Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women's Ailments
Claims backache and the blues stem from inward trouble and kidney or organ derangements. The ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy, citing testimonials from Mrs Holmes and Mrs Cottely in New York City and Larimore North Dakota. It urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham for guidance and highlights the product's twenty year reputation and endorsements by her daughter in law.
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Lydia E Pinkham
Pinkham
Emma Cottely
East 12Th Street
New York City
Lydia E
Lydia
Free samples and 25c certificate offer for Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers
A jumble of advertisements promises free samples and a 25 cent certificate toward Belch Wafers from Mull's Grape Tonic Co. It touts relief for stomach trouble and eczema with Botanic Blood Balm as a cure. Also notes widespread Western Canada railway expansion prospects and current mileage.
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Mull
Muui’s Grape Tonic Co
Ave
Rock Island, If
Rhodesia’s Largest Nugget Found Near Bulawayo
An 21.62 ounce Rhodesian gold nugget weighing 54% inches long and 3 inches wide was found near Bulawayo and is touted as the largest yet found in Rhodesia. It is now housed in the British South Africa Company Museum at 2 London Wall Buildings, BE.
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Rhodesia
Bulawayo
British South Africa Company
London Wall Buildings
BE. C
Cuticura Cure Claimed For Eczema After Thirty Five Years
A 1905 Richmondale, Ohio reader reports severe widespread eczema for 35 years and credits Cuticura Remedies after using two cycles of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. He praises the treatment, notes government examiners said no cure, and sends thanks to Cuticura.
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Cuthura
John T. Reach
Richmondale, Ross Co
Ohio
Trained Nurse Spotlights Postum Benefits
A Wilkes Barre nurse recounts using Postum Coffee substitute. She says it relieved headaches and indigestion after two weeks and notes benefits among patients and nursing mothers. The letter also advises proper preparation boiling 15 to 20 minutes and serving with cream.
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Wilkes Barre
Mississippi Home Insurance Company promotes prompt settlements
A business man or corporation should judge by payment reliability, not wealth. The Mississippi Home Insurance Company is not immensely rich but has ample resources to promptly settle losses. It has done so for 21 years, is a home company, and invests in the South. Ask for the local agent.
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Mississippi Home Insurance Company
South
She Is and She Isn't
In a Cleveland Leader snippet a man notes his wife is cultured in music literature art and science yet she is never at home. The exchange hints at social dynamics and the speaker’s attempt to defend her cultivated image versus reality.
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Taney
Cleveland
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Saving Life
Mrs. Selina Jones of 200 Main St Ansonia Conn credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending years of back pain weakness and sleepless spells. She reports rapid relief within a week and urges others to use the remedy sold by all dealers at 56 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The ad ends with a proverb about the easy way out.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Beware of Mercury Based Catarrh Remedies
Warning against ointments for catarrh containing mercury. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as mercury free and effective taken internally. Includes endorsements and sale notes, with a stray question about balancing work hours and longevity.
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Hall
F. J. Chene. & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Discounted Eyewear Offer From Dr. Harry Watson
An advertisement promotes cheap eyewear with $5.00 gold filled glasses offered at 1.26 and $2.50 German silver glasses at 75 cents each. The blurb invites readers to write for a free trial pair authored by Dr. Harry Watson in Brandon, Mississippi.
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Harry Watson
Brandon
Miss
lGapitac
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas Strong
W-L. Douglas
Masa
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