Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Urged for Women's Ills
A testimonial from Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a powerful remedy for female illnesses. She details twelve years of suffering, eleven doctors, and how Pinkham's guidance and product restored her health and strength, urging other women to seek the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C. St. Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Cuticura Remedies Touted In Personal Testimony
A testimonial from H B Springmire of Iowa City Iowa dated July 16 1905 and September 16 1906 praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Remedies for eczema hair growth and heat relief in babies. The anecdote links scalp care and baby bathing to improved conditions. The reader is urged to consider Cuticura products as effective home care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Springmire
Capitol Street
Iowa City
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot relief
An 19th or early 20th century-style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve feet. It claims to cure corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It promises easy shoes and lists sales through druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples by mail to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Survival of the Unittest and the Boneless Shad
A 19th century science satire notes the boneless shad as a promised advance that fades as later events reveal limited scope. The German corporation expresses enthusiasm but history moves on, leaving the concept unresolved.
Pie filling mix offered by D-Zerta Food Co in Rochester
An advertisement promotes OUR-PIE Preparation lemon chocolate or custard pie mix at ten cents per package. It is marketed as ensuring good pies and is produced by D-Zerta Food Co based in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
X,y
Baldwins and Reds Cross Ball Bite Ad
Public notice style cartoon dialogue references a feuding pair Baldwin and Rambo. It includes a cheeky gag about sobering through a safe and a brief product pitch for Red Cross Ball Bite advertised at grocers for 5 cents.
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Red Cross
Oldest Weather Man Dennis Horigan Ties to Naval Observatory
Washington dispatch notes Dennis Horigan connected with the United States Naval Observatory is perhaps the oldest weather observer in the United States. He has tracked weather for forty two years, working since 1857 under President Buchanan. He came from the old country in the 1850s to Georgetown and saw Civil War era service at the old observatory. He has collaborated with notable naval officers and scientists across decades.
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Dennis Horigan
United States Naval Observatory
United States
Washington Dispatch
New York Sun
Weather Bureau
Hoerigan
Buchanan
Georgetown
District of Columbia
Old Observatory
M. F. Murry
Maury
Gillis
Davis
Sands
Rodgers
Rowan
Shufeldt
Franklin
Belknap
Pythian
McNair
H. Davis
Chester
Wall
Newcomb
Markness
Eastman
Prisley
Skinner
Friends Help St Paul Park Incident Through Coffee Change
A local account describes individuals who improved health after quitting coffee and starting Postum Food Coffee. Testimonies include relief from asthma, dyspepsia, and heart trouble, with one user noting rapid benefits after switching and another noting long term ease from coffee dependence.
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St. Paul Park
Sid
Mission of the Holy Spirit in John 15 26 16 24
The lesson explains the Comforter’s mission Testifying to believers of Jesus by the Spirit’s coming at Pentecost and guiding into truth. It contrasts present sanctification with initial understanding, notes trials from persecution, and emphasizes abiding joy through the Spirit. The Newington Congregational Church, founded 1710, is mentioned.
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Holy
Jesus
Olivet
Jesus Christ
Christ
Saul
God
Abbott
New Bampshire
Newington
Everything Was Work In A New York Theater Scene
A February afternoon at the Liberty Theater in New York follows a rehearsal where star Mabel Taliaferro insists rest is work. Frederick Thompson quarrels with her, a light exchange about work leaving the troupe briefly alert before resuming.
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New York
Polly
Liberty Theater
Frederick Thompson
Mabel Taliaferro
They Are Not Easily Disturbed While Saying Prayers
An account by Hans Doering describes a Mussulman family praying daily at home in Chinese Turkestan. Despite nearby talk and noise, the interpreter sits with bowed head as the Koran chants echo, the husband and wife following identical devotions at morning and evening.
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Mussulman
Hans Doering
Chinese Turkestan
Allah
King Manuel a Sailor and Portuguese Legacy
King Manuel II of Portugal was educated largely by his mother Queen Amalia and later tutored in mathematics by Marquis Lietao while continuing studies at Lisbon's Polytechnic High School. The text notes Portugal’s 400 year arc since Manuel I and links maritime feats by explorers to national pride. It also mentions the English vermin destruction society and fjord clarity in Norway.
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Manuel
Manuel II
Portugal
Amalia
New York Sun
Marquis Lietao
Polytechnic High School
Lisbon
Manuel I of
Manuel the Great
Vasco da Gama
Cape of Good Hope
Americus Vespucius
South America
Gaspar
North America
Maine Timber Output Seen Roughly Flat This Winter
The timber output of Maine last winter reached 100 million feet and indications suggest similar figures this year. Limited winter conditions slowed operations, with scarcity hindering production to a large extent.
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Maine
How to Exercise the Bowels
The piece explains that slow transit turns food into poison, causing gas and system damage. It argues bowel muscles must work naturally, avoiding cathartics or laxatives, and promotes Cascarets as the only life medicine for the bowels.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
D. Scott
Ottawa
Canada
W. H. Rogers
Fleet Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
Ad Williams
Oleda
Ohio
Paxton Toilet CO
Basten
Mass
Che Jit
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Baldwin
Rambo
Spain
Mr. Thompson
Stuccess Magazine
City OF Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Bee
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Massachusetts
Boston
Sandy
Success Magazine
Zoological
Ringling Bros
Evening Wisconsin Co
Henry
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
M. Y
Promidium
The
Society For the Destruction of
Norwegian Fjords
Nna
Rata EY
Esa
London
Charterhouse
Paris
Iter Drug & Chem. Corp
John Ww. Morris
In. A
Sterling Remedy Company
W.l.douglas Shoes
Tutf
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