Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female cures
A letter broadside extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles and urges sick women to write for advice. It claims many surgeries are unnecessary and cites testimonials from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House who credit the remedy with avoiding operations and restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Moorestown
N. J
Lydia B. Pinkham
Montreal Accent Noted At New York Diner
In a Union League Club New York dinner tale Mr Wish queries a Montreal man’s origin by his accent while Mr Fish sits beside him. A sneer follows as the red faced figure is accused of speaking with a Montreal lilt though he has not spoken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Pittsburg Dispatch
Mr. Fish
Union League Club
New York
Boston Herald
Sid Booker
T. Washington
Cambridge
Ime
Wimeek
Hulee
Advertiser origins and oddities in a late 19th century extract
A fragmented 1880s style collage notes questions about the first manufacturer to advertise, a farmer’s quip about a hen, and mentions of railway axles powering lights. It also references Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims, Allen’s Foot-Ease advertising, and various short notices on trains, medicines, and a Pekin Gazette remark.
How to Apply Paint in Weather Exposure
Instructional piece on careful paint application for weather exposed surfaces using National Lead Company materials. Includes notes on surface prep, mixing pure white lead with linseed oil, and the claim that proper technique yields satisfactory results. Mentions testing outfit offered by National Lead Company. Also contains humorous notes on gatherings in Washington and a stock stat about Venezuela coffee exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge Building
New York
Cumulative Remedies Touted for Eczema and Horse Cures
A collage of anecdotes touts Cuticura treatments for eczema including a Chicago user claiming full relief after one soap, one box, and two Resolvent vials. Additional items promote Sloan's Liniment for a horse with sweeny and a physician’s quip about aging sermons and clergyman pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Pagluseh
Robey St
Chicago
Eccentric Guests At Southend Wedding Angling Arch
A wedding at Southend on Sea England features a Scotland Angling Society arch of fishing rods as the bride and groom depart. A guest attempts a humorous pronunciation of a long surname by spelling it phonetically, declaring it Turner. The scene reflects lighthearted prankish behavior amid a pro reform debate backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southend-on-the-Sea
England
Scotland
Notable Kidney Cure and Various Oddities From Ohio Valley Page
An array of items including a testimonial for Deans Kidney Pills from an Armstrong resident, claiming dramatic health recovery after years of kidney disorders. Also features miscellaneous brief anecdotes on school discipline, a Sunday school tale, a penny salve claim, a Baltimore life saving remark, and a quip about steadiness and a neighbor named Herbert Bisbing.
Wheat yields and frost impact share farmer notes
Moose Jaw Sask Nov 18 1907 A farmer reports 500 acres of wheat averaging 22 bushels per acre with 120 acres cut before frost selling at 5 cents per bushel or $18 per acre net not counting seed twine and labor. Oats yield 50 bushels per acre at 35 cents per bushel. Frost hit 300 acres of wheat but valued at 60 cents per bushel. A second note mentions grain car shortages and a joke about a judge.
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Onta
Moose Jaw
Sask
Saskatchewan
Ruthevall
Thas Pice
Richest Baby in Chicago Alters Family Fortunes
The birth of a Martin baby, heir to Samuel K. Martin and widow Mrs. Martin, shifts the share of Mr. Young’s $25,000,000 estate among four daughters’ families. The will leaves principal to grandchildren, with income to the widow and four daughters, delaying final judgment until the youngest grandchild is 21 or until all daughters die. The newborn’s estimated value triggers vast shifts in allocations, raising questions about future divisions and the estate’s growth.
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Chicago
Otte Young
Samuel K. Martin
Lincoln Park Boulevard
Martina
Martin
Mr. Young
Young
Roosevelt
Martin Baby
Mra
Mario Julia Young Kelfman
Marquette
Mich
Eile Young Heyworth
Catherine Ottilie Young Hobart
Kaufman
The Continental Husband and Infidelity Myths
A serialized piece from Everybody's Magazine argues that many women face unfaithful husbands and offers cautions about recognizing infidelity. It suggests husbands hide affairs at home and notes Italian norms and occasional scandal, framing the wife as frequently powerless to uncover the truth.
Personal Friend of Stuyvesant Fish in War Card Mixup
A Wall Street broker claimed to be a personal friend of EH Harriman and showed a Harriman card. At a social gathering during the War height, Stuyvesant Fish questioned the visitor, then examined the card and recognized the name of Barrison? in Grand Rapids, revealing a mistaken identity amid tense social exchanges.
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Stumps
Stuyvesant Fish
Ew York Press
Stuyvesant Pieh
Wall Street
Harriman
Mishoon
Ities
Bauer
Fish
Relly
Omer
Mr. Fish
Barrins
Mark Towaln recalls daring Virgi boot incident at publishers dinner
New York Sun reports Mark Towaln recollects a Virgi report during a publishers' dinner in New York. He describes a notorious horse thief who hurled a heavy studded boot at a judge, narrowly injuring a reporter instead, and notes pride in how he captured the moment in a single paragraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
New York Sun
Mark Towaln
Publishers
New York
Be Kind to the Old From the Bellman
Edward Kise bishop of Lincoln nearly sixty recalls a seaside incident where he fell and struggled to rise. A kind young girl helped him up and refused to reveal his identity, saying she was used to assisting him after his son’s troubles and his drunken escapades.
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Edward Kise
Lincoln
Fither
The Handy Doctor in Your Vest Pocket
A vintage health ad touts Cascarets as a pocket sized remedy for digestion and bowel strength. It compares Cascarets to exercise for bowels, notes no harsh laxative effect, and claims gradual dose reduction with use. Manufactured by Sterling Remedy Company, each tablet stamped GGG.
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West Pocket
Sterling Remedy Company
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Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Paxtine
Sioux City
Winslow
Cai
Sofane
Colin
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Harper's Weekly
Fla Company
South
South Carolina
Volue
Frank J. Cheney
Pheney & of
Toledo
City of
F. Co
Frm
Hall
J. Cheney
J. Cheney & CO
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Ruy
House of Commons
Edward
Herbert Glad
Lone
Northfield
Twin Cities
Jesse Howland
Minn
Washington
Gerard Co
Arno Bldg
Cincinnati
C.ene Ae
Pekin Gazette
Lta
Fea
BORAX
Pacific Coast Borax CO
Laan Pay
Nus Vekton
Putnam
Pakiet
Blzac
Massachusetts Avenue
Scott Circle
Union
Georgia
The
Golden West
Venezuela
United States
Tatler
Prise
Reginald Stor
Aurne
Sweeny
Flatita
Sloan
Stonn
A.D. Bruce
Aurelia
Qept Pibaz
Hin
Proreform
Turner
Armstrong
Cloverport
Kyenys
Dean
Don's Kidney
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. X
School Board of
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gretchen
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Baltimore American
Kimball
Life Saving Service
Madden
Herbert Bisbing
Redman
Ford
Meding
Cormbla
Mahommed
Mme
Hare
Grand Rapide
Syropi
Fic Strup Co
Western
Canada
W.D. Stott
Tafe Ion
Tae
J. T Holmes
Jackson v.St. Paul
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