Williams Pink Pills credited with cures and reliefs
Patient testimonials claim Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured insomnia nerve trouble and weak blood. A Manchester New Hampshire woman reports eye pain and sleeplessness eased after use, with continued sleep restoration and health improvement. The ad asserts cures for headaches neuralgia rheumatism and other conditions and lists pricing and mail order details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietcher
Manchester
N. H
Wen
Nix
Toveland
Averatt
Williams
Williaxue
Mimy Blece
Wailina
Piuke Pilla
Dr. Williams
Nait
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectad
Yi N.Y
Women at Strenuous Tasks Across the United States
A description of women in demanding jobs from Monterey California to South Portland Maine and Chicago Illinois, highlighting their roles in labor, law enforcement, and dangerous trades as part of a broader recognition of female contributions in strenuous occupations. The piece also references a New Zealand bill creating habitual criminals and detention in reformatories after multiple offenses, with wages credited toward support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Monterey
Cal
Fish
Point Pinas
South Portland
Gordon
Kip Vog
Utah
Chicago
Dogzen & Gang
New Zealand
Justee Bag
Ion
Foreign Legion men in Cuba draw rough pay and rougher meals
An Harper’s Weekly correspondent profiles Capt Webster of Litchfield and a cadre of Foreign Legion volunteers in Cuba. The group includes Capt George Reno, Adolph Firtig, Lieut Herbert Shockley, Gen Loynax del Castillo’s rebel captains, and Georg Carr. The piece contrasts their fighting zeal with appetite and boredom, noting Webster’s desire for sleep and meals, and Carr’s eagerness for action despite the truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Legion
Cuba
Harpers Weekly
B. Webster
Litchfeld
Conn
Webster
Cal
Avalos
Ping Cuerva
Consolacion
Ecap'n
New England
Transverde
Heutenant
Cap'd Webster
Yankee
United States
Cardenas
George Reno
Free Lance
Adolph Firtig
Havana
Germany
Herbert Shockley
Philadelphia
Gilbert H. Carr
West 115Th Street
New York
Morningside Heights
Loynax del Castillo
Carr
Ife
Twelfth Regiment
New York National Guard
South Africa
Missouri Woman Praises Kidney Pill Remedy
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J B Johnson reports relief from edema heart pain and kidney symptoms after two boxes of Deans Kidney Pills She says the remedy halted her two year suffering and notes the product is sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. A separate obituary style notice describes a miniature granite and marble replica of a sawmill erected in Orwell Oswego County N C in memory of a lumberman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnson
West Hickman Street
Columbia
Dean
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Orwell
Oswego County
N. C
Redfield
Springfield Republican
Old Man Libby Deer Tale and China Ducks Feature
A Maine guide Libby, blind for years, recalls a deer incident involving Fish and Game officials and a hospital donation wish. The piece also surveys China as a duck rich land with vast hatching establishments and ducks as the staple delicacy enjoyed widely across cities and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Maine
Bangor
Fish and Game
Carpenter
China
America
World Dyes Lead Germany in Global Supply
A compact column notes Germany supplying five sixths of dyes worldwide with practical comments on chemistry and commerce. It blends items on dyes, a Punch magazine reference, and a brief ad section for remedies such as Brandreth's Pills and Catarrh Cure, highlighting public interest topics of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Two Meanings to Sign and Other Oddities in London
English actors touring the states note price rises in Britain and joke about hotel haircuts and barber signs. A running gag features a football and baseball chat by Stoplate and Teraseley with a quip over shortstop and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
States
Witt
Mr. Stoplate
Miss Tersleey
Miss Teraleop
Coffee Importers Promote Postum as Safer Beverage
An early 20th century pamphlet notes coffee and whiskey irritate tissues and cause disease. It cites physicians and a medical claim that switching to Postum Food Coffee for ten days relieves nervous trouble, dyspepsia, bowel issues, heart problems, and weak eyes, asserting there is “a reason” for Postum.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Fearful pains and irregularities plague many women, but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as a safe remedy. Letters from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore claim relief from headaches, bearing down, and general distress. The ad urges trust in Mrs Pinkham, notes free advice, and promotes the remedy for a wide range of female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydis E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Division Street
Buffalo
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia EB Pinklns
Nkham
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Dodds
Island
New Yorker
Missouri
Tella
Celestial Empire
Aira
Winslow
Ark
Mar Bel
Mabel
Medina
Mall
Cheney
Toledo
Boston Society
Boston
Brandreth
Gastoria
Roepe
Samuel Potcher
Sorce
Bears
Castoria
Wiss Nellie Holmes
Martha Washington Comfort Shoes
Stadl
Martha Washington
Mayer Beot & Shoe Co
Milweakes, Wis
St Ke Douclas
R. Paxton CO
Mase
Soc
Manufacturers Agents Association
Los Angeles
Calif
N. U
Salt Lake City
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