It Saved My Life Praise for a Famous Medicine
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning Iowa attributes life saving relief to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after two years of failed remedies. The letter extols regular periods and improved health, urging other women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham Lynn Mass. The piece also discusses the Government inquiry into Chicago packers noting no proven illegal methods and highlighting benefits to farmers from packing industry and by products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Chicago
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Paraguay's World Upside Down Women Carry Duties
The piece describes Paraguay as a land where women outnumber men seven to one and perform most tasks including street cleaning ship loading oxen driving and even going to war. The author frames this as a supply and demand outcome and suggests some men may view it as beneficial.
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Paraguay
Spanish Women Grace With Sword Training Noted for Poise
The piece praises educated Spanish women taught to handle the sword from childhood, highlighting their admirable figures and graceful, easy walk as a result of this training.
Malli Makaroff Named Aid to the Russian Empress
Malli Makaroff, daughter of a Russian admiral who died when the warship Petropavlovsk sank, was chosen as an aid of honor to the Czarina and to the Dowager Empress of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malli Makaroff
Petropavlosk
Czarina
Russia
Fits Permanently Cured by Dr Kline's Nerve Helper
Advertisement claims permanent cure for fits and nervousness after one day of use with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise. Mentions Dr H Kline Ltd of Philadelphia. Short note adds that food issued to Japanese soldiers has changed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Hk. H. Kurne, Ltd
Archst
Phila
Ladies Wear Shoes Easier With Allen's Foote Ease Powder
Advertisement notes Allen's Foote Ease powder loosens tight shoes and relieves swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores 25c with free trial by mail. Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York. Also reports large oil wells discovered in northern Roumania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Patent Teething Syrup Promises Relief and Price
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething softens the gums reduces inflammation allays pain cures wind colic priced 25c a bottle. St Peters at Rome spans 636 feet by 450 feet in size.
Local Letters Mention Cure-alls and Goat Population
A reader from Kiaily Springs Indiana cites Piso's Cure for coughs and colds dated February 15 1909. In another note the writer claims Montenegro has over a million goats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan F. Borer
Kiaily Springs
Ind
Montenegro
Industrious American Consuls Highlight Unseen Work
The London Post notes American consuls are diligent and inquisitive beyond routine reports. They investigate obscure places, compare data, and offer advice, with the department granting broad scope. Public edits and release frequency remain opaque, though the daily bulletin demonstrates their industrious and intelligent corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Post
Henry L. Goodwin: Father of Rural Free Delivery
The Hartford Courant credits Henry L. Goodwin as the real father of American rural free delivery, noting he died years ago in East Hartford and left a shining example of faithful citizenship, countering claims that Tom Watson deserved sole credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Watson
East Hartford
Henry L. Goodwin
Hartford Courant
The Duty of Woman in Modern Civilization
The piece links national strength to family life and the duties of both spouses. It stresses that a healthy home, honest work, courage, and sacrifice are foundational to civilization, asserting women as good wives and mothers and men as responsible husbands and providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neur
Support For Dr Osler on Brain Development and Youth
The author endorses Dr Osler as claiming the best work happens before forty, citing brain growth in infancy through adolescence and a gradual decline after forty. The piece notes physiological findings on brain weight from birth to adulthood and references ancient sages of the Talmud supporting the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osler
The American Common School as a National Ideal
The article argues the common school embodies American aspirations for universal education. It notes schools reflect community care, must meet public standards, and unify diverse regions. It highlights East West growth, practical American philosophy, and belief in general education as key to a successful state. Anderson cites popular support for funding schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HWE Common School
United States
East
Anderson
Attic Placement Debate Sparks Irish Inn Banter
In a humorous exchange, Pat and a caller discuss moving a new house attic to ground level. The quip from Prince ton Tiger notes the attic is too high, suggesting the attic be flattened to the ground.
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Princeton Tiger
French Engineers Reach Fourclad Angelli Summit
Two French engineers reached the summit of the Fourclad Angelli in Switzerland, attaining an altitude of about 13 700 feet. The ascent marks a notable achievement in alpine exploration and demonstrates advanced mountaineering technique.
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Fourclad
Angelli
Switzerland
The Wise Father Cass County Farmer Arranges Marriage
A Cass County farmer sought to marry off his daughter. A young suitor called a second time and the father objected claiming she did not like him. Nonetheless they wed the following week.
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Cass County
Kansas City Journal
She Was Eligible Red Hand Society Mention
A Chicago Record-Herald note mentions a wife joining the Red Hand Society and doing her own housework, signaling a social cue about newly shared domestic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Hand Society
Chicago Record-Herald
Science notes on cures and curiosities from 19th century pages
Reports describe Mrs. C A Sweet revived after heart stoppage using injected salt solution. A navy officer debuts a global time dial. Great Lakes water levels rise since 1895 with multiple lakes up several feet. London Lancet notes a violet leaf tea cancer cure claimed dubious. Spinal meningitis described as a germ disease affecting malnourished. Frogs rarely breed in captivity in a London Field correspondent note.
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London Field
Brick Tea Used by Manchurian Outlaws Packaged Bricks
The New York Press describes brick tea as compressed cakes made from old leaves, refuse, and serum from ox or sheep blood. Nomads mix the bricks with water and boil with flour and beef suet to create a broth, using salt and ashes to dissolve caseine for drinkable nourishment.
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Manchuria
Steppes
New York Press
Berlin’s new industry revives used playing cards
Old playing cards from hotels clubs and many establishments in Germany Austria Hungary Switzerland are collected cleaned and refreshed. They are rubbed with benzine dried pressed flattened sprinkled with white powder tea and heated to finish. Edges are trimmed and each card is individually inspected to be "as good as new."
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
The Argentine States Hold More Power Than Ours
The statement argues that Argentina's provincial governments possess greater authority than the central government, suggesting lessons or tensions in federal balance and regional autonomy. It contrasts governance structures and sovereignty between nations.
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Willadsen
Paradise
Roumania
Colevo
Candy Cathartig
York
President Roosevelt
Dr. Osler
Dr. L. W. Zwisohn
American Common School
Ossian H. Lang
Pat
the Wise Father
Science Notes
C. A. Sweet
St. Louis
U.S. Navy
Spon and Chamberlain
New York
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Huron
Michigan
Erie
Ontario
London Lancet
Devon Exeter Hospital
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