Woman praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs J A Laliberte of 24 Artilleries Quebec writes she suffered six years from female weakness heart nerves liver and kidney trouble. She claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her backaches headaches and bearing-down pains and made her feel like a woman. She advises all suffering women to use the product.
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Lydia EB Pinkham
J. A. Laliberte
Artilleries
Quebec
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Syd Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women Lydia Pinkham Ad
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities excruciating pains backache and nervous prostration. The ad invites sick women to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Sheep Raising in Australia Compared to The United States
F L Burt of South Dakota compares sheep raising in Australia with conditions in the United States noting wool as the main product though meat is valued for local and export trade. He observes London values regulate prices for wood and meat and comments on storage, wages, and climate differences between the two regions.
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Australia
F. L. Burt
South Dakota
London
Baltimore American
Time humor at roadside exchange over noon and clocks
Conversation shows a man asking the boy the time and the boy replying that the party is near 12 o'clock. They argue the time cycle, noting that in this country it never goes beyond 12 and starts again at 1. A judge is mentioned in the scene.
First Dollar Advised by Financial Magnate
A reporter asks how the magnate earned his first dollar and the magnate recalls starting as a newspaper rookie. He says his first assignment involved interviewing a man and gathering far more information than he will share now.
The Girl of the Gray Horse
A young woman daily feeds a gray delivery horse named George in Park Row with apples. The Italian fruit dealer at the Sun Building witnesses five years of this ritual and notes she sometimes adds sugar. She insists on five cent apples as substantial treats.
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George
Park Row
Sun Building
Rain vs Irrigation as a Farming Principle
A Walter E. Wey article argues irrigation beats rain for crops, noting uneven rainfall harms both strawberries and sugar beets. It claims arid lands prove more fertile with controlled irrigation, criticizing city lawns relying on rain.
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Walter E. Wey
Filial Devotion in a Georgia Town Tale
A southern congressman recalls Pete the barber in Georgia who explains his single status by caring for his elderly mother. Pete says he would have to buy shoes and stockings for a wife, which would deprive his mother of her footwear, illustrating a comic view of family duty.
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Darkey
Georgia
Pete
Harper’s ‘Weekly
Who Columbus Was, A Humorous Student Reply
An afternoon lesson across schools studied Columbus life and voyage with pupils. A boy answered the teacher's question who was Columbus with the line Columbus was the gem of the ocean, reflecting playful classroom humor. An advertisement note follows about rheumatism relief from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Columbus
Cannon
Johnny
Ocean
The
Baltimore Sun
Letter From Rotel Victoria Assistant Manager
L A Cote of Rotel Victoria Quebec writes to Peruma Drug Mfg Co delivering a formal inquiry letter seeking collaboration or information on potential pharmaceutical supply. The note emphasizes professional courtesy and business intent.
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L. A. Cote
Rotel
Peruna Cure Claimed By Hotel Victoria Manager
Mr. L. A. Cote Assistant Manager Hotel Victoria Quebec Canada reports eight years of catarrh relief after using Peruna. He has consumed ten bottles and declares he is completely cured and urges public sharing of the success. The notice cites numerous testimonials praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna.
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L. A. Cote
Hotel Victoria
Quebec
Can
Hartman
Peruna
How He Rode
A narrator recalls Mr Bromley asking for Mister Dobbs, stating he will ride in his interim buggy and expect his arrival this afternoon, then he drives off downtown in the interim.
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Ixpictin
Brandon the Wheat City Brims with Pavements and Growth
A vivid sketch of Brandon Manitoba, 135 miles west of Winnipeg, where in three years the town has transformed. With 15 000 residents and nearly every house newly built or faced in stone brick or concrete, the city boasts handsome streets, gardens, and grand banks while preserving a modest tax rate amid sweeping public works.
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Winnipeg
Brandon
Wheat City
Manitoba
Assiniboine
Boston
Montreal
Lunch in the safe sparks election wager tale
The junior partner explains a lunch bet placed inside the safe, calling it an election wager as a man bets a dollar for a doughnut on the result. The brief note from the Louisville Corner-Journal captures a tongue in cheek moment about political bets.
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Louisville Corner-Journal
Souls of Grandma and Willie Earn Eerie Skyward Farewell
Poetry fragment notes two souls, a grandma and a boy named Willie, destined for the sky as they wish to watch Our Boys catch flies, hinting at a memorial or sentimental farewell.
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Grandma
Little Willie
English Sparrow Club in Essex Holds Annual Sparrows Count
In Essex England the Elsepham Spar row Chad club reports 17 years of activity. President Walter Gilbey notes 1830 acre parish, members kill one sparrow per acre from Sept to May, sending heads to an innkeeper for a fund used at annual suppers. About 3000 heads yearly. many young sparrows killed but not recorded.
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Essex
England
Walter Gilbey
Ambitious Chrisgoan Plans a Livelier Les Miserables
A young Chrisgoan visited a publisher to announce his plan to write a book. He described the work as similar to Les Miserables but livelier, proposing the publisher have a chance to bring it out. The publisher asked about the nature of the project, receiving the offhand reply that it would imitate the famed novel in spirit but be more energetic.
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Chrisgoan
Man Endorses Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism
A letter from T B Lavers of St John recommends Minard's Liniment Ltd for rheumatism and sprains, citing excellent results after use. The note is addressed to the company with direct endorsement from a local user.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
T. B. Lavers
St. John
Arranging the Time Table On a New Railway Route
Surveyors inform an old lady owner that the new railway will pass through her barn. She replies the last train must not arrive after 9 o clock because she will not stay up to open doors. The Philadelphia Record notes the exchange.
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Philadelphia Record
Stocky rooking man accused of killing with a punch
A witness describes a stocky man as having killed a man with a single punch. The dialogue questions whether the man is a pugilist or a bartender, suggesting confusion about his occupation or persona.
Imprudence in critical periods harms women's health
Sickness among women is linked to imprudence or neglect during key reproductive periods causing obstruction and irregularity. If not treated, it weakens and deranges the entire system.
Ferrozone Women’s Relief Remedy Ad
Ferrozone is a vegetable remedy with sedative alterative and tonic properties that ease irritability nerves stomach cramps and headaches. Pleasant safe reliable at 50c per box or 6 for 2.50 sold by all dealers.
Boy and Willie Burr Tale From The Delineator
A mother warns Marion aged three to avoid crossing the street to play with Willie Burr. Soon after she sees him with Burr and calls him in for a spanking, urging him to comply while he plans his return.
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Marion
Wittie Barr
Willie Burr
Marlow
Red headed woman robs bank in domestic drama
A woman enters the International Bank and pushes through a cheque to withdraw money. The teller demands identification, while the confrontational suspect taunts him about a family dispute and a quarrel at home, claiming intimate knowledge of the couple. The teller gives her the money.
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Ermita
Philippines
Tea Brand Salada Squeeze Sparks Label Hunt
A reader notes the challenge of spotting the Salada name on a tea package and the small satisfaction from drinking the tea despite the search.
Gentleman and undoing in Chicago quip
The Chicago News quotes a witty exchange about heritage and virtue. A boastful comment on six generations to make a gentleman is met with a calm retort that one generation can undo him.
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Chicago News
No Fun Tales From a Boyhood by Tom P. Morgan
A reminiscence in Smart Set style recalls a boyhood full of imagined panthers hooting in the woods and hoop snakes that chased fun. The narrator describes a childhood shadowed by fear and superstition, with warnings from hired men and wary caution in every step.
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Ovens
Sean Washington
Columbia
Tom P. Morgan
Biddy and Pat Debate Marriage in Humorous Irish Exchange
A humorous exchange from an Inquirer anecdote features an Irish suitor Pat proposing to Biddy and her coy reply that marriage had never crossed her mind. The scene captures witty regional speech and playful romantic tension.
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Biddy
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English Sparrow Club
Lippincott’s
Putnam's
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International Bank
Meide
Minard’s Liniment
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