From Girlhood to Womanhood Lydia Pinkham Ad
The piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential guidance for mothers and daughters during puberty. It cites letters from teens and mothers praising the remedy, urging readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and claiming the product cures female ailments and fosters healthy womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Ill
Mrs. Pinkham
Matilda Borman
Mra. Pinkham
Farmington
Iowa
John Administration in Kansas Governs with Hoch
Governor Hoch leads a broad John Administration placing the named officials in key roles including bank commissioner stock commissioner state grain inspector secretary of the board of control regent of the agricultural college state agent at Washington Hutchison reformatory board grain commission member assistant state grain inspector state architect and the governor's private secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoch
Kansas
John
Board of Control
The
Agricultural College
Washington
Hutchison Reformatory Board
Grain Commission
Captain Graham's Cure for Skin Sores
Captain W. L. Graham of Wheeling West Virginia reports a dramatic skin cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He suffered long with facial and back sores with doctors suggesting blood poisoning or barber's itch, but the products cleared his skin and restored a baby-like complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Eoff St
Wheeling
W. Va
Not Guilty and a Lesson from the Tracks
In Paris a woman knocked down by a cab laments the burden of payment for mere existence. A railway wreck recruits a shrewd lawyer who questions an old man about damages but is dismissed as the man cries he has never harmed a train and cannot collect. This brief anecdote appears in the Valentine Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Valentine Democrat
A True Reply and Local Notices in Gaylord Vicinity
A girl in Gaylord faced a threat from an admirer who warned he would hang himself if she refused marriage. A nearby opportunity offers agency work for The Monumental Bronze Company selling White Bronze monuments from Bridgeport. A gramophone with a three mile range prompts calls for a sound deadener to curb noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord
Kane
Monumental Bronze Company
Howard Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Blood Balm promised to cure rheumatism and catarrh
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm purifies blood to treat rheumatism and catarrh with symptoms such as joint pain, backache, aching limbs, blurred vision, deafness, and digestive issues. It touts thirty years of testing, offers samples and $1 bottles, and notes nearly 200 Indians workers on a railroad grade project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Baim Co
Atlanta
South and Western Railroad
FiTs Great Nerve Restorer cures fits in one day
An advertisement lists Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a $3 trial bottle and free treatise from Dr. R. H. Kurse Ltd in Philadelphia. It cites French Gulch California and Mrs. Winstow's soothing syrup for teething. Also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption and a note from N. W. Sanver in Ocean Grove. The piece ends with a claim that Japan has three national holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Dr.r. H. Kurse, Ltd
Phila
N. W. Sanver
Ocean Grove
Japan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Warns Against Mercury Mix
An advertisement warns that ointments with mercury harm mucous surfaces and urges purchasing Hall's Catarrh Cure from PF J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on mucous surfaces, notes misprinted details, and lists price and availability through local agents and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
PF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Cheney
Rall
Household Affairs Satin Finished Mahogany Advice
Satin finished mahogany furniture looks best when new, but finger marks and scratches show quickly. Rub daily to maintain condition. Do not shake rugs to dust, as it ruins binding and fringe and tears rug corners, shortening usefulness.
How to Remove Putty and Paint Easily
To remove old putty and paint, make a paste with soft soap and caustic soda solution or with slaked lime and pearlash. Apply with rag or brush, let stand several hours, then the paint or putty will come away easily.
How to Mend Knife Handles with Resin
When steel knife and fork handles detach they can be repaired with powdered resin. Fill the hollow handle, heat the tang until red hot, insert it into the handle, and let the resin set as it cools. Protect the blade from heat during the process.
Cleaning Carpets to Remove Oil Spots Instructions
Remove grease from carpets by washing with warm water and household ammonia. Apply a stiff paste of fuller's earth and water to the spot, cover with paper, and leave for two days. Place blotting paper over the paste and press with a warm iron. Brush out the earth and sponge with clean water.
Home Remedy to Rid Silver Moths by Fumigation
A last resort method suggests removing drawers from dressers and washing them with hot alum-water. Place formaldehyde in a bowl, seal the room for forty eight hours, then ventilate. Afterward, fill drawers with powdered cedar shavings to deter intruders and leave a fresh odor. Formaldehyde must not touch skin and fumes can be deadly.
Corn Souffle and Desserts From PauSEHOLD Recipes
A collection of kitchen instructions including Corn Souffle with butter and milk, Peach Dessert using peaches and ice cream, Creamed Ham with Mushrooms on toast, Grape Catchup with spices, and Cream Chocolate Fudding with chocolate, eggs, and vanilla.
Discovery Of A New Method To Identify Human Blood
Prussian military surgeon Dr Uhlenhuth, now at the hygienic institute of the University of Greifswald, developed a forensic test distinguishing human from animal blood. The method, confirmed by 1901, allows tracing even in dry or putrefied traces and can detect horse meat in sausages and smoked meats, aiding foodstuff analysis.
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Guenther
Frankfort
Uhlenhuth
Hygienic Institute
University of Greifswald
Institute For Infectious Diseases
Berlin
Bordet
France
Ehrlich
Uhlenhutt
Christmas Dinner Traditions and New Gift Ideas
The December Delineator suggests expanding Christmas gifts to include cookery items. Highlights cover The Making of a Housewife by Isabel Gordon Curtis, ideas for a Child's Christmas Party, plum puddings and sauces, quaint cakes, home-made beverages, and table decorations for children's parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Gordon Curtis
Man Eats Wallet and $70 Cow Named Bossy
Ike Austin of Traverse City Michigan reports a peculiar loss when his cow Bossy grabbed his pocketbook containing 70 dollars while he drove cattle to a slaughter house. The cow chewed the wallet and cash, prompting Austin to shoot the animal. He recovered the chewed money but it was ruined, and he plans to send the currency to Washington for replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Austin
Traverse City
Mich
Austin
Ike
Washington
Provoked Prowler In Bacon Ridge Blazed With Quinine Pills
A Bacon Ridge Banner note recalls a June night when the editor fired at a prowler in his chicken coop using quinine pills as shots. The intruder was peppered and crawled away, and the writer jokes about the village’s feverish season and a lone uninfected man.
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Bacon Ridge
Pointed Paragraphs on Boasts and Trust
A reflective paragraph notes that some men boast of failures and a man’s company knows him. It argues a woman's smile can be more dangerous than a frown and that a woman who insists on investigating a man's past life would likely pass him by after learning the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Informatiion
Ves. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. IL. Doulas
Elougiss
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
Mast
From Texas A Coffee Ad Boosts Baby Health
A Texas family testimonial touts Postum Food Coffee as healthier than old coffee. The speaker credits it with easing a bilious habit, aiding nursing, and helping a father and two year old, with praise extending to a brother-in-law cured of constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Potie
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellyite
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen Ad
An 19th century advertisement touts Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen as a cure for coughs colds croup and consumption with prices of 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar at druggists. It includes an odd stray line about kissing a girl and getting ready.
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Taylor
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Baird-Noriti Co
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Laas
Uae
Baird-North Company
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