German Farmer's Case Highlights Kidney Pills Relief
Rev Joseph Pope of this place publishes a letter from George Hoellerer, a German farmer and congregant, who suffered rheumatic pain last winter. After trying several doctors, he used Dodd's Kidney Pills, felt relief after the first box, and after six more boxes regained full ability to work on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mich Fountain
Jos. Pope
Mr. Pope
Dodd
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Holland
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pixkuasa
Fromence Hottas
Clifton St
Pixxnax
Lydia E.pinkham
Marta Bowers
Mittersvile
Ohio
Misplaced Affection and Frigid Dog Tales
A stray Storice vignette depicts Eskimos anger at an arctic explorer over petting dogs. The native clarifies that touching the dogs caused their tails to freeze stiff and break when wagged, highlighting the harsh conditions and cultural clash in a brief, local-voice anecdote.
To Cure a Cold in Our Day Ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back claim if it fails to cure. The copy includes lingering phrases and references to household products and quack remedies from a historic newspaper page.
Small figures on divorce stir moral debate at Vassar address
Whitelaw Reid of New York spoke at Phi Beta Kappa at Vassar on divorce and its evils. He cited 654,000 divorced in 20 years, prompting students to quip calculations of 2,700 per year, 2,725 per month, 31 per week, 97 per day, and four per hour amid a 70 million population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
New York
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Vassar College
Merit the World's Leader in Laxative Medicine
An advertisement touts Cascarets as the greatest medicine for quick easy use and claims over ten Indhon boxes sold yearly in America. It warns buyers against imitators and urges shopping at reputable stores for genuine Cascarets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merit
Americans Do Everything Rashly Says Italian Student
An educated young Italian man, a purist of his language, described American life as strenuous and fast paced. He remarked slowly and with emphasis that Americans do everything rashly, a view noted by the New York Tribune and echoed by the Chicago Tribune about pride and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amercio
Italmna
N. Y. Tres
Return to Service David sought a clean heart and steadfast spirit
A preacher discusses Psalm 51 as David’s path back from sin to God. He laments lost joy, argues for a created clean heart and renewed steadfastness, and urges confession, repentance, and surrender to God to teach others the Lord’s ways. The piece urges Christians to seek a willing spirit and restoration.
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David
God
Chicago
Jesus
Christ
Aving
Wife
Christian
Maha
E“ OY
Lord
Youth Rebelled to Education in Emile Loubet Tale
A historical vignette recalls Emile Loubet at nine resisting a move to Crest College. He hid in the woods to avoid schooling as his parents pressed for instruction, and the struggle ended only when his feet and hands were bound for transport to the carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Loubet
Republic of France
Marsanne
Emile
College of Crest
Mrs Russell Sage Urges Female Ambition and Piety
Mrs Russell Sage spoke at the Emma Willard school commencement in Troy New York urging women to seek education and virtue. She recalled Emma Willard’s defiance of bans on women speaking and urged girls to carry God in marriage and life, aiming to elevate the nation through women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Emma Willard School
Troy
N. Y
Emma Williard
Mme
Emma Willard
God
New England
Shakespeare
Strange Kidnaping Case Onboard Corfe Castle
New York immigration authorities pursue a remarkable case of kidnapping a young woman from Cape Town to the United States. Firemen A Jones and Frank Voss on the Corfe Castle are arrested after the victim Sarah Abrahams is identified, lured aboard, concealed on voyage, and landed ashore without ship officers knowing. Federal prosecutors will aggressively pursue penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corfe Castle
New York
South Africa
Sarah Abrahams
Cape Town
A. Jones
George Harris
Julius Jones
George Jones
Frank Voss
Record Found In Old Lake Michigan Water Tunnel
Workmen in Chicago found an iron plate in the first water tunnel from a crib to a pumping station five feet in diameter beneath Lake Michigan. The 12 by 18 inch plate bore a 1867 date and notes the tunnel’s use and a 1882 pumping out, signed by Mayor Carter Harrison and city officials. Mayor Harrison will present the plate and associated relics to the Chicago Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
City of Chicago
A. D
Carter H. Harrison
City of
Chicago
de Witt C. Cregier
G. Artingstall
Harrison
Chicago Historical Society
New York Court Rules Love at 90 Not Insanity
Supreme Court Justice Moreau dismissed Mortimer Brown's bid to annul his father’s marriage to a younger woman. The elder Brown, a wealthy baker, died soon after marrying the 60 years his junior whom he called an angel from God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of New York
Moreau
Mortimer
Brown
Peruna Promoted By Congressman Dunnell For Pelvic Health
A vintage advertisement claims Peruna cures pelvic organ mucus discharge and fatigue. Congressman Mark H. Dunnell endorses Peruna as a tonic and remedy for catarrh and physical recovery. Readers are urged to write to Dr. Hartman for free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna
Mark H. Dunnell
National Hotel
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
BR. Paxton Co
Dept
Boston
Maes
Turkish minister at launching of Medjidia ships in Philadelphia
Chekib Bey the Turkish minister to Washington attended the launch of the warship Medjidia at the Cramps yard in Philadelphia. During luncheon he recounted meeting a beggar and joked about credit, then urged investors to consider profitable opportunities with the MKT line and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chekib Bey
Washington
Philadephia
Medjidia
Cramps
Chekib
No Hay Fever for the Duckleighs Says News Snippet
A satirical exchange notes the Duckleighs lack hay fever despite fashion interest. A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote mentions their father ran a feed store, while a Ram's Horn line remarks that truth’s grain strengthens a lie. The Chicago and North Western doubles as a key transit link from Chicago to the Missouri River via the Overland Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckleighs
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Overland Limited
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
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Johnny
HPN
Glasgow
Thosbins
Norwich
N.Y
Pric
Fon
Chicago Tribune
J. M. Edson
Avid
Saul
F. B. Meyer
Peter Saith
Siace
Acas
Chicago Water Works
New York Supreme Court
Market Report
Cincinnati
St'rts
Balti
Miss Curtain
St. Paul
Nellie Curtain
Pearl Street
St. Paul, Minn
Miss Nellie Curtain
Katy
Suite B
St. Louis
Chicago & North-Western
Missouri River
Eden Philpotts
Fitzgerald Cu
Washington, D
Isishman
Philadelphia Ledger
Doan
P. Conlin
Carbondale
Kelly's
P.O
Pester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y. Hararei
Dean
Germ
Balica Abde Roo
Stn Aa
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