Sick Woman Recovers After Using Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A Lansing Michigan woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and easing daily work. Letters from women across the country praise the remedy for run-down conditions and long-term illnesses, noting decades of use and widespread recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ss. Benthra Meadan
N. Penn, Ave
Lansing
Mich
Lydia Is. Pinkham
California
Lydia F. Pinkham
His Consideration Reflects Humble Public Voice
Cyrus K. Savage comments on his tendency to offer advice only when asked. He jokes that his self styled expertise covers tasks from bussing women to running wars and making condensed milk, but notes the average citizen may not want his superior wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus K. Savage
Kansas City Star
Cure a Cold in One Day Advertises Laxative Brom Quin
An old advertisement promotes a remedy titled to cure a cold in one day using laxative bromquinine. It urges consumers to look for E. W. Grove’s signature on the box as proof of authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Oldest Bread Slice At Panhandle Plains Museum
The Panhandle Plains Historical Society in Canyon Texas reports receiving what is believed to be the oldest loaf of bread in the state baked by Gussie Gough after the Civil War in 1865. The bread uses ashes instead of soda and remains substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Plains Historical Society
Canyon
Texas
Gussie Gough
Indianapolis News
Time Measurement Precision Reaches Subsecond Fractions
Experts at the Bureau of Standards in Washington report time accuracy between one ten thousandth and two hundred thousandths of a second. The finding highlights advances in precision timing and standards research conducted by national measurement agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Castoria ad promises safe relief for infant ailments
An old advertising pitch touts Fletcher's Castoria as a gentle, all vegetable remedy for colic, constipation, and diarrhea in babies. It claims it sweetens the stomach, calms the system, and urges using the doctor for real sickness with Castoria as a safe first aid. It sensationally credits a care book as invaluable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Champion Hens Highlight 1926 27 Egg Laying Feats
A long feature traces record egg laying by hens across North America. It details Lady Lindy of Gentry Arkansas and Lady Amco of Norfolk Nebraska breaking daily egg records, plus Oregon State’s Lady Oregon State with 335 eggs in 365 days. It notes breeding programs at Oregon Agricultural College and the rise of poultry farming in the Ozark region, with farm figures from William R. Curry of Gentry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HUS
East
Mississippi
Arkansas
Leghorn
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Lady Lindy
Ark
Missouri
Homer Collins
Ozark
Mountain Grove
Ozark Mountain
William R. Curry
Gentry
National
A. R. Landers
Norfolk
Neb
Amce
Coolidge
Air Mail
Lady Amico
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
New York
Lady Norfolk
Mr. Landers
University of Nebraska
Middle West
Vancouver
British Columbia
Agassiz
University of British Columbia
Aid
Canon City
Colo
Lady Skyline
Goris Brothers Poultry Farm
Scotland
Oregon
Oregon State
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Poultry Hall of Fame
Lady
College
Hawaii
Kerr
James Dryden
Utah
Professor
F. L Knowlton
F. E. Fox
Husbanary
Kansas City
French Brothers
Ontario
Canada
Nebraska
Lady Lindy of
Inglenook
U. S
American Poultry Journal
College of Gxegriculture
University of Arkansas At
Inglenook Farm
Weilsht
S. C
Curry
Kansas State Agricultural College
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lindy
W. R. Curry
State
Oregon State College
Amco of
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Jack’s rat dog hailed for both rats and mice
Victor Murdock recalls Uncle Jack in Kansas whose dog, though plain bred, proved superb at catching rats and mice. The dog earned affection from Uncle Jack despite his savage talk, and a few bystanders praised the dog, prompting Uncle Jack to defend its value beyond rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Uncle Jack
Rare Celestial Alignments Involving Mercury Venus Moon
The article notes that Mercury and Venus along with the Moon can pass between Earth and the Sun during solar alignments. It emphasizes the occasional nature of these events and their viewing significance for observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Venus
Lived Simple Life Neal Boyce Dies in Ireland at 115
Neal Boyce died at Aughavoy Ireland aged 115. He lived a frugal life mainly on potatoes oat bread and porridge. He never learned what tea was until about age seventy and at 105 worked with a scythe in a hay field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Boyce
Aughavoy
Ireland
All the Difference
A clipped quotation notes a politician ponders the next election while framing a broader vision for future generations as a statesman would. The quote emphasizes long term impact over short term gains in public leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Freeman Clarke
Parasitic Malaria Minute Size Fits Blood Cells
Describes the malaria parasite as extremely small occupying the interior of a red blood corpuscle with about five parasites in a cubic millimeter of blood. Notes the tiny scale shows the parasite can reside within a single cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahaman
Useless Baggage Says a Great Scientist
A quotation from American Magazine notes that many people waste life by packing trunks of possessions they cannot take. The piece frames the idea as a critique from a renowned scientist about impractical attachments and misplaced priorities.
Animals Can Be Dyed Without Harm Diologists Say
Living animals can be dyed artificially using methylene blue or neutral red without injury. Experts note these dyes are commonly used for study and observation.
Pedigreed Curios Show In Vanity Fair Note
Vanity Fair comments that Chinese collectors value a curio only with its pedigree and a heavy list of purchasers dating from its birth, highlighting the demand for provenance.
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Vanity Fair
White House Wedding 1811 First Recorded Ceremony
The first marriage in the White House occurred on March 11 1811 between Mrs Washington sister of Mrs Madison and Judge Todd of Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Madison
Todd
Kentucky
Marcch
American Venice of the Thousand Islands
The term American Venice describes the Thousand Islands archipelago between Canada and New York along the St. Lawrence River, noted for its scenic waterways and historic river locale. It highlights a region famed for boat traffic, island estates, and canal like passages that evoke a classic northern waterway setting.
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Thousand Islands
Canada
New York
St. Lawrence River
First Use of Death Chair at Sing Sing Prison
The first legal execution by electricity occurred at Sing Sing Prison Ossining New York on August 6 1890. The condemned was William Kemmler whose name appears in the Liberty notice adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Kermmfler
Sing Sing Prison
Ossining
N. Y
Liberty
Open Windows and Sleep Health Claim
A claim that sleeping with windows wide open and ample covers leads to better health than sleeping in poorly ventilated rooms is discussed, suggesting airflow and temperature as key factors in comfort and wellbeing.
Zephyr Scientist Defines Biliz Zard Puzzle
A scientific observer offers a mnemonic for a fictional blizzard rule. He suggests five men holding a blanket over a grimmed hole in a door proves the term bilzzard does not apply. The quirky remark blends humor with a playful linguistic test.
Buddhist Teaching on Compassion for All Humanity
Buddhist scriptures urge compassionate interest in the welfare of human beings. The teaching stresses empathy and care for others as a core ethical obligation.
Practi ng Art of Guest Dodging Ends in Quiet Plan
Mrs R avoids showing up for guests as neighbors rush to streetcar. Two ladies with suitcases come to next door while neighbor tries to slip away to country visit. An angry exchange ends with both rushing to catch a streetcar, avoiding a Sunday dinner duty.
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Mrs. R
Lita Halladay’s four year quest to college from Estancia
True American spirit Lita Halladay of Estancia New Mexico used a $5 family loan to attend Illinois Women's College. She worked as a washerwoman waitress maid librarian and cook at summer resorts to pay her way and will owe only the initial $5 when she completes her course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lita Halladay
Estancia
N. M
Ilinois Women’s College
Installment Plan Sparks Whisker Joke Exchange
A lighthearted dialogue frames a humorous dispute over paying for whiskers in installments. He describes a small weekly down payment while she asks for clarification on the plan. The exchange captures a playful domestic moment.
Gentle woman with noble motherhood and harsh vows
A reflective note on a gentle woman whose high ideals and noble view of motherhood contrast with bitter vows she had made to her tug band, children, and neighbors, illustrating hypocrisy and restraint, from Howe's Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. WW. Howe
Monthly
Great Y M A Founded to Aid Young Men in London and America
The Y M A founded by George Williams in London in 1844 and the first American branch in 1851. It serves spirit, mind, and body, offering libraries reading rooms baths gymnasiums lectures and instruction plus homes for young men far from home as noted by Grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M
George Williams
London
England
America
Polo Ponies Conditioned For Spring Polo Matches
The Field notes polo ponies must stay in top shape. After matches the shoes come off and the ponies are turned loose on soft soil grass pads. After two or three months they are shipped south to be worked into condition for early spring matches.
African Rodent Described as Burrowing Ground Pig
The ground rat or ground pig is a two foot long burrowing rodent from South and West Africa with harsh bristly hair and a flattened brown body. It is a tear relative of tropical American spiny rats such as coypu hutia and others in the Octodontidae family.
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South
West
Africa
Tropical
America
Odd Curriculum at University of Washington Fisheries School
The University of Washington in Seattle runs a unique fisheries program teaching students to fish, prepare fish for market, raise them, and manage licenses to sustain finny stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffege of Fisheries
The
University of Washington At
Seattle
Discrepancies in Naming the Sable Antelope
The sable antelope is described as the Barris buck, said to be named for Sir W Harris author of Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa. The 1840 London folio edition is noted, with plates and elaborations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ©. Harris
Africa
London
Ignorance Hinders Vaccination Efforts in Near East
Dr. Van Fardbath of the American medical commission notes that medical effectiveness in the Ori ent relies on mass education. He recalls a peasant woman who reluctantly consented to vaccinate her children after a death followed by a broken neck misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Fardbath
American Medical Commission
Near East
Orient
Efficient Scarecrow via Grand Opera for Birds
A German farmer's wife, troubled as birds devastate her cherry trees, tested a megaphone attached to a radio on a cherry tree. The birds fled, and the farmer's wife now works with only a brief hourly interruption to monitor the signal, proving grand opera may deter birds more than traditional scarecrows.
Quote Exchange Shifts Focus in Ted and Wife Talk
In a playful exchange, a woman answers about Ted by saying she reveals everything except Ted, highlighting a humorous dynamic between the couple and their confidants. The remark underscores a lighthearted tension around personal disclosure within relationships.
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Ted
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