New Life and Strength From Kidney Action
Mrs. Josiah Straw of Canton South Dakota reports relief from rheumatic pains and weakness after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says irregular kidney secretions caused annoyance, and the pills put new life and strength into her system. Her husband had a similar experience and they both recommend the remedy. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a bottle, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Straw
N. Broadway
Canton
Dak
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
City resident recalls lunch delay and overtime charge
A city flat dweller describes how he stopped letting his scrubwoman take long lunches in self defense. He explains she took an hour for lunch and eating, then charged him extra for the time she spent, prompting his decision to quit the arrangement.
Castoria and moral counsel quoted in a single item
An old advertise and quotation piece urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the safe infant remedy while echoing Oliver Wendell Holmes on negative virtues. The text blends a product pitch with a moral reflection on abstinence and benevolence.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Turkey education notes
Catarrh cure details claim cure through bloodstream. testimonials promised. Also notes appointment of two professors to Euphrates college committee on educational measures in a large inland province. Professors Tenekijian and Naligian have past prison exposure and study under Angell. Governor seeks Barnum input on popular education and social reform.
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Turkeys
Euphrates College
N. Tenekijian
Naligian
Angell
Ann Arbor
H. N. Barnum
American Board
Turkey
Frightened Pup-Gee Inspires Odd City Proclamation
A humorous note recalls the punchline about women entering many roles including a famed dog catching position. The quip plays on expectations with a playful reference to a frightened dog and local lore.
Minister's Wife Breaks Coffee Habit With Postum
A minister's wife recounts a struggle with coffee during nursing training and night duties. She suffered nervous breakdowns and bilious attacks until switching to Postum, after which she felt clearer headed and steadier. She urges others to try Postum as a breakfast beverage and notes a safer, smoother path away from coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
A Magazine Party Sparks a Storied Gift Exchange
Invites fashioned as magazine booklets kicked off a lively gathering with a typewritten romance to fill in. Guests learned a long running tale of love and publication names, while candy book favors and subs to magazines crowned the event. A related piece describes the Rainy Day club of six matrons meeting monthly for plain gowns, simple meals, and gossip-free chats for mutual improvement.
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Country Life
America
Farm
Business Man
Enterprise
Boston Heald
American Independent
Hinta Poee
Munsey
Ladies' World
Outing
Outlook
Cosmopolitan
Pictorial
St. Nicholas
New Idea
Good Housekeeping
National
Farm Progress
Black Cat Woman's Home Companion
Life
Success
Priscilla
House Beautiful
Stenciled Tulip Pillows for College Rooms
DIY guide outlines easy to make stenciled pillow designs using tulip motifs. Steps include selecting materials such as denim or crash, creating stencil from Manila paper, drying, and applying Easy Dye with salt pre-treatment to prevent running. Color schemes feature warm yellows, oranges, blues, and greens with detailed brushing method.
Where Pat Drew the Line
Pat works three days digging a well and, warned by the foreman to finish soon, faces Towser the bulldog at the pit edge. Pat lightens his pipe, then exclaims he has worked with many nationalities but will not work with a man with Towser’s face.
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Pat
Towser
Weather Agreement Sparks Henpeck Debate
Mr Henpeck says agreement on a subject is impossible Mrs Henpeck concedes she always agrees with him on the weather Their playful exchange centers on common weather talk and the couple’s humorous lingering dispute about consensus.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
Two Little Girls Benefit From Cuticura Eczema Cure
Mrs Charles Bakes of Albion Maine reports two young girls severely afflicted with eczema gaining soft smooth skin after repeated use of Cuticura Remedies. The case details hair loss on the scalp and patches on limbs and arms improving with treatment. Public health note urges city beautiful movements and civic pride.
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Charles Bakes
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Birmingham News
Suns Stars Comets and Co Why name papers after heavens
A playful quip questions why newspapers bear names of celestial bodies and answers that they shed light on Earth, reflecting a newsroom trivia tone. The exchange names several teams and entities in a lighthearted line about media branding.
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Stars, Comets & Co
Murine Eye Remedy Ends Strange Eye Ailment Trial
A promotional notice claims Murine Eye Remedy provides relief for red weak weary watery eyes. The advertisement asserts the product is compounded by experienced physicians and conforms to the Pure Food and Drug Law. It markets Murine as soothing and non irritating.
Fragmented ad list with mixed quotes and cures
A collage of quotations and advertisements for Garfield Tea Mamlins Wizard Oil Wee Red Cross Ball Blue Lewis cigars and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It includes promotional lines about health products and a note on asbestos from Canada with various aphorisms and taglines.
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Cited With Thousands of Cures
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as a standard cure for female ills. Letters from grateful women including Mrs E A Bishop recount relief from organic troubles and related pains. The ad claims thousands cured, invites letters for free guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
E. A. Bishop
Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
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Toledo
Drineamta
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Pet
Far Pro
Cutiura
Willie
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Foster
H. C. Chapman
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Canada
Seattle
Alaska-Yukon
Jussie
Northwest
Frank T. Hunter
Central Bldg
Wash
Kansas City
Dr.d.jayne
Carters
ITES
Thos. Gillard
Elgin
Guar
Paxton Toilet CO
MASE
Veu
Dodds
Sol
Guers
Mort
Carh Partel
Bert
Chos
L.douglas
Ubey
Hanto
Fayaliz
Eno
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