Pinkham remedy letters claim operation avoidance
Letters from Pinkham Laboratory, Lynn Mass, tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as cure for female troubles, with women sharing relief from operation, fatigue, and inflammation. Testimonials mention Marinette Wisconsin Detroit Michigan Bellevue Pennsylvania and offer to publish names.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frep Bennie
Marinette
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Lydia E
Lydia Einkham
Mirs
Ros ‘Dwyer
Milwaukee Ave
East
Naat
Talso
Lydia KE
Miss Inenz
Manhattan St
North Side
Bellevue
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Boosts Women’s Health
Thousands of women suffer from ailments unique to their sex while many find relief with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Marketed as a temperance remedy made from roots and herbs, it promises to banish pain, restore regularity, and support womanly function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Clavie Presents Mystery Suitor at Local Eve
Percy G Percival hosted a town event featuring a beautiful young woman and a playful scene with paper palms and angel cake. Percival declared he would not marry until he finds a woman who is his direct opposite, prompting a witty exchange about bright, intelligent individuals in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Tee G
Percival
Ediot
Billy
Castoria Safe Remedy Ad Promises Infant Relief
An old advertisement cautions mothers to check Castoria bottles for the PAY In signature, touts over 30 years of use, and touts Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children. It contrasts with quotes on aging, youth, and hair coloring amid general ad copy tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Anuric newest in chemistry claims quick relief
This ad promotes Anuric from Dr Pierce of the Invalid Hotel Buffalo NY. It claims to eliminate uric acid better than any other remedy and to ease back pain scalding urine frequent urination and urinary sediment. It targets rheumatism gout and gravel with rapid relief and offers a 10 cent trial and full treatment for 50 cents.
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Pierce
Invalida
Buffalo
Government Civil Service Exams Set Across Nation
U S government civil service exams will be held in May at points nationwide including Cairo Chicago East St. Louis Effingham Freeport Galesburg Peoria Quincy Rock Island and Springfield Illinois Dates cover May 2 to May 17 with positions listed such as associate engineer physicist lab technician and cartographer Also notes a Move ment for a better community plan to start with a June 2024 conference at the University of Illinois and a five tier classification of communities amid a contest with awards for top performers involving many civic groups and schools
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Springfield
United States Civil Service Commission
Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
University of Illinois
Chicago
Illinois
Parent-Teachers
Paris
Steven Mitchell
Misa Henrietta Mitchell
Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Cal Boatman
Grandview
Mississippi Valley
Public Utilities Commission
Automatic Telephone Company
Chicago Telephone Company
O'Connell
Mattoon
J. G. Davis
Thomas
Davin
Pairfield
Young Davis
Joseph
Chicken Joe” Campbell
Joliet Penitentiary
Odette Allen
Allen
Dunne
Campbell
Alen
Joliet
Penitentiary
Frank O. Lowden
W. H. Stead
Ottawa
Colonel Lowden
Lumber Exchange
Danville
Dty
Datville
Thomas Miller
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
East Joliet
Miller
Waukegan
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Charles Donnelly
Orpet
Miss Lambert
Alton
Harry Mackinaw
Madison County
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Prepayment Gas Meters Ruling Sets Statewide Precedent
The state public utilities commission ruled on Western Gas and Electric's plan to use prepayment gas meters. It held it unreasonable to require a customer to guarantee deposits or indemnify the company for losses not caused by customer negligence. Meter locations must reflect varying conditions, and demanding advance payments with a five dollar yearly deposit would defeat the meters’ purpose.
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Comenz
State Public Utilities Commission
Western Gas and Electric Company
Commission
Peaches Fail In Centralia Region Says Horticultural Chief
A. M. Augustine secretary of the Illinais Horticultural society reports after a thorough fruit crop investigation that peaches are almost a complete failure from Centralia to areas north, while all other fruits show good conditions.
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A. M. Augustine
Illinais
Summer school planned for 2400 health authorities
Dr C St Clair Drake secretary of the state board of health announces a summer school for 2 400 health authorities. The program will open in September and run for one week at an unspecified location.
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Uiimote
State Board of Health
Oppose Military Training Spreads in Peoria High Schools
A divided Central Division of the Ulingir Teachers association approved a resolution depreciating high school military training after debate led by David Selm ley of Hinots State Normal university and T H Meek of Peoria Manual High school. New officers named include H H Edmunds as president and Roy L Moore, H A Perrin, Gertrude Greig, H B Beecher, G Warren Taylor and an executive committee with members from several cities.
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Peoria
Ulingir Teachers’ Association
David Selmley
Hlinots State Normal University
T. H. Meek
Peoria Manual High School
H. H. Edmunds
Clinton
Roy L. Moore
Eureka
H. A. Perrin
Lincoln
Gertrude Greig
Pontiac
H. B. Beecher
G. Warren Taylor
Springfield
William Wallie
Hoomington
A. E. Hiatt
Chenoa
Moses Staker
Delayan
Peculiar Fertilizer in Tasmania Reported by Engineers
Tasmanian farming regions find value in spent oil shale from retorts. Rock sediment sells at $2 per ton for agricultural use, though assays show little fertilizing material. Pulverized shale aerates soil and may draw atmospheric moisture, boosting yields. prices may cover mining and retorting costs according to Dr Arthur Selwyn Brown. Also an advertisement notes La Creole Hair Dressing as a dye-free hair darkener priced at $1.00.
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Tasmania
Arthur Selwyn-Brown
Engineering Magazine
Auntie Becomes Baby's Aunt and Uncle Quick News
A Boston Transcript item notes a woman learning she is now the baby's aunt after news of a new arrival. Her daughter Marjorie asks how soon the relation was arranged, and the mother explains the swift connection. The brief quip highlights family ties forming rapidly with a new baby.
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Marjorie
Fas
Mamma
Papa
Boeton
Grove's The Old Standard Tonic Adverture
General tonic advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic with quinine and iron. Claims liver benefits, malaria relief, blood enrichment, and system strengthening. Listed price 50 cents.
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Grove
There goes another married man in the candy counter
A girl at the candy counter notes a change in a married man’s habits. He once bought a three-pound box of candy twice weekly, now buys half a pound once a month, and the cashier asks how the pattern is learned.
Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Dressing Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes La Creole Hair Dressing to cover gray hair for $1.00. The piece also notes perilous waters and a quoted line about someone being shallow and men going beyond their depth chasing her, reflecting the era's ad and filler humor.
Women of Fulton Endorse Vap O Rub For Colds
Mrs J L Pugh of Fulton and Mrs Mary Bolton report Vap O Rub as a preferred remedy for children’s colds and related inflammations. The North Carolina discovery blends menthol camphor and thyme eucalyptus cubebs and juniper to vaporize via body heat. Readers claim it eases coughs without internal medicines and suits small children, with retailer prices listed as 25c and 1.00.
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Pugh
Market St
Mary Bolton
Ravine St
Fulton
Missouri
South
Vick
North Carolina
Familly
Mrevaim
San Ruggiats
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