Motherhood and health regained with Pink Pills
Mrs M J Wight of Auburn Maine recounts recovery after childbirth in 1901 using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes initial weakness and anemia then rapid strength gains and a swift return to health after continuing the tonic. She also notes a later rheumatic hand flare that improved with the pills. The ad promotes 50 cents per box or iz boxes for 2 50 with mail delivery from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Wight
Seventh Street
Auburn
Maine
Williama
Dr. Willams
Mall
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Ghost Pranks Hit Kirkwall as Cathedral Bell Ringer’s Wife Is Alarmed
In Kirkwall Orkney the bellringer’s wife was alarmed when a spectral figure seized her hands at St Magnus cathedral during a curfew toll. The next morning trees planted before the cathedral were felled and windows on the area glowed with light while residents heard no sound. Police are baffled by the eerie events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwall
Orkney
London Daily Mail
St. Magnus
Vet
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Suffolk Man
J D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports kidney trouble with gravel passing 20 pounds of gravel and sediment before using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He says no stones have passed in three years and credits Doan’s as a fine kidney tonic. A box costs 50 cents and is sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Daughtrey
Muse
Suffolk
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Duffalo, N
Cure for Itching Sores After Measles by Cuticura
Mrs. F Ruefenacht reports her seven year old granddaughter recovered from a severe itchy bleeding eruption within five days using the Cuticura Remedies after a measles infection. She notes rapid improvement within 24 hours and a complete cure after one full set, with no recurrence since. The account is dated Bakersfield California June 25 and July 20 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ruefenacht
Bakersfield
Cal
Nightcaps and fashion revive in drooping winter wear
A fragmented column notes controversial revival of the nightcap in women’s fashion, blamed on doctors urging ventilated bedrooms and new hair styling trends. Hairdressers claim cropped hair and elaborate collars drive the need for a keeping cap to preserve coiffure, a practice grandmothers once favored.
No On Flags Draw Mixed Reactions at Star Theater
At Seattle's Star Theater the audience displayed flags of several no ons during the performance. Russia was received in silence while Japan was loudly hissed, with the other flags met with applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Theater
Seattle
Russia
Japan
Allotment for Levees in Mississippi River Checks
Memphis news reports a $3,000,000 congressional appropriation for Mississippi River levee work, with $1,550,000 allotted by the Mississippi River Commission and a plan for the remainder. Districts include Upper St. Francis, Lower St. Franc ia, White River, and others, plus bank improvements at Old Town Bend and Bolivar, with a remaining $1,250,000 from the original appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Commission
Upper St. Francis Levee
Lower St. Francia Levee
White River District
Lower Yaxco
Upper Tensas
Lower Tensas
Atchafalaya
Pontehar Train
Barataria
Lake Borgoe
Old Town Bend
Ark
Bolivar
Miss
Lake Providence
Ricd
A Living Typhoid Factory
In New York a woman believed healthy is detained at Reception Hospital as a suspected typhoid carrier. Doctors say she has nurtured typhoid germs since recovery six years ago, threatening about twenty five people she has contacted. Culture tests confirmed the contamination source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Denze
Aged Bishop Granberry Dies in Virginia Home
Richmond reports Bishop John Cowper Granberry aged 78 died of heart failure in Ashland while seated at his home. His wife died in similar fashion months earlier. He chaired Randolph Macon College trustees and served as a wartime chaplain after early church service in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John Cowper Granberry
Virginia Conference
Ashland
Bishop Granberry
J. W. Young
Randolph-Macon College
Bold Texas Chaplain Urges Praise For Reform Laws
Austin editor reports Chaplain Joyce of the Texas House during morning prayer criticized those cursing the new reform laws. He asked why backers of gambling prohibition and ethics reforms do not praise the lawmakers who enacted them, suggesting critics fear strong, stalwart legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Joyce
Mrs. Graff Found Dead at Home in Chicago
Mrs. Sarah Graff was found dead in bed at her Chicago home with a deep gash over her right temple. Bloodstains were evident on the floor and bed clothing as police search for the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sarah Graff
Hr Home
Government Receipts and Expenditures Surplus Report
Washington releases the March 1907 statement showing total receipts of 54,221,959 and expenditures of 43,602,007, creating a monthly surplus of 10,519,046. Nine months into the fiscal year record a surplus above 51.2 billion, with current expenditures over 2 million less than March 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warsaw banker guilty of grand larceny at Clinton
Maj Harvey W Salmon, co owner of Salmon and Salmon Bank, found guilty by jury of grand larceny for taking deposits while knowing the bank was failing. Sentenced to three years. Salmon previously played a role in state politics. Also notes a Canada United States post policy talk resulting in an agreement to tax second class newspapers cross border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Harvey W. Salmon
Salmon & Salmon Bank
Clinton
Maj. Salmon
Washington
Lemieux
Canada
Meyer
United States
Caneia
Notable Ad Fragments From An Old Page
An assortment of vintage ad snippets highlight branding claims and quotes. It features Defiance Starch pricing, Dr. J H Kline’s nerve restorer offer, and literary quotations attributed to Goldsmith Swift and A C Manning.
Plan for Good Health Take Garfield Tea Ad Boosts Liver
Ad copy promotes Garfield Tea as a health tonic claiming liver and kidney regulation and relief from constipation. The ad also touts purification of the bloom and disease eradication, presented as a wholly Hert product. Includes inspirational quotes by Hazlitt Parker Hulme and Ferrier Hulme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Hert
Cheney sworn statement and medical claim notice
A sworn statement by Frank J. Cheney is recorded before me in December. The notice references Hare Catarrh Cure and a Toledo druggist distribution claim for constipation Pills and internal use claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
Les
I. W. Gleason
cnesEy
Tolsdo
Actor dodges incoming troubles in a succinct moment
An unnamed actor seeks to dodge mounting pressures as opportunities seem to pour in. The line captures a tense feeling of confrontation with fate and self preservation.
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Carversers
Jim
Iver Pill Ss
Ueey Thompson
Cuthura
Pame
Forth Atlantic
Labrador
Basin Land
South Atlantic
Maine Journal
Indilan
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Leslie’a
N. Court
Main
Jonesboro
Ack
Union City
Caruthersville
Corinth
Dyersburg
Humboldt, Tenn
Dr. Parker
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Runtzler
State St
Richmond, Va
Baltimore, Ad
Virginia
Carolina
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Norfolk, Va
Durham
H.C
Charleston
Atlanta
Savannah
Marg
Lee ‘Shreveport
Ozinia
Cael
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
the Alabastine Co
Ely
Sly Crothes
Warren Street
Capudine ! Trial
Bettla Fe Aldreg Stores
Oorbesk
Eck Brekers
MS Broadway
J. C. Granberry
Hunt
Husband
Arnord
Putnam
Hive
A. C. Manning
Defiance
St. Vitus
Kline
Aril Grees
J. H. Kline
Arch &T
Philadelphia
Swift
Lfe
Joseph Parker
Barry
Rev
T. Ferrier Hulme
M. A
ST. Jacobs Oil
Castoria
W. L. Douglas
Hrockton
Mass
W. L. Smings
Mrockhion
Masa
California Fig Syrup Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
London
England
New York, N. Y
Hooper
Bon Hooper Medicine CO
Dallas
Standard
A. N
H. C Larson
Olds
Iowa
Cardus
Cardui
Ceeache
New South Wales
Newcastle
Sydney
Ouro
J. Cogney
J. Coewer & Co
Thas
Allen
Rall Draggista Petie Addo
Witten
Germany
Garfield T
Woolford
Sloans Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
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