California journeys and medical ads in a magazine fragment
Fragmented notes describe a traveler in California with vivid impressions of landscapes and valleys in Tuolumne County, Sierra Nevada, and urban routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Interwoven are ads for Defiance starch and a kidney remedy praised by a judge, with brief references to English church attendance shifts.
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California
Los Angeles
Akes
San Francisco
Tuolumne
Biarra Nevada
Nature's Essence and Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad
Historical advertisement extolling Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Nature's Essence. Claims blood purification and tonic benefits from herbal extracts, with testimonials and notes on Alcohol free production and public approval. Mentions Dr. R. V. Bierce and Hullalo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mam Drake
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pirree
R. V. Bierce
Tavalida
Tan
Hullalo
H. Gaddis
South
Tanna Avene
Teconia
Wash
Pierce
Mellon
Breaker Boy Rises to Panama Canal Staff Post
G Lewis Gable of 414 West Allegheny Avenue has been named private secretary to the chief of the engineering staff of the Panama Canal Commission. Born December 28, 1882, in Shenandoah, he came to Philadelphia in 1902 as a breaker boy. He later worked in uptown factories, attended Temple College night courses, and after taking the U.S. civil service exam for secretary and stenographer with a high score, was appointed on March 24 to his Panama Canal post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanoma Canal
G. Lewis Gable
West
Allegheny Avenue
Panins Canal Commission
Philadelphia
Shenandoah
Der
Temple Collesa
United Brutea Civil Service
Lis
Panama Canal
Paid Too Much For A Hat Judge Rules In London Case
A Streatham woman challenged a Bloomsbury court ruling on a debit to Oxford Street drapers for items including gloves lace and a hat. Judge Recon questioned whether a store can be a necessity for a woman and deemed the charges extravagant. The woman was ordered to pay the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Streatham
Say
Mirror
Bloomsbury County Court
Oxford Street
Woman's Dress and Social Pressures in London World
A fragment discusses how married women must dress to attract attention from men and to influence social realms including politics, the army, literature, and the stage. It argues that married women should resemble the unmarried of yesterday, noting fashion as essential and mentioning features like red hair, grey eyes, amber or black teeth as aesthetic ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odo
Rerson
London
Fragmented antique advertisement and notices blend
A garbled page fragment mixes misprinted quips, medicine ads, a London hospital death note, court quips about honesty, tobacco claims, and a venture into starch marketing. It weaves product pitches with legal and obituary snippets, creating a ragged, period-tone collage of late 19th or early 20th century notices and promotions.
Wasp as a Meat Packer and Other 19th Century Notes
A fragmented summary of Harper's Magazine science piece on huntress wasps storing meat for their larvae and their strong hunting prowess. Includes a Provostal inquiry about a Beatehman turning Independent and a garbled exchange with a Presbyterian minister, reflecting period humor and miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C McQook
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Hope for Mothers
The article touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preparation to strengthen the female system for healthy maternity. It cites letters from women praising improved fertility, fewer miscarriages, and stronger, healthier births, urging others to write for free advice and medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Vinkhan
Brennantt
Iothera
Lydia EB. Finicham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee Business Woman's Association
Grove Street
Milwaukee
Lydia B. Pinkham
Walth
Lydia B. Winwhom
Mae P. Wharry
North Shore Oratorical Society
Norman, Milwankey
Wis
Lydia
Jewish Anniversary of 250th New York Settlement
The article marks the 250th anniversary of the Jewish settlement in New York. It notes celebrations planned this year and mentions John Vanes Cheney of Independent as a referenced figure. Historic migration and community milestones are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vanes Cheney
New York
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