Galena Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy For Lump Relief
Mrs. Jon Hoey of 713 Mineral Ave Galena Kansas recounts a year ago a severe lump in her right side and a doctor warned of possible tumor. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the lump broke and passed away. The ad promotes Pinkham's tonic for female ills and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia
Pinkham
Jon Hoey
Mineral Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Church talk and a preacher's split infinitives
In a Kansas City Star item a church crowd packs the sermon Sunday with Mrs Oldcastle noting the crush and a hostess commenting on Gobelin tapestry. The talk turns to the preacher Doctor Goodman whose habit of spitting his infinitives shocks some, while others joke about robes masking the splits.
Farmer mocks city portrait caption at City Park
A Denver man visiting the museum at City Park recalls a farmer who ridiculed a portrait labeled “A portrait of E. H. Smith, by him self.” The farmer joked that no one in the painting accompanies Smith, calling city sellers fools.
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Denver
City Park
E. H. Smith
Smith
Cincinnati Post
FARM By William Cif
Farmers advise on breed selection feeding and care for cattle sheep pigs and poultry. Tips cover soil preparation milk quality stock health pruning beekeeping and poultry management with emphasis on breeding, efficiency, and market timing for ducks and fruits.
Farming Advice From a Historic Agricultural Column
Deep plowing increases soil water holding capacity and oats sown as early hog pasture cover crop can last until June. Prevent roup in poultry, support dairy with sensible cow care, and consider the value of male calves. Introduce horses to autos, use sweet oil for animal ailments, and store eggs in winter. Hog supply may lag demand for years, and breeding stock prices restrict growth. Plant spacing varies by species, learn plant habits, treat barbed wire wounds with a carbolic solution, and set home orchard now before buds swell.
Rhode Island Reds: Broiler and Fryer Ages and Egg Yield
The Kentucky experiment station reports Rhode Island Reds are broilers at seven weeks and friers at 20 weeks. It also states an annual egg yield of 190 to 210 per hen, higher than the 120 per hen reported in 1900 census statistics.
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Kentucky Experiment Station
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Real Facts About Mrs Fincher and Carduri Cure
The article features Ludie Fincher of Peavy Alabama describing years of illness until taking Carduri. It credits Carduri with improving health after four bottles, and urges women to seek guidance from Chattanooga Medicine Co. It also extols oatmeal as top food, citing Quaker Scotch Oats as superior and widely exported.
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Ala
Ludie Fincher
Cardus
Great Britain
Europe
Wise Family Backs New Millionaire's Popularity
Mrs Wise complains about a new millionaire's communication skills while Mr Wise notes his wealth as the real draw. The exchange hints at social dynamics around money and influence without further details.
Cuticura Remedies Relief for Severe Itching Case
A New York man describes waking with a burning itch spreading over his body on March 30 and rapid relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment by April 1. He credits the treatment for nearly total disappearance of itching and notes Cuticura is sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston.
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Frank Gridley
East 43Rd Street
New York City
Was Taking No Chances
A mother disapproves of her daughter's suitor whom she has never met. The daughter argues secrecy is to avoid her mother's objections. The mother notes the suitor's wealth and fears not seeing him before marriage. The daughter retorts that introduction would prompt her mother to push for marriage.
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Wamlp
Disernsary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
Explaining the Soul Dialogue Between Two Boys
A Sunday school exchange between Willie and Bobby questions the soul’s nature and its ascent to heaven. The boys conclude that the body and soul depart together, clothing remaining behind. The remark closes with a quotation about duty from Charles Gounod.
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Willie
Bobby
Perry Davis Painkiller Adette Quotation
Perry Davis Painkiller touted as an ounce of prevention and a pound of cure for bowel troubles skin wounds colds and other ills available in 85c and 60c sizes.
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Perry Davis
Constipation Ad Promotes Doctor Pierce’s Pellets
An old advertisement touts Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation. It claims the remedy relieves blockage and prevents related diseases with a three for cathartic offer.
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Pierce
Signature on a Check Signals Prosperity
A short, reflective note claims that the act of signing a check is a sign of growing prosperity. The line implies financial confidence and a near-term positive outlook for the signer.
Only Nine Left
Lee Wyman advocates preserving sayings of children for future generations. He recalls a story where his son appears before his wife who reminds him he has broken one of the ten commandments. The boy replies that only nine remain.
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Lee Wyman
Wyman
Mrs. Wyman
Bonaparte Protests Golf Grievances with Munchhausen
Napoleon barges into the clubhouse in a glare over a golf dispute with Baron Munchhausen. He curses Mille tonnerres and vows exile on St. Helena if he plays Munch again, while Caesar fans the flames with a joke about the Congressional Record.
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Bonaparte
Napoleon
Baron Munchausen
St. Helena
Munch
Bony
Caesar
Emperor
Lippincott’s
From Pain to Pleasure a Quick Transi
A Boulder Colorado dentist George E Ames recounts advising Resinol for a months old child with a leg rash resembling eczema. A sample box soothed pain and within two days the child fully recovered leaving a tired mother grateful for the rapid relief.
Ocean liner term described in sports page banter
A couple debates the meaning of ocean liner as a new sports term. One character jokes a liner is a hot ball that isn’t fielded well and rolls into a puddle, then the woman calls a doctor after he leaves to tend to him.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
Advertises a constitutional cure for deafness caused by catarrh. Claims dominant Eustachian Tube inflammation leads to deafness unless treated. Offers $100 for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Garlic on records to improve Italian opera sound
A man boasts of a phonograph and several Italian grand opera records. He claims a method to reproduce them perfectly by rubbing a little garlic on the record before playing it, a plan observed by another man with a purple nose.
Noted Exchange of Misunderstood Grief Over Lunch
Dialogue captures a rural folk humor moment as a boy misplaces a stone and claims it harmed his stomach after a lunch disruption. The exchange shows rural speech patterns and playful miscommunication without broader context.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad From Marine Eye Remedy Co
An old advertisement promotes Murine eye remedy with claims of soothing tired watery eyes. It markets the product at 50 cents through druggists and invites readers to request eye books. The Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co. is cited. Henry Drummond quote appears.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
The Real Hero in a Publisher’s Eye
A dialogue notes a historical novel and its hero as the publisher who undertakes to bring the work to print. The quotation from the Washington Star frames the publishing act as the defining heroic action.
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Biggins
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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Iara Lette
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Spur, Dickens CO
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