How Women Avoid Operations in Cleveland and Hanover
A Cleveland reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving years of side pain and avoiding surgery. A Hanover reader echoes similar relief from female troubles after using the remedy, vowing to praise it publicly. The item also notes a reader query to the medicine company and a brief, humorous anecdote about Mrs. Cook.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. H. Grirrirh
Madison
Hanover
Aba Wilt
Stock St
Lydia E. Winkham
Humble Cure Ads and Quips From Early 1900s News
A collage of patent medicine pitches and street exchanges appears with ads for RUB-MY-TISM and Elixir Babek, plus humorous dialogue between doctors. The fragment includes prices, distribution notes, and brief banter referencing illness, misfortune, and medical self treatment.
The Great Refusal Lesson for June Twenty One
The article analyzes the rich young ruler in Mark 10 17 31 and parallel accounts. It notes the young man’s earnestness wealth and status yet shows Jesus guiding him to surrender wealth for eternal life. It highlights the two paths and the universal need to follow God with complete control of life.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Tabernacles
Peter
Shift Your Gears Sermon Illustration Parable
The author uses a motor car on a steep hill to warn against forcing high gear. Pushing for top speed wastes energy and risks damage, urging readers to shift gears wisely before it is too late. A paradox about a coal trust notes that limiting production leads to a coal shortage.
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E. P. Frost
Emperor William to review maneuvers at Vosges rocks
Paris Matin reports troops from Colmar Garrison scrub and wash rocks near Cross-Epis for Emperor William to stand glass in hand during maneuvers. The rocks will be mossed and dressed for a neat appearance at this famed Vosges site. Also mentions crocodile dentistry and a Gangetic gavial at the Frankford Zoo amid recent tribulation.
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William
Vosges
Cross-Epis
Colmar
Paris
Germany
Frankford “Zoo
Militant Suffragists Clash With Police at Buckingham Gates
Suffragists raid Buckingham Palace gates ending in arrest as London police, the bobbies, tighten grip on protesters. Authorities escalate handling of women demonstrators amid mounting pressure.
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Buckingham Palace
London
A Cheering Effect On Civilization By Cubist Art
An eminent alienist notes cubist art refines society by transforming asylum rooms once called cells into studios, illustrating art’s calming impact on residents.
Beasts Jaw Replaced by Aluminum Implant
A beast fractured its jaw on rocks in its pool and all efforts to set the bone failed. Major Marx, a military doctor, has succeeded in replacing the jaw with an aluminum artificial substitute.
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Marx
Cleaning Tip for Mother-of-Pearl Articles
To restore dull dull and blurred mother of pearl items rinse with pure olive oil. Then use an ordinary nail brush and rub with a chamois for a renewed shine. The method preserves luster by gentle cleansing and polishing.
The Middle Course at a Reception and a Family Quip
Senator Root urged a middle course on the Mexican issue at a reception. An exchange between two girls teases parental talk by noting their plans to "steer a middle course" and spend a fortnight at a $12 Atlantic City boarding house.
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Senator Root
Mother
Newport
Father
Atlantic City
Resinol Ointment Ad and Political Outburst in New Brunswick
An advertisement touts Resinol ointment and soap for skin relief including pimples and sunburn. A separate political anecdote recalls Judge Hanington in the New Brunswick legislature urging Westmorland constituents to hear his fiery speech, with Mr. Blair asking to open windows.
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Adv
Judge Hanington
New Brunswick
Westmoreland
Blair
Pocahontas Intervenes As John Smith’s Conflict Ends in Marriage
The tale depicts Pocahontas stopping a deadly clash with Chief Powhatan and John Smith, leading to their marriage. A contemporaneous Indianapolis Star joke lampoons husbands who resolve disputes by violence and calls for strict punishment of such men.
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Powhatan
John Smith
Pocahontas
Smith
Indianapolis Star
Stationery Talk Exchange Between Stamp and Envelope
A humorous exchange imagines a postage stamp complimenting an envelope on its address. The envelope retorts that without an address the stamp would not be stuck on it, highlighting a playful budding relationship between inanimate mail items.
Eye Strain Relieved by Quitting Coffee
A New Jersey reader describes eye trouble improving after stopping coffee and switching to Postum. She and her son, previously dependent on glasses and caffeine, report lasting health and heart steadiness. Postum, offered in Regular and Instant forms, is promoted with pricing and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Arabia
N. J
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Bank Inquiry on Interest and Withdrawals
A bank receipt reveals a letter asking about interest on a 15 dollar deposit and whether the husband can withdraw without the wife’s signature. The writer seeks per annum rates and legal permission requirements. The note underscores concerns over joint access and required authorizations.
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Aneer
SIX-SIXTY-SIX A Humorous Ad and Muttered Wagers
A humorous fragment includes a patent remedy claim for malaria or chills that supposedly cures in five or six doses and acts as a tonic. It also contains a brief joke about a wine drummer asking a widow about her husband’s age and potential future earnings, ending with a quip on charging expenses.
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Crater
Texas
Dr. Blister
Dr. Leonover
Jacob Eberly
Rfax Court House
Kloczew
Washington, D.C
Eddie
United States
Bright
Doan
North Carolina
Che
Ore
Dizeus
PEF Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Thomas E. Green
R H.H. Greens Sons
Atlanta
O. E. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Man of Courage
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Defiance
Resolute
Vanitie
Arlington Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
Moses Ezekiel
Paul Bartlett
Capitol
Washington
National Capital
I. W. W. Amazons
Tarrytown
Helen Harris
Marie Huster
The
N. Y
Harris
Helen of Troy
Militant
Damon
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Hanford
Howard Nichols
Ree
Clark Av
St. Louis
Daisy Fly Killer
Neason
Orérent Express
DeKaid
Brooklyn
Richmond Barber College
Richmond
Andy Grimes
Rocky Mountain Magazine
Denver
Colo
Dover
Siv
Kodaks & Supplies
P S. Galeski Optical Co
Richmond, Va
Atention
Good Housekeeping Institute
Iterflag Vacuum Cleanar Co
Foster Street
Worcester
Main
Courtney DI Drug Company
Parker
Marit
Charlotte
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