Hospital Secrets and Odd Anecdotes in 19th Century Noreen Column
A杂集 of anecdotes and advertisements recounts Peruna as a cheerful tonic praised by a nurse, with notes on Dr Hartman and the Peruna Medicine Co. An 1899 era tale recalls Amos Cummings, General J J Smith’s Angeles defense, and witty post office stamps etiquette in Naples. Also mentions a French blind cinema device, laundry advice, Defiance starch, and a boy chasing a bee as comic line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caso. Ild
Monros St
Kate Taylor
Jlartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
St Jacobs Oil Credited By Nottingham Man For Knee Recovery
Arthur Harrison of Willford Crescent East Nottingham suffered a sprained knee for years. After doctors and various oils, two bottles of St Jacobs Oil ended his pain, leaving his knee perfect and strong with no further twinges after trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs Oil
Arthur Harrison
Willford Crescent East
Nottingham
St. Jacobs
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Restored Vitality
A vintage advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a remedy for weariness, loss of appetite, lack of ambition, insomnia, nerves, and irritability. It claims to purify and enrich the blood, calling it the only true blonde purifier from an English physician's formula. Publicity highlights a free sample offer from St. Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
President Roosevelt Arlington Address on Philippines Future
Washington May 31 Decoration Day drew vast crowds to Arlington as President Roosevelt spoke on duty, self government for the Philippines, and United States responsibilities. He defended humane war conduct, condemned lynchings at home, and urged measured policies toward Philippine independence tied to demonstrated capacity for freedom. By contrast, editorials note horse meat as a possible future staple and reference a Dutch proverb about tomorrow as a land of promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington
Department of the Potomac
West
Pacific Seaboard
Atlantic
Union
Philippines
War Department
Abraham Linecoln
Abraham Lincoln
Philippine Islands
Striking orchid and dream rail promise in era notes
The article mentions an orchid, the gram matophyllum, whose flowers open as if by magic. It reports a proposed electric Glasgow to Edinburgh railway, forty-two miles, single track, claimed twenty nine minutes. A Mississippi incident reports a flagman George Lee losing both feet to an oncoming train. It narrates a Hoboken man John Clauwin disguising money in a cork toe, then a theft of $40. It notes subpar hotel beds in Mexico, comparing bed coverings to door mats and exposing athletes’ misery with scant comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Hdinburgh
John Clauwin
Hoboken
N. J
Mexico
A Cure for Dropsy Found in Dodd's Pills
Ashley North Dakota June 24. Hanson of this place reports a cure for dropsy after using seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He had rheumatic heart and dropsy and grew worse until the pills reduced swelling and alleviated heart trouble. He can work again and would use the pills if symptoms return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
North Dakota
Dod
Dodd
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy With Kidney Cure
Mrs Louise M Gibson of Chicago writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her long standing kidney trouble and related symptoms after six bottles and pills. She praises improved health and youthful feeling and invites confidential advice from the company. Des Moines No 23 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Gibson
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mus. Pinkham
Jife
Lydia HE
Pinkham
Chicago
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peruna
Amos J. Cummings
Harrison
White House
Major Halford
New York
Mr. Cummings
J. J. Smith
Angeles
Otis
MacArthur
Smith
Naples
Dussand
Doga
T Hoff
Wright
Ron West
Indian Vegetable Epill CO
Chandler's
Halges
Chandler
Colorado
KIT Garson Land Company
Burlington
Gata
Gemaeigll
Libby
Bygients
Wetr Aera
Meate Meers
Libby, McNeill & Libsy
Newsxo
Herplede
Eyimir
Pinu
Carhsonmelzer Arms CO
Kanbab City
Thay Tyre
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Paris
Java
George Lee
Jackson, Miss
Iowa
Nebraska
Omaha
Millard
Lincoln
Stp
Javelle
N. W. Barrel
Ocean Grove
Costa
Mother Gray
Allen
Olmsted
LeHoy
N.Y
N. U
Des Moines
Beckman Brac
Towa
Straus & Schram
W. Madison St
Magnetic Starch Mfg. CO
Neb
Charterhouse
London
Irench
Alx
Foxign
Keaton
Odeurlzey
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