Women urged to avoid hospital operations with Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A mid 19th to 20th century appeal argues female health problems rise in cities and warn against unnecessary surgeries. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive cure for irregular and painful periods, bearing down sensations, and related gynecological issues. Personal testimonials claim avoidance of operations and restored health through the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Pinkhams
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alfos Berryhill
Royce Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
Miakhan
Lydia
Saya
Wan Hou
Weno
Tony
Lydia B. Pinkham
Fragmented ad heavy page with old product plugs
A garbled collage of ads and slogans mentioning Allens Foot-Ease porus plasters Gurtieli tea mult laxative and other remedies. It references a girl with red hair a sign photo and a stage villain and jokes about money and happiness. The text reads like faded marketing copy from an early 20th century page.
Ambition Of American Boys To Be President
A New York Times piece contrasts American and old country ambitions, noting that in America a boy’s goal shifts from police officer to president. The author recalls travel with Kip and reflections on social ascent, recognizing fascination with high office among youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khewan Gut
Bedt
Mnela
America
United States
New York Times
Halter to Lead the Cheese Prank at a Store
Fred W. Prentiss of Worcester and P. H. Keefe of Rockville known for practical jokes fooled James Hill of Sutton in a Massachusetts store. Hill complained about weak cheese. Prentiss lured him to the cellar with a joke about a horse and cheese, then sent a batter and “Say, Pat” line to fetch a stronger cheese to pull a cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Prentiss
Worcester
Masa
P. H. Keefe
Rockville
Conn
Miliary
James Hill
Sutton
Keefe
Prentiss
Hill
Fenihor Walter
Pat
Jim Hill
Boston Herald
Badger and the Bureaus Mischief in Read ing
A Read ing craftsman William Badger mixed up two bureau cases by ending them with opposite woods mahogany and walnut. Old Bill Kingman notes the error and Badger quips that one cannot see both ends at once. A humorous tale from the Boston area retold with local names and slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
William Badger
Reading
Mase
William Kingman
Asked the Wrong Questions at Brin Worker Exam
A Brin native aimed to become a fireman at the Waltham Gas Light Company near the boiler room. He applied for an exam at the State House in Boston but failed to pass the next day. He questioned inspectors who found him unprepared and the tale ends with a puzzling exchange about a woman on the street alleged to be intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. de Camp
Willams College
Wil- Hometown
Dewey
Mr. de Camp
Noston Herald
Brin
Waltham Gas Light Company
Waltham
Fremon
State House
Bivstan
Nimhe
Nim
Eagles and Eagles Feathers In Scotland And Rutland History
Fragmented report on Scottish eagle stories and Vermont Rutland court lore. Mentions eagle wildlife threats in Britain, historic furor over eagle feathers as symbols, Rutland’s old courthouse and its link to Vermont history, including a 18th to 19th century jail and a noted slave sale ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiederow
Scntland
Footinat
Sutherland
Scotland
Alec
Rutland
Old Court Howe
Ratand
Vermont
Federal Court
Harrington
Living Death and Kidney Pills Revival Story
A Sioux City resident recalls a severe kidney illness that left him weakened and nearly bedridden for weeks. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, his condition improved, appetite returned, and weight was regained, with lasting relief reported. The ad also mentions other remedies and notices from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Dakota
Andrew Johnson
West Twelfth
St. Sioux
Dean
Foster Milturn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Andree Memorial Medal by Landberg Engraver
The Andree Memorial Medal will be produced by Swedish engraver Landberg who carves a scene of Andree’s balloon rising from the ice. The explorer gazes north, as young men applaud and an old man contemplates, with the date July 11, 1897 inscribed below. The obverse bears Andee’s profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andree
Andres
Landberg
Andee
Woman Sculptor Wins Bronze Doors Prize at Annapolis
Mick Evelyn Br. Longman, famed for Victory sculpture, wins unanimous jury prize for bronze entrance doors to the chapel at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis. Competition included over twenty eight sculptors with reward around five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mick Evelyn Br. Longman
Festival Hall
St. Louis
United States Naval Academy of Annapolis
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Muehelie Lyon
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Californian Fig Syrup Co
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Densionsatriae
the Government of Canada
Western
Canada
Ottawa
Downford
Ranyan City
Missouri
Inchete
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New Orleans
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