Miss Genevive May Praises Peruna For Stomach Cure
Genevive May of Indianapolis writes praising Peruna as a regulator for stomach catarrh. She describes severe symptoms including nausea heartburn and headaches before taking the medicine. Within weeks her stomach improved and after months her system felt healthier. She invites readers to write Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free confidential medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Genevive
S. Meridian St
Indianapolis
Ind
Second High School
Genevive May
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
In Her Dreams Miss Ascum Back from Palm Beach
Conversation from the Philadelphia Press where Miss Ascum and Miss Bragg discuss proposals they encountered in Palm Beach and the reactions they had to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ascum
Palm Beach
Bragg
Philadelphia Press
Agony of sore hands prompts Cuticura remedy
A testimonial from Mrs. Minnie Drew of Roxbury Mass describes severe hand cracking and pain. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment her hands fully healed, replacing failed doctor treatments. The piece also promotes Lion Coffee with old fashioned brewing tips and two settling methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Drew
Dana St
Roxbury
Mass
Finishing Carriages and the Many Coats of Paints
A New York Sun account explains the labor behind a first class driving wagon finish. Fourteen coats of lead paint and varnish are applied with sanding, filling, and rubbing between steps. The process includes multiple fillers, black coloring, pumice polishing, and six to seven varnish coats, plus two final coats. Any unevenness shows through, making repairs costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
A Reindeer Express in Alaska Territory
The piece notes the remarkable capacity of reindeer for team work, with broad hooves that don’t break snow. Weighing about 400 pounds, a reindeer can pull a 600 pound sled and cover 30 50 or even 90 miles daily. They carry mail from Kotzebue to Point Barrow over 650 miles, the northernmost post route. No food is carried. at journey end or stopping places the deer feed on moss and are released. As settlements grow in mineral regions away from rail and steamship, the reindeer express will become a major factor in territorial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kotzebue
Point Barrow
Alaska
Reindeer Express
Unconsciously Funny Ads and the Humor of Imperfection
A fragment from The Atlantic discusses ad writing as imperfect and humorous. It praises advertisers who laugh at their own failings and notes famous lines about Ellen Terry, a patent lamp chimney, and unattainable fish. The piece hints that even Mr. Crothers would admire unwitting humor in ads while preferring autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Fools All the Doctors The Old Patient's Odd Tale
A New York physician recalls an hale elderly man with a baffling mix of illnesses that intrigue the profession. The patient claims a famed doctor once wrote he could not live thirty days, while the man continues hopeful for a cure, decades later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Press
Armour's Egg Trust Breaks Up in Iowa
The Burlington Hawk-Eye reports Armour's egg storage plants in Iowa sold to private dealers at Adel Perry Gowrie and other towns. The Egg Trust collapse occurs without levitation and is blamed on collective actions of Iowa and other state hens. Other monopolies are said to be dissolving with no major panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Waterloo
Iowa
Armour Egg Trust
Illinois
Missouri
Armours
Adel
Perry
Gowrie
House of Armour
Egg Trust
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Grand Union of Saratoga Adds Acetylene Lighting Comfort
June 27 Saratoga. The Grand Union, largest summer hotel in the United States, introduces acetylene gas to brighten evenings. An extensive plant powers six thousand burners, offering cheaper, cooler, healthier light and modern conveniences for guests amid gardens, fountains, music, and illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoge
Saratoga
Grand Union
United States
Modern Methods of Spelling and the Bishop's Mistake
A Sunday Magazine piece recounts hardships in learning spelling across eras from standing to pencil to typewriter. A case of a man who thrived upright in contests yet struggled with pencils and machines illustrates changing orthography. The Bishop Johns anecdote follows, where a mountain couple insist on a baptized name as the baptism ends with a humorous miscue.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegstable Compound Adverts
An 19th century patent medicine claim promoting Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a universal female tonic. It alleges cures for female complaints, ovarian troubles, uterine disorders, menstrual irregularities, nervous symptoms, and backache, with promises of privacy in inquiries to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It emphasizes safety and efficacy across a wide range of gynecological issues and general debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pizitham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Tooth in an Old Saw
An exchange about popular phrases leads into an advertisement for Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising relief after one day’s use with a free trial bottle and treatise, followed by a stray note that 75,000 automobiles are in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
United States
Georgia
E. Kennedy
Collectible 1900s Patent Medicine Ad Montage
A compact ad fragment collection touts Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet and corns, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. It references Count Cassini as an eyeglass wearer and notes Harvard professor salaries and Georgia nursing lore, with various drugstore claims and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
N. W. SamoueEt
Ocean Grove
N. J
Harvard College
Bloodstained Testament Found at Fort Fisher
J E Reid of Newton Center Mass sends a blood stained Confederate Testament found at Fort Fisher N C after the capture on Jan 15 1865. Fly leaf bears H A Sledge and a note that Chaplain McKinnon gave the book to his regiment. Reid asks the Governor to present it to Sledge’s son H M Sledge of Tarboro NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Reid
Newton Center
Mass
Fort Fisher
N. C
H. A. Sledge
Sledge
H. M. Sledge
Tarboro, N. C
Raleigh
Atlanta Constitution
Eager to Honor Choate Farewell Banquet
A farewell banquet for Mr. Choate will be held at the mansion house in London on Friday May 5. The guest list includes prominent figures such as Mr. Balfour Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman Lord Lansdowne Lord Rosebery John Morley Sir Henry Fowler Mr Bryce and the archbishops of Canterbury and York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Mansion House
London
Mr. Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Rosebery
John Morley
Henry Fowler
Bryce
Canterbury
York
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Taylor Remedy Co
Louisville, Ky
Tue A. Paxton Company
Boston
Cuthura
Molisch
Prague
Carriaces
Grand Union of
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Johns
Beelzebub
Prince of Darkness
John
South
PI Bast Omstrar
Macon
Count Cassini
Woolford
Ita
E. Detchon
Crawfordsville
Norway
Lomus
A.M
Um. Uni
Thompson
Harry
Ackage
Bermars-McDowell Co
Louisville
Spencer’s Business College
New Orleans
Chartier
Weit
Tc. Hat
Ronin Business
SunTinMau
Lele Aera College
Lion Coffee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Webster School
Arneeniy
Tertheimer-Swarta Shot Co
ST. LoUis
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