Where East and West Poems Sparked Convention Applause
At the Travelers Protective Association state meeting in Alliance in April Mayor P. E. B. Komig quoted the poem Where the West Begins, sparking applause. Mrs W. Thompson later printed an alternate version. both poems appear below, followed by an advertisement for Sloan's Liniment with a testimonial from James S. Ferguson, Philo, Pa.
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Travelers Protective Association
Alliance
P. EB. Komig
W. Thompson
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with $100 reward claim
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh through the blood and offers $100 to any case it fails to cure. It urges sending for testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as suppliers. Also promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills for daily bowel movement and overall health at 26 cents.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Disease in Omaha Warns Officials of Epidemic Danger
The article discusses infantile paralysis spreading from New York to Omaha and urges strict public health actions. It outlines transmission routes, prevention measures, sanitation, personal hygiene, and quarantine practices to guard communities.
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New York City
Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Wostabie Health Service
Morning internal bath for overall health claims
The piece extols drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises relief from constipation bilious spells headaches and bad breath and suggests a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the drug store as a cheap cure.
Dr. King's New Discovery Cough Syrup Ad
A vintage advertisement urges treating a cold with Dr. King's New Discovery. It lists Pine Tar Antiseptic Oils and balsams, promising cough relief throat soothing and head clearance. Promotes as a long running standard family remedy with a household bottle for cold insurance.
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Dr. King
Also Mentioned on This Page
East
Wife of
Traveling Man
God
Golden Rod
Sloan
James S. Ferguson
Philo
Sia
West
Allgrocers
Silk
First State Bank
F. F. Stephens
Surance
John G. Lewis
Western Nebraska Security Mutual Life Ins. Co., of
Lincoln, Nebr
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