Nervous Breakdown Promised Relief From Pink Pills
An 1897 prospectus extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for nervous breakdowns caused by strain. It cites a preacher Rev J N McCready of Elkton Mich who credits the pills with renewed strength after severe illness, including a notarized affidavit and testimonial. Pills are sold nationwide, 60 cents a box or six for $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. McCready
Elkton
Mich
McCready
Michigan
Tubcola
J.D. Brookes
Beverly
Mass
Miles
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures Suffering in Pa. Man
After years of untold suffering from piles B. W. Pursell of Knitnersville Pa. was cured by a single box of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases such as eczema rash pimples and obstinate sores are readily cured by this famous remedy. Dr W A Wricut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Pursell
Knitnersville
DeWitt
W. A. Wricut
Cultivation of Good Literature for Youth
The article laments declining reading in youth and promotes modern authors over classics. It recommends Conan Doyle for detective fiction without sensational violence, and praises The Refuges, Michale Clark, The White Company, and The Prisoner of Zenda. It urges focusing on how a book is written and the value it provides rather than endings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Scott
Thackeray
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Michale Clark
White Company
Doyle, Hope
Crawford
Barr
Sienkewicz
Metaphysical Discovery Promises Cure for Disease
An advertisement touts Mrs. M. G. Brown's Metaphysical Discovery claiming to kill disease by threefold moisture absorption through the eyes ears and scalp. It markets three preparations including Eye Water Ear Preparation and Scalp Renovator and offers a 100 page pamphlet from the Metaphysical University in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Brown
Richard
Metaphysical University
Bond Street
New York
Hall's Renewer Hair Restorer Promises Framing and Excuses
An advertisement claims Hall's Renewer will produce a beautiful long natural head of hair. It positions the product as the ladies' favorite hair restorer and beautifier and emphasizes the contrast between promising and excusing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Tragic murder pact ends in haunting family tragedy
Sammy Hudson witnesses his mother Mary die after a night of domestic violence by Thomas Hudson. The inquest finds the death at the hands of her husband, sparking a mob scene and a county sheriff’s intervention as the tale moves toward a court or continuation on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Hudson
Sammy
Flint
Sammy Hudson
Mary
Mrs. Morris
Mary Hudson
Parson Pilkington
Thomas Hudson
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Huron Tribune
Bad Axe
Miles’ Nervine
Ayne
Swayne Dé Sow
Philadelphia
Swayne
Gwavee & Son
Copyrieuts &c
ANN & Co
Bravch
F St
Washington, D
G Remedy Co
Chicago
DieWitt
Littie
Augusta R. Lambdin
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Georgia
Candler
Jerem Pound
Turner & Prout
Pandy
Eam Us
Ad. ST DY CO
Montreal
Sam
Pearline
Pittsburg
Toronto
Can
New Orleans
N.Y
Washington
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