Best Remedy for Women Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
An Ottawa sized ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for female troubles during the Change of Life. It cites testimonials from Mrs Lizerz Horrasp Noah and Mrs … praising relief from headaches, nervous prostration, hemorrhages, and general vitality. The copy mentions cures claimed over three years and invites readers to write confidential inquiries to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for personal advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah
Lydia E Pinkham
Lyrna
Sean
Lizerz Horrasp
The Pleasant Lady Who Smiled at the Servant
A neighbor’s errand woman called at a house while the family was away. The hired man could not name her but said she always smiles when she speaks. The hostess remembered only that pleasant look, a courteous manner, and a sunbeam left in the man’s heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Honey Bay
Atchison Gilobe
Notable Interest Shifts Among Young Men Revealed
A fragmentary note shows Percy debating tastes as attention shifts from a young man named Kitty to a different young man. The dialogue hints at evolving romantic interest and social currents among the youth.
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Percy
Kitty
Tuberculosis Fight Gains Insurance Involvement
Metropolitan Life sought to build a sanatorium for tuberculous policy holders but was refused by New York State Insurance Superintendent Hotchkiss on legal grounds. The company is distributing 3,599,000 pamphlets to policy holders while Provident Savings Life Assurance created a health bureau for free medical advice. Fraternal orders including Modern Woodmen Knights of Pythias Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Circle are planning or have built sanatoria for tuberculous members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life
New York State
Superintendent of Insurance
Hotchkiss
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Modern
Woodmen
Knights of Pythias
Royal League
Royal Arcanum
Workmen's Circle
Laborer’s Diet: From Coffee to Postum for Better Digestion
A veteran clerk recounts coffee harming his nerves and stomach after moving to telegraph work. He stopped coffee, tried Postum, and claims immediate improvement allowing eat-anything tolerance. He praises boiling Postum with cream and urges readers to seek the book The Road to Well.
Prize Fish Story and Other Oddities From Summer Lake
A humorous reel of vignettes recalls a prize pike catch with a swallowed engagement ring, a somnambulist child, and a Carver tree landmark. Other items include a bridge street note on elm archways, a look at historical corset fashions, and a playful flirtation exchange on manners.
EVEN UNTO DEATH Story of the Desecration of the Holy City
A study of the Maccabee surname origin and the heroism of Mattathias’s family. Tracing how the term Maccabees evolved through Hebrew derivations and associations with the Asmonian/Hacermonacean line, referencing the Apocryphal Books of Maccabees Chapter 1.
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Marcabees
Mattathias
Cheriee Martel
Cheehemen
Mattathiag
Faithful Few Stand Against Heathen Covenant in Jerusalem
A sermon recounts Jewish steadfastness under Antiochus Epiphanes, contrasting covenant fidelity with compromise. It portrays a small group resisting adoption of Gentile laws, the martyrdom of leaders and family, and a vow to endure persecution for obedience to God's law, ending with a prayer for righteousness and divine guidance.
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Jerusalem
Agtiochus
Egypt
Temple
Juda
Antiochus
Ierses
Earth
Christ
Life Worth Living and Christ's Example
A compact exhortation on living a life modeled after Christ. Emphasizes service to others, unwavering love, light in dark places, and fruit of grace. Affirms such a life brings contentment, avoids regret, and offers contentment and meaning through devotion and virtue.
No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong
Brooks reflects on virtue and its impact, asserting that true strength, gentleness, purity, and goodness born from humble people uplift the world by aiding and comforting others. The quote emphasizes moral character as a public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ppij Brooks
Life’s Creator Inspires Daily Harmony and Good Work
A reflection expressing how steady daily productivity leads to a sweeter, harmonious song praising the Creator. The message emphasizes steady effort, moral uplift, and the spiritual benefit of incremental improvement in daily life.
The Scientist's Guess About Life's Origin
A cautious scientist without seeking fame asserts life began in volcanic fire as the origin of life, a claim not openly disputed by laypeople. The remark frames a debated view while avoiding sensational endorsement or dismissal.
Abandoned After Physicians’ Consultation. Mrs Roos Shearer gives Dean’s Kidney Pills credit for recovery
Mrs Roos Shearer of Centralia Washington recalls years of weakness insomnia swollen limbs and painful secretions. After three doctors gave up on her she used Dean’s Kidney Pills and quickly improved becoming able to leave bed and resume household activities within weeks. Pills sold by dealers 50 cents a box Pest er Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Roos Shearer
Centralia
Wash
Dean
Pester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
What She Escaped
The fragment describes Lofty taking his fiancée Ruth on a rowing outing last Sunday. A capsized boat led to the death of the fiancée, while the male passenger is implied as the suitor. The dialogue suggests survivor doubts about the fate of Ruth and hints at a possible marriage plan.
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Nic
Miseles
Joo
Easlant
Jack
Young Lofty
Ruth
Eczema Healed by Cuticura After Three Doctors Fail
A Dover lawyer tells a tale of L Dawes facing an opposing lawyer in North Adams. The justice, overheating and irritated, removed his coat and ordered the crowd thinned as Dawes prepared to speak. The item notes Miss Ann Pearsons in Vermont praising Cuticura for eczema relief after months of suffering.
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Miss Ann Pearsons
Northfeld
Dee
Emer Dreg & Chem Corp
Sole Prope
Boston
Dover
Squree
L. Dawes
North Adams
Dawes
Wen
Amusing Perils of Eloquence and Clever Quips
A collection of wry, fragmentary quips and anecdotes from historical figures and everyday encounters. Includes Dogherty and Canning on politeness, musings on wickedness from graveyards, a taxi fare exchange, ant speed debate, and light verse about shoes and love.
Colde and Gripp Capudine Cure Headaches
Fragmentary ad like copy mentions remedies Colde Capedian and Liquid Effects for colot headaches. Scattered lines reference undertakers and a quip about a wise man never arguing with a woman, implying a satirical or miscellaneous page item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Sica
Sidelight on history at Yorktown surrender ceremony
A Yorktown commemorative event features Maj Arthur Forrester of the First Royal Dragoons speaker in a drawn out, ironic riff. He muses on Cornwallis and the British army’s ability to hold the forlorn town, then the chairman interjects with a joke about drinks being on him.
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Cornwallis
Yorktown
Edward
George
Maj
Arthur Forrester
First Royal Dragoons
Paint Durability and the Dutch Boy Trademark
A short essay on painting durability urges using pure white lead and linseed oil, noting the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a safeguard against adulterated products. It contrasts safety with the need for quality materials and stresses reliability in the paint contract as taught by traditional guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Water or wax for a crying doll in Windsor humor
A clipped Windsor Magazine snippet shows Dorothy asking for water to christen a doll, mother refusing, and a quip about wax for wativation. The page also advertises Rough on Rats and other pest powders by EB Wells of Jersey City, and includes a street scene exchange about suburban farming plans and a chauffeur incident from Life magazine.
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Dorothy
Windsor Magazine
EB Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Atchison Gilobe Pieced a Father Daughter Moment
A dramatic piece from the Atchison Globe describes a father counseling his daughter after her sweetheart's neglect. He offers practical help, asserts control over household duties, and warns of consequences while insisting parental support through hardship.
One on Johnny and Atchison Wit
A mosaic of humorous quotes and anecdotes from old Atchison pieces. It features a vain boast about mimicry, a supper invitation, a gentle woman’s fall from long patience, marriage tensions, and reflections on habit, wealth, and wit in early American lore. It anchors on named places Atchison and Bard of Benzie with assorted maxims and social quips.
The man who is trouble meets with fewer obstacles
A quip on difficulty distinguishes the man of trouble from the seeker of happiness. The note adds that even doctors disagree and such disagreement tends to swell the population of one of two places, highlighting contrasting outcomes in a concise editorial aside.
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Summer Street
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Boston Globe
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Alan
Timedtate
George II
Hogarth
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Catherine de Medici
Beaver
Jesus
James
Life Worth
Eczema
Cuticura
Candia
Attorney
Dogherty
Canning
Washington Star
Drake
Allen
Allen B
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. TY
A. Alishey
Castle-on-the Burn
Gladys Golden
Philadelphia
Gladys
Miss Golden
Puck
Wilson Woodrow
American Magazine
Miss Y
Martha
Jones
Smith
Papa
Johnny
Dolly
Kan
America
John Jacob Astor
Jagsby
Thempesn
Phey
Hunt
Pais
A.B. Richards
Sheree
Boone
Tulane
U. Memphis
Putnam
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