Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promotes Health
Women report relief during pregnancy and menopause after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Sabattus Maine Graniteville Vermont and Cantes Barclay RFD Granite indicate renewed health and strength. The ads claim the product as a standard remedy for female ills for thirty years and encourage others to publish testimonials.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkh
aAsper
Mra
TcHeLy
Graniteville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
CaAnTes Barclay
R.F.D
EB. Pinkham
Managing a Husband and the Art of Handling Men
A fragment from a popular magazine discusses managing a husband as an art, urging wives to bring out the best in men without coercion. It contrasts aging as a subtle skill with the cost of unselfish work, then shares a sobering boxing anecdote about a child trained by his father and a playful prayer moment.
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Mttie
Nelson T. Wender
Seattle
Popular Magazine
Desnoyers
Paris Veais
Chafing Dish Dishes From Autumn Cookery
Simple chafing dish dishes for autumn dining include fried bacon and liver with onion flavored breaded slices. Curried salmon with onion, curry, lemon juice and salmon, sardines on toast with lettuce, and a warm beef or mutton reheated dish. Creamed lobster with egg yolks and cream, butter, spices, and curried eggs with onion, curry, stock and cream.
ECIPH for Home Comfort Power and Family Thought
An antique admonition urges balance in life and conduct. It emphasizes equal parts of common sense and broad intelligence, a measure of fitness of things, and living beyond neighbors' judgments. It counsels frugality within income, plus refinement and esthetic ideals, stirred with Christian principle.
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Powers
Dusting as a careful craft for clean living
Dusting consumes housework time and, when done carelessly, spreads dust and germs. Max O Re ll anecdote illustrates overzealous dusting while proper methods for plate surfaces use a damp cloth and brushes to reach corners. Ward Carpenter muses on future homes blending with landscape and birdsong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max O’rell
New Orleans Views to Host Panama World’s Fair
The piece argues New Orleans is the logical site for a Panama Exposition, contending its central U.S. location aids travel costs and access. It cites population radii, city counts, and travel expenses to favor New Orleans over San Francisco and urges readers to lobby Louisiana's senators and district congressman.
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Congress
New Orleans
San Francisco
Sud
United States
Pacific Coast
Whimsical childhood math in a Wall Street scene
A young girl notes skyscrapers resemble brownies, asking if doubling height makes them smaller. Her broker father confirms and the exchange pivots to a playful math moment. The fragment also includes ad copy for Murine Eye Remedy and a Punch cartoon exchange about a leg scratch.
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Aittle
Wall Street
Papa
Emall
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement
An old advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets parents seeking relief for teething discomfort. The text promises soothing effects for children and claims to ease wind or digestion issues, with a humorous aside about choosing a friend with a close mouth.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement and Mrs Briggs Tale
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney troubles with a testimonial from E. C. McClanahan of New Richmond Ohio and a sales pitch stating 60 cents a box. It also recounts Mrs Briggs walking twenty miles to hear a sermon and the witty retort she gave.
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Bright
Dean
E. C. McClanahan
Market St
New Richmond
Doan
Briggs
Speesch
Indiana
Goodwin
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Advertisement
Catarrh claims cure via internal remedies, not local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, advertised as blood purifying and mucous surface acting. Prepared with tonics and purifiers, sold by druggists for 25 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
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Hall
J.eee & Co
Props
Toledo
Prugsiste
Tnuke Hall
Simple Expedient
An American student at a German university tailed a professor reading aloud in a classroom. After discussing a paper on a celebrated living German novelist, the professor praised the writer and asked for their method. The student replied that they asked X- who then provided the needed information.
Cigar humor and odd sayings mix in clipped chatter
A fragmentary note blends quips about an actress buying puffs with questions about newspapers and hairdressers. It mentions pure food laws failing to curb adulteration and cites Lewis Bingla Binder as a resource for a “rich, mellow-tasting cigar.” An optimistic line about mascots contrasts with pessimistic hoodoos.
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Lewis’ Bingla
Editorial Favor Rejected Yet Sold Story For Forty Dollars
A writer recalls a prior rejection by an editor and reveals selling a different piece for 40 dollars. The exchange hints at a humorous scheme to secure another rejection, implying the editor’s past stance on their work.
Resinol Proves Effective in Skin Diseases and Ulcers
In six months, Resinol shows very great and unvarying success across acute and chronic skin diseases and chronic ulcers. It is a reliable preparation with prompt and pleasing action, cited by AFP Volkman of Baltimore.
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Physiciana
AFP
Volkman
Baltimore
Distemper Cure Promises Success for Horses and Dogs
Spohn's Distemper Cure claims to cure distemper in all horse ages and dogs, with over 600,000 bottles sold last year. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed, available via druggists or directly from Spahn Medical Co in Gooden, Ind, with agents sought. A stray baseball comment about a conservatory noting many pitcher plants appears in the text.
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Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Gooden
Ind
Pettit's Eye Salv and other products in ad prose
An OCR laden ad mix promotes Pettit's Eye Salve for irritated eyes and Dr. Pierce's Politein pills, with scattered lines about saving money, bone health, and a jab at fake prophets and imitators. The snippet mentions druggists, Howard Bros in Balaton NY, and Lewin's Single Binder cigars, reflecting a grab-bag mid-century newspaper ad column.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Balaton , N.Y
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Cris
Fac Simle
Centalr Company
New York
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Castoria
Infante
Bears
Plankville
Louisville Courier-Journal
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