Lawson Credit and Copper Market Fallout teased by Dawson
Kansas City Star notes Thomas W. Touwson deserves credit for pushing insurance investigations and scrutinizing frantic finance. It argues Lawson has oscillated between extreme and visionary moves, fueling talk he is near ruin due to copper advances while skeptics doubt the broker’s collapse.
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Lawson
Kansas City Star
Mus
Thomas W. Touwson
Muich
Ruth
Eplia
Millans
Thomas W. Dawson
Dodd's Kidney Pills Change Local Man's Health
Washington Kansas resident Jesse H. Mitchell, long skeptical of patent medicines, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing twelve years of kidney trouble and back pain. He reports renewed energy, less fatigue, and improved strength after four boxes. The account is presented as a personal testimonial from a well known local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kan
Jesse H. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Dodd
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad from Philadelphia Press
An old ad promising quick cold relief notes phrases like you and me in a joint claim. It mentions LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine and a signature by B. W. Grove on each box. The garbled text hints at refund promises if no relief is seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Droggisia
B. W. Grove
Debutante and suitor debate a humble wife ideal
In a Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt, a suave suitor proposes to a debutante. She rejects romance, declaring herself vain and unworthy, while proposing a pragmatic wife who can manage on his small salary. The scene unfolds after a two step in a conservatory with mystic scents and champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Telegraph
A Heavy Load to Carry and Its Digestive Cure
Dyspepsia and nervousness arise from poor stomach digestion, poisoning the blood and draining energy. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a non alcoholic tonic to rebuild blood, improve digestion, and protect against grip and bronchitis. Pleasant Pellets are promoted as liver pills to regulate stomach and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Gates on division fences and farm gates
The article outlines building a four foot wide gate set into division fences with corner posts, hinged boards, and hooks for secure closure. It emphasizes practical, low cost farm gates that ease movement between fields and sections.
From a Poor Farm to Poultry Venture and Feed Strategies
A farmer considers turning a small, sandy, poorly fertilized farm into a poultry operation to feed the family and earn income. The piece discusses soil fertility, manure use, and selective crop planning, and outlines building a low-cost piano-box poultry house, plus winter feeding and care for horses.
Ready for Him
When Representative Bartlett of Georgia tied his first case an opposing lawyer browbeated a witness. The witness replied he stood seven yards two feet seven inches from the defendant, insisting he was positive and had measured it despite the lawyer’s taunt.
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Cure for Constipation
An advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a permanent cure for constipation and related illnesses. It claims to cleanse the system, improve digestion, and cure typhoid, malaria, and other ailments, offering a free bottle to first-time users and a coupon for a dollar off.
Coupon offer from Rock Island druggist promotes calendars
Fragmented ad copy urges sending full address and $1.00 to receive bottles and goods. Mentions Marx's Grapa Tonig Co and Bacon Ridge. References calendars and blotters from insurance firms, with nonspecific praise of an individual named Spruceby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marx
Grapa Tonig Co
Third Ave
Rock Island
Vulenda
Bacon Ridge
Silac-Grandpap Spruceby
Cyrus
Hall's Cure and Dr Cyrus Adler Resign Presidency
Frank Cheney asserts oath claiming partnership in Arrivet F J Cheney & Co Toledo with $100 reward for cataract cure refused by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Tablet notes testimonials and domestic remedies. Dr Cyrus Adler resigns JTS presidency due to Smithsonian duties. outlines impact on Jewish Theological Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atate
Ole
Toledo
Lucan County
Frask
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank I. Cheney
Devel
W. Gerabon
Nokarr Pajdlic
J. Chene
Y & CO
Zéc
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary
Smithsonian Institution
Pigo's Cure for Consumption Promised Relief
A fragment warns of a so called remedy named Pigo's Cure for Consumption. The brief notes it rapidly relieves ailments described as ekateckiya and other symptoms attributed to consumption. The text hints at a persuasive claim but lacks verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigo
Pierce
Fog Eyed Sailors Struggle as New England Fog Thickens Waters
Officers aboard steamships docking at Boston report a fog related eye ailment termed fog eye. The condition, caused by peering through dense fog and glare, worsens during the humid season. Captain Higgins and crew of the Admiral Sampson, arriving from Jamaican ports, were among those affected along with other Tunnh ships at the Long Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Higgins
United States Fruit Company
Admiral Sampson
Long Wharf
Man and His Valet in Cleveland Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a man dependent on his valet, even at a marriage proposal. He appears helpless without the valet whose gesture includes a handkerchief placed for him to kneel upon. The ad promotes PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles with refund promise if not cured in six to thirty four days.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mabel
What Should We Eat From Everybody's Magazine
Germany is eating horse a ten course Algerianllon served by a Parigian Tartarin. monkey is praised with rabbit like flavor. An English traveler recalls baked elephant foot as fit for a king. boa constrictor touted as better than veal. The piece notes cannibalism rumors and the idea that humans eat almost anything while drink to excess. A new sulphurous spring bursts forth at Hamman Mesboutine in Alpera reaching 80 degrees.
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New York
Widter
Everybody's
Germany
Africa
Edward VII
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Philadelphia Press
Lise
Gures
Lane
Canan
Pennsylvania
Marshall Oil Co
Marshalltown
Lincoln
Neb
Ike
Horace
Piano Box
Hicu
California Fig Syrup Co
Fg Syrup Company
California Fig Syrup Coz
Price, Arn
F. W. Diemer
H.D
Springfeld
Gale
Drogetsta
Mira
Winslow Sa
Colin
Irer At
Hamman-Mesboutine
Alpera
Carter
Carters Twes
Gatarre
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Btreat
Sioux City
P'T'g CO
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