Peruna touted as cure for nervous women in old ad
In a period advertisement Mrs. J E Finn describes illness and rest required, praising Peruna Medicine Co for a tonic that reportedly restored health in weeks. The copy claims female troubles stem from catarrh and that Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, urging women to seek relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. -E. Finn
High ‘Street
Buffalo
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
America
Peruna
Evangeline Bayou Reverie and New Iberia Spotlight
Readable excerpts evoke Teche country charm from St Martinsville to New Iberia and Jeanerette, noting oak shade lanes, creole speech, and sugar plantation scenes. The piece shifts to Mrs. L Babbitt Dressner, queen of boarding houses in New York, praising enterprise and hints at possible boarding house trusts. It ends with assorted ad snippets for starch and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou Teche
Teche
Louisiana
Longfellow
St. Martinsville
Gabriel
New Iberia
Jeanerette
New York
L. Babbitt-Dressner
Canton women plan independent Chinese newspaper
Five young Chinese women from influential families announce a Canton based women's paper. They will run the paper with political and general news space, led by editor Chew Fe Hing with Ye Mae Luc as news editor and See Mei Hing as city editor. Special writers include Chung Ye Ching and Chin Sew Kin, with Fong Wu Chung assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Canton
Chew Fe Hing
Ye ‘Mae Luc
See
Skylark Poem Excerpt by James Hogg
Poem lines describe a skylark as a symbol of happiness and wild freedom. The verse asks where the bird journeys and celebrates its heavenly lay and earthly love, urging a life to abide with it in desert and moor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
James ‘Hogg
Boarder Finds Soup Lacks Proper Flavor
A boarder complains the soup is weak and questions the kind of soup. He says he told the cook how to prepare it but doubts she caught his idea. The boarder jokes that perhaps she failed to catch the chicken instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boarder
Wenyway
Landiadyters
Woman's Best Answer Reveals Love Insight
The dialogue sketches a playful exchange about why a fiancée loves her partner. Tom and Dick trade light banter, aiming to elicit a clear, satisfactory reply from the woman in a candid moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Avery
The Pinkham Cures Gain Widespread Endorsement
Skeptics once questioned Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies but years of use have built a vast female following. The Vegetable Compound and other medicines are now attracting attention from scientists and physicians as proof of merit and reliable relief for many women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Hal's Catarrhtute Constitutional Cure
Fragmentary note cites price 75c and punny ad lines about marriage and divorce, dyes and Putnam Faceless Dyes. Mentions religion mixing with politics and loss of religion in the shuffle. No clear news event or individuals beyond generic references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Price
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THE
Defiance Starch CO
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Berane
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Chicago Scale Co
Chicago
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Evangeline
Iowa
Mulhall
Bronx City
Defiance
Dr. Kline
Ceerin Street
Philadelphia
Red Cross
Journal For Chinese Women
Wabash
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Boston
Mass
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N. Y
Detroit
Harry E, Moores
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Neb
W. N. Us
Lincoln
Aeors Eae
Gista
Pinkham Cures
Frances Stafford
E. 114Th St
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Putnam
Sozopont
Charles E. Mires Co
Malvern
Rene Ieigh
Paxtine
Yit
R. Paxton CO
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Canada
Ottawa
Canadar
W. W
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Benning
ASB Brogckton
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