Stella Vitae Rejuvenates Mrs Bletsch After Years of Illness
Mrs Otto Bletsch of Otto Texas describes a three year struggle with female disorders and severe symptoms. After using Stella Vitae she reports dramatic relief and renewed health, noting one bottle improved her condition and more treatment restored her wellbeing. The ad claims thousands of successes and offers a refund guarantee from Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co Memphis Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Bletsch
Stella Vitae
Box 83
Otto, Texas
van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis Tenn
Markham urges railroads earn fair returns for expansion
President C H Markham of the Illinois Central told the Kentucky Manufacturers Association that rail service must be maintained at all costs and that private ownership requires investors to earn a fair return. He praised the Transportation Act, urged economic rather than partisan views on railroading, and defended railroad capitalization while noting past overvaluation and current market undervaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central System
Kentucky Manufacturers Association
Markman
Harding
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Markham
Ilinois Central
Commission
Cardui praised by North Carolina woman for relief from female ailments
Mrs Buena McFarland of Bostic North Carolina describes severe weakness bearing down pains nervousness and loss of appetite before using Cardui She reports strong improvement after the first bottle and credits Cardui with restoring her health. The ad notes Cardui has been used for over forty years and many women have written of its beneficial results.
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Nome
Buena McFarland
Bostic
N. C
Illinois Central System Capitalization Questioned
A 1921 discussion argues Illinois Central System valuation totals near 480 million dollars with a large margin over public capital. The speaker estimates track miles, rolling stock values, and terminal properties to show a low per mile capitalization and compares with highway costs to justify the railroad’s pricing. Details cover freight cars, locomotives, passenger cars and notable routes in Kentucky and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central System
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central
Chicago
Memphis
New Orleans
Louisville
Kentucky
Illinois
Central City
Dawson Springs
Princeton
Scottsburg
Paducah
Clarks
Sturgis
Bell Mine
Origin of the term White Plague and its tuberculosis link
The article notes Oliver Wendell Holmes first used the phrase White Plague in 1861 in Elsie Venner to describe tuberculosis. It traces how the term spread globally and contrasts Holmes era attitudes with modern TB understanding and treatment progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elsie Venner
A Pair of Stockings 1523 A Christmas Mischief
Rex SMITH plans stocking gifts with holes sewn shut to keep presents while sister Agnes hangs a longer stocking with a note. Agnes boasts of chocolate cake hidden in the cupboard. On Christmas morning the smaller stocking yields more items than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Rex Smith
Agnes
Buddy
Milk Man Seeks Cheerful Christmas Wives
A 1922 comic vignette features a milk man boasting of his popularity with many wives who send gifts at Christmas. He jokes that his occupation brings him cheerful, well meaning notes and never a divorce case, blaming his luck on being a milk man.
Christmas Carol Outreach By Camp Fire Girls In Oxford
The Camp Fire Girls of Oxford have sung Carols to Shut Ins for four Christmas Eves. They seek requests to sing again this Christmas Eve and ask for a lighted candle in the window where they are to sing. Various local residents are noted visiting, hosting, or traveling between Oxford and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Ian
Christian
Mae
Elizabeth Johnson
Irene Anderson
Taylor of
Verona
J. C. Kincannon
Borum
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Gardui
Cardui
T. C. Kimbaugh
Washington, D. C
O. C. Brothers
Fletcher
THE
WR Company
New York City
Merry Christmas
Pegues
J. E. Pegues
Miss
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