Woman Shares Cure Claim for Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Baltimore reader Mrs August W Konpner describes relief from dreadful pains and irregularity after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad cites the product as a non narcotic standard female health remedy with testimonials and offers confidential advice from the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
August W. Konpner
Hollins Street
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
East India Funeral Pyre
A funeral on a half-built pyre by a river features a silent, composed brother watching as a young woman’s ashes are consumed. A Brahman directs rites while the brother recalls childhood dawns and, at the moment of flame, glimpses a face before the fire rises.
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C. F. Benson
Amile
Unusual Slumbers In Neighborly Kidnap Plot Joke
A wry newspaper-style quip recalls an infant remaining asleep while a pianist practiced beside. The joke hints at an odd, unsettling scenario through dry humor and a deadpan punchline.
Unpleasant to Hear Voices Prompt Exasperation
Dialogue notes the irritation caused by certain voices and phrases like Move on and Pay up, highlighting annoyance when urging actions. The exchange contrasts aggravating sounds with the demand to move forward or settle debts.
State board approves school bond payments in Texas
The Texas state board of education in regular session authorized 44 300 in bond payments and a 30 987 installment on new bonds. Bonds cover many districts including Commerce Brashear Capeville Jayton Meridian Pec an Gap Robstown Tell Wallow Hoodle and multiple Erath Grimes Hopkins Lamar Lee Limestone Parker Robertson Shelby Upshur Wharton and other counties. The board also reversed Gonzales district and former Superintendent Brasley denying Syrian children access to white free schools.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
City of Commerce
Brashear
Capeville
Jayton
Meridian
Pecan Gap
Robstown
Tell
Wallow Hbdle
Anderson County Common
Atascosa County
Collingsworth County
Coryell County
Dickens County
Erath County Common
Fannin County
Grimes County Common
Grimes County
Hopkins County Common
Hopkins County
Lamar County
Lee County
Limestone County Common
Parker County Common
Robertson County
Robertson County Common
Shelby County Common
Upshur County Common
Wharton County Common
Gonzales Independent
F. M. Brasley
State Board
Gonzales
Attorney General's Department
Illinois corn wins top prize at national exposition
About 1000 exhibits from 37 states and Canada competed for best ear. Hy Hoppler of Spring Valley Illinois won with a white corn ear marking the first white ear to win in six annual shows while yellow corn had previously dominated.
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Dallas
Tex
States
Canada
Hy Hoppler
Spring Valley
Aviator Post Dies After Plane Crumbles in San Diego Bay
Lieutenant Henry B. Post of the First Aero Corps, regarded as a top U S Army aviator, died when the hydro and air plane’s right wing failed during a flight in San Diego Bay on Monday after setting an American altitude record of 12 120 feet.
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Post
San Diego
Cal
Henry B. Post
First Aero Corps
United States Army
San Diego Bay
Cycle Speed Demon Flung 150 Feet at Houston Motor Drome
Walter Ferch, ridden at 85 mph, was catapulted over spectators and hurled 150 feet from the motor drome track. He survived but is seriously injured with a fractured left arm and facial abrasions and possible internal injuries. Spectator Mrs. F Logan is hospitalized.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Ferch
Ferch
St. Joseph Infirmary
Cowboys and Yale Star Race Sparks Ranch Heartbreak
Cowboys of the Flying Heart mourn a lost phonograph after a sprint defeat by Centipede ranch cook. Yale cheerleader J Wallingford Speed arrives with Culver Covington to race, while Helen Blake schemes to have Covington win back the prize. Speed’s secret entry and cowboys’ pressure heighten tensions as Fresno from Stanford vies for Helen’s attention.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Hoe
Fresno
Stanford University
Glass
Willie
Tce
Speed in peril as rivals menace ranch crew
Speed confronts threats from Centipede rivals while Glass and Wally chase safety. Tracks, a possible killer, and a mysterious telegram from Covington heighten tension at the Flying Heart Ranch. Cloudy, the Yale alum, reveals his past and adds a wary ally. Speed is later found poisoned, prompting a drastic training response.
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Glass
Stover
Willie
Mr. Speed
Thronc
Speed
Larry
Wiliie
New York
Covington
Mariedetta
Wally
Mexi
Notable Tug of War Over Speed and Resolution
J Wallingford Speed endures a terrible hour after a telegram. Larry Speed, shocked into a hardened autocrat, resists trainers and clothing as Glass demands a ride and training. Speed nervously fights cramps while others prepare for a horse excursion on a perfect day.
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J. Wallingford Speed
Larry
Speed
Glass
Grenobles Research Aims to Restore Native Lobster Traits
Native French lobsters grow scarce due to epi demics. Researchers plan to naturalize foreign lobsters from Roumania Hungary and Russia. Professor Leger at Grenoble laboratory investigates methods to restore the attractive scarlet tint appetizing odor and delicious taste of native lobsters in foreign varieties.
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Roumania
Hungary
Russia
Leger
University of Grenoble
Lords Reform Bill Episode on Illegible Handwriting
Lord Wolverhampton laments official handwriting burdens as the House of Lords revises the reform bill of 1867. The clerk reported an unreadable amendment, later revealed to be by Lord Lyttelton proposing disfranchisement for those unable to write.
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Lord Wolverhampton
House of Lords
Lord Lyttelton
London
Willing to Learn Pauline Meets Visitor at Station
Pauline rushes to the station to greet her friend Belle. She excitedly reveals Mr Bartmann, a young millionaire, will teach her to swim, noting she has swim lessons already but not from him.
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Pauline
Belle
Bartmann
Millonaire
Pauling
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Advertisement
A vintage ad touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair. It promises natural color, dandruff relief, and reduced hair shedding, with easy home use and a 50 cent bottle.
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Grandma
Wyeth
Electricity Aids Digestion Revealed by French Professors
Professors Bergonie of Bordeaux and Arsonval of Paris report that electricity currents of three amperes and 1000 to 1500 volts passed through a man's body enable digestion of about 70 percent of food normally undigested.
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Bergonie
Bordeaux
Arsonval
Paris
Cold and LaGrippe Remedy Claims Quick Cure
An advertisement touts 5 or 6 doses of 666 as breaking chills fever colds and LaGrippe and claims it acts on the liver without gripe or sickness at a price of 25 cents. A separate line notes a woman’s husband causes her worry as much as her dressmaker.
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Samuel McKinley
Grand Ave
Kansas City
Perma
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