Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Cure for Female Ailments
A 19th century plea describes crowded hospitals with women awaiting operations and suffering from abdominal and pelvic symptoms. The letter from Miss Luella Adams of Seattle credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing uterine troubles, nervous exhaustion, and related complaints, urging others to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Luella Adams
Seattle
Wash
Mra
Pinkham
Abe
Lydie Pinkhan
Miss Adama
Lydis
Procrastinating Benatir Frye and Lewiston’s Howard Tale
An old tale recalls Tibie and ex Senator Howard of Lewiston Maine. Early career sleep habits caused chronic lateness and a prank ended with Howard waking in an undertaker shop. He gasped at dawn and cried that he was too late for the resurrection.
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Benatir Frye
Howard
Lewieton
Mr. Howard
Turner’s London Visit Reveals Hidden Vase in Turner Painting
Edward Moran argued with Turner scholars over a vase painted into a Childe Harold Pilgrimage canvas. Moran proved the vase was pasted from a print, exposing Turner’s trick to conceal the edge of juncture and avoid drawing the vase.
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Turner
Edward Moran
London
Mr. Moran
Warnham
Moran
New York Herald
Unmarried Women as a Moving Power in Society
A 17th century reflection attributed to Lord Bacon notes a natural inclination toward love of others that tends to spread toward many. The text suggests the unmarried woman as a surprisingly influential force in the world over the last fifty years, viewed with a note of treason.
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Lord Bacon
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Strength and Health
A user reports severe kidney pain backache fever and frequent urination then uses Doan's Kidney Pills from the vendor in Buffalo New York. After eight boxes the writer says troubles vanished and strength and spirits returned.
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Doan
Ali Gue
Vostor-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Most Expensive Thermometer at Johns Hopkins University
A thermometer at Johns Hopkins University in the United States is valued at $10,000. It is described as an alternate perfect instrument with graduation marks so fine a microscope is required to read them.
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Joins Hopkins University
United States
Paris
Bichat Hospital
Balt Lake
Itching Skin Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from D. F. Blankenship of Indianapolis claims relief from severe itching and hair loss after using Cuticura Remedies. He describes nightly pruritus, unsuccess with baths, then four weeks of nightly baths and ointment leading to full recovery and hair regrowth. Date given as October 27, 1905.
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D. FE. Blankenship
N. del
St. Indianapolis
Indi
Boston Beans and Health Claims in Early Ad Text
The item parodies a Boston obsession with baked beans and a public health ad mix. It notes high bean spending, claims about sickly children, and promotes Mother's Gray Sweet Powders for Children with a list of ailments. A few promotional lines trumpet malted samples and various tonics from New York suppliers.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen 5
Olmsted
le Roy
Cats Trained as Retrievers Ancient Egypt Evidence Cited
An antiquary in Chicago cites a British Museum image and carvings suggesting ancient Egyptians trained cats as retrievers to swim for birds. He notes boats on the Nile with cats aboard and others swimming with prey in mouths, arguing the practice shows care for hunting dogs.
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Chicago and Quary
Peare
Nile
Atern
British Museum
Montreux Tests New Electric Wearable Light Source
Experiments ongoing in Montreux France test a novel electric wearable light device rated at 31 000 000 candle power. Researchers from Bees' Yne Utuon Company oversee the project evaluating beam intensity and safety for potential public use.
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Montreaux
France
Multiple Disasters and Displacements in Early 1900s Headlines
A chaotic wire service round of events reports a Camden fire killing three and injuring two, a British steamer foundered off the Dutch coast with many lost, and global tensions surge as Moroccan and Russian politics shift. Also noted are a ferry tragedy in Washington, a yellow fever quarantine at Puerto Cortez, and various political, naval, and industrial developments worldwide.
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Ning
Camden
N 2
Calne
Poweri
B. Putreil
United States Army
Stansport Logan
Rybtsk
Russia
Upper Volga
Mary MecKittrick
Pennsylvania
Black Sea
Algeciras
Gredekort
Armay
Rincian Tne
Senate Committee On
Wome
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Mobile Bay
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Health After Foundry Pain
A man from Moberly Missouri recounts heart pains and numbness from long foundry work. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills prescribed by his mother the pains subsided by March 1908 and he regained strength to work again. The pills are advertised to cure blood and nerve related disorders and are available from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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W. & Geteel
East Contes Street
Muberly
Dr Williams
Jane
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenastady
N.Y
Ancient French Cantom and the Paris Entry Pageantry
Ancient French Cantom Durkas describes an old privilege allowing deputies of merchant bodies to accompany the French king and queens into Paris from St Denis Gate to the palace. The procession included representatives of various crafts dressed as the seven capital sins, contrasted with the woven Christian virtues.
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Durkas
Fararta
Asx
Kmage
France
Paris
St. Denis
The Original Match and Slow Burning Hemp Tip
The article explains the historical concept of a match and describes a slow burning hempen fuse treated with saltpeter. It notes a match burned roughly three feet per hour and discusses its use in ancient firing methods and ignition techniques.
Heroines Through Time and Shakespearean Echoes
The London Post surveys changing ideals of heroines from Shakespeare to Victorian novels. It notes modern heroines often are married, while earlier works favor unmarried maids like Beatrice Rosalind and Desdemona. The piece mentions Lady Macbeth and Desdemona, widow bans, and Col. Eamond’s peculiar attachment to Amelia Castlewood.
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Beatrice
Rosalind
Lady Macbeth
Othello
Desdemon
Mr. Weller
Col. Eamond
Lady Castlewood
Dotbie
Amelia
London Post
Birds and trains and travel feats in one note
An ad style paragraph touts Castorta for infants while musing on birds and a natu ralist warning about a world without birds. It then highlights Walker Scott the Death Valley miner’s record breaking Santa Fe run from Los Angeles to Chicago in under 45 hours costing over 6000 dollars. It extols Santa Fe track and asks readers to request Utah Colorado and western routes and ticket rates.
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Walker Scott
Death Valley
Utah
East
Southwest
Salt Lake Route Conference and railway notes
A fragmented rail and travel note discusses Salt Lake City Utah contacts with ALT and SF. It mentions the Great Eastern railway claim to punctual London and suburb trains, Salt Lake Route popularity, and references to Heligoland timing cycles and sailing port conditions.
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Alt. & SF
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Sanpete
Great Eastern Railway
Lowroloc Tor
Justice Henry Brown to Retire From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Justice Henry Billings Brown plans to retire this fall amid concerns over blindness. Born 1836 in Bethel, Kentucky, he studied at Yale and Harvard and served as US marshal and US attorney before joining the bench in Michigan. He will continue through the current term and travel to Europe in the summer.
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Henry Billings Brown
United State Supreme Court
Atlwet Destree Brown
Supreme Tench
Brown
Europe
Juntice Brown Wan
Bewth Lor
Maak
Yale
Tale and Harvara Law Sehcende
Wayne County
Mich
United States
Nervous system theories and medical pride debated
A Charleston News and Courier quotation laments modern focus on nerves and diagnoses. It imagines past times where people attributed mood to temperament rather than medical causes and critiques physicians who overfit cases to nervous explanations.
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Phyalcinus
Scientific Fact and Theory in Modern Science
An Indianapolis News editorial argues against speculative theory by scientists overstating future human progress from electrical currents. It praises real science for demonstrated truths while warning that conjecture and long-range forecasts belong to nonexperts and vacuous pundits.
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Chicago
Indianapalls News
French President a Music Lover and Smoke aficionado
A garbled report outlines a French president as a music lover and smoker with ties to famed leaders like Faure Grevy MacMahon and Thiers. It mentions shooting at a party in Ran houillet and a comparison to President Carnot, with obscure references to tobacco and hobbies.
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ML Faulieres
France
Plier
Admnre Tobkcco
Lon Bet
Faure
Grevy
MacMahon
Thiers
Falllecos
M. Jowles
Lem
Carnat
Ran Houillet
Cam
Brie
Son Fought In Father's Regiment Amid War Service
Hale and hearty at 51 Cal. BM Mobley of Hagerstown Mil is noted for having lent aid during the war. Mobley organized Company A of the Maryland Infantry. He served in the Trent Mabey area and faced various wartime duties.
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Hale and Hearty
Cal
Mobley
Hagerstown
Cn Lincoln
Volpatters Sr
Maryland
Travelers Seek Culture and Danger in Klary Stone Adventure
The New York Press notes travelers crave color from a perilous ordeal around the Klary Stone. Exglove theatre cites myths and rituals, describing caverns, hanging windows, and a devotional imprint task that tests the body and nerves, advising many to skip the stunt.
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Europe
Klarney Stone
New York Press
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