Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Relieves Misery
Mrs Dema Bethune of Sikeston Missouri shares seven years of monthly misery with backache nervousness and weakness. After avoiding surgery she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restored health enabling daily chores hosting visitors and walking freely. It is touted as the most successful remedy for female complaints including displacements inflammations ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains.
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Lydia E. Pinkeham
Ikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Sikeston
A Corner in Candies and Early Monopolies
The article recalls 18th century candy trusts starting with Benjamin Crabb in Massachusetts in 1750 gaining exclusive rights for 14 years. A Providence factory opened a year later, and within a decade eight New England factories and one in Philadelphia formed, driving down candle prices. The piece notes the era’s high value of money, with $1.23 equaling about three times today’s purchasing power.
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Benjamin Crabb
Massachusetts
Providence
R. 1
New England
Philadelphia
That Essential Struggle in a Tough Weather Life
The passage reflects on perseverance through hardship. It contrasts slicked and paved paths with the true meaning of success found in enduring struggle. It notes days of doubt and near defeat, urging resilience as the essential element behind achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufe
Easy Change When Coffee Is Doing Harm
A reader from the land cfeat ion describes four years of using Postum instead of coffee to relieve indigestion and nervousness. She notes family adoption, improved health, and that they now drink Postum as water, praising its health benefits and nourishment. The letter is from the Postum Co. and implies genuine reader endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Beavers Island Meeting Between Plum and Mormon Leader
Captain Nathaniel Plum lands on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan to demand settlement from King Strang for looting his sloop Typhoon. Obadiah Price, a Mormon councilor, confronts him, arranges to deliver a package to President Franklin Pierce, and shows Plum the Mormon town of St James. A frightened woman with lilac scent appears near Price’s cabin as Plum suspects jealousy and danger while Strang vows to investigate.
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Nathaniel Plum
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan
Obadiah Price
Plum
Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
St. James
Strang
Burke
Evance
Nathaniel
Obadiah
Behold the King’s Punishment and a Child’s Note
The king explains punishment as a test of intolerance for evildoers while a young girl, barely fifteen, hands Nathaniel a note she later points to. The prophet-king boasts writing a brief Beaver Island history for the Smithsonian and reveals secret divine guidance, offering a pamphlet about his people’s struggle against criminals and his own ascent to kingship.
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Captain Plum
Nathaniel
Strang
Beaver Island
Smithsonian Institute
Joseph
Mackinac
Strange Kingdom Plot Deepens as Nat Boards Island Sloop
Nathaniel Plum navigates a web of danger on a Mormon island. Obadiah Price reveals treachery, while Strang’s sheriff Arbor Croche eyes the captain. Winnsome’s warning note hints at a deadly escape, and Casey’s betrayal ties into a larger plot.
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Nathaniel
Nat
Obadiah
Strang
Winnsome
Winn
Casey
Captain Plum
Wathaniel
Croker Questions Flying Machines at New York Dinner
Richard Croker expressed distrust of airplanes saying there is nothing underneath them and they drop if anything goes wrong. He quipped about a Londoner whose son bought a flying machine and is now on crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
New York
Eczema Gone as Cuticura Heals Baby Skin
Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey describes her three week old son’s eczema starting on the cheeks and spreading to arms and chest. After three months with a physician, she switched to Cuticura Soap and Ointment and saw rapid improvement, with complete clearing by seven months and a healthy two year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W. Ramsey
E. Jackson St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ignorance on Love and Marriage Warned by Laura Libbey
Laura Jean Libbey speaks in Brooklyn about love marriage and the heart in her Stage monologue. She argues that women especially young women are ignorant on these topics and humorously recalls a misheard Solom on pun from a classroom exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jean Libbey
Brooklyn
Kentucky horses ignore autos and trains say Gillis
In a clipped exchange the speaker insists the horses, referred to as Biocod and Willis-Are, are not scared of autos or trains. Gillis remarks he cannot acclimate them to a sprinkling cart, quoting a line about saving his lie and the animals’ stubborn nature.
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Biocod
Willis
Kentucky
Gillis
Spohn's Distemper Cure Advertised for Horses and Dogs
Distemper in all forms among horses and dogs is claimed to be cured with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 609,080 bottles sold last year. Priced at 8.50 and 1.00. Available at good druggists or from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Agents wanted.
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Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Unclear Quote Sparks Neighborhood Etiquette Debate
A fragment from the Houston Post shows a terse exchange about privacy and spousal trust. Neighbors discuss boundaries and who handles domestic matters, with a sharp remark about keeping personal affairs within the home.
Sore throat cure touts Harling Wizard Oil remedy
A brief claim urges treating sore throat early to avoid weeks in bed with Diphtheria Quintis or tonsillitis. The advice promotes keeping Harling Wizard Oil in the house as a quick cure.
Cant Waste a Day and Ten Cent Living Tale
Dialogue fragment shows Howell teaching a ten cent daily living method while Powell objects with eight cents on hand. The exchange hints at frugal living and differing approaches, preserving names Howell and Powell as readable entities from the source.
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Howell
Powell
Led by the Nose and Morning Measures
A note quotes the Boston Transcript on a humorous question about a leading woman and defines it as any woman. The piece promotes Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour as a preferred breakfast option and closes with a reflection on love from Helen Hunt Jackson.
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Son
Boston Transcript
Mrs
A Lost Art
A brief exchange notes expectations for service and familiarity with a former employer. The dialogue references a six year tenure with the last employer and hints at current household duties. The tone suggests a domestic setting and social commentary on service norms.
A Woman's Reason Judge Quote
An inquisitive person asks why one enjoys compliments on looks. The woman replies she does not believe the compliment but it convinces her that the speaker believes in her. The judge notes the exchange as a reflection on perception and validation.
Inherited Knocker Jones Faces Memory Gaps In Trial
The case centers on Knocker Jones whose memory lapses complicate testimony. Bocker and his mother recall unclear details about the trump events while his father struggles on the witness stand.
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Knocker—Jones
Bocker
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Curwood
Magnas G. Kettner
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Arbor Croche
Croche
Attila
Sheriff
Typhoon
Arbur Croche
King
St. Janice
Nathaniel. “Captain Plum Is To Remain With Me Throughout the Day,” Added Obadiah
Grand Traverse Bay
Solomon
Houston Post
E. W. Grovs
Helen Hunt Jackson
California Fig Syrup Co
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Lloydminster
Western
Canada
Ottawa
W H. Rogers
Indianapolis
Indiana
Gardner Building
Toledo
Glia
New York City
Hudson River
Cass
Miless Bangs
Miss Whites
Riverdale Avenue
253Rd St. West
Parker
America
National Grocery Co
Columbus
Thompson
Church
Lodge of Society
Arthurv
Kemp Cu
Uetril
Sieh
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
N. Y
People’s Medical Adviser
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