The Strain of Work and A Strange Bergamo Mystery
The column discusses Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy cited by Lt. George G. Warren of Washington DC, praising relief from back strain after lifting 600 pounds. It notes the product price and distributor Foster-Milburn Co. It also reports a Bergamo crime: a headless body found in a trap man killed by unknown foes, the head later found in a sack of Christmas gifts, and a note on a man who gets pay in advance never works overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Warren
No. 3 Chemical
Washington, D. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Bergamo
Italy
Signor Laroupi
Operation Aided Miss Merkley Escapes Ovarian Surgery
A physician warned Miss Merkley that an operation was inevitable for her ovarian trouble. She chose an alternative path and avoided surgery, despite the fear that often accompanies a hospital knife and operating table.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Readers
Mrs Margret Merkley of Milwaukee writes that after doctors advised an operation for ovarian trouble she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ulceration healed and she regained strength. The ad urges women with painful or excessive menses to try the remedy and seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia & Pinkham
Compromise Offer Refuses Royal Proposal in Cincinnati Tribune
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes Guenivere declines a marriage proposal from Charles, preferring friendship and asking to serve as a stenographer. The exchange frames a witty submission dynamic rather than a romantic conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guenivere
Charles
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Toledo Firm Pledges Reward For Uncurable Catarrh
Strate of Onto Toledo Lucas County Franx J Coeney senior partner of F J Coeney Co firm will pay 100 for each uncurable catarrh case Hall s Catarrh Cure taken internally sits on blood and mucous surfaces of system testimonials free F J Coeney Co Toledo Sold by all Druggists 75c Also Dr Kline Great Nerve Restorer cures fits night bee in India Winslow Soothing Syrup teething gums wind colic 1890 boiling to death Persia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iber
A.D
A.W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cuexex & Co
Toledo
Who Owns the Railroads and Mass. Insurance Pools
A DC Bar statistician finds that 5 174 718 savings bank depositors in six eastern states hold 442 354 086 of steam railroad securities while Massachusetts insurers own 545 889 038 01 in stocks and bonds. Educational institutions hold 47 468 327 in similar assets and fiduciaries push total railroad securities past 1 500 000 000, about one sixth of railroad capital. The piece notes broad mass ownership through life and fire policies and deposits, with twenty million life policy holders and many more insured. The excerpt also includes ad copy for Taylor's Cherokee Remedy and unrelated verse and jokes from the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Newcomb
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Customs on food and digestion across cultures
Health Culture discusses how different peoples react to dairy and hot beverages. It notes Japanese shunning milk, Chinese preferring hot drinks, vegetarians claiming 300 million converts, and diverse prohibitions including pork avoidance by Islam, Parsees, and Abysinians who shun rabbits yet eat beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lebanon
Pointed Paragraphs About Listening and Knowledge
A concise aphorism notes that when a woman is not discussing clothes she may be listening to another. It suggests men rarely possess enough to pretend their wives know more than they do.
Conscience Fund Grows From Coal Theft Missive
A Kansas Southwestern branch at Arkansas City opens a conscience fund. Caldwell agent received a plea to locate the superintendent's address to make amends for coal theft. A childlike letter accompanies a 75 cent post office order as repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Southwestern
Arkansas City
Caldwell
Hee Frisco
Wildcat Jumps On Freight Engine In Palisade Canyon
A freight train crew Ed White and Harry Ahern encountered a wildcat leaping onto their engine at night in Palisade Canyon. The beast emitted a terrifying cry, leapt away after a short stand, and fled rolling a dozen feet before vanishing. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed White
Harry Ahern
Palisade Canyon
Winnemucca
Sacrament Bee
Restored Hair After Cuticura Soap Cure
Frederick Busche reports a severe scalp humor and hair loss were cured quickly by Cuticura Soap and Ointment, restoring healthful hair. He states continued use of both products and keeps the ointment for scalp care, mailed from New York City. A stray note adds a quip about religion and church doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred’k Busche
East 57Th St
N. Y. City
Peruna Advocated by Women as Cure for Ailments
A Burlington Vermont secretary extols Peruna as a wonderful medicine for women’s ills. She recounts back pains from a cold and monthly distress that eased after use, claiming regained health and strength. The ad-like text cites Dr Hartman’s Peruna with testimonials and notes catarrh cures and beauty claims, urging readers to seek more evidence of its effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Bradford
Peruna
Hartman
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Lion Coffee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Ohio
Merkley
Mrs Margret Merkley
Kline
R.H. Kurge, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
India
Taylor
Cupid
la Courtine
London
Peru
Lizzie Redding
Ceeseens
Clifton Place
St. L
Roger
Church Street
Burilington, Vt
Whittier Oratorio’ Society
Joan £. Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
France
H Burt
Taunton
Mass
Mexico
Woolford
E Detchon
Crawfordsville
Police Department of
Paris
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
A.J. Tower CO
Boston, C
Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Canada
the Southern Manufacturing CO
Richmond
New York
Nassau Street
Atlanta
South Broad St
George Kroder
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
la Addess
Sata Thompotn
Epa
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