Mrs Mary Dimmick Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Washington resident Mrs Mary Dimmick writes two letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for correcting severe menstrual pain and uterine ulcers. She credits the remedy with saving her life after doctors warned of surgery. A second letter states full recovery and gratitude. Also a short joke about a theologian student asking if a dancer needs grace for both pulpit and ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dimmick
Washington
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
East Capitol Streets
Washington, D.C
Australian-Seal remedy and other product notes
An old column lists products and quotes about remedies and goods. It promotes Australian-Seal as a monthly regulator for women and cites Defiance Starch and Lewis cigar quality, with assorted testimonials and general observations on behavior and language. It includes brief notes on months, greetings, and distant places.
San Francisco Aims to Be Pacific Coast Financial Hub
Sunset Magazine notes that authorities deem San Francisco the financial capital of the Pacific, with strong belief from global figures that the city can rise to become a major world money center, signaling promising future economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York
Pacific Coast
David H. Walker
Sunset Magazine
United State
Starred meeting recalls Frohman and Daly
Arnold Daly and Louise Crosser recount a past encounter with famed producer Sir Charles Frohman. Crosser explains seeking an audition, waiting in an empty anteroom as an office boy shrugged off her chances, a tale Daly identifies with humor and memory.
Snapshot prized by actor Henry Irving sneezes on landing
The New York story reports Sir Henry Irving valuing a long held photo showing him in the act of sneezing as he and his company disembarked from an Atlantic liner. The image captures him in a raw, unconventional moment during a cold voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry
New York Times
Awkward Moment in Parade Story from Morrell
Congressman Morrell recounted a Philadelphia parade episode to National Guardsmen. He described directing a private to move a stubborn fat man pushed by a crowd, noting the man was the foreman of their shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Broad Street
Walnut Street
Alitte
Dainties for the Invalid Simeon Ford
A charitable woman visits a convalescent boy in the slums and brings fruit. The boy’s mother, ungrateful in tone, says he ate it all but prefers substantial fare like pig’s feet, revealing a humorous moral about appetite and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon Ford
Freedom and Love In A Quiet Poem
A lyrical meditation on the sweet ache of first kisses and the enduring pull of mutual affection. It cautions that love, while blissful, can tempt fickleness from others and urges renewal of beauty to sustain passion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Williams Pink Pills Featured As Indigestion Cure
An American testimonial praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for indigestion relief. Mr Buysson reports improved digestion and sleep after eight boxes, citing France as the source of the remedy and noting benefits in appetite and complexion. The piece also mentions Dr Williams Medical Co and a diet book for recovery alongside nursery wall decor ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Baysson
Aix-les-Bains
France
Larkin Street
San Francisco
Cal
Williams
Dr. Williams Medical Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Crystal Palace Largest Building Housing Crowd
The Crystal Palace claims capacity to hold 100000 people making it the world’s largest structure by occupancy. The showcase venue is noted for its vast floors and expansive interior space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Palace
Painful Skin Humor Healed By Cuticura Cure
S. P. Keyes of 149 Congress Street Boston Massachusetts says twenty five years of awful skin humor covering head neck and shoulders discharged foul matter and offended sight and smell. After using Cuticura he was cured in a short time and urges others with skin humors to try it.
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Cuticura
S. P. Keyes
Congress Street
Boston
Mass
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional, internal remedy that cures catarrh by destroying the disease’s foundation and strengthening the patient. It offers a $100 reward to any case not cured and urges readers to request testimonials from J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Shorey
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
World owes men fair chance to earn living
Ambiguous note discusses providing a fair opportunity for men to earn wages. Mentions Mrs. Winelow and a product named Boothing Syrprete Forehilding described as soothing wind pain and colic, with unclear claims and nonconformation.
New Yorker, 104, Maintained Coffee Doughnuts Diet
A New York man who died at 104 kept the same breakfast for ninety years coffee and doughnuts or cullers. He then smoked a pipe. Diet reformers may say coffee doughnuts and tobacco shortened his life, though he lived a long one regardless.
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New York
Absent minded men noted in youth dialogue
A youth with red hair cites a New York Sun anecdote about absent minded people. He recalls a man on a car platform who lit a cigar with a silver match safe, discarded the box, then folded the wax match and kept it in his pocket.
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New York Sun
Ingenious barrel garden blooms with ivy geraniums
In England, Lady Wind sor creates decorative plant barrels by boring holes along an upright barrel and planting through them. Rich soil fits inside and plants grow from the holes, with the barrels topped by ivy geranium blooms.
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Lady Windsor
England
De fiance Starch prominence among shop worn goods
The note explains widows face marriage hurdles as men balk at high prices for worn goods. Dealers pay extra for De fiance Starchs and insist it outperforms others. Some claim no other starch sells. a few joke about spring fever amid the discussion.
Peruna Health Endorsement by Assemblyman Tighe
Hon. John Tighe of Cohoes New York advises Peruna as a superior restorative tonic for overworked minds and bodies. The letter urges readers to try Peruna to cure nervous stress and catarrh and offers free advice from Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tighe
Remsen St. Cohoes
N. Y
Albany County
Peruna
Tighe
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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