Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A Manning Iowa woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of severe female complaints. She followed the company’s advice, used the remedy, and regained perfect health, urging other sufferers to try it and write for guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia RE. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia RE. Pinka
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sheep Range near Lander shifts from mining to grazing
H B Greenough of Spokane passed through Casper on his way to Lander to stock 26 000 acres in Red canyon country with sheep after previously buying lands for mining The plan to develop placer deposits collapsed as the claim was salted and the lands are now being used for sheep ranching The Casper Tribune notes the end of a notorious Wyoming mining saga and mentions Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup sold by Tallman Co
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Casper Tribune
H. B. Greenough
Spokane
Casper
Lander
Wyoming
Red Canyon
Fremot County
Las
Greenoughs
Placer Works
Kennedy
Tallman &Co
Names of hotel guests and residents listed in city notices
A partial OCR list shows numerous names and places including Hotel St. George, Boston, Portland, Spokane and Denver. The entry names individuals such as William Ellery, Sam C. Max son, Milton Schuchtel, Leonard J. Mann, D. W. Code, C. H. Payne and wife, J. A. Allison, G. L. Richardson, W. G. Hearst, E. Kircher, Chauncey M. Day, George Willner and wives, W. A. Porter and wife, Oliver P. Morton, George H. Clark, and others, alongside cities like Boston, Portland, Cleveland, Baltimore, New York, Spokane and Denver.
Catarrh Cure Claims to Cure All Etagees
A historic advertisement proclaims Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure, claiming it treats catarrh constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous membranes. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and directs readers to contact F. I. Cheney & Co. in Toledo for testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. I. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Book of Oregon Poems Out Now
Bert Huffman releases The Song of the Oregon Pine a small original verse collection on sale at Frasier book store priced at 60 cents. The book is printed on fine paper and richly illustrated.
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Oregon
Oregon Pine
Bert Huffman
Frasier Book Store
Pasture Available for Bucks This Summer
A limited number of bucks will be pasture and run for the summer with good pasture and ample water. Apply at this office.
Disappearance of Martin Hansen in Cataldo Idaho Roams Three Weeks
Martin Hansen an Odd Fellows member from Cataldo Idaho has been missing for about three weeks. Friends report no accounting for his absence and no clues have emerged since his disappearance.
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Martin Hansen
The
Odd Fellows
Cataldo
Idaho
Coffee time for good tea and coffee in old note
A fragment notes a grocer policy about refunds on Schilling's Dest, promising to return money if you do not pay him. The text implies a domestic or shop slogan about choosing quality beverages. It may reflect an era branding and a brief customer service claim.
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Schilling
Pastime Parlors Health Resort for Exercise Ruth
Rutherford Molitor Proprietor runs a quiet healthful exercise resort advert promoting physical activity and leisure facilities for visitors seeking restorative recreation.
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Rutherford
The Prison Bird in Africa’s Nesting Prison
Livingstone notes a male African prison bird that locks the hollow nest and confines the female during nesting. The male blocks the opening and feeds the family, guarding them faithfully until chicks can fly, after which he frees them. The scene is described as charming when the chicks meet the light.
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Africa
Livingstone
Monpour
Papa
Tobacco Poison: Smoke Cigar or Pipe Slowly Warns Doctors
Two Austrian scientists Dr Liebermann and Dr Davidovics found cotton in mouthpieces darkened by smoke, proving combustion creates poisonous residues. They showed faster smoking yields more yellowish brown spots than slower smoking, linking rapid puffing to greater health harm.
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Liebermann
Davidovics
Pall Mall Gazette
Horses and Music Inspire Odd Marine Behavior
A Paris Revue note records horses' reactions to music during a 1802 military march. A young horse under Captain De R. moved ahead of its rider to stand with musicians, then returned when the band quieted, repeating as the band played. Lions reportedly enjoy piano treble but roar at loud bass notes.
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Guenoe
de R
Captain de R
Marke Joy
Paris Revue
Her Sweet Revenge in a Hotel Room Bargain Tale
A young woman asks for a modest room at a woman's hotel clerk. The clerk offers a dollar thirty five a day or $3 a week, but no rooms are available. The guest suggests hope comes only if a guest dies or marries, prompting a wry reply from the clerk. The exchange appears in the New York Tribune.
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Dlass
New York Tribune
Changed Accompaniment in Stray Stories
A humorous exchange about taste and memory contrasts music and a burned steak. Husband recalls a disliked tune, while wife praises it as divine, revealing how small dinner disappointments color recollection. The quip ends on playful misunderstanding.
Pretty Bad Puck Dialogue in a Droll Exchange
The excerpt shows Boston Bill and Omaha Red in a weary back and forth about a blase peripatetic life. The colloquial banter touches fatigue and a clipped conversational rhythm with a playful exchange between the two speakers.
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Boston
Bill
Pal
Omaha Red
Puck
Art Appreciation Riff Sparks Transatlantic Quip
A wry exchange plays on national tastes as one man from abroad complains Americans miss appreciating art while a patriot notes higher pay for opera players than baseball players, highlighting cultural priorities in a brisk, humorous quip.
Learn to unlearn what you hay learned amiss proverb
A German proverb notes the value of unlearning mistaken lessons. It urges reassessment when prior beliefs turn out false, promoting flexibility in thinking and growth through correction of learned errors.
Bad luck blamed for much laziness in old sayings
A short column argues that superstition and accident are often cited as reasons for laziness. It contends real causes lie in habits, discipline, and work routines rather than luck. The piece reflects common attitudes of the era toward ethics and personal responsibility.
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Dukes
Lords
Ecaris
Pendmon
Bond Brothers
W.C. Minnis
Nenning
Peoples Warehouse
Alfred Schneiter
Main Street
Union
Pendleton
Cialty
Carney & Tweedy
Telephone
Prison Bird
Pendleton Cloak and Suit
Metropolitan Magazine
East Oregonian
Metropolitan
East Ore
Gonian
Mall
Oregonian
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