Woman Advises Avoiding Surgery with Pinkham remedy
A Paw Paw Michigan letter relays a woman’s claim of avoiding a hospital operation after four weeks there. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restored health and urges others with female complaints to try it instead of surgery.
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Orville Rock
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paw Paw
Mich
Ann Arbor
Lydia _ Pinkham
Michigan
A Prayer for Mercy and Fair Play
A short reflective verse by Caroline Reynolds asks for mercy and honesty in difficult lives. The speaker seeks to comfort friends with gentleness, avoid harsh judgment, and maintain a kind, smiling demeanor while facing life's challenges.
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Umione
Caroline Reynolds
Small but Potent Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills
The pills are small yet effective as a stomach troubles corrector. Widely known for safe simple remedies, they are in demand by those who value a reliable digestive aid and are presented to new customers as the best preparation for stomach disorders.
Fashionable veterinary surgeon stirs chatty fortunes
In a Baltimore American snippet a passerby asks about a brother’s progress. The reply, “His business is going to the dogs,” elicits another quip that the brother is a fashionable veterinary surgeon. The exchange ends with a light note on the man’s trade.
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Baltimore
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper And Business Wisdom
Minard's Liniment touted as a cure for distemper appears alongside a Harper's Weekly style maxim on business women. The piece juxtaposes grit under stress with practical thrift, noting the burden of debt and the resolve to wear old clothes to stay solvent.
Flax Tariff Turned Canada Into A Major Exporter
A 1907 protective duty on flaxseed spurred Canada from a flax import nation to a large exporter. Data show imports fell and exports rose sharply through 1908 to 1910, with exports reaching 1,997,648 bushels valued at $3,642,476 in 1910, enriching farmers by over three and a half million dollars.
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Canada
Russia
France
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Holland
United States
West
Winnipeg
Baby Eczema For Three Years Healed by Treatment
A child suffered chronic eczema for three years with relentless itching and open sores. The condition improved and the sores began to heal after a specific treatment, restoring comfort and skin health.
Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Soothing Eczema Relief
An Ontario mother testifies that Dr Chase's Ointment cured her daughter's long standing eczema after three doctors and various remedies failed. The testimonial claims permanent improvement four years since the Cornwall proof. Sold for 60 cents a box at dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Chase
Cornwall
Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Knew One Thing Kate Maude Marriage Joke
Kate Maude is married but ignorant about housekeeping. The quip notes the first rule is a husband to handle chores, reflecting a street corner humor strand in Stray Stories.
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Kate—Maude
Alhice
Salt and Salt as Cleaning Agents Featured in Notes
A gossiping exchange on Canadian knowledge leads to advice on home care. The column suggests using a salt and water solution to remove tea stains and clean willow furniture. A pinch of salt in whitewash is claimed to improve adhesion.
Feed Scarcity Prompts Use of Herbageum Additive
Heat and drought reduce available fodder and waste feeding. Adding Herbageum helps animals digest straw cornstalks and coarse hay. Whey becomes a valuable supplement for calves and pigs when seasoned with Herbageum.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Odd Proposals
A quirky column notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria while a comic exchange reveals a marriage proposal moment. The dialogue lampoons social misfires as a narrator plugs Wilson's Fly Pads with a recommendation and cautions against unsatisfactory imitations.
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Wilson
A Changed Man and a Fly Killing Tale
A Worcester, Massachusetts item notes a bride praised for her sweetness after marriage while criticizing the groom for habits like smoking on the porch and neglecting chores. The piece mocks a small boy who killed ninety five quarts of flies, linking open season for flies and huckleberries with the household misfortune.
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Worcester
Mass
A Good Definition of a Platitude Quoted
A Star editorial cites a definition: a platitude is a statement you must accept as true when spoken by someone you do not admire. The remark frames common phrases as bland truths used to soothe or flatter.
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Canada
Well Matched Bridesmaids Spark Conversation in London
In London a discussion about two bridesmaids reveals differing views. The first praises the pairing as well matched while the second labels one bridesmaid a crass widow and the other a vegetarian.
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London News
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