Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Backed by Women
Ten years of nervous pain described by Mrs Wirrmann H Griz of Auburn New York and Mrs Berta Al Quickstadt of St Cloud Minnesota credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The advertisement urges others to try it as an efficient remedy for female ills.
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Lydia E. Pinkhara
Auburn
N. Y
Iydia E. Pinkhlum
Wirrmann H. Griz
Pleasant Street
Auburn, New York
St. Cloud
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Berta al. Quickstadt
6Th Avenue, S., St. Cloud, Minn
Resinol Cured Awful Pimples in Brooklyn Resident
Walter A Brenstram of Brooklyn reports that after using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment nightly for about a month his pimples cleared. He notes swelling and inflammation disappeared and facial skin remained clear with continued use. He endorses Resinol products for ongoing blemish prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Azure
Walter A. Brenstram
Baltimore
Canada United States friendship praised at Albany dinner
Premier Robert L. Borden and Governor Sulzer spoke at the University Club of Albany annual dinner praising the Canada United States ties. They highlighted shared heritage, a 4000 mile undefended boundary, and urged continued peace and mutual economic cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Robert L. Borden
Sulzer
University Club of Albany
Borden
Atlantic
Pacific
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Northwest
North America
West
A Hundred Years Ago Reflections on War and Society
The piece notes fears of a European war drawing in the world and Washington policy risking further damage. It observes petty finances, a shortage of successful Indiana authors, widening rich and poor gaps, and long‑standing climate change complaints from old residents. It also remarks that Singlishman had not written about the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Washington
Petty Green
Indiana
Ricker
Hooreer
United States
Washington’s Temperate Demeanor and Gallant Virginia Life
The excerpt portrays George Washington as self restrained and dignified, yet capable of bursts of passion only in command. It notes his strict discipline, noble upbringing at Belvoir and Mount Vernon, and his balanced kindness. It highlights Virginia society, hunting, drinking customs, and social gatherings around fox hunts and elections as part of gentlemanly life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvoir
Greenway Court
Mount Vernon
Ponchera
Hardwick
Tiates
Hightone
Winchester
Lfe
New England
Furitan Church
Virginia
Washington
House of Burgesses
Laurie Carr
Washington the hunter and master of men in Virginia
The article recalls George Washington’s passion for hunting with Lord Fairfax at Gunston Hall and around Mason’s forest tracts. It notes his love of horses, dogs, and riding, his well-bred mounts Magnolia Blue skin Ajax Valiant and Chinkling, and his skilled hounds. It describes his postwar financial struggles and eventual recovery as estate manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunston Hall
Mount Vernon
Lord Fairfax
Washington
George Mason
Virginia
Ajax
Washington's youth in Virginia and the pull of England
The piece portrays a young George Washington in Virginia, noting his discipline, tastes for cards and horse racing, and concern for dress. It describes his longing to go to England, social life in Williamsburg, and the colony's shifting stance as imperial policy moves toward direct Parliament taxation and colonial self rule. It closes with tensions between colonial autonomy and English authority as the French threat fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littl
Pallas
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Mount Vernon
London
Cary
England
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Washington
Mr. Robinson
St. Lawrence and the Lakes
America
Canada
Chatham
Burke
Massachusetts
Middle
William Keith
Pennsylvania
Robert Walpole
New England
Boston
Skin Eruption Cleared by Cuticura Regimen
Miss Elsie Nielson of Atchison Kansas reports severe facial pimples and a red irritated rash. After four months using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap she sees clear skin and continues to use the soap. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with free samples and Skin Book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Elsie Nielson
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Wooden Leg War Vet Seeks Medicine Punchline
An old war veteran limps into a drugstore asking for medicine for his wooden leg. The pharmacist asks where the trouble is and the veteran replies the leg is worm-eaten. The joke hinges on the vet's literal response and the pharmacist's quizzing.
Paternal Wisdom and Local Goods Advertised
A paternal dialogue defines a classic as a Kentucky horse race. An advertisement promotes Mrs Aus tin's Bag Pancake Flour with brown cakes for sale at all grocers. The copy notes many homely women preside over happy homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Rose Oil Production in Bulgaria in 1910
Bulgarian rose culture details distillation methods for white and red roses. White roses yield less oil with lower quality. distillation uses large rose quantities per kilo of oil. Production in 1910 reached 3,148 kilos with blends by distributors and adulteration by peasants using other essential oils.
Old beliefs persist in southern lands and a Venlo tale
A cockatoo kept as a pet in Venlo roams to a neighbor’s roof where it is shot. The shooter claims he mistook it for an owl and feared a baby in the house. Ancient augury and authors are cited as explaining owls portending death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venlo
Ovid
No Case for Alarm in Cryptic Dialogue
A fragmentary excerpt shows a quip about refusing someone and a wallaby girl. The dialogue hints at disagreement and a dramatic change as a thermometer drops twenty degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaby
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Western
Free Homestead
Manitoba
Vaean
Balbo
Oider
W. S. Nethery
S'S
Wareser Bling
Tetets
Ohio
Sia Traction
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Rev
Warren, PA
Bulgaria
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