Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Recovery for Women
Letter from Milwaukee praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it cured a woman suffering from severe female troubles and back pain after doctors reportedly advised surgery. The ad notes thousands of grateful letters to the Pinkham Medicine Company and an offer for advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. It also includes a brief unrelated anecdote about carpenters and a man-eating tiger from a book excerpt.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wir
Soion
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ming
Isu
Tel
Pinkham Mediciie Company
1, Mass
Lydia FE
Boy Advised to Stay Home After Germs Fear
A German professor warns a boy walking a mile through a town with 10 million germs could risk death, urging him to stay home and handle chores like ashes removal and coal bringing. Cure ads promote Murine remedies amid sensational health scare text.
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Boyat
Atresta
Proportional Lawneanee Accident Report
A Chinaman named Hong Wang Lee suffered severe injuries after falling from a cart while carrying a large insurance policy. His condition was grim with doubts of recovery. A friend wrote to the insurer stating Lee had died, miswording the event as “dead, like a half money.”
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Qute
Hong Wang Lee
Woman Homesteader Daisy Farm Story Remembers Trailblazer
A Guthrie correspondent recounts Nannette Daisy leaping from a cowcatcher to stake her Oklahoma homestead near Waterloo along Santa Fe rails. The Daisy farm persisted as a noted claim with a government patent and Daisy's later prominence in early Oklahoma politics. Daisy later moved to Chicago where she died. The article notes many women held beaver county claims and often led in horticulture and livestock, with Susan Healey as Beaver County’s female land commissioner.
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Oklahome
Old Oklahoma
Nannette Daisy
Oklahoma
Uncle Bam
Guthrie
Olkla
The
Arkansas Gazette
Jes Daisy
Waterloo
Santa Fe
Daisy
Chicago
Cireles
Fort Reno
Beaver County
Uncle Ham
Fischer
United States
Texhoma
Tule
Tyrone
Susan Healey
Woman recounts attempted killing at Jerusalem mosque
Orange City correspondent details Mrs. Herbert Turrell's eyewitness account of a March pistol attack on Mrs. Moore inside the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem. The witness describes the panic, guard actions, and belief the assailant thought he was fulfilling a duty as women faced bans at the holy site.
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Joppa
Carringe
Miss Moore
Brrs
Anna L. Tiehener
Newark
Ontne
Jerusalem
Orange
M. J
New York Sun
Herbert Turrell
Moore
Omar
Turrel
Sad
Shs
Golden Gate
Rolomon’s Court
Mra. Teryell
Suter
Mohammiddang
Fred
Patel
Ulan
Tabulating Census Returns with Automatic Machines
A discussion of evolving tabulating machinery for censuses notes automatic devices and hand machines, driven by punched holes and electrical contacts. It explains multi counter setups, simultaneous printing, reduced errors, and labor savings, comparing 1900 methods with modern devices and their ability to handle numerous data combinations.
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Cenaua
Dana Durand
American Review of Reviews
Theater office overheard flash of fame and 20 cent pictures
In a theater office a scene unfolds with actors journalists and a secretary as a famous actor inspects a set of pictures. A young woman asks for a photo but learns they cost 20 cents each and the agent hints at a private claim while the actor dismisses any giveaway. A quip about plain speech follows.
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Dash
Summer Outing and Park Adventures in Ontario
A promotional jumble touts Algonquin National Park Ontario as a 2,000,000 acre fishing and camping destination with 1,260 lakes. It highlights canoe trips altitude 2000 feet and Goo ho tel stays, inviting readers to request a descriptive publication via W S Cookson in Chicago.
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Algonquin National Park
Ontario
Rivera
W. S. Cookson
Merchants Loan & Trust Building
Chicago
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