Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Kidney Cure
Letters from Buffalo and Dalton women claim relief from kidney trouble and other female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. testimonials by Mrs Weisslitz and Mrs Sinoxe describe dramatic improvements in pain, sleep, and strength, with the company inviting sick women to write for guidance.
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Weisslitz
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pauna Wetsritz
Seneca
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia
Pinkham
Trean
Bright
Mas
Dalton
Masa
Homesickness in the Navy
Navy medical officers studying neurasthenia blame long tours at remote stations with few diversions, causing homesickness and discontent. The uncertainty of detachment adds to distress of mind and body among officers.
Minority Rule in Austria-Hungary Sees Magyar Majority
The Magyars hold sway in Austria-Hungary though they number about six to seven million in a population of roughly forty-three million. The note discusses how a minority group can exercise disproportionate influence within a multi-ethnic empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria-Hungary
Our Little Pacific Island Guam Described in New Map
The New York Sun provides a rough sketch map of Guam, noting its shape like a sole and its small size of about 150 square miles. The island lies four days east of the Philippines, densely forested interiors limit exploration, and Guam is the largest of the Ladrones group then under German control.
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Guam
War Department
Pacific Island
Manhattan Island
Germany
Philippines
New York
Sun
Paper Garments Shown By Druggist Impress with Style
The article discusses paper as a versatile material for protection against wind and dampness. It highlights paper garments for men and women, noting their natty trim air and seasonality. These outfits can be worn beneath the waist or vest without bulk while effectively guarding against cold.
Pigeon Delivers News From A Stormbound Yacht
A homing pigeon reached Sparrow's Point in Baltimore County with a coded note from G B Harkness and his wife, believed lost after a voyage in a small yacht. The message read they were safe in Bodkin's Creek after a hard struggle, signed by Mr Harkness.
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G. B. Harkness
Sparrow's Point
Baltimore County
Clown jailed after misrepresentation at Kherson circus
A circus clown in Kherson provoked laughs by offering audience portraits under a “new method” with promised money if the likeness failed. Small mirrors were handed out for viewing. Police prosecuted the performer for fraud, and he received a one month prison term despite tears and protests.
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Kherson
Russia
Two Italian Women Break Wood in Philadelphia Scene
A Philadelphia crowd gathers as two Italian women break discarded lumber into kindling. They stomp and snap long sticks to shorten them, drawing about 200 spectators. A policeman orders the crowd to disperse while a curious Irish man inquires about the scene.
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Philadelphia
Victor Emmanuel
Erin
Wyoming stockman claims cure for backache
A Western Woolgrower reports 8. C. Holst of Newcastle Wyoming, a stock raiser and woolgrower, who credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his backache after two years bedridden. He says he is now in good health, can lift and work without pain, and believes he is healthier than others in Wyoming.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Hila
C. Holst
Mr. Holst
Dodd
Wyoming
Krupp Process Delivers Thinner Strong Armor Plates
The Illustrated Zeitung reports Krupp has surpassed Harvey in armor plate manufacturing with a new process that yields even better results. The technique allows armor plates to be produced much thinner than before.
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The
Illustrated Zeitung
Krupp
Harvey
Deafness Cure Promises Restoration of Hearing
A vintage ad claims deafness cannot be cured unless earwax and catarrh are removed. It touts a Catarrh Cure from J Chaney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with circulars available and pills sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tree
Moorish Water Clocks and Archdeacon’s Temperance Tale
Curious Moorish water clocks once read time along the Tagus as Ax Zarcal designed them. English astronomer Daniel Merlac visited in 1185 to study the devices. A separate anecdote recalls Archdeacon Sinclair quipping about the Semi-Teetotal Pledge with a sheep herder diary and a temperate misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ax Zarcal
Tagus
Daniel Merlac
Oxford
Archdeacon Sinclair
Kirk
Harvest Work and Voice Recovery Noted in Brief
The article notes about 1,000,000 men and 50,900 teams laboring in wheat harvest for three summer months plus 10,000 women needed for food prep. It estimates 1,620,700 harvesters nationwide excluding landowners. It also mentions a sailor regaining his voice after amusement at a theater.
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United States
Russian Fasts and Holidays Bo Many That They Stand In the Way of Progress
The Yale Review notes that in Russia many fast and holiday periods severely impede progress. In 1902, about 176 days were fasting or holiday, with Lent extended to forty eight days. Russia observes three shorter fasting periods and several single days of fasting, affecting fish milk and eggs markets and hurting dairy farming.
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Russia
Yale Review
Champion Billiards Showdown Overweighted by Weaned Balls
In a crowded billiard hall the champion struggles to position the balls and fails to run more than three. Spectators heckle as he asserts his famed skill in nursing the ivory, while blaming a scoundrel for secretly weaning the balls and the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Wireless telegraphy device boosts precision in signals
John Stone of Boston unveils a wireless telegraph system featuring a sifting device placed between the Hertzian wave generator and transmitter, and between the receiver and circuit. The apparatus suppresses all waves except the target frequency at both sending and receiving ends, improving clarity of communication.
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John Stone
Boston
Notice of Dr Skirvin Co payment at Crosse Wisconsin
Fragment shows a pay amount and product mention for abso lutely ener tables with 25 egg offer. The text references Crosse Wisconsin and Dr Skirvin Co in a payment notice context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garsing
DR. Skirvin CO
Dr Parker Memorial Stained-Glass Window Feature
The City Temple London houses a memorial window to Dr Parker. The stained glass depicts St Paul bidding farewell to the elders of Ephesus, with a noble faces group. Inscription reads Sorrowing most of all that they should see his face no more. The lower panel shows a portrait of Dr Parker.
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Dr. Parker
City Temple
London
St. Paul's
Ephesus
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