Testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Georgia reader from Toomsboro describes backache and irregular periods, crediting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief. The letter asserts widespread nervousness and irritability stem from female system disturbances and endorses the product as uniquely effective.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Toomnsboro
Lydia J. Pinkham
al Milac
Mina
PaiLirs
Toomsboro
Phillips
Tain E. Pinkham
Hair color myths in ancient and modern times debated
A verbose essay riffs on hair color stereotypes from jurors to job ads. It argues blondes and brunettes face unfounded judgments, cites ancient figures like Dido and Cleopatra, and urges readers to value intellect over appearance while dismissing racialized beauty myths.
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Dido
Quean
Carthage
Virgil
Cleopatra
The Girl on the Job How to Succeed-How to Get Ahead-How to Make Good
Jessie Roberts argues that women in library work deserve fair salaries as jobs offer liberty and value. She notes librarians face debt, low pay around 1900, and need for better training, with a push for increased library salaries to attract capable women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buch
The Woods The Sport by M Roy
A poem laments a fallen man as he drifts through bars and companions. The speaker arraigns the subject for vanity and self deception, noting boastful talk, wasted youth, and hollow praise from friends who vanish when work and danger rise. The piece contrasts bravado with rust and toil, painting a bleak scene of decline and stinging judgment.
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soothing Baby Care
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soothea and Cuticura Oisitment for soothing a baby after burns and rashes. It recommends hot baths, gentle anointments, and Chih ura Talcum for fragrance. The message ends noting kindness feels small the day after a favor.
Tigers Usefull in Sumatra Tigers protected to curb boars and rats
From Paris Figaro Fortunate Man notes Sumatra tiger protection to safeguard plantations. The piece argues the measure serves a practical, utilitarian role against wild boars and rats, countering claims of European influence and sensational fears. It cites Kipling and Thackeray to frame virtue and fate.
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Sumatra
M. Clemenceau
Kipling
Paris
Figaro
Dog Caught His Own Fish on Madagascar Coast
A West Madagascar observer reports a dog emerging from thick brush to stalk the surf. The animal steadies at the water’s edge, dives headfirst into an incoming wave, and hauls a large fish ashore to feast. The dog repeats the routine, indicating a practiced fishing method.
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London “Zoo
London
Madagascar
Everyday Luncheons and Simple Potage Recipes Explored
A fragment from a vintage cookbook page details Everyday Luncheons with recipes for Potato Soup Bauer Kraut With Sausages Luncheon Eyes and Chicken Scramble. It outlines potage steps using potatoes onions butter and salt, then Kraut layered with sausage baked until tender, and a light egg enriched sauce for Luncheon Eyes followed by a chicken scramble with eggs milk and butter.
The Bumper of Wine and the Word Bumper Crop
Recounts the old slang sense of bumper as a full measure of wine and the related phrase bumper crop. Describes how a bumper filled to the brim and just over the rim was judged true, linking to the term in modern use. Mentions traditions of penance for tongue slips and the social tone of ancient drinking days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuijrlé
Barber Surgeons Split From Barbery In Tudor Era
The text outlines a law during Henry VIII's reign separating barber surgery from barbering. Barber-surgeons were barred from performing operations except bloodletting and tooth drawing, while surgeons were forbidden to practice barbering. The practice persisted into George I's time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VIII
Georga I
Wanted, Small Boy Comic Caption in Car toons Magazine
Cartoon caption features a boy asking why wash hands before school, challenging norms with a witty line. Published in Car toons Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seriool
Cartoons Magazine
Had Historic Foundation Inspires Norfolks Old Story
The fragment notes a historic foundation tied to the tale Babes in the Wood, set in a fifteenth century crime whose complete history is said to be carved on a mantel belt in an ancient Norfolk house. It evokes a world loving a lover and hints at periodic public interest.
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Pronard
Owl Chemical Works
Rroerties Ind
Norfolk
England
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