Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advocated for Women
A compilation of testimonials and short notes praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Letters claim avoidance of surgery, restored health, and gratitude to the product from women including Mrs Harwan of Lowmas Cary Maine and Mia Sims of Charlotte North Carolina, with other ad hoc notes and witticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charlotte, N. O
Mia
Rosa Sims
Wyona
Charlotte
N. G
Fragmented quips and jokes on ambition and mischief
A collection of cheeky lines and aphorisms about beauty risk humor and ambition. Notable bits poke fun at marriage sleep talk optimism and youth preparing for college with mock praise and wry punchlines.
Coffee drinker recovers after Postum switch in Missouri
A 60 year old man describes severe arthritis like symptoms and disability from heavy coffee use. After his wife switched to Postum, he improved within six months and regained mobility, now working daily and outperforming his previously disabled condition. The notice mentions Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and the product forms Regular and Instant.
Co operation to reform world Earl Grey tells delegates
Glasgow special Earl Grey former governor general of Canada urged a cooperative world order at the opening of the International Co operative Alliance arena. He praised cooperative distribution and buying to cut costs, raise wages, and unite labor and capital under a universal commonwealth. Six hundred delegates representing 20 million members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Earl Grey
Canda
International Co-operative Alliance
Great Britain
Unite States
France
Germany
Denmark
Ireland
Co-Operative
Co-Operative Fraternity
Spiteful neighbors target Chicago settlement leader
Mrs Esther Falkenstein head of Falkenstein settlement house in Chicago says neighbors call her house nosey and have harassed her. She denies the charge and vows to continue aiding the poor in congested districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Falkenstein
Falkenstein Settlement House
Chicago
A Word to Restless Spectators From the St Louis Republic
The Republic questions public opinion on Wilsons Mexican policy and Tafts role in Mexico. It compares Mexican events to Chile and Argentina, suggesting unrest and external influence shape outcomes and pondering protectorates versus full national sovereignty.
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St. Louis Republic
Republic
Wilson
Taft Polow
Taft
Econ
Madera
Mexico
South Ameria
Chile
Saath de Dibeer
Argentina
Anthony
Mealey
Simple Mariners To Keep Your Record Clean
Berton Briley reports famine threatens Honan with drought as Chinese in the district relocate temple gods to sun parched courtyards, hoping to deter ruin. A reflection on integrity and the exposure of past misdeeds contrasts with the grim note on hunger and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Berton Briley
Honan
Practical School Reform in Ishpeming High
In Ishpeming Michigan a cooperative school farm and student labor program supports repairs to school buildings and an on site gym. Senior drawn plans guide an ambitious YMCA style gym project. Sixty four boys form three squads, plant crops and earn 10 cents an hour. The plan aims to meet community needs and curb drifting youth.
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H. W. Foght
United States Bureau of Education
Forht
Scribner
Board of Education
Ishpeming
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Stuttering in the Elevator and a Senator's Negro Story
A National Magazine piece uses a senator’s anecdote about a Harlem Harlem dialect to illustrate a humorous elevator trip in the Woolworth Building. The tale follows Sambo as he travels to the sixth floor while stuttering and misplacing floors, ending with a running gag about floor numbers and a calendar cue.
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National
New York
Evergy
Sambo
Woolworth
Halifax
Finding the Way Out in the Woods
The article offers survival guidance for being lost in the woods. It advises staying on one direction, using a compass or sun to orient, recognizing trees and shadows, building fires to signal rescuers, and using two fires or three gunshots as distress signals.
Two Kinds of Danger in a Village Bank
The piece notes how danger comes from unexpected places as a Clarkston bank, seen as safe, reveals hazards from fire, explosion, and misused public trust. It contrasts strict safeguards for high risk jobs with the temptations facing institutions and staff.
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Clarkston
Water Used to Induce Sleep in Simla Mountain Peoples
A Wide World Magazine excerpt describes mountain residents near Simla who dryly pour cold water over infants heads daily from birth to age four or six. The procedure reportedly sedates the child quickly, with one or two women supervising and a small set of beads or baubles nearby. The cor respondent notes adults offer little explanation beyond claims the water benefits the head as it is bitterly cold year round.
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Wide World Magazine
Simla
Hubies
Will Americans Stand Still in a Progressive Era Debate
The article argues the United States is nearly the sole conservative nation while Germany and Poland pursue a social experiment. It warns of a clash between progressives and conservatives and notes an electric ether device as a medical advance from a Los Angeles physician.
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United States
Wrunwve
Germany
Poland
Lous Angeles
Treat scalp itching and dandruff with Cuticura regimen
Old advertisement outlines a scalp treatment using Cuticura ointment and soap to reduce itching and flaking, promote hair growth, and protect pillows. It recommends applying ointment in scalp partings overnight, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L. Hoston
We don't know what to do with that fellow
A judge voices doubt about a man described as an inveterate kicker after a brief exchange where a loan was made and repaid. The dialogue hints at suspicion and a suggestion to recruit him to a football team.
Suitable Partner in Walleyed Ball
A humorous remark about Jinks being a poor partner for a dance. The speaker notes Jinks’ walleyed look and implies he would suit dancing with a wall tower at a party. The exchange reads as a light, social quip from a bygone scene.
The Best Thing With Which to Feather Your Nest
A brief ad style line urging cash down as the best way to feather one s nest. Dense with promotional feel and simple financial cue.
Sympathetic Affliction and a Nobleman’s Creditors
A terse quip notes a poor nobleman whose rich wife and creditors now empathize with each other after he beat both. A companion exchange reveals a biting sarcasm about appearance and social pretensions from Arlington Argus.
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement for Tyree's Antiseptic Powder from Washington DC offers relief for sunburn insect bites ivy poison ivy and other skin inflammations. The 25 cent product is available at druggists with free samples sent by J B Tyree.
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Tyree
J. 8
Washington, D. C
Career One of Romance. Father Ohrwalder Dies at Omdurman
Father Ohrwalder who spent eight years as a prisoner among the African dervishes and escaped has died at Omdurman. Born in Lana Tyrol in 1856 he went to Cairo in 1879 to minister. He reached Khartum in 1880 and was captured by the Mahdists in 1882 after several vain escape attempts.
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Ohrwalder
Omdurman
Sudan
Lana
Meran
Tyrol
Cairo
Khartum
Dar Nuba
Luxury for Ostriches in English Campaign Debates
The Cape Times argues ostriches survive due to feather trade and luxury farming. It notes the birds are pampered and bred for feathers, living long lives, with feathers harvested without rooting them out. It likens the practice to shearer methods and highlights the commercial value behind the birds’ welfare.
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England
The
Cape Times
South Africa
Terrapin Catches Hawk in Maryland Roadside Moment
Edwin Lowe and his son of McDaniel Maryland captured a young chicken hawk entrapped by a terrapin. They found the hawk dragging the terrapin and both were brought home, where the terrapin slowly freed its grip after several hours.
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Edwin Lowe
McDaniel
Talbot County
Mr. Lowe
Dentist Friend Down In the Mouth Lately
A fragment hints at a pun involving a dentist friend who has been down in the mouth. The line ponders whose mouth and mood are being referenced.
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Maine
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Misa May
Jack
Jim
Argumaut
Ste. Clase
Alan
Paris
Fast Orange
N. J
Wesley
God
John Wesley
John D. Barry
Dean
South Dakota
Mapas
Ion Dean
God Haven
Dean's
Milburn CO
Mio
Miss Slaughter
London
Pat
Man In
Jat
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Earl
Canada
Forsesee
Practical School
GAN
Castoria
Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hadll
Journal of Health
Lebhha
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Ill
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Fletcher
Wm.j McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Maedacia
Fru ArancLeed
HEW York Cit
Ted
Ned
Judge
Arington Argus
Foley
Cathartica
Carter
Sarters
Tleiver
PILLS
Sila Ruilon
Sioux City Ptg. CO
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Anus Co
New Haven
Gonn
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