Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised By Satisfied Women
Red Banks Mississippi and Hampstead Maryland women attest Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured fibroid related weakness and nervous illness after doctors advised surgery. The ad promises rewards for proving testimonials false and invites sick women to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Red Banks
Willie Edwards
Hampstead
Maryland
Joseph Handy
Memoirs of Dan Rice Book Promises Laughter
The book presents Dan Rice’s jokes and caustic jests from the sawdust arena and Civil War era. Maria Ward Brown claims a 500 page collection with humor, satire, songs, and anecdotes, sent postpaid for $1.50 from Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard Street New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rice
Maria Ward Brown
Artemus Ward
Address Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York City
Hyderabad Notable Fined and Cars Confiscated After Near Collision
A Hyderabad notable faced the Nizam's fine of 330 dollars after his car narrowly avoided a collision with the Nizam's vehicle. All of the notable's motor cars were confiscated as punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyderabad
Doctor Claims Long Experience Cures Patient Joke
A comic exchange shows a doctor boasting two decades of self experience with the ailment while reassuring the patient. The patient expresses relief at the doctor’s familiarity with the complaint. The humor hinges on the doctor’s confident absurd self-knowledge.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Restore Health Says Mrs Smith
Mrs J N Smith of Buchanan Michigan reports severe back pain headaches eye trouble and nervousness from kidney problems. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she improved and was fully well after a few boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Smith
Chicago St
Buchanan, Mich
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Editorial Candor in Everybody's Straight Talk
An Iowa correspondent reports reading jokes in Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree monthly. The editors respond about a story deemed funny, noting a mom of the family hears it, and the Chestnut Tree man fears it might be repeated, questioning if it is truly amusing.
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Iowa
Boy sells matches to hurried man in London Globe snippet
A small boy asks for a match and the hurried passerby refuses. The boy offers a box collection and makes a sale, illustrating quick street commerce in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Youngest Great-Grandmother Claimed in Paris
Mme Edna Bertonelle a Paris seamstress is described by the New York Sun as the youngest great grandmother in the world. She married at fourteen and had a daughter who married young, then Edna became a grandmother at 31 and a great grandmother at 48 as her grandson wed at seventeen.
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Mme
Edna Bertonelle
Quartier Montmartre
Paris
Edna
Bertonelle
New York Sun
New Paris Fashion Replaces Corset With Elastic Band
Harper's Bazar notes a Paris fad where wide waist gowns use an elastic band instead of a corset coton lining. The look aims for an uncorseted figure and may influence summer wear though practicality varies with fabric weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Harper’s Bazar
Miss Marbury Rise from Poultry to Play Broker
Miss Elizabeth Marbury, agent to sell plays in America, England, France and Germany, credits an early poultry farm near Oyster Bay with inspiring her literary ambitions. She translated French comedies, left farming after early success, and became the first American play broker. She served Sardou as personal representative and now spends half the year in a villa in the south of France, having earned a fortune by reading about 300 plays annually.
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Miss Marbury
Elizabeth Marbury
America
England
France
Germany
Oyster Bay
Sardou
New York Press
Hatless at Elgin Baptist Church Sparks Hat Etiquette Debate
In Elgin Michigan nearly all of 400 women at the First Baptist Church attended services without hats after a church vote required hats be removed before the sermon. Pastor A F Purkiss urged compliance noting the need for visibility and religious power. The rule applied to all. most complied within moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Elgin
A. F. Purkiss
Mrs Drexel's ostrich collars stun London society
Mrs Anthony J Drexel of Philadelphia and London has drawn attention in fashionable London with an unending display of ostrich collars. Reported by the New York Press, the collars resemble fluffy bolsters with long gilt tassels and real ostrich tips, varied from black and white to lavender to match outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
London
Aunt Polly’s Sayings on Old Damaged Glass Dishes
A narrator recalls a visit with a niece while searching a garret for lost items. Two beautiful etched glass dishes are found packed in a box and admired for their sparkle like imitation cut glass. They propose using them for apples and other treats.
Fashion and Tradition Clash at the Holiday Table
In a humorous reminiscence Lillie Rice Stahl recalls stubborn fashion clashes during family gatherings. She defends velvet capes over coats and rejects modern trends as rheumatism tugs at the spine, noting a niece’s fashion snubs and the season’s shopping temptations at the dining table.
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Coley
Folka
Sampson
Lillie Rice Stahl
Indiana Farmer
Responsibility for Waifs and the Home Life Ideal
The Delineator notes a broad move toward child welfare with the White House conference and President Roosevelt endorsing the idea that home life is essential and poverty alone should not disrupt a family. It urges boards of managers and trustees to act, and points out the need for state accountability of child institutions operating under charters or public funds.
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White House
Maine
California
Congress
Roosevelt
Fashion notes on lace, fabrics and trims in vogue
The piece highlights Irish crochet lace, patterned serge and tussory fabrics, mohair tailor mades, and a petal trimmed hat. It notes gored skirts with pleated sides, high waist gowns at back, bracelet trimming sleeves, and a trend toward iridescent bugle fringe overcoats and elastic silk cashmere for afternoon wear.
Coal stoves scarce in Swansea coal region
In Swansea Wales the coal heartland, stoves suitable for burning Welsh anthracite are notably scarce leaving households seeking heat sources.
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Swansea
Wales
Their Skin Troubles Cured
Mrs Charles Baker of Albion Maine reports two girls suffered from severe eczema across legs arms and scalp with hair loss. After trying physicians relief was limited until Cuticura Remedies were used, leading to softer smoother skin after the second application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cutiura
Boston
Mass
Rheumatism Cure Proclaimed in Day by Dr Detchon
Advertisement claims Dr Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism cures rheumatism in a day or three, promising immediate relief and removal of cause after the first dose. Also notes a price of one dollar and mentions a pygmy Siberian mouse as the smallest quadra in the world.
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Detchon
Siberia
A Cure for Fits and Epileptic Cure Claims
The Epilepticide cure touted by Dr. May Laboratory promises dramatic results for fits and nervousness. Free trial bottles, literature, and testimonials are offered by mail from 548 Pearl Street New York City to all who write, attracting doctors, students, hospitals, and visiting physicians nationwide.
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Dr. May
Pearl Street
New York City
Pblic
Apple-tree fleet of Maine coasters and a White House lime cargo
Humorist Holman Day recalls the apple-tree fleet of antiquated Maine coasters that sail to New England ports. One shipper, Captain Simeon Shibles, visited President Jackson in Washington to offer a cargo of Maine lime, which the president bought for the navy yard.
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Long Shore
Holman Day
Maine
New England
Polly
Auth
Shibles
Thomastown
Chesapeake Bay
Simeon Shibles
Washington
Jackson
White House
Andrew Jackson
Esquire
United States
Navy Yard
Harper’s Weekly
Light Booze Do You Drink It
A minister's wife recalls coffee addiction during nurse training and night shifts. She quits coffee, starts Postum, and after a year reports clearer thinking, steadier nerves, and no bilious attacks. The letter touts Postum as a healthier breakfast beverage with a hopeful testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
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