Thousands of women heal kidney trouble with Dean's pills
Mrs Anthony Cadrette of Leominster Massachusetts describes severe back ache neurotic symptoms and dropsy from kidney trouble and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a rapid steady improvement after faithful use. The advertisement notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Anthony Cadrette
Mechanic Street
Leominster
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Keeping Parents In Subjection
In the life of the very rich some parents still seek to resemble those curfews incarnate in humble life who keep the girls at home and the boys out of the barrooms. Middle life and old age are too hidebound to get ac customed to the manners of the new generation of young men who are old and worn before they graduate and of young women who win or lose large sums at gambling. Children have a right to expect from their parents do cile obedience. At first this may be difficult, but, as Aristotle says, "Vir tue is a habit," and it can be acquired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Evening Post
Cuticura Remedies End Long Eczema Sufferer’s Pain
A 60 year old veteran reports thirty five years of severe eczema all over body. After fifteen government examinations found no cure, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent. Two cakes of Soap two boxes of Ointment and two bottles of Resolvent cured him. "A thousand thanks." July 21 1905 Richmondale Ohio.
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Joan T. Roach
Richmondale
Ross Co
Ohio
Proposal to Honor Engineer Roebling in Trenton Monument and School
A plan to honor John A Roebling by erecting a monument in Trenton New Jersey gains momentum. Citizens consider building a new industrial arts school dedicated to him, recognizing Roebling as the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge and a leading 19th century engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Roebling
Trenton
N. J
School of Industrial Arts
Roebling
Brooklyn
Cat Tails For Sale By Marshall Field Co Chicago
Request for cat tails fiber after frost to be gathered and dried. Downy material stripped from stems fetches 20 cents a pound fob Chicago. Marshall Field & Co Dept 8 solicits inquiries. Charity uses whitewash for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
Dept
Cure for rheumatism claimed by Pink Pills ad
An advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills cure sciatic rheumatism by purifying blood. It cites Mrs Thomas Bresnehan of Watertown New York detailing months of pain before relief after several boxes. The notice notes price 50 cents per box or six for 2.50 from Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Sand Lubricates the Track of Life
A Baltimore Sun excerpt by Davis Evans compares a locomotive needing sand to travel uphill with life’s journey. The poem warns that heavy burdens cause slippage and urges preemptive preparation, likening sand to preparation and effort to reach lofty goals.
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Davis Evans
Baltimore Sun
Railroad Safety Principles and Accident Statistics
The Association of Railway Claim Agents issues a book by R. C. Richards of Chicago on injury and death by rail. It details four accident classes, emphasizes railroad duties to passengers, and cites Interstate Commerce Commission figures showing thousands killed or injured in a prior year with calls for better track, equipment, inspection, and supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Railway Claim Agents
R. C. Richards
Chicago
Richards
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Loop Solves Steep Hill Crossing Dilemma
A diagram shows a high hill blocking a proposed railway. Engineers propose a loop by building an artificial hill. The line runs under a bridge, along a gradual slope forming half the loop, then across the bridge and over the hill. The loop redirects track at right angles, easing construction and serving as a travel attraction.
Furness Railway buys High Cocken Cottage to preserve Rom ney home
The Furness Railway in England purchased High Cocken Cottage near Barrow, where the artist Ron ney lived from 1744 to 1755, to save it from destruction and keep the historic site intact for the public record.
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Furness Railway Company
England
High Cocken Cottage
Barrow
Romney
Untitled Ad Snippet Highlights Product Claims and Cautions
The text advertises Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming lasting brightness and ease of use. It warns against stealing a watch, implying future punishment. A cigar promo cites Lewis' Single Binder as the richest, most satisfying smoke from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois. A quip suggests finding an easy mark before waiting for a dead man’s shoes.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
III
Romance of Ibsen and Bjornson Children Marriage
A tale of friendship and estrangement between Ibsen and Bjornson. As youths they were close allies, later politics drove a wedge between them for years. Fate reunited their families when Bjornson’s daughter wed Ibsen’s only child, bringing the two fathers together at their grandchildren’s wedding after decades apart.
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Ibsen
Bjornson
Brandreth's Pills Endure As Family Laxative
The advertisement extols Brandreth's Pills as a safe universal laxative for all ages. It claims consistent dosing, herbal purity, and a three year mellowing period, noting the pills have been trusted for over a century and sold widely in plain or sugar-coated forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
Uncanny Legend Of The Bell Tower Shoe Sacrifice
In Shanghai Times legend tells how the Bell Tower bell casting required a virgin’s blood and the daughter sacrificed herself by leaping into molten metal. After the bell’s first toll a faint wail says she cries for her shoe, heard as Ko ai’s voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial
Ko-ai
Bhanghai Times
From Girlhood to Womanhood Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A vintage advertorial urging mothers to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for adolescents puberty issues. It cites letters from young girls and mothers praising cures, inviting readers to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The piece extols the compound as a premier remedy for irregularities headaches and general female ill health.
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Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Ill
Matilda Borman
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Farmington
Iowa
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Quincy
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State Street
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