Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Beatrice Nebraska and Cary Maine women report relief from pains and distress after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs R B Child of Beatrice credits it with ending left side pain after three doctors advised surgery. Mrs Hayward Sowers of Cary describes improved health, sleep, appetite, and energy after starting the remedy.
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Beatrice
Neb
Lydia E. Pinkham
R.B. Child
Ned
Cary
Maine
Hayward Sowers
Last Extremity Beaded Belt Request Recounts
In a brief line from the Smart Set, Clara May asks to borrow a beaded belt from Bess as a joke on formality. Bess responds that she cannot find it, highlighting a small domestic moment with light humor.
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Clara
Bess
Married actor shuns curtain calls at home
Dr. J. H. Rindlaub specialist in Fargo reports a married actor dislikes curtain calls at home amid attention to his eye ear nose throat practice in North Dakota.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Bromine Quinine Laxative Listed Among Remedies
Vintage ad style text touts Bromine Quinine as laxative with claims like cures for cold in one day and grip in two. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup and a vague comment on an office hunter and self-centered man. Includes a signature line FW Grove and prices such as 25c a bottle.
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FW Grove
Perfumes from chemicals show modern synthetic blends
The article notes most modern perfumes are chemically synthesized rather than flower or animal extracts. It cites vanilla as the first imitation in 1876, with compounds like helipotropine terpinol and citrol enabling scents close to lilac lil y jessamine and lemon verbena. It adds cheap imitations lack the quality of real flowers.
Lifting Power Across Ages Revealed by Large Tests
Tests on thousands show lifting power rising from 280 pounds at 17 to 520 at 20 and peaking at 865 pounds in the early thirties. After 31 strength declines gradually, by 40 down eight pounds, with faster loss toward age 50 at 330 pounds and further decline thereafter.
Doctors misdiagnose until bankruptcy reveals truth
A patient suspected of appendicitis later faced financial failure, leading doctors to reclassify the illness as a stomach pain rather than surgical disease. The remark hints at misdiagnosis and financial strain altering medical judgment.
This Fresh Air Movement and Tent Talk
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Hase antiseptic powder to ease breaking in new shoes. The copy jokes about tents accompanying a “fresh air movement” and urges readers to try the product for sore feet. Advertises A S Olmsted of LeRoy New York and claims the powder is sold everywhere.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Truth and Fiction Compete for Magazine Feature Rates
Truth may be stranger than fiction yet the latter commands a high price in the magazine field, a note on market dynamics and editorial value for unusual stories.
Snow Ghosts of Germany in the Giant Mountains
The Giant Mountains in Germany draw winter visitors for sledding and scenic beauty. Snow and ice cling to trees and rocks creating eerie white shapes that resemble ghosts under moonlight. Tourists ride horned sleighs up the slopes and slide down the courses on horned sleds.
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Germany
Alps
Switzerland
Princess Victoria Breeds Cats for Show at Cumberland Lodge
Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein resumes her hobby of breeding show cats at Cumberland Lodge. The Royal figure, related to King George through her mother, oversees a pictured cat house on the estate.
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Victoria
Schleswig-Halstein
George
Cumberland Lodge
Blessing the River Jordan Epiphany Ceremony
Counts of pilgrims gather at Pilgrim's ford in the Jordan for the Epiphany blessing. The archbishop and clergy bless the waters as the cross is cast and believers plunge in. Nets and garments described, with detailed care in knotting nets as a parallel craft.
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Holy Land
Annual sale of human hair nets reported in Kehl
The American consul at Kehl reports an annual hair net trade estimated at 12,000,000. Hair nets are largely produced in Alsatian and Austrian peasant homes where the skill is partially hereditary. Children begin by tying hairs end to end, then older girls, women, and sometimes men weave them with a small wooden shuttle.
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Kehl
Strange Alaskan custom ends in blanket battles
A curious Alaskan practice pits two natives in a dispute bridged by an honor duel of blanket destruction. Each warrior tears up his own blankets. the one who destroys more is deemed the winner and the feud ends when one side yields.
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Alaska
Most Powerful Locomotive Built for Virginian RR
The new engine is the world’s most powerful and can haul 155 loaded 50 ton trucks at ten miles per hour. It features 16 driving wheels, a total weight of 752000 pounds with the tender, and a firebox large enough to hold a shunting locomotive.
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Virginian Railroad
Tomb of Virgil Saved From Landslide Danger Near Naples
The famed Tomb of Virgil near Naples was threatened by a landslide and moved to the grotto of Posilipo for safety. The ruin has been known for six centuries as the tomb of Virgil who owned a villa at Posilipo.
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Virgil
Naples
Posilipo
Educating the Bachelors in a London Home Skills School
In London a school trains bachelors in bed making cooking sewing and overall home management. It aims to prepare men for domestic life with practical lessons and guidance on daily chores and household duties.
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London
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