Questions on Medicine for Women and Mrs Pinkham
Persistent promotion of Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable female remedy. Letters praise cures from readers across Virginia Illinois and Pennsylvania, urging others to seek advice and buy the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
J. R. Compton
Egghornsville
Gghornsville, Va
Dean
Egghornsville, Va
E. H. Sonpers
N. 40Th St
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisements
Testimonials from women in Marionville Pennsylvania and New York City praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing nervous prostration and bladder inflammation. The letters claim relief after taking the remedy and describe becoming improved and "a different person."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Union St
High Bridge
New York City
Health Elixir Promises Reform of Aristocratic Degeneracy
A crowd blames the aristocracy for recent reverses arguing luxury saps vigor. The piece argues indigestion and nerve strain upset digestion and claim blood health begins in the stomach. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation indigestion and dyspepsia.
Onions Payoff Sparks Editor’s Tears
A Chicago News quip recalls a rural editor moved to tears when a first subscriber finally paid, in onions, after many failures. The tale highlights the quirky persistence of small-town publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement notes that Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure colds in one day with a refund if ineffective. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box. Also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, Adams’s Sarsaparilla pills for blood and liver balance, and Velocros Java and Mocha coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Reward for Catarrh Cure Ends With Endorsements
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. Endorsements from Wist Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin vouch for F. Cheney & Co. and a 75 cent bottle price. Additional notes promote Hall's Family Pills and a seed catalogue from F A Miller in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Scope
F. Cheney
Wist & Truax
Toledo
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Court of inquiry clears Charleston crew after loss
Admiral Watson convened a Manila court of inquiry to fix responsibility for the cruiser Charleston's loss. The report clears Charleston officers and men of aspersions including intoxication claims. Also notes new Philippine insurgent documents given to the Senate and a Redlands city directory release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watson
Manila
Charleston
Navy Department
Senate
Philippine Committee
Hongkong
Aguinaldo
Admiral Dewey
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It claims instant relief from sting in bunions and tight shoes, boasting over 30,000 testimonials and a trial package free by mail for 25 cents in stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
Roy, N. Y
Wealthy Tyson saga reaches across continents for heirs
Miss Elsie Tyson of Humboldt California sails for England with an Australian attorney to pursue a claim to the 13 million dollar estate of James Tyson who died in Melbourne in 1888. Melbourne lawyers traced heirs over two continents and found Elsie, a daughter of John Tyson, a Humboldt farmer’s daughter and Morristown blacksmith George Tyson is her relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elsie Tyson
Humboldt, Cal
England
John Tyson
New Providence
N. J
James Tyson
Melbourne
Wilson
George Tyson
Morristown
Hood's Sarsaparilla Spring Medicine Ad
Double strong sales pitch urging Hood's Sarsaparilla as spring medicine. Claims include restoring appetite, purifying blood, removing fatigue, improving mental and digestive strength, and steady nerves. Advises buying today from all druggists for $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
New Pacific Military Division Created in Philippines
Secretary Root orders a new division named The division of the Pacific to cover the Philippine archipelago. It will be split into four departments Northern Luzon Southern Luzon Visayas Mindanao and Jolo with Major General Otis as division commander overseeing the structure to free him for major policy and civil administration tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Philippines
Philippine Archipelago
Northern Luzon
McArthur
Southern Luzon
Bates
Department of the Viscayas
Hughes
Department of Mindanaao
Jolo
Kobbe
Otis
Miles
United States
War Department
Order of Things
El Cajon Raisin Growers Discuss Two Year Contract
Raisin growers of El Cajon meet with T. C. White of Fresno, a Raisin Growers Association director, to weigh signing a contract for two years after the current year, extending terms to three years. The group aims to gain independence from the commercial packer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raisin Growers of
el Cajon
T. C. White
Fresno
The
Raisin Growers’ Association
Raisin Growers
Growers’ Association
Descriptions of Jewish Life in Frankfurt and French Peasant Remedies
George Brandes notes the Frankfurt ghetto life in the early 1800s with strict confinement and social restrictions including street rules and residency limits. Napoleon lifted these laws in 1810 before restoration. The piece also surveys French peasant medical lore with wine in many prescriptions and poignant burial customs like placing a toy or hair in a child's coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
George Brandes
Frankfurt
Germany
France
Luncheon Ordering Scheme Earns Morning Meal Boost
A Philadelphia Record excerpt quotes a lawyer who solved lunch anxiety with a fixed daily menu. He tells the waiter to prepare a set sequence costing under 1.25 dollars, keeping the savings of 20 to 30 cents, a plan he calls splendid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Judge halts long cross examination after weary witness
In a common pleas court an attorney’s extended cross examination of an elderly woman is interrupted by the judge who quips the witness is exhausted. The reply from the woman confirms her fatigue, adding a humorous note to the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Philadelphia
Organ mishap during church solo shocks parish
In the Ohio State Journal a humorous report explains that during a church service Mrs Sprocket-George asked what happened to the pipe organ while singing. Mr Sprocket recalls the organist coasted on an easy pedal, struck sharp notes, and the organ was punctured.
Did You Ever See a Horse Cry
A St Louis Globe-Democrat recollection notes horses shed tears and sobs when distressed by cold or injury. The author recalls a favored horse that trod on a nail, cried softly, and showed gratitude after the wound was treated.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Soid Py Druggiste
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
Mrs. Winslow
F. A. Miller
Hayes St
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
California
Redlands
Military Division of the Pacific
Michigan State Board of Health
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ais
Cascaret
Cascarets
Fred Wartman
Germantown Ave
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
Root’s Drug Store
6Th & Howard Sts
Moore
Famili Special Inc
Clyde-Stanley CO
First St
San Francisc
Cal
Gunn
Scv
Bosankoco
West 25Th St
Los Angeles
Aricodele
Dr. Talcott & Co
Menemly
Market Street
Corner 6Th Street
Pabst
Express
Es Hewical CO
Chicago, IL
Honolulu
Hancock
Philippine Commission
Guam
Mead and Grant
Herculesias Engine Works
First Street
A. B. Hill
Vacaville
Chamley
Mattias Gartner
Fifteenth Street
Dr. Chamley
Ohio
Loom Tiffin
Harris
S. Olive St
R. C. Baker
Alpine Street
L. Plumly
S. Broadway
F. B. Folsom
Los Ales
M. E. Langdon
Central Ave
Angeles
P. J. Gressley
Pomona
A. P. Hopkins
Long Beach
Laura Kinser
Franklin Ave
San Diego
W. D. Curtis
N. Bunker Hill Ave
DR. Meyers & CO
Market ST
S. F
la Crosse
Salzer
San Jacinto Mountain
U.S
Early York
Denver
Minnesota
Rseer
T. M. Roberts Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
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