A Great Monarch and a Breakfast Diet Ad
A worldly description of the Czar of all the Russias as a supremely powerful ruler and mighty empire owner. The piece asserts he will not be invincible until he adopts Pillsbury's Vitos for breakfast, then comments that the man with time to burn never gave the world light.
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Russias
Cuticura Cure Story from Boston Patient
An older testimonial claims a twenty five year skin condition caused severe head and neck discharge and odor. The patient credits Cuticura with a swift cure after seeking many doctors while urging others to use the product for relief.
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Cuticura
P. Keyes
Congress Street
Boston
Mass
Is Dr. Blank a homoeopathist question at courthouse
A porter with African features answers no when asked if Dr. Blank is a homoeopathist. The porter says Dr. Blank treats patients openly. In court a large mouthed lawyer challenges a Southern backwoodsman who defines a non-possibility as impossible, giving an example about growing a mouse bigger by moving ears back.
Local Notices and Patent Medicine Claims from 1886
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Carney & Co that each firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreatable case of Cavarra and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, dated December 6 1886, includes notary A W Gleason and references Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a blood and nerve system remedy with testimonials and druggist availability.
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Starc
Onto
City
Toren
Lreas
Frank J. Cheney
F J. Carney & Co
Toledo
Cavarra
Catanen Cruze
Notary Police
Hal
Cheney & CO
Hall
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Nurse Mother Gray of the New York Children’s Home promotes her powder to relieve constipation feverishness teething disorders and stomach trouble. It claims 30000 testimonials and is sold at druggists for 25 cents with free samples from A B Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Boston Bride Says Hypnotized Into Marriage
A Boston woman claims she was hypnotized into marriage and realized the claim shortly after the ceremony. The case centers on alleged mental manipulation and its impact on her marital consent and spousal rights.
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Boston
Red Cross Ball Blue Detergent Ad
An old advertisement notes a large 207 size package of Red Cross Ball Blue detergent selling for 5 cents, produced by The Russ Company in South Bend Indiana.
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Red Cross
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Women Use Flirtation To Seek Attention, Some Do It
A newspaper note observes that certain women flirt to gain social notice and validation, reflecting on motives behind flirtatious behavior and its social signaling.
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claims and Refund Policy
Advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT and states druggists will refund money if relief is not achieved in six to fourteen days. It emphasizes relief from blindness, bleeding, and protracted piles.
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W. Diemer
M. D
Springfield
Ifa
Passing of a Greater Good Promised by Hard Choice
A reflective statement contemplates how enduring pain may yield a larger benefit. It frames suffering as a path to a future good that surpasses present comfort.
Defiance Starch Promoted as Best Household Brand
A promotional blurb touts Defiance Starch as essential for every home. It claims Defiance provides four or more boxes for 10 cents, offering better value than rival brands of cold water starch.
Men Compliment Each Other to Appear Selfish
A brief note discusses men paying compliments to other men to project a selfish or self-centered image, reflecting social behavior and perceptions in interaction.
Week in Congress Sees Oaths and Canal Debates
The wrap reports brief Senate and House sessions from Dec 4 to Dec 7. New senators took oaths. Joseph Cannon was re elected speaker as House rules were adopted and Panama Canal appropriations were debated with varying totals. President Roosevelt’s message drew attention in both chambers.
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Senate
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Knox
Pennsylvania
Warner
Missouri
Frazier
Tennessee
Allison
Morgan
Fairbanks
Congress
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Wiliams
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Panames Canal
Foraker
Gallinger
Merchant Marine
Lodge
Culberson
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Tillman
South Carolina
Platt
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
National Bank Examiners
Williams
Hepburn
Mme Grisi in St Petersburg Park Marionette Retort
The famous opera singer Mme Grisi, wife of tenor Signor Maria, strolls in the emperor’s private park in St. Petersburg. The emperor greets her with two little girls and asks if they are Grisettes. Mme Grisi names them Marionettes, delivering a witty, life-affirming quip.
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Mme. Grisi
Signor Maria
St. Petersburg
Lydia E. Pinkham A Brief Life Sketch
A compact profile recounts Lydia E. Pinkham’s life and the origin of the Vegetable Compound. It notes its 19th century emergence and how the Panic of 1873 spurred its sale in drug stores. The piece highlights the product’s public availability and historical context.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Story Retold
The article chronicles Lydia E Pinkham and the rise of her Vegetable Compound. It notes roots and herbs grown into a kitchen lab, then pamphlets and broad advertising expansion, turning a charitable remedy into a household staple. It praising Pinkham as devoted to studying women’s illnesses and training successors to continue the work.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Boston
Brooklyn
Nnly
Kodaks 8
Lydia Bnkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ark
Lydia E. Pinkham and the Vegetable Compound Legacy
A historical note details Lydia E. Pinkham using herbs to aid women, her belief in a common cause for female diseases, and how 1873 financial crisis hit Lynn. The Pinkham family, after losses, united to restore fortune by producing the vegetable compound for public use.
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Lynn
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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