Advice Letters on Female Complaints From Lydia E. Pinkham
Addresses case memories of women seeking relief from painful irregular menstruation and womb issues. Letters describe long suffering, partial improvement from the Vegetable Compound, and testimonials praising the remedy's effects. Readers are urged to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mas. Pryxemgam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Euma EvEen
Trautman St
Brooklyn
E. D
N.Y
Eama J. Pru Ie
Indianola
Lynn
Mass
National City Bank of
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Curious Herbarium in Egyptian Museum
The oldest herbarium in the world is in Cairo Egypt. It consists of crowns garlands wreaths and bouquets of flowers from ancient tombs. Most specimens remain in excellent condition and nearly all the specimens have been identified. They are at least 3000 years old.
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Cairo
Egypt
Grain-O Grain Drink Promoted for Children
An ad touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage for kids replacing coffee. It claims grain content delivers nourishment and taste similar to coffee at about three times cheaper, with price points 15c and 2c per serving, available at grocers.
Sparrow-hawk speeds on air at 150 miles per hour
A letter from J W O'Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900 praises Piso's Cure as a cough remedy while noting a sparrowhawk dives toward its prey at 150 miles an hour. The writer adds that cork is very hard to pulverize.
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J. W. O'Brien
Third Avenue
Minneapolis
Minon
Dyspepsia remedies and nerve tonic ads in 1900s column
An advertisement fragment touts Dr Shoop's dyspepsia cure and Dr Kilner’s nerve restorer with money back guarantees. It promotes six doses of Shoop’s medicine for five shillings and a free trial of Kilner’s tonic, promising cures or refunds. Wheat appears repeatedly in the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sh Racine
Wis
Shoop
Pan-American Exposition Rates Announced For Buffalo Travel
The Pan American Exposition at Buffalo opens May 1. Nickel Plate Road announces special return fares starting April 30 a one way and one third round trip if used on sale date and within fifteen days. A fare plus one dollar will be good on May departure and five day return. Write wire or phone. C Asterlin Wayne Indiana.
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Buffalo
dNickel Plate Road
Zuexiaye
C. &. Asterlin
Wayne
Ind
Some Meaningless Phrases in a Ballad Tone
A cheeky critique of polite phrasing shows how a girl may hint to say she kindly consents to sing. A youth pleads for a job by story, but accepts a position once offered. A patroness aims for prestige yet hides intent as she grants consent with gracious wording. Chicago Evening Post.
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Chicago Evening Post
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Hall’s Catarrh Cure
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It markets Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the solution, offering one hundred dollars for any case not cured by the remedy and urging readers to send for circulars. It notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Draggista
Bear family reminder from a cave in Colorado
The paragraph describes Mother Bear at the cave doorway bidding the two youngest bears goodbye and warning them to return from school to avoid the ice President. Theodore Roosevelt’s recent West hunting trip provides the imaginative frame for the story in the Minneapolis Journal Junior.
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Minneapolis Journal
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Bear
Colorado
King with a Comical Demeanor Baffles Officers At Sea
An eyewitness recalls a quirky king aboard a ship who greets guests with jokes rather than formalities. He dines with Austrian officers, is entertained by a lively crowd, and ends up on the poop deck unable to follow the multilingual banter. The tale highlights his odd mannerisms and theIst ineptitude of communication.
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Italy
Jealousy and Compliments at a Quiet Gathering
A concise exchange notes a girl with striking hair and a playful remark about undoing it. The dialogue suggests envy and a light, flirtatious mood at a casual setting.
Grain-O touted as coffee substitute in healthful drink
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a pure grain beverage that avoids coffee drawbacks yet preserves coffee flavor. It claims Grain-O is nourishing, easy to prepare, and suitable for children and adults, with prices of 15 and 25 cents. It also notes mahogany replacing hickory in French wagon wheels as a cheaper durable option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer Shown
Advertisement urging readers to request a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Describes powder for tired damp and aching feet and as a remedy for corns and bunions with retail 5 cents at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Decline of Shakers From 9000 to Under 1000 by 1870s
The passage notes the Shaker population in the United States falling from about 9,000 to under 1,000. It contrasts the historical figure of 9000 with the current estimate, highlighting a sharp demographic decline.
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United States
Emphatic Western Canada appeal draws settlers
An old reader relays a Yorkton letter urging John to move to Assiniboia and Assiniboia Saskatchewan. It praises cheap land, growing wheat and new districts opening this summer with government agents offering details.
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Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Western Canada
Assiniboia
John
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Cannada
The Nickel Plate Road Exposition Rates Ahead
The item notes express train lines to Buffalo and the Pan American Exposition with rates effective April 30 1901. It mentions daily express trains and directs readers to contact Fort Wayne or nearest offices by mail wire or telephone for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
Buffalo
Pan
Fort Wayn Ind
Peruna Endorsement From Nurse Lucy Helser
Nurse Lucy Helser of Albert Lea Minnesota endorses Peruna Medicine Co claiming the tonic cures a list of female ailments including an inflamed womb and general weakness. She asserts Peruna restores health by reviving mucous membranes and bodily functions and cites patient recoveries.
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Lucy Annie Helser
Homeopathic Hospital of
Minneapolis
Minn
Albert Lea
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Mae Poles
Peruna Remedy Cited By Woman For Kidney Pelvic Weakness
A reader report from Mrs Ampt ees Curtiss describes long lasting weakness and backache. She credits Peruna with curing her constitutional headaches and stomach troubles after four bottles over months. She cites friends with kidney and pelvic issues also benefiting and invites others to write Dr Hartman for free advice from the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Olio
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