Truth and Quality Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sonna
This ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sonna as a safe effective laxative for personal and family use. It asserts the remedy cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, acts pleasantly and naturally, and is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. with physicians approving its ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Chas. Hi. Fletcher
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Eisengraeber
St. Paul
Minn
BE. J. Dennis
St. Louis
9. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. D. Simpson
Chicago
R. B. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinseor
Ixansas City
Edwin P. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
C& Astoria
Perfect Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
An eczema sufferer reports relief after three months of Cuticura treatment in a consumer testimonial. The seller claims a cure for a baby with eczema, cited as from St. Louis, Missouri, in 1907, with family endorsement.
Woman Credits Pinkham's Compound For Recovery
Leesburg resident Mande E Forgie writes of dramatic relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes overcoming long feminine ills and credits the treatment with restoring health and strength. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mande E. Forgie
Leesburg, Va
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Three Killed in New Jersey Home by Servant Confesses
Frank Zastera 21 on trial for killing William Sheppard his wife and their servant Jennie Hendy at the Marlboro squad farm near Wickatunk New Jersey. Zastera born in Austria Hungary confessed after being examined by detectives. He had been in the country since age five and served in the Spanish American War as quartermaster sergeant. The murders occurred after he was brought to the farm with Sheppard on May 14. He shot Mrs Sheppard in the hip then killed Sheppard and Jennie Hendy, later telling a neighbor they were all dead. The ten month old infant of the Sheppards was taken by the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Zastera
William Sheppard
Jennie Hendy
Marlboro Squad Farm
Wickatunk
N.J
Zastera
Austria-Hungary
Sheppard
Josephine Ryan
Patrick Ryan
Highteenth Street
Brooklyn
Sheppards
Sheppard Poultry and Pigeon Plant
James Kendall
Mr. Sheppard
Kendall
Jennie Bendy
Frank McDowell
Wiliam Wall
Woman leaps from trolley into river in pitch dark
Louise Kreger of Palisade Park New Jersey leaped from a speeding trolley over the Hackensack river in a failed suicide bid during a driving rain. Conductor James Davis dived after her and, with help, pulled her from the river. She was later taken home under guard. The incident followed a years long scandal involving a Leonia man and a child born out of wedlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louise Kreger
Palisade Park
N. J
Hackensack River
James Davis
Davis
Groundhog Fights Snakes at Edward McGrew Farm
On the Edward McGrew farm in Fa., a groundhog fought five large black snakes that had entered its burrow. The opening extended ten feet. McGrew and a farm hand killed a snake, uncovered two more live snakes, and retrieved two dead ones. The groundhog was captured alive after a fight with the reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Edward McGrew
McGrew
Seattle grip man shoots in hospital killings then suicide
Jesse Fifer, a hospital grip man, killed his eight year old daughter Hazel and Mrs Dennis Niboul after separating from his wife. He fatally wounded Mrs I Fifer and Mrs Ethel Warren, wounded his sister in law, and then killed himself. He entered the hospital through the basement and used matches to shoot victims. The incident occurred at a Seattle hospital run by Miss McLean where his wife lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Jesse Fifer
Hazel
Dennis Niboul
I. Fifer
Ethel Warren
Fifer
Miss McLean
Ile
Niky
Henl
The Spider and the Fly War in the House
A historical note contrasts the spider and fly struggle, praising the fly for tolerating housewives while spiders are harmed. It discusses spider usefulness in controlling flies, then shifts to laundry tips with Defiance Starch and references St Bartholomew's Church spending, plus assorted products and a jumble of ad-like lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
New York
Defiance
Jems
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Soves
Cutiura
Alite
Dowell
Easton Ave
Pard
The
Methodist Times
Dead Man
Soldier
Edgewater Ferry
Miss Kreger
Leonia
Kregers
van Brunt
van Brunts
Groundhog
Kila
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Signanre
Hideki
Nien
Philadelphia Prees
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Itase
Chinaten
le Roy
Scfness
Geenis
Millon
Ieae Dle
Guar
Carter
Corn Belt Land & Loan
Como
Des Moines
Thompson’s
Windsor-Purity Candy Co
Parker
Des Moines, N NO
Janice Ti
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