Pinkham Family Business Backed by Advertising
A Boston reporter recalls Lydia E. Pinkham not as a myth but as a real figure, detailing how her son Charles H. Pinkham led the company from kitchen experiments to a sizable laboratory and factory. The narrative notes Mrs. Charles H. Pinkham handling correspondence and patient visits, asserting there are two women named Pinkham connected to the business.
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Valse
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston
Charles H. Pinkham
Lydia TE. Pinkham
Quote about grown and little bits of children
Miss Varden voices a preference against grown children while praising small children in a playful exchange with Mr Bachelor. The dialogue hints at character dynamics and humor within the scene.
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Miss Varden
Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer and Pills for Health
A vintage ad style summary: Dr. Kline claims free trial bottles and cures for fits with a nerve restorer. Also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a mild laxative and regulator for liver stomach and bowels. Mentions liver stomach bowels movement and relief from sick headache bilious headache constipation indigestion bilious attacks and related disorders.
Dime Saving Banks Fuel Popular Frugal Craze
A pocket dime saver, a nickel cylinder with a one and a half inch length and a slot, has become widely used since Broadway firms began mass production last September. Reported savings may reach 50 thousand banks daily, totaling nearly five million since last autumn, tightening dime circulation and prompting concern over the coin’s supply across major cities including Boston, Chicago, St Louis, Denver and San Francisco.
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Broadway
Continent
Philadelphia
Sub-Treasury
United States
Boston
Massachusetts
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Treasury Department
New York Continent
Proper Care For Watches From Chanbers Journal
The article explains how external influences affect watch accuracy and that lever watches with fine finishes best resist them. It notes no watch stays perfectly accurate and even observatory chronometers need regulation by tables. Regular cleaning every two to three years is advised to prevent oil decomposition and dust grinding the mechanism. A wet drop requires immediate professional cleaning to avoid permanent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanbers’ Journal
A Boston lens maker praised as greatest of all time
Charles X. Dalton quotes R. B. Tolles of Boston as the world’s top lens maker who built a 7500x objective about 1874. The lens, 175th of an inch in diameter, changed hands among collectors and doctors, aiding bacteriology and blood testing while noting future aims for 10000x magnification.
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Charles X. Dalton
R. B. Tolles
Boston
Nobert
Lews
Tolles
Woodward
Washington
Harriman
Ephraim Cutter
England
France
Germany
Globe Democrat
Thrift in France and the Wealth of Savers
A French finance official compares thrift to the Eiffel Tower in silver, noting savings in private and postal banks exceed 2.8 billion francs held by about 6.5 million depositors. He cites a billion dollars yearly on drink and tobacco and states thrift will curb pauperism only when social spending ends.
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France
Eiffel Tower
Caisse d'Epargne
M. de Fonville
Ice Load On Branches Shows Structural Strain
A Brookline resident reports an ice storm experiment measuring ice weight on branches. One pound of branch carried five pounds of ice. a pine needle branch with one pound weighed twelve pounds of ice. Result explains tree breakage and hazards to lines, though not exact pressure.
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Brookline
Boston Transcript
Trick to steal a diamond fooling shoppers at uptown jeweler
A jeweled display case trick fools a well-dressed woman who tries repeatedly to lift a diamond stuck to the glass by a clerk who breathes on it to create a damp hold. The clerk observes the attempts, notes that many rich patrons try the same, then explains the widespread deception using coins and bills also glued to the glass. The incident prompts comments on honesty and trade protection.
Why Girls Cannot Throw a Stone and Other Odds and Ends
A collage of 19th century curiosities. A medical view explains girls’ throwing limits by longer collar bones and a rigid arm, while boys use a relaxed arm and back driven snap. Other notes cover electric light effects on Creusot miners with skin itching and eye issues, ostrich stepping distances, and a sobbing child scene.
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Creusot
France
Hoe
A Choice List of Summer Resorts in the Northwest
A regional guide lists hundreds of summer resort localities across Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas. It highlights reachable northern Wisconsin points near Chicago and Milwaukee and cites travel by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway and Milwaukee and Northern Railroad. Details invite readers to request a free illustrated tourist folder from Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Chicago
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
Oconomowoe
Wis
Clear Tala Tawa
Minocqua
Waukesha
Palmyra
Tomahawk Lakes
Lakeside
Kilbourn City
Beaver Dam
Madison
Delavan
Sparta
Pewaukes
Wausaukee
Marquette
Mich
Paw
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago, Ill
Lord Dufferin Urges Simple Speech in Public Addresses
In a recent address Lord Dufferin advised learners of speeches to avoid embellishing texts with unnecessary apostrophes. He cited a French Chamber member’s compelled clamor, Quintilian’s plea against Cassius Severus, and Cassius’s surprised reply to a written scowl provoking laughter from the audience.
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Lord Dufferin
Quintilian
Cassius Severus
Cassius
Travel Safeguard for All Climates and Duties
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters marketed as the finest medicinal fortifier for sea and land travel. Claims counteraction of malaria, seasickness, damp exposure, and temperature changes, with benefits for biliousness constipation dyspepsia rheumatism headaches and kidney issues for workers and travelers alike.
What an Engineer Saw
An engineer on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western reports a stormy sighting of a huge ball of fire on the rails moving toward the engine. It struck the locomotive’s driving wheels, circled them, crossed to the other track, spun away, and vanished around a curve. The engine remained undamaged.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Hall’s Catarrh Curb and other old time remedies
A collage of patent medicine lines and testimonials. Mentions Hall’s Catarrh Curb sold by druggists, Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh, Dr Isaac Thompson’s Eye Water, and quips about undertakers and Lydia E. Pinkham. The voice reflects early 20th century health ads and social humor.
Vender claims six for five price on Hood & Co product
Advertisement notes a Dragnist sold in sets of six for five dollars. The item is prepared by C. J. Hood and Company of Lowell Massachusetts. The line emphasizes availability at multiple druggists and a fixed bundle price.
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C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
Boschee’s German Syrup Endorsed by Hotel Proprietor
Frank A. Hale of the De Witt House Lewiston and the Tontine Hotel Brunswick testifies he loses relatives to pulmonary consumption and uses Boschee’s German Syrup for colds and lung trouble. He claims it cures him every time and has advised over a hundred people to take it as the best cough syrup available.
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Frank A. Hale
de Witt House
Lewiston
Tontine Hotel
Brunswick
Boschee
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