Menthol Balm Promises Cure for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Cushman’s Menthol Balm as the safest and surest remedy for cuts burns bruises scalds and skin eruptions. Letters from Carthage Maine and Baldwin Alabama praise its claims noting significant relief and a cure for cracked hands and bed sores. Readers urged to order four boxes by mail if unavailable locally, with Vincennes Indiana listed as the distributing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Romer
Roy Baum
W. Froyp
M.D
Druggista Man Drug Co
Vincennes
Indiana
Trolley Cars Must Go Revolutionizes Rail Power
A New England railroad experiment uses a center third rail to power cars without overhead trolleys. It promises one fifth the construction cost and far lower running costs, arguing steam locomotives may be scrapped as rail technology shifts. President Clark of the New Haven road cautions investors that third rails will disrupt steam lines and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Clark
New Haven Road
Dr Kings New Discovery Promoted for Coughs and Colds
A vintage advertisement urges demand for Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds noting its safety reliability and money back guarantee. It warns against substitutes sold by dealers and offers trial bottles at W A Wright's Drug Store with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELY
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Dr. King
W. A. Wright
Grand Army extends campfire invite to Confederate leader
The Commander in Chief Clarkson of the Grand Army of the Republic invites General John B. Gordon of Georgia, representing the Southern Association of Confederate Veterans, to attend and speak at a Buffalo campfire for the upcoming Grand Army encampment. The move is hailed as a historic act of courtesy bridging Union and Confederate groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkson
Grand Army of the Republic
John B. Gordon
Georgia
Southern Association of Confederate Veterans
Grand Army
Buffalo
Boston Herald
Shaker Digestive Cordial Promoted as Cure for Indigestion
An old advertisement urges readers that sickness can be cured and indigestion is common. It claims doctors may err, one in three suffer from indigestion, and Shaker Digestive Cordial made from roots and herbs provides a natural, gentle cure sold at druggists with a trial bottle for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Milus
M. B. Reed
Delta
Iowa
Miles
Rules For Success From A 19th Century Mentor
A column extols honest effort over luck, listing twelve rules for success such as be honest work hard and begin at the bottom. It advises independence, conscientiousness, punctuality, politeness, generosity, frugality, and honest earnings, ending with a note on DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy and a brief obituary nod to a local printer.
Surprised to See The Governor at Cochran Parlor
A governor recounts a humorous reveal from his inspection of convict camps during a Hawkinsville Chautauqua visit. In a Cochran hotel parlor tale, two guards escorted him into coal mine convicts who recognize him as a long familiar boyhood acquaintance and ask what he was convicted of.
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Atkinson
Cochran
Hawkinsville
Bill Atkinson
Bill
Modern Parable and Medical Touts from 1895 Page
A collage of verses and advertorial excerpts. A Prometheus parable critiques appetite and a medical pitch extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for dyspepsia. An 1895 testimonial credits Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic with curing shotgun wounds and aiding recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prometheus
Mount Caucassus
Dr. Pierce
Deer Invasion Sparks Legal Dilemma In Shannon County
Colonel Bob Shuck, Shannon County prosecutor, laments an overrun of deer driven into back country by Mississippi floods. He warns that out of season killings could rise as sportsmen face a moral and legal quandary about defending themselves against deer approaching with aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Shuck
Shannon County
Missouri
Laclede
Mississippi
Shannon
Angel of Mercy Salvation Oil Rheumatism Cure
A testimonial promotes Salvation Oil as a miraculous rheumatism cure. James H. Bryant of Debru Mils North Carolina claims three bottles cured him and urges others with rheumatism to try the salve. The advertisement notes Salvation Oil sells for 25 cents and warns against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Bryant
Debrulls
N.C
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Eta
J.S. Morton
Harlow
N. C
Bradfield Regulator CO CO
Atlanta
Cushman
J. Lennox Browne
F. KC
London Throat and Ear
Browne
J. H. Salishory
New York
Diinels Charitable Eve and Ber Infirmary
Chicago
Welcome Yanite
Addrew Co
Ind
Dearborn
DR. Hathaway & CO
So. Broad St
Avanta
Cortoxid
Eke
Ad. Remedy Co
Gwen
Edward W. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Inquirer
W. A. Wricut
Castoria
DeWitt’s
W. A. Wiccur
Wyne
Annie
DeWitt
Tutt’s
Tutt
Castoe
Mother Goose
Liberty Hit
Dr. Tichenor
J. E. Raven
Chambers
Angel of Mercy
Seargy
Theda
Gordon Institute
Wees
Rai
Barnesville
DR. Candler
Jerem
Pound
Turner & Prout
United States
Annals of
Fcme
Sioa
DR. Hathaway
South Broad St
Ronesty
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