Doctor's Directions On Ayer's Sarsaparilla Cure Claim
A father from Orrick Missouri touts Dr Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine in the world after his daughter nearly went blind from measles and a relapse. He credits two bottles with a complete cure and cites physician recommendations. The ad claims blood purification cures and invites readers to request the company Curebook from J C Ayer Co Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Goode
Orrick
Dr. Ayer
Ee Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Potato Digger Improves Farm Labor Efficiency
A new farming implement modeled on a plow digs potatoes and uses a separator to sift earth away. The blade enters the ground and throws soil and potatoes onto a bar sieve, dropping earth while potatoes are pushed off and fall to the ground. The device saves vast labor though it does not harvest the potatoes. 2 Er Stryker Patent Atty, F Bradbury agent Solicitor, Pioneer Press St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stryker
F. Bradbury
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Circumstantial Evidence in a Home Nail Plot
A pithy quote from Puck hints at hidden misdeeds as a husband suspects crooked activity while noting his wife has been driving nails, revealing a sly, tongue in cheek moral. The scene packs irony and a wry social commentary in a single humorous aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Foot powder promises relief for corns and bunions
An old time advertisement offers a shoe powder to shake into shoes that purportedly cures corns bunions chilblains and swollen and sweaty feet. It claims relief for nervous damp smarting and calloused feet and notes 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores with sample free and a mailed address in LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen S, Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
His Great Mistake
A brief Detroit Free Press dialogue quotes a man denying he is a fool about women while a woman calls him out for thinking he knows it all. The exchange hints at misjudgment in romance and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Kuhn's Rheumatic Cure Ad Offers Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement for Kuhn's Rheumatic Cure Co promises to cure rheumatism or a full refund. The claim states the cure costs $1.00 per bottle and lists Van Buren Street in Chicago, Illinois as the contact address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuhn
Rheumatic Cure Co
van Buren St
Chicago
Boyish Economy Soap Lesson Ventures in Household Trade
A mother of six notes that boys misjudge economic knowledge until they handle soap and trade at home. The remark contrasts adult skepticism with boys practical experiments in everyday economics.
No-To-Bac and Cough Balsam Ads and Witty Pugilist Joke
A collage of advertisements and a humor gag. No-To-Bac tobacco cure claims strong results and redemption for smokers with prices 50c and 1. Laxative Bromo Quinines promise a one day cold cure with a money back guarantee. Coe's Cough Balsam touted as reliable. Sledge Cigarettes offered at 20 for 5 cents. A brief joke ends the clipping about a lawyer.
Our best suits are only cast off clothes at night
A succinct remark notes that even the finest attire serves as mere sleepwear, highlighting a view of dress and vanity as trivial at rest.
Cure all Catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure asserts cure
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any failing case. It touts internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces, claims strengthening constitutional health, and lists testimonials. Also promotes Cascarets and Seattle Klondike outreach copy and ends with a line about suspicion as a robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Innocent Children Sacrificed Ad Claims Stomach Bitters
An unsettling claim cites high child mortality before age five due to climate change and links widespread stomach ailments to invalidism. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a prompt relief, then pivots to a dramatic note about fiction and novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Salzer Seed Co seeks names for new corn and oat prodigy
The Salzer Seed Co invites naming ideas for a 17 inch corn and a White Oat prodigy. Enter by sending this notice with 10 cents to John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a free seed catalogue and 11 sample seeds valued at ten dollars along with a chance to win a $400 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer Seed Co
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.n.n
What He Feared in a Club Tale
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal shows Garrigus fearing the end of his club ties after Dolan's widow’s marriage. The exchange hints at social tensions and personal stakes within the club community.
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Garrigus
Dolan
Indianapolis Journal
New French Military Rifle Rivaling German Design
The London Morning Post notes France and Germany are preparing new rifles with improved ballistic performance. It cites a superior French model tested by officers, while Germany readies a six millimeter rifle. Holland Denmark and Norway reportedly possess top rifles like the Krag Jorgensen and Mannlicher, with Dutch weapon achieving 740 m/s.
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Holland
London Morning Post
Paris
Rhine
Germany
France
Denmark
Norway
Reinikaboo: A new word for reinikaboo news
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat defines reinikaboo as a newspaper publication of a certain character that is not fake but exaggerated or shadowy in origin. It describes how a false resignation rumor about Secretary Gage illustrates a reinikaboo, a term used by Washington reporters to label overstated or misrelated news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Alaska
Klondike
Washington
Public Comfort Bureau
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Gage
United States
St. James's
London
England
America
Standard Dictionary
Poss Pe Inn
Wedding tablecloth woven by bride's ancestor found at gift
At the wedding of Miss Minnie Roe mer of St. John's and Peter Merbach of Hadison Minn in Kaukauna Tuesday a novelty among the presents was a large pure white linen tablecloth woven by the bride's great great grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Roemer
St. John’s
Peter Merbach
Hadison
Minn
Kaukauna
Miwaukee
Wisconsin
Ironical IFS Reflections on Talking and Troubles
A column of quips mulls talk versus silence and the ironies of boasting misfortune. It swaps proverbs about love, spoiled neighbors, lending trouble, and celestial water to poke at human folly and social habits.
Woman's Fate Sauced by Pink Pills Claim
Mrs Jacob Weaver of Bushnell Illinois testifies to recovery from years of illness through Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She, aged fifty six, says a box and a half cured her and she now feels strong and active. Notary confirms sworn statement dated October 23 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Weaver
Bushnell
Marshal Weaver
J. H. Weaver
A. D
QO. C. Hicks
Notary Pulette
Rheumatic Cure and Child Remedies Promoted in Advertisements
An advertisement section promotes Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co 6 Drops and 5 Drops with testimonials from John G. Martin of Wellsville Missouri. It notes a thirty day sample offer and orders by mail from Chicago. Another ad touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children with over 10 000 testimonials and free samples at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
John G. Martin
Wellsville
Dearborn Street
Mother Gray
New York
Ad. Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Cascarets Beauty Claimed To Clean Blood And Skin
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a blood cleansing remedy to banish pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion. It promises satisfaction at 10 cents and notes availability from druggists with a guaranteed result. The weather clerk remark hints at a knowledge store.
Teething Remedy Ad Threads Edge of Sea Voyage
A fragment notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup marketed for teething relief and stomach discomfort. It mentions a foreign descent and then shifts to steps leading to a ship's steerage, suggesting an unrelated maritime image.
Agents Wanted Advertised Quack Sellings and Jokes
An assortment of old time advertisements promises agents wanted to sell a housekeeper article for 10 cents with four permanent customers per sale. Includes Satin plc and unique Mfg Co contact, along with a bowel education claim and Cascarets candy cure. A quip about ball bearings closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satin
PLC
Stampa
Unique Mfg. Co
Robert St. Bt. Paul
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Sterling Remedy Co
Coe
News
Star Tobacco
St. Jacobs
Rae
UC Hubinger Bros
Keokuk
Owa
New Haven
Conn
Northwest
Chickering
Fischer
Franklin
Schaeffer
Mason & Hamlin and Miller
W. St. St
Nicollet
Minneapolis
Montreal
Ueen
Ian Snow
Balzerie
Balzer
LA Crosse, A
Rua Atu
Seth Arnold
U. S. Capitol
Seth Kwold
Teinett
Eee
Uni
THE
Funk & Wagnalls
Western
Canada
Len Davies
Thid St
J. L. Straw Seward
A. Movimen, Kabolia Bidg
Green
Draggitts
Rsaetica
Ahtor Erie
Bend
Mt. M. Roberts
Minneapolig
Baldodr
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