Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing pelvic inflammation and other female ills after doctor's warned of surgery. The ad touts the Blood Purifier and urges letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tors
Lydia
Pinkham
William Ahrens
21St St
Til
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Irself
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Tuberculosis In Prisons Across the United States
National survey findings estimate fifteen percent of U S prison inmates harbor tuberculosis. From about 80 000 inmates nationwide at any time not less than 12 000 are infected. Pennsylvania Kansas and Ohio prisons are described as death traps. The proposed remedy calls for demolishing old facilities and building new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Philippine Islands
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Ohio
R. V. Pierce
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Woath
Stranger in Town Sparks Town Anger Over Missing Daughter
A woman confronts a stranger asking if he has seen her daughter. He replies he has seen all the sights of the place, prompting her anger. A separate aphorism contrasts wealth and happiness, noting a millionaire is not necessarily happier than a person with little.
Fire Devastates Brussels World Exposition Belgians Call White City
A great Belgian exposition in Brussels was swept by a high wind Sunday night. Flames destroyed Belgian English and French sections and threatened the entire fair. The loss is estimated at 100 million dollars with two dead and many injured.
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Brussels
Acores
Murdered ranch owner's body found in front yard grave
In Lancaster California the body of Frieda Schultz Castine, a wealthy ranch owner, is found buried in a shallow grave in her front yard. Authorities pursue Otto Schultz, her brother in law, suspected of murder and robbery after he left for Germany following a four thousand remittance claim. Autopsy shows sand in lungs, suggesting dying breath dragged into grave. Telegraphed alerts issued to seaports and border cities from Galveston to San Francisco.
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Lancaster
Cal
Frieda Schultz Castine
Galveston
San Francisco
Otto Schultz
Stoughton
Southern Pacific
Germany
Enes
Otto Shhultz
Schultz
Los Angeles
Castine
Fire Nearly Destroys Tooele Utah City
Disaster struck Tooele Utah Saturday night as a stubborn blaze threatened the old town. Fire departments from both the new and old towns fought the flames, overcoming water supply issues to keep losses around 35 000. Citizens credit the new town force for crucial aid.
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Tooele
Utah
Fie
Public Officials Need Constant Protection From Attacks
Chief Wilkie of the U S Secret Service urges eternal vigilance to safeguard public officials from murder attempts. He notes that protectors must stay ready for the unexpected as long as officials serve.
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New York
Gaynor
Cranks Lake Goilteau
Czologosz
Prendergast
Gallagher
Wilkie
United States Sercet Service
United Stated States Sercet Service
Humorous Johnson Mistake Over Mrs Knox Encounter
A Harper's Magazine anecdote recalls President Johnson visiting a friend and misnaming Mrs Knox’s late husband Mr Knox. He asks after Mr Knox, learning he has been dead six years, and replies that he hadn’t seen him on the street, triggering laughter at the misperception.
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Johnson
Harper's Magazine
Knox
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Knox
Mrs. Knox
Mass of Humor: Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A man describes seven years of severe leg irritation and scaly skin that ruined sleep and health. He tried many doctors with no lasting relief. After using Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent Soap and Ointment, the condition disappeared and did not return for six months. He thanks the remedies and urges others to try them.
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W. H. White
BE. Cabot St
Philadelphia
Their Ideas First Woman and Smart Man Dialog
A concise exchange frames gender dynamics with a witty rebuke. The dialogue contrasts a woman’s insight with a man’s attempt to deceive, suggesting cleverness outlasts naive schemes. The exchange reads as a sharp social aside from a period newspaper.
Two Englishmen Misread Shakespeare Birth Tale at Stratford Inn
In Stratford upon Avon at the Red Horse Inn two English travelers examined a print showing a house said to be Shakespeare's birthplace. One remarked that the inscription claimed the site as the place he was born, while the other joked he was born in a manger.
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Red Horse Inn
Stratford-on- Avon
Success Magazine
Wagless Wife Preferred Over Horse Oss Carriage
A terse proverb-like remark contrasts a wagless wife with a horse oss carriage, implying a preference for a dependable spouse over a grand but impractical conveyance. The line reflects social humor or satire typical of the period.
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Sanity and Health
Mrs H W Heaogy of Bakersfield California says Doan's Kidney Pills saved her from fatal Bright's disease. She describes severe kidney trouble with burning secretions, numb side, blurred sight, and a tingling body sensation before her health improved. 50 cent per bar. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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H. W. Heaogy
L St
Bakersfield
Cal
Bright
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hair loss diagnosed in lighthearted medical chat
Conversation shows a patient and doctor discussing hair loss with a humorous exchange about dieting and dyeing remaining hair. The tone remains casual and playful despite the medical context.
Desert Victim Dies After Desert Exhaustion Near Death Valley
Archie Campbell, manager of the Last Chance mining property, arrived in Goldfield to identify a lone, clothingless man found on the desert in a ruined state. The victim, sunburned and crazed with a swollen tongue, was saved to no avail and died within an hour after drinking water.
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Goldfield
New
Archie Campbell
Death Valley
Campbell
Beveridge mocks corrupt politician in Cleveland speech
In a post dinner remarks in Cleveland Senator Beveridge ridiculed a corrupt official and cited a minister’s plagiarism defense as an absurd parallel. He warned that true integrity requires admitting borrowed material in the pulpit with visible acknowledgment.
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Beveridge
Cleveland
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Brooklyn
Gillette
Daisy Fly
Aris & Bite
Neal
Nieap
Ora Kamenial Cootenhen
Leste All Beason
Maja
Will
Mance the
Gueremterd
D. M. Craik
Parker's
Decors
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Thompson
Howard E. Burton
Carbonate National Hank
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Rayo
Peter
Peareat Agr
Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
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