Mild laxative remedy praised for women and children
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle liquid laxative tonic suitable for women and all ages. It claims quick relief from constipation, liver and stomach issues, with pleasant taste, price of 50 cents, and free test bottle upon request to Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannan
Alvarado
K. L. Stout
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, Il
Inside a Mission Compound Homes and Daily Routines
A description of a missionary compound with multiple houses for families, teachers, servants, and animals. It details the layout seven foot wall gatekeeper, school rooms, two hospitals, and plans for a men’s and women’s hospital. Weekly services include Chinese prayers, church, and mission meetings. A blind hospital preacher, once treated, stays to preach. On Sunday December 19 doctors tour the hospital and note patients provide own bedding and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren
Tucker
Stanley
de Haan
Regulate the Bowels with Dr Miles Pills
Mrs F M Dunkin of LeRoy Illinois reports years of constipation with no relief from pills or doctor until she began taking Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills. She finds the small pills very effective and reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
F. M. Dunkin
LeRoy
Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Advertised Claim
Fragmentary OCR text describes Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills with phrases about bowel movement and universal use. Content is incomplete and lacks clear events or proper nouns to form a full summary.
Savings Bank and Child's Sketch Book Ad Offer
An old advertisement promises four daily doses mixed in a bottle will sustain a year-old baby for about a month, four bottles for three months, and claims it will make the baby strong and healthy. It urges readers to send the paper name and ad to Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street, New York, for their Savings Bank and Child's Sketch Book, each bank containing a Good Luck Penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Send Inc
Savings Bank
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
N. Y
Homebound notes describe mission life and village life
The writer notes the need for funds, describes the Stanleys new house and a Chinese social visit, and recalls language study and field geography. She explains village life near their station, primitive threshing, and the slow pace of work. Daily wage is about five cents. they settle in, with Christmas plans and a home mail moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanleys
Tucker
China
Fashion hints and home science in a temperate magazine
The article notes the magazine covers dress and Paris fashions as part of a broader scheme. It also treats etched metal work bead bags house building and furnishing and various sciences for a well ordered home in careful instructive fashion.
Whitman Fights Sneaky Bill That Would Grapple NYC Streets
Charles S. Whitman then district attorney of New York uncovers a bland bill pushed in Albany by a member and keyed to a street railway backer. With Corporation Counsel Rives he exposes the scheme, mobilizes press and public, and defeats the measure that would let rail interests seize most streets in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Whitman
New York
Albany
Whitman
Senator Blank
Senator
Blank
Rives
New York City
Laplander Babies In Church
A humorous look at Lapland mammas keeping babies quiet on Sundays. The Lapps are devout and travel far to hear pastors. Babies stay outside buried in snow while the family attends services, with rein deer secured and papa Lapp handling the sleds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Papa Lapp
Tanbrobe Tittle Creatarea Do You Like It
Fragmentary note asks how tender pink-and-white babies would respond to a proposed idea. The lines hint at a conversation by Wide-Awake about reception and suitability. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable from the legible text.
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Wm.Van Rees
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Merwen Britamna CO
International Silvey Co
Miles
Tles
J. O. Mitten
Vander Linden’s
den Ee
Geo, H. Keeney
Wormhoudt
Kiyn & DeWinter
Watt
Pella
J. Blommers
Iowa
Lowa
Anchen Brennar
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