Swanson Rheumatic Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago touts "5 Drops" as a fast remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. A customer letter from Anguilla Mississippi claims three days of use relieved all pain. A limited offer invites sample bottles for 25 cents with 100,000 samples available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
R. L. Martin
Anguilla
Miss
Dearborn Street
Ill
Warning Against Fake Kalsemine Sold as Alabastine
The notice warns against using glue to affix a cheap kalsemine stuck on the wall and passing it off as the durable Alabastine. It advises buyers to purchase Alabastine only in properly labeled packages to ensure safety and authenticity.
Cascarets Beauty Claims and Purported Skin Cure
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy as a blood purifier and liver stimulant for clear skin. It promises elimination of pimples boils blotches and blackheads with a 10 cent dose and guarantees satisfaction across druggists.
Benevolence and Bitters Promote Health in Cities
In large U.S. cities the poor show improvement from wealthy benevolence while Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is promoted for disordered liver bowels or nerves. The ad suggests a pleasant frame of mind complements a woman described as pretty as a picture.
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United States
Hostetter
Constipation Remedies and Promotions in 1890s Ads
A string of patent medicine ads tout Cascarets Candy Cathartic with pricing 10c 25c and refund promises if ineffective. Includes testimonials from Mrs Lucy Wallace of Marquette Texas and references to Piso’s Cure. Also mentions Dr J H Rindlaub Fargo and Star Tobacco branding. Ends with a quip about bicycles and spinsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Wallace
Marquette, Ixas
Woman and the Wheel and a Healthful Cure
A Delaware Ohio teen Bertha Reed eighteen being treated for anemia linked to extensive cycling. After high pulse and rapid decline she improves with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People restoring energy and vitality. The piece endorses moderate cycling for women and promotes the pills as a remedy for pale complexions and nervous fatigue.
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Bertha Reed
J. R. Reed
Lake St
Delaware
Ohio
Bertha
Williams
Open letter asserts exclusive use of Castoria trade mark
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts proclaims the exclusive right to the words PITCHER'S CASTORIA and CASTORIA. He notes his origin of the product and the signature CHAS H FLETCHER on wrappers. He warns that only The Centaur Company holds authority to use his name, dating March 8, 1897.
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Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas HL Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chas H. Fletcher
Samuel Pitcher, M
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Unrelated Health Ads
An 19th century ad fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo Ohio, warning against mercury containing salves and promoting internal use. It mentions a 75 cent price and endorsements by druggists. Also notes a quirky claim about railroad coaches having two cars rear of their own.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
New Route to Health Cascaret Candy Cathartic Ad
Small fragrant tablets in a dainty metal box labeled C C C Cascaret Candy Cathartic claim to purify and destroy disease germs in the mouth and throat, stop souring of undigested food, stimulate liver tones, and strengthen bowels. Advertised as mild and effective with strong reader recommendation.
Co opolitan a Vision of the Cooperative Commonwealth
The Broad Axe promotes a novel of Idaho inspired cooperation. It depicts a fair land where cooperation defeats poverty and outlines social democracy methods to build and run an American state. Send 25 cents to St Paul Minnesota for a copy.
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Cooperative Commonwealth
Idaho
Social Democracy
Co-Operative Commonwealth
St. Paul, Minn
Bated Breath Not Always Needed to Catch Fish
A concise fishery note explains that anglers can succeed without waiting for perfect conditions. Practical tips emphasize steady technique and observation over anxious anticipation for better catches.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement
An 19th century ad describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation allay pain and cure wind colic. The bottle is priced at 25 cents.
No-To-Bac Promises Quick Tobacco Cure
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle aid to quit tobacco easily and permanently. It claims to make men strong with vitality and nerve, available for 50 cents or 1 dollar from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York, with a booklet and sample free.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Smoking and tonic ads appear in old Minnesota ad clippings
A vintage ad snippet promotes Smoke Sledge Cigarettes at 20 for 5 cents and recommends Minnesota household Sar saparilla New Spring Tonic and a blood purifier. A line notes the poet knits his brow while doing fancy work.
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Minnesota
Dehorning Cattle Advocated by Maine Station
Bulletin 41 from Maine Experiment Station argues dehorning benefits cattle by easing care and reducing suffering. It notes rapid recovery after clipping, minimal pain, and negligible milk loss, urging removal of horns as unnecessary luxuries for domestic cattle.
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Maine
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Horne
Hogs and Pumpkins Drilled For Animal Health
J C Senger in Rural New Yorker argues pumpkins and pumpkin seeds act as vermifuges for pigs and other livestock. He urges prudent husbandry and pre slaughter health checks to curb parasitic disease in domestic animals.
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J. C. Senger
New Yorker
United States
Demand Drives Fat Cattle Market Shifts at Major Yards
The text notes strongest demand for fat cattle and ongoing price declines as feeders rush unfinished stock. Prime export stock remains in high demand, while recent supply growth eases shortages. It urges breeders to use first class stallions and avoid poor stock, citing large recent arrivals at Chicago stock yards: horses 111,601 hogs 8,863,724 sheep 3,606,640 calves 122,976.
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America
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Yehant Sion
United States
St. James's
London
England
Standard
Easy Explanation of Saloon Wall Pictures
A dialogue explains saloon wall pictures as a business strategy. Waggs asks why the walls are covered and Jaggs says the pictures are to draw men in because they are often so bad that they drive men to drink.
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Jaggs
Waggs
Dr Ayer s Sarsaparilla Promises Dyspepsia Cure
A promotional piece touts Dr Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a tonic for the entire system to treat dyspepsia. It features testimonial from M S Shields of Meridian Mississippi recounting severe indigestion and partial paralysis improved after three bottles, and notes a free carebook offered by J C Ayer Co Lowell.
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Ayer
Dr. Ayer
M.S. Shields
Meridian
Miss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Star Tobacco
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. Dak
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
Woman and the Wheel
the Gazette
Delaware, Ohio
J.chubinger Bros
Owa
New Haven
Conn
THE
Funk & Wagnalls
Standard Dictionary
Frances E.willard
Anna A. Gordon
Monarch Book Company
Canada
Australia
Philadelphia
Oakland
Iness
Fortune
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