Women Describe Ovarian Pain and Cure by Pinkham's
Adelaide Foy of 174 St Ann's Ave New York writes of severe ovarian pain low side and back aches headaches and sickness from long work on her feet. She credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid relief and full cure urging others to try the remedy despite medical bills.
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Pinkham
Adelaide Foy
St. Ann's Ave
New
F. Wright
Oclwein
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
New York
How He Got It and Other Lost Tales From Jefferson City
Remixed clippings recount a former Buchanan county representative talling of his sudden cash after a Jefferson City term. The anecdote quotes him claiming wash at home saved $300 from a $5 daily allowance while in session. The collage includes jokes about marriage plans and pin money, plus a stray quip on colored servants and a Chamfort quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Buchanan County
Kansas City Journal
Jones
Not Going Abroad Luggage Labels Fool Travelers
The piece notes a fad of decoration with foreign hotel and rail labels fading as genuine travel becomes common. It cites vanity in labeling luggage and fake claims, with buyers and sellers aware many claim journeys they never took. It ends that only meeting the traveler on the return steamer confirms real travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
France
London
New York
Manhattan
Thomases
Sir John Mandeville
Alpenstock
Coney Island
Italy
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Veteran Joshua Heller of Urbana testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble and back pain after use at Cunningham Bros. Drug Store. He says the treatment prevented attacks and endorses the remedy again. Free trial offered by Foster-Mar Milburn Co. Mail order for nationwide distribution. Price 1 cent per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Doan
Joshua Heller
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Cunningham Bros
Champaign
Dean
Heller
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Peculiar fear of rear-train sections after wrecks
A railroad brakeman notes passengers avoid the rear car after a deadly Westfield NJ collision and similar behavior on elevated lines. Some riders prefer forward coaches, while others cling to wrecked sections, reflecting belief in avoiding repeat disasters. The piece cites car seating choices and public memory of crashes. Also includes mortality rate data and a brief humorous exchange about vegetarians and a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Westfield
N. J
Easton
New York Times
Judge Slims by Hot Springs Cure and Pork Request
A famous judge, famed for his girth, travels to hot springs for treatment and returns lighter. On the first morning back, he tells a butcher to cut off zero pennies of pork, then declines the meat, joking that he only wanted to gauge weight loss. A second note credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for a long illness’s reversal.
Wouldn't Be Nee Learn to Spell in School Report
A collage of vintage clippings mocks misspellings and school life from the era. Mentions mothers and children, remedies for colds and coughs, and various brand names as seen in old newspapers. Contains miscellaneous anecdotes and advertising blurbs with mixed unrelated notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Mamma
Mamma Yonker
Statesman
Peruna Promoted In 1904 Grippe Epidemic Letters
A long excerpt touts Peruna as a universal remedy for grip and catarrh. It includes multiple testimonials from named individuals in New York Minneapolis and Atchison praising rapid recovery, improved nerves and digestion, and the product’s usefulness when standard doctors’ prescriptions failed. The piece ends with the offer to write for free advice from Dr. Hartman.
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New York
Joseph A. Flinn
Fifth District
Christopher Street
New York City
Board of Health
D. L. Wallace
International Barber's Union
Western Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
Ja Grippe
Peruna
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
George H. White
Hartming
Gratia
Hartman
Artmon Sanitarium
Columbia
Readers urged to join new farmers monthly paper
A fragmentary ad style note highlights a new monthly publication aimed at farmers seeking profitable fields and mentions a 144 page Lone Star State book. Misc quotes and wry lines from various papers appear as filler, with casual references to parties and chafing dish banter.
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Lexus
Lone Star State
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis, Mo
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Va Weath
Hank
Philadelphia Press
Mother Gray
le Roy
Butler
Jems
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Mises
Fiso
OrDrien
Putnam
Cardan
O. H. Perry
Grian
Vusae
Dane
Orjame
Gulf OF Mexico
Ay Seaton
Chicago Daily News
Berlin
Desmalus
Beecher
California Fig Syrup Co
Nak
Chicago
Canada Grain
Westers Ca ‘Vieja
Groan
Ottawa
Canada
Pani. Ming
COMI
Milwanker
Win
Roohar
Keron
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