Ailments of Young Girls
Mrs. Virbena Carpenter of Evanston Wyoming says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly pains and post partum displacement after two children and five more since. She credits the medicine with renewed health and ability to do housework and care for her family.
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Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root praised for kidney cures
A newspaper ad extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and neutralizes uric acid. It cites testimonials from a prominent druggist and offers sample bottles by mail to readers who send ten cents and address details. Large and medium bottles are available at drug stores.
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Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bread crust no better than crumbs for growth
Professor Roscoe Hart Shaw of the American Institute of Baking reports experiments with two albino rats from the same brood. One fed on crusts from bread remained small and weak, while the rat fed on center crumbs grew normally and showed strength. Repeated tests yielded the same result.
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Roscoe Hart Shaw
American Institute of Baking
Sinys Popule Science Monthly
Shaw
A Lady of Distinction and beauty tips
An advertisement notes that a refined woman uses Cuticura Soap for cleansing, Cuticura Talent powder to finish, and claims this process yields clear, sweet skin. It contrasts with a nostalgic question about heartbreak and ends with a remark that education is the route to reforms.
Automobile Question Stirs Debate Over Hap Pier Justification
A quirky line prompts debate on whether an automobile making a hap pier justifies a broader claim. Readers weigh interpretive meaning and the implications for safety and road rules.
Get Back That Last Weight Tanlac Ad promotes a tonic for weight gain
The advertisement urges readers to take Tanlac to restore strength and color, claiming the tonic cleanses the blood, regulates digestion, increases appetite, and leads to rapid weight gain. It asserts millions of users have benefited and over a hundred thousand letters praise the product.
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Tanlac
Secreted Whispers Amid a Dissolution
A jaunty exchange centers on the looming end of the firm Beer and Skitters. Maud questions why secrets linger as the partnership nears dissolution with a terse confirmation that the firm has dissolved.
Mrs Urquhart Rewards Households With Free Mop
Omaha housewife Mrs Urquhart claims a simple ad response earned her a free 10 cent bottle of Liquid Veneer and a $2.00 polishing mop. She says sharing the opportunity with friends led to more free rewards as the maker ships postpaid samples and a promotional mop to each participant. Twenty thousand mops remain to be distributed to interested housewives along with a descriptive circular.
Dix River Dam poised to surpass Niagara Falls as largest in world
The Louisville Times reports Kentucky's Dix River dam near High Bridge will be the world largest, 270 feet high and 700 feet wide at its base, using over 1.25 million cubic yards of rock. It will create a 36 mile lake and feature a 235 foot waterfall, with a 900 foot tunnel carved through rock to serve as an outlet during construction.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Niagara
Dix River
High Bridge
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Steps
A home recipe describes mixing 4 cups flour with 4 teaspoons baking powder and 2 teaspoons butter, adding salt two eggs and milk to form a soft dough. Bake in a hot oven 20 minutes, cool split into layers, spread butter, add crushed strawberries between layers, top with whipped cream.
Planes carry snowshoes for emergencies over Sierra route
Popular Mechanics notes air mail planes over San Francisco Bay and the Sierra between the Golden Gate and Reno must be ready for two emergencies a ocean ditching and a forced mountain landing. Each plane carries snowshoes and life preservers as standard gear. The quote also adds a general remark about men’s wisdom and self ignorance.
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High Sierras
Golden Gate
Rena
Nev
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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