Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cures for Coughs and Wasting
A historical letter touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for emaciation and bronchial illness. It narrates a family's trial with a sick child and describes weight gain as proof of recovery, noting sealed testimonials and a request for stamps to obtain medical literature.
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Theo Remar
K. Pierce
Will H Whitmire
Arkton
Rocking _ m Co
Rincon
Hardy
Prilar
Kia
RB Peemire
Ltcalo
Pungent Prose and Spring Snippets From Ohio Notes
A curious collage of quips, contrasts, and local color from Ohio items. It crosses jokes about spring, politics, agriculture, and social observations, mentions Arbor Day, the Ohio river coal traffic, and March climate oddities, with notes on public health and blood purification.
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised as spring remedy and Arbor Day concerns
An appeal touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as effective spring medicine and criticizes Arbor Day observance and tree planting. The piece laments deforestation and notes inadequate planting of shade trees on rural schools while urging more meaningful Arbor Day actions and prompt daily tasks.
Scott's Emulsion Promoted as Lung Treatment
An old advertisement urges using Scott's Emulsion to strengthen weak lungs and combat consumption. It promotes fresh air rest and ample food, notes salt pork as hard to digest, and offers a free sample with the promise of improved health if treatment begins early and is regular. It lists Scott & Bowne, chemists, in New York and notes price information.
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Scott
Carelessness in Letters and Daily Tasks Warned
KE C Woodworth urges readers to avoid common mistakes like omitting return addresses signing letters and listing items for purchases. He notes hurried notes mislead recipients and cause extra trips to stores, stressing that steady activity brings luck and progress.
Chance for Young Men for Naval Academy Vacancy
General Grosvenor notifies of a district vacancy for a naval academy midshipman at Annapolis. One principal and three alternates will be nominated, ages 15 to 20. Applicants should mail birth date weight character education to the General. The Senate has no Jones, Smith, Brown, or Robinson representatives for the first time in years.
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Chicago
United States Senate
Honduras
Bonilla
C. H. Groavenor
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Grosvenor
Senate
Jones, Smith, Brown Or Robinson
Athens Countians Marry in New York Tuesday
The marriage of Lewis Humphrey and Grace Huntington Knowles occurred Tuesday in Brooklyn at 2203 Avenue C. The couple, longtime residents of Hockingport, plan to settle back there in early April with groom related to Troy township's Shepard Humphrey and bride daughter of Colonel Horace Knowles.
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Lewis Humphery
Grace Huntington Knowles
Hockingport
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benjamin H. Knowles
Avenue C
Athens County
Athens
Ohio University
Shepard Humphrey
Troy Township
Horace Knowles
Humphrey
Carter Harrison Platform Seeks Municipal Control of Utilities
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the Carter Harrison platform urges municipal ownership of traction telephon gas and electric light plants. It remarks that stock yards and the wheat pit appear omitted from the proposal.
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Carter Harrison
Cleveland Plain Dealer
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Named Genuine Remedy
Chicago firm KE DeWitt & Co. perfected a Witch Hazel salve aimed at piles and skin ailments including bleeding itching and protruding piles eczema cuts burns and bruises. The label warns of counterfeit imitations and urges customers to ask for DeWitt's genuine salve at Cline's Pharmacy.
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KE. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Cline’s
Admiral Crowinshield Kept Navy Steady Through Venezuelan Tension
The public should be grateful that Admiral Crowinshield did not abandon the navy until the Venezuelan danger was past, ensuring continuity of command and defense readiness.
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Admiral Crowinshield
Women and Jewels and Dr Bochee’s Syrup Ad
The ad promotes Dr. Bohees German Syrup as a reliable remedy for coughs colds and bronchial troubles claiming it can halt consumption in early stages and heal lungs. It links health to gem buying and urges regular use to protect women’s health while advertising availability at druggists with price information.
Mrs E Whitmore credits nerve pills for relief
Mrs E Whitmore of Lancaster Street Athens Ohio reports severe nervousness sleeplessness and dizziness alleviated after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills sold at Henderson's Drug Store She praises steadiness better sleep and lack of dizziness and recommends them to others. The pills cost 50 cents a box and bear the portrait of A W Chase M D from Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. A scientific publication claims railway collisions are preventable by automatic block signaling.
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Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A. W. Chase
M. D
Green Seal Liquid Paint For Sale By H L Wheaton
March has been a wet, rainlike month with no lamb or lion likeness. The notice advertises Green Seal Liquid Paint for sale by H L Wheaton.
It Saved His Leg By Bucklen's Arnica Salve
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a running sore on his leg and writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it in five days. It is advertised for ulcers wounds and piles and sold by W H McKee druggist with a cure guaranteed. The note mentions avoiding overreaction to President Castro's blockade predictions.
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P. A. Danforth
LaGrange
Bucklen
W. H. McKee
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