Meekison Profile and Peruna Advertisement Tribute
A profile of Hon. David Meekison highlighting his mayoral career and Congress tenure, followed by a broad Peruna advertising appeal claiming its benefits for chronic catarrh. The piece cites testimonials from Meekison and Mrs. A. Snedeker and urges readers to use Peruna during cold season to prevent chronic catarrh.
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David Meekison
America
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Congress
Iowa considers two cent fare, child labor and monuments
Des Moines reports a slate of measures including a two cent rail fare for passengers over age twelve, bans on free passes, and child labor restrictions. Other items cover state monument appropriations, marriage reform, city licensing for itinerants, and rail viaduct authority.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Col. M. L. Temple
House
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Senate
Lee
Stray Stories Snippet on Bride’s Cooking Turns Cozy Memoir
A fragment from Stray Stories recalls a speaker praising a wife as dainty and pretty while noting she has become a skilled cook turning out half a dozen dishes in three months. Colloquial tone highlights domestic prowess and affection.
10000 Plants for 16 Cents From Salter Seed Co
John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a big plant and seed catalog with seeds to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 tayce 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 flowers for 16 cents plus 20 cents postage. Return notice to receive Berliner Cauliflower. Houston Post quote on economy.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
Leap year marriage mandate proposed by Gowrie mayor
Mayor E W Lorber of Gowrie Iowa calls a leap year bid for marriage urging every marriageable woman to propose. Fines range from one to five dollars to fund a public library. Also notes Mrs Josephine Howard Webster City preserves a 1761 Boston Gazette copy aging 143 years with good preservation.
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E. W. Lorber
Gowrie
Iowa
Josephine Howard
Webster City
Boston Gazette and Country Journal
Boston
Old Town
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Sells Laxative Tablets
An old Chicago Daily News notice promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day with a money back guarantee at 25 cents. Various quotations and notices appear alongside, including consumer and personal endorsements from different cities and dates.
Woman Overcomes Ills with Vegetable Compound
Letter from Buffalo woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after years of menorrhagia and pain. She reports improved health appetite and weight gain and urges others to use the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
No. Division St
Buffalo
Nellie Holmes
Young Woman’s Temperance Association of
Buffalo, N.Y
Playing the fool at Chicago Daily News remark
A brief quip notes that playing the fool is described as a uni accomplishment in the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily Ews
To Wash China Silk Dresses
China silk dresses may be successfully washed. Remove all ann ben zine. Then wash in warm water between the hands, rinse through several waters. Use soap sparingly, do not rub the fabric. Dry as possible, wrap in a clean cotton cloth. Success may come with effort.
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A. Snedeker
Cartersville, Ga
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, CO
Congressman Meekison
Cummins
Marshall County
Dowell
Judiciary
Calderwood
Scott County
W. E. Stone
Gen. M. E. Stone
Gen. M. M. Crocker
Knoxville
Gen. Stone
Ottumwa
Timothy Brown
Washington
Gen. Street
Chief Capello
Agency City
Bayer Society
Department of
Hart
Allamakee County
C. C. Dowell
Polk County
Senate Judiciary Committee
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
N. Y
Dodd
R. Haway
Benton, Ill
Jesse L. Simes
St. John
Kansas
Cincinnati
Timestar
E. D. Chassell
Plymouth County
Mr. Chassell
Geneva
Keokuk County
Wisconsin
McKinley
Garst
Appropriations
Committee On Appropriations
Board of Control
Leon Brown
Candy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
S York
Southern Foundry CO
Owensboro
Kentucky
Lewis Street
R. R
Arbuckle-Goode Commission SC
kTsr
Arareinvestment
Houston Post
Chicago Daily News
J. W. O'Brien
Ave
Minneapolis
Shien
Putnam
Lumbago and Sciatica
St. Jacobs
Price
Western Canada
Western Can Pa
Canadian Atlas
Ind
K. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minn
McInnes
6Th Avenue Theater
Detroit
Mich
Currie
Calihan Block
Milwaukee
Aggadi
Balsam Labs
Mother Gray
Children’s Home
New York City
Anakesis
Ana AK Esis
Fribune Building
New York
Gregory’s
J. WL. Gregory & Son
Marblehead
Maas
Jd. Mulhall
Sioux Utty
California
SAR
Wss
Ctc
San Francisco
VNSA
Saint Louis
Texas
San Antonio
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Hot Wells
George Morton
St. Louis, Mo
Owensboro Savings Bank Trust Co
Hain Street
United States
South Dakota
Innesota
Ilinois
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pan KR. KR
Marcus P. Berber
Ipswich
Edmands County
N. K.A
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