Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedies For Recovery
Mrs Elsie J Van Der Sande of Paterson New Jersey reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She describes back and side pains irregularity fatigue and nervous symptoms resolving after treatment and urges others to try the remedies. She provides address for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Paterson, N. J
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elsie J. van der Sande
York St
Paterson
N. J
The Unappreciated Cook Says She Will Leave
A maid declares she will quit after she feels her cooking is not valued. She notes her previous master was always ill from excess eating, while her current master has stayed well for three months, leaving her convinced her skills go unappreciated.
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Jane
Flow and Chicken Farming Banter Echoes in Dialog
A quirky exchange features Flow asking about chicken farming and another character replying that they find it hard scratching. The light moment centers on poultry farming slang and humor.
Four Years Married Morning Reflected in Question
Mrs. Ocey Wattles asks what day it is and Mr. Wattles confirms they were married exactly four years ago this morning in a light exchange. The dialogue centers on their anniversary and memory of the date.
No Telling at the Country Place Weather
A terse dialogue notes no shade warmth at a country place. The piece then pivots to medical claims of sore eyes and blood shot eyes being healed promptly by nightly use of Roman Eye Balsam Ady.
Ajax and Achilles in the Air War Analogy
Waldemar Kaempffert compares modern aerial combat to Homeric war, praising lieutenants Immelmann and Boelke for felling nine and ten foes. He likens observers to heroic champions and pilots to charioteers, noting the chariot of antiquity becomes a flying machine in modern warfare.
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Greece
Waldemar Kaempffert
McClure
Ajax
Achilles
Immelmann
Boelke
Hidden Motives Revealed in Courtroom Exchange
In a terse exchange a judge questions a soldier’s wartime ties while the woman hints at hidden loyalties and observers note a contrast between laborers in the vineyard and those handling the finished fruit of war.
The Coward in the Riverfront Romance
A dramatic scene on a hotel porch ends with Myrtle declaring Ned a coward for not swimming to rescue a drowning man. Ned admits his wartime service and injury, and Myrtle realizes his bravery and confesses love after learning his Victoria Cross. The tale unfolds in 1917 with themes of courage, identity, and sacrifice.
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Myrtle Thorpe
Ned Randolph
Myrtle
Jim Turner
Fort Myer
Work for Success Philosophy Echoes Labor Belief
A historical line proclaims there is no hope for success without labor. The brief adage stresses diligence as the path to achievement, reflecting a common early 20th century moral in everyday speech.
Poisoning as a Craft: The Brinvilliers Case
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw poisoning framed as art led by the marchioness of Brinvilliers, a French noblewoman who, with St Croix and an Italian poison expert, killed her father and brothers to seize a fortune. An accident exposed the plot, and all three were condemned to death.
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Marchioness of
St. Croix
de Brinvilliers
Bastille
Empress Josephine’s Early Home in Fort de France
The Fort de France area in Martinique marks the early home of Empress Josephine born 1768 daughter of a French officer. She lived there until marriage to Beauharnais at sixteen and returned after separation before becoming Napoleon’s wife and Europe’s famed beauty. A statue stands in the town square commemorating her.
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Fort de France
Martinique
French West Indies
Empress Josephine
Napoleon
Josephine
Beauharnaise
France
Europe
Finds Volcano Hottest At Surface In Active Phases
A scientist studying Hawaiian craters and gas samples argues that surface temperatures in active volcanoes can exceed those below. Laboratory tests of volcanic gases indicate chemical reactions supply much of the heat keeping lava basins fluid.
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Hawaii
Huge camphor wood canoe unearthed in Osaka river bed
Workmen in the Namazue gawa dry river bed in Osaka pre fecture have uncovered a massive camphor wood canoe. The visible section runs over 40 feet long and 6 feet wide with 20 inches of depth. It shows blue coloring and is dated by archaeologists at about a thousand years old, the largest of its kind found in the country to date.
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Namazue-gawa
Osaka Prefecture
Flagmaking Craft Demands Precision at Brooklyn Studio
The Brook lyn flag master employs many modern descendants of Betsy Ross and notes flags like Venezuela with a prancing horse on it require exacting skill. A special machine cuts white stars for the U S flag in night sizes from two to fourteen inches, and government workers produce thousands of stars annually.
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Betsy Ross
Brooklyn
Venezuela
Kidney medicine praised by pharmacists in 1916
A Kilmer Swamp Root testimonial from 1916 touts kidney and bladder benefits. A Spartanburg drug store owner endorses the remedy after fifteen years of selling it. A light joke about a barrel skirt closes the clipping.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Freezone Promise Simple Corn and Callus Removal
An advertisement touts freezone as a quick corn remedy. A Cincinnati inventor claims the ether compound dries and shrivels the corn or callus, letting it be lifted away by fingers with little cost and irritation. The note advises asking a druggist to order a small bottle if unavailable. Women shoppers are jokingly linked to choosing washing goods and attracting children.
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Cincinnati
Adv
R. Schiffmann Co
St. Paul
Mina
Message to Mothers About Fletcher's Castoria
A public appeal addresses mothers to trust real doctors in their neighborhoods and the ongoing benefits of Fletcher's Castoria for children. It emphasizes physicians’ endorsements, warns of imitations, and urges buying the product based on experience and care for babies.
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Fletcher
Fletcher’s
Seven Smiths Targeted In Court Collection Scene
A collector reports visiting a house with seven people named Smith. Six denied owing any debt and one allegedly assaulted the collector as the employer orders a renewed effort to recover the money.
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Smith
Cuticura Soothing Treatment Promoted in Ad
Advert shows Cuticura Soap for cleaning the affected surface with hot water and Cuticura Ointment for application. Recommends morning and night use for relief and quick healing. Claims ideal for daily toilet use and offers free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold widely.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Mystery Doorbell Inquiry From a Parlor Scene
A quoted exchange questions who rings the doorbell and hints at possible motives. One line mocks a visitor as merely lingering, the other suggests testing the keyhole for gasoline fumes.
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Chappie
Wife Sees Two Sides of a Question
Quote notes a witty line about perspective from Life magazine. It contrasts a wife's view with her mother’s, highlighting family viewpoint humor.
Strange Impressions and Odd Advertisements
A quirky dialogue about moving pictures contrasts with a remark on film’s wild effects. An aside notes constipation signaling digestive imbalance, followed by a George Wright advertisement for Indian Vegetable Pills promising regularity without griping.
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Wright
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney and Bladder Health
A vintage ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for kidney liver bladder and urinary tract issues. It claims the oil nourishes kidney and bladder lining to flush poisons and restore vigor, urging immediate use and refunds if not as represented.
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Haarlem
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