Crisis of Girlhood Ad for Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
Emma Cole of Tennessee lauds Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for saving her life through the pains of growing into womanhood. The letter urges mothers to guide daughters during puberty and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Emma Cole
Lydia & Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tullahoma
Tenn
Lydia R. Pinkham
Records of Wagers and London Bets in Coffee Houses
Wagers were kept in London coffee houses with bets on marriages births and deaths and even on earthquakes and hangings. Picquart shows generosity toward his old prosecutors as French minister of war and defends a conspirator in the Dreyfus affair.
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London
Picquart
Piequart
Dreyfus
Sahara
Indian Ocean Voyages and Notable Local Anecdotes
The article surveys evolving Indian Ocean navigation after the Suez Canal opening, noting shifts in major routes from Mauritius and the Cape to Red Sea ports and Columbo, with limited competition and sparse cross-ocean traffic. It then shifts to short, quirky items: Rufus Combs saving rival Richard Godson in a gas vault rescue, bees and wasps behavior, a tussle between a baby rattlesnake and a predatory domain, and other brief human interest notes.
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Indian Ocean
Geographical Journal
Madagascar
Mauritius
Cape
Red Sea
Aden
Hombay
Colombo
East African
Seychelles
Colombe
Calcutta
Singapore
West Australia
Mauritive
South Africa
Far East
Australia
Crise
His
Beslark
Chagos
Carnegie Hero Fund
Rufus Komabe
Midway
Combs
Richard Godson
Aventor
Godson
Slighted Wisdom in a Voter’s Frustrated Rant
A clipped excerpt shows a voter lamenting inconsistent candidates. The speaker mocks reliance on common sense while accusing leaders of offering little substance, and hints at debates about petty issues and shams. The text appears fragmentary and garbled.
The Marrying Squire Georges Law of Brazil Ind
Justice George E Law of Brazil Indiana has earned the nickname The Marrying Squire for having wed about 1400 couples. He recalls kidney trouble in 1897 and credits Deans Kidney Pills for relief, selling at 54 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Vanderbilt in the New York National Guard earns a captaincy through merit. Allcock's Porous Plaster remains a leading external remedy for back and chest pains.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Derbilt
National Guard of
New York
Companien
Allcock
Doctor’s Trials Highlight Grape-Nuts Recovery Tale
An Ohio family physician describes severe overwork and health collapse from long hours and stress. He credits rapid, lasting improvement to Grape-Nuts breakfast and evening meals, aided by a pamphlet found in packages and shared with patients.
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Ohio
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Garfield Remedies and Peony Storage
An ad note cites the National Pure Food and Drugs Act and states Garfield Remedies comply with the Pure Food and Drug Law. It mentions Garfield Tea for constipation and sickness and reports a French experiment preserving red and white China peonies in cold storage for over three months with fair preservation to the end.
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Ver ‘Cher
Important to Mothers Castoria bottle claim in ad text
Excerpted notices describe examination urged of Castoria bottles as a safe remedy for infants and children. The text also notes Boston congressmen Kelcher Peters and O’Connell as a young, bachelor delegation, and a reward offer related to catarrh cures. A reception tale ends with Mrs. Heaton spending $9,000 on room redecorating.
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Boston
Beaton
Joseph — F O'Connell
John A. Kelcher
Andrew J. Peters
Washington
Augustus Heaton
Rheumatism Cured by Williams Pink Pills Novel claim
Mrs Henry Cota of West Cheshire Connecticut describes years of rheumatism in feet ankles and knees with months confined to bed. After trying other medicines she used Williams Pink Pills and reports permanent improvement after a few boxes. Pills claim to create new blood restore nerves stomach and sleep and are sold by doctors or mailed from Schenectady New York.
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Williams
William’ Pinkvile
Henry Cota
West Cheshire
Conn
Machiuiat
Anya
Rheoumaliou
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