Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy For Relief
Mrs. Mary Gauthier of Montpelier Vermont reports relief from fatigue chills bloating and pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming improved regularity and stomach comfort. The ad extols the medicine as proven and dependable and invites letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential female guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gauthier
Ridge St
Montpelier, Wt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Travel tips regret squandered on war memory
A traveler laments tips given across Europe that proved meager in value. He reflects that though the sum was not large, spending any funds on the war would have been a poor choice, and he would have saved a nickel if forewarned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
California Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Child Cleanse
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to swap harsh laxatives for California Syrup of Figs. It claims the fruit laxative cleanses the liver and bowels, is loved by children, and prevents sickness tomorrow with a teaspoonful today. It promotes a 50 cent bottle with clear directions for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Adv
Old-Fashioned Charm Sparks Ecard Collecting Hobby
A playful exchange highlights a character described as old fashioned who continues a passion for collecting picture past ecards, revealing a nostalgic hobby.
Unpleasant Experiences From Carelessness And Appearances
A Passaic man Patrick J. McMahon aged from New Jersey reveals himself in a saloon after eight years presumed dead. His son fails to recognize him while McMahon questions family details. In Trenton James Osborn returns from Australia to find his wife and daughter gone and bank funds missing. His wife, with power of attorney, withdrew all money. a Chicago bank letter helps locate them. Osborn advises weekly letters home. The column closes with critique of Bible knowledge in Margaret Deland’s The Hands of Hsau and Joseph Auerbach’s claim that Bible reading sustains the republic’s solemn music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. McMahon
Passaic
N. J
McMahon, Sr
James Osborn
Trenton
Australia
Melbourne
United States
Osborn
Chicago
Margaret Deland
Hsau
Joseph S. Auerbach
Lincoln
Auerbach
Republic
Canadian farmer gains wealth from homesteads and farming
Three settlers describe how immigration to Canada, free homesteads, and mixed farming built wealth. J C T Moore from Underhill Ontario moved from Bruce County to 2,800 acres worth now 40 per acre. James Steel from Perthshire, Scotland, bought 1,000 acres at 15 and now values at 60. H J Smith from North Michigan settled at Clover Bar Alberta, 800 acres valued at 200 per acre. They argue labor and cost of living issues fade beside self made wealth in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. T. Moore
Underhill
Man
Bruce County
Ontario
James Steel
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Perthshire
Scotland
Canada
Old Country
H. J. Smith
Clover Bar
Alberta
Michigan
Unpleasant Suggestion Scares Off Tenant Prospect
A real estate agent believes he secured a major political tenant for a sought after property but frets he frightened them away. He says mentioning surrounding exposures caused the loss of the potential deal and left the agent wondering what went wrong.
Why They Were Attentive
A clergyman visiting a rural church notes the congregation is attentive after the service. The verger reveals the pulpit is rotten and has not hosted a sermon in ten years, explaining the unusual attentiveness.
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old advertising pitch touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. It claims easy at home application, allaying dandruff and thinning while offering a glossy result for about 50 cents.
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Grandma
Wyeth
Adv
Ten Dresses That Kept Him From Home
A fragmentary joke exchange notes a husband asking about his wife's absence and the wife replying she stayed away ten days carrying ten dresses. The line plays on wordplay about modest packing and time away.
Golf Fashionable: Dressing the Game in Talk and Style
A light quip highlights golf culture with a witty distinction between actually playing and dressing the game. The exchange frames golf as a social and stylistic pursuit rather than a sport in practice.
Armenian Vocabularies and War Tongue Twisters
The London Chronicle notes war related language training with phrases like Strez prst skrz krk meaning Put your thumb down your throat. It lists Armenian specimen words such as jshmarid a doctor pzhishg a girl prrnogthsnel to kindle and dsnoghkh parents.
Common Specimens in a Tired Businessman Tale
A witty sketch contrasts Knicker-Is Jones as a weary business figure with a poke at commercial fatigue. The piece presents a playful exchange on energy, industry, and resilience, framed in a newspaper comic tone.
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Jones
Bocker
Desiring the Crown Through Patience and Suffering
A reflection on patience as essential to achievement. The text argues that endurance through hardship is required for honor and lasting rest, asserting that without labor there is no rest and without struggle no conquest.
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Thomas A Kempis
Optimistic Thought: Worth of Man Over Strength of Horse
A reflective line questions human boasting in strength by contrasting it with a horse's power, inviting humility and consideration of virtue over raw might. The verse frames strength as a degraded measure for true value and purpose.
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Rochester
N. Y
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Joo Drors
the Centaur Company
New
Castoria
Wrepper
Adept
Varietio Mapnre
Derrela
Missouri
Henry Co
Duncan
Giaton
Booth-Overtom Co
Broadway
New York
N. C
Ireane
Sur
Addrean
Prairie Ave
Chi
Ing
Mag
General Roofing Manufacturing Company
New York City
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Leuis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
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SanFrancisco
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Hamburg
Sydney
Boe
Salzer
Gideon
Kedron
Red River
Balzer
Connecticut
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Kentucky
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