Nervous Prostration Help Promised By Lydia Pinkham
A lengthy promotional feature urges relief for nervous women from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites cases from Mrs. Chester Curry and Mrs. Charles F. Brown, touting improved health after three months of use and inviting readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chester Curry
Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Saratoga Street
Boston
Mass
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Charles F. Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
D. Gianelli
S. Joliet St
Joliet
Traces of a Southwest Road and Enduring National Spirit
A century ago a sacred post road linked Nashville to Natchez and New Orleans guiding commerce and armies. The piece recalls how the Butterworth route fed piracy fears, spurred Methodism, and shaped the nation before railroads. It notes a new theory on appendicitis from Dr. Pond and closes with a wartime morale verse urging perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Spain
Mississippi
Washington
Wilkinson
Fort Adams
Big River
Nashville
Buffalo Trace
Tennessee
New Orleans
Walnut Hills
Tobias Gibson
Lorenzo Dow
Old Hickory
Natchez
Everybody’s Magazine
Pond
Liverpool
England
Fete Lure Ends In Then Financial Folly
A humorous Chicago News sketch recalls Halton seeking amusement at a lawn fete. He pays 50 cents for lemonade and one for ice cream, then falls into a maze of mystery and a fortune telling by witch's caldron. He leaves penniless. wife accuses him of playing poker and silent treatment follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Chicago News
Careful of Strangers at Boston Beaches
A visiting man recalls arriving at a Boston beach to find rough surf and a local official refusing bathing. He vented to a cabman, who offered a consoling remark that locals prefer to keep strangers from drowning as it would hurt the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Newspaper Man in Right Place
Joseph Bucklin Bishop has been named executive secretary of the Panama commission. He is well equipped for the duties with expert knowledge and long newspaper experience, making him an ideal agent of publicity for the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Panama Commission
Bishop
Girl Writes Verse From English Schoolgirl Violet Firth
Thirteen year old Violet Firth has authored a volume of verse that has sold over 3,000 copies. Her youthful work reflects her literary promise and has attracted notable attention for a minor author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Firth
Acetylene Gas Lighting and its Safe Use Claims
A promotional piece extols acetylene lighting for homes, detailing DIY gas generators, insurance scrutiny, and fire safety stats. It contrasts four fires from acetylene with higher fire counts from kerosene, electricity, and candles, and promotes low oxygen use and cost savings with a call to request a free book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Insurance Board
Jones Adams St
Chicago, Ife
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Chas. FP Brown
Ned Ques
Jaques Mfg
Con
Chicago
Renda
W.L. Douglas
V. le Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Doneglas
L. Douglas
Brockton
Maia
Goesip
Canada
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Secet
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D. C
Bradstreet
BI Esrun
W. F. Griffin
Milwaukee Sentinel
Cornell University
A. J. Tower CO
W. A. Paxven Company Baron
Mase
Thompson
W. WN
U. Omaha
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Wabash
Wabash City
Farnam St
Harry E. Moores
MULL
Mull's Grape Tonic CO
Third Avenue
Reck Inland
Putnam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!