Nervine praised for cures of spasms and insanity
Hannah Barrett of Springdale Arkansas reports Dr Miles Nervine cured her daughter of nine from spasms after other doctors failed. She says her mother in law recovered from LaGrippe induced insanity after six bottles. The letter promotes Dr Miles remedies and free book, with endorsements from other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Hannah Barrett
Springdale
Ark
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Confidence Grows Over Croup Remedy Testimony
Mrs M I Basford of Poolesville Maryland says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives her child prompt relief from severe croup attacks and she has great confidence in its success. Sold by Geo A Thomas & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
M. I. Basford
Poolesville
Geo, A. Thomas & Sons
Parker Triplett
Grigsby
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Reed & Walker Pros Market and Bakery
City Market and Bakery Reed and Walker advertise as headquarters for country produce hides chickens eggs and furs with highest cash price paid. They keep meats bread cakes and candy.
For Rent Burns Bever House Formerly Barron Occupied
Classified note offers rental of the Burns Bever house once occupied by Mr Barron at 30-tf Bryant and Bond contact. An unrelated 1902 advertisement extols Herbing liver regulator with claims of curing indigestion constipation and liver purification. Product endorsed by Mrs D W Smits from Aprils 1902 and sold by Geos ppomas & Sun for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Bever
Mr. Barron
Bryant & Bond
Herbe
D. W. Smits
Geos
Ppomas & Sun
Awful Prospect as Camphor Shortage Looms
In a poem cited from the New York Times Clarice W. Riley laments a camphor shortage threatening wardrobes and comfort. The verse warns of moths overrunning clothing and predicts winter attire shifts and skin irritation without camphor remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice W. Riley
New York Times
Language quirks and social quips from a bygone era
A collage of humorous snippets from a 1900s press voice. A German cellar keeper Salzbacher misuses English in a corks tale. Jokes about puritanical spouses and practical Willie mix with letters and telephone banter and a magistrate exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzbacher
Bers
Philadelphia Telegraph
Has Seven Months Off for Good Behavior
A Chicago American snippet notes an inmate’s reply to a query about a prior recommendation with a boast that seven months were granted for good behavior. The brief quote suggests a frontline view of prison discipline and parole culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Praised by AOR Kane
A Baxter Springs Kansas druggist AOR Kane endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a superior and non nauseating remedy for constipation. The product is sold by Geo. A. Thomas & Sons with a call to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mie
Kane
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Praised for Cold Remedies
Mrs. A Viet of New Castle Colorado writes in 1901 that Ballard's Horehound Syrup eases early cold symptoms and hoarseness and that Snow Liniment should be used for a croupy cough. The product sold by Geo. A. Thomas & Son at 26c 50c and 1 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
A. Viet
New Castle
Colo
Geo. A. Thomas & Son
Cures for Rheumatism and Travel Tales Mixed In Story
The piece touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm curing rheumatism in a Grigsby Virginia man and praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a leg wound near Franklin Grove Illinois. It also describes a sensational Chicago to Kansas City railway train through Chula Missouri with vivid, humorous travel prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Also Mentioned on This Page
LaGrippe
Reed & Walker
Pros
Japan
Cherry Blossom Land
Ife
Johnny
Willie
Washington Star
Boston
Miss Sharpe
Philadel
Haughvile
Pye
Granman Elwiry
Intianapolis Sun
Citiman
Josh
Gaewid
Peters
Vaal
Emen Biladelphia Press
Ktenre
Patiguerean
Ust
Hefley CC
Cameron
Texas
Medford Black Draught
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Co
E. W. Grove
THE
Herald
Kan
Sas City
the News
Chula, Missouri
Ht. Smith
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chula
Chula Town
Niantic
Central
Union Station
Manes
Ius
Scott
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