Woman credits Pinkham remedy for health gain in Tenn
Mrs. ET Galloway of Carter's Creek Tennessee says she spent years bedridden with a female ailment. She reports using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the Wash, becoming well for two years and now active as a farmer's wife. The letter urges other women to try the products if they face nervous irritability and fatigue.
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Carter’s Creek
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. ET. Galloway
Getting at It. An eminent statesman interview yields nothing
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a brief exchange where an eminent statesman refuses to provide substantive answers. The report highlights the disappointment at the lack of content while acknowledging the journalist’s attempt to extract commentary.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Gude's Pepto Mangan Promises Strength and Recovery
An advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy for dyspepsia headaches and fatigue, claiming it builds blood, boosts appetite, adds color to cheeks, and strengthens muscles when taken with meals for several weeks. Sold in liquid and tablet forms.
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Gude
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Against Counterfeits With Bayer Cross
A advertisement cautions readers that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package to protect against imitations. It promotes asking for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years. The page also includes a light dialogue between Mabel and Madge about saying goodnight to boys.
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Bayer
Distinctive Spring Garments for School and Play
The article promotes jersey knit rompers and dresses for children and playwear for all ages, highlighting wrinkle resistance and durability. It notes navy, black, and brown color pairings, coordinating accessories, fabrics like tweed and kasha, and practical features such as pockets and easy laundering.
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Jersey
Big Sister
Blazes Derivations and St Blaise Mummers Noted
The Chicago Journal discusses blaze origins as slang for hell and a proposed link to Blaizers the mummers in St Blaise processions honoring the wool-combers patron saint. It notes conviviality at those events made the simile apt. Also an advertisement for Cuticura skin remedies appears.
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St. Blaise
Chicago Journal
The Horses Not to Blame in a Rural Exchange
A city resident remarks on horses fearing automobiles, and an old farmer replies that a horse would find a man with empty clothes approaching as odd, highlighting a humorous rural observation about progress and perception.
Women Need Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often without realizing it. Kidney problems can affect other organs, causing back pain headaches and low energy. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy. readers urged to buy a bottle or send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Ideal Philosopher on a Fine Day
A humorous exchange from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat features a man finding happiness by burning a pile of bills and notices from a coal company grocer landlord taxes and utilities. He explains forgetting their arrival relieves his mind and makes for a pleasant day.
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George
Mar
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grand Canyon Echoes With Aging Gloom
A woman and her niece stand at the canyon brink. The elder remarks that the canyon seems to be aging, noting it looks dirtier than six years ago, revealing a reflective moment on the landscape’s wear.
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Grand Canyon
No Happiness in Idleness Ruskin Quote
A compact reflection asserts that happiness rests with the working class across wealth levels while the idle class remains weak and miserable among rich and poor. The line attributes virtue to labor and critique to idleness, echoing Ruskin's social critique.
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Ruskin
Man charged in Glasgow over stealing a herring barrel
A Glasgow man faced charges for stealing a herring-barrel. The accuser mocked the thief’s prior tricks, recounting how the man brought the accuser’s own signboard to the shop and offered it back, claiming it would serve him better than anyone else.
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Glasgow
Bailie
Can Be Carried Too Far Says Uncle Eben
An old quote from Uncle Eben cautions that self-help alone harms communities. He argues independence from aid leads to arrest for counterfeiting if people ignore others.
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Eben
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Bunker
George Evans
Detroit Free Press
Postum Cerenl Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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