Vegetable Compound Restores Health in Mrs Murphy
Mrs Samuel Murphy of 219 Cecil Street Dover Delaware describes relief from cramps faintness and exhaustion after using Lydia E pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved energy and ability to work longer hours and sleep less, with neighbors noting her change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ieee
Lydia Pekham
Sol
Piper
Triads
Serge Os
Samuel Murphy
Cecil St. Dover
Delaware
English Village Brides Measured for Dowries
In Roydon Norfolk the "measuring of the bride" determines dowries from a £1000 bequest dating back three centuries. The youngest eldest shortest and tallest brides married each year receive the annual dowry. ceremonies include signing the parish register and the bride removing shoes and releasing her hair for measurement. The process ends with year end records determining recipients.
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Roydon
Norfolk
England
Philadelphia Inquirer
Guatemala Accelerates Highway and Street Improvements
After a delegate visit to the United States, Guatemala rushes plans to improve highways across the republic and pave streets in Guatemala City, the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Guatemala
Republic
Guatemala City
Cascarets For Liver And Bowels Ad
Calcium free and liver cleansing laxative ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle bowel cleanser. Claims no griping or overstating effects. Endorsed for men women and children with pleasant taste and easy use sold at drug stores.
Teamster Saved by Peterson Ointment Claim
A West Park Ohio teamster reports years of leg sores cured by Peterson's Ointment after doctors failed. The letter dated March 22 1915 praises the product and notes 35 cents per box with mail orders from Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
William Haase
West Park
Ohio
P. G. Reitz
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Bible as Best Seller and Its Global Reach
The piece details the Gideons placing Bibles in hotel rooms since 1890 and argues the Bible remains the world’s best seller. It covers translations in 158 languages, major societies like the American Bible Society, record prices for historic Bibles, and the Borso d Este manuscript sale for 250000 dollars, noting the Bible’s cultural and moral influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Christian Commercial Traveling Men's Association
Janesville
Wis
John H. Nicholson
W. J. Knight
EB. Hill
Betolt
Nicholson
Hill
Central Hotel
Boscobel
America
Asia
Africa
British and Foreign Bible Society
The
American Bible Society
Edwin Francis Hyde
New York
New Yorker
United States
Massachusetts Bible Society
Orient
American Society
Bible Society of France
Belgian Gospel Mission
Evangelical Society of Geneva
Carl H. Pforzheimer
Standard of Securities
Mazarin
Cardinal Mazar
New York Public Library
General Theological Seminary
J. W. Ellsworth
Gabriel Wells
American Revision Committee
Edgar J. Goodspeed
University of Chicago
Doctor Goodspeed
Herod
Chicago
Italy
Borso d’Este
Ferrara
Signor Treccani
Milan
Paris
Duke Borso d'Este
Taddeo di Nicolo Crivelli
Franco di Giovanni de Rossi
Mantua
Modena
Francesco V
Austria
Francesco Ferdinando
Francis Joseph
Charles I
Mumbled Exchange Over Names Sparks Confusion
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker denying a match with a fraternity brother from Chicago and correcting misidentifications between two Browns. The exchange highlights mix ups and uncertainty in identifying individuals.
Bayer Aspirin Trademarked Pack Safety Ad Warns Buyers
An old advertisement proclaims Bayer aspirin marked with the Bayer cross is proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 28 years. It warns buyers to insist on the Bayer name on packages or tablets to avoid dangerous imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Lady wins bridge prizes turns to poultry plan
A suburb socialite who won many bridge prizes buys an incubator sets twelve dozen eggs and hatches one chick. She quips this is what she heard of but never seen the booby hatch. Dr Peery's Dead Shot promises to expel worms and clean mucus in one dose.
New National Forest Added Near Columbus Georgia
The Benning National Forest near Columbus Georgia is now listed among United States forest preserves. It spans about 78 500 acres and boasts an excellent stand of southern pine timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benning National Forest
Columbus
New Forest
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Child Health
A vintage ad touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant tasting remedy for children. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the liver and bowels and urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with age appropriate directions printed on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Teamster
All Peoples Reading
John Dickinson Sherman
Jesus
Bethlehem
Tudea
Jerusalem
Christ
Judea
Juda
Israel
Mary
Burne-Jones
Gutenberg Bible
J. B. Bergeson
Leonard Ear Oil
Leonard Oil
Smith
New National Forest
Hunt
Price
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Ten
Dickey
Dickey Drug CO
Bristol
Tenn
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