Tuberculosis Day drives churches to focus on prevention
April 30 set as nationwide Tuberculosis Day with 200000 churches urged to hold talks on prevention. The plan mirrors 1910 Tuberculosis Sunday when 40000 sermons mobilized public interest and seeks to enlist all 33000000 church members.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
National Association
Livingston Farrand
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Studiy
United States
Seven Years of Misery Relieved by Pinkham’s Compound
Sikeston Missouri resident Mrs DeMabethne describes seven years of illness with monthly weakness and backache and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The ad touts the product as highly effective for female complaints including displacements inflammation fibroid tumors and menstrual pains.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sikeston
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Dema Bethtne
Lydiaz
Why do you enjoy being told you are pretty
A dialogue fragment presents an inquisitive person asking why praise is enjoyed when self-doubt remains. A female speaker replies that praise confirms the other person’s belief in her, not her own certainty. The piece references quotes and a brief comic exchange about living on little money, with names Howell Powell and a judge mentioned.
Postum praised as coffee substitute in letter from user
A former coffee drinker describes four years of Postum use benefiting digestion and nerves. She rewired family habits, allowing children to drink Postum like water, and credits it with health improvements. The letter, from a Postum Co. ad, asks readers to trust its authenticity and notes new letters appear.
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Bonneville County
Senate
House
Potts
Robert McCracken
Bingham
Ada
McDougall
Bonneville
Power County
American Falls
Blaine
Oneda
Cassia
Clearwater
Nez Perce
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Falls County
Snake River
Bonneyville
Worth Lee
Elmore County
Heyburn
Heyburn” Park
Dixie
Macbeth
Idaho
Legislative Assembly
Washington
Supreme Court
MacLane
Kootenai County
St. Clair
Bingham County
State Platform Committee
W. A. Coughanour
Payette
Hawley
Coughanour
Quartsburg
United Party
House Committee On State Affairs
Rfsar
Snook
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dialogue Framed as Child’s Question on Future Plans
A child asks a mother about life after finishing school and the wait before marriage. The exchange captures social expectations and matchmaking norms reflected in a domestic scene.
Beck Promotes Corporate Defense With Epigram
James M. Beck, renowned New York corporation lawyer and Philadelphia native, returned to Philadelphia for a banquet where he defended corporations. He quipped that the trust buster and the Socialist may act freely, but mankind remains split into two groups those who walk to appetize their dinner and those who walk to obtain a dinner for their appetite.
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James M. Beck
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Beck
Pettit's Eye Salve Promoted For Quick Relief
An old newspaper fragment touts Pettit's Eye Salve as quick relief for eye troubles priced at 25 cents available from all druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo NY. The item includes promotional asides for Hamlins Wizard Oil and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, with other reflective quotes on morality and health.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
A Corner In Candles and Early New England Monopolies
The piece notes that in 1750 Benjamin Crabb secured a 14 year exclusive right to make sperm candles in Massachusetts. A Providence factory started a year later and within ten years eight New England factories and one in Philadelphia existed. Output lowered candle prices from five shillings per pound, while the value of money differed, with 125 dollars worth about three times today.
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Benjamin Crabb
Massachusetts
Providence
New England
Philadelphia
Toast Served Upright Sparks Flat Living Habit
A couple's toast question leads to a nostalgic quip about early married life in a flat. The husband explains he serves toast standing on edge out of habit formed in their first home.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Advice warns mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for infants and children and ensure the familiar label is present. The ad touts the product as safe and trusted for over 30 years and endorses the known brand as the one always bought.
To Arrange Flowers in a Dinner Table Display
Five golden rules for flowering decor advise using abundant foliage and limiting decorations to two or three flower kinds per arrangement. Favor simple glasses and pale vase colors to highlight the blooms, aiming for bold or soft harmony and letting flowers stand out over containers.
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Cleveland
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