Pinkham Remedies Credited By Women In Personal Notices
Women from Lowell and North Haven share experiences with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash detailing relief from Change of Life symptoms and nerves. They urge friends to use the products and request free advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lowell, Mass
Lydia E. Pim
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Mrs. Mara
Lydia E. Pinkham
North Haven
Conn
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Florence Box
St Louis Factory to Consume 100 Million Feet Lumber
A St Louis factory will use 100 million feet of lumber this year. An eye care note suggests Roman Eye Balsam for overnight relief if eyes feel emart or scalded. An ad mentions Lyddite as picric acid melted with vaseline.
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St. Louis
The New Method for Backache by Kidney Disorder
Dr. L W Bower proposes backache stems from kidney trouble with uric acid buildup. Symptoms include nervousness, fatigue, eye spots, and bags under the eyes. He recommends sparing meat, drinking water between meals, and taking one Anuric tablet before each meal for lumbago rheumatism gout dropsy.
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L. Ww. Bower
M. D
Grove's Old Standard Tonic and General Tonic Claims
The ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron claiming liver support malaria relief blood enrichment and system buildup. It notes a 50 cent price and includes other health claims such as Doctor Pierce's discovery and U.S. piano factory figure.
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Grove
Gilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health
The ad claims the tonic enriches blood, stops waste, and builds flesh for emaciated and scrofulous children. It says it aids recovery from wasting illnesses, revives digestion, and strengthens the whole system. Also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a constipation cure.
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Pierce
Sue
Sas
Chinese Library in Washington Showcases Historic Works
The Library of Congress Chinese collection in Washington ranks third among Western libraries with over 40 000 Chinese volumes and 10 000 volumes in other Asiatic languages. Dr Walter T Swingle notes rare works in Sung Yuan and Ming prints dating before 1450 A D and highlights the Great Ming Encyclopedia and Imperial Encyclopedia as world size feats.
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Washington
Walter T. Swingle
Library of Congress
China
Doctor Swingle
Sung
King
Orient
Ch’ien Lung
How President Wilson Obtains Wanted Relaxation
A historical note describes Woodrow Wilson using billiards for relaxation at the White House. He also enjoyed reading poetry aloud and detective stories, aided by a government reader. Early rising and a routine of golf or motor rides filled his afternoons with Mrs. Wilson often present.
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White House
Washington
Wilson
Plan to treat Postmasters as business officials under civil service
A proposal to abolish presidential appointment of postmasters and appoint them under civil service is under consideration. If enacted it would remove congressional patronage, shift postmaster roles to business qualifications, and enable promotions across office sizes. It would affect 9,192 postmasters across first, second, and third class offices.
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Civil Service
Post Office Department
Burleson
Congress
Department
Renowned sculptress shapes giant insect models for education
Mrs. Mica Heidemann of Forest Glen, born in Denmark, is famed not only for bronze and marble busts but for vast life like insect models used in agricultural colleges. She crafts oversized bugs to teach students about pests and their natural controls, using diverse materials and detailed skeletal frames.
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Mica Zesta Heide&mann
Europe
Heidemann
Paris
Cascarets Soothe Bilious Sick Heads Overnight
Advertising claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach and bowels remove foul gases and bile and relieve headache and nausea. A 10 cent box promises a morning head clear stomach sweet and regular liver and bowels for months while you sleep.
Jinks’ Drinking Quip Sparks Temperance Joke
A humorous exchange notes Jinks drinks like a fish yet remains temperate. The joke hinges on the irony that fish drink water, framing a light moment about restraint and habit.
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Jinks
Cuticura Complexions and Free Sample Offer
Promote Cuticura Soap for daily toilet use with Cuticura Ointment for occasional use to soften soothe and heal improve complexion and scalp dandruff and hands. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston sold nationwide. An After Thought joke about Thickwitz and a baby remark.
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Cutiura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Actress Shares Easy Gray Hair Remedy
A famous actress reveals a home recipe to darken gray hair using half a pint of water, 1 oz Bay Rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. Dosing and directions are provided with Barbo Compound. the solution alleged to darken gray hair, leaving scalp clean and non greasy.
Odd Ad Teases Baby Ease and a Grim Joke
A vintage advertisement touts a 25c Baby Ease bottle promising bowel and teething relief with a mail coupon and a gold ring prize. The fragment also includes a suicide joke: He tried to hang himself because he was cut up and he didn't succeed because he was cut down.
Dandruff and Hair Fall Warned Adverts Promote Dandeline
An old advertisement warns dandruff as a cause of falling hair and scalp fever. It urges readers to buy Knowlton's Dandeline for 25 cents to restore luster and stimulate new hair growth, claiming noticeable results after weeks. The note also includes a closing line about gold brick buyers.
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Knowlton
Adv
Spiders in Java Weave Webs So Strong a Knife Is Needed
A casual note from the Boston Evening Transcript mentions Java spiders that spin webs unusually strong, requiring a knife to cut. The aside contrasts ancient stories about marriage for money with modern curiosity about natural feats.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Java
Yam Nuts Taste Sensation Promises Unforgettable Flavor
Up-to-date grocers offer Yam Nuts made from Southern yams. Try Yam Nuts once and you may be won over. Advertisement notes Williams Co of Greenville DC and mentions American preserved orange lemon and vitron peel gaining favor in Canada.
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The
Williams Co
Greenville, D. C
Adv
Canada
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Blackman Stock Remedy Company
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