Various Health Claims and Biographical Snippets
A collage of ad copy and brief notes: patent nostrums claim cures for deafness and nerves with Dr. Kline’s grant restoratives. Bromo Quinine touted as cold cure. misdated economic trivia about Chinese minister Hung Chang’s heir. Bryan as top paid lecturer with 1967 tour figures. and Anetta E. McCrea noted as the first woman landscape architect serving as official architect for the St Paul road.
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Anetta E. McCrea
St. Paul Road
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy After Years of Illness
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver Colorado recounts being almost an invalid for six years due to female troubles. After an unsuccessful operation and worsening condition a friend advised Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which restored her health. The advertisement urges other sick women to try it and to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Lydia
Pinkham
Transplanted eyelashes and eyebrows gain appeal in Paris and London
The piece notes a new hair transplant method for eyebrows and eyelashes offered by specialists in Paris and London. It says the process is costly and painful, but results in undetectable changes and enhanced eye expression. Also mentioned are assorted historical anecdotes and opinions on bravery in marriage.
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Paris
London
Weather Bureau Pitches Public Forecast Service Upgrade
The New York Tribune highlights Professor Willis L. Moore and the US Weather Bureau urging public access to current meteorological data. It praises daily weather maps and forecasts as vital and suggests expanding services to provide accurate temperatures, humidity, and barometric pressure in populous centers at modest cost.
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Willis L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
New York Tribune
Seed Catalog Offer from John A. Salter Co
A sales notice offers a postpaid seed pack for 12 cents, claiming a 814 percent return from a prior purchase and including rapid growth seeds such as Quick Quick Carrot and Berliner Earliest Cauliflower. It promotes a catalog and mentions La Crosse, Wisconsin, with additional notes on defective vision as a cause of moral failings.
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Alinoie
la Crosse
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crouse
Wis
Borax Spray Said Safe to Prevent Lice in Poultry
Mrs B R Buffham of Roswell New Mexico reports using 20 Mule Team Borax as an inflammable lice killer spray and wash for poultry houses claiming it rid hens of lice and reduced fire risk from prior lice killers.
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W. Leghorn
B. R. Buffham
Roswell
New Mexico
Bridge Over the Nile Opens After Three Years of Work
The largest bridge across the Nile has been completed from Cairo to Rodah, spanning 1,740 feet in length and 65 feet in width after three years of construction.
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the Nile
Nile
Cairo
Rodah
Itching Humor On Boy Cured By Cuticura In Four Days
A Kokomo Indiana mother recounts that her son broke out with itching sores starting on his hands. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for four nights, the child was completely cured. The note dates to September 18 1907. A Mexico brewery reportedly had annual receipts of 6 million dollars.
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Prank Donaille
Fremont 5T
Kokomo
Ind
Magnetic ant nests and weather control experiments revealed
A French oculist notes eye trouble from incandescent light and possible chemical rays. Rabbits may recognize mothers by white tails. Magnetic ant nests align north south, aiding navigation. Dr Volihehr offers microphotoscopic maps for field use. Weather control by hail shooting fails. Alpine vine growers see no hail protection from cloud shooting.
Speed Dreams and Wind Resistance in Auto Racing
A European authority notes air drag limits speed. a driver at sixty mph under current conditions could reach 660 mph if only road and machine resisted. Draft effects from leading cars reduce resistance, risking close passes at high speed. Suggestions include enormous wind shields and measuring drag, with a serious idea tying lower barometer to slight resistance drops and potential time gains.
Transfer request aboard Madison Avenue car sparks clash
A mild looking woman asks for a transfer from a conductor on Madison Avenue. The conductor rebukes her for not requesting it earlier, while a bystander notes many passengers are fresh and unafraid to speak. A bystander recalls a lady who insulted a conductor with harsh language, praising her boldness.
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Madison Avenue
Rata
New York Press
Finger Print Signatures at Philippine Postal Savings Bank
The Postal Savings Banks of the Philippines in Manila plan to use fingerprint identification on stamp deposit cards. Depositors place stamps of various values on the card, exchange it for a deposit book credit, and a thumb print box adjacent to signature and address lines ensures identification for illiterate customers. Reported by London Tit-Bits.
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Postal Savings Banks of the
Philippines
Manila
London
Improvement in trade and wage talks at meeting
The Dun & Company weekly review shows slow but sustained improvement in trade and rising confidence. Commercial paper markets expand. mercantile loans flow at above normal rates easing postponed projects and speeding collections. Production rises gradually, steel plants resume, belts hold back until orders pick up. prices fall prompting cost cuts across industries.
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R. G. Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Boston
Market Reform and the Accountant as Defender
A report from the American Society of Municipal Improvements cites how no one checks wrongdoing in public data. The New York Evening Post notes cartoonists still praise armed champions, but true defenders are expert accountants who audit officials. Strong reforms rely on permanent auditors and critics to contest corrupt practices.
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American Society of Municipal Improvements
New York Evening Post
Taclf
Revered Troutman Sends Best Wishes for Peruna
Reverend Troutman offers best wishes for Peruna products in 1908, noting persistent efforts to create tablets with medicinal ingredients. The Peruna Almanac for 1908 is mentioned, highlighting single tablet doses as one typical Peruna amount.
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Troutman
Peruna
Timmtan
Big Ae Sintinla
Reid
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Vitts
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
B. W. Grove
Hung Chang
China
Great Britain
England
Nicholas
Buckingham Palace
Hall
F.s.cuming & Co
Toledo
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Roosevelt
Lyceum Bureau
Mr. Bryan
Springfield Republican
UGE
Sultan
Sultan Abdul-Aziz
Turkey
Woolford
Lobengula
Brown
Lichan Foulley
Boy
Mexico
Popular
Science
Australia
C. H. F. Volihehr
Walensee
Berlin
Alps
Dun
Union Stock Yards
Pittsburg
Bates
Buatter
Elgin Creamery
Ohio Creamery
Ohio
New
New York
Baltimore
Buster_Ohio creamery
Philadelphia
George A. E. Troutman
Mt. Washington, Mo
Gatarrhead la Grippe
A. BE. Troutman
Washinton
Hiev
Georgé AE Trouthan
Waltittis
Cincinnati
Ana Beeth
Conoliler
Pastor
I. W. Tate
Lincoln Avenue
Sloan
Earl
Moss
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
Boupins
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Saulind
Wien Ea
Tug
We. Douglas, Frockton
Bava
Michigan
Thompson
Mediterranea
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