Lydia E. pinkham remedy praised by Michigan mother
Mrs. J.G. Johnson of Scottville Michigan, mother of thirteen, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with easing her hard farm workload and backache. She reports her eldest daughter benefited from the formula for painful periods and irregularity. The product is advertised as made from native roots and herbs, with no narcotics or harmful drugs, and touted as a successful women's remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottville
Mich
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Youa KE
Lydia E. Pinkham
J.G. Johnson
Scottville, Mich
R.F.D
Hat inquiry ends in comic exchange at life and death event
A brief humorous chat from a historical page shows a participant asking if a hat is straight while one eye peeks out. The exchange includes lines about praising the dead and a jab from Hewitt and Jewett, reflecting old time social humor.
No Chance About It In Conservatory Kiss Scene
A young man apologizes awkwardly after a stolen kiss in a quiet conservatory corner. She declares the kiss worse than the act and chastises him for planning the incident, delivering a sharp rebuke in a terse courtroom tone.
Father Now In Second Place
A thirteen year old girl at a New York Episcopal church confession questions a rector during catechism. She answers the fifth command as "Honor thy mother and thy father" and cites her mother as the teacher. The rector notes changing times while the father is referenced as first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Episcopal Church
From the North Country A Postum Health Testimonial
A letter from a rural reader recounts habitual coffee drinking causing nervousness and insomnia. He credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restoring health, appetite, sleep, eyesight, and stamina on long mail routes, praising these foods as his sole meals during severe winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Amundsen Reaches the South Pole at King Haakon VII Plateau
Roald Amundsen chronicles the 1911 12 polar expedition from February to December detailing depot construction across 80 to 89 degrees south, the trek to the Pole, and the planting of a silk flag at the King Haakon VII Plateau. The Fram crew notes open water year round, dogs and men weathering extreme cold, and scientific observations. The return voyage to Framhelm completes the record with confirmation of related discoveries by Scott and Prestud.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Duge
Fram
Lux
Provisiona
King Edward ViI
Victoria Land
Ernest Shackleton
Beardmore
Ross Barrier
Edward Vitland
Framhein
Pic
Shackleton
A Pole
Celestia
Haakon VII
South Pole
Pole
Framhelm
Rosa Barrier
King Edward VI
Antarctic
Queen Maud
Scott
Land
Prestud
Bay of Whales
Barrier Dome
Edward VII
Bay of Whalen
Her Advantage First Little Girl Dialogue
Two girls argue over family ties with one declaring adoptive parents are not real and the other retorting that her own parents chose her, while the other was simply taken in. The exchange centers on belonging and parental love.
The Natural Thing Lawyers and the Bar Prohibition Debate
In a terse exchange the characters debate whether lawyers should resist prohibition as a threat to professional liberty. One speaker calls lawyers naturally egalost, while the other questions if prohibition is a direct menace to the bar.
First Tea Brewed In New World On Shapleigh Estate
May and Percy discuss a tale about the first tea brewed in the country on the Shapleigh estate in Hillet New Hampshire. Nicholas Shapleigh of England funded an expedition in 1628 and placed his son in law to explore the new world. The son in law landed at Kittery Point two years later Nicholas settled in what is now ENot. The estate remains in Shapleigh descendants ownership.
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Shapleigh
Hillet
N. H
Nicholas Shapleigh
England
New World
Kittery Point
Nicholas
Enot
Financier Described As Napoleon Of Finance In Fragment
A fragment notes a financier called a Napoleon of finance who is said to rant and claim wealth, while raising a family of nine children on twelve dollars a week. The text reflects slang and unspecified context about his finances and personal life.
Stingy Thing about unselfish love Paxtine Adverts
A playful couple discussion leads to a Paxtine Antiseptic advertisement. The hushed exchange highlights the product as essential for a clean wholesome mouth and fresh breath. The ad notes Paxtine is available at druggists for 26 cents a box.
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Jewett
Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
The
New York Times Company
Special Arrangemente
Aturesque
Bieh
Fridtjof Nansen
Don Pedro Christophersen
Percy
Pergy
Jove
May
Jovel—Judge
Fletcher
Alao
God
Garfield
Ford Mfg. Co
St. Paul &J. Soma
Chicago
Omaha
Kansee
Lake Regi
J. Frank Tibbs
Rogby
North
Des Moines
Pierce
Ourea
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
India
Sloan
Julia Tuomas
Jackson
Cal
Martin J. Tunis
16Th Ave
Paterson
N. J
Riteour
Lipton’s Tea
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