Des Moines Woman Credits Vegetable Compound Before Surgery
Mrs. Blanche Jefferson of Des Moines Iowa recalls illness four years prior and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthened her so much she avoided an operation. Her husband had opposed the surgery and she urges others to try the remedy and seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche Jefferon
Lyon St
Lydia E
Pinkham
Notable Wakefulness Incident at St. Patrick's Church
The contractor Mike Flaherty dozes through Father Burke's sermon after promising to listen. His wife Jane urged wakefulness, but Mike explains he only stays alert while assessing whether the speaker is diligent. He admits once convinced of merit he loses concern and drifts off. Commentary attributed to Everybody's Magazine.
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Jane
Father Burke
Mike
Mather Burke
Everybody's Magazine
Childlike Nature
A terse western exchange shows Piute Pete admitting a ruse in a card game gone awry. The other man accuses a tenderfoot of pulling a gun because he believed the dealer had stacked the deck. Pete defends the wager as a bad judgment by some mischievous children.
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Tenderfoot
Piute Pete
Ike
His Tree and the Nut Bearing Family
The dialogue jokes about a family tree rooted in nuts as Ji-Oh asks and replies that Cuba boasts the world’s largest orange grove, spanning 2,000 acres.
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Bili
Cuba
Milwaukee's temperance drink left out at national ad convention
At a Philadelphia convention of advertising men Milwaukee delegates were conspicuously silent about beer. A prominent banner boasted iron and meat industries and manufacturing, but no breweries or beer promotion appeared. Critics note locals favor tannery and meat ads over alcohol promotion.
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Inmminoth
Danks
Busch hosts mint julep reception for reporters at St Louis
About 400 Democratic convention correspondents were invited by August A. Busch of Anheuser-Busch to a mint julep gathering at his home in St Louis. Fewer than 100 attended and many cars remained unused. One correspondent declined, criticizing the industry’s pace and the “open-hinded friendliness” hospitality in a note to Mr Busch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
August A. Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Buschey
Chicago
Brotherhood chief warns liquor risks in railroading
W A Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers laments liquor as a danger to rail safety. He argues clear heads are essential for those in charge of transportation as even small delays can mean disaster and alcohol impairs judgment on and off the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Nquor
Prohibition Talk Sours in Denver Shoe Shop Display
A Denver shoe shop proclaims a prohibition plank in the Democratic platform campaign rhetoric. The display cites James J. Tin and Professor Irving Isher, noting the liquor trade as a key driver of crime disease and poverty. Circulars target Austrian troops urging abstinence, linking drink to weakness and illness.
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James J. Tin
Irving Isher
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Professor Fisher
Beer consumption drop in 1016 vs 1014 noted in manual
The Michigan Campaign Manual reports Americans drank 2,196,587,072 fewer pints of beer in 1016 than in 1014. The volume would form a column about 903,447 miles high.
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Michigan
Life in Moscow Reports Steady Trade and High Buying Power
Life proceeds in Moscow, Russia, with prices rising but trade generally good and buying power strong. The Associated Press correspondent notes that this is largely due to vodka prohibition. A separate note contends the first drink is usually beer, not the last drink.
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Moscow
Russia
Associated Press
Prisoner before Felix in Caesarea
In Caesarea five days after Paul’s Jerusalem visit he faces Felix the Roman governor. Tertullus and Sanhedrin accuse Paul of insurrection, leading a Nazarenes sect, and temple profanation. Paul defends himself, denying insurrection and heresy, affirming faith in Jesus and the resurrection, and asserts alms to the poor. Felix delays verdict, visits by Luke and Philip, and Drusilla, and Paul preaches righteousness temperance and judgment.
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Andi
Paul
Jerusalem
Caesarea
Judea
Felix
Jewa
Tertullus
Sanhedrin
Feliz
Nero
Rome
James
Jesus
Philip
Evangelist
Cornelius
Capesarea
Luke
Drusilla
Christ
Herod Agrippa I
Herod II
Vesuvius
I Am Ready to Preach the Gospel in Rome Also
A preacher urges readiness to proclaim the cross despite modern doubt. Paul’s example shows the gospel as the dynamite of God powerful to save Jew and Greek alike, capable of renewing hearts in a pleasure loving, corrupt world. The faithful must resist substituting sociology for the cross and stand ready to preach without shame.
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Rome
Rom
Apostle
Paul
Cicero
Seneca
Christ
Nero
Chiucius
Hell
God
Demon Swatter Gilligan Hits A Fence Fair Ball
Baseball editor Gilligan known as the Demon Swatter hits a dramatic home run in the late inning as 20,000 fans cheer. A beautiful girl asks if the batter must pay for a ball lost over the fence, prompting light social commentary from the crowd.
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Gilligan
Guilgao
New York World
Itching Scalp Relief With Cuticura Soap Advice
An old advertisement advises washing the scalp with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and soothe itching from dandruff and eczema. It suggests a prior gentle Cuticura Ointment application to the scalp. Free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, sent via postcard. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ideal Wife and Milkman Jests in Cape Cod Tale
A humorous fragment features a dairyman lamenting grass feed while a Cape Cod heiress Miss Marion Pomeroy Smith wins a fortune contest and advocates women's rights. A married man quips on the ideal wife as one pleased by a birthday bag of flour.
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Marion Pomeroy Smith
Cape Cod
What Every Woman Knows
A reflection on household pride and cleaning routines mentions using Red Cross Ball Blue. A domestic quip follows where Mandy denies stealing Miss Edith’s tan silk stockings, claiming forgetfulness and clever misplacement as the defense. The exchange ends with Edith challenging Mandy’s honesty.
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Red Cross
Andy
Mandy
Floating hotel voyage complaint surfaced
An unnamed traveler recalls boarding a vessel described as a floating hotel and lodging a formal complaint during the stay, reflecting issues in this mode of lodging at sea.
Dress talk by Mrs Josiah Cowles in New York
Mrs Josiah Cowles, new president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, urged women in New York to dress sensibly as interest in the movement grows. She claimed women begin making their own clothes and stop criticizing friends' outfits.
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Josiah Cowles
National Federation of Women's Clubs
New York
Ress
Conspicuous Example of an Optimist Exchange
A professional prizefighter vows bold plans as he explains his optimistic approach. The exchange highlights confidence and bravado, reflecting the era’s sports chatter and public persona.
Had Learned His Lesson in a Reservation Row
Indian witness in a local case drew sharp rebuke from a defense attorney who demanded a sworn statement. The courtroom moment highlighted a change in behavior after arrests for public swearing. The wit ness refused, shouting No and asserting the need to stop swearing and avoid jail.
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Native Sons of America
Nick
Gettum
Countrybound Servants and City Picnic Parley
A compact fragment notes a dialogue about hiring servants for country life and city living during picnic season, paired with a remark on a map keeping pace with progress all day. The text blends rural and urban themes with an emphasis on movement and progress.
Iron Drugclaims Youthful Vitality at Any Age
A New York City promotional piece touts Nuxated Iron as a vitality booster for adults, claiming a nearly 50 year old woman recovered youthful vigor after two weeks of regular iron intake. It asserts iron strengthens blood, aids nutrition, and can double strength and endurance in ten days, with moneyback guarantees and pharmacist availability. It warns against older iron forms and urges readers to test their stamina before and after a two week course.
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New York
N. Y
Sauer
Dr. Sauer
Iran
Prayer for a Day’s Work and Journey Toward Thee
A devotional utterance asks for strength to use the day worthily and finish tasks from God’s hands. It asks the Master Craftsman to guide the user from daily labor to a pilgrim’s path toward the divine, ending with Amén.
Fragmented quote on knowledge and schooling by Carlyle
The note asserts that knowledge comes only from work and that schooling remains speculative until tested. Carlyle argues that education exists as an ever shifting theory in minds, drifting in philosophy rather than grounded practice until real effort fixes it.
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Mr. Flaherty
Kansas
Siddons
Plain St
Wellington
Kan
Soga
Reel View
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Seoggules
Onrats
Beta
Bowers
Kansas City
Demperance
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
Dodd
International Sunday School
Palene
Adeg
Moody Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
Tassam
L. Douglas
S.ehin
Brockton
W. L. Douglas Shees
W. L. Douglas Pame
Worman
Castoria
Castoria Casterin
Easan
SanTaus Company
New York City
Carlyle
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