Woman Refuses Operation in Louisville Health Notice
A Louisville woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health after refusing surgery. She describes fainting spells bloating and pain before using the remedy and urges others to seek it. The advertisement claims testimonials are genuine and offers confidential letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Louisville
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
J. M. Resch
West Broadway
War talk at New York club mocks eastern theater claims
An Army and Navy club speaker in New York quips about the eastern theater saying there have been pronounced successes but the officer jokes about not being able to pronounce them. The remark captures wartime humor in official circles.
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Mlawa
Army and Navy Club
New York
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old home remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur darken gray hair naturally when applied with a sponge or brush. The ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from drug stores at about 50 cents, asserting it hides gray hairs and adds shine. The piece ends with a humorous exchange about a portrait.
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Wyeth
Marine Eye Remedy Promoted by Chicago Firm
Advertisement claims Four OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU about Marine Hye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It offers free book by mail. The tone shifts to a social remark noting that some women marry for money after meeting their husbands.
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Marine Hye
Marine Hye Remedy Co
Chicago
Illinois Swine Breeders Congress closes with elections
The Swine Breeders Congress of North America concluded its three day Bloomington convention electing officers including President Walter A. Cook of Tinley Park and Vice President A. M. Foster of Rushville. Directors named C. C. Evens and William Walker with plans for exhibit judges for the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Swine Breeders Congress of North America
Bloomington
Congress of North America
Walter A. Cook
Tinley Park
A. M. Foster
Rushville
Q. M. Bradshaw
Laharpe
C. C. Evens
North English
Wiliam A. Walker
Stillman
N. J
San Francisco
Bismarck On Music Fire Within And Wagner
In an excerpt from Conversations With Prince Bismarck, Bismarck discusses his love for music while abstaining to avoid tears. He explains his temperament, calls himself not iron but strategically wielding iron, and recalls Wagner’s vanity and demands though he admires the composer’s music. He notes opera withdrawal due to melodies that haunt him.
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Bismarck
Wagner
Prince Bismarck
W.S. Richmond
The
North American Review
Memory Master of Brooklyn Coal Merchant Dies
Philip O Day a Brooklyn coal dealer died after a long career of remembering every debt and due amount without arithmetic. His sons kept a private book but did not reveal the full totals he named before death, and later discovered his memory surpassed their records.
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Philip O’day
Brooklyn
Sanitation Call for Rural School Improvements
The United States public health service reports insanitary rural schools cause future defects and suffering. It urges rural schools receive urban sanitary privileges, including proper building maintenance and regular medical inspection, to prevent disease and boost community health.
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United States Public Health Service
Coroners Through the Ages and Modern Debate
A column notes coroners existed three centuries before Columbus and were once esteemed with no fees. It recalls English criticism from Cromwell’s era and Blackstone’s view that coroners hindered justice. It mentions attempts in several states to abolish the office and quotes a judge on salaries.
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America
Philadelphia Ledger
Oliver Cromwell
England
Cay
Blackstone
Grabson Described by Parrot as Help-Yourself Type
A character named Grabson is described as having a “help-yourself-to everything-in-sight” disposition. The quote frames Grabson as aggressively self serving and eager to take what is not necessarily his.
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Grabson
Cascarets Promise Quick Aid for Liver and Bowels
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses inside organs reduces gas and misery and brings health happiness and a clear head for months. The copy urges adults and children to use Cascarets and notes all stores carry the product.
The Likely Way
A light anecdote contrasts holiday shopping with its exhausting toll. The quip frames shopping as both completed and overwhelming, hinting at seasonal pressures and humor about consumer frenzy.
Professor's statement on kidney pills relief
A Oklahoma professor reports long term relief from backache after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says after three boxes the pain left altogether and has not returned, recommending the product for Bright's Disease sufferers. The ad notes 60 cents per box and Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo, N.Y. as supplier.
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Aug
F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Bright
Dodd
Prof. Schmitz
Tack
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
The Reason Behind the Pickle Over a Pet Dog
A reader asks about a recurring domestic mishap caused by a wife's dog. The note seeks clarification on whether the pet is a chow chow and how to handle the situation.
Care for Children’s Soap and Ointment Ad Offers Samples
The notice promotes Cuticura products a soap to cleanse skin and scalp and an ointment to soothe rashes itchings dandruff and roughness. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes the product is sold everywhere. A joke line follows about rock and tie curing a cold.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
U. S. GOV LAND FREE HOMESTEAD IN ARKANSAS
Under a special act, agricultural land in the U S Forest reserve of Arkansas can be homesteaded up to 160 acres per person at no cost. One million acres offer free pasturage for cattle hogs and sheep eight months yearly. No overflow lands. healthy, well watered with running streams. We locate lands for applicants and provide state maps and act copy for 25 cents to A V Alexander Little Rock Arkansas.
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Congress
U. S. Forest Reserve of
Arkansas
A. V. Alexander
Little Rock, Ark
Adv
Self-Made Man Narrates His Life Story
A self made man begins a lengthy personal narrative about his life, detailing the struggles, turning points, and key decisions that shaped his ascent from humble beginnings to success. He emphasizes patience as a crucial virtue guiding his journey.
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Edward B. Lanner
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Illinois State School For the Deaf
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University of Illinois
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Peoria
W. M. Lewis
Navy League
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United States Navy
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Aurora
Henry Deking
Illinois
Belgium
Towanda Grain Company
Taylorville
Father Merscher
St. Mary’s
Care For Children’s
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Land Free
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Dnar Nursery Co
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Wisconsin
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Washington, D.C
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H. C. Dorney
Cordell
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Spohn Medical CO
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Goshen
Indiana
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