Mrs Pinkham Promotes Herbal Help For Womb Ailments
A columnist cites Mrs. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for severe pelvic inflammation and ulceration. The piece emphasizes chronic illness, sleeplessness, and widespread distress among women seeking Mrs. Pinkham’s guidance and products.
Curious Rejoicings at a County Armagh Wedding
An 80 year old groom and 23 year old bride were wed in County Armagh Ireland. After the ceremony onlookers allegedly tossed the groom into a flax pond and set the bride’s clothing on fire. The bride is described as critically injured.
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County Armagh
Ireland
Curious Antiquities Auction at Stevens Rooms Covent Garden
A collection of curiosities from British New Guinea and antiquities sold at Stevens Auction Rooms London. Highlights include a bronze head of an ancient Benin king for £18 7s 6d and an Egyptian princess coffin for seven guineas. Native skulls and carved charms also sold, with prices around five to thirty shillings. The piece also notes the slow rise of steam navigation from a 1736 British patent to Fulton’s 1807 Hudson voyage and later crosses the Atlantic.
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British New Guinea
Stevens’ Auction Rooms
Covent Garden
London
Benin
Fulton
Hudson
Atlantic
Small town ad copy with medicines and opinions
A dated collage of medical ads and testimonials includes Garfield Tea and Piso's Cure used for throat and lung ailments, Beeman's Gum for digestion, and various quotes about health, wealth, and efficiency. References to 1908 dates, local figures, and a smallpox case in Long Pine appear among consumer claims. Local tone and promotional language dominate.
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