Manns Expectorant Cough Remedy Endorsed for Children
R. J. Schiff Mann offers Manns Expectorant advertised as the best remedy for bronchial and cold coughs. A 50 cent bottle yields 64 teaspoons when mixed with honey or sugar syrup and contains no narcotics. The product is claimed harmless, child friendly, with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Based in St Paul, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dido
Mann
R. J. Schiffmann
Prop
J. Paul
Minn
No Exception Reflected In Halting Conversation
Fragmentary quotes depict a man indebted to his wife and a public perception of the man’s generosity or lack thereof. The dialogue touches on social expectations and personal responsibility amid incongruous weather observations.
Sun Bean for Him: Kindergarten Sunday Service Song
A home Sunday school session featured a selection for a young worshipper. Nancy June delivered a wavering solo as Uncle Harry arrived, prompting a brief service interruption while the children paused their singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Nancy June
Jesus
The Bears Signature of ThreetehtwAh In Use for Over 30 Cears
A fragment from Boys Life presents a dated speaking scene with a stern admonition about swimming and race. The quoted dialogue mentions a character named Sambo and a child, reflecting racial terms and a problematic depiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Ad Claim
Claim that worms cause unhealthy color and stomach disturbance. Promotes Grov He's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system while nature dispels worms. Bottle price six cents.
Thanksgiving and Christmas Tale From the Turkey Siblings
Young Master Turkey and brothers discuss being fed for a special day. They recall Grandfather Turkey and explain Thanksgiving and Christmas as days of gratitude, freedom, and bounty, ending with a festive, gobbling celebration in the barnyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Master Turkey
Grandfather Turkey
Turkey Brothers
Young George Turkey
Master Turkey
John Tuorkey
Sonny George
Turkey
Santa Claus
George Turkey
John Turkey
Made His Aunt Happy
A Sunday school scene shows a teacher urging pupils to make someone happy each week. Johnny proudly says he visited his aunt, noting she is always happy when he visits and goes home again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Immortal Spirit of France in a Chateau Thierry Home
A weary American doughboy asks for water and is welcomed by a Frenchwoman. Her house, shell damaged, served as a dressing station for American wounded. She plans to rebuild, enlarge windows, and carry rock to restore the east wall while clearing debris near the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Smart and Shaw Spark A Friendly Phone Mix Up
In Indianapolis a purchasing agent office tale unfolds when Mrs. Shaw asks for her husband and Miss Smart answers. A witty back and forth ends with a pun about the stenographer’s name, leaving the affair lighthearted and no harm done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Marion County
Shaw
Smart
Miss Smart
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for indigestion and dyspepsia after meals. It claims tablets instantly settle upset stomachs at low cost from drug stores. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy taken to treat catarrh via blood purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Hall
Drugeista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
The Turtle Unspeciable Critter Quips
A humorous quote from the Louisville Courier Journal playfully calls the turtle an unspeciable critter and notes the creature lives inwardly. The remark accompanies a broader cultural aside about cats, mentioning over 25 million cats in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
United States
An Easy Matter and the Jumping Tale
A humorous exchange contrasts American and Irish boasting about feats. The dialogue mentions a man who allegedly naps thirty miles and jumps a five barred gate, with the Irishman quipping at the run he took. The fragment then shifts to an advert for May Apple pills and a statistic about Londoners, noting 350 of 1,000 inhabitants are country born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Willie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
London
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Promises Kidney Relief
An old-time home remedy claims to cure aging aches and bladder kidney ailments. The ad touts odorless capsules with Haarlem Oil to cleanse kidneys purify blood and ward off diseases, urging readers to buy three sizes with a money back guarantee if no help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Swift & Company
Cascara
Mr. Hill
Parker
Baiprestanta
Fulder
Kaonas City
Minaourt
Sambo Johnsing
Sambo
Beck of the
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Young John Turkey
Immortal Spirit OF
France
Wrigley’s
Wrigleys
PMU Rahele
Ati
SPOHN
Spohn’s
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U. S. Me
Becker
Pierce
Boston
Evening Transcript
Duncan
Wabash Herchandising Co
Shelvurn
Pershing
J. W. Read
Alby
Alton
Weils
W.N. Y
Indianapolis
Eatonic Remedy Co
Wabaab Ave
Aise
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!