From Pimples to Scrofula From Infancy to Age
Woman in Minneapolis endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for months of severe pain and relief after using it. Letter notes life improvement and ongoing minor use for fatigue, while the paper mentions the compound as a safeguard for women during crises. Also discusses winter car heating innovations and an electrically heated car handle invention from New Jersey.
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Alice M. Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E.pinkham
Dean Mas. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ae E. Pinkham
Mins
Azice M. Surri
Third Ave
South
Ady Club
Jamie Cok
Wonan
New Jersey
Maine Losing Timber as Shipbuilding Declines
Washington Post reports Maine timber has all but vanished for mast and frame needs. G R Danby of Bath notes pine is scarce, spruce dwindles along rivers, forcing ships to rely on Virginia oaks, Nova Scotia spruce, and southern pine for planks. Freight from Washington shows costs rising.
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Maine
G. R. Danby
Bath
North Woods
Toviay
Washington
Virginia
Nova Scotia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Washington Post
A Question of Anesthetics in Private Car Talk
In a private car on a hot day near Port Arthur a Kan san City Southern railway president reviews the region's advantages with a Galveston broker. The exchange turns to what price would attract locating here, with the broker joking about cocaine or morphine as possible incentives.
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Stuart Knott
Kansan
Reflection on the Milkman and Janet’s Tragedy
A Philadelphia lawyer Wayne MacVeagh operates a stock farm where visiting children are offered milk from a celebrated cow. The tale contrasts simple delight with a wish for more cows. Janet’s illness and death are recounted with a Victorian cadence and public notices of grief. The text ends with a stark numeric line on available American men for war, 10,863,306.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne MacVeagh
Philadelphia
How the Chinese Beat Time and Age Reckoning
A Chinese child is counted as one year old at birth and gains a second year on the first New Year after birth. If born on Feb 1 before the New Year, the child is said to be two years old two days later, reflecting the lunar calendar age method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tims
Derivation of Panama Name from Butterflies and Indians
Some claim Panama's name comes from a native word for butterfly as swarms rise in mountain slopes darkening the sun. Others contend the origin is an Indian word meaning abounding in fah.
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Panama
Interior
Portrait of Pope Pius X by Ferrier in four stages
A French artist M. Gabriel Ferrier paints Pope Pius X in four stage portraits. The pontiff sits on the pontifical throne wearing the ara. Reportedly the Pope’s face shows benevolence and Ferrier sees him smile only after many lengthy sittings.
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Pope Pius X
M. Gabriel Ferrier
M. Ferrier
He Knew the Distance from Faithful Flight
A quoted exchange features an elderly Black man asserting heaven lies within reach if he can fly, expressing steadfast faith that the devil’s wings cannot burn the path to the afterlife. The line reflects rural rhetoric and religious resilience.
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Atlanta Constitution
Smoking Time and Pipes Demand in Cold Weather
Smoking time spikes as cold weather drives more pipe use and tobacco sales, with higher sales of pipes and tobacco during cold spells than in milder or heated periods.
Making New Bank Notes Presses Run Day and Night
The presses of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are now running night and day on new national bank notes. Regular shipments and early deliveries are expected as production scales up to meet demand.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New National Bank Goten
Largest window in Britain at York Cathedral
Article fragment notes the east window of York Cathedral as Britain’s largest, standing 75 feet high and 92 feet wide. The rest of the piece riffs through ads and quips about products like starch, submarine cables, and various patent remedies. It presents a jumble of old slogan lines and consumer mentions.
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Britain
York Cathedral
Peruna and Manalla praised by patients in 1900 letter
A physician receive letters dated 1900 praising Peruna and Manalla for curing chronic constipation and catarrh. John O. Atkinson of Independence Missouri credits dramatic relief to the remedies after years of illness. Another testimonial from John C. Atkinson touts ongoing use and broad satisfaction with Peruna. The letters frame Peruna as a life guard for aging health and invite consultative advice from Dr Hartman.
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Atkin
Janus
Hartman
Ifa
Peruna
Manalla
Hat Alla
John O. Atkinson
Independence
Jetter
Allingon
Wxparlones
Ali Il
John C. Atkinson
Perona
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
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