Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Mrs 8 A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago report avoiding surgery through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy for female troubles and urges letters for advice from Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. Also notes benefits of borax care for hands rail noise ranges and compares Lewis' Single Binder cigars to 10¢ cigars and an eggs to silkworm yield.
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Shere
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Alvina Sperling
Cleybourne Ave
Chicago
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia Eham
Honest Health Claim for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
An advertisement extols a trusted laxative product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a proven health aid endorsed by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Trinity River Flood Drowns 25. 6000 Homeless in Texas
Torrential rains push the Trinity River above record levels flooding Fort Worth and Dallas. At least 25 dead and more than 5,000 homeless as waters rise. Rescue crews use rowboats. bridges girders and abutments swept away. powerhouses and streetcars drowned. many missing. Local officials urge aid for the displaced amid widespread devastation.
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Fort Worth
Tex
North Fort Worth
Handley
White City
Lake Coama
East Fourth Street
Rock Island
Long Bridge
City Park
Trinity
W. D. Hart
Salvation Army
Trinity River
Dallas
Taft nominated and convention ticket security revised
In Mason City Iowa Postal Inspector Farrell helped perfect the fourth class postmasters group. California orator George A Knight who backed Roosevelt will back Taft in Chicago this year. Minnesota Democrats name Johnson for president and oppose Bryan as second choice. Republican leaders shift to Taft amid talk of a third term and Utah and Texas favor Roosevelt first. National committee chair New says no tickets will be mailed and all tickets kept under seal until two days before the convention.
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Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
J. Broughton
Vincy Building
Chicago
T. Holmes
Jackson
St. Paul
Mian
Merv. McInnes
Avenue Theater
Bilock
Detroit
Mich
T. O. Qurrie
Callahan
Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Mason City
Iowa
Farrell
George A. Knight
California
Roosevelt
Taft
Minnesota
Denver
John A. Johnson
Bryan
Utah
Texas
New
Republican National Committee
Agen
Western Woman Loses 3000 In Bustle Bank Story
A New York advertisement reveals a western woman hid 3000 dollars in a bustle sewn into a hair stuffed pad. The money disappeared after a rip in the pad was found, with no clues on when or how it vanished. Mrs Troth of Denver had sewn the funds into the pad to fund a millinery and dressmaking venture.
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New York
TROTH
W. 4Tith St
Denver
Courageous Lord Kelvin Stories Radius of Safety
The Kansas City Star recounts Lord Kelvin's bold demonstrations of electrical safety. It notes Nasmyth's steam hammer anecdote where a watch was crushed, and Kelvin's quip about electric shocks. He once allowed a high current to pass through him to prove it harmless, while students begged him not to test it on a dog.
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Lord Kelvin
Nasimyth
Nasmyth
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Remedies Cured Severe Infant Dermatitis
A Chicago mother reports her baby suffered terrible itching on face and neck for over a year despite visits to doctors and colleges. After using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent Pills over three boxes, the child improved and now appears healthy.
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Miss G
A. C. Brestlin
N. Lincoln St
Chicago
Triumph of Mind in Illusion About Fever
A patient fears brain fever and is reassured by a doctor who declares fever nonexistent and urges the patient to doubt the senses. The dialogue emphasizes mind over bodily illness and ends with the patient acknowledging belief in the mind.
Those Delicious Lemon Pies Ad by D-Zerta Co
A nostalgic food ad promotes lemon pies described as mouth watering and easy to make with no fuss. Three varieties lemon chocolate and custard are offered at grocers for 10 cents. Produced by D-Zerta Food Co Rochester NY.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
Juggernaut drives away zeal of ancient devotees
The text humorously notes that devotees lose dedication as faster automobiles outpace a lumbering ice wagon. The punchline shows a scorching chauffeur discouraging piety among the ancients.
Retainer Kiss Sparks Tense Reproof in Chicago Tale
A young man confronts a woman, asking if he may still visit her. She denies future visits and recalls a prior kiss she calls only a retainer, prompting his indignant reaction and her rebuke in a brief Chicago Tribune dialogue scene.
Pettit's Eye Salve Promoted as Old Reliable Remedy
Advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve as the old reliable remedy for eye bother with a claim of wide drugstore availability through Howard Bros. of Buffalo New York. It also notes a rubber tree yields twenty gallons of sap producing forty pounds of dry rubber.
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Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
India
His Usual Course
A brief Chicago Tribune joke panel notes a fair bridge player asking a man what he does with a strong hand and the reply that he generally swears.
The Handy Doctor in Your Vest Pocket
An enamel box with six candy tablets offers health benefits by stimulating bowel and liver activity. The product claims to improve digestion without causing purging or stomach upset and functions like a muscle trainer for the bowels rather than a mere laxative.
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West Pocket
Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
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