Lydia Pinkham guidance and a bridge wedding in McLean county
A health ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints with testimonials from Lynn Mass. A separate Owensboro note reports Miss Nannie Reynolds and Mr Fints Johnson secretly marrying on a bridge over Cyrena Creek during a moonlit prayer meeting in McLean county, with a minister officiating by moonlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nannie Reynolds
Fints Johnson
McLean County
Tron
Cyprea Creek
Reynes
Owensboro Correspondence Nashville Banner
Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers Promise Instant Breath Relief
An old advert touts Mull's Anti Belch Wafers promising instant relief from belching and bad taste. It claims to purify the stomach, stop intestinal gas, relieve sea or car sickness, headaches, indigestion, and related symptoms from a diseased stomach. It urges readers that the offer may not appear again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Mull’s Anti Belch Wafers Coupon Offer
An old promotional notice offers a free supply of Mull’s Anti Belch Wafers for first users who mail name address druggist name and 1c in stamps. A 25c certificate toward future purchases is included. The ad lists price 5c per box by mail and notes stamps accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Mutu
Laundering Lace Curtains Described in Detail
A detailed household method explains washing lace curtains. Steps include dusting, cold water soaking overnight, rinsing, hot Ivory Soap suds, squeezing, boiling for an hour, drying, and stretching on frames. The note ends with a quip about widowhood and gray hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Panken
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims and rail mileage comparison
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy promising to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 if it fails and invites testimonials from Toledo publishers. A related note compares railway mileage per capita: Europe far behind America, Prussia lower still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensar
Hall
F. J. Cursxxy & Co
Toledo
Europe
America
United States
Prussia
Public notices mix in old classifieds and fines
An item notes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for Children priced at 25 cents a bottle. A separate line states the public executioner of the Grand Duchy of Hesse has been fined 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Terrible scalp humor cured by Cuticura trio
Misa Mayzie C Atkins of East Orleans Mass writes that a year of itching sores, dry hair and hair loss ended after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She reports healing of sores itching stopping and hair growing thick and silky after one cake soap one ointment box and one pill vial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Mayzie C. Atkins
East Orleans
Mass
Mar
Prepared Paints Then and Now Compared in a Practical Light
The essay argues that unpainted houses are costlier than timely painting and urges readers to prefer ready for use prepared paints over old hand mixed options. It compares lead oil mixes to modern factory produced paints, praising quality control and affordability of branded paints. It notes growing consumption and the importance of reputation and dealers in choosing paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumnber
Rome
Actor's kiss on the Twentieth Century Limited shocks passengers
A Chicago reader recalls a kiss from a departing actor aboard the Twentieth Century Limited that captivated onlookers. The moment, described as nearly a novelistic scene, ended with the actor boarding the train, drawing a crowd and prompting talk of stage charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Twentieth Century Limited
Columbus Dispatch
The Western Man Poem Satire
A humorous verse portrays a caricatured western man who conquers vast feats from prairie to coast. The speaker lists exaggerated acts including subduing tribes and beasts and representing the sun as eclipsed by his blackened frown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
California
Precariat Condition Story Prompts Kidney Remedy Use
A Marquette Michigan woman Mia Laura Sullivan of Bluff and Third Streets shares that backache dizziness and swelling limited her mobility. After using Deans Kidney Pills she recovered quickly and was cured after continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Laura Sullivan
Marquette Mich
Dean
Trade Outlook and Economic Highlights From Dun and Bradstreet
Stringency in the money market preserves steady trade and industry growth with conservatism in speculative sectors. Weather aids distribution of seasonable goods. retail activity thrives beyond coal regions. Building lags on labor and materials. overall commodity demand remains high. Dun index April 1 at 106066 up from March. Failures total 193 in US, 20 in Canada. Bradstreet notes wheat and corn exports for week. a long delayed letter from Alsien to Able Seaman Hammer arrives in New York after decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Dun
Boston
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Alsen
Hammer
New York
Swartzkopf
Wholesale Wheat and Grain Prices in Baltimore and New York
Grain and livestock markets across Baltimore and New York report receipts and stock levels for wheat corn oats rye hay and cheese with firm or steady tones. Prices vary by grade from No 2 red wheat to white oats and rye with export sales and on the wharf terms noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Minnesota
Labor Unrest and Union Activity Across Cities
In eight days 5483 signatures were turned in to the Anti-Citizens' Alliance in Los Angeles. Unions in Cincinnati have been replaced by nonunion workers on city projects. In St Paul and Minneapolis metal workers align with sheet metal workers. A miners strike breaks out in Trifail Carinthia with about 2600 men seeking a 20 percent raise. The United Hatters of North America spends 30000 yearly on union label education. Danish unions with unemployment benefits total over 135000 in wages. Rand mine wages 1905 valued at 25000000. Kaffir wages 12500000. 40000 Chinese coolies at 5000000. Two new unions form in Boston for hoist industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Citizens’ Alliance
Los Angeles
Cala
Cincinnati
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Trifail
Carinthia
United Hatters of
North America
Idea
Rand Mines
Kaffir W
Boston
Mas
Hoilereine Ern Ee Boys
Woodcock Carrying Its Young in Snipe Ground
While shooting near Angola Indiana with Ralph West the dog pointed a group of persons. A woodcock flushed with a young bird between its legs and flew about thirty yards. We then found a nest with another young one in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Ralph West
Plants That Throw Off Heat In Snow Bloom
The Alpine Soldavella shows heat from plant processes allowing flowers to melt through snow. It often blooms in a small hollow or peeks above the surface with violet bells. The snowward growth is driven by heat from vegetative activity.
Women of Norway hold wedding gown party
A group of women in Norway Maine gathered for a wedding gown party. Most wore wedding finery though some had only fragments of their former outfits. One woman had gloves only, another wore gownless sleeves, and a third had only the waist yoke from thirty years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Trousseau
Fourth of July Celebration Praised in Rampart 1902
The Alaska Forum notes Rampart’s Fourth of July celebration as the most successful yet. The page highlights sports and transport items, five saloon ads, a ladies Turkish bath, and a Boston store. It mentions horses from Chestochena turning out well in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Journal of Public
Alaska Forum
Rampart
Alaska
Boston
Chestochena
Bridgeport Lawyer Seeks Bar Admission via Equity
Mathew E. O'Brien of Bridgeport Connecticut files suit against his county bar association to compel admission to practice. He has passed examinations but was denied membership and argues the association acts as a monopoly. He plans to press the matter in equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sues Bar Association
Mathew E. O'Brien
Bridgeport
Conn
Bar Association
Round-Up of Grape-Nuts Defense Sparks Editor Feud
A Michigan reader-led defense of Grape-Nuts denounces Labor Union editors as liar and locoed. The piece details production, post sugar content, and digestive claims while pledging legal action against critics and offering a money bond if any ingredient differs from on-package labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Labor Trust
Socoed
Grape Nuts lectures criticized by Sanitarium agents
The cooking school teachers and demonstrators hired to promote Grape Nuts and Postum are accused of pressuring for payments for praise. A Sanitarium head pushes misleading claims and authors a column with questionable Q and A. A New York incident saw a young woman expose the deception and receive a $10 reward.
Pasture of Trade Papers and Ad Tactics
Editors compare advertising needs to cattle in a pasture. They warn against slanderous attacks when ads are withheld and defend using legal force to protect papers. The piece uses ranching imagery to justify firm branding and press discipline.
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TOWER
A. J. Tower CO
Boston, U.S
Tower Canadian
9,, Ltd
Toronto, Can
W.L. Douglas
Suly
W. L. Douglas
TURER
Brockton
L. Douglas
W.L. Dongtae
Masa
H. Wills, Wills Building
Indiana
Ava
Washington
Arru-Co
Iy Tract Society Building
Sendik
C.L. Seward
Liberty
End
Thompson
Vermets
Kline
BR. H. Kure
Cuticuza Remoedics
Kali Works
Nassau St
the Western Man
Chicago
LABOR
Ananias
Labor Union
Michigan
London
Busiars
Seth
A&b Grocers” Papers
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