Woman Recovers From Dropsy After Kidney Pills
Mrs Elizabeth of 415 West Fourth Avenue, Seattle reports three years of dropsy tied to kidney trouble. She suffered swelling in feet ankles hands and breathing distress. After using four boxes of Deans Kidney Pills the bloating and discomfort disappeared. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wo
West Fourth
Mpia
Wash
E.gs
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Secret Santa Claus Doll Disappears Amid Family Confusion
A three year old boy overhears his mother’s talk with clerks and later tells his father Santa Claus took his sister’s doll to a dolls hospital for repairs. The tale unfolds at the dinner table with the family recalling the misunderstanding and the child’s eager, blithe explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Dolls’ Hospital
Untold Cure Against Skin Disease By Cuticura Remedies
A Burlington North Carolina reader testifies that Cuticura Remedies cured a cousin’s childhood skin disease after other treatments failed. The letter recounts dramatic skin restoration and notes the author’s long absence and future contact.
Balzac on Women and Love in Houston Post Excerpt
An antiquated quotation discussion from the Houston Post questions Balzac of women and power in love. The fragment critiques male and female behavior with clipped proverbs and authorial musings.
Never Tired Of The Healthful Grape Nuts Diet
A young Cole woman credits Grape Nuts and Postum with restoring her health after two years of illness from indigestion and inflammatory rheumatism. She reports losing weight then gaining ten pounds in five weeks and no longer suffers from indigestion or rheumatism. The testimonial attributes recovery to Grape Nuts with twice daily consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Lily
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Passing of the Old Maid and the Rise of Bachelor Girls
London Queen notes the fading of old maids and the rise of bachelor girls in Britain. The New Haven Register remarks on market dynamics and cheapness affecting demand. The piece reflects social shift toward independent women and changing labels in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
New Haven Register
New Ailments and Old Remedies Highlight Medical Fads
An item notes two new ailments the motor-eye and collar headache caused by modern dress and fast images. A West End physician suggests reviving inner interlinings for stiff lace collars as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Wedding rings fade from fashionable fingers say manicurist
A stylish manicurist claims daily patrons show fewer married women wear wedding bands. She notes most matrons among our clientele still display a fragile ring, though the heavy solid band of former years has diminished. She questions whether rings will vanish as ornaments, becoming kept with relics and keepsakes.
The Independent Woman Wins a Global Prosperity Push
A lone woman becomes independent of noble control and gains access to post theatre suppers and the best bills. She travels worldwide alone, spreading prosperity. Entertainers and business people learn that entertaining Mrs. Blank and maid or Mrs. Dash pays. Women’s rights workers urged to demonstrate economic benefit to the august body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Man
Blank
Dash
How Country Girls May Make Money In The Woods
The piece suggests turning fir balsam tips into pillows and making wreaths and evergreen ropes for the holidays. Birch bark can become fancy articles, with many woodsy crafts possible. Sell via city commissions, local churches, or women’s exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Register
Neatness as a feminine virtue and habit formation
The piece argues neatness is a prized but rare feminine trait, requiring early training to prevent slovenly habits. It cites common slips like leaving shoes around and stray hair combings, urging constant vigilance to maintain daintiness and avoid judgment.
Disagreeable Traits in Women and Self Governance
A historical warning on female behavior urges women to control executive impulses and limit social influence. It advises discretion in managing personal affairs, keeping domestic life serene, and avoiding gratuitous displays of leadership to maintain respect from peers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Eachsand
Aioe
Anarars
Paris Millinery Prices Hook Wives on Theater Hats
A New York Press piece notes a young husband learning Paris hat arithmetic as he discovers his wife’s theatre headpieces cost more than her other hats. One design features white tulle with a blue green humming bird, worn to the left front, while another uses a silver net with pearl embroidery and white tulle finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Press
Prince Eberwyn Marries Lily Langenfeld for Love in London
Berlin correspondence reports Prince Eberwyn of Benthelm Steinart abandoning birthright and annual income of a million to wed Lily Langenfeld, daughter of a retired tradesman. The couple marry in London with a modest income arranged to live as a gentleman farmer, prioritizing happiness over tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberwyn of
Benthelm-Steinart
Lily Langenfeld
Christian Langenfeld
Lily
Weisbaden
Herr Langenfeld
London
Berlin
Philadelphia Record
Frills Fashion and the Latest Debutante Styles
Red roses accompany sable hats while Messaline slips enhance gowns of marquisette. Lace and gauze sleeves premiere in dressy toilets with vulture feather accents. Jewelry encrusted fans and embroidered kimonos add color. Blue and silver hats pair with thin skirts of crepe and mousseline. Evening hats feature wreath-like headdresses and gold tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messaline
Value of Good Roads Advocated in Public Address
John Craft of Mobile argues that good roads cut hauling costs for farmers. He cites 50 cents per bale for cotton eight miles, dropping to 16 cents with good roads, saving about 340000 dollars annually on a million bales. He praises convict labor as cheapest road-building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craft
Mobile
South
Craft
Eve
Georgia
Mecklenburg County
N. C
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Missouri
Ontario
Canada
How to Get Good Roads in Connecticut
The Hartford Courant argues for broad funded road-building through state debt to create a comprehensive good roads system. It praises Governor Woodruff for economy and urges intelligent spending to foster civilization, business, and civic infrastructure.
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Woodruff
General Assembly
Connecticut
The
Courant
Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Hartford Courant
Not a Two Headed Snake In The Adder's Odd Tail
A full grown adder may measure two feet in length with a thick body. Locals believe it can transfer its head, a superstition debunked by its sluggish movements and tail shape. The tail is stumpy and resembles the head, making distant observers mistake the ends as dual heads.
Andy and the Divine Pact with Satan in Highland Legend
London Dispatch reports a lore that Andrew Carnegie, famed philanthropist, allied with Satan to spread organs and instrumental hymns in Scottish churches. The tale claims he asked how to aid the evil one and was told to place organs in every kirk, a pledge upheld by his gift of organs to many parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carnegie
Satan
Highlands
Hebrides
Andy
Ilka Kirk
Carnegie
Scotland
London Dispatch
Lucky Cabman Paddy O Connor Returns Purse Reward
Paddy O Connor a go as you please cabbie at the Wal dorf Astoria roused to drive Mr and Mrs Walter Stanton to the Princess Theatre and back. He slept through a purse theft then helped recover the gold mesh purse worth 750 dollars and shared a 25 dollar reward with the thieves. A Birmingham firm makes two mile range hand whistles now used by police in many towns.
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Paddy O'Connor
Waldrof Astoria
Walter Stanton
Princess Theatre
Eclat
Broadway
Fortieth Street
Paddy
Tenderloin Station
Patty
Mrs. Stanton
Birmingham
Mercury in unregulated catarrh cures warned against
Public health notice warns against mercury based remedies for catarrh citing harm to the senses and body. Prominent warning against Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo and urging prescription use only. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a cemetery inscription with a joke. Includes ad style claims for Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer with free trial offer and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chener & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Dru Ts
Sani Totion Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief for Sailors
The ad claims a 30 minute cure for rheumatism with Woolford's Sani Totion, marketed by Dr. E. Detchon Med Co. in Crawfordsville Ind. It notes sailors suffer most from rheumatism among men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolford
E. Detchon
Golden Medical Discovery and All-Healing Salve Claims
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for impure blood and related skin and glandular problems. It recommends Dr. Pierce’s All-Healing Salve for open ulcers and notes ordering by mail with stamps from Buffalo, NY. The copy stresses known composition and includes a brief pitch for Pleasant Pellets to regulate digestion.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
Golden Medical Discovery
Peruna the tonic and catarrh remedy described
The text argues Peruna serves as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. It credits TYDRASTIS CANADENSIS with strong medical regard and notes Peruna’s formula mixes with CUBEBS COPAIBA COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS CORYDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED. It asserts final authority from practical experience and global testimonials.
Before We Were Married Ends Up With No Real Estate
A witty exchange as an extravagant wife recalls a vow to go to the ends of the earth for her, while her husband admits their marriage has left him with no real estate to show. The Chicago News supplies the punch line.
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Chicago News
Allcock's Plasters Promoted for Safe Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Allcock's Plasters as safe fast acting remedies without drugs. It claims they target pain by aiding nerves and skin functions, touting originality against imitators and urging buyers to seek the genuine product. A stray line about a woman and ugliness appears, indicating imperfect OCR.
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Allcock
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo inine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo inine with a refund if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove’s signature.
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E. W. Grove
Started In For Himself
Acquaintance recalls bunco games revealing how the scam worked. The exchange hints at gullibility and lessons learned from repeated losses.
A Wooden God
A quotation from the Detroit News contrasts cultural worship with a sharp barb about idolizing men in a digressive exchange about women and idolatry.
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Ynan
J Bega
Houston Post
Frills Fashion
Andy and the Divine
Atlanta
Helen Vance
Harold Vance
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Mikes Thompson
Detroit News
Capudine
Trial Betticie
Aléregatores
Muleteam
BORAX
Wihall
Pacific Coast Borax CO
United States
ST A Cien
Johnson
Jonson & CO
Boston
Mass
Notary Public
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Wellington
D. C
Mgaia
Washington
Nassau Street
Sam Jones
Ernie
JH Nighols & CD
Teanta
Sloan
Earl S.sloan
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