Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for avoiding surgery
Miss Inenx Hararp of 1022 with St Windsor Ontario recounts four years of Salpingitis and an arduous struggle with illness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for five months she reports renewed health and says she avoided an operation costing $6000. An appeal warns ovarian trouble may follow neglect.
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Miss Hapgood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tony
Inenx Haraoop
St. Windsor
Defiance Starch Co Offers St. Louis Trip Contests
Defiance Starch Co offers five free round trips to the St Louis Exposition for the five readers in Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri who mail the most trade marks from a 16 ounce package before September 1 1904. Entries arrive by September 5 by registered mail. The promotion notes the starch's 16 ounce size and claims it performs well on iron.
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Defiance Starch Co
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Omaha
Nebr
Defiance
Defiancé
Madness in Animals and Humans by Obsession of Delusion
A London Globe report notes专家 Snelison claims human insanity has analogues in animals with cases of loss of self control. It cites cattle stampedes, battlefield horse attacks, and a Balaclava incident where a horse maimed its rider. It mentions a docile horse going mad on a hot day and even asserts animals show delusions similar to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snelison
Balaclava
London Globe
The Womanly Hand Shapes a Nation’s Destiny
A narrator contrasts a sly white hand with a diamond and a womanly, browned or calloused hand shaping the republic’s fate. The white hand is said to lack the duty and reverence evident in the latter, which honors patriotic work by American men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Promoted Amid Health Claims
In Spring at Lowndes Missouri Mrs I C Harty describes long health decline worsened in spring and credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with improving her condition and vitality. The notice touts the product as top spring medicine for women and urges trial and purchase. A separate item touts expansion of State Farmers Mutual Insurance and cites growth figures from 1896 to 1904. A political remark condemns bribery in a campaign.
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Lowndes
Dodd
Furnmrers’ Mutual Insurance Company of
South Omaha
Menyenyees
B. RE Stouffer
South Ona
Nebr
Fodder Plant Claims and Holistic Health Ads
The item markets Teosinte and a billion dollar grass as top fodder plants promising up to 14 tons of hay or 60 000 pounds of green fodder per acre. It pushes Victoria Rap and other seeds with mail order samples from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse WI. Also promotes Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children with 30 000 testimonials and a free sample offer. Includes a stray racing machine joke about chauffeurs and stars traveling fast.
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Victoria
John A. Salter
Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue sample offer
Advertisement for Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue promising a spill proof bluing that costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents of competing bluing. If not stocked, send 10 cents for a sample to The Laundry Blue Co. at 14 Michigan Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laundry Blue Co
Michigran Street
Chicago
Ward Heeler Bets on Swing in Nation’s Votes
A witty line from a local crowd leader questions the power of a ward heeler to influence nationwide voting, challenging readers to doubt their ability to mobilize more than a dozen votes across the country.
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Ward Heeler
Sherman argues polygamy no worse than serial divorce
Rev. Thomas E. Sherman speaking at the Knights of Columbus in a Chicago auditorium claims polygamy is no worse than repeated marriages through divorce. He argues that a man who maltreats and divorces many wives is worse than one who marries the same number at once and supports his wives and children, urging fairness.
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Thomas E. Sherman
Knights of Columbus
Chicago Auditorium
Father Sherman
One Hundred Dollar Reward For Catarrh Cure Claim
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Dr J Cheney Co Toledo with testimonials. It states Mr F J Cheney is trusted for 15 years and assures ability to fulfill obligations. The blurb claims internal action through the blood and surfaces of the body and lists price and availability from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Hie Orns
Wallding, Kinnsan,& Marvin
Shape of Wisdom Mirrors Water in Varying Vessels
A reflective aphorism compares a wise man to water that conforms to any container. It suggests resilience and adaptability, stressing practical wisdom over rigid doctrine. The metaphor emphasizes flexible thinking shaped by surrounding circumstances.
Seed and fruit tree offer from Salter Seed Co
Money Order 61 65 notice from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis promises 16 trees Apricots Apples Crabs herries Plums Peaches Pears sent mail postpaid for $1.55 plus 160 to receive seeds of celery carrot cabbage onion lettuce radish and flowers with their plant and seed catalog W N U
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John A. Salter
Funeral Sermon Reveals Good Man Elsewhere
Neighbors hear a minister’s tribute at a funeral and reflect that they did not realize how good a man he was. The service emphasizes character and community value beyond daily sight.
Defiance Starch Promises More for Your Money
A concise trading warning notes that Try One Package Starch from Defiance offers one third more for the same price. The product is claimed to be non sticking to iron and promises satisfaction.
Farm Managers Depend on Reliable Help for Livelihoods
Farmers increasingly rely on steady labor to run land and choose between selling part of their acreage or expanding stock raising. The choice hinges on securing needed help and maintaining workable operations.
Humorous Exchanges and Snaps of Wit Across Society
A collage of light quips shows brokers boasting college pride and fleece, music tastes mellowed with time, and a fatherly challenge to work. Other vignettes note women posing as friends, a stingy man’s motive, and a doctor balancing practice with preachiness.
Woman from Columbus Quit Medicine After Tea and Coffee
A Columbus woman describes years of stomach trouble from coffee and medicine. She swore off tea and coffee, started Postum, and reports full relief and improved appetite. She says her family abandoned coffee too and now feels healthier, crediting Postum as a sunsh ine maker and noting a small recovery book in each package.
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Columbus
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Early Pictures of Japan Seen Through Capt. Saris Voyage
The account describes English perceptions of Japan during Captain Saris's first voyage for the East India Company. It notes cordial relations with the Japanese, occasional encounters with traders, and a large fortified town with a metal-banded ships gate. It also details Saris observing a garrison at Fushimi and soldiers marching with officers in orderly formations.
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Japan
Saris
East India Company
England
Spain
Sarta Oche
Fayn
Rade Loys
Fushimi
Son of Nun: A Foundling Baptism in Village Church
A couple with sympathetic neighbors bring a foundling to a rural English church to christen. The foster father explains they seek a fitting name and consider Melchizedek and Joshua before settling on Joseph, noting the child is “the son of Nun.”
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England
Joshua
Jozhua
L. Douglas
W. LL. Douglas
Douglas
Quirky Art Scene Sparks Praise and Teeth Talk
A lively New York Evening Sun scene depicts a young artist praised for a whimsical image including a peculiar figure in the foreground. In a separate vignette from IPPINCOTT S Magazine a girl named Gladys prays for new teeth before Easter, asking God to return her old ones if new ones cannot be made in time.
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Pnv
Aubre
New York Evening Sun
Gladys
Ippincott's Magazine
Africa and Her Doom
A London Spectator excerpt portrays Africa as doomed by dark lineage and devastation. The poem describes Cain’s evil brood and nations long dead, with blood, slavery, and pain marking the continent. It laments misfortune from birth, wealth tempting others while Africa suffers, and tears stain somber eyes.
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Africa
Tink
Cain
London
Spectator
Revered Pastor Cured by Peruna
Old age thickens mucous membranes causing hearing, tasting and digestion issues. Peruna claims to correct all membranes with one bottle and restore health. Bishop T. H. Lomax and Rev J N Parker praise Peruna as a life long remedy. Spring renews the system and aids treatment.
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Perona
John.parker, Allen
N.Y
Péruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
N. Parker
Calve Plans Her Tomb Ahead in Serious Assurance
Emma Calve the famed singer commanded a French sculptor four years ago to design her monument. Though he doubted her at first, he pursued the work after realizing her seriousness and completed a model.
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Calve
Mme
Emma Calve
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