WORKING WOMEN AND THE VALUE OF PINKHAM'S COMPOUND
An article urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to combat female complaints and improve health. Testimonials from Miss F Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers claim relief from backaches, irregular periods, and nerve symptoms, with assurances of free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia K. Pinkham
Wzs
Picture of Sarah Keen and the cent design origin
The article recounts how Sarah Longacre Keen, daughter of the U S Mint chief engraver James Barton Longacre, became the model for the U S cent first minted in 1836. It explains the Indian Saxon blend in the portrait and the coin's vast circulation, noting Keen’s near-queenly status among American coin images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Sarah Longacre Keen
Phiadelphia
Queen Victoria
Keen
Detroit News- Tribune
Uncle Sam
James Barton Longacre
Lenacre
Washington
Sarah
Sarah Longacre
An Old Painter's Ideas for Seasonable House Painting
An experienced painter urges homeowners to schedule ample drying time between coats and use pure white lead with quality linseed oil. He warns against adulterated mixes, notes longer drying adds years to paint life, and suggests mixing ingredients on site for best results and lower overall costs.
King Edward Takes Up Equestrian Exercise
The king follows equestrian routines to stay trim after a rabbit hole incident limited his walking. Honduras pine lands may spur rail development and creameries use butter color, with June Tint as an analogue.
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Edward
Handwriting Said to Reveal Young Smokers in Britain
Former schoolmaster Mr Saunders told the British House of Lords committee on juvenile smoking that he could identify smokers by handwriting. He described the handwriting of boys who smoked as loose and flabby, claiming handwriting reflects the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders
House of Lords
Deaf Women Form Club in Berlin
A curious new society in Berlin admits only deaf women as members. About a hundred women join weekly gatherings in elegant rooms on Wilhelmstrasse where they converse using ear trumpets and sign language and drink tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Heritage of Civil War Kidney Troubles Endure
Capt. John L. Ely of Co. E, 17th Ohio, now Kansas, recalls chronic kidney disease after Civil War service. He used Dean's Kidney Pills from 1901, says they cured him and kept him well since. Sold by oil dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Ely
Co. E
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Ely
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffao
N. Y
Notre Dame Always Charms Visitors in Enduring Grace
Elizabeth Robins Pennell writes in The Century about Notre Dame's constant allure. She notes how the cathedral's towers and island setting captivate her anew on every visit to Paris. The essay reflects on the site’s timeless beauty and the sense of discovery amid familiar views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Paris
Pont Neuf
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Amusements of Royalty as a Child Keeper of Poultry
The amusements of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland are skating and riding, but as a child her hobby was the keeping of poultry.
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Wilhelmina of Holland
Civil War Veterans Death Rate Declines After Peak
Pension office records show Civil War veterans dying at about 100 daily, roughly 3,000 per month, with officials noting the rate has likely peaked and will decrease in subsequent months as the number of pensioners stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Pension Office
Pension Office
TreWewet
Grocer Tale Runs Counter Punch In Old Quarrel
Walter Christie recalls a feud between two French chauffeurs and an old Paint Rock grocer. The grocer visits a jeweler, who accidentally harms the watch by flashing a crystal, then accuses him of stealing rings and a scarfpin. The grocer retorts with a sharp quip about pockets and mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Christie
Paint Rock
Chamois Skin of Commerce In Pharmacy Study
Charles C. Druedling of Philadelphia writes in the American Journal of Pharmacy that what is sold as chamois skins is actually an oil-tanned lamb skin lining. He notes the chamois animal yields only 5,000 to 6,000 skins yearly, insufficient for U S demand, and compares the heavier coarser skin to sheep skin lining used for ordinary use and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Druedling
Philadelphia
American Journal of Pharmacy
United States
Switzerland
Breakfast Digest Creates Wellness Claim for Grape-Nuts
A teacher describes relief from chronic indigestion using hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast. She credits the shift with improved digestion, saving nervous energy, and a ten pound weight gain, attributing success to Grape-Nuts as a staple. The endorsement is attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan. There’s a reason. Read The Road to Wellville in the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Bee Stings and Rheumatism Dramatizes Nature’s Harsh Remedies
The excerpt argues that bee stings may affect rheumatism but not with benevolent intent. It presents the bee as acting to lift its bearer from lethargy, potentially provoking more rheumatic distress if the patient lacks enough rheumatism to balance the sting. It cautions against provoking the bee and notes the unpredictable outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aermah
The Etymology of Plagiarism in Ancient Rome
The article explains the origin of plagiarism from the Latin plega meaning a lash. It notes that in ancient Rome there was a practice of stealing children for slavery and that law punished offenders with flogging. The term plagiarius arose from the punishment given to kidnapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Rome
Protection from Bee Stings By New Hampshire Beekeeper
A beekeeper in New Hampshire demonstrates apiary work on a mountain slope as the scent of clover fills the air. A bee lands on his hand and a city man is told to hold his breath to avoid being stung, a claim the keeper supports with a firm guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
It Is the Eye That Twinkles Verse and Star Rays
It is the eye that creates the twinkle not the stars. W Holtz, a native of the fatherland, notes all stars emit the same rays but brighter stars show the rays more clearly and longer. He adds that eye rays differ between left and right eyes and rotate with head movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Holtz
Fatherland
Power of the Press for Good
An opinion praising the press as the strongest instrument for virtue and freedom surpassing the pulpit. It credits great leaders for valuing an untrammeled newspaper as pivotal to democratic foundations and the promotion of righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
North American
No Fun Being a King Says Royal Boy
A Minneapolis Tribune quips about a child king facing public attention as Europe’s royalty crowd him for smiles and crowns while peers go fishing, warning the young monarch that royal duties curb playtime and fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Minneapolis
Trib
Love Not Kindled Afresh Between Deacon and Wife
A quarrel over rekindling affection ends with Mrs. Grimes fleeing to her mother after a heated exchange. She claims the worst temper, while Deacon Grimes asserts her brutish behavior. He admits fault but has yet to confess his main failing.
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Deacon Grimes
People want to shed experience for less than paid
Many individuals would favor discarding past experience if offered at a price below their original investment, valuing immediate relief over the cost of retaining lessons learned.
How to Launder Hardanger Embroidery Steps
The article explains washing hardanger embroidery using Ivory Soap. Dip and squeeze gently in warm suds, then rinse and dry between coarse towels. Roll towels to remove moisture, then iron between cloths until nearly dry and finish pressing on the wrong side. Eleanor R Parker.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Intoxicants in Vegetables and Pure Vegetable Meals
An investigator warns that vegetables can contain stimulants and may cause intoxication in those who rely on them as sole food. He cites a case where young people experienced partial intoxication after a purely vegetable meal.
Notre Dame’s unique features and broad appeal in old college name
The article describes Notre Dame as a centuries-old school with traditions dating sixty four years, strong staff, excellent library and lab equipment, and paternal discipline. It contrasts Indiana University’s growth without endowment and notes an announcement of its fortunes elsewhere on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Notre Dame
Indiana University
Notre Dame
Tobacco leaves and hairs drive nicotine commerce
A scientist explains that the smoking and chewing quality of tobacco depends not on the leaves alone but on thousands of hollow-knobbed hairs on the surface. The nicotine resides in these pearlike balls, and since shaving them is impossible, the entire foliage must be preserved for commercial use.
Finest trout in the world found in Volcano Creek
Dr Barton W Evermann of the Bureau of Fisheries declares the Solden trout the finest in color flavor and gameness and that it exists only in Volcano Creek California. He warns the species faces extermination and California must ban fishing for three years to save it. He urges artificial propagation and cooperation with California to transplant the trout to other barren streams.
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Barton W. Evermann
Bureau of Fisheries
High Sierras
California
Volcano Creek
Roosevelt
Evermann
National
Geographic Magazine
Old Timer Endorses Postum For Brain And Nerve Health
A longtime Postum user testifies that eight years of Postum replaced coffee for health, nervousness, and digestion. She notes husband also switched easily and kids benefited, with steady nerve and brain improvement and no stimulative effects. The ad ends with a joke about a cat and a piano.
Parisian Women Graceful Lifestyle
Parisian women are described as graceful due to arm exercise and active routines. French girls reportedly drink milk until about 20, then favor light nonfattening meals. Unlike heavier meals abroad, Parisiennes prefer soup and brief outdoor activity, with busy household chores to stay slim.
Ex-Senator Carter recounts fairgoers' amused sighting
Thomas Carter of the St. Louis Exposition recalls a Chicago family visiting the fair. When asked what impressed them most, the oldest girl speaks as their spokesman. She says the picture of Adam and Eve with the apple and the serpent was the standout, noting they knew the anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carter
Chicago
Digging Clams Provokes A Grumble From Local Captain
The elderly Captain complains from his cottage about neighbors clam digging in the nearby flats. He scolds them in a feeble voice and jokes that Abel Wyman across the cove has ham for breakfast every day, urging the boys to dig his clams instead.
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Capt
Jack
Abel Wyman
Drawing the Line at Street Cleaning Bosses
In Minden Louisiana the editorial cartoon laments workers’ resentment toward three Jadvy bosses who would oversee street cleaning. The piece contrasts long, tedious labor with the imagined overbearing control over public streets.
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Caesar
Minden
New W L Douglas Shoe Co Opens Montello Jobbing House
The W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicated a two story Montello building 260 by 60 feet as part of its manufacturing plant. Open house ran 11 am to 8 pm with Maze Gay Orchestra. offices on the second floor feature a sample room and telegraph and telephone facilities. The lower floor will stock men and boys shoes for same day dispatch to hurry orders. Ex Gov Douglas led tours with department heads guiding visitors.
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W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Montello
Maze Gay
Boston
United States
W. L. Douglas Co
Allied Industries
Brockton
Douglas
Western Union
Fame and Fortune Meet a Writer’s Honest Trade
A celebrated author famed for a detached view of life wrote a popular magazine love story about a beautiful young woman in his circle. When confronted by a critic who asked why he wrote of Miss Blank, the author calmly replied that he needed the money.
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Miss Blank
Tiger Tapping by Valerian Rubs Rubber Supply
In Perak on the Malay peninsula a rubber factory owner used valerian to lure tigers to scratch tree bark. Tigers caressed the trunks in a herringbone pattern while laborers collected sap daily, solving a labor shortage with an unlikely, quirky method.
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Perak
Malay Peninsula
Sores on Hands Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. A. E. Maurer of Chicago describes long lasting hand sores that were itchy painful and unresponsive to three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment her hands began to peel and improve within three days and she continued working in the dye-house. July 1 1905.
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A. E. Maurer
State St
Chicago
Rich Women Have Troubles Over Broken Crockery
In Newport Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish visits a dry goods store with a friend. A cement salesman offers a product to mend cut glass. Mrs. Fish quips that her servants break glass often and she would not care if repairs could fix it all.
Fraser Leads Calcutta YMCA Amid Bengal Duty
Sir Andrew Fraser governor of Bengal and virtual ruler of eighty million people serves as active president of the Calcutta YMCA, balancing administrative duties with Christian service in a period of colonial leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Fraser
Bengal
Calcutta
It May Be True All Men Are Fools Quote
A brief aphorism notes that men often seem foolish, yet single men are less often told so, implying social commentary on marriage and perception. The remark plays on gender roles and relationship expectations in a concise, wry tone.
Mexican Coffee Becomes Kaiser’s Favorite Drink
The German emperor favors Mexican coffee above all and now drinks no other beverage. His preference signals a notable shift in court taste and coffee sourcing patterns reportedly linked to diplomatic or cultural ties with Mexico.
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Kaiser
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Ax. Senna
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St. Louis
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Omaha
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Kansas City
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