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Newspaper
Goreville Record
Location
Goreville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
2
A brief life sketch of Lydia E. Pinkham and the birth of her Vegetable Compound traces its origins and notes how the Panic of 1873 spurred its sale in drug stores. The piece highlights the product's rise as a public remedy and its place in 19th century medical commerce.
A bio sketch of Lydia E Pinkham born February 9 1819 Gyne Massachusetts a schoolteacher who developed a herbal remedy for women's illnesses. It chronicles financial hardship from a 19th century real estate collapse and how her family created Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from roots and herbs with the help of her son and daughter in law.
James O Connell president of the International Machinists Association announced the referendum tally showing his majority by 1 200 over competitors. Officers elected include P J Conlon A H Champion J J Buckalew Walter Aimes George Preston and D D Wilson. The federation reports 33 AFL state branches 604 central unions 1 046 local unions and 118 international unions with about 25 000 locals.
George Hodge serves a seventh term as general secretary of the Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance. Born in Sittingbourne England on September 6 1868 he migrated to the United States at age 43 and has lived in Chicago fourteen years. He joined the Illinois Brickmakers Alliance in 1892 before its merger into the International Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance in 1896. For three years he has faced no opposition for re election and he serves as a delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Building Material Trades Council.
Report discusses moving the presidential inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April 1909. A committee of governors and citizens weighs April dates to avoid harsh winter weather and related deaths, while constitutional amendment would be required.
A man describes two years of neck sores and hair loss from a merciless itch. He credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with rapid relief and hair regrowth after several applications. He praises the remedies and endorses them for others.
A man who had been shooting on Cape Cod returns by train. A stranger beside him asks if he had a good hunt and is amazed by the tale of a hundred head bag with two guns. The sportsman confirms with a confident, Very good indeed. He adds the note that the guns are double barreled.
W W L Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia recounts twenty years of severe back pain and urinary troubles due to kidney issues. After taking Deans Kidney Pills the urine flow returned and pain subsided. He claims eight years of cure and remains active despite age. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A brief wry quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a wife who married to reform a husband, but finds that supporting him consumes all her time rather than achieving reform. The exchange highlights domestic humor and societal views on marriage.
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