Testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Mrs. J E O’Donnell of Oakland praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing eight years of female troubles including falling womb. She credits the product for restoring health after using it and urges women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice for female illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie FE. O'Donnell
Oakland Woman's Riding Club
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Durner
Lydia E. Pinkhaum
Pinkham Ain
Mars
Jennie
Why She Detested It
A wry dialogue features a devoted wife accusing a husband of flirting with Miss Mashem on the piazza. The husband dismisses the charge with a flippant Bah and tries to mock the suspicions. The wife concedes guilt is less objectionable than the husband’s sheepish denial.
Housekeeping Dilemma Cartoon Caption
A Cleveland Plain Dealer caption depicts a housekeeper dilemma about wages and satisfaction. The domestic scene humorously questions how to praise a new cook without risking her leaving, reflecting workplace tensions in a lighthearted way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Couldn't Live Without Them Kidney Pills Praise
Charles Back of 64 Rue de la Victorre Paris relates a kidney disease cure after two days with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He traveled from Paris to Montreal after failed treatments in Carlsbad and Hamburg and reports rapid relief and lasting benefit. He credits the remedy with ending his pain within a week.
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New York City
Charles Back
Rue de la Victorre
Paris
France
Carlsbad
Bohemia
Hamburg
Ev O
Montreal
Canada
Dodd
Fragmented Night in a New York Hotel Aide Memoir
A hotel clerk answers a guest and contemplates writing farewell notes. The fragment mentions driving with paper ink and signaling the end, with a faint nod to Baltimore Siberia and family friends. The text is incomplete and reads as a personal reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moe
Eaoth
Ray
Fainily
Baltimore
Siberia
Constitutional Catarrh Cure Claim Stirs Toledo Ad
An old classified style notice promotes a constitutional catarrh remedy from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It touts a blood acting tonic with doses from ten drops to a tablespoon and cites testimonials and circulars to back its efficacy. Local druggists are urged to stock Halls Family Pills as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FL Oj
Cheney & Wa
Telbadeemia
Tlcueney & CO
Man to Open Drug Store in Swearnpdinest
A man plans to relocate to Swearnpdinest citing malaria concerns in his current area. He intends to open a drug store once settled, indicating business plans alongside his move.
Educate Your Bowels Training Pamphlet Ad
An old advertisement extols bowel training with Cas carets Candy Cathartic and claims genuine tablets stamped C C C. Sold in druggists for 10 cents. The copy touts Pear Kis as more helpful than the physician and mentions Pesacsetto before Tor Queetor arrives.
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Pesacsetto
Tor Queetor
Feet Ache and Burn Relief Powder Ad
Do your feet ache and burn shake into your shoes Allen's Footease a powder for the feet. It makes new shoes feel easy. Cures corns bunions awoken hot and sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, one sample sent free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Drnegista
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Run Down the Oroya Railway by Hand Car
A narrator recounts a perilous descent from the Oroya railway summit at 15,666 feet to the Pacific coast aboard a hand car guided by a fearless King. The ride features tunnels, cliffs, sharp curves, dogs, rocks, and near-misses, ending safely with the car reaching its destination amid triumph and nerves intact.
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Peru
Oroya Railway
Oroya
Pacific
Soroche
Olympus
Paso de Galera
Callao
Araby
Central Station
Chosha
Orora
Corers
How Money Is Mutilated in Treasury Tests
A treasury department article explains that three fifths of a mutilated bill must be recoverable for redemption. It describes backing, glass grids, and the careful reconstruction process by a female expert team using magnifiers, models of every bill, and patient alignment to determine authenticity and value.
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Treasury Department
St. Clair County
Missouri
Washington
Department
Philadelphia
Brown
Circus Man Earns Money and Stories About the Show
The article examines how a circus earns admission money and satisfies public curiosity. It notes the polar bear kept with ice, feeding of big carnivores, and the rapid water delivery by wagons when thirsty animals and people need hydration. The impresario favors quick simple solutions to problems.
Woman at Soda Fountain Counts Drinks
An exchange at a soda fountain shows a customer asking how many drinks are served. The clerk replies ten to fifteen, while the dialogue humorously suggests fifty or sixty different names for the beverages.
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Obleage Post
Mansfield's Reputation as a Brutally Honest Drama Critic
Richard Mansfield, praised for versatility, once refused a Boston publisher's request to praise an actor. He refused to curry favor and resigned after the publisher demanded a “nice little send off.” The episode, recounted by the New York Times, highlights Mansfield's integrity in criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mansfield
Boston
Mansfield
New York Times
Divide salary by needs ends in four dollars and sixty-five
An old gentleman explains saving by itemizing weekly spending and banking the rest. A young man and his wife discuss the plan in a black and white ledger. The personal expense row leaves him with 4.65 short for the week.
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Chicago Post
Congressman Aldrich Endorses Peruna Tonic
A letter from Hon W F Aldrich congressman from Alabama praises Peruna as a safe vegetable tonic that builds a depleted system. He notes its use in his family and cites benefits including improved digestion and sleep. Emory of Omaha also commends Peruna for catarrh kidney issues and nerve symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Aldrich
Alabama
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Emory
Omaha
Nehb
North Sixteenth Street
Hunter Tufford Knnutt Says He Hunts Grub
A kitchen door conversation in the Chicago Tribune features Tufford Knnutt declaring his occupation as a hunter. He explains he hunts grub, responding to a woman’s query about his work.
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Tufford Knnutt
Chicago Tribune
Raindrop Patter Amuses Miss Biffton and Shortleigh
In a light exchange Miss Biffton and Shortleigh discuss enjoying the sound of rain on the roof. Miss Biffton calls it an amushment that costs nothing, while Shortleigh probes her reasoning.
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Shortleigh
Miss Biffton
Jay
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J. E. O'Donnell
Dean Mrs. Pinsnamu
Douglas W. IL
Heyl
W .L. Douglas
Sleerines
W. L. Duluolas
Brockton
Mass
Libby
U. & Government
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Fortio
Hantington & Page
Market St
Indianapolisn
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Rene
Lew
Feil
St. Bdward's Hall
Comingues
Addresa
A. Morrissey
CS. C
Ses
Tiow
Neowife
Ane
FE. M. Swayee
Wakita, Okla
White Lyer
Indianapolis
Ind
M. Small
Jeese
New York &I
Writ
Tyan P. Bagnell & Co
Spokane, Wash
Iowa
E. Sayre
Ogden
Sayre
Dean
Addreay
Poster-Milburn CO
Baftale
Lima
Eurus
San Bartholome
Mansfield Story
Aldrich
ThePeruna Medicine Co
Ohio
Peruna
Aere
F. Newsong & Sons
Charterhouse Sq
London
E.C. Potter Drucano Chemical Corporation
Siena E Hey
Indianapolis Business University
E. J. Heeb
John W. Keen
Ngler
Philadelphia Press
Butte
Mont
Big Four
International Mining Congress
Butte, Bront
Warren J. Lynch
Gen. Pass
Tkt
W. P. Dieppe
G. P
T. A. Cincinnati
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapiog, Mich
Pacino Einibes
Rat Aed
Panna R CO
Mast
A. J.tow
Marion Bicycles
Wheeltmen’s Co
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis, Ind
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