Woman Walks from Atlanta to Helena Fulfilling Vision
Mary Childs a 60 year old colored woman from Atlanta arrived in Helena three days ago and is cared for by James Crump at 1003 Ninth Avenue. She says a divine vision commanded her to travel the world to the four corners of the earth, a journey begun last May and to continue for life unless another vision changes her path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailanta
Helena
City
James Crump
Ninth Avenue
Mary Childs
Montana
Hood's Blood Purifier and Pills Promote Health
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised as a wonderful blood purifier that cures after other remedies fail. The ad asserts enriched blood ends disease and returns health, and notes Hood's Pills are prompt, efficient, and do not purge or gripe. Price 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Early night care to prevent wrinkles and promote calm
The excerpt advises avoiding late nights to prevent crow’s feet and premature wrinkles. It suggests rubbing wrinkles in the reverse way before bed after washing the face in warm water. A lemon-milk remedy is urged for early wrinkles from ill health or sorrow, and emphasizes tranquility and even temper as beautifiers.
Tetterine Promised for Foot Condition in South Carolina Note
A letter from S. Brogdon of Brogdon South Carolina claims four boxes of Tetterine cured thick rotten nails after twelve years. The writer asks for two more boxes to keep the condition from returning and notes payment via mail for 50e to J T Shup trine in Savannah Georgia.
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Nee
H. Best
J.t.shuptrine
Savannah
Cost of bad roads prompts big transport bill estimate
The Office of Road Inquiry reports from about 1,200 counties show average haul length to market at twelve miles and load about 2,002 pounds for two horses. The average cost per ton mile is 25 cents, totaling an estimated annual U S transportation expense of 946 million dollars. The office suggests two thirds of costs could be saved by road improvements, counting time loss and equipment wear.
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Office of Road Inquiry
Department of Agriculture
United States
Empire bedsteads evoke luxury and artful carpentry
The Philadelphia Times notes a craze for Empire beds imported from Europe and locally manufactured, featuring Vernis Martin finishes, canopy posts, and brass trimmings. Prices range from $2,000 down to modest enamelled iron options, illustrating lavish taste alongside affordable elegance for moderate means.
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Vernis-Martin
London
Philadelphia Times
Electric Bitters Advertised For Elders Health
Old people needing medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys are offered Electric Bitters as a safe tonic and alterative. The ad claims mild stomach action, improved digestion, and strengthened organs, without whiskey or intoxicants. Priced at fifty cents and one dollar per bottle at Burrers Drug Store.
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B. Burrers Drug Store
Advertising Axioms by J Walter Thompson
A short exhortation on advertising ethics and effectiveness. The essay argues honest copy builds trust, truthfully presenting goods to attract buyers. It stresses that consistent quality and clear messaging yield lasting results and fame for the advertiser.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Winter Health
In the new year many suffer from confinement and exposure. The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla leads in medicines, achieves the greatest cures, requires the largest factory, and offers the best care, urging readers that it is the medicine for sickness.
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Hood
Places to Send People From a City List
The New York Evening World compiled a playful list assigning groups to towns with matching names such as Singers to Alto Georgia Bakers to Cakes Pennsylvania Jewelers to Gem Indiana Smokers to Weed California and Printers to Agate California The Sleepy to Gap Pennsylvania The idle to Peculiar Missouri etc The list pairs occupations or traits with towns that echo their labels in a humorous directory fashion
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New York Evening World Ba
Alto
Agate
Gap
Parnasis
Gratis
Star City
Ark
Lil
Beeville
Ind
Grubtown
N. Y
Spoonville
Mich
Deer Trail
Col
Bangs
Yellville
N. C
Buncombe
Midway
S. C
Mystic
Conn
Brandy Station
Doctortown
Riddlesville
Modest Town
Balsam Lake
Wis
Drytown
Cal
Stumptown
Indian Women and a Local Weed Medicine
St Louis Post Dispatch notes that Indian women are notably healthy and enduring, often traveling with babies on their backs and marching with tribes around confinement. They credit a local weed used to make a medicine sold by J H Blackburn as Indian Weed or Female Medicine.
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St.Louis
Post Dispatch
J. H. Blackburn
Confront the Truth Leads Democrats to Elevate Democracy
A reflective editorial urges Democrats to prioritize democracy over personal ambitions and loyalty to leaders, arguing that true progress requires lifting democratic ideals above individual gain. The message calls for principled leadership and restraint.
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St. Luis Republic
Digestive Cordial Promoted by Mount Lebanon Shakers
An advertisement extols dyspepsia cure via artificially digested food and notes the Digestive Cordial by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon as a remedy. It claims well cooked foods aid digestion and suggests a 10 cent bottle. also touts Laxol as the best medicine for children and a substitute for Castor Oil.
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Mount Labanon
Samuel Pitcher
Wise sheik tests prince with list of crimes
An Orient tale tells of a wise sheik who offers a young Arab prince a list of crimes and asks him to pick the least harmful. The prince rejects murder theft and vice and chooses intemperance, prompting the patriarch to declare that choice will bring him all.
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Nassau St
New York
Aden Oa
Viarrison & Co
Cregg
Columbus
Pozzonis
Pozzoniss
H. Perdue M. D
Barnesville, GA
Burr's
Roe Anne
Blackburné Drug Store
W. R. Tyler
Barnesville
Georgia R
J. C. Collier's
B. J. Head
Greenwood Street
RGBT
L. Merritt
Wes Patterney
Barnesvilla
Georgia
J. S. Pope
Atarrey J Law
Zebulon
Bos Atte Pree
J. H- Blackburn
THE
Brogdon, S. C
J. Walter Thompson
Gym Brigade
Chewtown
Bliss, Mich
Trickum, Ky
Bradfield
Bryan
Henderson
Ala
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Castoria
da. G. C. Oscoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kixceeoe
Conway, Ark
H. A. Arcuer
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Asirep Hospita and Dispensary
Boston
Mass
Auten C. Suath, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Brewer's
Henry J. Lamar & Sons
Macon
Tettering
J. T. Shuptrine
Gordon Institute
Candler
Jerem
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