Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Readers
Letters from Cleveland and Hanover describe relief from severe pains and fear of surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women report improved health enabling normal work and renewed well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ohio
C. H. Grirviki
Madison
Cleveland
Lydia
Pinkham
Stock St
Hanover
Lydia B. i Medicine Co
Fess Outpaced in Market Mood and Domestic Miscellany
A blend of business sentiment from New York men noting a mournful outlook, plus domestic vignettes about mothers safety of remedies, a midcourse on the Mexican situation, and a humorous family scene at tea. Also mentions a $12 Atlantic City board house and an advertisement for Foot-Bane powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. Blank
Blank
Tremist
Father
Atlantic City Boardhouse
Fresh Eggs All Year By Simple Water Solution
Mrs. Prime and Mrs. Billing share a method to preserve eggs using a water solution called water gine. They boil and cool water, mix one pint of water gine with ten parts water, cover twelve dozen eggs in a four gallon crock, and store in a cellar to keep eggs fresh for months. The method, from the U S department of agriculture, promises year round freshness and cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prime
Billing
United States
Agrt
Cultural Department
Mra Valin
Emma
Mra. Joseph Farms
National Housewives’ League
Women make strides in journalism and public roles
The survey notes many gains by women across regions and fields. It cites graduates, teachers, and leaders, including Miss Ethel H Osborne in Salem and Miss Sophia Mathis directing a baseball team in Galesburg. It also covers suffrage movements, health work, and international efforts impacting women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burn Mawr College
Montana
Idaho
Alaaka
Arizona
Carnegie Fund
Hungary
Department of Health
New Tries
International Council
Wighty
United States
London
Fanny B. Workman
New Jersey
Elizabeth Bradley
Pennsylvania
Sophia Mathis
Galesburg
Fannie C. Clement
American Red Cross Society
Wellesley College
Salem
Mase
Cop
Ethel H. Osborne
New York City
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of the South
Edith Jackson
Vancouver
Mary E Lackey
St. Louis
Elizabeth Woods
Mexico City
Jimines Castro
Huerta
Paris
Rippin
Domentic Relations
Philadelphia Municial Court
Cleta M. Smith
J. Loulas
Benton College of Law
Ocahona
Franziska Boas
New York
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Paris Sorbonne
Mile
Leontine Zanta
Retell Merchants’ Association of
Weahington
Los Angeles
Women Voters and Marriage Rates Rising in Age of Electors
The passage notes that among 3,858,000 single women of voting age, over 45,000 are becoming married yearly. It frames married women as future mothers of the next generation and links marriage trends to the electorate.
History of Old Tavern Signs and their Curious Origins
A compact survey traces tavern sign names from The Goat and Compasses to The Four Awls back to corruptions of phrases and Latin or Dutch roots. It cites examples like The Leg and the Seven Stars and The Swan With the Two Necka, linking signs to historic marks, myths, and linguistic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Provinces
Commonwealth
Algas
Satan
Mercury
Women Should Be Womanly Advice From Boston Post
An adviser in higher education argues that college women should cultivate poise and manners over career ambition. She stresses a soft voice, clear enunciation, unselfishness, and self control as marks of good culture, noting many educated women lack polished speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Kosten University
Antes Knox Black
Roman University
Mra Black
Boston University
Gtria
Scientific meal to be given Boweryites
A New York World report describes a proposed scientific restaurant in the Bowery offering a Ten cent luncheon of beans pork bread and coffee designed for calorie needs of various labor categories. Professor Lusk and Bostonian George Banchor coordinate plans. Banchor aims to open the Bowery outlet while noting educational charitable aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Bowery
Greotnm Doak
Department of Phyetology
Corni Iy
Luskiis
Lusk
The
Academy of Medicine
George Y. Banchor
No. 4
Professor Lusk
Eanehor
Banohor
What kind of a housekeeper would a professional woman make
Anna Carlson editor of the Lindsborg News weighs in on the question of the ideal housekeeper for a professional woman. She predicts a practical, hands on homemaker who values family use over display and would prioritize comfort and companionship over lavish decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Anna Carlson
The
Lindsborg News
Rena
Sach
Conant
The Farmer's Handicap by E M Chapman in Yale Review
A critique on how the term farmer is misapplied to idle owners of small plots. The piece argues such labeling harms professional ideals and craftsmanship, warning against weakening self-reliance and public standards among real farmers and thinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E M, Chapman
The
Yale Review
Magasines
Iniunt! Wrought
Can Observer
Beat Armers
Mules and War From the New York World
The dispatch of mules to Merley is compared unfavorably to warships yet crucial in carrying munitions and supplies. The mule is described as marching along mountain trails, transporting heavy loads, towing wounded, and serving as the decisive force if conflict rises toward Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Merley
Mexico
Texas Would Check Pleas of Insanity
Fort Worth leaders push a legislative plan to overhaul insanity pleas in criminal cases and create a separate asylum for criminally insane. Judge Simmons and others back allowing judges to commit the insane when found by a jury, with safeguards against double jeopardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Texue
Teton
Claude McCaleb
J. J. Hurley
Marvin Brown
Rufus Hales
Hurley
McCaleb
State Medical Association
Houston
Btur Bar Association
W.,t. Simmons
Marvin H. Brown
New York
Glynn
James W. Swayne
John W. Baskin
Tarren’ County
Navajo Homesteads and Summer Hogans Described
The Navajos are said to be least gregarious among native tribes, avoiding fixed towns. Their hogans are simple stone or wood structures with earth roofs and limited ventilation. In spring, a summer cottage forms as windbreaks, canvas scraps, and cedar shade are used for shelter.
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Southwest
Salivond
England
Love and Vanity in Eternal Love and Heaven
Fragmentary verse contemplates love beyond life, contrasting earthly passion with heavenly constancy. The text ponders whether ambition or vanity persists after death and hints at a reconciliation of mortal desires with divine permanence.
Poston Philanthropist Receives Humble Migration Letter
A philanthropist in Poston receives a long letter from a distressed writer who claims to have lost his horse home and wife. He pleads for financial help to regain stability and promises repayment with interest once able.
Private Jones Delayed By Beer Barrel Tale
Corporal Jenkins marries on the strength and his wife soon bears a son. Private Jones visits Bill to wish luck, only to learn the joke that the barrel has run dry. Sergeant Brown reveals the grim punchline leaving Jones astonished.
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Jenkins
Bill
Private Jones
Sergeant Brown
Jones
London
Bank letter raises interest and access questions
A bank receives a note asking for the interest rate on a $15 deposit and whether a husband can withdraw without the wife’s signature. The writer seeks confirmation of annual rate and whether legal permission is required to deposit or withdraw.
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Dank
Jones Sleep Habits Highlighted in Fragments
Fragmentary lines note Jones placing a watch under a pillow and liking to sleep over a person or place named Ume. The text presents a curious personal detail without broader context or confirmation.
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Jones
Eye strain relief through quitting coffee
An ANJOR letter describes eye trouble from coffee use and reports improved vision after switching to Postum. The writer recalls a son’s eye relief and notes personal health gains after abandoning tea and coffee, linking caffeine to nervous symptoms and eye strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
AN. J
Optician
Maally
Personal Appeal Mocks Tailor Convention Assertions
Brooklyn figure O Laughlin faced a hostile tailor crowd in a convention hall. The tailor urged attention to O Laughlin as a key customer while the audience ignored him, prompting three failed attempts to speak and an angry reaction. The scene was recounted by the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register O'Laughlin
Brooklyn
Laughlin
Tallore
Cattern
O'Laughlin
Max Schleiner
Clipperstein & Menx
How to Treat Pimples and Blackheads
Treat pimples and blackheads with Cuticura Ointment on the affected area for five minutes then wash with Cuticura Soap. Use Cuticura Soap for daily toilet to prevent pore clogging and inflammation. Free sample and skin book offered by Cuticura, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Pocahontas Marries John Smith in Sudden Ceremony
In a dramatic scene the chief Powhatan and John Smith faced off before Pocahontas who cried Bray and commanded restraint. Smith, famed for his resourcefulness, expressed surprising affection and the pair wed after she believed the tale she heard.
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Powhatan
John Smith
Pocahontas
Bray
Smith
Stationery Talk Ends In Playful Postal Banter
A tag line of whimsy features a postage stamp complimenting an envelope on its address. The envelope retorts that without the address the stamp would be stuck elsewhere, turning a simple surface exchange into a lighthearted personified exchange.
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Fletcher
Furme
Bright
Kidney Com
Joe Down
Michayl
Ieee. CO
Buffalo
Ecord
Reed Smith
the South Atlantic Quarterly
Christian Herald
Bar
Libby
M.neill & Libby
Chicago
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Europe
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
William Percy
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