Truths on women's health and ads blend with provincial crime rise
An assortment of ad copy and notes cover Lydia Pinkham's patent remedy and foot care products, plus a stark statistic: Ontario jail commitments for drunkenness rose 185 in 1899, up over 150 percent. The mix reflects period concerns from health to crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Province of
Ontario
Peruna Cited as Cure for Summer Catarrh by Exposition Manager
Mary J Kennedy of Armoni Co. declares Peruna cured her eight year stomach upset and catarrh after three months of use. She credits the remedy with invigorating the stomach and liver, purifying the blood, and removing the cause of summer catarrh. Free "Summer Catarrh" info offered by Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus, Ohio.
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Mary J. Kennedy
Armoni & Co
Omaha
Neb
Mise Kennedy
Peruna
Peruna Medicine
Columbua
Ohio
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings of Cute Children
A playful children's page titled with Aunt Professor and Natalie recounts Natalie's g word mishaps and birthday gifts, including gingerbread g's. It also features a seashore tale, a humming ball toy instruction, and short sketches from Chicago Record. The column blends humor with moral glimpses and light anecdotes for young readers.
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Natalie
Mamma
Baby Boy
Aunt Professor
Sensitiveness in Fish and Early 20th Century Notices
A mixed collection of brief items notes on fish senses and sensory organs, a Menlo Park training school ad, warnings against mercury in remedies, Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion, a New Zealand hen as rat killer claim, a Munster high school detail, and various health opinion snippets including quotes from Horace Greeley.
Reality of Sin and Suffering in Faith and Life
The piece ponders why Jesus suffered if sin and pain are illusions, arguing atonement and the crucifixion's meaning. It discusses beets as a crop, then notes large baseball spending and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and health. A joke about drill instruction ends the fragment.
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Great Lakes
John Hakkete CO
Jesus
Hostetter
Chas. H. Fletcher
Sweet corn culture and duty in early notes
The article advises using nitrate around corn hills after emergence and ample manure before planting. It suggests monthly plantings to extend harvest into late summer, mentions Stowell’s Evergreen as a preferred standard variety, and ends with a moral reflection on duty and its rewards.
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Kirs. Pinkham
Allen
Sige Werae
Ginaieud
LeRoy
Carter
Chicago
Georgie
Ben Zine
Mag A. Zine
Maggie
I'v
Ben
Mr. Parlor Match
Harper’s Round Table
Kentucky
Walker
Maysville
John J. Scott
Frankfort
Grand Jury
Wadsworth
Bassett
South America
California
Death Valley
San Francisco
Central Africa
British Central Africa Protectorate
Protectorate
Thos
Gillard, Bigin
Lil
Candy Cathartic
Ue Viana
Gterting Remedy Company
Hentreal
New
Hoitt's School
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Cal
G. Hoitt
Univ
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
New Zealand
Mrs. Winston
Munster
Germany
Joan BF
Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Horace Greeley
Moore
Dayton’s
Dayton Hardware Co
Vortland
Oregon
John Poole
Portnam
Orkcon
Almerica
Hood
Castoria
Ntaur Company
Murray Atacet
New York City
Wavenarius
Perfection Pile Preserving Co
Seattle
Wash
Fisher, Thorsen & Co
Portland
Whittier, Coburn & Co
Mitchell Wagons
Studebaker
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing CO
East
Morrison Street
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