Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Victorian era advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for painful and irregular menstruation. It cites testimonies from Nellie Holmes and Tillie Hart, urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham for advice, and claims the remedy addresses a wide range of female ailments including leucorrhoea womb issues and nervous debility.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Davision Street
Buffalo
N. Y
N. D
Lydia
Lydian E. Pinkham
Milk crust cures with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A reader recalls a three month old baby with severe milk crust. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and using a thin cap, the condition fully cleared with hair regrowth and no recurrence. Signed Mra. H. P. Holmes, Ashland, Oregon.
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Mra. H. P. Holmes
Ashland
Ore
Detectives Probe Claim of Cheap English Rail Travel
The London Globe reports a private detective drive to pinpoint which English railway was referenced by an American claiming travel for less than a penny a mile in a compartment nearly equal to an American Pullman or parlor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London Globe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollars
The readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims to rebuild the constitution by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 for any case it fails to cure and cites testimonials. The note ends with an anecdote about a dentist and an alligator.
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Sciences
Hall
F. J. Crexer & Co
Toledo
Draggista
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Cat gone missing in old Massachusetts house
In a small Massachusetts town Jim Crocker’s tumbling down dwelling hosts a cat congregation through broken cellar windows. A family asks Uncle Jim to check if their lost pet cat is among the stray visitors, but he refuses to light a lamp and search the cellar at night.
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Jim Crocker
Massachusetts
Jim
Doan's Kidney Gravel Stone Touts Back Relief
A reader learns about Doan's Kidney gravel stone remedy as a claimed cure for back pain and suffering. The ad style piece emphasizes kidney health and invites readers to try the product for relief.
Trade expands amid mild winter demand and holiday rush
R. G. Dun weekly review notes broadening trade as warmer weather and holiday buying lift demand. Heavy apparel lines move well, Christmas goods forecast record highs, and jewelry candy toys makers struggle to fill orders. Dun index rises to 105,312 on December 1. Bradstreet reports weekly wheat exports at 4,244,162 bushels and corn exports at 6,402,317, with railway earnings up 6.1 percent and modest US and Canada failures.
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R. G. Dun
Dun
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Wholesale Markets Summary From Baltimore and New York
Baltimore and New York markets show mixed activity across commodities. Wheat and corn futures ease while spot oats and rye hold steady or firm. soybeans not listed. Receipts and exports data accompany grain prices with notable movement in flour and butter. Beef and cattle markets in New York and Chicago display steady to softer trends, with calves and hogs showing uneven demand and pricing.
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Baltimore
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Bermuda
Maine
Vermont
South America
Chicago
Labor movements and union actions across regions
The post office remains Britain’s largest employer as unions press for eight hour days in New York and Massachusetts reports show 133,000 factory workers. The Gold Beaters Union in Boston opens its books to non union craftsmen for 30 days while San Francisco weighs a labor temple. Germany reports 1,276 Rimpcade unionists in a 6,400 population and printers have spent $570,000 on a Montreal home for retired members since 1890.
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Great Britain
New York
Massachusetts
Gold Beaters’ Union
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Germany
Vast Richmond News Recaps Trials and Local Incidents
A chaotic front of court cases and street stories spans the city, from damages sought in an assault case to a Tidewater railway camp mystery. Reports recount a Potomac steamer accident, a baker’s bread tragedy, a costly South and Western railroad contract, and health and crime notes across Bristol, Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Richmond with notable figures like Mr Rockefeller and local officials.
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Mcphy
Delaware and Vilas
Porter Murphy
Potomac
Thomas Murphy
Tidewater
John Butler
Twentieth Street
Richmond
Davis
Bristol
South and Western Railroad
Scott County
Clinch Mountain
America
North Carolina
W. L. Rice
R Ating
Lynchburg
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Association of Virginia
Linchburg
Homestead Hotel
Hot Springs
Mr. Rockefeller
Jabann
J. F. Cashion
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Cahion
Terrier
Regina Mooney
John Mooney
Newport News
University College of Medicine
Pasteur
Henry Staton
New York
Norfolk
John W. Dunne
Dunne
Walter Collins
Coast Artillery
Port Washington
Danville
Susan Catherine Williamson
W. W. Williamson
Warrenton
William Williamson
Scotland
Miss Morse
Miss Williamson
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Page
Episcopal Church
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Native New Yorkers Scarce In City Population
Census estimates suggest only about 390000 of New York City’s 4 million residents are native born. Analysts place 120000 with parents natives of the country, and under 5000 if both parents were natives. Many residents are born in other states or abroad, with New York and New Jersey contributing the largest shares.
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Gotham
Knickerbocker
New York
New York State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusettts
Virginia
Knickerbockers
Athlete Father Confirms David’s Confession Tale
Dr Dudley of Abington Massachusetts recounts a tale in which a boy named David, praised as an athlete by a visitor, explains that his mother was Scotch but his father was an athlete, clarifying his identity through a humorous family anecdote.
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Dudley
Abington
Mass
David
Grape-Nuts praised by a literary man for mental clarity
A writer credits Grape-Nuts with better digestion and sharper thinking. He notes ordinary breakfasts slowed him and that Grape-Nuts satisfied hunger while supplying missing nutrients. Continued use reportedly boosted both output and quality of work.
Mull's Anti Belch Wafers Promised Stomach Relief
Advertises Mull's Anti Belch Wafers as a simple cure for stomach troubles from indigestion and belching. Claims absorb foul gases, reinforce stomach lining, aid digestion, and improve breath and heart action. Priced 50 cents a box, offering two boxes for 75 cents or a free sample via coupon.
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Mull
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