Favorite Remedy touted as cure for kidney and other ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a universal cure for kidney bladder blood and liver diseases. It recounts a testimonial from James Lettice of Canajoharie New York who claims relief from back pain and kidney issues avoiding surgery after using two bottles. The ad also claims cures for eczema scrofula rheumatism dyspepsia and constipation and offers a free sample bottle by mail with a request to mention the newspaper.
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David Kennedy
James Lettice
Canajoharie
N. Y
Albany
Dr. Davin Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
Brees Excursion Tickets Offered at Reduced Weekend Rates
Tickets on sale after 12 noon Saturdays and until 6 p m Sundays with return valid until Monday noon after sale. Travel via Central of Georgia to Savannah and Ocean Steamship Company to New York and Boston, then Merchants and Miners to Baltimore. Includes meals and berths aboard ship with electric lights and modern comforts. For rates and sailing dates contact ticket agents or J Haile and H Hinton in Savannah.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Boston
Merchants and Miners Line
Baltimore
Mach Steamer
J. (. Haile
Gen
H. Hinton
For Christians to Remember Paragraphs From Ram's Horn
A religious exhortation urges Christians to remember costliness in faith and charity. It states the heart must be right to bear Christ's yoke, that true love involves suffering, and duty lies in one’s current station. It also calls for humble service and personal improvement.
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Christ
Agriculture a Science and the Farmer’s Role
Col. J. B. Killebrew argues in Southern Farm Magazine that a state commissioner can ignite a reform in farming. A culture of inquiry would turn every farm into an experimental farm, elevating agriculture to science and aligning it with commercial needs.
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South
Col. J. 8. Killebrew
Southern Farm Magazine
Parsnip Complexion and Kidney Health Remedy Claim
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles claiming it cleanses diseased blood improves complexion and aids various ailments. It urges readers to obtain samples by mail and to mention the paper when writing to Kilmer Co Bingh am ton NY.
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Bright
Vl About It. Address Dr. Kilmer « Co
Binghampton, N. Y
Endurance Tests in Friendship and Duty
A reflective aphorism warns that even loyal friends may fatigue over time, and the stand they take for you can wane as circumstances change. It underscores human limits in loyalty and support across long struggles.
Castor beans pitched as cash crop for worn soils
Arkansas farmer T. H. Sanney of Conway touts castor beans as a profitable alternative to cotton. He cites Little Rock castor oil mill offers at St. Louis prices, outlines sowing one hill with two beans, spacing, hoeing, thinning, and harvesting by horse-drawn sled, noting continuous ripening until frost.
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T. H. Sanney
Conway
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
St. Louis
Pitts Carminative Aids Digestion For Teething Children
An old remedy titled Pitts Carminative claims to aid digestion and regulate bowels, cure cholera infantum and morbus, dysentery, pains, griping, flatulent colic, and abnormal discharges in teething children. It is described as perfectly harmless and free from injurious drugs for summer complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
Why Women Don’t Marry Says Winifred Black On Love And Pride
A modern view argues women marry for love not money and that the right man asks. Men chase superficial charm while women value character, with natural selection and social pressures shaping marriage norms. Cupid remains active but misread by fickle courtships and social expectations.
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Winifred Black
Dan Cupid
Prayer to the Holy Ghost of Redemption and Mercy
A devotional prayer to the Holy Ghost asks for sanctifying grace to descend, deepen love for the Creator, and sustain believers in faith and repentance. It invokes mercy at death, seeks divine light, guidance by angels, and eternal service to God through Jesus of Nazareth.
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Holy Ghost
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Holy
Jesus of Nazareth
Browns' Iron Bitters Touts Health Benefits
The article extols Browns' Iron Bitters as a lasting household remedy that enhances health for all ages and individuals, noting its wide sale by dealers and its remarkable contribution to humanity over the last 25 years.
Awfulness of Prison Life and Its Isolation
A summary of Mrs. Ballington Booth's critique in the February Ladies' Home Journal, describing prison life as a cut off from the world, the loss of personal letters, scant visits, harsh discipline, crowding of rich and poor, stripping of comforts, and the lasting stigma of being branded convicts.
Donkey Tale Donor: Depew Strain Frays Buffalo Friendship
An amusing feud unfolds at a dinner between Chauncey M. Depew and a Buffalo man over a repeated donkey story about Senator Evarts. The Buffalo man, claimed to be deaf, retold the tale, prompting Depew to feel slighted and ending their longtime friendship.
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Buffalo
Chauncey M. Depew
Chicago News
Mr. Depew
Chauncey
Reconteur
Vermont
New York
Senate
Honest Medicine for La Grippe from Maine Man
George W. Waltz of South Gardiner Maine reports severe cough cold chills and grip but after using one 50 cent bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy all symptoms left him He praises the manufacturers of an honest medicine and notes it is sold by J H Blackburra
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George W. Waltz
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
J. H. Blackburr
Black Attire and a Train Station Misunderstanding
An Indianapolis Journal anecdote describes a tall woman in deep mourning at a railway station. A curious matron asks if she carries a corpse, sparking a startled exchange with a young woman who defends the grieving woman and leaves the incident unresolved.
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Indianapolis Journal
Constipation Cure Ad Offers Refund if Ineffective
An advertising blurb promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation with a refund offer if the product fails. It notes a price of 10 cents and includes the claim of guaranteed results or money back.
Allen's Foot Ease and Foot Rise Ad from Olmsted Le Ruy
A late 19th century style advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder for curing painful feet and bunions, easing tight shoes with Allen's Foot Rise. It claims relief for chilblains and tired feet, selling at 25 cents with trial packages free, through Allen in Olmsted Le Ruy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
le Ruy
N.Y
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Brees
God
John W. Bull
Atall Druggists
Weancn
Daucupy
W.A. Wright
Guerling Remedy Co
Inure BA
Boutress
New
Davis & Lawrence Co., Lim
Penny Davis
LA Grippe
Gertian Kali Works
Nassau St
Parker
Druggste
Ladies
Chattanooga Medi Toine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
J. W. Smith
Camden, D.C
Cardus
Confederacy
Fitzhugh Lee
Gordon
Rosser
Butler
Otis
Courier-Journal
Job Prin Company
Louisville, Ky
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