Woman Recovers From Severe Back Pain With Vegetable Compound
Pentwater Michigan and Peoria Illinois reader letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache bearing down pains headaches and fatigue. Both women report improvement within a week and urge others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pentwater
Mich
Mia
Atten Darling
R.F.D
Pentwater, Mich
Peoria
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mies Cara L. Gauwirz
R.R. No
Iil
Gum on the stand delays dynamite case in court
Murray Pennell, a defendant in the Indianapolis dynamiting case, drew court interruptions by chewing gum while under cross examination. The judge ordered him to spit it out, and the U S attorney pressed the point as proceedings paused with the judge turning in his chair. The episode halted routine procedure briefly before resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray AL. Pennell
Indianapolis
Pennell
United States
Miller
Anderson
Wedding Gift Guide Keeps Traditions with Style
A feature lists ideas for wedding and graduation gifts, from silver items like sugar tongs and teapots to china bowls and rock crystal pieces. It suggests personal, handmade, and family gifts, plus coordinated sets and funds toward shared presents. Menu samples for wedding events follow, including light luncheons and elaborate receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
China
New Bracelets for Different Incomes and Styles
The piece describes bracelets for varying incomes from dainty filler silver and coral linked designs to engraved sterling silver and gold bangles. It notes markets range from modest silver links to more expensive gold snake bracelets set with amethysts, depending on earnings.
Tulle Scarfs for Colorful Costume Touches
Pretty little scarfs are made from two lengths of tulle knotted at ends or trimmed with tassels. They provide a touch of color and a bit of warmth, with combinations that pair a color with white or black.
Table Bookcase May Be Made by Amateur Carpenter
The article outlines a simple four piece table bookcase suitable for amateur carpenters. It describes materials, thicknesses, dove tail or screw joinery, brass handles, staining to dark green, and varnishing. Useful on a writing table or bedroom chest for reference books and favorites.
Mutton Dishes and Sauces From a Historic Cookery Guide
A historic excerpt outlines multiple mutton preparations and sauces. It includes boiled mutton with parsley sauce, a horse radish sauce, roast leg of mutton with gravy and jelly options, and mint sauce and jelly. It provides measurements for butter, flour, milk or broth, lemon juice, parley, and seasonings, plus instructions for browning, thickening, and serving variations.
Homeward Way Through Quiet Faith
A reflective verse hints at returning home through steadfast faith, seeking guidance for the journey. The speaker values being known by a divine guide over worldly eloquence, trusting wit and inquiry to reveal the path.
Fresh Vegetables Highlight Summer Diet and Recipes
Early summer brings fresh produce valued for minerals and blood cleansing. Bermuda onions are baked with veal and green pepper stuffing, cauliflower is fried in fritter batter, mushrooms are best broiled or in a cream sauce, Swiss chard is boiled with butter and lemon, and new beets are cooked and seasoned with butter pepper salt and lemon juice.
A Philosopher’s Musing on Fame and Self Made Paths
A reflective critique on the pursuit of fame and the idea of being self made. The speaker notes that many rely on press agent methods to gain recognition, implying that public accolade may not reflect genuine merit.
Quiet doubt borders a futurist canvas invitation
A reflective dialogue questions shared travel and fate. One proposes visiting a futurist canvas together while the other wonders about potential consequences and being overwhelmed by the experience.
Not 80 Polite as It Looked on the Streetcar
A tall woman fought to reach a seat on a crowded streetcar. Twelve men sat on both sides and none offered their seat until a small boy gave up his. He explains the gum on the seat made his offer practical, not polite.
Womanliness and gender psychology in Weininger’s view
The excerpt discusses Weininger’s idea that while anatomy can differ, there is no person who is anatomically woman and psychically man. It argues that regardless of masculine appearance, a woman's psychic qualities stay distinctly feminine. The text notes an 80 percent assertion by Weininger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weininger
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Maas
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U Ae
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LD Lede
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Free Homestead
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McDuffie
Roe
Thomson
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E.coleman
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Houston
Renseolaer
FE. Sutton
Snowden
Washington
Winkdath
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M.co
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Sask
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Benzie CO
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Matick
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Ladysmith
Glenavon
G. A. Moodie
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