Cuban minister backs Peruna remedy in endorsement
U S Congressman J H Bankhead of Alabama lauds Peruna as one of the best medicines for catarrh and a reliable tonic. The letter urges readers to try Peruna and offers free medical advice from Dr Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio. All correspondence is confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bankhead
Alabaa
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Senor Quesada
United States
George Kennan
Quesada
Esteban
Matanzas
Cuba
Marti
Peruna Medicine Company
Mee-boy
Washington Life
Tsaud
de. R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Picking Out a Cow From Neighbors and Test Methods
A seasoned dairy picker shares how to identify valuable cows by neighborhood tips setting prices, personally milking for quality, and using a glass test or Babcock tester. It argues buying older cows four years plus proven milkers over heifers, plus notes on hog butter history and the rise of Minnesota dairy inspection boosting butter premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolson Spice
Toledo
Ohio
Imain
Iise
George Ellis
Caldwell Co
Farmers’ Review
Scotland
Ireland
Great Britain
Gildh
Minnesota
Sccunne
The Teacher's Foe Six Years of Overwork and Recovery
A Dayton educator Miss Margaret M. James recalls six years of overcrowding and near nervous collapse after teaching primary grades. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring sleep, appetite, and strength, allowing a return to teaching. Other quotes mention Pills sales and general health claims from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Ling
Dagny
Neare
Sue Box
Dr. Williams
Quack Remedies Flood Local Advertisements
A jumble of sensational patent medicine pitches flood the page, toutting Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Ho’s pills, Caldwell’s syrup, and various tonics. The copy promises cures for infant distress, catarrh, and nervous ailments while urging readers to buy through scattered testimonials and dealer claims.
Man's pay tale hints at work rules in old note
A fragment notes a man who earns by filyance never works overtime, suggesting a whimsical take on labor limits and compensation practices in a bygone era. The line conveys a sly critique of overtime norms and payment methods.
Dyspepsia of Women and a Noted Remedy Claim
An 19th century advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female dyspepsia caused by uterine-tonic imbalances. It cites Mrs Maggie Wright of Brooklyn claiming complete recovery after two years of dyspepsia and nervous debility, praising the tonic effects and urging other women to use the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydian J. Pinkham
Lydia Li
Winkham
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U.S
Gonzalo de Quesada
IFOR
Chevlerfres
Tanley C. Hopkins
St. Johns
Western
Per Siz
Defiance Stardise
Defiance
Defiance Gontala
Des Moines
Ges Moines
Iowa
Harte of
Man Or Beast
Olney & McDaid, Mfrs
Clinton
Towa
Lion Coffe
Lion Coffee
LION
Ime
Keffer
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Mio
Boston
Chicago
Trme
Des Moines Tire Insurance Co
Terex
David Wonndy
Tiainot
Albany
Custer County
South Loup River
Victor H. Coffman
Omaha
Nob
Pak Cheney & Co
Caldwell
de Laval
DE Laval Separator Co
Randolph & Canal Sie
Cortlandt Street
New York
Dr. Pierce
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. MW Right
W. L. Douglas
W.L
Maine
Tee Doursiak
Douglas
JV. L. Douglas
Corona
W. Ta
Brockton
Moss
Canada
Ottawa
B. P Holmes
Duckson Streat
St. Paul
W. Y
Gannett
BOL
Nebraska
Vail
Illlnois Central
Yazoo
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Lowi
Putnam
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