Diverse World Notes From 1908 Evidence Stream
A mosaic of trivia spans inventions patents wages and transport. Highlights include British patent grants to women Amsterdam London taxi licenses and the rise of motor cabs in London while Saxon silver mines and the origin of the dollar are traced. Also notes on health voice and culture beside a church anecdote.
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Calcutta
India
Philadelphia City Hall
Wagner
Neumann
National Bureau
B. S. Straus
MM. P
Home Secretary
London
London News
Philip Schidrowitz
Adeney
London Post
Refberg
Saxony
Germany
England
Europe
Freiberg
Londono Chronicle
Junsul
Richard Buenther
Frankforst
Ncatinn
Schiller
Brunswick
Nothing Is Sight and Health From Old Time Remedies
An elderly Marshall reader recalls Brights disease and medical decline, credits Dean's Widney Pills for kidney relief after twelve boxes, and urges readers to seek traditional tonics. The piece ends with tips on sociability, thrift, and common civic annoyances such as rotten eggs sold in Philadelphia impacting bakers and housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Pemberton
Lafayette St. Marshall
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Readers
A long standing testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a premier remedy for female illnesses. The letter from Mrs Clara Watermann of Melbourne Iowa lauds its health restoring effects and urges other women to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham who offers free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Melbourne
Iowa
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Clara Watermann
R. D
Cutiura Remedies Claimed To Heal Eczema In Two Girls
A 1908 testimonial from Albion Maine reports two sisters with severe eczema improving after using Cutiura Remedies. The family recalls prior doctors and winter flare ups, citing skin relief after the second treatment batch. Potter Drug and Chem Corp. advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthura
Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug. & Chem. Corps
Boston
A Tale of a Caravan Chapter XIV Mystery Deepens
Brinkley suspects William Jones hides a secret and watches him from the Devil's Caldron. A coast guard, locals, and Matt reveal sightings of Jones and buried treasure. Brinkley tails Jones by night to a hollow hill where Jones conceals a hidden excavation and a mysterious load.
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William Jones
William James
Jones
Aberglyn
Coast Guard
Brinkley
Sand Hills
Wiliam Jones
Tim
Matt
Charles
Rascal
Brinkiey
Mami
Mat
Fort
Charles Brinkley
Breakfast Pie And Rural Food In A New England Winter
A traveler recounts a New England winter with a pie loving household. He describes daily pie for breakfast, generous portions of mince and apple pies, and the family’s use of beef and pork stored in a cold cellar. He notes oysters on Saturday nights and lessons about rural eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston Herald
Chicago
Allen's Foot-Ease and multiple home remedies ad
An old advertisement features Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and treatments for corns bunions swelling heat calluses aching feet and ingrown nails. It promotes easy shoes and lists a 25c price with a free sample offer. Also included is Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething with a 25c bottle price and generic moral maxim notes.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmizze
le Roy
N. X
Pettit’s Eye Salve Endures as trusted remedy
For over a century Pettit’s Eye Salve has been promoted as a universal cure for eye diseases, with Howard Bros. of Buffalo listed as a distributor. The ad asserts high success and urges customers to try the product for sore eyes and related ailments.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
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New York City
St. Louis
Rome
Italy
Odessa
Russia
Ispnan- Ruza
Persia
Uncle Eben
Sydney Goodman
Atlantic City
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Cascarets
Nistamner
Notre Dame
Ind
Toone
Eas
Robert Buchanan
Anand
Thoman
William
Pir
Western
Canada
Azother
United States
Momestad
W. D. Stott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Thompsons
JME Paxton Toilet CO
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