Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for health
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes she was nearly invalid for six years due to female troubles and an operation failed to help until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The letter promotes the product as a cure for backache bearing down pains and irregularities and invites others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia S. Pinkham
Wellington Hat Holders Go Citywide
A Chicago Daily News feature notes Wellington New Zealand as a windy capital where residents cling to hats at street corners. The piece highlights the hardy habit as a humorous symbol of the city’s blustery climate and public perception abroad.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Sydney
Melbourne
Chicago Daily News
Five Years Ago I Recovered From Kidney Trouble
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan recalls a critical period with kidney trouble backache dizziness and swelling. She says after using Deans Kidney Pills all symptoms disappeared and she regained health weighing 163 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Kirk
Detroit
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Expensive War Costs in Southwest Africa Campaign
German war in Southwest Africa has spent about 50 million dollars to quell native resistance. Heavy losses were suffered with 86 officers killed and 229 NCOs among the ranks, plus 1 167 rank and file. Colonial troops endured 16 officers and 195 men killed.
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Germany
Africa
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims foot relief
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold at druggists and shoe stores 24 cents. Sample mailed free address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Simple Sulphur Smoke Inhalation for Cold Relief
A home remedy suggests inhaling sulphur smoke to cut a cold short. Inhale the smoke gradually after sneezing and nasal irritation, using a small burn in a closed container.
OUR CIVIL SERVICE ARMY Interesting Figures Concerning Uncle Sam
The Post Office Department employs 106,811 people including 37,389 rural delivery carriers 28,846 clerks in classified offices 24,696 letter carriers and 18,892 railway mail clerks. Excluded postmasters and clerks bring the overall total to about 180 thousand in hand reach of the nation’s mail.
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Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Advertisement Claims Proven Merit
An advertised foot powder named Allen's Foot-Ease is marketed as a trusted, antiseptic remedy for sore and sweaty feet. The notice touts many testimonials, claims savings on stockings, and warns against imitations while urging readers to buy the genuine article.
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Allen
Robbers Hard to Quell in Kweilin District China
Armed robbery remains rampant in the Kweilin district with over four hundred offenders executed in the last year. Authorities continue harsh measures to curb the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kweilin
China
Deafness Cure Claims Constitutional Remedies Only
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and nasal mucosa. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh related deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and sells Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.cueney & Co
Toledo
Ake Hall
Thumbprint Test for Voters in New York
The Baltimore Sun reports the New York Republican committee urges thumbprint registration for all electors to curb fraud in Manhattan. They argue fingerprints would create a practical identification system for registration and election day, contrasting with the Bertillon method used for criminals.
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Manhattan
Greater
New York
County of
Baltimore Sun
Churches Catalog Faiths in Baltimore Suburb Census
Eight churches in a Baltimore suburb trained men to conduct a church census. A card index now tells ministers the religious affiliations of every family in the locality.
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Baltimore
Garfield Tea Promoted for Rheumatism and Gout Relief
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as beneficial for rheumatism and gout. It claims the tea purifies the blood, cleanses the system, and eradicates disease, recommending consumption before retiring.
Electrolytic Metallic Ferments and Their Claimed Uses
The article discusses electrolytic metallic ferments or hydrosols produced by electric sparks between metals in distilled water. Palladium is noted as more effective. Administered hypodermically, they are recommended for pneumonia rheumatism typhoid fever diphtheria influenza and inflammatory diseases. Prof Albert Robin explains the actions while some physicians doubt real effects.
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Albert Robin
Cuticura Aids Boy's Seven Year Eczema Cure
Mrs. John G. Klumpp reports a six week old infant with severe facial eczema and sleepless months. After consulting specialists with little success, she used Cuticura Remedies and saw rapid relief leading to a full recovery by age seven.
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John G. Klumpp
Niagara St
Newark
N. J
Eskimo and Tartar Devour Large Daily Meat Feasts Discussed
A New York Press item notes an Eskimo eating 20 pounds of meat daily and a Russian Tartar consuming 40 pounds in 24 hours. Captain Cochrane cites a Tartar who ate ox hindquarters, 20 pounds fat, and butter for drink, while three Yakuts reportedly tackle a rein deer at a meal.
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Cochrane
New York Press
Portugal Crowned Young King Manuel II After Tragedy
The article recounts the accession of Manuel II of Portugal at eighteen after the assassination of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Felipe in Lisbon. It notes Manuel’s youth, his training in the navy, his diplomatic promise, and recalls King Manuel I as a historical parallel, all set against Portugal's turmoil and hopes for steadier leadership. It also includes brief vignettes about domestic stories and a child’s tale of patience and kindness.
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Portugal
Spain
Manuel
Carlos
Luiz Felipe
Lisbon
Amelie
Manuel II
Manuel I
Dom Manuel II
Europe
Manual
Beja
Manuel Marie Philippe Charles Amelia Louis Michael Raphael Gabriel Gonzague
Xavier Francis
Nenha
Cintra
When Letters Had to Be Written With Feathers and Sand
The piece describes how a great grandmother wrote letters without modern tools. She used a goose feather pen, a wooden pencil, bread to erase, sand in a pounce box for blotting, folded letters sealed with wax, and stamps cut from sheets.
Princess Margaretha Answers Six Times To Obedience
Ingeborg hosts tea at Djurgarden palace as Margaretha and Martha charm guests with courtesy. The youngest Astrid is a babe. Margaretha quips that a well behaved child must be told six times before obeying, drawing laughter from the company.
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Margaretha
Martha
Prince Charles
Sweden
Astrid
Ingeborg
Djurgarden
Mamma
Home Herald
Tiny Mouse Triggers Zoo Panic Among Elephants
In the Bronx Zoo a small mouse smuggled by three boys caused elephants to panic, with Gunda the African elephant leading the fright. The trio Congo Khartoum and their companions trailed the commotion as spectators fled. Keeper Hoffman killed the mouse after the frantic episode.
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Bronx Zoo
New York City
Gunda
Congo
Khartoum
Hoffman
Kipling Gospel of Real Life Warns Against Smart Talk
The Outlook quotes Kipling urging restraint from clever talk and pride in common sense. It presents a plea for guiding peers toward wiser, more useful interests and a broader view of life.
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Kip- Jing
Peruna hailed as both tonic and catarrh remedy
Many endorse Peruna as a tonic and a catarrh remedy, arguing a true catarrh cure must also be tonic. The herbal mix Hydrastis Canadensis with Cubebs and Copaiba plus tonics like Collinsia Canadensis Corydalis Formosa and Cedron Seed is praised as an ideal remedy for catarrh across body locations. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
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Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Wesley's Baptismal Robe Returns to England Heir
The robe John Wesley wore at baptism, dating over two centuries, is now in the possession of Miss Emily Pashley of Worksop England. It came to her through her grandfather who sheltered Wesley as an infant. A second note advertises Dr Klines Great Nerve Restorer offering a $2 trial bottle and free treatise from Arch Street Philadelphia.
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John Wesley
Emily Pashley
Worksop
England
Wesley
St. Vitus
Norwegian rule gives wife half fare on joint travel
The Kansas City Journal reports a new Norwegian railway regulation allowing wives to pay half price when traveling with their husbands. The policy aims to foster family life, arguing a man who usually leaves his wife at home may bring her along at reduced rates. To get a husband and wife ticket one must show a marriage certificate and affidavit that the lady is the wife to prevent bookings collusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Jingoes Beaten Again In Boston Visit Pleas
A group of Japanese tourists in Boston donated $100 to Chelsea fire sufferers. The note complains jingoes and their waning influence between the United States and Japan.
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Boston
Chelsea
United States
Japan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Growth in U S Horse Population Since 1887
The Boston Transcript notes that the United States has 19,746,000 horses now, up from 14,000,000 a decade earlier, a gain of about 40 percent.
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United States
Boston Transcript
Milliners Help the Plague in India Feathers Questioned
The Terre Haute Star reports that women wearing marabou feathers are blamed for worsening conditions in India by promoting demand for a scavenger bird’s plumage. The piece notes rapid extermination of the bird and uncertain remedies, while suggesting fashion adopters show little concern.
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India
Terre Haute
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