Woman in Pain Finds Relief with Vegetable Compound
Readable medical testimonial style clipping from 1913 describes Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helping women with organic displacement backache and standing pain. Mrs Azmit Lawson of Providence endorses it for health and factory work. Claims of relief and willingness to publish name are noted.
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Chippens Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Oie
Lydie
Bam
Fernon
High St
Chippawa Falls
Wisconsin
Providence
R. T
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Discovery of America Shapes Paris History
A cautious recluse argues about what matters most in Paris history. He considers the discovery of America the turning point that drove financial prosperity and shaped the town.
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Paris
America
Natural Diet Controls Body Weight Says Tradition
The article argues weight regulation comes only from natural methods diet and exercise not pills. It cautions against nostrums claiming to add flesh without diet changes as dangerous and asserts a balanced diet affects all body types alike.
Postum Named as Coffee Alternative by Nervous Teacher
A Texas girl recounts starting Postum as a coffee substitute in youth to cure nervousness and indigestion. She notes better digestion, clearer skin, and no headaches after switching, while continuing teaching duties. The ad promotes Postum’s Regular form and instant brewing, urging readers to try it and find a pleasing strength.
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Texas
Dlau
Postum Co
Lasting road materials and methods for cement paving
A guide to permanent highways focusing on local sand gravel and aggregate, mixing ratios for Portland cement concrete, placement techniques, jointing with tar paper forms, curing, and edge shoulders to support loaded wagons. It emphasizes local materials, cost efficiency, and durable road surfaces for motor traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Wien Io
Iowa
United States
Europe
Road Improvement Idea Sparks Practical Travel Thought
The writer suggests considering improvements to the road over 9 dad rand rather than rushing to blame the overseer. The note emphasizes thoughtful planning and practical upgrading to ease travel.
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Dad Rand
Care of Poultry for Beginners in Winter Care
Beginning poultry keepers risk losses in winter as they neglect stock during slow returns. Successful poultry farming requires constant corn, good feeding, and fresh water at all times. Early care of chicks matters, and careful monitoring supports steady laying when conditions improve.
Four horse types traced by anatomical differences
A historical survey outlines four horse types derived from anatomical variations and geographic spread. The Celtic flat type links to western Norway and Ireland. the Prejevalsky type inhabits central Asian steppes with a red brown coat and strong hindquarters. a smaller Porcet form is proposed as a British draft ancestor. the Arab African type follows plains habitats with a distinctive head alignment and beauty standard.
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Acienca
Horner
Weet Noval
Norway
Joaland
Wavros
Barra
Hebrides
Seqiland
Shellan Islea
Convemara
Northern
Ireland
Russia
Agin
England
Duke of Belford
New York
Gartens
Horss
le Prejovalsky
Europe
Foresta
Bogarth
H. K. Bushkown
American Breeder's Magazine
Global Eggs About to Boil Across Nations
A fragmented 19th century dialogue surveys how different European nationalities and Americans prepare boiled eggs. It humorously contrasts methods: English prefer firm yolks with shell taps, French mix in pepper and butter, Spaniards boil briefly then pour contents onto bread, Germans scoop liquid from near runny yolk, and Americans slice and season heavily before eating.
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Ike
America
Raise More Live Stock For Fertility Of The Land
An exchange urges farmers to increase livestock to maintain land fertility. It cites ratios: Germany one head per 28 acres, Denmark one per 4, France about 4.5, England 5.2, and the United States 12.1 acres per head. To cut livestock costs, more livestock per acre and better farming are needed.
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Germany
Denmark
France
England
United States
Cuticura Remedies Cited By Woman For Eczema Cure
A claim from Mrs. Geo. F. Clark in 1912 credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing long standing scalp eczema and ringworm like sores. She reports relief after using two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap, noting hair regrowth and complete recovery. The advertisement touts Cuticura products as widely sold with free samples via Cuticura, Dept L, Boston.
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Theria
Geo. F. Clark
Mar
Addcana
Dept L
Boston
Ady
Catching Files Pays Well in Shreveport Fly Trade
Luman Wartsch, a self described fly catcher, profits from selling traps to a city health board and undercuts fly pest control costs by cutting prices from sixty to twenty cents per quart. He reports net revenue of 2420 dollars over a recent two day period as premiums for dead or alive insects spurred his operations. He continues to work as long as public funds remain available.
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City Board of Health
Lartsch
Health Board
Bartach
Wartsch
Treasury
New York's New Postoffice Surpasses All Others
New York's new post office rises as the world’s largest of its kind. A pink granite pile reaches 101 feet above curb, with 105000 cubic feet of granite and 18,000 tons of asbestos. The main corridor spans 289 feet, blending buff marble plaster and glass, two stories high, while the building offers 400000 square feet of working space.
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New York
New Postoffica
Mechanica
Telephone magnifier aid for hands free operation
A fragmented description outlines a device attaching to a telephone receiver to hold it at a distance via a ground magnifier. It enables a user to place the receiver on a time saver and free both hands for other tasks. The invention claims ease of use, distance visibility, and hands free operation.
London and Its Lumber in a Changing City
The piece extols London’s enduring clutter of lamp post notices for hackney carriages as a relic of social history. It notes the long-standing, if curious, display and the sense that these signs will endure even as travel and culture evolve beyond today’s familiar terms.
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London
Europe
Nigniaeros
Philadelphia man commits suicide using block and rope
A 54 year old Philadelphia man, Am es Jacob Rabinowicz, used a 500 pound pare with a plank of wood to hang himself. He placed his head beneath the block, tightened a strap around his neck, then knocked the block from under the safe as a heavy weight fell on him. Found by his wife, he died before a physician arrived after weeks of despondency following a lost lawsuit.
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Ames Jacob Rabinowicz
Philadelphia
Penn
Occupied Debate Over Unclear Grievances
A fragmentary quotation hints at ongoing dispute with phrases about Cheely occupying space and someone named Ife questioning motives. The text suggests friction and unresolved grievances but lacks full context or clear details for a fuller summary.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Weill
Milwaukee
Ita
Cirelu
Tory
Dallas
Ore
New York Zoological Gardena
Chicago, Ill
Maz
Aelen
Teousbarz
Parmeidtad
Kaqolo Sommes
Dekelt
Ons Co
Ladies! Cyclopedia of Health
Ky & 6
Taire Ave
Carter
Roy
Castorin
Aa. H. Fletcher
York State
Dudley
Morning Telegraph
Xine
Chicana Electric Motor Car ‘Company
Michigan
Ava
Chicago
Putnam
Ite
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