Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promotes Uterine Health
Editorial notes and medical claims praise Unicorn root and Golden Seal root as key ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The piece cites physicians endorsing these substances for back pain, leucorrhea, anemia, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual disorders, asserting uterine and overall reproductive benefits. It also advertises Allen's Foot-Ease for foot relief and shoe comfort.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
Ecnecic Medical Review
Helenins
Lyfo
Pers
Finley Biinewood
M. Bennett Medical College
John M. Scudder
M. D
Iite
Cincinnati
Bartolow
Jefferson Medical College
R Jerce
Not in Their Set from the New York Weekly
Dialogue fragment shows a male declaring inclusion in society while a female disparages city society as run by old hens, saying little ducks do not belong to their set. The exchange reflects social snobbery and class tensions in a metropolitan circle.
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New York Weekly
Heth
City
Garfield Ten Laxative Promoted as Pure and Mild
An advertisement touts Garfield Ten as a laxative described as pure pleasant to take mild and potent. It claims alignment with the Yood and Druga Law.
Idle maxims and social musings from the Atchison Globe
The column offers wry observations on boy behavior, gender roles, and everyday life, noting how routines and pretenses shape family and social dynamics. It parodies common sayings, recalls figures like Bat Masterson, and muses on discipline, friendship, and rural customs.
Friends Help 4 Pacl Park Incident Postum Coffee Claim
A reader recounts chronic dyspepsia and heart and stomach distress tied to coffee. She credits stopping coffee and using Postum Food Cokes with improved health and happiness, while noting others also benefited from Postum. The piece cites testimonies and a poem titled The Road to Veville.
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Pacl Park
Postum
Isllian
Auuler Indy
The Holladay Case Onboard Voyage To Havre
In the Holladay case Martigny nurses a feverish calm aboard to Havre as the narrator, Mistair Lester, probes Miss Holladay’s sudden voyage to France. Lester hints two women linked to Miss Holladay and the Jourdains may be involved, while Martigny suggests Paris as a focal point and proposes police aid, which Lester resists.
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Martigny
Havre
Mistair Lester
France
French Quarter
Houston Street
Omic
Cafe Jourdain
Bettie
Jourdain
Theowe
Swantelero
Rome -Ee
Hewrer
Miss Holladay
Jourdains
Beane
Monsieur Lecoqg
Lester
Ania
Sre
Mintalr Lester
Paris
Verle
Air
Mite Holladay
Etretat
Martigsay
Mr. Royce
Estretat
Beuzeville
Les Ifs
Leslie
Sea
Ison and Miss Kemball Seek Etretat Escape
Lester plans to accompany Miss Kemball as they depart Havre for Paris then Etretat. Martigny’s fate remains uncertain as Lester confronts danger, delays, and a mounting need to outwit the wily adversary before reunion in Paris.
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Tomerow
Hemerber
Etreétot
Ca la Hague
Havre
Miss Kemball
Martigny
Etretat
Renee
Harriman's Mountain Palace Costs Two Million Dollars
A New York Special describes E H Harriman's planned 34,000,000 palace on Ramapo peak with cable access from the mountain side. It notes granite and Indiana limestone, a swimming pool, library, lookout tower, and terraces, with four years of work by masons and carpenters, and a private mountain railroad delivering materials to the summit. The article highlights solitude, Wall Street ties, and the dramatic mountaintop setting.
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New York
Rip van Winkie
Calekul
H. Harriman
Ramapo Mountains
Harriman
Harriman's Palace
Middletown
Catskill
Hudson River
Wangeo
Ramapo Range
Manson
Wall Street
Tower Hill
Mon to Make Money Mosque Tale of Charity and Coin
A muddled tale describes a mosque patron who grants a seeker a small dinar as charity. The donor’s kindness, meant to avoid offense, leads to the man insisting on staying and later complaining that a larger reward was offered elsewhere. The episode ends with laughter at the expense of the generosity.
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Royce
Parie
Splendid Isolation and a Civil War Anecdote
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a Washington hotel gathering of Civil War veterans. A quiet private corrects the recollection and refuses payment after a tale about memory and tradition, ending with a remark that busy people now work only four hours a day.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Washington
Earth Eaters of India Report Sparks Efforts to Curb Habit
London Express notes widespread earth eating in India with mud and brick cravings driven by odor taste and presumed cures. It cites health decline including anemia dropsy and weakness, and mentions social deterrents like public ridicule to curb the practice among natives.
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India
London Express
Calcutta
The
Express
Meth
Bikanir
Punjab
Assam
Postum Letters Contest Promises Gold Boxes and Prizes
A 1907 notice offers 925 cash and prize boxes for letters about coffee to Postum. Writers aged with truthfulness share experiences about switching from coffee, effects, and best brewing methods. Prizes include $10 gold to 5 winners, $5 gold to 20, greenbacks to hundreds, and entry closes June 1, 1907.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Windiag
Prises
Addrew
The
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Greek
Mich
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George Washington
Bat Masterson
Lancaster Literary Society
Hague
Holladay
Mistak Lester
Andre
Amer Rca
Miss
Mother
Mrs. Kemball
M. Martigny
Monsieur
Harper's Weekly
E. H. Harriman
Magnate
van Winkle
Dodds
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