Lydia Pinkham remedy aids Indianapolis woman’s recovery
An Indianapolis wife describes severe illness and weight loss, crediting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and strength. She notes she now weighs 133 pounds after five months and handles all housework, praising the remedy as a godsend.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Indianapolis
Indiana
Wa. Green
Addison Street
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Southern Baptist Convention closes 1916 session in New Orleans
The 1916 Southern Baptist Convention concluded in New Orleans with 2,125 messengers, endorsing prohibition, stronger protection for public speakers, and anti mob violence. Kathleen Mallory became the first woman speaker, urging funds for the Woman's Training School. New Orleans chosen for 1917. reports show strong finances and the Judson Centennial fund reached 1.25 million for foreign missions. Local notes from Cabarrus County include Kanapolis road repairs and a price cited for a bitulithic binder.
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Asheville
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist
District of Columbia
Kathleen Mallory
Montgomery
Ala
Woman's Missionary Union
Fannie E. S. Heck
Raleigh
Richmond
C. W. James
New Orleans
W. W. Landrum
Louisville
Foreign Mission Board
Judson Centennial Fund
Wireless at Wadesboro a North Carolina curiosity
In Wadesboro Mr. R L Bowman perfected a wireless telegraph and installed it in his jewelry store. He has heard messages from land and sea but recently heard his first telephone conversation via wireless. In Hickory three year old Sam Miller drowned in a spring near his home. the body was recovered by a family member.
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Wadesboro
North Carolina
R. L. Bowman
Hickory
Sam
P. A. Miller
Reidsville to Spend 40000 on Street Paving
North Carolina brief reports Reidsville will spend 40000 on paving. Other items note Fowler G Hammer named postmaster Gibsonville Roy C Hoover Kannapolis William R Bogan Pee Dee and a federal warrant case against Smith Bracey for mail fraud related to stock in Howie Gold Mine. April forest losses reach 14500 acres in Lenoir with 29500 in value. Riflery meets planned in Winston Salem if a range is built. Harry Tally of Charlotte sues Southern Railway for 100000 for injuries from the Salisbury football wreck.
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Reidsville
Fowler G. Hammer
Gibsonville
Roy C. Hoover
Kannapolis
William R. Bogan
Pee Dee
Smith Bracey
Broadway
New York
Baltimore
Howie
Union County
North Carolina
Lenoir
Winston- Salem
Harry Tally
Charlotte
Salisbury
The
Southern Railway
The Macedonian Call and Lydia’s Conversion
The lesson analyzes Paul and companions’ second journey guided by the Macedonian vision. It highlights Lydia's conversion in Philippi, her household baptism, and the church's early Christian leadership by women of wealth, with emphasis on faith, open hearts, and mission outreach.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
Barnanas
John Mark
Mark
Silas
Luke
Timothy
Asia
Troas
Jesus
Damascus Road
Christ
Macedonia
God
Lydia
Europe
America
Christian Church
Piney
Dodson's Liver Tone Surges Against Calomel Adoption
A Detroit area survey shows druggists report falling calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. Advertisers promise a safe, pleasant vegetable remedy that cleanses the liver without salivation or next day stomach upset.
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Dodson
Adv
Bank Question Sparks Life Insurance Laugh
A husband and wife exchange a witty line about withdrawing money and the bank failing. The wife jokes she drew out funds on purpose, noting the bank might fail, prompting a humorous reply about life insurance.
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Estelle
Fragrant Emollients Advertise Cuticura Sample by Mail
An advertisement touts Cuticura creamily emollients for skin scalp hair and hands to treat pimples redness blotches dandruff itching and chapping. A free sample is offered by mail to readers via a postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also references Light Diet and a London Answers joke about food insult.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
London
Fletcher's Castoria Ends with New Signature Claim
Mothers urged to examine each bottle for the new Lex FLEA signature, claiming Castoria is a safe remedy used for over 30 years. The note notes a strong foreign trade showing a large export balance last year.
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Fletcher
On Duty at the Fence Waiting for Aunt Sallie’s Kids
George sits on a fence rail keeping watch over unseen children. Henry invites a swim at the creek. George explains he is posted to mind Aunt Sallie’s and Aunt Hattie’s kids, but the scene reveals no children are present.
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George
Henry
Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney Disease Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims quick mild effects and gentle healing from a vegetable compound with sample bottles offered for ten cents. Sold at drug stores in two sizes fifty cents and one dollar.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Weathered reunion cuts through old lies to heal a widow
A pall of past secrets haunts a widow as she hears a confession from a former lover. The exchange shifts from cold weather talk to a tense truth that could mend or deepen old wounds.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Malaria Cure
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy using Quinine and Iron. It promises malaria relief and system strength with a printed formula on the label and a 50 cent price. The piece also includes a humorous aside about a man unfit for society.
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GROVE
Grandfather's Mexican War Claim Provokes Local Joke
A clipped humorous exchange in a city street scene features a man touting his grandfather's service in the Mexican War and a jab about visiting the recruiting station across the street. The fragment hints at civic pride and social dynamics in a small town setting.
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University of Glasgow
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Detroit
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Ure
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de Kalb Ave
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