Peruna testimonials and product notes in period ad copy
A collection of customer anecdotes extolling Peruna for various catarrh and stomach ailments, praising cure-like results after several bottles. Includes endorsements from David Meekison and others, plus promotional notes on Peruna manufacturing and related card sets. Also features a humor snippet from Catholic Mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Meekison
Jacob L. Davis
Galena
Stone County
C. N. Peterson
South Main St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Peruna
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Women Kidney Pills Claim Relief for Sickness
An Cleveland, Ohio reader testimonial credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief from back pain irregular kidney secretions and nerve weakness. The ad notes the product is sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo and prices at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Mack
E. Richstreet
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Burglar In Parlor Triggers Bold Piano Rescue
A tense excerpt shows a woman alerting John to a burglar in the parlor who struck the piano, while John vows to intervene and help move the piano from the house, highlighting sudden danger and brave action.
Global unions push wage gains and organize across continents
A wide survey shows barbers in Windsor and electricians in Halifax securing weekly raises while Russian unions expand in wood working and leather trades. German women join printers, Minnesota unions fund organizers, and British clerks plan a Birmingham 1908 convention as labour movements push for higher wages, eight hour days, and government shipbuilding and pensions policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Russia
Halifax
N. S
Germany
British National Union of Clerks
Birmingham
Chicago
Ill
International
Federation of German Seamen
Minnesota
New South Wales
San Francisco
Cal
Laundry Workers’ Union
Brewery Workers’ Union
Maisonneuve
Quebec
American Brotherhood of Cement Workers
Boston
Mass
Cigarmakers’ Union
International Association of Machinists
Massachusetts
Central Federated Union of New York
General Fedetion of German Trades Unions
General Federation of Trade Unions
Bricklayers and Masons
Toronto
Canada
Custom Cutters’ Association of America
Borax the Natural Cleanser and Disinfectant
Borax described as a pure white powder from nature's laboratory offers safe economical disinfection and cleaning uses. It purportedly purifies sinks drains clothes bed linens and eating utensils especially during illness and is labeled a household necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Cure for infant sores credited to Cuticura remedy
A mother from Akron describes how Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed her baby’s severe sores in two weeks after other doctors failed. She notes the cost and success, claiming the child’s skin cleared like a newborn. The letter echoes earlier ads and humorous asides included in the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Steese
Coburn Bt
Akron
90 Bushels of Oats to the Acre and Kaltenbrunner View
Regina Saskatchewan correspondent A Kaltenbrunner reports on Central Canada crops. He describes 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels per acre, 80 acres fallow at 25, and 160 acres of oats yielding 90 bushels per acre on 80 acres of fall plowing and 80 on stubble. He notes 9,000 bushels of first class oats shipped at 53 cents per bushel and forecasts higher profits despite late spring and adverse weather. He asserts Western Canada crops cannot be checked. He also advertises homestead land information and mentions coal in the Philippines and various consumer notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaltenbrunner
Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
A. Kaltenbrunner
Moose Jaw
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Quick Reflex Action and Bird Nest Theft Imitation
A frustrated mother confronts Tommy for stealing bird eggs as a child vows to raise the birds with a hen to adorn a hat. The item references a smoker’s judgment praising Lewis' Single Binder Sc as a top ten cent cigar in quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Lewis
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Pain
A brevet nostrum from a past era offers relief for teething pain and sore gums. It claims to soften gums ease inflammation reduce crying and cure wind colic. priced at 25 cents a bottle.
Truth and Quality Laxative Claims Quality
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative for cleansing and relief without debility or increased doses. It asserts physician approval and urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product via leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Meekison
Ringling Bros
Menagnegrie
Evening Wisconsin Co
Dep’t
Milwaukee
Wis
Carters
T Investment Co
Minneapolis, Minn
W.l.douglas
Douglas
Camelon
Falkirk
Scotland
Nova Scotia
W. R. Trotter
Typographical Union
Winnipeg
Great Britain
Dominion Trades Congress
Minneapolis Typographical Union No
Labor
Congress
Telegraphers’ Union
Carey
McDermot J
Supreme Court
Hatters’ Union
Trades Union Congress of Great Britain
New York
Lil
Jen
Francis Marion
Health Department
Dodds
Lary
Mother Gray
Father Gray
Erie
Ee Olmsted
L.A. Pool
Welshield
Whito
New Mexico
Springer Land Co
Springer
U. S. Map Co
Lelpale
Mount Vernon
Marshall & Co
Kenwood Ave
John W. Morris
Washington, D
Philippines
D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Pekin Gazette
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
China
Fit Nerve Restorer
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Western
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Quincy Building
Pleuke
Svertiner
Basin
Itsell
Shedd Investment Co
Ashland
S' Jacobs Oil
Sthrlinkling Remedy CO
Qracounts
Soo Tain Vere Iilet
Washington, D.C
EyeWater
Thompson
Eugene Murray
Strom
Panilac
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