Nerves and Uterine Trouble Prompts Quick Aid
A Victorian era advertisement urges women with impaired vitality and backache to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It promises relief and confidential guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, stressing no charge for advice.
Mrs Valentine Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health. The writer describes severe nerves fatigue headaches stomach pain back and side pain and weakness before taking the medicine. After partial use she improves rapidly and feels like a new person.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Australian capitalists plan Siberian wheat railway route
A plan proposed to build a railway across the Amoyede peninsula to speed wheat from western Siberia to world markets. Wheat would travel via the Ob River to Obdorsk, then by rail to the coast and on to London or other ports. George B. Cortelyou is described as the president's tireless secretary, long hours at the White House.
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Rman
Amoyede Peninsula
Siberia
Obdorsk
London
George B. Cortelyou
White House
Mining dividends show oil profits surpass metals
American copper mines paid $32,000,000 in dividends last year while gold and silver mines yielded under $14,000,009. Petroleum dividends exceeded both, totaling nearly $49,000,000.
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure Claim and Price
Remember that your kidneys act as the cesspool of the body and that kidney failure signals complications. The advertisement asserts Smiths Sure Kidney Cure will cure you quickly and cheaply, guarantees the remedy, and lists price at 50 cents per bottle with direct order from the company.
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Smith
First Vice President Garrett Resigns from Lehigh Valley Railroad
First Vice President John B Garrett of the Lehigh Valley railroad resigns to pursue education and philanthropy. Garrett joined the company in 1874.
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John B. Garrett
The
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mr. Garrett
Deafness Cure Claim and Patent Medicine Pitch
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as the sole constitutional remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. The offer promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured by the remedy, with circulars and product endorsements, including Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
German steel production rises to 1899 total world standings
German authorities estimate steel output for 1899 at 26 841 755 tons up from 23 866 308 in 1898 an increase of 2 975 447 tons.
Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps Promoted for Women
An advertisement touts Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps as a tonic and medicine for nervous, weak, and debilitated women. It claims to strengthen the system and relieve cramps or colic, noting its pleasant taste and availability at most drug stores.
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Wolfe
Japan invites bids to build armor plate factory in Tokio
London reports Japan has invited tenders for establishing an armor plate factory at Tokio. It is believed this move signals Japan’s plan to build its own war vessels in the future.
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London
Japan
Tokio
Shipload of wives from Hungary to Schoenville
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph item reports Hungarian brides arriving in Schoenville for local miners, with twenty women agreeing to marry in the new town on the Ohio. Courtships will be quick, and more marriages are expected as men seek wives due to a shortage of local brides.
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Schoenville
Fair Plains
Danube
Pittsburg
Virginia
Cupid
Hungary
Atlantic
America
Milk Baths as Beauty Practice Across Period Society
The article reviews bath practices for facial complexion, praising cold baths for vigor and noting temperature adjustments for nervous or weaker women. It cites rain water as best for skin, suggests softening with borax or ammonia, and mentions milk baths popularized by Poppaea and a leading society matron for whiteness and smoothness of skin.
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Poppaea
Boston Herald
Grace at the Table Noted by Market Street Restaurant Cashier
A Philadelphia Record report quotes a Market Street restaurant cashier about diners saying grace before meals. He notes many regular patrons observe the custom and some feel awkward, but waiters treat it as routine.
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Grace
Market Street
Philadelphia Record
Government to issue seven Pan American expo stamps
The United States will issue a special stamp series for the Buffalo Pan American exposition next year. The design mirrors Columbian and Omaha issues, with seven denominations: one, two, three, four, five, eight and ten cents.
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United States
Buffalo
Kaiser Abstains from Coffee Except Mexican Grown
The Kaiser will drink no coffee except such as is grown in Mexico. A supply is sent to him each fall from the state of Michoacan.
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Mexico
Michoacan
Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln by Choate
Ambassador Choate’s address on Lincoln covers his early life struggles, character in later years, and his presidency, noting his high standing in history. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers the pamphlet for six cents postage to F A Miller in Chicago. Portland’s Eastern Argus notes the Wilton schoolboys helped a widow by clearing her woodpile during holiday vacation.
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Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Ill
Wilton
Portland
Eastern Argus
Paris Tablet Lunch Breaks Convenience With Pocket Meal
A Paris restaurant offers a quick luncheon where a dinner of several courses is formed from concentrated tablet foods. The entire meal can be eaten in minutes and carried in a vest pocket or pocketbook.
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Paris
Putnam Faceless Dyes Purchased by Monroe Drug Co
A Putnam faceless dye product failed to satisfy customers and was purchased by Monroe Drug Co in Unionville Missouri.
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Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
Paris Death Toll in 1899 Highlights Consumption Fatalities
In Paris during 1899, 46,988 deaths were recorded with 12,314 caused by consumption. About 37.2 percent of these deaths involved ages 1 to 20, while 60.2 percent occurred between ages 20 and 40.
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Paris
Odd Mix of Ads and Notices From a Turn‑of‑Century Page
A collage of patent medicines promises quick cures for colds and fits while legal notes discuss spousal support. promotions seek agents and tools for blacksmiths. quips about matrimony, ink, and oysters mingle with beauty aids and humor.
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Vanburen, Ind
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Doc” Smith
Omaha
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New York City, N.Y
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Detroit
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