Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Cure for Women
Gardiner Maine resident testifies that after three months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she was cured of organic troubles and a severe female weakness. The ad urges women to avoid surgery and seek the tonic, noting Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Maine
Wiliams
R.F
Lydia EK
Pinkham
United States
Lydia
Mis
Lynn
Mass
Gentle Rebuffs and a Yellowstone Geyser
A gentle rebuke from a New England sermon is recalled from Mrs. Lucy Fitch Perkins's Book of Joys about a grandfathers wakefulness tricks. Separately, Yellowstone Park records a new geyser near Fountain hotel erupting 150 to 200 feet, with irregular intervals of five to six hours and eruptions lasting about an hour.
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
New England
Yellowstone Park
Fountain Hotel
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
Not to Be Envieo Rich Man’s Meals Hint
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes that even a rich man has only three meals a day and little time to eat them. The remark reflects social satire on leisure and abundance in urban society.
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Louisville ‘Courier-Journal
Drake University
Blus Beats For Sota Grocers Ad Campaign
The new Russ Blus performs the beat work with Sota at leading grocers promoting authentic products. The message emphasizes originality and service, urging consumers to choose genuine offerings over imitations.
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Russ Blus
Sota
National Grange Session Set For Des Moines Next Month
Des Moines prepares for the forty third annual National Grange session beginning November 10 with headquarters at the Savery and meetings at the Auditorium. About 1,200 attendees expected. The program includes the national master's address and various degrees, with speakers such as Horace Plunkett of Ireland and other state and national figures.
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Des Moines
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
the Savery
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural Colleges of
Congress of the
United States
Fruit Growers
California
Michigan
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
West View Grange
Eldridge
Town
Adolph P. Arp
Left Their Seats Hastily in Versailles Snake Encounter
A teacher returning from abroad recalls an evening in Paris at Versailles station. With no waiting room, she and a companion sat on crates as a shabby attendant apologetically explains he must open their crates to feed boa constrictors and other snakes bound for the Versailles zoo.
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Paris
Versailles
Mesdames
Baby's Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A mother recalls her two and a half month old son's severe watery eczema. After spending over fifty dollars on doctors and ineffective treatments, she tried Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for a dollar and a half. The products cured the condition with a clear, scarless face. Burnt Cabins Pa Sept 15 1908. Potter Drug Chem Corp sole props Boston.
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W. M. Comerer
Potter Drag & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Dorothy and the Stork in Yonkers Parsonage Tale
A young girl Dorothy Walworth recalls meeting her baby brother at the First Methodist Episcopal Parsonage in Yonkers. She claims she anticipated the birth after seeing a stork at the Bronx zoo, noting the stork’s striped wings and a wink as proof the baby would arrive. A second item recounts a colored man pleading guilty to stealing chickens and joking about avoiding the dog’s shot when lifting fowl.
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Dorothy
Dorothy Walworth
Yonkers
Bronx
Ladies' Home Journal
Deafness Cannot Be Cured by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed mucous lining of the auditory tube and asserts a cure via Walt's Catarrh Cure. It promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured, invites readers to request circulars, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Walt
Tree
F. J. Cheney& CO
Toledo
Drugsista
Hall
Neck breaking line up renegotiation ends with cash
A line-up man jokes about breaking his neck to set a pulley clothes-line for a demanding woman. She insists on a specific placement and he finally agrees, warning that a neck-breaking mishap will cost two dollars extra.
Good to Her Husband Walks to Car
Mrs. Dovekins in a domestic scene, waking early to join George for a morning car ride. She offers coffee and enthusiasm as he expresses gratitude for her thoughtfulness and company. The exchange highlights affectionate routines in a marital morning.
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George
Oatmeal Touted as Brain and Body Booster
The 1909 Youth's Companion article cites Sir James Crichton Browne declaring oatmeal the premier brain and body food for youth. He notes oats deliver fats, phosphorus, and lecithins, strengthen the thyroid, and foster a big-boned, energetic Scottish populace with Quaker Oats as a leading example.
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Browne
Duces
Many Were in the Same Boat Story of Congress Laughs
A Saturday Evening Post tale notes glee in Congress at the end of Roosevelt's era. During a Washington cold snap a ragged man seeking food asks a greeting lady if he is a senator or representative, highlighting a biting contrast between affluence and hardship.
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Saturday Evening Post
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
House
Cartoonist’s Wife Hints At Fred’s Reluctance To Work
Fragment from a magazine anecdote about a cartoonist named Fred who joked in his sleep he did not want to draw. The text then adverts medicines and quotes about life, truth, and color care, intermixed with literary lines and a parenting note.
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Fred
Lippincott’s
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