Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trustworthy laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases. It claims physicians approve its safe formula and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
State St
Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Father’s Lung Elixir Provides Swift Relief for Asthma
Charles F. Merriott of Fort Wayne Indiana praises Father’s Lung Elixir after severe asthma attacks. He claims relief within twenty six hours and return to work within four days on the Nickel Plate S R. He recommends one bottle for asthmatics and notes a price of 2.90 with free bottles at 5.00 and requests letters to Lock Box 2139 Fort Wayne Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R
Father
Charles F. Merriott
Third Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Curious remark from Mrs Smiley on neck stitch and turning head
Mrs Smiley muses about a neck stitch that limits head movement to the right. She says the condition is fortunate as it may prevent fear of seeing the new moon over her left shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Lehman
Goshen
Kosciusko County
W. B. Funk
Catarrh Cure claims universal cure with $100 reward
An advertisement touts Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, internal use targeting blood and mucous linings. Proponents offer $100 for any cure failure and urge sending testimonials to I Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catirrhall
I. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Do You Eat Pie Aids and Oddities Across Society
A collage of promotional quips and odd facts spans grocery tips for pies and leprosy in Norway, a medical signature remedy, street anecdotes, humorous dialogue, and a Bohemia pest control note. The items mix consumer product pitches with light human-interest vignettes.
Multiple Local Incidents Across Indiana Newspapers
A wide array of brief reports items include a fall injuring Mrs. John Martin in Evansville, a 23 year old canary death in Winslow, and plans to expand State Prison grounds in Michigan City. Other notes cover church presence in Bremen, a Fort Wayne councilman’s suicide, a Kokomo jaw dislocation, Warsaw man’s death from shock after misdirection, and new Republican papers planned in Morocco and Goodland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bock
Winslow
Michigan City
Bremen
Mississippi River
Otto Seidel
Fort Wayne
Seidel
Everett Butler
Kokomo
Daniel Caris
Warsaw
Cuban Itch Healed by Cuticura Remedies Says Mother
Mrs. Zana Miller of Union City Michigan recalls her infant son suffering Cuban itch with widespread sores and constant crying. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child slept, sores dried, and two weeks later he was well. The treatment cost 75 cents, and she notes she would pay $100 for relief. May 17 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Prescott and fountain joke in Random Recollections
Historian Prescott permits a foreign visitor to Boston Common to see a fountain but finds it shut off. He quips that he knew boys were barred from the Sabbath but fountains should not play. Historical aside from Mme. M. S. van de Velde accompanies the anecdote.
Senator Sorghani Plans Timely Utterances and Anecdote
Washington Star reports Senator Sorghani will deliver a few timely remarks and a humorous anecdote, following a standard formula about his contributions to the country and expressing confidence in the wisdom of plain people. An advertisement for Mrs Austin's Buckwheat flour urges readers to ask their grocer for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghani
Tlave
Washington Star
Historic Minneapolis Lecture Praises John Smith
An eloquent lecturer asks how history would read without John Smith and urges applause for the name. The mostly Johnson audience complies to honor the late figure. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pains offered at 25 cents a bottle.
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Minneapolis
John Smith
Johnson
Under the New Ruling. Fis Lawyer
A defendant faces a jury with witnesses who saw him whip his wife and contends an alibi is unnecessary. He argues that proving drunkenness will suffice to influence the trial's outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fis
Dprisoner
Great Nerve Restorer Promise by Dr Kline Ad
Advertisement proclaims cures for nervous disorders including St Vitus dance and nerves. Dr Kline claims a “Great Nerve Restorer” cures permanently and invites trials and a treatise. Address given at 81 Arch Street Philadelphia PA. Promotes immigrant impact and labor value of $25,000,000 yearly.
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St. Vitus
Rubber Stamp Orders and Supplies Advertised
Local ad offers rubber stamps in all kinds and self inking varieties with ink pads. Features new watersoaked style and invites readers to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Gorde
Faust
Jexro
Norway
Australia
E. W. Grove
Wayside Commanings
Adam Zawfox
Evyer
Job Starky
Carrie
Mabel
Ethel
Bohemia
Guaranty
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
John Martin
Frank Martin
Evansville
Milton E. Graves
Morocco
Sentinel
Goodland
George Burgess
Champ” Clark
Aroma
Elwood
White River
Clark
W. E. Root
Raffles
Mikhart
Joseph C. Ratliff
Society of Friends At
Richmond
St. Joseph County
South Bend
Indiana
Mary Stubbs
St. Joseph
Starke County
Allen
Henry Shaw
Summit Lawn
Westfield
Petersburg
James Miley
Abram Myers
Columbia City
Charles Rollins
Collins
Whitley County
Michigan Central Railroad
Porter
Arthur Linesman
Prof
Linesman
Frank Gowdy
South Milford
Leonard Lemuel Shearsley
Elkhart
Leonard Rinehard
Seth A. Low
Jessie Wagner
Kalamazoo
Ida Roysdon
Hamlet
Elkhart County
Charles Berger
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Hegewisch
Elizabeth Arthur
Logansport
George Jackson
Lee Jackson
Fortville
Daniel Berry
Jefferson Township
Wayne County
Berry
Coffman
Rosa Derff
Charles Terff
C. E. Nagle
North Manchester
Derff
Nagle
Jesse Maness
Lucy Bennett
Jerome Lillian
Bennett
Lillian
Kokomo Brass Works
Anthony Cook
Mista
Vaka
Gedis & Haefle Stave
Hazleton
Arkansas
St.patrick
Ireland
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Mast
Carters
R. T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Baise Caid
Gonraud
United States
Canada
Europe
T. Hopkins
Street
New York
Withompson
Sterling Remedy Company
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