Lydia Pinkham Remedy Cited For Restored Health In Chicago Letter
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with curing displacement and irregularities after years of weakness. She reports renewed strength for housework and three healthy children. The letter endorses the product's broad claimed benefits and offers free advice from the Pinkham company.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Kwarcinski
W. Oakdale Ave
Ill
Rye I. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Can't Cut Off My Leg Says Railroad Engineer
A Brooklyn railroad engineer recalls a two year battle to heal a leg injury after refusing amputation. He credits Peterson's Ointment with the cure, claiming his leg completely healed. The ad promotes the ointment for piles eczema and other diseases, 60 cents, Mail orders filled by Mate con Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY.
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Peterson
Gus Haufft
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Mate Con Ointment Co Inc
Buffalo
Women Readers Urged to Check Kidney Trouble
Long notice urges women to consider kidney and bladder health, arguing many suffer undiagnosed kidney trouble. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, offering a sample bottle for ten cents and listing sizes for sale at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Alfalfa Caterpillar Threat and Control Explained
A farm visitor hears from a rancher how the alfalfa caterpillar costs growers millions. The piece explains butterfly life stages, egg counts, pest-prevention methods, and how the bollworm helps control worms, with advice from USDA Farmers Bulletin 1004.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Arizona
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Rembrandts
United States
CONTROL OF CABBAGE WORMS
The cabbage worm and its parent white butterfly emerge from spring to frost. Eggs hatch in four to eight days and the larva eats eagerly. Apply paris green or lead arsenate as a spray from cabbage seedlings until heads are half grown.
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Department of Agriculture
Perfect Health through blood purification product claim
An advertisement urges readers that almost every ailment stems from impure blood and promotes S. S. S. vegetable blood medicine as a remedy. It claims purified blood boosts immunity and vitality and offers free medical advice by writing to the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Palm Leaf Fan Left Behind On Cold Day
A palm leaf fan was left behind on a notably cold day, described as a remarkable absence in the prevailing weather note. The item’s leaving sparked no immediate incident but highlighted the chill and stillness of the scene.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Effective For Decades
An advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as genuine with a Bayer package containing directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes 12 tablets in a handy tin and implies widespread physician use and cheap price while stressing the Bayer trademark and Mon oacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Ady
Compliment Your Clear Skin with Cuticura Ad Booster
An advertising notice promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for skin care. It claims to treat pimples redness roughness or itching, followed by rinsing, drying, and dusting with Cuticura Talcum for a pleasant fragrance. The package prices are 25 cents each.
Splendid Garden Results From Rich Soil
A farm garden thrives when soil is kept busy all season and every space is cultivated. Neglected patches become dry and hard, while constant care yields abundant crops and an attractive growing space.
Pasture As Natural Feed For Dairy Cattle
Pasture is described as the natural feed for dairy cows and is praised as often the best option. The statement emphasizes pasture quality and its benefits for milk-producing herds.
Value of Sweet Potatoes as Hog Forage Debated
The article notes a dispute over using sweet potatoes for hog feed. Roots alone are hardly a maintenance ration, but when mixed with a liberal grain ration they reportedly yield good returns.
Increase Wheat Yields Through Deep Plowing Early
Wheat yields can be increased significantly by improved seedbed preparation. Deep plowing early in the season breaks hard pans and stimulates root growth.
Four Hundredth Anniversary of Christophe Plantin Celebrated in Antwerp
Antwerp to host August ceremonies marking Christophe Plantin's 400th birthday. The famed sixteenth century printer, born in Touraine, advanced early printing craft with the Biblia polyglotta 1569 1573 in Greek Hebrew Syriac and Chaldean. King Philip of Spain later honored him with the title prototypographus regius and rights to print liturgical books across his empire.
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Christophe Plantin
Antwerp
Plantin
Belgium
Ife
Touraine
Biblia Polygotta
Philip
Spain
Prototypograph
Banquet Guest Delivers Memorized Grace at Indianapolis Church
A parishioner at a church banquet in Indianapolis found himself called to give grace. He had prepared by writing and memorizing a speech. He began, hesitated, and then launched into the full address, using practiced gestures to astonish the crowd, especially his wife.
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Indianapolis
Jersey Dilemma Ends In Laughable Quip About Bull
A young man recounts a near escape from an enraged bull while a witty exchange with Miss Dubious unfolds. The tale twists around whether the creature was between horns or a true dilemma, ending with a punchy jab about the animal’s identity.
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Haskins, Bros, & Cu
Stoux City, Towa
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Eastman Kodak CO
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