Woman Could Not Walk Finds Relief From Pinkham Remedy
Pentwater Michigan resident Mrs Alice Darina says a year of weakness and severe back pain ended after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Peoria Illinois woman, Miss Clara L Gauwitz, reports similar relief from chronic backache side heaviness and headaches after using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentwater
Mich
Lydia E Pinkham
Alice Darina
R.F.D. No
Box 77
Peoria
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara L. Gauwitz
R.R. No
Futurist canvas discussed as street numbers upgrade plan
A dialogue notes a planned street number update on houses in the block, with Beeves and O'Beetle considering options as funding limits loom. The office post remarks on the move, and a judge’s aside ends the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Post
O'Beetle
City Grass Adapts to Environment Revealed by Lord Redesdale
Lord Redesdale told the King Edward memorial fund advisory committee that country grass withered in London while London grown grass thrived. The remark cited adaptation to environment as a striking scientific example during discussion of Shadwell market site laid out as a pleasure garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Redesdale
King Edward Memorial Fund For
London
Shadwell Market
London Globe
Lawyer Recounts Old Tennessee Lawsuit Over Hippo Remark
James C McReynolds recalls starting law practice in a Tennessee town when a customer sought $10000 damages after calling him a hippopotamus two years earlier He delayed action until a circus visited town last week creating the surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. McReynolds
Tobacco Trust
Tennessee
McReynolds
Saturday Evening Post
Senate orders probe into lobby influence on tariff bill
The Senate directs the Judiciary Committee to report within ten days on alleged lobby activity aimed at shaping pending legislation including the Underwood tariff bill. The measure seeks names of lobbyists, methods, testimonies under oath, and any senator with ties to affected articles, with President Wilson asked to share relevant information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Washington
Wilson
Cummins
Kern
Steam Douses Giant Oil Well Fire in Trees City
The Standard Oil Company well fire at Trees City Louisiana, burning since last Saturday, was halted Wednesday after steam from 55 boilers blasted into the flame, cutting it off from oil and gas. An estimated $100,000 may cover the well waste and extinguishing costs. the fire averaged near a thousand dollars hourly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Trees City
Three Veterans Die In Chattanooga Parade Crowd
Death stalked the veterans parade as three aged soldiers identified as Robert Nolen of Houston B F Moore of Fuqua Texas and G W Mullenix of Londale Ga died during the cheering procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Nolen
Houston
B. F. Moore
Fuqua
Texas
G. W. Mullenix
Londale
Wilsons Nominations Sent to Senate for Consuls and Solicitor
President Wilson on Thursday sent to the senate a list of nominations including William H. Robertson of Virginia as Consul at Manchester England Evan E. Young of South Dakota as Consul general at Halifax Nova Scotia and John B. Densmore of Montana as Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Manchester
England
William H. Robertson
Virginia
Halifax
N. S
Evan E. Young
South Dakota
Department of Labor
John B. Densmore
Montana
Switchmen's Union Selects Buffalo as 1915 Convention City
Buffalo, New York was chosen as the 1915 convention site for the sixth biennial National Switchmen's Union of North America. The event concluded after an eleven day session with the election of the remaining grand officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Buffalo
N. Y
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Suit Against Katy Ends Express Transport Rights Dispute
The Empire Express Company of Greenville Texas filed suit Thursday against the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad seeking an order to compel transport of its express messengers and merchandise and to grant it the same rights along the line as other companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Tex
Empire Express Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Arms Captured at Valentine in Texas Border Report
Two shipments of arms and ammunition bound for Mexican rebels were captured at Valentine Texas by U S Mounted Inspector O C Dowe on Thursday. The items were headed to Texas border points for rebel forces operating across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Tex
Texas
Valentine
United States Mounted
O. C. Dowe
Brother Visitor in Kitchen Sparks Family Confusion
A woman finds Cindy's guest in the kitchen and asks about relations. The guest insists he is not a relative, while Cindy reveals he claimed kinship, causing a humorous exchange about social expectations and truth. The scene unfolds in a domestic setting quoted from the Chicago Record-Herald.
Woman Remonstrates Passenger Over Coveted Seat
A woman berates a man who sat while others stood in a car. She warns her husband James she would never speak to him again if he did it. The man replies with a wry remark about paying for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Cure for eczema on infant’s face with Cuticura product
Mrs. Lillie Sikes of Lexington Tennessee recounts her one month old son’s severe eczema improving after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She credits rapid skin healing and no scarring within a week and notes the globally sold product. Free samples offered with a 32 page Skin Book by Cuticura Department L Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Tenn
Lillie Sikes
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Opera seating sparks society chatter in club box
Judge recalls a lively opera night with Marjorie and Madge noting their close view from a box and overheard conversations of high society figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Marjorie
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Cure
Vintage request for Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for children teething markets a 25 cent bottle. Claims include gum softening inflammation reduction pain relief wind colic and soothing effect. Advertises single product price with sales emphasis.
Mexican Colonel Degraded for Aerial Frontier Aid
Washington dispatch reports Colonel Cambrieros a Mexican federal officer arrested at Hermosillo Sonora and degraded for helping bring an airplane across the Mexican frontier from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cambrieros
Hermosillo
Sonora
United States
Texan Is Shot to Death Near Barrington Farm
Herbert von Blanden stein, 26, of Cuero Texas, died from a revolver wound on Thursday on the farm of G E van Hagen two miles west of Barrington Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Herbert von Blandenstein
Cuero
Texas
G. E. van Hagen
Barrington
At the School Heads Questioned About Rats
Dialogue shows Miss Prim needing to identify a culprit for a rodent problem as girls react with amusement and tease about their cat hunter. The scene captures classroom humor and character dynamics within a school setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prim
NO SIXTY SIX This is a prescription for malaria and fever
A vintage advertisement promises a malaria cure titled NO SIXTY SIX This prescription claims five or six doses will end any case and that a tonic afterward prevents a fever return. The tiny 26 cent ad markets a tonic linked to the remedy.
Old Sailor Cuffs Boy Over Edge Risk at Southampton
Scene on a Southampton pier shows a group of boys playing near the edge when an elderly onlooker abruptly cuffs a lad. He defends his action with a blunt remark about not caring if they fall, but hating the uncertainty of the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mac
Bug
Harper's Weekly
Southampton
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Be Happy Today
A compact meditation on choosing joy and bearing daily troubles with patience. The quote by Jeremy Taylor urges valuing the present, accepting blessings and evils alike, and not dwelling on past or future sorrows. It contrasts living in the moment with an overwhelming, unmanageable burden of thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremy Taylor
Judge slips at city hall on rainy day
Chief Justice Isaac Russell recalls going to city hall to meet the mayor on a rainy day. As he left, he slipped on stone steps and fell, a passerby helping him to his feet. He quipped that his honor remains intact but his spine seems jarred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Russell
Court of Special Sessions
New York Sun
Quote about fat man offers stout resistance
A short quip notes a fat man is unlikely to be attacked because he would offer a stout resistance, reflecting a humorous exchange about strength and risk. The line juxtaposes size with defiant retaliation in a witty exchange.
Wonderful Remedy Promoted by Railroad Surgeon
Thousands of farmers and stockmen praise Dr Porter s antiseptic healing oil as the best remedy for wounds burns old sores and many skin diseases. Sold by druggists or sent by mail with money back guarantee. Also contains a comic prayer anecdote from Chicago Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oll
Parcel Post
Paris Medicine Co
Pine St
St. Louis
Hanford's Balsam Adverts and Quips From 19th Century Papers
An OCR style collage promotes Hanford's Balsam for cuts burns and bruises with a mock warning to act now. It blends humorous exchanges about life and a pistol request with mentions of the Atlantic liner voyage and a 1846 mark, reflecting era ad copy and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Pennell Chews Gum During Dynamiting Case Hearing
In the Indianapolis dynamiting case defendant Murray L. Pennell caused a distraction on the stand by chewing gum. US Attorney Miller and Judge Anderson each urged him to remove it, and Pennell said he had swallowed it as court proceedings paused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray L. Pennell
Indianapolis
Pennell
United States
Miller
Anderson
Vitalitas patent remedy pricing and shipping offer
Vitalitas advertises bottles at 1 dollar each and jars at 50 cents with savings on shipping. It invites readers to ask their druggist or have the product shipped by express or parcel post from Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expressor Percel Post F
B. Houston
Vital Rimedies CO
Houston
Tex
Hot air artist or furnace ad man noted in jest
A quip calls a man a hot air artist, then jokes he is an advertising agent for a new furnace. The exchange conveys humor about communication and promotions.
New York Plans Popular Opera as Reel Ragtime
An item notes New York planning a popular opera likely to be ragtime in three reels. It hints at public interest in entertainment and mentions a large prize for an Atlantic flight, suggesting sensational press tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Chicago Journal
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Vitalitas
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Hydro CorbenLight Co
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