Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Letters from Mrs John Tetreault of Sterling Conn and Miss Lavisa MyRess of Massena NY praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving monthly fainting, weakness, anemia, and complexion issues. The notices urge young women with painful or irregular periods to seek restoration through the remedy.
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Sterling, Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Tetreault
Sterling
Conn
Massena
N. Y
Misa Lavisa MyRess
Box 74
Massena, N.Y
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertisement Claim
A compact 19th century style label promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle yet firm remedy that makes a lazy liver perform its duties. It claims to cure constipation indigestion sick headaches and distress after eating with a small pill small dose and small price and urges that Genuine labels bear a signature.
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Carter
Let Me Do It Man Handles Hair in Domestic Clash
A man grows angry and grabs his hair with both hands prompting his wife to demand he stop. She reminds him that she is present and watching. The scene captures a tense domestic moment with a sharp rebuke.
Cuticura Advertisement Promotes Hair Growth Aids
A vintage ad touts Cuticura Soap for cleansing and Cuticura Ointment for soothing scalp healing. It claims daily use supports hair growth and offers free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Scribble Poetry Critique and Denison's Coffee Ad Reference
A fragment notes criticism of Scribble poetry and praises Denison's Coffee as a remedy amid saloonkeeper boasting of a buffet style. The text juxtaposes artistic doubt with local business promo in a period tone.
Dog Keeps Night Vigil At Master's Grave In Buckner
A collie named Pete in Buckner Missouri keeps a daily vigil at the grave of his late owner William Hudspeth. After Hudspeth died Pete wandered, found the new grave, and has since made rounds between town stores, the farm, and the cemetery, waiting beside the headstone.
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Buckner
Pete
William Hudspeth
Mr. Hudspeth
Dog
Sexton
Hudspeth
Plan to trap "Mashers" in New York streets
Police matrons will be sent on detective duty to enforce the new vagrancy law aimed at men who annoy women on the streets. The law places street loiterers of both sexes on equal footing, ending immunity for men unless a formal complaint is filed by the women annoyed.
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New. York
Girl, 16, survives near train. keeps shoe as relic
Edith Simmons of Chicago recounted a narrow escape near Waukegan when a passenger train chewed apart her shoe as she freed her foot in five tense minutes. She says the ordeal taught courage and she will think of the shoe to stay calm in danger.
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Chicago
Edith Simmons
Miss Simmons
Waukegan
Waukekan
Uncle Will and the Tall Story of Women Drivers
Old Uncle Will tells of a dangerous woman driver to scare Miss Bess. He recalls a man run over by a female driver two years past who supposedly never breathed again, while the wife dismisses his tale as falsehoods. He insists the man was buried two years ago.
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Will
Missus
Miss Bess
Not a Matter of Piety
A country parson visits Jones at his garden gate where Jones holds a Bible. The pastor praises the sight, but Jones confesses the Bible is handy for finding two names as twins arrive at his house.
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Jones
Varanda
Brother Jones
Dominie
Engagement Ring Fits Like Necklace Pact
He proposed and she accepted, smiling as he slid a spar king circlet onto her finger. He notes the ring is loose, offering to resize, but she declines and keeps it as a necklace if needed.
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Rupert
Wife keels shoes burn divorce case at judge bench
Mrs. Heap testifies her husband Samuel Heap cremated her belongings after a dispute at 450 North Carpenter Street. The judge orders Mrs Heap to pay a $25 fine plus costs before divorce proceedings, amid tense courtroom exchanges.
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Chicago
Judge la Buy
Samuel Heap
la Buy
Heapes
Skinned by Lightning Hits Scandia Man Near Death
Orlando dispatch reports Charles Nystrom, once a Scandia resident, struck by lightning. The bolt tore down his back and legs, burned his outer skin severely and left him largely paralyzed from the waist down. He has begun regaining some use of his limbs but full recovery is unlikely.
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Scandia
Kan
Orlando
Fla
Charles Nystrom
Brooklyn Woman Honors Husband With Five Aboard
Mrs Anna Bellamo of Brooklyn presented her husband with five items in a noted domestic display. The brief item records a charitable or affectionate gesture centered in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Ten-Dollar Look Debt Owed Sparks Morning Exchange
A brief dialog opens with Jigson boasting of looking well while Bigson asks about a man who owes ten dollars. Jigson confirms the claim and asserts the debt needs repayment.
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Bigson
Jigson
Restore Natural Hair Color With Hay's Hair Health
Guaranteed method to reverse gray hair and restore youthful color using Hay's Hair Health. Sold by druggists in 25c 50c or $1.00 sizes with dealer's name. refund offered if it fails. Safe, discreet, and claims to remove dandruff while improving scalp tone.
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PhiloHay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
Adv
Monarch seeks honor for famed General Slammenberg
The monarch awards General Slammenberg with the Zinc Triangle the Purple Gondola and the Singing Squirrel after a record haul of 962 438 prisoners and 107% guns. The general asks for a homegrown cigar named after him, but the monarch finds the request impossible.
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Slammenberg
Molecules Studied Prompting Household Joke
A Kansas City Star anecdote shows Mrs. Johnson asking what her son studies and the boy answering molecules. The mother urges constant practice while the father struggles to wear one, a line that lands as a light family joke.
Swamp Root Offered For Kidney Relief Advert
An herbal remedy, Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root, is advertised as a treatment for kidney bladder and liver troubles promising quick relief and strength to the kidneys. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle locally or send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY noting the newspaper.
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Dean
Illinois
Thomas J. Beal
Walnut St
Harrisburg
Ill
Doan’s
Bex
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Prisoner boasts of jail with humor in dialect
A detainee cheerfully claims he likes jail, praising the view and bars as attractive. He explains he is in for bigamy, saying he has three wives. The exchange is rendered in thick regional dialect.
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Yassah
Durance Vile
Vanessa Teaches Ten Men at Hotel to Swim
A brief anecdote notes Vanessa, resourceful and capable, entertains ten men staying at a hotel. None can teach her to swim, so she instead gives them lessons. The quip reflects playful wit and social humor.
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Vanessa
War correspondent avoids loud guns in front scenes
A reader praises a war correspondent for a descriptive column from the front that notably avoids mentioning the big guns. The remark highlights restraint and vivid scene painting without explicitly naming artillery.
Doctor warns coffee harms health and praises Postum
A doctor with long experience links coffee to constipation stomach and nervous troubles. A former coffee drinker wrote of illness from coffee, then switched to Postum, reporting better sleep weight gain and renewed energy for self and family. Postum offered in Cereal and Instant forms.
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Postum
Postum'Co
Battle Creek
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