Des Moines Woman Credits Vegetable Compound Before Surgery
Mrs. Blanche Jefferson of Des Moines Iowa says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthened her, enabling recovery from illness without operation. Her husband opposed surgery but she improved and now performs household tasks, praising the remedy and recommending it to others. The ad urges women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Laws
Lydia LE
Pinkham
Blanche Jefferson
Lyon St
Towa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia &. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Remove Dandruff and Promote Healthy Scalp Growth Ad
Old advertisement shows Cutieura brand for dandruff relief with ointment and soap routines, followed by emollients to keep skin clean. It promotes Seminole Brand coffee and Venison Coffee Co. products and mentions a variety of unrelated mail order offers and tips. The noisy ad layout reflects early 20th century marketing style with many misprints.
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Vook
Oneley Dept. L
Boston
Meals Inexpensive Des Moines cuts cost of meals in state institutions
Des Moines reports show the state board of control feeds 10 000 wards across four tech state institutions at 3.1 to 7.2 cents per meal excluding labor. Bills of fare are submitted by superintendents, purchases are made in bulk, and meat and sugar are bought in large quantities. Data lists numerous institutions with meals per person and costs, noting prisons consume more food than orphans homes and that mass purchases keep prices low.
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Des Moines
Fourtech
Davyenfert
State Hospital
Fuebrlates
Knox- Vile
Iowa
Wonten
Reformatory
Anamesa
Clarinda
Cael
State Sanatorium
Industrial School
Eliora
Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Glenwood
Independence
Marshalltown
Mitchellville
Mount Tleasante
Orphans’ Home
Eral Canviet
Port Madison
Mule
Secretary of
Fined for Selling Extract in Clarinda Court
In Clarinda District Court Judge A B Thornell fined grocer Fred Osborne 200 dollars plus costs after he pleaded guilty to selling lemon extract to an habitual drunkard. The court found the extract was used as a beverage and notes prior warning not to sell it. Lightning Causes Third Fire Near Shenandoah.
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Shenandoah
Fred Osborne
Clarinda
A. B. Thornell
Osborne
The
Cour
Trustees reject offer to move college to Ottumwa
Ottumwa Commercial Club proposed relocating Penn College from Oskaloosa to Ottumwa. Trustees rejected the offer, deciding to keep the college in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Penn Cotlegs
Ottumwa Commercial Ehib
Ottumwa
Consolidated School_PROVES A Success At Hampton
Hampton’s consolidation experiment is viewed as successful with a $330,000 new building featuring electric lights a gas plant gymnasium shower baths hydraulic water system and domestic science. The spacious site serves 200 students with no traveler exceeding five miles across twenty two sections in the district.
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Hampton
Hanpton
Will of Mrs White Halts Los Angeles Estate Sale
The will of Laure Hemans White who died in Pittsburgh four years ago directs a delay in probate in Los Angeles county. The city seeks to buy 3721 Downey avenue for school use but a life interest for Mrs Apollonia Melber must end before any distribution to Katherine Habu and other heirs. The document also includes a fear of premature burial and a unique provision for meticulous postmortem checks before cremation. The estate includes a Bakersfield ranch and parcels in San Diego Sunset Beach and La Cañada Park.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Laure Hemans White
Pittsburgh
Publi
Bryson
Downey Avenue
North Broadway
Apollonia P. Melber
Melber
Katherine L. Habu
Victor Habu
White
Nfe
Bakersfield
Lois
San Diego
Ipis
Sunset Beach
la Canede Park
Thief Returns Baby’s Bank in California House He Burgled
In Sierra Vista California a thief who took valuables totaling about $100 later returned to the Rubido home and left a child’s penny bank containing two dollars on the front porch. Neighbors observed a well dressed man with a suitcase entering the house and later departing with remaining silver and jewelry. The baby bank was the sole movable item left behind.
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Sierra Vista
Cal
Clark Rubido
Rubido
Los Angeles
Caroline Martin
Man Dies Thrice In One Day In Colorado County
Charles Gallagher, a 300 pound farm hand, fell from a hay wagon and broke his back. In a bizarre sequence, nurses and doctors proclaimed him dead three times in one day at the county hospital before authorities confirmed the third death and turned the body over to the coroner.
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Denver, Cole
Charles Gallagher
Gallagher
Ife
Strigsla
A New Remedy for Kidney Bladder and Uric Acid Troubles
A reader urges using Anuric tablets over harsh salts or alcohol for kidney and bladder issues. Citing Dr. Pierce's newest remedy, the author claims complete cure of long standing kidney trouble and praises the product as aiding aging health.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Melinda E. Miller
Quite the Contrary Wordplay on 27 Suits of Clothes
A witty exchange centers on Reginald Twabbie who is said to own 27 suits of clothes. The dialogue questions whether an idea ever belongs to the wearer of many outfits, highlighting humorous incongruity.
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Reginald Twabbie
Kidney Health Urges Attention and Swamp Root Remedy
Physicians urge greater focus on kidneys as they filter poisons and support other organs. Excessive heavy meals and low water increase kidney workload, warning signs include back ache, bladder issues, sediment, and sallow skin. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root marketed as a proven kidney and bladder remedy with a sample offer via ten cent request.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Grip and Winter Colds Ad With Blood Purifier Claim
An advertisement heralds Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable blood purifier. It promises to strengthen pale weak readers, relieve indigestion, and cleanse the system of impure matter, claiming no alcohol or narcotics.
Eloise Impressed Hlotius Cites Public Record
Eloise expresses admiration to Hlotius with a courteous apology and vow to avoid overreach in future records, framing the exchange as a formal administrative note.
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South Dakota
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Keldran
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Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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State Board of Health
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Windham
Owen
Corydon
Elizabeth FP
Mochrie
Flushing
Sherman R. Opp
Kirksville
Harry Roberts
Missouri Valley
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Baring
Park Williams
Howard
Wallace
War Department
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Guy E. Logan
Willison
Mason City
Ellis
State Railroad Commission
Wayne Ellis
Bins
Washington
Francis BR. James
James
Keneas Pohile Wility Commission
Iowa State Mining Department
State Dairy and Food Commission
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W. MW. Child
Ames
G. A. Taylor
Grinnell
People’s Department Store
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Municipal Accounting Department
Marty Hays
Woodward Camp
Montana
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Oisbards
Mull
Masestine
Guy Logan
State News
Mike Beck
George Beck
Laura Hemans White
New York
Eloise
Hlotius
Motiere
Infante
Fletcher
David Belasco
San Fransico Theater
Skinner
Anc Euneer
Paul F. Stanner
Oneida
Skinner Mfg, CO
Omaha
U.S.A
America
Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch CO
Nebraska
Aerco Faincasts
Helacoat Co
Seatton
E-Cpleman
Pawur Target
Weskingen
Savica and Books
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