Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound For Women At Life Change
An advertisement urges women approaching the change of life to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it strengthens the nervous system, relieves symptoms like suffocation hot flashes dizziness and headaches, and includes a testimonial from Mrs A E G Hyland of Maryland. It invites readers to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham's daughter in law at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Pinkham
A. E. G. Hyland
Chestertown
Lydia E. Pinkhay
Captain Casto Receives Carnegie Hero Fund Gift
Capt. Mark Casto is lauded for bravery in the Cherokee wreck as Carnegie hero fund presents a $1,500 award. He calls the gift unexpected and shares a light anecdote about a wife’s home arrival as a contrast to the salute. The page also includes short humorous quotes from Chicago Tribune and other papers.
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Mark Casto
Carnegie Hero Fund
New York Tribune
Capt. Casto
First Texas melons move early with $0.35 price
Texas farmers begin the watermelon campaign with a 35 cent per melon price. Two cars shipped yesterday from Falfurrias to Waco and Dallas and from Brownsville area to El Paso. Cars carry 22 pound melons, packed 1000 to 1200 per car, fetching about $400 fob at the landing.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Texans
Falfurrias
Waco
Dallas
Brownsville
el Paso
F. O. Db
East Texas crop prospects praised by Nacogdoches official
Beaumont reports Henry D. Garrison says East Texas counties show the most promising crop conditions in ten years. Cotton acreage cut by 25 percent, but planted cotton yields good. Farmers shift to corn on former cotton ground and expect ample feed. Fruit crops described as in fine shape with ample rain, predicting a banner year unless unforeseen events occur.
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Beaumont
Tex
Henry D. Garrison
Nacogdoches
Texas
East Texas
First New Potatoes Reach Eastern Markets From Texas
Southwest Texas shipped Brenham and Yorktown loads this week as the first new potatoes head east. Brenham batch sold for 1.20 per bushel and Yorktown for 1.15. Strong demand in Chicago and eastern markets driven by last year’s shortages and a small early crop. The 1.20 per bushel price is unprecedented in the state.
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Texas
Brenham
Yorktown
Chicago
Potatoes Ship From Rockdale In Farm Year Start
The first carload of this year’s potatoes departs Rockdale Texas for an eastern dealer at 90 cents per bushel f o b here. Acreage is small but the yield is good and quality is excellent.
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Rockdale
Tex
Cucumber shipments rise as Texas crops await rain
In Tanglewood and Corpus Christi reports, bean shipments begin by express today while crops suffer drought. Crop yields appear fine but rainfall is scarce since February 12, with cucumbers from a 2 1/4 acre patch yielding over ten tons. Capt. C. C. Heath notes continued harvests and Mr. E. C. Whitney from New York forecasts cucumber shipments will soon exceed cabbage.
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Tanglewood
Tex
Express
Corpus Christi
C. C. Heath
Encinal
E. C. Whitney
New York
Onions Shipped From Pearsall Report Fair Prices
Pearsall Texas reports several car loads of onions shipped over the past week. Shipments move through the Onion Growers Association and buyers pay fair prices.
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Pearsall
Tex
Watermelon Shipment Leaves Harlingen for San Antonio
The first carload of watermelons was shipped from Harlingen today to San Antonio. They were grown by J. C. McBee near Marlingen.
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Brownsville
Tex
Harlingen
San Antonio
J. C. McBee
Nea
Marlingen
Disfiguring Skin Eczema Healed By Cuticura Remedies
Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey reports a long struggle with eczema since 1894. After hospital treatment failed he used Cuticura Ointment and Soap five weeks ago and is now cured, able to work, and recommends the remedies for skin diseases.
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Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J
Hay was diplomatic ever
Story recalls John Hay’s quiet wit in a tale about Mark Twain’s manuscript. Alexander Gunn of Cleveland sought private printings of Twain’s piece. Hay warned against unethical use yet kept a copy for himself and one for Gunn.
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John Hay
American Spectator
Gunn
Twain
Hay
Mr. Gunn
Paderewski's Bellboy Restored After Music Favor Incident
Rosamond Johnson, bellboy at Young's hotel in Boston, once played Paderewski's Minuet for the pianist who did not understand English. The manager expelled him, but Paderewski later intervened and had Johnson reinstated.
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Rosamond Johnson
Cole & Johnson
Young's
Boston
Success Magazine
Paderewski
Young Johnson
Johnson
Old Soldier Credits Postum With Restored Health After Coffee Stoppage
A 72 year old ex soldier recounts severe malarial bouts linked to coffee use. Doctors advised quitting coffee for Postum. he switched and recovered quickly, now works hard driving and hauling. He praises Postum and notes others may grow to prefer it with proper preparation.
Ailing Women Learn Kidney Cause and Relief
Mrs W G Davis of Groesbeck Texas describes back pain dizziness and sick headaches caused by irregular kidney action. After taking Deans Kidney Pills she passed gravel stones and recovered fully. Her back and health improved and the trouble has not returned. Gold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Permit Humor: Lincoln Grants Linton Park Culinary Browsing
Linton Park, naval home resident from Erie, recounts enlisting with the Second District of Columbia regiment and asking Lincoln to allow his vegetarian diet. Lincoln joked about grazing while granting Park permission to browse, a note that Park still preserves.
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Linton Park
Erie
Father Abraham
Washington
District of Columbia
Park
Army Park
Lincoln
Israel
Egypt
Indiana County
Nebuchadnezzar
Mr. Park
Notable Quotes and Anecdotes on Virtue and Society
A collage of brief quotes and wry vignettes from newspapers and periodicals. Observations on honesty, punishment of slander, civic exchanges on transit, a child’s view of birds, and testimonials for Hunt’s Cure. Includes humorous exchanges and light editorial blurbs.
Telephone Mystery Sparks Quick Guess in Chicago
A young woman asks Mr. Lingerlong if he has a telephone number. He realizes she uses the digits 6647 and quickly calculates the answer, exclaiming “Twenty-three” as he prepares to leave. The exchange mirrors a playful scene from a Chicago Tribune humorous column.
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Chicago Tribune
Mrs Nurich Robbed Afraid of People Thinking Poor
A Detroit Free Press snippet reports Mrs Nurich was held up and robbed. She feels fearfully mad because she had only five cents in her pocket book and worries others will think she has no money.
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Brooklyn Citizen
Tommy
Detroit Free Press
Simmons Liver Purifier Promises Health Claims
The ad touts Simmons Liver Purifier to fix constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches and to improve heart health so the reader can feel cheerful toward neighbors. A stray Hotel Life joke and a boardinghouse exchange appear in the surrounding text.
Hat Pin Confusion Sparks Theatre Crowd Tale
A man in a front row at a theatre tries to return his wife’s amber carved hat pin to strangers, showing it to several women and escorts who hesitate or accept, only to realize it is his wife’s pin and retrieve it amid amused replies.
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Chicago Daily News
Weekend plans spark lighthearted family quarrel
Hedzi Wynne jokes he will spend the summer wherever his wife and daughters agree, a reply that reflects a humorous domestic decision making moment cited in the Chicago Tribune.
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Ketchum A. Cummin
Hedzi Wynne
Chicago Tribune
Quack Cures and Country Wisdom From Old Ad Snippets
A collection of vintage ad lines and quips features Hall’s Catarrh Cure pitched as a blood remedy, Hunt’s Lightning Oil for injuries, and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It includes light exchanges about luck, politics, and social advice, reflecting period advertising tone and social mores.
Fainting spells linked to anemia improve with pink pills
Mrs George Forrester of Watertown describes severe fainting from anemia after a heavy cold. She notes rapid improvement after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming full recovery and urging others to use the remedy. The pills claim to build new blood by increasing red corpuscles, with price 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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George Forrester
Curtin Street
Watertown
N.Y
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