Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Plant Compound
Mrs Rosa Adams niece of the late General Roger Hanson requests all women learn of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She testifies it cured ills peculiar to the sex restoring energy and health after two bottles. Rochester to Louisville Kentucky letter offers $5000 for proof of genuineness.
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Rosa Adams
Roger Hanson
C.S.A
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Mas
Rosa Apams
12Th St
Louisville
Free Medical Advice to Women from Mrs Pinkham
Dear women please write to Mrs Pinkham for free medical guidance in Lynn Mass. She will understand your case and treat with kindness. Her advice is free and many have found help.
Man Dressmaker and Modern Mirth in New York Weekly
A humorous mix from the era includes a flamboyant claim by a man dressmaker about creating dramatic women’s gowns and a jab at fashionable madness. Readers seethe with satire on fashion culture and whimsical adverts, alongside short quips on cures for consumption and a church pew topic.
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New York Weekly
Man
Parting Knell and Soap Ad Notes From Nome to New York
A mixed relic of a newspaper page notes a nugget of gold valued at 3276 dollars found on Anvil Creek Nome and features a long illustrated humor piece urging SAPOLIO soap through a classroom style lesson. It blends a travel reference to New York with a local Nome find and a satirical verse about cleanliness.
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Harper's Bazar
New York
Anvil Creek
Nome
Sapolio
From Nicknames to Daily Identities in a Village
A string of anecdotes shows how locals acquire nicknames through quirks, habits, and playful labels. Examples include a “chirper” for a high pitched talker, “Dotty Dimple” for a dimpled man, “Bluebeard” for shaved lines, and “Peachy” for a peaches and cream complexion. The piece notes lifelong persistence of these informal tags across generations.
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Fom
TL Sices
Pat
Goat
Mrs. Wheat
Pini
Dotty
Bluebeard
Chesty
Butts
The Wall Street Slump
Dobson questions Jackson about his workload and athletic past as Jackson replies he is now focused on posting collateral rather than sports, amid financial tensions and market downturns.
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Wall Street
Dobson
Jackson
Bird Woman Name Spelling Debated by Lewis and Clark Experts
Oregon City Enterprise outlines scholarly dispute over the spelling and pronunciation of Sacajawea known as Bird Woman. authorities including John C. Carson and Thomas L. Riggs favor Sa-Ka-Ka-Wia or Ts a-Ka-Ka-Wia while noting Gros Ventre origins and the influence of a French interpreter on early spellings.
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Sacajawea
Oregon City
Oregon Enterprise
Lewis and Clark
John C. Carson
Portland
John H. Charles
Sioux City
Gros Ventre
Bird
Sharbonais
Greg Ventre
Hall Thas
Washington
Christmas Fires in Old Yule Lore and Hearth Traditions
A dated note on Yule log customs traces to Druids and pervades southern hearths. It describes large log fires set at dusk with light kindling and cedar, pine, or similar fuels. It notes regional practices from October to March and vivid domestic scenes amid rural communities.
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Harper's Bazar
Peruna Protects the Household From Catarrh and Ills
Peruna should be kept in every household especially where children are present. Do not wait for illness to strike. head to the drugstore and have Peruna on hand. It is promoted as a preventive and cure for catarrhal affections, saving lives and preventing chronic cases.
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Sapalto
Mick
Peruna touted as remedy during fall and winter months
A fragmentary reader letters column extols Peruna as a cure and preventive for various ailments in children and adults. Mrs. Schafer of St Louis and Mrs. Lietzman of Chicago praise its effects on a sick child, convulsions, catarrh, and general health, urging others to write for guidance from Dr. Hartman.
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Jan
Peruna
Perana
Mrs. Schafer
Free Peruna Almanac and the New Morality Movement
A fragment from the December Century discusses social reformers in New York tackling the boy problem. A minister explains a parish club room where older youths play non gambling games to lure boys back to morality. Critics note the movement promotes reform by shelter and warmth over traditional pulpits.
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Alice Katharine Fallows
Advance Guard
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure All Stages
An old newspaper advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward if any case fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials.
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Scienco
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Brooklyn Lite
Quit Coughing Promotes 25c Cough Cure
The notice touts a 25 cent guaranteed cough cure in tablet form from DR SKIRVIN CO. N. DW, Ostpaid, LA CHOSE, Wis. Greeting the New Year note from Chicago Daily Record urges a simple task for health and goodwill as the year begins.
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LA Chose
Wis
N. DW
Chicago Daily Record
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