Health restored by Lydia E Pinkham Remedy letter from Sallie French
A seven year battle with female troubles ends in health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound per a testimonial from Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory. The ad promotes the remedy and offers free confidential advice to readers, plus various seed and agricultural product pitches.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Causes of Headache From Col ds to May
From October to May colds are the most frequent headache cause. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. ER. W Grove on box 25¢. Not more than 3,000 stars are visible to the naked eye.
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W.grove
Loos
E. W. Grove
Winter Wheat Yields in Southern Alberta Reported
A Nov 1907 letter from Coaldale reports 349 acres of grain including 197 acres spring wheat and 152 oats with average yields of 38 bushels per acre for wheat and 74 for oats. Values at market rates placed wheat $38 per acre and oats $37, plus hay and potatoes. A second 1908 note from Warner notes winter wheat yields of 25 to 30 bushels per acre, 2500+ bushels on 100 acres, and spring wheat around 30 bushels per acre with oats and barley also described. The writers describe substantial breaking work in 1906 and general optimism for settling districts in Southern Alberta.
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Iowa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Victoria
Wis. C. N. Y
Coaldale
Alta
W. H. Pawson, JR
Alberta
Warner
A. L. Warner
Tenny Brothers
Unerving Maternal Insinet
A caller jokes about twin identification as Mrs Highsnoggle compares her sons. The mother explains a simple test when Johnny swears a blue streak, revealing which twin is Dick.
Mother Gray’s Powders touted for children cures
This item promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children claimed to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms with 30 000 testimonials. It lists Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York and notes all druggists sell it for 25 cents. A separate note says Berlin railroad stations will install automatic machines dispensing umbrellas for a coin with refunds upon return.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy
N. Y
Berlin
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Three flavors of dessert spread by D Zerta Food Co
A Rochester New York catalog offers potassin¢ reparation and three flavors Lemon Chocolate and Custard from D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY. It also markets Garfield Tea claims for health and a bromquinine laxative with a signature by E W Grove.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Smoking Out Rats Ends In Burning House
A man tries many traps to remove rats and finally burns them out with sulphur, but his house also burns down. In a separate note, the current New York City telephone directories would stack to seven and a quarter miles high if piled.
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Chicago Tribune
New York City
Senate and House End Sessions in Mourning and Debate
Congress adjourned for Latimer’s death with prayer and敬 honors. Senators debated navy buildup and pacific policy, while the House considered streetcar extension and the Oregon land grants. Currency debates continued as the criminal code revision moved forward.
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Perkins
California
Senate
Pacific Ocean
Tilman
Oregon
District of Columbia Street Railway
Union Station
Gallinger
Depew
Simmons
North Carolina
Whyte
Maryland
Committee On Rules
House of Representatives
Dalzell
Pennace
Mann
Dalell
Fires Destroy Two Plants and Rail Facility in New York and Connecticut
Fire destroyed the Pime Tree Worsted Company's plant at Potmam Coan and the Central New England railroad roundhouse and machine shop at Fishkill Lending NY causing substantial losses. Miss Alice Hollis, totally blind, sailed from New York on the steamer Mittendam to Wiesbaden Germany seeking treatment to restore her sight.
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Pime Tree
Potmam
Coan
Central New England Railroad
Fishkill Lending
XN. Y
Alice Hollis
New York
Weisbaden Gerrey
WHIZ New Parlor Card Game For Long Winter Evenings
A satire announces WHIZ as a free parlor card game from Pacific Coast Borax. It offers 44 illustrated cards and full rules in a flap case, pledging educational and family appeal, mailed with 4 cents postage after sending the top package panel. Also includes a humorous fortune teller gag.
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BORAX
Pacific Coast
Borax O
Chicago
Deafness and Catarrh Cure Claim in Early Ad
An 19th century advertisement-like clipping promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming it can cure deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness from catarrh not cured and invites readers to send for free information. The snippet also references Periander and a Greece history anecdote about suppressing amusements and mentions a bridge whist observation.
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Hall
Nesey 4 & CO
Toledo
Periander
Corinth
Gulf Shore Drive
Greece
Chicago
Mary E H Rouse Finds Kidney Pain Relief
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York describes five years of back hip pain and weak kidneys from a bed fall and poor health. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she reports quick relief and full recovery and notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The grasshopper note follows.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Cambridge
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cure of Eczema and Poison Oak Using Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge Tennessee says her daughter suffered severe eczema treated by a physician before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. After six weeks the child recovered with no recurrence and a poisoned boy also healed in about three weeks after applying Cuticura products. Date: Oct 13.
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Sorea
Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden’s Ridge
Tenn
Anxious Mother Seeks Advice Over Baby’s Cough
A mother worries about her baby showing whooping cough symptoms and asks for guidance. A bachelor brother dismisses concern, arguing the infant’s only amusement should not be taken away. The exchange captures a domestic scene with contrasting attitudes.
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O. John
Miranda
Animal Post Cards From Milwaukee Zoo Offer
A set of eight attractive post cards in five colors shows wild animals at the Washington Park zoo in Milwaukee. They will be mailed on receipt of twelve cents. Also included is a note about a foggy London day boosting gas bills by fifty to seventy five thousand dollars.
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Washington Park Zoo
Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin Company
Wis
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days guaranteed
A claim guarantees cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding varieties within 6 to 14 days or a full refund. The message also asserts that China and India make up more than half of the world population.
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China
India
World
Inatent Reelet Remedy Co
Los Angeles
California
Reduced Colonist Rates For Travel To West Coasts
One way tickets at special low rates on the North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound points through March and April. Daily tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Double berth only 7.00 through from Chicago. For details write A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago HL or contact nearest ticket agent.
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North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific & North Western
A. Hutchison
Clark St
A Legislative Paradox in the British Parliament
The Baltimore American poses a quip that the British Parliament is a paradox being a house of commons yet peerless among legislatures, highlighting the tension between common chamber context and exclusive status.
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House of Commons
Baltimore
Well Informed Endorsement for Syrup of Figs and Senna
One of the essentials of happy homes is a vast fund of health and living knowledge. The piece promotes the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known, ethically marketed family laxative manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and recommended by physicians and informed consumers worldwide.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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