Women Entrust Lydia Pinkham Advice to Help Suffering
A 19th century appeal urges women to consult Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice on female ailments. The text cites testimonials from women improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. It notes hundreds of letters and the mayor and postmaster endorsing the Mrs Pinkham correspondence project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniz Foster
Cascade Locks
Oregon
Mra. Pinkhaamm
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gizo
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dean
Pinkham
Lydia ER. Pinkham
Mus
Pingsuam
Nina Chase
Ulton
Pinkhamm
Lydia KH. Pinkham
Fulton, N. Y
Mrs. Car. Voss
Sac City
Iowa
Dr Plunder Purifier and 19th century patent cures
A collage of patent medicine claims and ads mentions Dr Plunder purifiers tests of oil fuel in the British navy, Cascarets candy cathartic for blood and complexion, Piso under doubt, Mrs Winslow teething syrup, ice delivery by auto, Hall’s Catarrh Cure and testimonies from Cheney West & Trvax and Walding Jennings Marvin. A Texas jury verdict states the horse thief was found not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney &Co., Props
Toledo
I’. J. Cheney
Tintin
West & Trvax
Walding
Innan & Mamvin
England's Armored Trains and a Stomach Bitters Ad
A collection of quotes praising influence and armored trains alongside an advertisement claiming Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures indigestion biliousness liver and kidney trouble for fifty years. Mentions England’s use of armored trains in the Boer War and warns against poor meal choices in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hostetter
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Relief for Prolific Foot Ailments
A vintage catalog style notice touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as curing painful swollen smarting feet and ingrown nails. It claims 80 000 testimonials and offers trial packages free by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen 3
Olmsted
le Ray
N.Y
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purification Remedy
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing eruptions scrofula and catarrh. It quotes testimonials from Miss Peabse Griffin in Baldwin Michigan Alpha Hamilton Bloomington Indiana Otto Br Moors Mount Hope Wisconsin praising clear skin and disappearing sores after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Otto BR. Moors
Mount Hope, Wis
Death of ExeMine Edward J. Phelps in New Haven Connecticut
Obituary notes the death of Hon. Edward J. Phelps ex ambassador to the Court of St. James and former Yale professor and minister to Great Britain. Born 1822 in Middlebury Vermont he held many posts including Vermont Comptroller US Senate candidate and president of the American Bar Association. The piece highlights his legal wit poetry and lectures as well as his role in the Bering Sea Arbitration Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Phelps
New Haven
Conn
Edward J. Phelps
Court of St. James
Phelps
Vermont
Middlebury
Middle
Bering Sea
Peruna Protects Our Homes and Families
A Nebraska contractor Carl T. Roberts extols Peruna curing his sons’ membranous croup pneumonia and fever and says nineteen bottles saved $500 in doctors’ bills. William Youngblood praises Peruna for catarrh relief. H. G. Walker reports nervous relief. promoters urge households to keep Peruna as a preventive cure and offer a free work on chronic catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Carl T. Roberts
Mason
Hartman
James
Charlie
John
Peruna
C. T. Roberts
Falls City
William Youngblood
The
Interior
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Company
Civil War Survivors and Pension Estimates Mentioned
The Chicago Evening News notes 1 032 418 Civil War survivors excluding deserters, with about 812 000 unpensioned. It adds the average age of survivors is 60 years. Also mentions the Northern Pacific North Coast Limited schedule starting April 29 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Chicago Evening News
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Holton
Kan
United States
Berlins
Hamburgs
Paris
London
Piso
Jons BF
Boysen
Trinity Springs
Ind
Mrs. Winslow
Texas
Adam
United States Army
Pullman
Costa Rica
Muggins
Solomon
Chicago
Philadelphia Record
New York City
Weather Bureau
Moore
India
School For Scandal
Springfield
W. J. Spratley
Roberts
Neb
Key
ADIES
Fwarte
Ensible
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Northern Pacific North Coast Limited
Michigan
Portland
Orecon
Spokane
Seattle
Salem
McMinnville
Medford
la Grande
Adi Livited
Ade Ladies” Purqhisine Agency
Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon
Buffalo Pitts CO
Weite
Catalgue
K. Yamhill St
Portland, OR
Portland Directory
Portland Wire & Tron Works
Cawston & CO
Birst St
Jonan Poole
Portnann
Ornaon
City Garden
Salzer
Salter
Balzer Been CO
EALTH
DR. Qunn
ADOBE
Paskakoco
Philadelphia
California Fig Syrup CO
Washington
Booth
Pabst
Er Chemical CO
Evawis
Draggista
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