Mother's teaching on home and child rearing at district convention
A paper read at the 10th District Convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union stresses the home as the center of character. It extols mothers' role in training children, virtues, temperance, and physical education, urging love, honesty, and religious instruction to shape future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moher
Sid
Moses
Israel
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Joe
George
Drummond
Judson
Frances Willard
Foley's Honey and Tar through the decades
The notice recalls Foley's Honey and Tar as a longtime household remedy for coughs and throat ailments. It mentions ingredients and claims of throat and chest relief, noting a variety of components and uses typical of historic elixirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
I Dreamed To Change The World Yet Found It Fixed
Lavrana W. Sheldon reflects on misspent efforts to shape the world and improve humanity. She recalls drafting many plans and directions while fate, nature, and events ultimately proved resistant to change, leaving her deflated. She notes her shift from teaching to acceptance of limited influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Jess
Lavrana W. Sheldon
New York Times
Local speech memos mock a trolley ride after win
Fragmented lines mock a man who won five thousand dollars at a track event and rides back to Chicago on a trolley car. The text lampoons a rival and questions the dignity of returning to Chicago after the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
Chicago
The Yellow Fly at Our Boarding House
A brief verse noting butterflies and a sighful mood, with humor about butterine seen only at our boarding house.
Garden Pests and a Puzzling Seed Claim
A dialogue between a conductor and commuter discusses a bag of garden seeds. The commuter claims the contents are arsenic and predicts high mortality among neighbors' cats dogs and poultry, citing the Christian Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subbs
Scott
Christian Advocate
Training for Football at Church-l I Feel Concern for Son
Yonkers Statesman reports a chat between Gotham and Church l seeking to explain a sense of worry about a son. The topic centers on proposed abolition of football while the son pursues medical studies as a surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Comedian and sister joke about Florida water
The exchange has a comedian remark that his sister Rose, now in Florida, is among the sweetest girls. A soubrette questions the claim, and the comic notes she only drinks Florida water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Florida
There goes a man in envy and love turned marriage
Wedderly explains the strange envy as both men loved the same woman and ended up marrying her. He admits the confession with a sigh, revealing the motive behind the tension in the dialogue.
Dodging the Issue in a Streetcar Kiss Case
A young man’s approach led to a kiss on a streetcar, prompting questions about how the incident unfolded. The exchange hints at social tensions and public decorum in a crowded transit setting.
A Quiet Tip on Humility From a Lofty Perspective
A terse verse warns that a conceited man perched high may fall, while one who doubts himself can turn weaknesses to help. It urges humility as a wisdom found through doubt and self reflection.
His Choice. Judge You Are Privileged to Challenge Any Juror
Fragmentary humorous line from a newspaper page describing a judge inviting challenges to jurors. The readable text hints at a courtroom quip about a one-eyed man in the corner and a minstrel reference, reflecting a metropolitan humor piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropoli
Iy Itaabazadie
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proclaims Female Cure
Letters from women in Fitchville Ohio and Irasburg Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing fatigue nervousness and kidney troubles. The ad offers a reward for proving the letters fake or paid and insists the remedy has 30 years of proven cures and is made from roots and herbs with free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fitchville
Ohio
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Make Your Own Antiseptic Solution Recipe
Learn to mix a simple antiseptic solution following practical directions for common ailments and everyday infections. Provides a basic formula and safety notes suitable for home use.
Water and you will have a perfect home remedy
An ad claims a water based remedy kills germs in cuts and prevents blood poisoning while healing quickly without a scar. It promotes a 10 DO medicine available from Davenport, Ta druggists or by mail for 25 cents.
Foley Kidney Pills Ad From Lemmon's Pharmacy
Good results follow Foley Kidney Pills which claim to tone strengthen and regulate the kidneys and bladder and to cure backache advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McIlhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McIlhinney Drug Co
Bright
Eckmans Alterative Promoted For Tuberculosis Cures
A historical testimonial promotes Eckmans Alterative as a cure for tuberculosis and related ailments. The letter from Arthur Woh Eckman describes a severe illness in 1905 and claims a complete recovery after treatment in Fort Worth and with Eckmans remedy. The notice urges readers to request the cure booklet and to contact Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Weldén
Fort Worth
Texa
Eekman
Arthur Woh
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
North Side
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Lemmon
J.D. Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
Washington, Lowe
Golden State Lim
Sun
Golden State
Washington
Pirates
So’'west Lim
Chicago Mdbe
Milwaukee Moise
So'west Lim
Iowa Central
Brighton
Iowa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Points
Maron City
Twin Cities
Lim
Hastpouna
Peoria Express
Sun Peoria Lim
Elegant New Ventibal Sleeping Cara
Ralle
Pullman
A. J. Morris
A.B. Cutte
G. P
TOA
Minn
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Capital
A. White
Sam’ l L. Thompson
R. L. Coulter
W. A. White
Frank Rogers
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
E. J. Harmeier
North Side Square
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crail
Lowa
Eicher & Livingston Law
Washington, Iowa
Abstract Department
Charles A. Dewey
Notary Public Office
Temple
Wilson & Wilson
C. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
W. M. Keeley
E. B. Morrison Awyer
P. J. Hanley
D. F. Macon
Macon
Austin Sutherland
D. Arthaud
W. M. Terry
Dentist
West
Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug
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