Experience–Pinkham's Advice and Patents Mentioned
The piece extols Mrs. Pinkham as an advisor with 20 years of experience handling over a hundred thousand cases annually across letters and in person. It asserts women gain wisdom from her, offers Wellstate Compound, and invites readers to write to Lynn Massachusetts. It mentions imperial customs data on foreigners in open ports of China as of 1898 and includes various advertisements for foot powders and patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thas
China
Peruna Tonic Promoted For Women Strength And Home Care
A 19th or early 20th century exhortation extols the duties and dignity of women as guardians of family care and education. It urges mothers to balance home life and cites the world’s weariness as a reason to use Peruna as a tonic to renew vigor for domestic duties.
Pe-ru-na touted as cure for catarrh and women
An advertisement-style claim promotes Pe-ru-na as a universal remedy for catarrh affecting any organ. It asserts women suffer from inflammatory weaknesses of mucous membranes and that Pe-ru-na will cure all catarrhal troubles where other remedies fail. The piece emphasizes Pe-ru-ta and Pe-ru- na as key formulations.
Knockout drops and demystifying drugging myths
A New Orleans Times-Democrat interview with police notes debunking the knockout drops legend, arguing criminals rely on liquor and deception, not hidden drugs. The discussion covers how dives often lead to robbery as drinkers wake to claim they were drugged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bad Blood And Skin Ailments Promoted By Patent Remedies
An advertisement style sample covers remedies for skin diseases claiming blood purification by S S S and other tonics. It touts vegetable formulas, cites customer testimonials, and promotes medical contact with Swift Specific Company of Atlanta. It also includes unrelated notes on Behring Sea Nome, teething syrups, exotic foods, livestock care, a foot powder court ruling, and a note about fruit storage and citrus trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Shobe
Lucas Avenue
St. Louis
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Justice Laughlin
Supreme Court
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen
China and surrounding regions details with a note on flying machines
The piece lists Chinese dependencies by area and population including Mongolia Tibet Yungaria and Turkestan with millions of souls and square miles. It mentions a government grant of 25000 for flying machine experiments and contrasts this with business in medical cures for dyspepsia and constipation. It ends with a moral about service over status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Manyan
Mongolia
Tibet
Yungaria
Ast
Turkestan
Weak Nerves Strengthen With Rich Blood Tonics
An assortment of old advertisements tout blood tonics and household remedies. Claims include nerve and health benefits from Sarsaparillas and tonics, with pricing quoted for Hood’s and Carter’s inks and other products. Also brief notes on governance, empires, and motivational lines amid fragmented ad copy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Pinkham
Ailen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
England
Hall
F.J
Cheney &O
Props
Toledo
J. Cheney
Eancal
Wast & Truax
Walding
Innan & MA
VIS
G. Dall
Rug
Testimoni
Arabia
Spain
Peter the Great
Peter
Moscow
Indies
Philadelphia Ledger
Bengal
O Ther
Europe
Tennessee
Clarksville
Aunt Cherry Mallory
Aunt Cherry
Cape Nome
Behring Sea
Snake River
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
U.S. A
Seattle
North Pacific Ocean
Dutch Harbor
Aleutian Archipelago
Mrs. Winslow
London
Australia
Shanghai
Joe
California
Paris
Carter
Carters
Usedntheart
Pake Postetter
Reath
Wilhelmina Nagel
Rittenhouse St
Cincinnati
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Tiandias
Hood
Timese Empire
Wisa
Visa
Brees
Pind Ave
Minneapolis
Ming
Jan. Hi
Carters Ink
Daklings
Carters Ink Co
Bos- Lott
E. C. Atkins & Company (Inc
Portland, Oregon
Boing
Portland
First Street
Avenarius Carbolineum
Perfection Pile Preserving Co
Wash
Fisher, Thorsen & Co
Oregon
Whittier, Coburn & Co
San Francisco
Cal
Chas. H. Fletcher
Murray Street
New York City
Moore
John Poole
Port
B. B. Obeen
Boz N
John Barke TR CO
Miret Street
Studebaker
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing CO
East
Morrison Street
Ohio
Ensilage
Parlin & Orendonef CO
Bosaneg
Phlade
Dayton
Vaeda
Daston Hardware Co
Iain Pensio
Washington
Booth
Stag
N. Pln
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