Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advocated
A Detroit woman Miss Ginn Gannon cites dramatic recovery from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter, signed with address and title, claims six weeks to full restoration and urges other women to try the remedy.
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Dean Mes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Ginn Gannon
Jones St
Detroit
Amich
Amateur Art Association
Miss Gannon
Defiance Starehn Guarantee Offers 16 pence 10 cents
The item markets a money back guarantee claim with a sense of humor about reputations. It notes the price 16 purces 10 cents and urges trial while joking about patching reputations. The text also reflects on love, cemetery, and caution in judgments.
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Starehn
Chaffee Receives First Lieutenant General Shoulder Straps
The article notes General Chaffee will wear three star shoulder straps after Senate confirmation. A note from retired Lieutenant General Young presents the straps, with Young recalling his service in the Twelfth Pennsylvania and Troop K, Sixth US Cavalry, as he sends his compliments to Chaffee.
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Chaffee
Senate
Young
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
United States Cavalry
Bank secretary and author share unlikely mix of finance and whimsy
American financiers in London learned that Kenneth Grahame the Bank of England secretary writes stories from a childlike spirit. The piece contrasts the urbane banker with Kennth Grahame of The Golden Age and Dream Days, noting a wide gulf between poet and banker unless revealed by a lunatic’s assassination attempt on the secretary.
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London
Bank of England
K. Grahame
Threadneedle Street
Kennth Grahame
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Prominent physician credits Grape-Nuts in recovery
A veteran family doctor recounts severe stomach and liver illness, losing 70 pounds over three years. After doctors urged careful planning, Grape-Nuts predigested food revived his appetite and strength within 15 days, inspiring him to urge others to try the product and read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvills
Woman's Interest Pattern: Girls Costume and Women's Waist Styles
Readable text describes a sapphire blue girls costume with yokes and cuffs, plus a waist pattern for adults. It includes material amounts for sizes 12 to 16 years and 32 to 40 inch bust, and notes on collar stays and washing collars. A May Manton pattern No. 4607 is offered by mail for ten cents.
Peruna touted by medical figures in split testimonial
Medical examiners and doctors from Washington to San Francisco endorse Peruna as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. They claim it strengthens the system, improves digestion and menstruation, and recommend its use despite patent medicine skepticism. Doctors invite readers to write for gratis advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Todlay
United States
Robert R. Roberts
M. D
Washington, D. C
Hartman
M. C. Gee
Jones St
San Francisco
Cal
Perna
Home Economics Tips From The Era
Practical advice on thawing frozen meat slowly before cooking, grinding mint with a touch of sugar for easier chopping, cleaning silver and nickel with ammonia on a flannel, placing sugar in the middle of fruit tarts to avoid soggy pastry, wrapping stale loaves in cloth then dipping in hot water and baking, and avoiding yellowing laundry by thorough rinsing and avoiding soap residue.
How to Cook Liver Appetizing Dinner Idea
A practical guide presents an appetizing method to prepare liver for dinner. It outlines simple steps to enhance flavor and texture, offering a tasty option for liver lovers and curious cooks.
Painted Pins in Fashion Again with Copper Design
Miniature copper pins set in gunmetal return to fashion for belts brooches hats and coin cases. The coin cases resemble watches with rhinestone borders and open by a spring to reveal the coin, a clever design with no danger of losing the coin.
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China
Tucked Blouse With Tucks For Spring Wear
Designs feature groups of tucks on blouses and shirt waists for advance season. The mercerized cotton example shows blue on white and can be worn with or without lining. Front plait meets tuck groups. sleeves are snug to elbows and gathered into cuffs. silk neck stock with white lawn collar.
Bertha waists blend theater flair with dinner wear
The violet crepe de Chine waist features a yoke and cuffs of chiffon with ecru lace, removable for a low waist and elbow sleeves. Key details include a pointed yoke, deep bertha points, and gauntlet cuffs, with yardage needed and a May Manton pattern No. 404 mailed for ten cents.
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Bertha
Crafting an Underskirt from an Old Frock
A girl can transform an old taffeta party frock into a pretty underskirt to wear with house and evening gowns. Use wash net or point desprit for the ruffle and add bias silk bands along the bottom. Sew the ruffle to the skirt with a band for a dainty finish.
Floral Chains Replace Bead Jewelry in Fashion
Floral chains replace bead necklaces in current fashion. Made from ribbon or silk, these floral pieces are worn in chain style. Violets, button roses, and forget-me-nots are the favored varieties.
Household Tips for Cleanliness and Baking
Cleaning a knife board is easier with a pinch of soda and bath brick. Begin cake prep by warming the basin to help ingredients mix for a lighter cake. If a cork is stubborn, soak in boiling water, then reinsert. Wash children's slates with washing soda solution to remove grease and improve writing clarity.
Fur trim and embroidery define ultra modish evening gowns
Roy Brings describes exquisite evening gowns featuring fur trims in ermine and sable on lighter and darker fabrics. Jet fringes enhance sheer frocks while green velvet leaves decorate gowns. Rich oriental colorings flecked with gold and silver emphasize elegant style with cut steel buttons and enamel to match color schemes.
May Manton Pattern Coupon Offer
Readers may secure any May Manton pattern shown by filling blanks in the coupon and mailing it with 10 cents to E. B Harrison & Co. 65 Plymouth Place Chicago. Puttin g will be mailed promptly.
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E. B Harrison & Co
Plymouth Place
Chicago
Slogans from a 19th century ad insert
A gallery of moralizing and product promotions touts cigars a mirror a voice and household goods. The piece includes Lewis factory Peoria urges Defiance Starch and 16 ounce for 10 cents while sharing aphorisms on self improvement and behavior.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Salzer Seed Co Promotes High-Yield Seeds for 1904
An advertising notice from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis highlights crops like Beardless Darley Delaney Speltz and Macaroni Wheat with yields such as 60 000 lbs of Victoria Rye 100 000 lbs Teosinte 50 000 lbs Billion Dollar Grass and 1 000 bu Pedigree Potatoes. The offer includes a free catalog and seed samples in exchange for 100 cents in stamps. A closing line mentions personal love and work duties.
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Salser
Salzer
Farmer
John A. Salzer
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United States Treasury
R. Llewellyn Jordon
U.S. ‘Treasury Department
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West Point
Llewellyn Jordan
Medical Examiner
Roy
Mallto& E Marshson & Co
Winchester
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New
Yous Gaye
Putnam
Defiance
Defiance Starch CC
Omaha, Nebi
Omaha
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