Best Truss for Hernia Ever Made
A medical advertisement from Fort Wayne Indiana offers treatment for deformities kidney and bladder diseases and nervous disorders. It promises free urine analysis for chronic cases and home treatment for women and catarrh. It lists men diseases including gonorrhea hydrocele and impotency with a cure claim and advises sending a description by mail if a doctor cannot be seen in person.
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Hbright
N. B
Express Co. O. D
Emmaus Items and Local Notes from Union BY LUALABA
Weather warm and roads dusty. Emmaus Sunday school invited to Union Sunday school celebration. Reports of threshing, visits, and social events including an Aug next Friday ice cream social. Local happenings include oil well activity, railroad freight movement, and community notices across Emmaus Pugney Tocsin and nearby towns.
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Todd Kunkel
Omar
Ohio
T. M. Halls
Tocsin
Pugney
Emmaus
Will Kleinknight
Alice Hoover
David Hoover
Bertha
Martha Noop
Ft. Wayne
Jacob
Mary Kay
Union
Attendee Prepares for Event This Saturday
The note states readiness and plans to attend on Saturday August 18 as preparations are completed.
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Sie
Mrs Gallup Senses Death as Rooster Crow Sums Up Tale
In a rural kitchen Mr Gallup milks a cow while Mrs Gallup, certain a death in the family is near, recalls a neighbor's tragic end after a rooster crowed at sundown. She vows to face fate with dignity and jokes about funeral plans and a future without him.
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Charles B. Lewis
Samuel Gallup
Mr. Gallup
Samuel
Aiges
Mary Williams
Mary
Dr. Parker
Mrs. Gallup
Sam
Mother
Local Notes and Light Nonsense From Small Towns
A mix of domestic routine and humorous exchanges from community papers. Scenes include a death notice talk at a church, a child’s question about a woman preacher, a banana stand tale, mischievous police banter, and a compliment on the name Edith Lorena Leroy.
Supreme Confidence Breaks Over Lies
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows a dramatic exchange where a woman expresses supreme confidence in Harold enough to believe a possible lie, while he reacts with convulsive insistence not to be tempted to lie.
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Detroit Free Press
Distinguished misrepresentative fuels House gallery brawl
A girl in the house gallery calls him the distinguished representative from our state. A political foe responds that he is not, calling him the distinguished misrepresentative in a Washington Star exchange.
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Washington Star
Funeral Crowd Counts Noted By Sledding Pair
Snowy and Slushy discuss a funeral observed on their way home, Snowy noting six people in the back of the procession. The exchange appears in the South Boston News as a short, humorous local item.
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Snowy
South Boston News
Apparent Impossibility Highlighted in Odd Quote
A Chicago Record item cites a remark on the human frame as wondrous and asks how such a question sounds. It notes a man experiencing a chilly day in New York yesterday.
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New York
Chicago Record
Remedy and health tips from Hood's Sarsaparilla
Home and Abroad urges readers to carry Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Vegetable Pills while traveling. It promotes a tonic to strengthen blood, prevent illness, and a gentle cathartic for natural digestion, noting changes in water quality can disrupt health. It also mentions Carlyle’s writings from half a century ago.
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Hood
Norris English Stable Liniment for Horse Ailments
Important to Horsemen note promotes Norris English Stable Liniment claiming to remove lumps, galls, scratches, rheumatism, barbed wire cuts, bruises, sprains, and deformities. Described as a nineteenth century discovery from a celebrated English surgeon that penetrates to bone. Priced 50 cents and 1.00, sold by J. E. Sturgis at 2313. Also mentions foreign arrivals in the U.S. from 1840 to 1850 totaling 1,530,000.
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Norris English
J. E. Sturgis
Distemper and Cough Cure Promoted by Wells Medicine Co
The Wells Medicine Co of LaFayette Indiana promotes Crafts Distemper and Cough Cure for horses sheep and dogs claiming prevention by one dose and cure in three to six days. They offer a Treatise and breeder testimonials from three years of use.
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Wells Medicine Co
LaFayette
Indiana
16000000 Children Enrolled in U S Schools This June
In June of this year 16 million children were found to be enrolled in the schools of the United States. Bolata, a tree product from Sumatra, is emerging as a rival to India rubber and gutta percha.
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United States
Sumatra
India
New Discovery Cures Consumption Headache Colds
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Illinois was told she had consumption with no hope but two bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured her life saved. Thos Eggers of 139 Flor ida Street San Francisco recovered from a dreadful cold after one bottle and two weeks. Free trial at Charl ies C Deam s drug store. Regular sizes 50c and 1.00. The wheels of all tram cars in Bombay to be fitted with life guards by government order.
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Phoebe Thomas
Junction Ciy, Ll
Dr. King
Thos. Eggers
Florids Street
San Francisco
Charlies C. Deam's
Bombay
Drummond's Lightning Comedy Promises Quick Cure
James M Brooks of Washington Ave St Louis affidavits he suffered rheumatism for years and was fully restored by Drummond's Lightning Comedy. He calls it the greatest remedy on earth and claims others have miraculously cured. Send $5 to Drummond Medicine Co 48 Maiden Lane New York to receive two large bottles for a month long treatment with cure claims. Agent wanted. Australia produced gold valued at $5,000,000 more than any other country last year.
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James M. Brooks
Washington Ave
St. Louis
Drummond
Drummond Medicine Co
Maiden Lane
New York
Electric Bitters praised as universal remedy
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases removes skin ailments and purifies blood. It claims malaria prevention and cures for headache constipation and indigestion with a money back guarantee. Sold at Charles C. Deam drug store.
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Charles C. Deam” Drug Store
Woman in Maysville Delivers Fourth Set of Twins
A Maysville New York woman recently presented her husband with a forth set of twins.
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Maysville, N. Y
Hushang
Savannah candidate sells beer to 1200 at once
The article notes a Savannah, Georgia candidate for office recently set up beer for 1,200 persons at one time. It also touts a cough remedy praised for curing many throat and lung diseases, priced at 25 cents at J E Sturgis 233.
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Savannah
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Health Remedy
Intelligent readers note the blood's role in bodily balance and favor Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe vegetable cure for impurities. It claims to alleviate scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism neuralgia consumption and other ailments linked to impure blood or poor circulation. Amid reports of Punjab shawl trade dullness recent months cited.
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Hood
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Adverts Claims and Price
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapping chilblains corns and eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Price 28 cents per box offered by Charles C. Deam. A separate line notes a quip about brain phosphorus comparing an idiot to a person of average powers.
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Bucklen
Charles C. Deam
Drummond Lightning Remedy Promoted For Heart Heath
An old advertisement urges treatment for heart and muscle ailments with Drummond’s Lightning Remedy. It claims life may be saved and offers two bottles for $5 to be sent by express from the Drummond Medicine Co. in New York. Agents are sought.
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Will
Joe Hole
Mr. Woodson
Brent Fox
Uniondale
Ruth Stowe
Jacob Long
C. B. Sones
Jake Kay
Prof. Stowe
Lualaba
C. & E Railroad
Glass of
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Hesler
Williamsport
Hoagland
Frank Ruby
Peter Bender
Mr. Collier
Mr. Williams
Wilfred Bender
Fred
Rev. Spray
United Brethren Church
A. LP
Kelley
Andy Moyer
Skate
Frank Trenary
Rooster
Lowell
Johnny
Pahaneygan
Mike
O'Murphy
Phaneygan
Chicago
Miss Leroy
Edith Lorena Leroy
Buffalo Courier
H.C. Arnold & C
Home and Abroad
Thomas Carlyle
Australia
Electric Bitters
Dr. Wells
New Cough Cure
Punjab
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