Mrs Frances Stafford Endorses Pinkham Remedy For Women
Mrs Frances Stafford of New York City testifies among hundreds of thousands praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other medicines. Skeptics faded as years pass and a large following credits merit and cures to the products, attracting attention from scientists and thinking people nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stafford
E. 114Th St
N.Y. City
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Fads in Dinner Napkins Across Nations
French dining customs popularized napkins earlier than England with elaborate practices. At times in France guests received a freshly changed napkin at each course, perfumed with rose water and folded in a distinct style for every guest.
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France
England
St Paul Calendar for 1903 Reproductions Now Ready
The St Paul Calendar for 1903 six sheets 10315 inches of color pastel drawings by Bryson is ready for distribution and will be mailed on receipt of twenty five cents. Send to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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ST. Paul
Bryson
F. A. Miller
Chicago
New Word for Legal Profession Rise in Lamberted Term
Mixed items from the Washington Post Brooklyn Life and Atchison Globe discuss language shifts in law practice, odd quotes, a medical remedy claim for relief from itching piles, and aging humor about facial care. The text blends humorous ephemera with anecdotal ads and light commentary.
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New York
Washington Post
Mr Morgan s Huge Feel Compared With Forties Gone By
Financial comparison weighs Jay Cooke and J P Morgan on Civil War financing versus modern steel deals. Cooke banks nearly two billion in government loans with reported profits around two hundred thousand. Morgan allegedly earned about one hundred million for financing United States Steel and ten million on a two hundred million deal. If Morgan had funded steel at Cooke rates, Cooke’s share would approach one hundred fifty million, while Cooke would net far less at Morgan’s rates.
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Jay Cooke
United States
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Cooke
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Morgan
Steel Company
Catacombs of Rome reveal ancient Christian evidence
The Catacombs of Rome yield important discoveries for students of early Christianity and archaeology. Only five of forty-five known tombs are accessible, with major sites on the Appia Nomentana Salaria and Ardeatine explored imperfectly. Estimates suggest about 6,000,000 buried there, far more than Paris catacombs.
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Rome
Appia
Nomentana
Salaria
Ardeatine
Honor Veteran Fritz Is 80 At Waldorf Astoria Dinner
On October 21 at the Waldorf Astoria New York a dinner honored Joan Fritz of Bethlehem Pennsylvania on his eightieth birthday. Fritz began as a blacksmith and rose to chief engineer at Bethlehem Steel, shaping early Bessemer steel in the United States and influencing today’s leaders in the iron and steel industry. A separate note mentions a London Zoological Society member observing the lantern fly in the Malay peninsula, noting its wingless jumping and a nose-like projection on its head used as a springboard.
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Rommaster
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Joan Fritz
Bethlehem, Pa
Fritz
Pennsylvania
Iron and Steel
Bethlehem Steel Company
London Zoological Society
Malay Peninsula
Yawning Healthful Says French Doctor
A French physician claims yawning is healthful and should be used artificially for sore throat. Also notes Putnam Faceless Dyes cost ten cents per package. Mentions Labouchere and Gladstone with a quip about Gladstone's ace up his sleeve and Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Dean's Kidney Pills Free Trial Claims Big Cures
An old newspaper advertisement touts a free trial offer for Dean's Kidney Pills claiming to cure back ache urine issues and kidney troubles. It highlights testimonials about relief from headaches, nervous tension, and nocturnal urination, praising the product as a world’s greatest kidney medicine.
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Doan
Mruts
Xone
Alvo Hesdache
Jon
L. Hill
Monument to Zola Fair To Raise Monument Funds
The Emile Zola Literary and Benevolent Association of New York organized with the author's consent four years ago plans a week long fair at the Grand Central Palace in November to raise funds for a monument to Zola. The note also cites J Pierpont Morgan as an example of wealth used prudently in the country.
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Zola
Emile
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