighthouse keeper rescues a shipwrecked girl Greta who is deaf and dumb. He falls in love but cannot speak to her, while Greta silently shows affection. The two form a bond as Tammas the keeper contemplates keeping their secret.
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Donald Carmichnel
Land’s End
John O
Donald Carmichael
Donald
Scotland
Old Tammens
Old Tammas
Lassie
Amamus
Donal
Tammas
Sle
Greta
Magic Mirrors: Brass Reflections From Japanese Origin
The piece explains magic mirrors of cast bronze from Japan that reflect back patterns on their backs when lit. Experts assign the effect to minute curvature differences in the polished face caused by uneven metal yielding under tool pressure, a phenomenon not changing ordinary use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Chicago News
Cure for itchy skin cures boy in four days
A Kokomo Indiana mother recounts her ill boy’s rapid recovery from a widespread itching disease. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly, noting hands turned to a solid mass then fully healed after four days. The testament is dated September 16, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Courage at Monmouth and Oddities of the Day
War dispatches praise Capt Molly Pitcher for her Monmouth battlefield bravery. An ad touts Allen’s Foot-Ease for tired feet and corns. A newspaper gag notes a pane of glass scene, while an umpire shouts play ball as rain turns to hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Pitcher
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Truth and Quality Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Claim
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option for families. It argues the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increase, noting pleasant natural action and physician approval. urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Abyssinian envoy promotes back-to-Africa message in Philadelphia
Rev C F Choolgzii a long winded envoy of King Menelik travels through Philadelphia urging Black residents to return to Africa arguing Moses Solomon Homer were Negroes while citing biblical Cushite lore. He markets his lineage and claims Abyssinian rulers as true Cushites amid restless urban debate. Also ad lines promote Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and Minot Savage quotation about convictions. Winded promotional text follows.
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Eve
C. F. Choolgzii
King’s College
Oxford
Trinity College
University of Berlin
Menelik
Abyssinia
Philadelphia
Moses
Solomon
Homer
Africa
Their Specialty. Quiet men win the day says the dog
A Kansas City Times fragment quotes a person who favors quiet, uncomplaining men over braggarts and whiners while noting the presence of pickpockets and thieves in society. The exchange contrasts patience with loud boasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
Cured by Kiine's Restorer Claims and Pleasure Ads
An assortment of notices and ads offers cures for nervous disorders and St. Vitus dances with Kiine's Restorer while a river voyage romance invites a pledge from Miss Ethel. Also promoting Niagara Falls excursions on nickel plate rail with trips to Toronto and Montreal and an illustrated booklet from J C Melenbacker Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Toronto
Thousand Islands
Montreal
J.C. Melenbacker
Fort Wayne
Ind
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