Open Letter to Women From Detroit Woman
Detroit woman recounts severe back pains nervous distress and sleepless nights. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improved sleep appetite strength and ability to work without surgery. The testimonial promotes the 50 year record of the product.
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Sirs. Vogel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Detroit
Michigan
Gus Vocel
Pelouze Street
Lydia
Pinkham
Bayer aspirin safety ad warns buyers to insist on Bayer mark
An advertisement proclaims Bayer aspirin as proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It warns buyers to look for the Bayer cross on packaging or tablets and cautions that imitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Novice Tests Etiquette With Violent Tee Digging
An experienced golfer invites a novice to a game. The novice digs around the ball at every stroke and is rebuked after a harsh tee dig. The exchange ends with a quip about playing a spade where a cellv should have been.
Cressects and Oddities in a Blended Ad Column
An eclectic clipping introduces a 10 cent box of Cascarets for liver and bowels with claims of curing biliousness constipation and headaches. It includes anecdotes and a humorous note about a thrifty Scotch Irish character and a birthday flower joke, ending with an advertisement for Allcock's Plaster and a bittersome musing on mortality.
Astronomy or Economy Confusion Sparks Marriage Lesson
A newlywed man questions why astronomy books appear in their home. His wife reveals she bought them after he said they should study astronomy. He then recalls his line: he meant economy, not astronomy, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Across Stores for Decades
A long running vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been marketed for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores have sold bottles at 35 cents. The product is described as harmless.
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Spohn
Not in His Line Drummer Steps on Elderly Scot at Station
An elderly Scot at a railway station is trod on by a traveler. The Scot groans in pain and exclaims, Hoot mon, canna ye take care. The traveler retorts I’m a drummer, not an auto, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
Healing Carbolisalve Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cole’s Carbolisalve for burning skin diseases claiming fast relief and scarless healing. Mentions 30c and Cocat druggists or J. W. Cole Co. of Rockford Illinois as distributors.
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J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Saltbeds in Nova Scotia Cover Wide Area
Nova Scotia contains saltbeds covering an area described as square miles. A single bed is reported to measure about 900 feet in width and 80 feet in depth, indicating substantial underwater mineral deposits.
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Nova Scotia
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Toledo
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Beobler
ORCH
Derry CO
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Chicago
OUR Comic
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Fogey
Here
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Pere
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Smith Brothers SB. Cough
Noup
Ches Lap
Ady
John
Mother Gray
Utea
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