Remarkable recovery after illness leads to praise for remedies
Kenneth Melver of Vuaneeboro Maine recalls doctors giving up on him due to lung inflammation. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for saving his life, curing coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia, laryngitis, and grippe. Also promotes Dr King Life Pills for constipation and Pace Marshall druggists offer 25 cents.
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Kenneth Melver
Vuaneeboro
King
Honarseness
Pace-Mar-hail
Dr. King
Marshall & Co’s
Kidney inflammation quote and cure claim by W M Sherman
A Maine man recalls three months of kidney inflammation and credits Electric Bitters for a complete cure after trying the remedy. The ad promotes the tonic for complaints including dyspepsia blood disorders malaria and nervous weakness with a 50 cent price guaranteed by Pace Marshall Drug Co.
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Philippines
W. M. Sherman
Cushing
Pace Marshall Drug Co
Price
Sleepers’ Rise from Confining Cars to Pullman Comforts
A late nineteenth century excerpt recalls the 1856 Pennsylvan ia Railroad and Mining Register note on Buffalo Car Company sleep ers with six staterooms and reclining seats, marble wash basins, and revolving back chairs. It credits the 1858 Pullman car remodeling in Bloomington Illinois as the birth of the modern sleeping car.
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Texas
St. Louis
Iron Mountain System
Louis
Union Station
Stern
Eastern
Lacarte
Texarkana
Mexico
National Lines of
Laredo
San Antonio
Mexico City
Monterey
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Torreon
Durango
D. J. Price
G. P
T. A
Palestine
V. P
G. M
Texas Road
Pennsylvania Railroad and Mining Kregister
Buffalo Car Company
Sinois Central Railroad
George M. Pullman
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton
Milam County Abstracts Firm Offers Title Services
Henderson R L Tyson president announces complete abstracts of land titles for Milam County Texas. Emphasizes unequaled facilities for examining titles and the value of reliable abstracts. Promotes loans on desirable real estate, prompt closures, and inviting new business with a promise of fair treatment.
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Henderson
R. L. Tyson
Senratar
Milam County
Texas
Bucken Arnica Salve Crowned Scientific Wonder
An ad claims Bucken Arnica Salve cures piles and a range of ailments. It cites E. R. Mulford of Waynesboro Pennsylvania as a lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry and asserts success treating burns boils ulcers wounds and skin conditions. Available for 260 at Pace Marshal & Co. drug store.
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E. R. Mulford
Patrons of Husbandry
Waynesboro
Pace-Marshal & Co. Drug
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pill Ad Offering Relief and Guarantee
An old medical ad touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a cure for diverse pains including headaches toothache and rheumatism. It promises near instant relief on nerves and a guaranteed first pack benefit or money back. It invites readers to request a total pack and symptom blank for free diagnosis from Dr Miles Medical Co. Indianapolis.
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Miles
Lyer
L &x
Ace
Geo
Elkuart
The Three Lucky Elements In The Horseshoe
An ancient superstition ties the horseshoe to luck across Europe and Asia. Iron’s supposed power, the crescent shape, and the horse’s hoof all contribute to protective magic, with cultures from Arabs to Chinese architecture embracing the emblem.
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Europe
Asia
Fashion and deformity shaped royal dress codes
The article notes how illnesses and deformities influenced court fashion across Europe. Examples include Philip the Good’s shaved head, Louis XI’s daughters hiding large feet, Philip II’s wife popularizing high collars with a wimple, Henry II or Henry Plantagenet’s curved-toe boots, Louis XIV’s wig, and James I’s trunk hose to conceal bodily issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip the Good
Louis XI
Philip II
Henry Plantagenet
Louis XIV
James 1
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for a cold. It notes a Grove signature on each box and a price of 25 cents, with pharmacist claims and money-back suggestion if ineffective.
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Draggiste Refan
K. W.grove
If an incubator is to be bought at all buy a good one
Advice emphasizes selecting a quality incubator to ensure reliable hatch results, noting that cheap models fail to perform satisfactorily.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Atchison
Mississippi River
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Keane
Tyler
Morgan
Fort Worth
Hoover
Waco
Niger
Cameron
Little River
T. H. Davis
Electric Ligh Company
Milam County Ab- Stract Company
Dr. Miles
Hollister
A. Thomas
Geo. A. Thomas
Tue Herald
Sam Little
Uffer
Freeman
W. A. Morrison
Attorney - AT - Law
Feneral
Hetley
John Watson
First National Bank
W. T. Hefley
Cameron, Texas
J.L. Lockett, Jr
Henderson & Lockett
O. L. Kidd
B. J. Baskins
Jounx M. Suanr
W. Cambens
John G. Neher
T. N. Cox
M. G. Cox
COX & Cox
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Real Estate and Loan Agents
North Side Courthouse Square
G- Be Taylor
Ofice
Geo. A. Thomas & Son New Wrug
J. P. Creel
Crown
Dr. Monroe
Geo. A
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W. Z. Greer
Pa. J. L. Deneos County Health Oficer
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Physicians and Surgeons
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