Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A Providence Rhode Island reader reports relief from distention backache and fatigue after six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Nicetown Pennsylvania woman credits it with restoring health and enabling full daily work. The ad notes symptoms as danger signals for women and promotes the remedy to combat female derangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ladelphis
Harry Fister
Dounton St
Nicetown
Providence
A.1
Lydia Binkham
Mia
Adel Law
Lippitt St
Providence, RI
Free From Those Worries Garden Woes Publicized
A humorous exchange on pests and rot between two train riders ends with a punch line about living in a hotel. The man claims his hotel residence spares him garden issues such as bulb rot rose pests and patchy grass.
Earmarks Reveal Troop Origins in Powell Tea Talk
War correspondent Alexander Powell notes English volunteers show ear marks of origin at a New York tea. He cites bookkeepers from London who, when ordered to stand at ease, instinctively place rifles behind their ears, illustrating class and occupation cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
The Villain Outvillained
Two women warn about a treacherous man, calling him untrustworthy and as treacherous as a fountain pen in a sharp exchange.
Grape Nuts Claim Turns Suffering to Strength
A letter from a Western town woman explains stomach trouble with heartburn and gas from poor food choices. After using Grape-Nuts, she reports easy digestion, weight gain from 96 to 116 pounds, restored strength, and regained ability to do housework. The ad promotes Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville with a familiar tag line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
Deep Plowing Boosts Dry Farm Yields and Conserves Soil
The article outlines two dry farming schools first surface intensive tillage and second deep subsoil farming. Deep plowing eight to ten inches and cross plowing improve seed beds conserve humus and moisture. It rebuts the belief that water rises from subsoil in dry weather and warns against overpacking the seed bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Parsons
Dry Farm Bulletin
Farrel
Utah
Spalding
Denver
Colonel Bester
Transvaal
Starts His Treea Right
A western horticulturist with extensive orchard experience advises when planting a large orchard to follow planters and pull up trees if looseness occurs. If a jerk fails to loosen a tree, it is set firmly. if the root rocks or soil pulls out, it must be reset and soil packed firmly as in the first planting.
How to Make Success With Turkeys in the Farm
Farmers should prepare for turkeyraising with clean grounds away from other fowl. The 2 to 6 week period is critical. use Moved mother hens and daily coop movement. Feed regimes include dry wheat bran, cracked wheat, sweet milk, bran mash, and occasional purges, with emphasis on brood quality and selecting strong toms and large hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Poultry care in summer urged by farmer author
The article stresses daily poultry care in summer to prevent insect pests and keep coops sanitary. It advises weekly coal oil cleaning of perches and walls, whitewashing inside, ample sunlight, and clean, regularly fed fowls with reduced summer rations if birds range freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Purvise
Walla
Insecta
What the average man really should have io not his rights
Fragmented quotes on deserts and leisure mix with casual remarks about coffee whiskey billiards and social attitudes. Read as a collage, the piece echoes period voice and humor through scattered lines and dated references.
Milk of Kindness in Small Cans Cited
An editorial quip notes that human kindness is finite and often bottled in small portions, urging concise truth and restrained generosity in everyday exchange.
Shoe Token of Subjection At Weddings Across Cultures
The article traces wedding shoe customs from the East to Russia and Luther, noting the shoe or slipper as a sign of the bride's subjection to the husband. It cites public bearing in processions, blows with a shoe, kicking rites, and pillows, reflecting historical beliefs in marital subservience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Martin Luther
Velvet Hands Cure Advertisement and Death Notice Laugh
An old advertisement touts Cuticura for red rough and chapped hands with a one night treatment and a mail offer. A downtown office boy jokes that his printer brother can place a death notice to fool a ball game attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Bisa
Styles and fashion mix in old city tales
In Atlanta convicts no longer wear stripes sparking talk of style shifts. Fashionable women improvise as they break from old norms, while the soda fountain’s Barsaparilla recalls a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Atlanta
Jill
Russia Weighs Prohibition of Brandy in Empire Shops
A Bolshevik era move bans brandy sales in government monopoly shops from mobilization day. Historical data show vodka consumption in Moscow fell sharply in 1914 to 1918 with monthly figures for July August and October. Early policy allowed vodka at first class restaurants but prohibited bottle sales under heavy fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Russian Empire
Moscow
Awkward Flood Vision and Odd Interlude
Fragmentary lines describe Noah and a gloomy flood scene with a curious aside about interning. Nonsensical phrases mingle with mentions of a remedy company and distant thunderclouds, suggesting a damaged OCR page segment with unclear context.
Drink Denison's Coffee Campaign Message
An ad slogan passage touts Denison's coffee as pure and delicious. A separate note suggests women seeking rights may err in method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wowian
Buck Kilby
Sayre
Christone
Ady
What Is
Castoria
Astoria
Chas. H.s'letcher
Genuino Castoria
Tutt
Quara
Alid Fe Oréaont Express
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Harold Romers
Cos Eastons Pa
Howard E. Burton
Leadville
Colo
Nef
Carbonate Nat. Bank
Hatura
Nymal
White
Barket
Ban Drangiece
Cali
Wilburtoh
Oklahoma
TILM
Enalgn Co
Ome
New
W. N. Uy
Salt Lake City
Noah
Biegaa
Marine Wye Remedy Co
Tae A
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!