Victorian warning on mothers guiding daughters to health aid
The piece discusses how maternal neglect or ignorance harms daughters, urging mothers to seek medical examination for their daughters and to consult Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. August gee jy of Wisconsin and notes the availability of free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It also mentions Bradford Pennsylvania’s upcoming bridge change and details on the Garabit and Kinzua bridges including heights and spans.
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August Gee Jy
South Byron
Wis
Bradford
Truyere
France
M. Eiffel
Kinzua
Pennsylvania
On Taking Life Easy
A dated reflection on women and domestic worries. The author argues that women burdened by making molebilds into mountains shorten their lives by facing difficulties half way. The piece suggests an unhappy instinct drives women to embrace troubles rather than avoid them.
Queen Adopts New Driving Spectacles
The queen now wears large black rimmed spectacles for driving while using a different pair for reading and writing. New wrinkles in dress please a woman but a new one in her face has the opposite effect.
Cats and soldiers in war tales and a naturalist’s love
An assortment of anecdotes about cats in wartime and a physician naturalist named Dr. A. C. Stark who died at Ladysmith. The piece contrasts fear and affection for felines, recounts a Dane terrified by cats, a British general who senses a cat in the room, and Stark’s passion for cats and birds alongside his chess hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
London
South Africa
A. C. Stark
Ladysmith
England
Medical Examinations and Peruna Advertisement
A historical ad-like notice discusses a medical examiner in the U S Treasury and promotes Peruna as a cure for catarrh detailing its claimed scientific certainty. The piece mentions the Coffeyville Y M C A as a forthcoming event or venue associated with the context.
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Llewellyn Jordan
Llewellyn Yomtan
Peruana
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Piso
Jonny Borms
Trinity Springs
Ind
Napoleon
U.S. Treasury
Coffeyville Y. M. C. A
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