Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Two Women
Letters from Miss Bertha A Beloquin of Sterling Connecticut and Miss Lovisa Myres of Massena New York praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness anemia and exhaustion. Both urge other young women to seek restoration to health by using the remedy.
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Sterling
Lydia E.pinkham
Miss Bertha A. Beloquin
Sterling, Conn
Massena
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Lovisa Myres
Massena, N.Y
War Cuts Alimony Ruling in Domestic Relations Court
John Wagner, painting contractor of 821 East Forty second place, separated from his wife and son, with her seeking alimony of 75 dollars monthly plus rent for a 40 dollar flat. The court ordered 70 dollars monthly after the husband offered to show his books.
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Jhdzs
Fry
Court of Domestic Relations
John Wagner
East Forty
Chicago’ Tribune
War Horse and Buffalo Host Christian Endeavor Convention
Fragmentary lines indicate a wartime horse reference and Buffalo hosting a New York state event in October. The note mentions a Christian Endeavor convention with about 2 600 delegates in attendance.
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Buffalo
New York State
Yorkshire pitch sells goods on the road
A traveler in Yorkshire delivered a compelling sales talk that impressed an elderly man and son. The father praised the eloquence and asked the traveler to repeat the pitch for a formal interview. The traveler again impressed in a second meeting and the father told his son to emulate that selling approach.
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Jock
Fasci nated by Stickpins The Parlor Proposal Rejected
In Swiffleworth parlor a woman declines marriage citing family disapproval and a shady past. She cites father and mother opposition and reveals a recent marriage to Jack Billencoo last Wednesday, leaving the suitor at a loss.
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Swiffleworth
Jack Billencoo
Detroit Free Press
Deficient In Oxygen In Caisson Work
A French authority notes caisson workers suffer disease due to air compressed hydraulically losing about one fifth of its oxygen.
Pimples Ruined Complexion and Remedy Found
A Olney Illinois resident describes severe facial pimples and itching in 1914. After trying a complexion cream, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and claims full recovery in two weeks. The ad also notes Cuticura products available worldwide with free samples.
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E. N. Ave
Olney
Ill
Chas. EF. McGinn
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Charm and the beauty of life in Arthur C Benson's essay
In a Century essay Arthur C Benson defines charm as a deep attitude toward life rather than mere polish. He uses St Francis of Assisi as an example of a joyful restoration of Christian spirit, emphasizing welcome of fine things and a disdain for cruelty and greed.
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Arthur C. Benson
St. Francis of Assissi
Postage Stamp Craze Sparks Odd Marriage Match
A Paris Figaro ad spotted by a marketing chief shows a peculiar note: a stamp collector with 13,440 specimens seeks a wife who is also a collector and owns a blue Mauritius stamp from 1847. The ad targets a family collector, signaling a quirky era habit.
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Figaro
Paris
Mauritius
Fragmentary Cambridge quip rouses poetry reference
A garbled excerpt references Cambridge and Sappho with scattered dialogue about a baseball player and a curious line about a friend. The text is incomplete and facilities no clear event or outcome.
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Cambridge
Messalind
Hike
Picketh
A & ‘Know
Sappho
Fable Ends In Cold Advice From Mrs Gobsa Golde
A fragmentary tale shows Old Gobsa Golde seeking fashion tips for age while his wife, in green and gold brocade, responds with a stark line about the best mani for his age being chloroform. The scene depicts after theater social life and sharp marital dynamics.
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Sarehaen
Clergyman Reverend Heslop Reports Dodds Kidney Pills Help
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton reports dropsy lasting a year with swollen limbs and heart flutter. After using five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling vanished and he feels restored. He endorses the remedy and notes lasting faith. Advertises 50 cents per box and free household hints and music.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
E. Heslop
Dodds Kidney
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Scotch National Hero Wallace Honored At Bannockburn
One hundred years ago a tribute by the earl of Buchan marked Wallace as Scotland's national hero during the five hundredth anniversary of Bannockburn. The text recounts his leadership, fight for liberty, capture by treachery, and execution in London on August 5 1305.
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Sir William Wallace
Earl of Buchan
Bannockburn
Scotland
London
Coronation spectacle at Notre Dame costs 85 million francs
A Paris cathedral pageant portraying Napoleon and Josephine drew the coronation scene as the most magnificent ever witnessed. The event reportedly cost 85,000,000 francs in expenses.
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Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Paris
Napoleon
Josephine
Pern Exports Value At 1913 Totals 37 Million Dollars
Pern recorded exports in 1913 valued at 37 722 950 dollars. The year shows strong trade activity with diverse goods shipped abroad. The figure highlights Pern's international commercial reach during the period.
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Pern
Minister's Wife Breaks Coffee Habit with Postum
A nurse recounts how nightly coffee use led to nervous strain and bilious attacks. After marriage her husband urged quitting. she switched to Postum, felt clearer, steadier, and avoided further bilious episodes, claiming a return to health after a year. Read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum: Co
Creek
Mich
Wellville
Postum
President Wilson Opens Peace Sunday Across Nation
President Wilson led a nationwide day of prayer for an end to the war as church attendance set records. Secretary Bryan spoke at the Brooklyn Tabernacle with Andrew Carnegie among the crowd, urging religion and morality as the basis for peace and condemning war as the great calamity.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
New York
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
Charles B. Jefferson
The
Tabernacle
Tolstoi
Mr. Bryan
Fifty Miners Rescued After Mine Cave-In
In Joplin Missouri on October 3 fifty miners narrowly escaped entombment when the American mine caved in. About ten acres gave way, taking the powder magazine oil hoist sludge mill and a residence. The fifty men 250 feet underground were guided to shaft No 7 by foreman Newton Keithley via telephone. Eight sustained serious injuries.
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Joplin
Newton Keithley
Fighter Dies After Bout in San Francisco Ring
A 142 pound contender known as Bill Huddie died from injuries suffered in a six round bout with Arthur Carroll in San Francisco. Huddie was floored in the first and sixth rounds and collapsed after the match while dressing. Referee Bert McCullough, Carroll, and matchmaker Gregory Mitchell were arrested.
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San Francisco
Bill
Huddie
Arthur
Carroll
Bert McCullough
Gregory Mitchell
Cholera Acknowledged in Germany and Austria
Reuters from Rome reports the North German Gazette, the German government organ, admits cholera has developed in Germany as well as in Austria indicating a wider outbreak across Europe.
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Germany
London
Reuter
Rome
Austria
Bank of England to auction six month treasury notes
London readers report the Bank of England will receive tenders for six months treasury notes totaling more than 15 million pounds. Subscriptions may be placed in amounts of 1000, 5000, or 10000 pounds. The move aims to raise additional cash for the British treasury.
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Britain
London
Bank of England
Treasury
Nordica Earnings Reported At Sixty Five Thousand
The New York report states soprano Lillian Nordica earns about 65 000 dollars yearly from operatic engagements. Secretary Ernest R. Simmon notes the figure.
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Nordica
New York
Mme
Lillian
Ernest R. Simmon
Sto: the
Penny in Baby’s Windpipe Near West 54th Street
A penny given to a seventeen month old near West Fifty fourth street lodged in the child’s windpipe, causing a near-fatal incident. Policeman Fick called an ambulance. Dr Lott freed the coin and revived the baby at Polytechnique Hospital before the child returned home.
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Baby
Fifty-fourth Street
Louis McMann
Rose Goldrick
West Fifty-fourth Street
Fick
Polytechnique Hospital
Lott
Worth the Punishment
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalls a childhood prank when a boy and two friends released field mice in the kitchen and tarred doorknobs. They escaped punishment as the others received whippings while he endured two days on bread and water, cherishing the memory.
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Chicago Tribune
No Wonder It Stopped
Betty milking a cow as a mad bull charged the meadow and then suddenly halted within sight of her and the cow. Onlookers asked why the bull fled, and Betty replied that the animal became scared because the cow was his mother-in-law.
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Betty
Happy Ending Revealed in Author Interview
The author confirms the last novel ended happily and notes publishers paid $2,000 the day it was finished.
Irvin Berlin Spotlight Sparks Berlin Ragtime Song
A clef of public interest centers on Irving Berlin, the famed songwriter, with renewed attention in Berlin era venues and radio. The piece traces his influence on ragtime tones and popular tunes circulating through the music scene.
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