Remarkable Cures Attributed to Peruna Elixir
A lengthy testimonial letter suite from 1897 to 1900 claims Peruna cured chronic constipation in a wife after twenty five years and catarrh in a husband after twenty five years. Additional endorsements from A Schwandt and others praise sleep, rheumatism relief, and systemic catarrh benefits for old people. Includes a $10,000 bank guarantee for testimonial authenticity and marketing notes for the Peruna Almanac 1905.
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Market Exchange Bank
Columbus
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Do You Know What An Aniline Blue Is
The Handy Blueing Book highlights this blueing ad prospecting vendor tips. A single sheet from the book yields ten gallons of proper laundry blue water. Aniline blueing, tested in Germany decades ago, is now popular in the Huraypewn market for shirts and collars as it won’t spot streak or harm linens and leaves items snowy white.
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Germany
HANDY
E. Lake St
Chicago
Ill
The Cow and the Hon Heard's Dairyman Report
The article compares dairy profits by state and breed, noting Pennsylvanian creameries yield per cow and Indiana profits, plus Wallace's Farmer data on profitable grade chickens. It discusses cow value versus annual profit, chicken economics, and explains milk composition and fat globule behavior affecting churning.
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Heard
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Wallace
Exciting a Dairy Cow and Balanced Rations
A South Dakota farmer shares decades of dairy insights on exciting cows, avoiding dogs in dairy herds, and using balanced on farm rations. Advice covers lighted stables, mild exercise, fresh air, and comfort for cows, plus practical tips on preventing teat injuries with lard and noting richer last milk.
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South Dakota
Miners Chapel at Myndd Menigdd Colliery Swansea Wales
A note about the miners chapel near the bottom of a shaft at Myndd Menigdd Colliery in Swansea. The pulpit is lit only by a safety lamp, and the oldest miner is usually chosen to officiate.
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Swansea
Wales
Joseph Jefferson recalls Bagley as sole familiar man in career
In a Baltimore performance of Rip Van Winkle Joseph Jefferson recounts how his longtime property man Bagley, notorious for blunt manners, got drunk and joked during the show, earning Jefferson’s dismissal after a line about eighty percent. The letter ends with a quip about Piso’s Cure for Consumption.
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Bagley
Baggley
Joe
Ald Boy
Tae
Leruna Lucky Day Almanac Reaches 8 Million Homes
The Leruna Lucky Day Almanac is a fixture in more than eight million homes and available free from all druggists. Request early as the 1905 edition is already in demand and supplies will exhaust. Do not delay and inquire today. The zebra is born with stripes, man must acquire them.
Odd Claims and Quack Remedies Spark Grocery Mistrust
A grainy note lists dubious marketing lines about Defiance Starch and competing brands, claims of 16 oz versus 12 oz packages, and tainted medical cure pitches. It also cites wrong spellings and odd proverbs, including a quack cure for piles and a nurse’s cough syrup recipe.
Best steer to fatten ends with life insurance pitch
An advertises a novel piggyback plan comparing a 20 payment life policy to cattle investment. It claims the policy never loses value and pays cash on death or at maturity, urging readers to place one or two steers’ cost into the policy while suggesting contacting Equitable Life of Des Moines for a design catalogue. It closes with a social note about a New York mother fearing a California smallpox case.
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Des Moines
Flocking Into Canada From Dakota and Nearby States
Major Allison Edwards, U S Consul General in Montreal, reports a steady western migration into Canada driven by land scarcity. He notes North Dakotans seek new farms across the border, bringing money and readiness to work, while Canadian agents offer information on homesteads. The piece also adds a wry aside about priorities between groceries and dry goods.
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Allison Edwards
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North Dakota
Canada
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