Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Notices From 19th Century Letters
A set of testimonial letters from readers in Ohio and New York state dated 1899 to 1809 praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for cure of female ailments. The letters describe tiredness, bad complexion, kidney and nervous issues, and leucorrhea with improved health after use.
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Meneses
Misa Boxa Freeperson
Ohio
Mas. Pinxson
Finkham
Miss Eowa Fagpenice
Troy
Racksche
Dean Mas
Pinxman
Lydia E. Pink
W York
The Sting of Kindness and Police Statistics
An official report from the Washington police notes varying arrest rates in districts and a plan in Congress to curb barroom activity in the District of Columbia. The piece contrasts mercy with sharp action and cites differing arrest frequencies per population.
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Various Trials and Theories From The Early 1900s
Reports cover police lamp tests at Scotland Yard and ice telegraph experiments in Mont Blanc. Also noted are Newark meadow reclamation plans, bullet damage comparisons, rainfall absorption in soil, Indian soapstone dish making, gas liquor crop gains, and a New York loft building with a restaurant tunnel linked to dining. Appendicitis treatment debates urge cautious, balanced care.
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Scotland Yard
Newark
N. J
Mont Blanc
William MacCormac
Kotlamated
England
Cussies
France
New York City
Sth Avenue
About Appendicitis in Middle Aged People
The article describes the vermiform appendix and appendicitis, noting its uncertain function and that inflammation is rare in middle age. It explains typical symptoms, from mild dull pains near the right side to severe abdominal pain when the condition worsens, and mentions that severe cases involve neighboring areas.
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Pawsen
Twin Marines Seek Lost Brother to Claim $75 000 Fortune
William James Viney, a young marine at Brooklyn Navy Yard, seeks his missing twin James William Viney of the Fifth U S Cavalry. The Texas brothers, once cattlemen from Houston, face a delay in settling a $75 000 estate left to both twins, now held by the public administrator until proof of death is produced. The World urges any information to reunite the twins and claim the legacy.
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Witiines Viney
Mia
Uncle Sam
William James Viney
Brooklyn Navy Yard
James William Viney
Fifth United States Cavalry
Willam James
Houston
Texas
William James
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Goldman
James William
James
Porto Rico
Army of Occupation
Miles
Huntsville
Althoug
Philippines
New York
Marine Barracks
Adeline Viney
New York World
Envy Finds Favor From Baron Brampton at Station
Justice Hawkins is greeted by a rough passer at a railway station who claims a prior good turn. The stranger, Crooked Billy’s ally, offers to help with luggage and recounts a past murder tied to Billy. He says he would repay Brampton by harming the judge if not for a prior hanging.
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Baron Brampton
Justice Hawkins
Henry
Billy
Hilly
Inclanation and Dread Amid Heat Seaso n
Fragmentary note mentions a bear and a hopeful wish for long life, with dispatches from Philadelphia and Palletia. Phrases suggest feverish season anxiety and personal well wishes.
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Philadelphia
Fragmented Prose About Marriage and Deception
A garbled passage notes that a man should shrink his catch to persuade his wife. It suggests friends react with humor when a man presents a few sketches.
Courage and misadventure in a Woldeley skirmish
Reports from the era recount Lord Wolseley’s youth tale in Barna where a small detachment encounter led him to fall into a deep hole. Surrounded by a volley, he barely escaped, was hit three times, and fled toward safety. The piece also notes a Chicago tailors strike settlement and various short notices from 1900 touching health and inventions.
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Lord Woldeley
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Barna
Woldeley
King of Bavaria Sells His Teeth for Pocket Money
As a boy the future Bavarian ruler was short of funds and received two shillings weekly. He heard teeth could be sold and visited a dentist to offer his own teeth for cash, highlighting his early financial concerns.
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Bavaria
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