Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised By Sufferer
Mrs GrornuE Jorpy of Marlton New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after ten years of female troubles. The ad touts the product as made from native roots free of narcotics and claims thousands of cures and testimonials from women with inflammatory and nervous conditions. Readers are invited to write for confidential advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Riarlton
N.J
Lydia &. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Hungarian dining room tale yields bird seed soup memory
Overhead in a Hungarian restaurant catary hung above a square table. A diner's remark about bird seed in the soup follows an incident where a poker game in a BE & O car disrupted as grips and dress suitcases toppled into the kitty, money lost in the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE & O
Rioney
Sleepy Carnations Hint at Gas Exposure Cause
Florists face losses as carnations fail to open due to a sleep-like state. Hull botanical lab experiments reported in the Botanical Gazette suggest even tiny amounts of illuminating gas can trigger this reversible dormancy in these flowers.
Its Troubles In Courtroom Exhibitions Skeleton Speaks
A humorous narrator skewers court spectacles as a family skeleton vents that frequent courtroom exposure leaves it chilled by the air considered notoriously bad. The quip plays on public display and the skeleton's weary perspective.
Dodging Work At The Summer Cottage
A wife complains of heat and avoidance of chores and suggests visiting the Prowns at their summer cottage. The husband agrees the plan will please their hosts and provide a welcome respite from housework.
Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape Nuts For All Ages
A trained nurse extols Grape Nuts as delicate and adaptable for babies the aged and the sick. She recommends soaking a teaspoonful in water then mixing with egg white and fruit juice for a nourishing easy to digest dish. Her husband a physician also prescribes it and she urges a 10 day trial to nourish and rebuild. The letter ends noting the book The Road to Wellville and that new letters appear periodically.
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Wellville
Gunnison Tunnel Opens As Taft Heads West
Montrose California September 23 crowds cheer as the Gunnison river tunnel opens after four and a half years of work. President Taft opens the west portal and water from the Gunnison valley flows six miles through the tunnel into the Uncompahgre valley.
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Montrose
Cal
Gunnison River
William H. Taft
West Portal
Gunnison
Taft
Ellis’ Park
Park
F. D. Catlin
Gunnison Tunnel
J. Q. Allen
John C. Bell
Charles J. Hughes
John Shafroth
I. W. McConnell
Reclamation Service
Horace T. DeLong
Grand Junction
Black Canyon
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Mt Sterling Woman
Mrs Mary Hinson of 21 Strother St Mt Sterling Ky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring her health After suffering backache dizziness poor eyesight and headaches she says she improved from the first use and continued until she was practically well again The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills priced at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Sojourn in the country yields unripe harvest humor
In a playful exchange Johnny replies that his country trip produced many apples peaches and watermelons but jokes the sojourns were not ripe yet conveying a light rural scene.
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Johnny
Fall season aids painters with dry surfaces and durable coats
The article argues that autumn offers advantages for painting as surfaces dry faster and moisture gains are minimized. It promotes a winter protective coat using pure white lead mixed with linseed oil and notes National Lead Company advertises a complete painter’s outfit from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Collar and necktie sizing quip at the shop
A shopper asks for collars and neckties for her husband and the clerk reveals the size guess is twelve and a half. The exchange ends with humor about wives choosing for husbands.
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Strength and Smoothness
The ad touts Defiance Starch as a modern improvement over the 25 year old patent brands. It claims all injurious chemicals are omitted and introduces a new ingredient that enhances strength and smoothness beyond rival products.
Wild Horses Roam Southwest Plains In Ranger Study
Rangers capture 50 horses in Modoc National Forest finding about half branded stock that turned wild while the rest had never known human ownership.
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Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Modoc National Forest
Berlin Authorities Enable 50000 Children Summer Plots
Berlin authorities assigned land near the city for over 50,000 children to play and cultivate gardens with family help and public instruction this summer, providing profitable outdoor activity and learning opportunities.
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Berlin
Castoria Precaution Emphasizes Safe Use for Infants
A notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria carefully as a safe remedy for infants and children and to ensure product integrity. The warning stresses vigilance in selecting trusted brands to protect children.
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Xamine
Opportunism and remarks stir reaction in Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes a controversial exchange about politics religion and diet as figures discuss opportunism. A remark about women chasing men provokes a row, reflecting public sensitivity to gender and social norms.
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Atchison Globe
Fooled Them Thirteen Years
Frank Nelson former Kansas state superintendent of public instruction and Cap Gibson longtime state office clerk were friends. Nelson later led a Minnesota college. Gibson recalls as a teacher he fooled them thirteen years by quitting when teachers had to qualify.
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Frank Nelson
Kansas
Gibson
Auditor Nation's Office
Nelson
Minnesota
Cap
Kansas City Journal
Halls Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
Readers are assured of a cure for catarrh in all stages. The ad claims a $100 reward if it fails, states internal use cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, and promotes constitution building. It offers testimonials and lists Cheney and Co. of Toledo as makers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Where Sitting Bull Was
Doane Robinson of South Dakota's history department cites the Indian School Journal claiming Sitting Bull acted as a medicine chief and influenced Sioux resistance to whites without fighting Custer directly, being stationed on a ridge between the Little Big Horn and the Big Horn.
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Sitting Bull
Doane Robinson
Department of History
State of
South Dakota
Custer
Little Big Horn
Big Horn
Indian School Journal
Defiance Starch Promises Sharper Finish for Laundry
The passage notes that white wash goods gain appeal from laundering and starching. It claims home laundering works with proper starching, stressing that strong starch stiffens without thickening. It recommends Defiance Starch for improved results.
Wizard Oil Medicine Chest Said To Heal Wide Ailments
A small bottle of Hamlins Wizard Oil is described as a medicine chest in itself. It is claimed to ease a large number of painful ailments and serve as a universal remedy. The saying about language notes that true eloquence lies in knowing when to stay silent.
Standard Oil Appeals Bayonne Realty Tax Increase
Standard Oil challenges the Hudson county board of equalization over a real estate assessment rise in Bayonne New Jersey The company says its eastern refining plant holdings valued at 7 360 000 in 1908 should not be raised to 13 000 000 for taxation purposes The appeal targets the higher assessed value of the property and tax liability.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Bayonne
N. d
Hudson County Board of Equalization
Taxicab Endorsed as Eve Of Modern Travel
The London Globe narrator notes the jeweler’s panic as glass shatters and a chauffeur hides behind the counter, expressing conviction that the taxicab has come to stay, signaling a shift in urban transit.
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London Globe
Everlasting Life Wins Over Sermon Says Opinion
A writer argues that the idea of eternal life appeals more to the average man than an endless sermon, suggesting a shift in public sentiment toward spiritual promises over protracted preaching.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething pains
A medicinal bottle claims to soften gums reduce inflammation and ease wind colic in children. The 25 cent bottle is marketed to parents seeking relief. A separate aphorism notes a man who is his own worst enemy needs no others.
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Ghaha, Neb
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Telose
Urek, Mich
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Omaha
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F.G. Holden
Kellogg’s
Ellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
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Sigk
Carters
Cartersittler
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