Grateful Old Lady Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs A G Clemens of West Alexander Pennsylvania reports years of backache and kidney trouble improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She endorses publishing the testimonial and notes the price 50 cents per box. Also mentions Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion at 60 cents. One mile of railway requires 27 tons of rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Clemens
West Alexander
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Help for Working Women from Lydia E Pinkham Letter
A Frankfort Kentucky woman recounts weakness from female troubles that kept her from daily tasks. After three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and can work again, endorsing the remedy for others. The letter invites women to seek confidential medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Conley
St. Clair St
Lydia EK. Finkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
London Bridge War Echoes From Canadian Voices
A Winnipeg writer in London recalls wartime scenes on the Thames and at St. Margaret’s, noting Canadian volunteers and the shattered prairie towns they left behind. He describes Big Ben, Cromwell’s window histories, Hyde Park crowds marching despite rain, and a contrast between prewar and wartime London life, ending with reflections on crime, veterans, and patriotism.
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Calgary
Canada
Hope F. M. Ross
Manitoba Free Press
London
Big Ben
London Bridge
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Britain
House of Parliament
Heine
Prairie
Alberta
St. Margaret's Church
Canon Murray
St. John’s College of
Winnipeg
St. John’s Cathedral
Sheriff Inkster
St. Margaret's
Abbey
St. Paul's
Scotland
Spain
Henry VII
St. Margaret’s
United States
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
Marble Arch
Mercantile Marine
Kingsway
Aldwych
Strand
Crabs and Roast Beef Echo Dining Grief in Verse
A literary fragment contrasts lavish crab dishes in marble halls with simple codfish balls in a cottage. The speaker, Eugene Wield, laments pain and seeks solace in food, noting roast beef as a rare comfort that eases the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wield
Popular Game Birds Cooking Guide from a Historic Kitchen
A period recipe overview detailing broiled squab and roast methods, quail stuffed with foie gras, and liver dishes. It covers parboiling, seasoning, basting, and serving with sauces, aspic, and salad, featuring notes on timing, meat moisture, and flavor balance.
Lay Off Before Sundown for Farmers
A farmer faces repeated hard labor and warns that constant digging for survival will lead to ruin, as sunrise may find him laid up for weeks. He urges men to lay off before sundown to avoid collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundown
Cuticura Ad Promises Skin Help for Pimples and Redness
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment to cleanse and heal troubled complexions with a free sample by mail from Boston. The text includes a humorous Irish sketch about mourning attire and a drapers shop exchange. It notes the products are sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Advert
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original small liver pills from forty years ago that regulate liver and bowels. A legal warning notes that a man seeking damages in court may receive more than he expects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad Promotes Natural Darkening
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original product that darkens hair in a natural way without dye, priced at $1.00. The blurb contrasts imitation with genuine quality and mentions a weather history note about Claudius Ptolemy around 150 B.C. to hint at longstanding knowledge.
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A.G. Clemens
Carter
Carters
Lydia E. Med. Co
Econanicnl
Paxian Todel Cone
Bea
Parker
Jondon Bridge
ASN
Shelley
Wrigley’s
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co
Chicago
Tuas
Patrick Murphy
Dolan
Patrick Murphy O’dolan
Claudius Ptolemus
California
Hawaii
Libby
S. I
M¢Neill
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