Girlhood to Motherhood in Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A woman from Vinton Iowa recounts losing two years of school due to illness before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She attributes long term health benefits and successful motherhood to the remedy and recommends it to others, noting its use over thirteen years and its presence in many generations. For over half a century women have praised the medicine.
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Vinton, Iowa
Lydia B
Pinkham
Average man values favors given more than received
A saying notes that people cherish favors they grant more than those they obtain, suggesting generosity carries deeper personal meaning than reciprocity.
A Real Charmer of Dogs and a Railroad Duel
Anne Claiborne confronts a surveying corps aiming to condemn her land for a railroad. A witty stranger, Geoffrey Lytle, flirts then bargains with her, dogs lure him closer, and after supper negotiations the railroad advances to cross her plantation. A moonlit kiss seals the change as Lytle proposes and a ring appears.
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Survey Corps
Anne
Snowbell
Moondown
Echo
Geoffrey Lytle
Southwest
Conductor and Woman in Short Skirt Exchange Barbed Remark
A brief exchange aboard a transit car features a conductor warning a woman in a short skirt and a retort from the other passenger. The incident highlights tensions on public transport and prompts discussion of conduct etiquette.
Whippet Car A Motor Marvel From Willys-Overland
Willys-Overland unveils the perfected Whippet offering in the light car field. John N. Willys promotes no monopoly while the car claims the lowest price yet and features four wheel brakes and enhanced equipment including cadet sun visor automatic windshield cleaner rear view mirror and rear driving light. It holds a 43.28 mpg fuel economy record and a 71.6 mph speed test on a 50 mile run at Rockingham Speedway.
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Willys-Overland, Inc
John N. Willys
Toledo
Los Angeles
New York City
Rockingham Speedway
Salem
N. HH
Willys-Overland
Accused Creator Reflects on Shakespeare In Modern Garb
The artist defends a modernized Shakespeare project after critics raise concerns of unauthorized plots and legal threats. She asks why she dropped the original play elements and notes the fear of lawsuits from multiple parties.
Editor's Resistance to Buy My Stories Cited
Quote rich note from the era shows a writer decrying lack of sales as he rails against editors and the market. The piece sketches a man’s struggle to support a family, framing writing as a fragile career path amid commercial indifference.
Nursery Quarrel Over Dads Sparks Playtime Tiff
A pair of three year old girls exchange boasts about their fathers in a playful dispute. Nellie claims her father is bigger while Nancy counters that hers is so tall he cannot reach his shoelaces.
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Nellie
Nancy
Value of Wives Says a Writer in American Magazine
A writer in the American Magazine asserts that admiring a wife elevates the husband’s value, and offers a caution to pray for enemies if love is not possible. The remark emphasizes social perception and personal esteem in marital contexts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lata
Bellans
Dr. Peery
Peery
Parker
Wks. Patel
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Ali
Sony Crate
Foster-Milburn Co. Mig. Chem
Buffalo
PISO
L’s
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Moscow
Bayer
Ipper
Think Design
Forinthin
Ing
Toledo, Ohio
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