Dear Mrs Pingnam Lydia Pinkham Remedy Letter
A Milwaukee wife writes of infertility due to female troubles and how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound led to pregnancy after three and a half months of use. She credits the remedy for restoring health and family happiness as verified by the Milwaukee Business Woman's Association.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
L.C. Glover
Grove St
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Business Woman’s Association
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee, Wis
Business Woman’s Association
To Reject the Mad Is to Receive the Good
A philosophical remark contrasts rejecting madness with embracing goodness, suggesting virtue follows from disciplined judgment and moral clarity rather than impulse. It frames discernment as the path to positive outcomes and personal integrity.
Turberculosis Strikes Plymouth Rock Flock In Jersey City
Miss Jessie McLane reports a flock of Plymouth Rocks roosting in water during a rain deluge contracted tuberculosis. After failed searches for a hen doctor and remedies, Frederick Voight examined ailing chicks and confirmed symptoms. Yesterday the birds began to recover and Voight hopes egg production will resume soon.
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Plymouth Rocks
Jessie McLane
Boulevard
Jersey City
Miss McLane
Frederick Voight
Heidelberg University
Voight
New York Herald
Auction Joke Ends With Marriage and 10000 Crown Gift
A Swedish auction joke turns real as a 19 year old orphan girl is bought for 10000 crowns by an elderly farmer who later marries her with mayor present. In Hazel Green Kentucky a midday shooting at John M Rose’s store leaves Stamper wounded and Lacy unharmed after exchange of gunfire. no arrests yet.
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Orkellyunga
Harlan Stamper
Carl Lacy
John M. Rose
Lacy
Howard James
Doc
Stamper
James
Hazel Green
Herald
New Awning Umbrella Protects Body and Legs
A new awning umbrella enters the market offering full body and leg protection. It features a detachable curtain from the ribs, back shelter via an apron connected by two slits, and a step-opening aperture. The under structure remains in place when closed and can be fastened atop the ribs.
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New York Times
Youth Seeks Daughters Hand Prompted by Wife
The Philadelphia Press anecdote features a youth requesting the hand of a daughter after a female relative insists. The father rejects the proposal at first until the wife supports the suitor, leading to a decisive change in sentiment.
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Philadelphia Press
Doctor’s Sanguine Promise Amid Patient’s Cost Worry
A doctor remains hopeful saying they will pull through as the patient questions treatment by the leg. The patient, a sordid man, fixates on expense even at that crucial moment.
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Puck
Daring Engineering at Niagara Horseshoe Fall
The Toronto and Niagara Power Company sinks a 160 foot shaft near Niagara Falls to create a rear outlet for its tunnel. A 8 by 15 foot lateral tunnel extends back from the shaft to the cliff face, impelling study of pressures behind the falls and potential effects of breaking through the hidden chamber.
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Niagara
Great Upper Lakes
Toronto and Niagara Power Company
Philadelphia Record
Peddler Baking Powders Warned as Dangerous
Local advisories warn against cheap baking powders sold by peddlers claiming purity. Alum-based powders are linked to health risks and illegal in some areas. Yale analysis found powders containing sharp grains, sulfuric acid, and lead salts. Buy reputable cream of tartar brands from stores, not peddlers.
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England
Congress
District of Columbia
Yale College
Is Kerosene a Barometer
The Baltimore Sun notes that an oil price rise may add about 11 million dollars yearly to John D. Rockefeller's income. It recalls his remark about personal comfort and a potential lecture platform, suggesting the revenue could push him to speak publicly.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Baltimore Sun
Berliner Announces Self Sustaining Aluminum Aero Plane
Emile Berliner of Washington, noted scientist and inventor, says he has devised an aero plane that maintains itself in sight. The craft, ten feet by ten feet, uses aluminum tinplate with oak rods and metal tubing. Wheels aid starting from the ground without any propelling force or trackway.
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Emile Berliner
Washington
Mrs Van Tassel Dabbles in Stocks as Ideal Broker
A quip from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Mrs. Van Tassel plans to dabble in stocks. The joke implies her marriage offers leverage no other broker would risk squeezing. The comment reflects early 20th century views on marriage and finance.
Remarkable case of a girl with twelve selves
London correspondent reports a Birmingham girl who after influenza and delirium in 1895 developed twelve distinct personalities. Each self ranges from a three day old infant to a 12 week long state, with backward writing, baby talk, deaf mute traits, and a memory of childhood events prior to illness. Dr. Albert Wilson notes the case for Britain’s Journal of Mental Science.
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Jekyll and Hyde
Albert Wilson
British Journal of Mental Science
Birmingham
Self No
Nick
Old Nick
Self No. 4
London
Cor
New York Press
Laughing Gas and a July Gas Bill Joke
A customer jokes with a gas clerk about laughing gas while explaining his high July bill after leaving a June bill of 2.25. He claims six burners were lit while away for July, thinking a cool hundred dollars, but the bill is only 4.80 with humorous exchange.
Wonderful Carving At Kirkleatham Alms Houses
A box wood St George and the Dragon carving by a poor prisoner, dated 1676, stands in the Kirkleatham alms houses museum near Redcar. Valued at £2000, it was tested by boiling oil to prove it was a single piece, cut with a plain penknife.
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Kirkleatham
Redcar
William Turner Knight
London
Manley’s Recoveries Boost Hope for Bright’s Disease
In Whitehall on December 7 a case challenges doctors who said Bright’s Disease was incurable. Lon Manley details years of kidney stomach and liver troubles, claim of doctors giving up, and Dr. Dodd’s Kidney Pills as the cure that restored health and allowed him to work again.
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Whitehall, U1
Bright
Lon Manfey
Mr. Manley
Dodd
The Jews of London Population Boom
The Hebrew population of London has more than doubled in twenty years and is now estimated at 100,000 to 120,000 people.
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London
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad Offer
Internal remedy for catarrh. claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a physician recommended prescription with tonics and purifiers. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. testimonials offered upon request.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Petroleum Exports From Roumania Rise in 1963 First Half
Export data show Roumania sent 15,904,045 gallons of petroleum in the first six months of 1963, up from 11,189,594 gallons in the same period of 1902.
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Roumania
Piso's Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Oklahoma Household
Mrs BE M Swayze of Wakita Oklahoma praises Piso's Cure for Consumption in aApril 17 1901 letter stating the family always keeps a bottle for coughs and lung ailments, reflecting widespread consumer use.
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BE. M. Swayze
Wakita, Okla
Parting Knell and City Notes
Quotes from Harper's Bazar reflect farewells and possible returns to New York. Advertisements tout Mrs. Austin's pan cakes and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. A social statistic notes New York's growing immigrant presence, with Irish Italians Poles and Jews cited.
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New York City
Dublin
Florence
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure
Pervasive ads claim permanent cure for fits and nervousness after first day’s use of Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Offers free 2.06 trial bottle and treatise from H Kline Ltd at 931 Arch St Philadelphia. Also notes pancake flour and butter color products in nearby promos.
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Dr. Kline
H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Poetic Back-and-Forth Over Capitol Sunrise Bet
Representative Robinson of Indiana praises the Capitol dome as the early sun paints it golden. Representative Ruppert of New York wagers ten dollars on witnessing the scene, but Robinson clarifies it is a poetical proposition, not a bet.
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Robinson
Indiana
Capitol
Ruppert
New York
Philadelphia Post
Early riser remark sparks playful exchange
The Philadelphia Press quotes a bantering exchange about waking up early. One person says he was up this morning, prompting laughter about never rising early in life. The teasing frames a light newsroom moment.
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Philadelphia Press
German Universities Raise Fees for Foreign Students
Several higher education institutions in Germany have increased tuition or admission fees charged to international students. The adjustments affect programs across multiple universities and reflect shifts in funding and policy.
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Germany
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