Rheumatism Blood Disease Claim Through Pink Pills
In a testimonial from Mrs. Rhoda Pettit of Louisville Nebraska the article argues rheumatism is a blood disease and describes severe prior symptoms including swelling and loss of strength. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her, and promotes purchase from the Dr Williams Medicine Company with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Pettit
Louisville
Neb
Dr. Williams
Dr. William Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Tuberculosis Day Observed by Churches Nationwide
President Taft endorses Tuberculosis Day in a letter to Homer Folks of New York, head of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Indications show observance by almost every denomination with at least 50,000 sermons planned on or around October 27.
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Taft
Homer Folks
New York
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States
Car Worries Amid Couple’s Effort to Keep Beloved Vehicle
She frets whenever he borrows the car as the pair recalls the years spent saving for the prized vehicle. The scene captures a tense balance between attachment and anxiety over its use.
Aunt Martha Rebels At Circus Plans After Forty Years
Jacob Darwin and his wife Aunt Martha clash over circus posters on the barn. She secretly longs to see the show, defying his strict beliefs. The pastor agrees to attend, and the trio ends at the ringside together, sharing the experience after a lifetime of restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Darwin
Martha
Aunt Martha
Jacob
Jess
Parson
Europe
Uncle Jacob
McClura
Made a Name in Warfare Zouaves in Civil War and Crimea
Harper's Weekly notes the Zouaves, famed for daring wear, originated in France, fought in Crimea, included foreigners, and influenced Civil War units on both Union and Confederate sides. Elmer Ellsworth led a prominent Union Zouave corps, while the Confederacy formed the Louisiana Tigers.
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Oxford
Gottingen
Elmer Ellsworth
New York
Confederacy
Louisiana Tigers
France
Harper’s Weekly
Defining Experience Through Goethe and Blauvelt
The excerpt cites Mary Taylor Blauvelt defining experience as what an experienced person experiences in experiencing his experiences. It recalls Goethe asking Behrisch for a definition and receiving that paradoxical answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Taylor Blauvelt
Cambridge
Goethe
Behrisch
Vision in Both Eyes Improves Judgment Says London Study
Dr. Shepherd Dawson of London reports experiments showing that when both eyes are used the ability to discriminate visuals is keener than with the better eye alone. Trained observers with normal vision judged faster and more reliably using both eyes.
Wedding Etiquette And Arrangements For Church Ceremonies
The bride's family bears most wedding expenses. the groom pays for the carriage and the bridesmaids' conveyance. The groom also covers his party’s gloves and tokens, while the clergyman's fee should be paid well in advance. The processional order features ushers, bridesmaids two by two, maid of honor, then bride. groom and best man enter separately and join at the altar. Attire includes a day wedding frock or cutaway suit with gray striped trousers and pearl gray gloves. Catering suggests chicken salad, hot rolls, veal croquettes, jellied tongue, coffee, olives, nuts, ice cream, cakes, and bon-bons.
State Flowers List For National Flavor
A reader submits a catalog of state floral choices and notes some may be official. Alabama favors goldenrod while California lists columbine and Delaware peach blossom. Minnesota moccasin flower. New York rose and sugar maple. Oregon crepe. Rhode Island violet and maple. Washington rhododendron.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Delaware
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Michigan
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Boys and girls should be good chums with outdoor sports
A letter encourages equal friendship between boys and girls and support for outdoor sports. It stresses behaving well, mothers' approval, and ignoring naysayers as long as boys stay worthy and no cause for concern exists.
Sending Announcements Do We Mail Evening or Next Day
Leona asks whether wedding announcements should go out the evening of the wedding or the following day and whether to address a first cousin and his wife she has not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona
Announcement Draft for Social Event Marital Etiquette
The note requests immediate mailing after the ceremony and allows evening timing. If a man is married his wife must be included in all social events whether attending or not. The announcement is addressed to Mr and Mrs Madame MERRI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Merri
Cultivate Smile To Improve Mouth Appearance
A discussion on how a pretty mouth and smile brighten the face and lessen aging lines. Gentle massage and upward movements help shape the Cupid's bow, while habits like mouth breathing worsen appearance. Home care can address common lines. serious cases may require a specialist.
Hair care and exercise advice in 1912 column
A reader questions scalp massage versus brushing for hair growth and proper gentle technique. Another note explains a stance on a back strengthening exercise and posture. A third reader warns against wart remedies and endorses wintergreen oil to dry up warty growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Jimsey
Universal Press Syndicate
Playroom Rugs Feature Cozy Flannel Borders
Nurseries display a range of playing rugs in materials and designs. Thick flannel serves as a solid base. A dark red flannel rug with a cutout border of red silk creates an attractive piece. Border options include a menagerie of animals with Teddy bears and dancing rabbits.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Exercise caution with Castoria bottles bearing the signature W540 SY noting over thirty years in use. A light, humorous exchange questions how empty bottles ended up in a cellar while a separate aviation meet discussion notes three accidents and no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Wife’s Bridge Morality Sparks Lighthearted Debate
A humorous exchange centers on a husband’s vow to stop his wife from attending fashionable bridge parties. He asks if gambling is immoral, and another responds that the issue is her skill as a player, turning a domestic dispute into a witty social quip.
Diplomacy In Small Things Eloise Cave’s Quick Witted Act
Seven year old Eloise Cave visits Madison Virginia to deliver ice cream. She hands the dish to a neighbor but it shatters. She calmly offers to return home to break another so Grandma’s cup will match, a witty note from Popular Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Cave
Madison
Eloise
Popular
Idea in Court Sparks Habeas Corpus Motion
In early Wisconsin history two leading lawyers George B Smith and I 3 Sloan clashed over a case. Sloan erupted with Your honor I have an idea. Smith rose and declared May it please the court I move that a writ of habeas corpus be issued to take the learned gentleman s idea out of solitary confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
George B. Smith
Sloan
Smith
Popular
Open Air Schools Grow in Favor Across States
As fall term begins, over 200 open air schools and fresh air classes for tuberculous and anaemic children operate in the United States. The movementExpanded rapidly since 1907 with Massachusetts leading at 86 schools, Boston over 80, New York 29, and Ohio 13.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Providence
R. I
Massachusetts
Boston
New York
Ohio
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North Dakota
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C.j.tyler
Cando
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Tore
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Chicago
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Ormee
Mer Tarskneytt
Robert
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
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