Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Milwaukee Woman
Mrs Emma Ise of Milwaukee credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her female trouble backache and tumor fears after doctors advised surgery. The Pinkham company in Lynn Mass says thousands of grateful letters prove the remedy helps when other means fail and invites sick women to write for free advice.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinks
Emma Ise
First St
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Ms. Pinkham
Man-eating lion tragedy among Sikh carpenters
A group of five Sikh carpenters built an eight foot high staging with a sleeping tent and ladder. A hungry lion observed the overhanging ladder, leaped onto it, toppled the setup, and the men fled into trees as the lion fled. From In the Grip of the Nyika by Colonel J H P Patterson.
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J. H. P. Patterson
Look Out Hoys German Professor Warns on Germs
A German professor claims a boy walking a mile in town exposes himself to 10,000,000 germs and microbes that could kill him. He advises staying at home and doing chores like taking out ashes and bringing in coal, with home remedies for danger such as blackening the stove and whitewashing the cellar.
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Hoys
Mead Weak Weary Watery Eye Relief Murine Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co advertises Murine for eye troubles with claims of soothing relief. The Chicago based promotion promotes a 50 cent price and free eye books, urging readers to write for more information.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Proportional insurance misprint causes confusion
A Chinaman who fell from a cart and carried a large insurance policy was seriously injured. Doubts about recovery lingered until a friend wrote to the insurer with a halting request: Dear Sirs, Hong Wang Lee half ead, likee half money.
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Hong Wang Lee
Hollow Concrete Fence Posts Construction Details
An 7 foot hollow reinforced concrete fence post is formed from a four inch by seven foot unit with a central wood core and wire clamps. The post uses bottom dowels and gates to hold sides, a two inch hole at one end for core withdrawal, and a tapered galvanized iron core to aid removal after casting. The mold is assembled, concrete added, wrapped in paper, then the core is withdrawn in about twenty to thirty minutes.
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C. A. Cook
Farm Practical Notes on Post Molds and Horse Feeding
An article discusses setting wooden concrete posts with a galvanized iron core and two end gates, detailing core placement and curing. It then covers systematic horse feeding, suggesting a threemeal daily plan, regular water, and open-air exercise for healthier horses. Also noted are the potato origins, Drake and Raleigh influences, and a new insecticide discovery by Prof. Gillette.
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N. A. Clapp
Practical farm notes and building plans featured
Guide to planting timing for potatoes and seed potato cuts, pest control with paris green, and field practices. Includes a Three Pen Poultry House design for 100 fowls, grape culture rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, potting a tar-like asphalt-brown pitch wax mixture, horse leverage for stump work, Morgans horse lineage, and livestock feed tips. Also reports on honey production totaling about 25 million dollars and 7,000 beekeepers with large carrier-scale honey output.
Dog Seen Wearing Blue Glasses in Paris Car
A dog was spotted in a Paris motor car wearing a well fitted pair of blue spectacles to protect its eyes. The unusual sight drew attention from passersby and added a light moment to the day in the city.
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Paris
Algonquin Park Summerouting Prospect Free Publication
If you love fishing canoeing or wild animal study Algonquin National Park of Ontario offers a 2 000 000 acre fish and game preserve with 1 200 lakes and rivers. Enjoy canoe trips altitude 2000 feet and pure atmosphere with good hotel accommodation. Free descriptive publication available on application to W S Cookson Chicago. Every time a man hunts for pleasure he bumps into a Keep off the grass sign.
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Algonquin National Park
Ontario
W. S. Cookson
Merchants Loan & Trust Building
Chicago
Various Patent Medicines and Health Claims Featured
A montage of old patent medicine ads cites Dr Martel’s Female Pills and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets with claims of quick, permanent cures. Pettit’s Eye Salve promises instant relief for irritated eyes. Also noted: Water on ice explains cracking due to temperature differences, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for children, and a forest service goats experiment.
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