A Mother and the Pinkham Medicine Promises of Healing
An article fragment discusses women's health and motherhood, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials from Mrs Maggie Gilmer and Josephine Hall. It lists patent issuances and ends with a comic exchange about a shop girl rising to sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
West ‘Talon
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Girts Josephine Hall
Bardstown
Fragments from a Quirky Ad Page Dip Into Odd Slogans
A garbled local ad collage mentions a conscience, a maple syrup promotion, a cleanser pitch, and a blithe remark about a postman. The text blends product lines with scattered quotes, offering a snapshot of an eccentric 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Remarkable 99 1 2 Mile An Hour Electric Car Record
A seventy foot electric railcar on the Berlin Zossen line reportedly reached 99 1 2 miles per hour in a November test. The three trolley car uses 12 000 volts overhead, with transformers on board, and is designed for 50 passengers. Builders debate whether to place transformers on the car or along the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATO
HerlinZossen
Berlin
Zossen
Germany
Oberspree
Herliner Hiktrletade ‘Werke
Glasgow
Scotland
Alasche
Wheth A
Cologne-Duetz
Polar railroad in Lapland links to Arctic trade hub Narvik
The polar railroad in Lapland carries iron ore to Narvik and connects to a continental network now under construction. It promises international significance by linking to railways reaching St Petersburg, Constantinople, Samarkand, Vladivostok and Pekin, shrinking travel times to Paris and Spitzbergen. Narvik grows into a shipping port with six daily iron ore trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Narvik
Atlantic
Finland
Pekin
Euro- Asia
Pacifc
South Lapland
Narvit
Paris
Spitzbergen
North Cape
Worl
Grand Trunk to Build Large Steel Locomotive Shops
Grand Trunk of Canada plans a Battle Creek Michigan complex with a machine shop over 800 feet long. Officials estimate the cost at 3 million dollars. Also, asbestos sheets are being added under sleepers to insulate heat from radiators on several U S railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk of Canada System
Battle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk
United States
Sharp Trick Fails as Banana Peel Prank Hits Railroads
A young woman sues the Boston and Providence railroad for injuries after slipping on a banana peel said to have been thrown on the car she was leaving. She claims back, spine and leg injuries. a doctor notes partial paralysis. A Western railroad case mirrors this, revealing a widespread deception with an elderly mother acting as confederate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Providence Railroad
Western
Boston Road
Western Road
Electricity Would Save Much On Railroads
It is asserted that replacing steam with electric power on U S railroads would save about $638 per mile, yielding a yearly systemwide saving of $138,500,000. The article notes the potential reach over the network and compares gains against current steam operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Temperance talk echoes through India and dinner table gibes
A Rochester Herald note quotes William James on associations to lofty things and recalls a dining room quip about rice. It recalls India under English rule where abstinence pledges were once banned as dangerous to whites, now urged for health. Also included are anecdotes from Philadelphia and Washington about courage, jokes, and a bank visit in Santa Barbara with a child and a malfunctioning elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Harvard
India
Thala
Iadia
Thei
Philadelphia Bulletin
Alfred Awards
Santa Barbara
Commercial Bank
Jak
Jeffersson
van Nest Avenue
San Francisco Chronicle
Fragmented courtroom remark at mourning gathering
A careworn widow receives sympathy as different speakers at the gathering recall her husband. Mrs Casey calls him a good man while Mrs Murphy brushes away tears, and the judge presides over the tense scene in an intimate setting.
Legal notice fragment on faith and defense
A fragment references ongoing defense of faith and perceived queer topics. The text suggests concern over ongoing efforts to defend religious beliefs in response to shifting social norms, but lacks concrete details or clear entities.
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Lydia E. Pink
Rat
Etba
Ganeer
Allen
Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Miamn
A. W. Cale
Alberta
Minn
Conrad
Laverne
Gulzow
Flandreau
Helvig
Dawson
Linder
Pitta
Fur Co
Minneapiots
Mountain Railroad
Tyrol
Bozen
Virglbahn
Ice
Polar
Nina Wuaing
Bilty
Cannon
Taney
Joe
Tawney
Washington
Newark World
Jove
Harry
Philadelphia Ledger
Maddox
Georgia
Papa
Mip
Bhlpon Dane" Co
Tunity
Fic Syrup Co
Goonees
Carters
Osnavery
Waat A —Ster Gan
Ard Bleck
Axton Toilet CO
Boston, Mass
Lama Ayema
Colt
WOODWARD @ CO
Grain Commission
Duleth
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