Woman recounts cure after long illness with pink pills
Mrs. C. Weber of Columbus Ohio describes suffering chronic female trouble with pain dizziness and weight loss. After doctors failed she self started Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and recovered from 102 to 132 pounds in months. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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C. Weber
South Front Street
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Fright Restores Speech for Dumb and Paralyzed Man
In London Thomas Herring a 71 year old dumb and paralyzed man living with E Moss was frightened by a bedroom fire. The shock sparked a return of speech after paralysis left him mute for years. He spoke clearly then regained full voice though his limbs remained paralyzed. He was moved to a hospital where doctors expect he may live long.
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Thomas Herring
E. Moss
London
Herring
Moss
Postum touted as a healthful coffee substitute claim
An individual credits Postum Food Coffee with curing headaches and nervous trouble after switching from tea and coffee. The testimonial asserts improved health and a healthy baby, urging others to try Postum and purchase the accompanying booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
Secrets of the Glacier From Rhodes on Ice
The piece explains how glaciers form and persist through ice plasticity regelation and fissures. It outlines ice flowing in valleys, crevasses deepening with slope, and the neve crust maturing into compact glacier ice.
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Grindelwald
Daniel P. Rhodes
Tyndall
Alps
Neve
Science in Cheese Making Requires Skill and Standards
The article argues cheese making hinges on science and quality milk, not luck. It stresses consistent technique, proper equipment, clean facilities, and factory scale to produce hard, clean tasting cheeses that age well for up to a year.
Water Pipe Cleaning Method For Dairies
A Farm and Home illustration shows piping water from a spring to a house or dairy with a T fitting at a instead of an elbow. A suction pump is attached to clean the line and a plug is screwed into the elbow at b. After cleaning the plug goes into the T at a and the pump is removed.
Cleaning of Milk Cans Shows Steam Advantage
A German experiment compares cleaning methods for milk cans. Live steam for 30 minutes after washing kept milk fresher, delaying souring to 28% hours versus 23 hours, and reduced bacteria by 26 times. Winter tests showed longer shelf life with steam, and pasteurized milk lasted twice as long in steamed cans.
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Germany
Prairie Farmer
Water Milk Through the Cow Lesson on Honest Dairy
The Homestead notes that cows need ample water as the best way to water milk. It cites heavy drinking cows and jokes about dishonest milkmen who water milk with pure water. The piece emphasizes that the cow reflects her owner’s care.
London Return Encourages English as Prevailing Language
Mrs Newrich returns from Paris to London and tells an American friend she is relieved to be in an English speaking environment. She notes she only knows merci in French and none of the French people she met did anything she wanted.
Tobacco use blamed for academy applicant failures
The Baltimore Herald reports about 20 percent of young men failing naval academy physical tests due to tobacco use. It notes doctors describe a "tobacco heart" from excessive smoking that can cause irregular heartbeats, potentially requiring medical help before becoming a cigarette fiend.
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Naval Academy
Baltimore Herald
Market Prices Several Cities November 1904
New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg report grain futures and livestock quotes. Flour patent grades wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs potatoes hay cattle sheep and hogs with price ranges for best and prime lots.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
Lord's Name Sparks Western Humorous Encounter
J G Lord of Muncie Indiana recalls a funny episode during a Colorado road trip. He met a ragged 16 year old named Willie Hawks who asked Lord his own name, and laughed when told the name Lord. The boy said he had heard of him in the good book, then grinned as Lord rode away.
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Lord
J. G. Lord
Muncie
Ind
Louisville Herald
Colorado
Willie
Willie Hawks
Mr. Lord
Pop
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Rheumatism in Child
Deep Valley Pennsylvania reports a dramatic recovery of J N Whipkey's daughter after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The family credits the remedy with saving her from lifelong crippled condition and attributes rheumatism to diseased kidneys and uric acid in the blood.
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Deep Valley
Green County
J. N. Whipkey
Dodd
Nodd
California charms spark travel tale in Pasadena visit
A discussion on climate ends with a Boston mother and daughter remarking Pasadena’s beauty yet noting Boston is still far away. They stayed two days before leaving the same day, illustrating the pull and distance between birthplace and California allure.
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California
Pasadena
Tenth Season of the California Limited Begins
The Santa Fe’s California Limited marks its tenth season with upgrades after a decade. Heavier engines and smokeless oil burning trains, oil sprinkled roadbed, and faster service resume November 13 as an all year route from Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Travel time from Chicago to Los Angeles is about 68 hours over 2,263 miles.
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southwest Land of Enchantment
The Proper Name and the Daughters Refusal
A dialogue excerpt contrasts a daughter’s fear of marrying a squinting suitor with a mother’s pragmatic view of wealth and appearance. A cited quip from London Tatler mocks philosophical leanings on love and optics while a consumer testimonial favors Piso's Cure for Consumption and notes a date in Indiana.
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Tobacco Heart
Pittsburg
The
J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Puck
Margaret Merkey
Third St
Milwaukee, Wis
Fliss Claussen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara M. Cuarssen
Penn St
Kansas City
Lydia K. Pinkham
the North Electric CO
ST. Clair ST
Oui
K. No
the Chest Trading Company
West Ith St
St. Jacobs Oil Room
Rere
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
Arbuckle-Goode Commission CO
Olive St
K. Louis, Mo
Western
Canada
Arthur Bros. & Hodges
Salem
Vent County
Burns
Mustano
United States
Ottawa
I. M. Williams
Law Building
A.N. K.C
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