Testimonial Praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Lowell resident Mrs M Theall Bessey credits three years of suffering with right side pain to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports restored health and doubled productivity after using the remedy. The ad extols the product for female ailments and invites letters for advice from a company physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lowell, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Established Afternoon Frocks Showvaried Modes in Silk and Crepe
Fashion notes describe afternoon frocks in black or dark satin and colorful combinations. Frocks feature kimono style bodies with tucked skirts, deep smocking borders, lace neck frills, and tasselled belts. Foulard and georgette crepe ensembles include tunic illusions with draped fronts and blue white bodices accented by draped foulard elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wommr
Foulhard
Becoming Hat Styles Dominate Spring Millinery Shops
A shopper seeks hats that boost appearance by at least 20 percent with a vast range of shapes and materials. The article notes choosing a hat to fit an average or nonstandard head, adorable veils, floral clusters, ribbons, and spring to midsummer designs featuring grasses, grapes, and laces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milnervy
Take Stock and Seek a Better Farm Future
A columnist urges personal and business self evaluation. Procrastination harms progress while decisive action shifts from loss to profit. Western Canada offers affordable land, favorable farming conditions, and better social climate as a path to financial security and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Brazil
Ind
Indianapolis
Canada
Western
Saskatchewan
Brazil Glass
Western Canada
Dancing Snow Flakes Inspires Winter Ball Prep
A playful note from the Boston Transcript references dancing snow flakes and jokes about practicing for a snow ball, capturing a whimsical winter mood.
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Boston Transcript
Milks Emulsion Claims Lasting Digestive Relief
An Anderson Indiana man credits Milks Emulsion with curing five years of stomach trouble and constipation after trying numerous doctors and medicines. The ad touts quick relief, appetite boost, and bowel regularity, with a money back guarantee and prices of 60c and 1.20 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McCormick
Anderson
Ind
McCormick
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Cascarets Claim 25 Million Boxes Sold Last Year
Advertisements tout Cascarets as relief for constipation biliousness indigestion gases colds and headaches. The ad says the product works overnight by removing toxins and improving bowel muscles without griping, never weakening the liver, and costs 50 cents. It adds a wry line about needing to do something twice to accomplish it.
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Eatonic
Notless
Oh No Not to Eat Jelly Prank At Party
Bobby asks for one more jelly at the party and then admits he cannot eat more. He reveals a mischievous intent to drop the jelly down Peter's neck, prompting the hostess to question his plan.
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Bobby
Peter
Eat Less and Take Salts for Kidneys
Public health ad urges Americans to guard kidneys by reducing rich foods. It promotes Jad Salts or four ounces of rad Salts daily mixed in water to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder disorders.
Fumes Make Her Fume in a Quaint Advertisement Snippet
A quirky 5 cent ad comic mentions tobacco making a man nervous if his wife objects and suggests Red Cross Ball Blue for bluing. It also notes a Togoland wage estimate of two cupfuls of salt for a day’s work.
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Togoland
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Parker
Druggista
Hiscox Chem
Wks
Hiscog Chemical Works
Watchbogne
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Mother Gray
Harvey A. Willis & Co
Consolidated Stock Exchange of
N.Y
Foreign Exchange
W. U
Broadway
New York
Newark
Market Street
Cer
Uptown
Fifth Avenue
Public Library
New York City
Ablem O
Eas
Holland
Ae Vore
Roya Cook
Rteni
Royal Cook Book
Royal Baking Powder
Fulton Street
Mr. McCormick
Cascarets
Texas Ranger Producing & Refining Company
C. D. Knapp, Jr. & Co
Red Cross
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