Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
A testimonial style piece arguing many surgeries on women are unnecessary and touting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a life saving remedy. It includes letters from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House praising recovery and urges sick women to write for advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
N. J
Be Good Looking It Pays Dr Saunders Face Specialist Ad
An advertisement touts Dr. Saunders, Chicago plastic surgery expert, claiming unmatched facial beautification methods and reconstruction procedures. It promises painless six procedures, one-visit results, and a money‑back style guarantee, urging readers to send a 2 cent stamp for a free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders
Chicago
Benn
Local Man Credits Cuticura for Recovery from Piles and Itching
An 80 year old man recounts a long battle with hemorrhoids that bled and protruded. After failing remedies he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with injections and suppositories, which he says restored health after a month and ongoing maintenance. He notes the treatment saved money compared to other cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uthura
J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Apr
Leander’s Swim Memory Provokes Mockery and Carnegie Medal Claim
The piece recalls Leander swimming the Hellespont and Hero’s line about hiring a skiff. Leander coldly replies that next time he would apply for a Carnegie medal, implying pride and a boastful challenge. An inserted ad touts Pazo Ointment promising pile treatment in 6 to 14 days or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leander
Hellespont
Hero
George
Chicago Tribune
Wood pulp thread eyed as new textile for world markets
United States official reports on wood pulp thread prototypes such as xyloline silvaline and licella. Early factories already operate in Germany Spain and the Netherlands with France soon to follow. Potential to replace cotton and jute in mixed goods noted though strength remains secondary to other fibers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atwell
Roubaix
France
State Department
Justin Miller
Industrial Society of
Germany
Spain
Netherlands
Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum
Tennessee woman recounts coffee’s stomach distress and nerve strain. She switched to Postum hot drink, then gradually recovered strength, appetite, and steadier nerves, claiming Postum gave her the upward start.
The Hook and a Hidden Family Secret
Mildred discovers a cache of letters in The Hook house revealing a letters from Milan and Evian written by a woman named Fanny Fausset to John. The missives hint at a concealed past, a forthcoming child, and a transfer of £80,000 India stock on age twenty one. Milred reads with growing shock as a family secret unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Pamela Ransome
Brighton
Lady Lochinvar
Malcolm Stuart
Pamela
Paris
Trousseau
London
Mountfords
Grosvenor Gardens
Hook
Mrs. Dawson
Mr. Fausset
Careteker
Milan
Conservatoire
Ta Scala
Sisner Castellani
John
Mildred Greswold
Evian
Boulogne
Dijon
Fanny
Fay
Lewes Crescent
Fanny Fausset
Vivien Faux
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Reunited Lovers Amid Italian Scandal Unfolds
Mildred faces a moral reckoning as she learns of Paolo Castellani’s affair with a young singer and the ensuing secret marriage in Milan. The tale follows a web of deception from Milan through Como to Vevay, ending with a reconciled couple and a bitter aftermath for Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Miss Fausset
Donizetti
Milan
Vespers
Paolo Castellani
Paolo
Como
Bellagio
St. Gothard
Vevay
Fay
Greswold Wealth Surges After Aunt's Death
Miss Fausset dies in winter cutting off a fortune for Mildred Greswold and her husband. The aunt’s will is unchanged, leaving a hospital project in memory. Mildred vows charity to the shadowed poor, while George Greswold dies soon after fulfilling a final wish. The Greswold Hospital stands as a beacon in a wretched Thames neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Miss Fausset
Mildred Greswold
George
Greswold Hospital
The
Thames
George Greswold
Drove Wolves From New York in a Tioga County Drive
An 1828 Tioga County wolf drive united Richford Berkshire Candor Union Lisle towns to push wolves across the Susquehanna. Anthony M. Tyler and Laorage Gates led volunteers with dogs guns and cow bells while fires lit the night and the march followed a half moon formation. The piece recalls a Pennsylvania grudge against New York over the wolves and notes a Colorado game warden anecdote from Wellington Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna River
Anthony M. Tyler
Laorace Gates
Union
Maine
Hartford Mills
Richford
Hunt’s Corners
Slaterville
North Richford
Pennsylvania
New York
Colorado
Wellington
H. L. Woods
Kansas City Star
Betwixt and Between Neu rox girls in society
Miss Uppeon explains the Neu rox girls occupy a liminal social position. Miss DeSwell denies any clear status, while Miss Uppeon describes them as between ae aon and not quite. The dialogue hints at ambiguity in class or gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Uppeon
Miss DeSwell
State Cures Lepers in Louisiana Assembly Report
A medical report to the Louisiana Assembly notes six of sixty one lepers at the state leper house in the past two years have been practically cured. The complex includes cottages a surgical building and a Catholic church. Sisters of Charity have cared for lepers for thirteen years with none infected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Assembly
State of
Louisiana
Louisiana Institution
Sisters of Charity
The Bathing Pool Ruse And A Clever Reply
A buyer complains a sold lot’s pool is shallow, claiming water reaches only 12 inches. The agent retorts that depth would reach the neck if the buyer jumped head first, turning the dispute into a verbal quip.
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DR. Saunders
State ST
Cascarets
Cancarets
Dames McGune
Noy
Catuerto
Lit
Piceegat
Cotton Mather
Red Cross
Braddon
Vivien
Ife
HEW
York
Benshing
Lane
Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Blall
F. J. cHeNeSe & CO
Toledo
Balt
Mr. Wipedunks
Sir Isaak Walpole
W.grove
Castoria
Ells
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