Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised Relief Across States
A jumbled testimony fragment describes back pain relief and improved urinary symptoms from Doan's Kidney Pills. Readers cite personal boxes bought in several places, noting improved energy and heart steadiness, with notes of swelling and sleep improvements. The copy resembles an era localized testimonial ad.
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Doan
Mitch
Shanan E. Brapsy
Elm Street
West Haven
Conn
Tito
Rivers and Brooke Clash Over Crowd Draw in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune notes Rivers claims the play at All Around theater fails to draw crowds though ads boast crowds turned away. Brooke retorts the crowds have consistently stayed away since opening, calling the marketing misnomer.
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Chicago Tribune
Rivers
Allaround
Brooke
George
Impressions of a Woman on Western Canada Alberta
A woman settler writes from Hilldown Alberta praising Western Canada. She claims cattle ranchers mix farming, the climate is mild, winters light, crops good, and education funded at 70 percent. She envisions Alberta as a future garden of the Northwest and predicts a growing population. The letter ends with a note about snow costs in New York.
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Western Canada
M. V. Melnnes
Detroit
Mieh
Hilldown
Alberta
Michigan
Ent
John M'Lachlan
Peryna
Erie County
New York
John W. Neff
Buffalo
Perrin
The Joy of Working as Life and Work Alike
A droll promotional piece by D. Herbert Moord argues that joy comes from work not leisure. It extols early rising, brisk labor, and the dignity of employment, urging workers and employers to embrace toil as the essence of life and reward.
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Garcia
Herbert Moord
Lord & Thomas
Brand
Tnnal
Skip Rope for Beauty’s Sake in Indianapolis News
The piece touts skipping rope as a year round beauty aid for both sexes, claiming it strengthens the heart, renews youth, and improves skin. It prescribes a rope with handles, proper air in the workout space, and notes gymnasiums’ luxury and practicality, including attic gym rooms with mirrors where women begin each session by opening windows.
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Indianapolis
Prizes to Cooks 87500 in Cash Worldwide Contest
The Postum Cereal Co Ltd offers 785 cash prizes from 5 to 200 dollars with 7500 dollars total to improve household cooking. Home cooks, regardless of employment, can enter by following test rules and showing better cookery, aims include lighter breads, tastier desserts, and cleaner tables. Certificates for top winners will accompany the awards.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Mr. Post
Tha Ine Cereal Co., Ltd
Thame
Hota Cerest Co
Bae He Creek
Mich
How A Beautiful Woman Escaped Spring Catarrh By Peruna
A reader from Milwaukee credits Peruna with restoring health after a year of weakness. The advertorial piece touts Peruna as a spring tonic that strengthens nerves and blood, with testimonies from Mrs. Helen Whitman and others, urging readers to write for Dr Hartman’s advice.
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Mies
Helen Whitman
Grand Avenue
Milwaukee
Peruon
D. W. Timberlake
Lynchburg Va
The New West Now Dominates Financial Scene
The New West shows rapid, broad-based growth reshaping finance and industry across inland towns. Eastern observers struggle to grasp shifts in banking, railways, trade, and politics as western prosperity becomes a widespread topic in financial discussions.
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New West
New York Post
New York
Wall Street
No Use in Trying Borus Says Book Reviewer Rips Work
E Will Borus, a struggling Chicago author, crumples a Daily Bread copy and vents at a harsh book review. He complains his last novel has no incident and accuses critics of demanding impractical imagination rather than real craft.
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Chicago Tribune
E. Will Borus
Daily Bread
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