Women praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Annie Kwinski of Milwaukee says six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her strength to do housework and enjoy life. Mrs Mattie Adams of Brewton Alabama reports feeling like a different woman after using the remedy. Thousands of women past fifty credit better health and vigor to the product and recommend it to others.
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Annie Kwinski
1St Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mattie Adams
Lves
Downing Street
Brewton
Ala
Lydia B. Pinkham
Man Poses Proudly With New Overcoat
A man shows off his new overcoat in a formal photograph, likely captured for a local social or fashion note. The image highlights the garment and the subject’s proud stance, typical of period photographic etiquette.
Nurse's Advice Rider of Pimples Brooklyn
Mrs Minnie Fensterer writes her pimples and blackheads were mistaken for eczema until a nurse friend recommended Carter's Little Liver Pills. She says the treatment cured constipation and improved her skin. The ad touts liver pills for constipation and deters poisons with pills priced 25 and 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Minnie Fensterer
Carter
End Bunion Pain Forever With Moone's Emerald Oil
An ad promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as a simple inexpensive remedy to shrink swollen toe joints. It claims two ounces last long, offers a money back guarantee, and urges buyers to obtain a full strength bottle from any first class druggist. It also notes quick improvement in swollen veins and varicose conditions with nightly and morning application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Kiddie Katydid Invited to Joins Singing Society
Kiddie Katydid, living in a tree, enjoys a warm overcoat from Mr. Frog who praises his musical talent. Mr. Frog invites him to join a swamp singing group as a fiddler but Katydid remains shy and undecided, fearing exposure and preferring to stay hidden. Mr. Frog insists on exclusivity and exits with three leaps, leaving Katydid curious and wary. The scene closes with Katydid pondering the tailor’s odd behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Frog
Freddie Firefly
Katy
Kiddie
Farmer Green
Grosset & Dunlap
Why we knock on wood superstitions explained
A compact discussion on tree worship and the origin of knocking on wood. It notes that spirits were believed to inhabit trees and that ancient rites paralleled those of Egyptians and Greeks. The piece jokes about modern credulity while describing a ritual meant to appease tree spirits and preserve luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elworthy
Europe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Notable railroad expert L F Loree's early career
Summary of L F Loree who rose from Rutgers dropout to leading railroad reformer. He served in the U S Army Engineering corps and later advised Pennsylvania Railroad on grade reductions, boosting efficiency. His early life includes study for law, engineering work in Mexico, and ascent to prominence by age twenty eight.
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U. S. Army Engineering Corps
L. F. Loree
Loree
Rutgers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Army Engineering Corps
Mexico
United States
Chicago
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Kissing Customs Around the World
The passage notes kissing as a greeting is recent and varies by culture. Polynesians greet by nose pressing, Laplanders apply noses, Eskimos commonly kiss, while Japanese and Chinese largely do not. Some Africans kiss the ground honoring a chief, Australians breathe on the ground, and Orientals are deemed less inclined to kissing.
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Australia
True to Life Play Proposal Sparks Royalty Promise
Simon Ringfinger challenges Truxton Scribe to craft a lifelike two scene plot about Lottie Passover a shopgirl who endures hardship then falls under Lord Trumbles notice. The nobleman disguises himself as a delivery man to win her but reveals his identity later and claims her as Lady Trumbles. He plans to take her to England. The idea earns a $5,000 advance and a timetable to deliver by Thursday.
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Simon Ringfinger
Truxton Scribe
Lottie Passover
Clement Gobbs
Lottie
Simon Ringtinger
Scribe
Lord
Trumbles
Lotties
England
Simon Ningfinger
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table author Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes famed writer and physician who left law for medicine, taught anatomy at Harvard 1847 to 1882, helped shape a renowned Boston magazine, and died in 1894 at eighty five. The passage cites his line on axis of earth and local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
America
Wayne D. McMurray
George
Matthew Adama
Estimating City Water Needs in Planning
In planning a waterworks system there is no fixed basis for required water. Engineers disagree on demand estimates, ranging from 100 to 150 gallons per day per resident over 20 years. Projections rely on past growth and trends in similar districts.
War Prices Push Cotton and Nnen Higher
Advertisements note doubled costs for cotton and Nnen due to war. A laundry tip urges extending service with Red Cross Ball Blue. Various notices appear with a Montaigne quote and a remark on women’s age as stated by enemies.
Tiny German aircraft weighs 125 pounds
A highly compact airplane from Germany weighs just 125 pounds and requires the pilot to sit inside the craft during flight. The design emphasizes extreme lightness and close-in operation for air travel.
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Germany
AllenRhu Rheumatism Remedy Promises Guaranteed Relief
An advertised remedy AllenRhu claims to banish all rheumatic pain and swelling with a money back guarantee. The inventor James H. Allens of Rochester promotes the product as proven in severe cases and instructs druggists to guarantee satisfaction or refund.
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New York City
Allenrhu
Alleientihu
James H. Allens
Forbes St
Rochester
N. Y
Allenrhy
Childrens laxative offers natural bowel regularity
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois, a physician for 47 years, urged mothers to avoid harsh cathartics and use his Syrup Pepsin as a harmless regulating laxative for constipated infants and children. He warned constipation causes many pediatric ills and promoted a gentle remedy mothers can depend on.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
Caldwell
Pleasant tasting laxative for infants and children
Advertises a stomach and bowel cleansing remedy for infants and children. Promotes a 60 cent bottle sold in stores that carry medicine. Encourages buyers to try it to see its cleansing and regulating effects on young stomachs.
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Bonaparte Nursery
Bonaparte
Iowa
Ee Parker’s
Hiscox Chem
N.Y
Mator
Draugists
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Winslow
AacAn
Kibo Tale As
Wy Scott JD
H. Irving King
McClure
Joseph Kaye
Lenor Fresnel Loree
Leslie Fenton
Liverpool
George Matthew Adama
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Bellans
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