Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promoted by Widow Moyer
Mrs Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio says she was broken down in health by displacement but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash she recovered in two months. She, a former midwife, recommends the remedies to other women and offers to answer letters. The ad highlights relief for displacement weakness irregularities nervousness backache and bearing down pains from plant roots and herbs.
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Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie Moyer
North St
Lima, Ohio
Edison’s Busy Lab Attracts No Visitors
Report notes Thomas A Edison guards his chemistry experiments in a vast laboratory with 200000 specimens. A doorway notice forbids disturbance except for critical matters and he wishes his table be forwarded to him by wireless after death. Hyen, a boy telegraphist, shows early interest in batteries and electric devices.
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Thomas A. Edison
Hyen
Edison
Dog Story Delivers Grim Banter in Short Clip
A humorous exchange unfolds as two boys discuss a dog bite. Jack notes the dog bit his ankle while Tom jokes the pup could only reach the ankle and neck in a playful, casual dialogue.
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Dog
Jack
Tom
A Good Word for Adam from the Garden of Eden
A columnist in a playful tone writes from the Garden of Eden saying Adam deserved to be expelled for living in a rotten hole. The piece uses a humorous frame to comment on moral judgment and humanity.
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Adam
Garden of Eden
Notable Modernization And Scattered Illinois Notes
Knight Templar order given to Lowden in Dixon. Chicago housing group gears for sixth national conference. Hillsboro hosts Sunday School convention. Illinois Masons hold 78th annual meeting in Chicago Shrine. Aurora unites Protestant leaders under federation. Old 1845 log cabin torn down at Mount Morris for new structure. shingles still sound. Rock Island doctors organize to fight infantile paralysis. Westfield Corners creamery at Winnebago ceases operation due to milk shortage. War and Navy push to close four Half Day saloons to form Great Lakes dry zone. Isadore Briskin, Chicago tobacconist, missing. Fire Prevention Day proclaimed by Governor Lowden. Tenth Illinois National Guard returns home after review. Peoria elects Mrs. Sadie McBride grand worthy matron. Rockford camp worker William Gaines found slain and robbed. Dixon pastor A. J. Holland resigns for November. East St Louis saloons forced to close. Mildred Heavener helps foil prison escape attempt. Illinois Supreme Court October term opens. Dormitory privatization possible at five state normals if law fined. Eastern Star holds Chicago convention. members statewide attend. Chicago Brewers seek cabaret abolition ordinance. Lincoln church set prayer time due to drill duty. Freeport Christian Endeavor frowns on tobacco sent to soldiers. Fort Sheridan water supply guarded against tampering. Prison guards pursue two life-sentence escapees. twelve in three months. Decatur fire damages Seavile Furniture plant. Feldman Brothers burglars steal $3000 cash, miss $3500 checks. Six hundred salesmen sing at La Salle hotel supporting Liberty Loan goal.
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Frank QO. Lowden
Order of Knight Templar
Dixon
Chicago
National Housing Association
Montgomery County Sunday School Association
Hillsboro
Illinois
Grand Lodge of
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Shrine Temple
Federation of Tiveslabt
Aurora
Robert Hastings
Mount Morris
Rock Island County
Westfield Corners Creamery
Winnebago
War and Navy Departments
Lake County
Great Lakes Naval Station
Isadore Briskin
Lowden
Dickson
Tenth
Illinois National Guard
Sadie McBride
Peoria
Eastern Star
William Gaines
Camp Grant
Rockford
A. J. Holland
Dixon First Presbyterian Church
East St. Louis
Mildred Heavener
Nice
Joseph R. Iives
Livingston County
State Supreme Court
Springfield
State Civil Service Commission
Charleston
Normal
Macomb
DeKalb
Carbondale
Order of Eastern Star
Chicago Brewer’s Association
T. H. Hill
First Methodist Church
Lincoln
Home Defense Company
Keystone League of the Christian Endeavor
United Evangelical Church At
Freeport
Fort Sheridan
State Penitentiary
Leo Bogdio
Fred Bianco
Decatur
Seavile Furniture Company
Feldman Brothers
Hotel la Salle
America
Praise for Kilmer Swamp Root From Meigs Drug Store
A 1916 letter from Meigs Drug Store Centerville Als praises Kilmer Swamp Root noting eight years of customer praise with no criticisms. The ad invites ten cent sample requests and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder, urging readers to mention the paper. Sage and medium bottles advertised at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Meigs Drug Store
Centerville
Als
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, Y
Very Long Game in the North
An Arctic explorer recalls long polar nights lasting three months and describes spending the time with a chess game as the evenings grew inexorably dreary.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old styled advertisement offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case, claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via internal action on mucous surfaces, and notes 40 years in sale. Price 76 cents. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ghia
What He Cared For Willie Pa
Willie Pa speaks of sorrow and a plan to sell empty medicine bottles as a child vows to stay strong until recovery, revealing a troubling exchange about patient care and hardship.
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Willie
Help to Save Nation's Food Supply
Urges a nationwide campaign to exterminate rats to protect food supplies amid high living costs. Advises rat-proof garbage containers and using Stearns' Paste to control pests, noting a two ounce Fox can rid a house or barn of rats, mice, cockroaches, and waterbugs.
Visitor Notes on a Cat and War Articles
A brief snippet mentions a cat used for a penwiper and a wife remark about markings on the cat. It references BHgbert reacting to war articles and wiping his pen. A passing show and a moral about how women can fool men are alluded to in the fragment.
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Bhgbert
Notable Quote About Moral Irony From Wu Tung Fang
A humorous Exchange reminiscence places Wu Tung Fang at the head of the Chinese foreign office. It recalls a newspaper joke about a Chinaman who died by eating gold leaf, with Wu’s wry reply on inward gift as the cause.
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Wu Tung Fang
Doctor Wu
Ostracized and shunned by neighbors over infant incident
A local quarrel reveals Mrs Justwed bans a man named Jones from her home after he ignored the baby and sat on her. The scene shows community tensions as residents gather around in judgment.
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Justwed
Jones
All the Same to Pat Irish Sentry Joke
An Irish recruit on first sentry duty wanders from his post and faces an officer who asks his purpose. Pat replies with a grin that he has been told he is there for a century, a light humorous moment in the guard tale.
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Pat
Ile
The Reason and the Reporter’s Nose
The dialogue contrasts a nose stare by a man with speculation a reporter watches. It notes during the Spanish American War enlistment refusals for sharpshooters based on belief marksman skill mattered little in battle. Authorities now encourage marksmanship through various means.
The Difference and Cold Cash Fuelhouse Debate
A humorous jab suggests a man may roam lodge chairs without gaining favor at home while stating that cold cash often wins warm reception, contrasting social standing with practical money. The quip hinges on humor about respect and rewards in domestic life.
Tax Tales Highlight Old Rich Man’s Plight
A vignette laments the wealthy taxpayer's woes as the poor overlook his burdens. The article hints at public indifference toward income taxes paid by the rich and the shared duty of citizens.
A Prescription
Mrs Readit and Aunt Luccy comment on a remedy for rheumatism and a plan about taking Snegovo as allies anticipate capturing the location.
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Swedenborg
American Swedenborg Printing & Publishing Society
West 2Eth Street
New York
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Binghamton, N
Cee
Od de Samuel
Sickert
THE
Ozntaur
Pan
Mike O’flanagan
Golden Man
Washington
Food Administrator
Conservation Division
Food Administration
Royal Baking Powder
Royal Baking Powder Company
Dept.w
William Street
Nell
Bell
Marine Eye Flemedy Co
Chamber of Deputies
P.O
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
Parton Toilet Company
Boston
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