Three Epochs in a Woman's Life
A fragmentary column discusses stages in a woman's life and endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials from Mrs. George Walters and Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards. It frames puberty, childbirth, and change of life as crises and promotes free advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. A second item notes Tracey Smith and George Sanders killing a black fox while hunting near Mendton Pennsylvania.
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George Walters
Lidia E. Plnkhara
Elva Barber Edwards
Cathlamet
Wash
Mra. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ty E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Woodlawn
Pinkham
Lydia FE
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Boosted by Sales Pitch
An advertisement promotes a laxative BromO Qamine tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure a cold. It features a garbled signature by W Groves and urges self-critique while noting the price and refund offer amid a collection of dubious sales lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Origgis
W.grove
Canada’s Prosperity Driven by Trade and Immigration
The article cites the Toronto Globe praising Canada’s healthy, expanding economy led by trade and industry. It notes large railway investments open new settlement areas and asserts minerals and agriculture support growth. It reports 216,000 immigration gain in 1906, with 3,781 from the United States, and expects higher numbers in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto Globe
Dominion
United States
New Coretta Silk Glove Aids Fit And Style
A new twenty button Coretta silk glove arrives in multiple shades and fits closer than kid gloves. It emphasizes a refined look with a sleek silhouette and versatile color options for different outfits.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Chronic Rheumatic Pain
The testimonial cites Otto H Rose of Indianapolis who describes years of neuralgia after a head injury and eye pain eased by taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. His wife also reports relief from nervous headaches. Pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, with a free booklet on Nervous Disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Diaz Turns Brigands Into Rural Guards
In 19th century Mexico Diaz faced rampant brigandage and outlaw bands. He offered captured brigands double their weekly loot to join the rurales, promising state service or face pursuit and death. The plan strengthened the police and military arm of the republic and reduced banditry.
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Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Ishmaela
Of Interest to Women Brandreth's Pills
Many women suffer headaches backache and fatigue from modern life. Brandreth's pills are advertised as regulating the feminine system when taken nightly. The pills have been used for over a century and are available in druggists in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
Pass the East Wind Temperance Tale Told Abroad
Miss Agnes Slack. secretary of the International W T A. spoke on the Mer on before sailing for Liverpool. A temperance story features a dinner table exchange where a boy asks about his father’s red nose and the line “the east wind” is used as a beer joke.
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Agnes Slack
The
International W. ©.T. A
Liverpool
Tommy
No Relief From Eczema and Quack Cures Cited
A man recounts two years of severe eczema with no relief from physicians and patent remedies until Cuticura products provided immediate improvement. The essay includes unrelated social observations about Broadway and local women in Baal Oakhaiden.
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Uni
Actress Robson Aids Bret Harte’s Daughter From Poorhouse
News reaches Flennor Habson that Mrs. Steele Bret Harte’s daughter was living in a Maine poorhouse with no money or friends. Actress Miss Robson wired aid and arranged transport to New York to secure comfortable quarters and market her plays.
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Bret Harte
Flennor Habson
New York
Mrs. Steele
Miss Robson
Mosquito Netting Omitted in Southern Colonel’s Quarters
A visitor recounts staying with a northern guest at a Mississippi River area home. The host colonel, described as intoxicated at night, neglects mosquito netting while mosquitoes trouble the room and the colonel. A servant explains the colonel’s tolerance to flies.
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Mississippi
Lensiana
Sam
Sar
Skeeters
Works in the garden and kidney pills claim
An elderly man Robert Scollan 87 from 55 Garden Street Seneca Falls New York earns praise for Dean’s Kidney Pills restoring health and kidneys. His daughter Ars says he suffered kidney trouble and lumbage before taking the pills and improving.
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Fighty
Robert Scollan
Garden Street
Seneoa Falls
N. Y
Dean
Ars
Toethious
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Seed catalog postpaid offer from Salzer Seed Co
An 1900s style ad proposes postpaid seed orders to gain 200000 new customers. It promotes Berlin Earliest Counliflower and various vegetables with sample prices and a free catalog. Includes a period note on a Russian heir and military honors.
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la Crosse
John A. Salzer
How to Trap Wild Animals 40 Page Guide and Catalog
A post paid trap book offers a 40 page illustrated guide on trapping wild animals with color pictures, an ometer, calendar, gun and trap catalog, fur prices, and a Parrot Fur Co advertisement. Addressed to buyers in Minneapolis Minnesota, with faulty spelling and garbled text throughout.
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Parrot
N. W. Hideo & Fur Co
Mindeapolis
Minn
Favorite Prescription Promised for Female Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for a range of female complaints including headaches, backaches, faint spells, irregular or painful menstruation, and pelvic weakness. It claims no alcohol or habit forming ingredients, promises relief, and offers free consultation by letter with privacy guaranteed. It also notes a 1000 page medical adviser and free pamphlet on receipt of stamps.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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FE. T. Holmes
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Hox
Watertown
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New York Life Building
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Louisville, KY
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Beech
Mowrol Drug CO
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Bridgeport, Cony
Pittston
Russia
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Landit
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United States & Mexican Trust
Bryant Building
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