California Fig Syrup Company Promotes Laxative
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative valued by well informed people. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists for fifty cents a bottle. The rest notes local events and notices including theater and social items and farm supplier C. H. Grubb planning to exhibit at fairs with new equipment.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Local ads note piano dealers and community notices
Ads from Aton Mandeville promote pianos and organs with a ten dollar organ offer. Local visits include Oliver Reese in Madison and Ruth Southard in Glenville. Marriages licensed, dances with Awe Hutchins orchestra, and several residents traveling or visiting.
Proper Even in His Snoring Brummell Tale
A Paris trip with Beau Brummell and a king's messenger reveals Brummell's heavy snoring on the journey. The messenger notes Brummell slept the entire way, and the consul wonders about their companionship. The reply preserves Brummell's refined image by comparing the snoring to that of a gentleman.
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Beau Brummell
Calais
Paris
Brummell
Mr. Brummell
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Kidney Benefits
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens kidneys and cures ailments in the loins and backache. Mention of toning and relief implies health benefits from the product.
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Hood
Fry's Dray Line Change Keeps Service Prompt
Howard Fry announces new ownership of the Fry dray line but pledges unchanged service. All calls to phone 200 at the home remain answered and orders left at the Oak street office will be attended to promptly.
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Fry Dray
Oak Street
Howard Fry
Look Out for Fire and Cold Weather Safety
Notice urges chimney and furnace cleaning and repairs before winter. directs readers to leave orders or send mail to F. N. Gaskell, 151 3d St. for service.
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F. N. Gaskell
3D St
Springer Oil Man Promotes Cleaner Fuel
An advertorial urges buying oil from Springer, the trusted oil man, promising less smoke or odor. Telephone 141 for orders.
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Springer
Thirteenth Floor Superstition Impacts NYC Offices
A business owner notes superstition in commercial real estate as tenants avoid a thirteenth floor. He explains many famous buildings skip the thirteenth by placing a fourteenth floor after the twelfth, aligning tenants alphabetically on the directory to mask the omission.
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New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as constitutional remedy
The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh claiming it affects blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for failure and directs readers to purchase from druggists for 75 cents and to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Phil. A. Wood
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Mrs
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Ester
Merrimack
Ash Street
C. H. Grubb
Sauk County Fair
Kingsford’s
Oswego
Silken
America
Kingsford
T. Kingsford & Son
N. Y
National Starch Company
Succsssoxs
Schey’s
G. A. van Pelt
Reinking Block
W. H. Aton
Aton & Mandeville
Oak St
Charles Wild Music House
Oliver Reese
Madison
L. M. Jacobs and Family
Ruth Southard
Minneapolis, Minn
H. C. Langdon
Glenville
William Plummer
Notre Dame
University
C. E. Beery
Arthur
Frank Marquardt
Milwaukee
Augusta Dettmann
Baraboo
Tillie Marquardt
Sumpter
Julius Miller
Eighth Street
Kansas City
Mystic
Awe Hutchins Orchestra
James H. Hill
Faye A. Kinsley
Reedsburg
Gust Miller
Edda Grunwald
Westfield
Edward Gattwinkel
Truma Meyers
Toland Business School
LaCrosse
Wis
United States
A.C. Keller
Charles F. Schellenberger
Lawrence
Reynolds Marquardt
Katherina
R. L. Warner
the Lake
Sarah Kirk
Lake
Langdon
Fry’s
Stanley Co
South Side Hardware
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