Feminine News Notes and International Updates
Phoebe Cousins denounces prohibition as a fraud and a failure. A 50 000 signature French petition supports female suffrage. Dowager Queen Maria Pia of Portugal plans a Turin visit. Kansas City Missouri reports the death of Clara C Wolfman of the Missouri W C T U. Queen An anti gunning stance noted with Holland queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Cousins
France
Maria Pia
Portugal
Chotilde
Turin
Italy
Day
Syracuse University
New York City
Essex County Country Club
Kansas City
Clara C. Wolfman
Missouri W. C. T. U
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Senate
Holland
al Antmala
One Day Cold Cure Touted with Bromo Quinine
Ad promotes a laxative labeled Br Quinine sold as the one day cure for cold symptoms. The World over claims usage for rapid relief. Signature appears as E. W. Grove on the sales tag. Price listed at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events
A roundup of prominent individuals with notes on E H Harriman's New York house project valued at 4 6 million, the Peruvian government’s payment order to Rear Admiral Evans, and biographical snippets about Nathaniel Ames Henry Fairfield Osborn Melville Fuller Theodore Sutro and others including John C Crockett W Pinkney Whyte Thomas Spurgeon Charles J Carter and a description of a man of generous disposition and jovial nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Harriman
New York
Evans
Nathaniel Ames
New England
Dedham
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American Museum of Natural History
Morris K. Jesup
Melville Weston Fuller
Unitedes Supreme Court
Augusta
Kennebec County
Theodore Sutro
John C. Crockett
Supreme Court of
Iowa
United States Senate
Maryland
William Pinkney Whyte
W. Pinkney Whyte
William P
Wm. P. Whyte
Thomas Spurgeon
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
Charles J. Carter
Grape-Nuts Boost Brain Power and Nourish Family Health
A female writer and mother touts Grape-Nuts as the regular breakfast that revived her appetite, boosted breast milk, and sharpened brain power. She notes improved energy for writing and household duties, with children growing healthy. The testimonial ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a note about Postum Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Diamonds by faith and science in old world debates
Aristide Charette claims he can produce diamonds, to be studied by the French Academy of Science. Professor McMillan Brown predicts future Australians will likely be black. An new dental pain-free extraction device uses face nerves and a battery. A German mine bore at a thousand feet required a magnetized five foot bar to lift a broken steel bit. Mexico honors Dr L D de la Loza with decree and a commemorative volume on chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristide Charette
French Academy,of Science
India
L. D. de la Loza
Mexico
Republic
Loza
French Chinese soy culture in Paris urges soy cheese
In Paris Chinese communities push soy bean use for milk and cheese. A puree from boiled seeds makes a milk substitute, which coagulates with mineral salt to form cheese. The cheese is typically eaten fresh but can be preserved by cooking and smoking before serving.
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France
Paris
Danish Railway Use of Creosoted Sleeper Plugs
Chief Engineer Fredericia of the Danish State Railway reports sleepers are reinforced by a creosoted plug of beech or birch driven into a 1 1-2 inch hole. A spike is then driven through the plug into the sleeper. Worn sleepers show improved firmness and reduced rail pounding, extending service life.
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Fredericia
A Wit in Overalls at Lawyers Dinner
An anecdote from a Kansas City Star retold at a lawyers dinner. A cross-examiner challenged a witness in overalls asking their pay for truthfulness, prompting the witty retort that the examiner would wear overalls if paid more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
An Obliging Patient Story From Lippincott's
A doctor persuades a child to show her tongue for a simple ailment. Afterward the child jokes that she no longer obeys him, saying she sticks her tongue out whenever she sees him pass by the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Lippincott’s
London Health Benefit of Green City Colors Suggested
A quoted eye specialist comments that if London were painted green it would lift health and spirits. The remark contrasts past ideas of repainting cities with a change to green as a mood lifter amid urban improvement debates.
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London
New York Tribune
Prodigal Sons Thrown Back on Us Judge Remarks
In a sharp exchange the judge notes farmers are not spared by the panic while remarking how prodigal sons have returned to rely on them, reflecting tension between agriculture and market fears.
Revolvers Melted to Forge Police Station Store
At Portland Oregon prisoners’ revolvers were melted and recast into a store for the police station. The project converted seized arms into equipment or goods for police use in the city.
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Portland
Ore
Arkansas Judge Fines Visiting Lawyer for Contempt
A circuit judge in Arkansas faced a penned shortage in court revealing no county funds for pens ink or paper. He deducted twenty five dollars from the visiting lawyer for contempt after the man scoffed at the court. The judge ordered the clerk to procure supplies and return any change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Harper’s Weekly
Eczema Cure Report From Tipton Man After Fifty-Five Years
A Tipton Iowa man recounts a lifelong battle with severe eczema and describes rapid relief after eight months using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills. Testimony from Nelson R. Burnett confirms the cure. An ancillary claim notes 100 cod livers yielding a gallon of oil and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion as a presumed remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Bordwell
Tipton
Aus
Bordwell
Nelson R. Burnett
Talking Style and Pretension Across Social Manners
A moral compact remarks on authentic expression versus affected speech targeting fashion and social imitation. It contrasts genuine preference with craven copying, condemning masked pretension in language and dress as harmful to culture and honest ignorance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Big Payout
State oath by Frank J Cheney of F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio promises one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A Mason. Includes testimonials and distribution by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onro
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.j.cnengy & Co
Sai
Hall
Ank J. Cheney
A. W
Glmason
F. J. Crenty & Co
Tbc
Matern progress prompts boots market decline query
A line from Brain Leaks in The Commoner questions how today’s boys will take pride in their first boots when boots are no longer sold in marketplaces. The reflective remark critiques changing consumer culture and the loss of tangible goods.
Monument to a Soldier in the Philippines Carrara Marble
A New York Press item recalls a West‑born soldier’s grave monument in a Philippine cemetery. His mother bought parts of a Carrara marble memorial at an Greenwich Street appraisers’ sale for a song, later shipped abroad after her son’s death.
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Philippines
Greenwich Street
New York
New York Press
Great Nervous Disease Cure Claim by Dr Kline
The ad touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Cure claiming permanent relief for Fits St Vitus' Dance and nervous diseases. A trial bottle and treatise are offered free with a Philadelphia address at 931 Arch St. The message also cites a separate real estate estimate valuing Manhattan Island properties at about 2.9 billion dollars from the Battery to Central Park.
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St. Vitus
Dr. Kline
Kline
Arch St
Phila
Manhattan Island
the Battery
Central Park
Causes of Headache and Cold Link Highlighted
From October to May, colds are the top headache trigger. Laxative Bromo Quinime claims to remove the cause. E. W. Grove on box.
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E. W. Grove
Russian Contractors Protest War Ship Contracts Award
Russian contractors protest the allocation of new war ship contracts to British firms, arguing unfair favoritism and demanding reevaluation of the bidding process and results. The dispute highlights tensions over defense sourcing and national industry protection.
Salter's Macaroni Wheat Seed Offer Promises High Yields
Salter's seeds boast a Dakota grown Macaroni Wheat strain resistant to drought and rust with claims of 40 to 80 bushels per acre in several states and 40 to 60 in arid regions. The firm offers a seed book and free samples for 10 cents, plus a 14 cent option including a new seed package. John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis advertises various seeds and farm products.
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Salter
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Til
Mich
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
Kan
William Oats
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Traditional Remedies and Odd Facts Highlight Late Year Hopes
An old column notes widespread bronchial afflictions among the elderly and praises Brown's Bronchial Troches for quick relief. It adds an odd statistic about 400 million sardines caught yearly off English coasts and advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pains. The piece also claims a piano contains about a mile of wire.
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Brown
Draft rural schooling plan to aid children
A Contemporary Review note argues town life harms child imagination. It proposes selecting bands of town children to spend one school term in country schools with cottage homes provided by the rural educational authority near those schools.
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N. Y
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claims
Pato Ointment promises cure for Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money back, price 50c. Garfield Tea Co. advertises as a herbal laxative to improve digestion and complexion with samples offered. Also note claims on typhoid microbe death by cold tea and a remark on billiards attribution to France with Devigne allegedly inventing it in 1572.
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Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
Woman's Backache and Impacts on the Feminine Organism
The article describes backache as a signal of trouble in a woman's organism and links it to nervousness headaches and loins pains. It asserts the body needs immediate attention and hints at a single speedy remedy to restore health, though the remedy is not named in the readable text.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Reader testimonials praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for long standing backaches and side pain with claims of restored health after three bottles. The ad extols thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female troubles including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous issues.
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Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Switzerland
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Devigne
Gregory’s
Venice
W.l.douglas Shoes
W.L
Gold Byte
Long Age
Sy, Bass
Foe Rong
Putnam
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