Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Terre Hill Reader
Mrs Augustus Lyon of Terre Hill Pennsylvania testifies to relief from female troubles aches and pains in back and sides and improved sleep and appetite after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the remedy as a standard nationwide treatment for women's ills with history dating to the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and patient letters claiming avoided surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Hill, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
Working girls find luck not enough for love and success
Two department store workers debate fate versus effort as a writer argues that ambition and practical self-improvement, not luck, shape a woman’s future. The piece contrasts idle dreamers with those who dress better, work harder, and seek genuine connections, while note is also taken of men leaving home for opportunity and finding true affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Right
Do Men Go Where There's Money
A reflective fragment questions whether men pursue wealth or affection. It contrasts wealth with a woman's beauty and character, arguing money cannot buy charm while poverty can accompany genius and virtue, and laments a lover turning to a newcomer.
Why Your Wife Should Be Your Stenographer
A humorous 19th century style essay argues wives would relish stenographer roles in their husbands offices. It portrays benefits: closeness at work, insight into finances, shared routines, and less temptation from other women, concluding that a week in the office proves home is best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Whfey
Tom
Harry
Duncans
Mack Sennett Seeks Gas in San Diego Fair Trip
Early morning near the San Diego fair Mack Sennett runs out of gasoline. A passing wagon offers a ride to town for ten dollars while the driver explains he peddles gasoline to small-town stores.
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Mack Sennett
San Diego
Mack
Photoplay Magazine
Baseball Player Fined After Umpire Altercation
A baseball player was fined following a clash with an umpire. The public exchange suggests players feel the penalty reflects the value of the act, while observers indicate accountability is needed to deter similar assaults on officials.
Spelling Bee Sting Jokes Reported at The Place
A humorous exchange unfolds with the line You say you were stung lately Yes at a spelling bee reflecting a light moment cited by the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Postum Aids Bookkeeper In War With Stomach Troubles
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with ending his stomach pain and nervousness from coffee and tea. After two years of exclusive Postum use, he reports improved health and sustained mental work, praising the product and its two forms Postum Cereal and Instant Postum sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Twas Ever Thus in a Curious Editorial Pasquinade
A witty, fragmentary piece satirizes stock markets and office presence in homes, with quips about gossiping and medical puns. The dialogue frames a judge and a moving troublemaker as the central figures, reflecting a humorous, old newspaper tone.
Elixir Babeck Advertised For Child's Fever Cure
Mrs. Cyrus Helms reports her 10 year old daughter suffered chills and fever for a year. After using Elixtir Babeck the child fully recovered. Advertisement notes price 50 cents and ordering from Kloczewski & Co. Washington, DC.
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Eliair Babek
Cyrus Helms
N. E
Washington
D.C
A Vegetable Raiser
A playful line remarks that 93 percent of the ocean floor lacks vegetation while jesting about Neptune as a gardener. The quip contrasts sea life concepts with human farming ideas in a light, humorous tone.
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Bacon
Egbert
Neptune
Cuticura Advertises Free Trial Samples by Mail
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as cleansing purifying and beautifying for skin scalp hair and hands. It claims economy and broad toilet uses and offers free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept XY Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Boston Streets Sparked Talk on City Planning
A humorous exchange contrasts Boston and New York street layouts. Mrs Gotham notes Boston streets bend and loop, while Mrs Hubb points to New York’s straight avenues. The dialogue plays on perceived navigation advantages in each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gotham
Hubb
New York
Britons Lead in Sugar Consumption Among Nations
The article ranks per capita sugar use across countries, with Britons averaging 92.4 pounds and Americans 79.2. It notes Denmark 72.6, Switzerland 56, and lower figures for Germany, France, and beyond, attributing differences mainly to sugar and related goods duties.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Norway
France
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
Archery Feats From Plains to Ottoman Lands
The Washington Star notes legendary archers from plains Indians who shot arrows through buffaloes at speed, to Scottish Macktens hitting at 500 yards. It recalls a Turkish ambassador in 1794 near London shooting 415 yards against wind, with the Sultan claimed at 500 yards. A pillar near Constantinople marks 800 yards, and Sir Robert Ainslie records a 972 yard shot in 1798.
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Macktens
Gairlock
Scotland
London
Constantinople
Robert Ainslie
Sublime Porte
Washington Star
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Carter
Carters
Glenn
Hill
Parker
California &X
Allen
Marine
Marine Eye Rewdy Co
Chicago
U. S
Joan
Pennsylvania
Beery
Mery
J. P. Dayton
Lancaster St
Downingtown
Doan
Ioan
Baoster-Milbuen CO
Buillu
N.Y
Wiseacres
de Samuel Pitower Promotan Lead
the Centaur Company
NEW_YORK
Trouble
Eees
Gilbert
Gilbert Bros., & CO
Baltimore
Wunder Art Machine
Stamptlantic Novelty Co
14Th St
Daisy Fly Killer
Rold Bowers
de Kaid Ave
Brooklyn
M W
Thomas E. Green
T. H. Great Soos
Bua A. Chatworth
Sudan
Lubbock
Ww. WN. U
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