Vitamin Pinkham ad claimed cure circulates women notes
A historical testimonial from Mrs Sophie Brans praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian congestion and inflammation with claims of a rapid recovery. The text includes a $5000 forfeiture guarantee and admonitions to avoid other remedies, ending with a whimsical misstatement about a goose.
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Sophie Binns
Young People’s ‘Christian Temperance Union
Fruitvale
Bal
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Sopiz Brans
Earliest Russian Millet Promises High Hay Yield
Seed advertisement touts Earlies Russian Millet as a prolific hay producer. Claims 4 can yield up to 8 tons per acre with pricing of 50 lbs for $1.90 and 100 lbs for 83 cents, offered by John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin. Also a blurb jokes about a man recalling his first love affair.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salger
Salzers
Notics
John_A. Salter
le Catalon
W.N. Y
Piso Cure Promotion in Ocean Grove Ad
A 1900 Ocean Grove notice touts Piso’s Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds by N. W. Samuel dated February 17 1900 Hamlin’s Wizard Oils are praised as a friend to the afflicted and foe to pain An aside notes that people blame others for their own mistakes and many nuisances come from men who think they are funny.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Hamlin
Cole's Carbon salve and Mrs Winslow's Syrup advertised
An old advertisement page touts Cole's Carbon salve with guarantees, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and colic, and a remark on insomniac dogs. It also notes a thrifty line about using bread crusts and a saying on actions vs words.
Peculiar to Itself St Jacobs Oil Endures Fifty Years
The advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a long standing remedy with unknown ingredients to outsiders. It claims marvelous pain killing properties and says thousands of previously crippled people are now cured, noting its sales exceed those of other proprietary medicines and rival all oils and liniments combined.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Stacobs Oil
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Health Boost
Advertising copy claims Vogeler's Curative Compound can strengthen weak and sickly children by improving digestion blood quality and flesh. It recommends two to five drops twice daily for birth-long weakness and offers a sample bottle from Bt Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore Md.
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Vogeler
Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Times Bias in Civil War Coverage Critiqued by Goldwin Smith
Atlantic Monthly quotes Prof Goldwin Smith criticizing The Times for backing the South during the Civil War era. He notes the paper’s wealthier audience influenced its stance and its persistent forecast of Confederate victory despite Union advances.
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London Times
Times
Grant
Petersburg
Richmond
Spence
England
America
Prof. Goldwin Smith
Atlantic Monthly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Mercury Free
Advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe and effective taken internally. Claims no mercury and direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
I. J. Cheney &Co
It Was a Cocktail Cherry Racial Exploitation Mockery
An anonymous reminiscence from the New York Evening Post mocks interracial miscegenation fears. Adriana and a Black man share an evening guide, a warning of curfew, then fear as she finds a red knockout drop in her drink, playing on racial stereotype and sensationalism.
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Adriana
Mister Johnson
New York Evening Post
Way to Wareham Joke Ends Bicycle Quandary
A humorous anecdote from Cape Cod features Joseph Jefferson driving from Buzzard's Bay to Onset when two bloomers on bikes ask the comic for the way to Wareham. He quips about wearing bloomers and his own style. The column also notes a photo curious woman and a confidant woman with a ready snapshot.
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Wareham
Joseph Jefferson
Buzzard’s Bay
Onset
Cape Cod
Mr. Jefferson
New York Times
Has Been Gambler Finds End Of His Rope In Broadway Life
In a Rossmore cafe the Has Been recounts a fall from riches as a famed forger once trusted by a mob. He reveals losing nerve after a hospital stint and now works two-dollar bets in a poolroom, having once stolen vast sums from forged papers across major cities.
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Thad
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Forty Second
Rossmore
Rogues
Jerome
New York Press
Rare Virtues of Ginseng in Colonel Byrd's Diary
Time Virginia recounts Colonel William Byrd of Westover praising ginseng. He notes chewing a root helps fatigue during surveying and walkabout, boosting spirits and vigor. He claims it makes age cheerful and warm, compares its value to sassafras, and predicts traders will bring it from China.
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Virginia
William Byrd
Westover
China
Byrd
Caitaraugus
Juvenile theater at home in dramatic gesture
The piece notes a son's shift to a theatrical phase using a juvenile edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin. His mother's drawing room served as a temporary theater with a door notice stating that ladies and gentlemen under thirteen years may come in, those that are not cannot.
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New York Evening Post
First Cuban president chosen amid claims of incapacity
Acknowledges Cuban people selecting their first president despite claims of governance difficulties. The piece contrasts with ads praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for headache indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness and other ailments. The advertisement urges readers to obtain the genuine product.
Masquerade Theme At Book Party Sparks Costume Idea
A young woman asks what title to take for a book party where guests dress as literary creations. A friend, after hearing a tale about vaccination, suggests she go as The Crisis referencing a literary crisis.
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New York Evening Post
Pressing Engagement Sparks Ring Return Scene
A woman reproaches her partner for not spending the evening with her and demands he takes back the ring. He apologizes for a pressing engagement and cites no intention to fulfill her demand. The exchange ends with the implied severing of the engagement.
Putnam Faceless Dyes Protects From Sweat and Fruit Acids
Advertises Putnam Faceless Dyes that resist discoloration from sweat or fruit acids. Sold by druggists in 10 cent packages.
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Putnam
The Way to Keep Good
Brooding over evil will not correct it and may repeat it. Set your mind the other way. Think honest pure kind and courageous thoughts and your mind will have no time for opposites.
Letters That Are of Little Value
A short essay argues that young men starting in life should master practical groundwork beyond college. It states recommendations are of little value and that true assessment comes from self-display, not others' praise, with a year or two of hard knocks to learn real worth.
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F. Augustus Heinz
Bright's Disease Cured by Kidney Pills
Mrs Kitty Seaney of Sullivan Illinois suffered Bright's Disease with back pain and poor prospects. After using Todd's Kidney Pills she recovered fully using ten boxes, with kidneys expelling dark diseased matter and rapid health improvement.
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Sullivan
Kitty Jr. Seaney
Bright
Todd
Seaney
Is He a Statesman or a Politician Asked in Jest
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes a debate on distinguishing a true statesman from a politician. One says a statesman is incorruptible and unbribable by money, while a hidden test would be whether political influence could be delivered.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
List of patents granted to Northwestern inventors including George H. Ebel for engine reversing gear Stephen A Huntley for a magazine firearm Herman W Lillo and O A Giere for a sack holder George W Look for an aerator for milk James Farley for a brake head Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minn notes a proverb about a man who keeps his own counsel rarely apologizes for his phrases.
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Northwestern
George H. Ebel
St. Paul
Minn
Stephen A. Huntley
Elk Point
S. D
Herman W. Lillo
O. A. Giere
Rock Dell
George W. Look
Quincy
James Farley
Waukesha
Wis
Lothrop & Johnson
Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attorneys
Pioneer Press Bldg
J. Paul
Peruna Cure Ad Featured by Knight Templar Moody
Letter from Colonel T. P. Moody, noted Knight Templar and Mason, extols Peruna for catarrh and stomach trouble after decades of illness. Moody and his wife credit the remedy with major health gains, while the piece discusses catarrh as a widespread condition and advertises Dr. Hartman’s remedy.
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Templar
Perma
T. P. Moody
United States
Buffalo
Chicago
Ill
Moody
Peruna
Southwest
P. Moody
Hartman
Ple
Fortunate are those who fall to rise higher
A concise aphorism about resilience andambition stating that a fall can pave the way to greater ascent and personal growth.
Stop That Cough Racking Cora Boosts Cole's Cure
An old advertisement urges readers to treat coughs with Cole's Cough Cure. It promises quick relief and a pleasant taste, with bottles guaranteed and available at 5c and 50c from druggists.
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Cora
Cole
St Peter Wan an Irishman in Congress Tale
A doorkeeper in the House of Representatives, proud of Ireland, claimed St Peter was Irish. Benton McMillin teased that no colored man would let that cock crow thrice, hinting at racial humor amid congressional chatter.
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Ad Promises Cure
An advertisement claims FITS are permanently cured with Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer after one day’s use. It urges readers to obtain a FRE 62.00 trial bottle from Ca M H Kure Ltd at 903 Arch Street Philadelphia Pa. It includes unrelated humor about a lender and a critic.
Partial list of names provokes reader unease
A reader expresses discomfort at seeing a battle array styled list and offers to obtain the list with brief explanations by contacting Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio for a free catarrh hook.
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Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
Public virtue vs private gain echoed in critique
A succinct critique argues that calling for the public good is simple when it does not conflict with personal profit, highlighting a common hypocrisy tension in leadership and reform discourse.
Haste to get rich warns against poor outcomes
Dr J H Rindlaure, specialized ear, nose and throat doctor, cautions that rushing to wealth leads to poverty. The note mentions his specialty and position in the field. The source emphasizes prudent financial pursuit.
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J. H. Rindlaure
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