The Secret of Success in Medicine Ads
A local druggist credits Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for quick relief of kidney liver and bladder issues and urges readers to request a free trial by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Regular 60c bottle sold at druggists.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Wister Linked to Feminism by Acorn Club Writer
A Philadelphia Acorn club speaker ties the late William Rotch Wister to the feminist movement as a critic of domineering husbands. She recalls a Germantown man who refuses to share meeting outcomes with his wife, only to be rebuked by her wry secret revealing retort about a Chicago church conference incident.
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William Rotch Wister
Acorn Club
Philadelphia
Wister
Gerdmantown
George
Chicago
The Bishop and the Boy Anecdote
A reminiscence of Bishop Williams of Connecticut visiting a rector’s family. A four year old boy narrates a sly Sunday joke about his “piggy book” and doing things on the sly, highlighting the bishop’s fondness for children and storytelling.
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Bishop Williams
Connecticut
Bissop
Harper’s Magagine
Postum touted as tea substitute improves railroad worker health
A letter from a railroad town wife describes her husband, a rail employee, abandoning strong tea for Postum. He reports better sleep and steadier nerves, with the product hailed by the Postum Co. as improving health without medicine. The brother also benefits after stopping coffee. Read The Road to Wellville. There’s a reason.
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Postum
Postum. Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Eiver
Journey Through Chiriqui Lands From David to Divala
The narrator travels by coasting steamer to David, the capital of Chiriqui, then rides toward Divala through fertile pine forests and open plains. He notes Panamanian life of modest homes, scarce labor, and widespread land ready for cultivation, praising Panamanian ponies and local customs while detailing Divala’s American settlers and a prosperous 5,000 acre ranch worth about $50,000 from a $200 start.
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Chiriqui
Mangote
Divala
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Pacific
Cordillera
Kentucky
el Volcan
Central
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Plaza
Alante
Cara
the Coral
Alanje
Cura
New Jersey
Leslie Wilson
California
Wilson
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