Milwaukee Woman Credits Vegetable Compound for Recovery
Mrs Ema Lusk of 183 First St Allanke Wis recounts suffering female trouble and backache. After doctors advised operation she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. Pinkham's company says many grateful letters prove the remedy helps women after other methods fail and invites letters for free advice.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lyna FE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Fiiktams
Lydia B. Pinkhams
Ema Lusk
First St
Allankee
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Uptia E Pinkham
Dignity and Low Pay on Ocean Liners Revealed
A New York dispatch highlights stark class contrasts on Cunard and other lines where captains dine with the main saloon, officers rarely speak to passengers, and wages shrink from captain to fourth officer. Critics say compensation barely covers uniform costs, with stewards earning far less than captains.
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College of Cardinals
Cincinnati Times-Star
New York
Cunard
J. Pierpost Morgan
Lves
Montreal Harbor Growth Surpasses Other Zones
The Montreal harbor commissioners annual report shows Montreal handling a higher monthly business volume than any other zone except New York, with New Ark cited as a notable exception.
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Montreal
Montreal Harbor Commissioners
Newark
Golden Seal Root Used As Cerfal Medicine in Peruana
Golden Seal, the root of the plant, is valued as a tonic and remedy for dyspepsia catarrh and general wellness. In rich woodlands many gather it each summer, with thousands of pounds used annually in the famous catarrh tannery Peruana. The widespread use explains why Peruns is favored for catarrh.
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Peruana
Bootlegger hawks cold tea as liquor in Frisco line
An Oklahoma bootlegger sold quart bottles advertised as cold tea to cautious riders on a Frisco railroad express car. He warned buyers to drink after leaving the station to avoid trouble, noting the bottles contained real liquor and that a gunman could be triggered if discovered. The scheme drew demand from cattlemen and a buck Indian, with multiple customers before the train departed.
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Littl
Oklahoma
Through Express
Bur
Quips on Farmers and Daily Goods in a Bygone Era
A montage of sharply toned exchanges from a Washington Star snippet contrasts farmer respect with political gains and household items. It notes increased farmer regard, mentions Defiance Starch claims, jokes about aging, flu remedies, and a Weathered image of hats and habits, all reflecting early 20th century consumer culture.
Cardul touted as life saver for women in Pope Tennessee
Mrs Temple Clark of Pope Tennessee credits Cardul the woman’s tonic and Thedford’s Black Draught with restoring health after years of pain and irregularities. She urges others to try Cardul, praising its vitality boosting, nerve calming, and constitution strengthening effects.
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Temple Clark
Pope
Cardus
Tenn
Caréul Home
Siberia Transformed Into Rich Homesteads for War-Effort
The piece argues that Siberia is becoming a breadbasket and home to Russian homemakers as government policies rally peasant emigration. It notes 5,000 emigrants daily via Omsk, towns growing from prisons to humane settlements, and Siberia competing in European markets while awaiting the plow and herd. The author warns against lingering Western distortions, asserting long, cold winters but rich soil, and predicts a future battle line extending to Straits with Russian villages ready to defend.
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Siberia
James W Kagedale
St Petersburg
Omsk
Poland
China
Russia
Mr. Ragsdale
Canada
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Far East
Lively fragments mix finance scandal and lost letters in archive tale
A collage of scenes spans a finance talk by Leslie M. Shaw and a cor respondent, a banker named Hugh in Castana, a secret drawer of papers in Bethlehem containing Revolutionary War letters, and a comic flight of monoplane dreams. Dramatic notes of memory and mischief weave through.
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Charles Becket
Bethlehem
War Department
Anthony Wayne
Allison
historical department of Carneci+ Institute
Force of Habit on Vacation Ends in Weight Change
Hodge-Hefty faced a strained time away as his weight shifted from 200 pounds at the start to a lighter figure on return. He jokes about a great bargain hunter partner who couldn’t resist a reduced offer, though the situation isn’t a breakup.
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Chilliwack
B.C
James R. Hosken
Hosken
Charles Carter
Hoskin
Carter
Mansfield
England
Uils Country
Hodge
Frank
Franklin
Cured itching humor and quack cures exposed
A fragmented 1905 testimonial extols Cutiura remedies for skin itch and scabs with claims of rapid healing after three sets. It also mocks meat abstinence and advertises F. J. Cheary & Co patent medicines, alleging international sales and a warning against fake cures.
November Health Boost Through Oats and Local Snippets
Thousands of families are urged to eat Quaker Scotch Oats daily for 30 days in November to improve health and vigor, with a note to reduce meat. Also quoted are remarks on silk stockings by Susan B. Anthony, a note on U S tuberculosis sanatoriums, humorous magazine blurbs, and a Rough on products ad line, plus assorted quotes about effort and resilience.
Power and irony in headlines and products theme
A collage of quotes on headlines shaping minds, advertising starch and foot powder praise, and gags on marriage and politics. It juxtaposes literary and moral concerns with consumer promotions and light social humor from early 20th century tone. Notable lines reference Dean Shailer Mathews, Allen's Foot Ease, and domestic foibles.
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Dean Shailer Mathews
Allen
Paper Yarn Mills Spur New Swedish Industry
In Halmstad Sweden Pontas Ho strom plans a spinning mill to convert paper into yarn. Similar mills exist in Germany and France. Rugs and carpets appear the best early use for paper yarn and Swedish carpet making already occurs in Ostergotland with narrow paper tape spun into textile units.
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Halmstad
Sweden
Pontas Ho»strom
Germany
France
Ostergotland
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sloan
James ¢. Ler
Blean
J.P. Evans
Mt. Atry
Joan
Ear S. Sloan
Boston
U.S.A
Sloan & la
Simmons
The
C. Simons, Ja, Med. CO
Sherman, Texas
Canrens
J. Strauss
Johann Strauss
Vienna
Gipsy Baron
Girardi
Cruzan
Slezac
Lehar
Imperial
Ministry of Education
Strauss
Salome
Philadelphia
George A. Preston
Washington Herald
North Pole
Chicago Daily News
BRD
Dustin Stax
Coal Trust
Kansas City Times
Maria
Bob
Joldler
Washington Star
Ald
Orieaa
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Financter
Hugh Ralston
Castana
Charter Oak
Hugh
Yvonne
Mademoise Lie
Chicago News
Cutiura
O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Pumer Drag
Chem. Corp. Sole Proce
Bete
Tempera Mutartur
F. J. Cheary & Om. Totede
Meres
Santret
Chesey & OD
Drurceean Tie
Pete
Susan Anthony
United States
Fort Bayard
N. M
Fort Stanton
Navy
Las Animas
Col
Department of War
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Navy Department
John
Grace
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Mumsey
Johnnie
Everybody's Magazine
Elbert Hubbard
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Potas
Potash
Ferther
Afleste
Baltimore American
Keeley Institute
Park “Wwenue
Hot Springs
Mary T. Geldman
Defiance
Dr. Pierce
W. S Sewtoos Co
Wil Westers
N. U
Memphis
State Pharmaceutical Association
Texas Retail Association
Houstones
Laboratori
Mr. Fhatte
Serrtary
Tomnaler
Stan Dearsir
Texas
Thewe Dotti
Neal Sead
As Soe
Ee Fa
Ian Abla Saly
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