Nervous Woman Complete Wreck Prompts Medicine Testimony
Mrs Mary F B Herrick of Indianapolis testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her deep nervous breakdown and weakness preventing full pregnancy by taking six bottles. She says it strengthened her, enabled her to have three more children, and she has recommended the remedy ever since. The ad promotes the compound as a general tonic for the reproductive system.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary FB. Herrick
Detroit St
Ind
Snobbery and Caution in Public Endeavors
A columnist argues that many issues will not be acted on and warns against trusting the overly eager reformer who may push unwelcome agendas. The piece questions prejudices disguised as progress and urges skepticism toward busybody workers.
Iowa Hawkeye State News Highlights Local Agriculture and Finance
Iowa farm reports note June 15 planting for weevils and 23 spray rings in Benton county. Shenandoah hog sale totals 118 Poland China head at $10,000. Orange City to build a $60,000 dormitory. State funds from road taxes and inheritance taxes rise. dairy and Hereford breeder events announced. Governor Kendall pushes a statewide dairy drive amid financial strains.
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Benton
Shenandoah
Henry Field Seed Company
Classical Academy
Orange City
Dutch Reformed Church
State Automobile Department
Iown Y. W. C. A
A. G. Flake
Humboldt
Ku Klux Klan
State House
Mason City
Lutheran Hospital
Oelwein
Fortieth General Assembly
S. J. Key & Son
Lenox
W. H. Enfield
Osage
Illinois Central
Ira H. Lee
Muscatine County
Iowa
Kansas City
Iowa District Gas Association
Iowa World War Veterans
Dan Newquist
Des Moines
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Wisconsin
Kendall
Bremer, Fayette
Buchanan
Chicago
Tanlac Proclaimed Effective by Buffalo Engineer
Richard H. Lawson of Buffalo New York declares Tanlac improves his digestion strengthens appetite and restores sleep and energy after stomach troubles. He says the product fully meets claims and calls it 100 percent good with over 85 million bottles sold.
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Richard H. Lawson
Elmwood Ave
Buffalo
N. Y
Noy
Tanlac
Taniac
How Phone System Began and Rise of Switchboards
The early telegraph era saw a single eight station switchboard mark the start of telephone service. By 1878 New Haven installed the ancestor of modern switchboards, expanding to coast to coast networks with cities of over 100 central offices and vast subscriber counts in the hundreds of thousands and even millions.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Boston
New Haven
Conn
Unclear fragmentary item about real estate and social remarks
Fragmentary notes mention a landslide in real estate and remarks about women stepping on their own corns with casual references to people named Alice Virginia and Jacky. The text is disjointed and lacks clear events or dates.
The Bugle and the Band in a Telephone Call
A dialogue style report recounts a telephone exchange where Mrs. S asks for Main Street and Esther offers available titles. Mrs. S then recognizes The Bugle and the Band and The Beautiful and the Damned as possible reads and proposes to pick one up.
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Bugle
Mrs. S
Esther
Main Street
Bugle and
Beautiful and the Damned
When Bananas Were 10 Cents Each
The United States imported 43,365,763 banana bunches in 1921. A brief note recalls when bananas sold for 10 cents each wrapped in tin foil, once a tropical curiosity, crediting cold storage and other advances for broader availability.
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United States
Keep It Running Free Dawn Brings Milkman Morning Note
A Tampa Tribune item reflects on dawn routines and the idea of sustaining kindness throughout the day, contrasting a milkman’s arrival with a broader social message.
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Tampa Tribune
Standing Alone in Standout Claim
A terse exchange notes that one man insists on his sole record while others quickly adopt it. The speaker asserts there is no higher authority than truth and hints at public scrutiny of the claim.
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Tie
Businessmen vary like any group in character and fortune
An essay excerpt argues that business men are not inherently dishonest nor uniformly rich. Many are poor, unreliable, or idle, while others are capable and successful. It notes workers and entrepreneurs come from common origins, with merit and wealth distributed across society. A separate note says young authors brace for sharper criticism than they receive. Short life spans make merrier undertakers.
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Russia
United States
E. W. Howe
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