After 7 Years of Suffering Lydia Pinkham Helped These Women
A Waurika Oklahoma woman with seven years of female troubles, insomnia, and nervous breakdown credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for restoring strength and weight. Another Huntington Massachusetts resident says the remedy cured a three year nervous decline, noting their doctor supports the treatment. The notice urges difficult cases to try the product, listing general conditions it claims to relieve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waurika
Okla
Run Dong
Lydia E. Pinkham
RF. D
Huntington
Masa
Mari Janette Barts
Mass
Gibson's One Good Point
The old man praises his son's education but notes the son's nitpicking. A humorous exchange reveals the son mocks the father's gentle observations, yet the father calmly points out a lesson about paying attention. The tale centers on wit, pride, and practical virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glason
Nordskly
Gibson
Fragmentary dialogue about a game and time
A garbled exchange references MTG cards and timing with lines about not knowing if it has come down yet and a character called Jinks. The fragment mentions a hero described as bald and comments on talking and a waste of the other fellow's time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binks
Fred
Courtesy Policy Aims Polite Santa Fe Employees
A general order to Santa Fe passenger agents to treat travelers with courtesy is outlined by J M Connell in Topeka. The directive forbids humiliating questions and urges empathy and patient, helpful responses. The policy could influence broader railroad culture and even deter hold ups by softening conduct toward passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Santa Fa
J. M. Connell
Generis
Santa Fe
Ammenitien
Wehigh Valley Tie Dating System Adopted for Wood Use
The Wehigh Valley tailread adopts numbered nails in each new tie to date when laid. This enables future maintenance to gauge wood longevity and creosote treatment effectiveness. Rising lumber costs push railroads toward treated wood to prevent decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wehigh Valley Tailread
Pina
Rich English clothier seeks trusted Bath cure then Cheltenham aid
A wealthy English clothier, urged to visit Bath waters, seeks a reliable doctor. He hears praise of Cheltenham, promises a reward for a skilled physician, and starts the journey. On the road he opens a doctor’s packet, finds only blank pages and a letter naming him the bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheltenham
Bain Aesculapius
Wiltshire
Revenue Per Passenger Mile Through Decades
The passenger revenue per passenger mile fell from 2.49 cents in 1883 to 1.973 cents in 1898 and 1.933 cents in 1908. Freight revenue per mile dropped from 1.0 cent in 1888 to 6.753 cents by 1898, with the figure continuing to 2903.
Immense American Rail Tonnage Reported
Immense American tonnage is described with 100000 engines and millions of cars hauling billions of tons of freight. The text claims this reflects all rail tonnage of the United States and equals that of the rest of the world combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Erie engine 2517 honors veteran with name on cab
The Erie Railroad presented engine 2517 to Alexander Larkin for his 50 years of service. Specifications detail its Rogers type, length, cylinder size, wheel diameter, axle journals, weights, coal and water capacity, flue count, and trailer setup. The article notes the engine’s use on first class passenger trains between Cleveland and New York and Chicago and New York and its reliability and speed potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad Company
Alexander Larkin
Wella-Fargo & Co
Csspress
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Plllsburg
Ventilating Device for Passenger Cars Described
A ventilation device for passenger cars is described as providing effective ventilation without draughts. It features a cast iron plate perforated with 18 holes, each overlaid by a hollow cone projecting outward, designed to streamline airflow.
Ventilator in deck sash prevents back draft in train cabins
A partial vacuum created by the ventilator pulls foul air away from the area, claimed to prevent back draughts. A sheet iron apron blocks rain or snow from entering the cones. The illustration shows an outside view of the ventilator installed in a deck sash.
Cow on the Track Delays Train in Chicago News
A humorous Chicago News snippet describes a cow on the railroad track delaying a train. Rail workers query the speed of the cow and the train, joking about ropes and engines to keep the train from hitting the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigors
Coe
Chicago News
Compliment of Envy and Its Effects on Industry
Compliment of Envy notes that a man excels in a task, drawing cheap competition that harms its own profits. It argues envy fuels recognition but critiques wasteful practice and the massive coal use in U S locomotives, with much energy lost in gases and ash handling.
Green Earnings Doubled in 1908 Railroad Gross
The railroad gross earnings for 1908 in the country reached 2,448,830,000 dollars, nearly twice the 1893 figure. In New York City, 7,714 of 63,000 railroad employees were injured in one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
New York City
Cheap baking powders mislead buyers with poor ingredients
An ad copy condemns cheap baking powders for using inferior materials that fail to leaven and spoil food. It argues they provide little fattening value and mislead consumers into buying Calumet, which is presented as wholesome, reliable, and cost effective.
Local barber offers shave and talk in uneasy slang
A terse, racially charged chat shows a barber urging a Black customer to prepare for a night walk. The talk drips with demeaning language and playful menace, reflecting hostile urban tensions in a tense moment.
Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies Declares Testimonial
Miss Elizabeth Gearki of Fort Smith City, Ark, describes a six month neck eczema case cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Clemeant. She credits relief within a week and three weeks for complete cure, noting a brother’s burned face also improved without scars. The ad invites free samples from Potter D. and C. Corp. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gearki
Forrest City
Ark
Potter /D. & C. Corp. Dept
Boston
Care of the Child and Remedies for Digestive Ailments
A fragmentary survey discusses public care for children in Los Angeles County, imagining parity with animal welfare. It then pivots to advertisements touting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Nes Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children as remedies for digestive issues, with testimonials from T W Worthy and Rady Kesner about digestive cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nes
Winslow
Caldwell
Rome
Pr. Caldwell
Canada settlers lure U S farmers with prairie wheat boom
An 1910 letter from Turtle Lake Saskatchewan argues for U S farmers to move to Canada to exploit low land prices and rich wheat yields. It notes Western Canada hosts 300,000 Americans, describes cattle and grain opportunities, and invites Scandinavian settlers to Battleford lands offices as government agents may assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter-Ocean
United States
Canada
Turtle Lake Saskatchewan
Fergus Fall
Minn
Minnesota
Turtle Sale
Dominion Lands Office
Battleford
Avery
Omar
Oiana
Hood's Sarparasparilia Remedy Mentioned by Farmer
A farmer named Ralph Rost from Steele praises Flood's Sarssparilia as a bold spring remedy for cleansing the blood and exalting the humors. He notes taking Hood's parila in winter and spring with good results despite exposure to bad weather. The ad claims Hood's Sarparasparilia is peculiar to Steels and promotes Sareataba chocolate tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rost
Wélis, Bfrch
Hood
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Poostum Cereal CO
Lud
Battle Crack
Erie
Larkin
Nature
Garfield Ten
Benjamin Disraeli
The
Wisconsin
Basile
Cura Carter
Nathan & Fischer Co
US Phonograph Company
Bishop -Babeodk Berkur. Co. Sulyilamd
Defiance
Eisai
Pierory
Buffalo
Pierce
Dee
Worto
Dre R. Y. Pierce
N. J
Waters Coleman
Wash- Pati Ingeog
Booka
Coulis
Ispeicesniot Thompson's
W.N. LI
Milwaukee
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Beldy
A. Hall
Wis
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