Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy Praised by Women Worldwide
A letter from Mrs. J. C. Orms of Johnstown Pa endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles noting relief from head dizziness hot flashes and womb congestion. The article highlights Mrs Pinkham’s long work guiding women and the large scale of her correspondence department handling about a hundred thousand cases annually.
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Lydia IE. Pinkham
J. C. Orms
Horner St
Johnstown
The Ostrich as a Wise Uncaught Refuge
The ostrich is described as wise and wary not stupid. It becomes tame near white settler dwellings and mingles with poultry and cows. It fears riders on horseback and dogs, while on plains it associates with deer and guanaco and flees on any alarm.
Musical trap for mice attracts and traps them alive
A machinist builds a trap with a music box to lure mice. The tune draws them toward the device and they enter the trap, where five or six are captured alive at a time.
Wabash Favored Route to National Baptist Union Meet
Wabash lines are expected to be the preferred route for travelers to the National Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union in Buffalo New York from July 14 to 17.
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Wabash
Baptist Young People’s Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Diamonds Stolen in South Africa Report
South African diamond firms report losses totaling about £1,000,000 for the year with roughly half recovered. Readers are urged to inquire with agents about Sunday outings on the Nickel Pirate Road. Groups of five or more may travel up to 100 miles round trip for $1.00 on the Nickel Plate Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Nickel Pirate Road
Nickel Plate Road
Tales of poisoned wells and pies spark wartime scares
A veteran recalls wild wartime rumors about poisoned wells and pies in Civil War camps. He describes testers sold as life savers that proved useless, the spread of sensational reports, and how colonels and surgeons tried to counter fear with counter stories amid muttered doubts and chaotic camp life.
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Chickamauga
Mansfield
TJ J
Shim
Pie, Poison, and Camp Tales at Civil War Camp
J A Watrous recalls a Civil War camp episode where ten Mansfield brigade soldiers die from suspected poisoning. A surgeon confirms limited knowledge while a pie trading rumor spreads, and soldiers mock the idea with a pie feast as they march on. Homefront readers dismiss camp hardships as exaggerated.
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Mansfield
Chickamauga
Tampa
Washington
Jacksonville
J. A. Watrous
Chicago Times-Herald
Curing a Shirker by a Civil War Veteran Tale
A Civil War veteran recalls a lazy private who shirked service spending much time in hospital. During a battle drill the shirker collapses and is dunked head first into a icy river by a keen new surgeon. He surfaces and never shirks again, the tale ending as a striking lesson.
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Philadelphia Times
Brave Confederate Soldier Declines Socks at Richmond Hospital
In a Richmond hospital during the Civil War David Saddler, a Confederate soldier, shows cheerful spirit. A visiting preacher offers home made socks and wishes the knitter could deliver them herself. Saddler refuses noting his feet were shot off.
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Dave” Saddler
Richmond
David
Old Abe’s Witty Exchange Over a Draft Hoss Tale
A West farmer visits the Lincoln era White House, greets the president with a back slap, and jokes that Lincoln is an old draft horse. Lincoln answers with a playful question about what kind of horse. The anecdote reflects democratic humor of the era.
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Lincoln
Abe
Health tonic ad warns of dyspepsia and stomach illness
A fragmentary ad text notes the quarrel between foreign powers over China and claims many people suffer from dyspepsia constipation and stomach diseases. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to retain good health.
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China
Sign of the Cross causes pie chaos at Adelaide cinema
Two elderly women visiting the Sign of the Jug theater in Adelaide took meat pies and beer to a performance of The Sign of the Cross. They ate and drank through Act I, slept in Act II, and during a harrowing scene one woman leaped from her seat with pies, breaking them in the front gallery. Attendants rescued her while patrons removed pie fragments and a kidney and onion from collars as the theatre settled back to normal.
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Adelaide
Glasgow Herald
Wabash Runs World’s Fastest Mail Train
The Wabash Railway operates the fastest mail train in the world indicating superior road bed and track quality. The milestone underscores the railway’s efficiency and engineering standards.
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The
Wabash
The Growing Use of Chicory in Coffee
The New York Ledger notes chicory is widely used as a coffee addition rather than an adulterant. Demand grows as housekeepers mix chicory with coffee for richness, not economy. Nebraska produces large chicory crops, with one factory outputting 14,000 pounds daily and contracts covering 15,000 acres. Fremont drying plants run at eighty tons per day.
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Nebraska
Fremont
New York Ledger
Religious meetings at Linwood Park in Ver million C
Linwood Park in Ver million Ohio hosts religious meetings from August 2 to 22. Nickel Plate Road offers a single round trip fare for participants.
Destructive puppy shreds hat as professor misidentifies culprit
In a humorous exchange the professor notes Fido tearing a hat while a motherly figure points out the dog is indeed the hat’s owner. The professor laments the hat as a casualty.
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Fido
Bouncer
Boston Transcript
All through WABASH trains have reclining chair cars and palace sleeping
All through WABASH trains offer reclining chair cars with free seats and sumptuously appointed palace sleeping cars for passenger comfort.
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Wabash
Seventeen Metals More Valuable Than Gold Listed
A list details metals valued higher than gold with per pound prices in pounds troy. Ividium at 60, gallium 75, rhodium 85, osmium 120, ruthenium 200, palladium 216, bar ium 280, didymium 500, cerium 525, yttrium 6380, strontium 670, calcium 700, glucinum 820, lithium 1070, zirconium 1115, rubidium 1400, vanadium 1725, among others.
One Fare Round Trip To Linwood Park August Dates
A special round trip fare to Linwood Park Vermillion CO via the Nickel Plate Road is in effect from August 2 to 22 for religious meetings. The offer applies to passengers traveling to the park for these events and return trips.
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Linwood Park
Vermillion, CO
Nickel Plate Road
Emergency Doctors in Paris Night Duty List
A Paris published list shows doctors on call for emergencies at night for public convenience. Originally ten francs was standard pay, now a pool allocates earnings quarterly among doctors. The system unsettles elite practitioners and endangers the entire class as one member’s patient death highlights poverty and scant instrument stock at £15 yearly.
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Paris
London Hospital
Lane's Family Medicine Listed with Daily Bowel Action
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily to promote health. The product is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and cure a sick headache. Price listed as 25 and 5vc.
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Lane
Home Seekers' Excursions to Western Points Run Semi Monthly
Quote from Rev W S Cassmore condemns misery. Notice advertises WABASH excursions to western and southwestern points offered semi monthly. urges readers to write nearest agent for details.
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The
Wabash
Quote about character and health tips from 1895 note
A framed maxim urges being whole at study work and play. A Chester Pennsylvania testimonial dated September 17 1895 praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as a godsend. Advice cautions avoiding very acid fruit with farinaceous foods if digestion is poor.
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Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Pla
Exposition Trip by Wabash to Omaha
A travel note describes taking the Wabash line to Omaha for the exposition. The column highlights the journey, timetable cues, and expected exhibits attracting local travelers.
No-To-Bac Claimed to Re-Tune Nerves for Tobacco Users
An advertisement asserts No-To-Bac tightens nerves and quickens response to emotions, claiming tobacco users suffer misbehavior and fatigue while the product can restore happiness. It promises guaranteed habit care and urges all tobacco users to try No-To-Bac.
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Jess
Infatuated cautious talk on Brondike wealth
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt contrasts two voices as one doubts venturing to the Brondike while the other remains optimistic about profits, noting more money has entered than left the place. The exchange suggests growing riches and anticipation of a move.
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Brondike
Cincinnati Enquirer
Nickel Plate Express Trains Connect Fort Wayne and Chicago
The Nickel Plate Road offers a daily trio of fast express trains in each direction between Fort Wayne and Chicago with all express trains arriving at and departing from Van Buren Street Union Station. R. J. Hammond, Agent, Fort Wayne, Ind. Phone 50.
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Fort Wayne
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
van Buren Street Union
R. J. Hammon
Ind
No Elevation Stage Tirade Cited By Philadelphia Bulletin
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt quotes critics calling a stage performance a disgrace and remarking that the stage was already bad, reflecting sharp cultural reaction to the event.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Coughs Lead to Consumption Promoted by Kemp’s Balsam
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a remedy for coughs promising immediate relief from consumption. It urges readers to visit a drupgist for a free sample bottle and offers 25 and 50 cent sizes, warning that delays are dangerous.
The Most Terrible Lie Is Lived Not Uttered Quote
William Clarke attributed line about truth and living falsehoods speaks to moral restraint and integrity, framing the idea that actions define honesty more than words. The quote emphasizes ethical conduct over spoken declarations.
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W W. G. Clarke
Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge Meeting Ad
August 23 to September 5 set for the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge gathering in Indianapolis Indiana. Transportation urged via the Wabash with very low rates offered. A curious note claims 4061 muscles counted in a moth’s body.
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Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge
Indianapolis
Ind
Comfort brand shoes promise cure for sweating feet
An ad notes a cure for sweating tired nervous aching feet sold by druggists and by mail for 25 cents in state package free. Address Al sted Le Roy N.
Robeddo Rocks Spark Minor Trade Frenzy
A small market report notes Robeddo traders exchanging eight malas for a rare collection of rocks. Officials say the display drew curiosity from buyers and collectors, highlighting a niche local gem trade in the area.
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Robeddo
Weekend Nickel Plate Offer for Five on Sunday Travels
A Sunday travel deal offers groups of five a round trip for 1.00 on the Nickel Plate. Passengers may go anywhere and return within a specified radius. Details suggest a flexible excursion option with low fare.
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Agen
Welsh rabbit and fair plans billed at Omaha Exposition
Fragmentary dialogue mentions Welsh rarebit and a fashion via dialect. A dated note references the Omaha Exposition running June 1 to November 1 and a Wabash line with rate details, implying a major regional fair and transportation options.
In His View on Natural Sources
A bunco man answers a boy asking about the country’s natural sources with a curt reply about jays, reflecting a terse Pearson view observed in an Indianapolis Journal snippet.
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Jays
Indianapolis Journal
Seed catalog note for Wheat and grains from Zer Seed Co
An ad listing growing tips and seed samples for wheat at 40 cents a bushel and 4 cents postage. It promotes Salter's Red winter wheat oats and clover with Farra Seed at La Crosse Wisconsin, credited to John A L Zer Seed Co.
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Salter
Farra
John A
L Zer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
Alaska codfish export and excursion tickets offer
Alaska furnished last season about 4,500,000 pounds of codfish to the world, 46 percent more than in 1896. Nickel Plate Road offers $1.00 excursion tickets on Sundays for parties of five or more. Get particulars from agents.
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Alaska
Ncces
Nickel Plate Road
Continental Limited Brightens Eastbound Train Service
A brief note highlights a new main-line flyer over the Wabash known as the Continental Limited. The service promises fast eastbound routes to Buffalo New York and Boston with emphasis on improved travel options.
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Continental Limited
Buffalo
New York
Boston
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Tom
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Dragegista
Rick Bo Rss Mein
Ines Wiere
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