Cure and relief from severe eczema with Cuticura remedies
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes ten months of intense itching from eczema. A skin specialist provided little relief until using Cuticura Ointment, then two sets of Cuticura Remedies, leading to complete cure. January 9 1908. Potter Drug and Chemm Corp Boston.
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Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Love and land spark in a quirky tale
In a humorous scene Howard and Widow Perkins lure Mawker with a car ride to showcase hundreds of building lots. The banter hints at romantic misreadings as Coward jokes about a love at first sight moment.
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Howard
Perkins
Mawker
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as constitutional remedy
Quack advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. P. Cheney & Co of Toledo. It pledges 100 dollar reward if failing to cure and urges readers to buy at 75 cents with accompanying hall's family pills for constipation.
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FP. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & CO
Hall
Hard Lines. A Wife Complains About Her Master
A wife vents to the cook about her difficult husband who constantly criticizes every meal. The cook sympathizes and jokes that living with such a gentleman is a heavy burden to bear.
Whisky by Any Other Name Causes Foot Tangle
A quip on liquor naming stirs fuss as drink choices lead to missteps and social caution. The remark frames alcohol branding and public decorum without detailing specific events or people.
Cure Claimed for Kidney Trouble by Dean's Pills
James W. Clay of Baltimore credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing a long running kidney complaint dating back to the Civil War. He reports constant brain fog and painful kidney secretions improved after using three boxes, with no recurrence in five years. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Baltimore
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Chance for a Bandmaster in Conway Advertises Band Roles
A Conway notice seeks a bandmaster who must also be a cornet player and perform duties as range minder inspector of hawkers boats and carriages storekeeper and other tasks as directed by the town clerk.
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Conway
Mixed tonic claim for rheumatism cure
Advertisement-like note touts a never failing remedy for rheumatism. It prescribes mixing one half pint whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take tablespoonfuls before meals and at bedtime. Ingredients available at any drug store.
Time and Money and a Great Scot in the Audience
Prof Stone states a geologist sees a thousand years as nothing. A man in the audience exclaims with awe and recalls lending two pounds to someone with such views.
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Stone
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Baby Remedy for Over 30 Years
An advertisement emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It urges careful examination of every bottle to ensure it bears the In Use For Over 30 Years claim and the familiar branding The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Our Own Minstrels Dialect Comedy Skits
The piece features a comedic Q and A between Mistah Walkah and George about counterfeit bills and a deceased sexton. The sketch includes a punchline about a tenor Sig Kanchoo Killim preparing to perform a ballad with a humorous mispronunciation.
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George
Sig. Kanchoo’ Killim
Pettit s Eye Salve advertised by Howard Bros
Great Home Eye Remedy for all diseases of the eye offers quick relief through PETTIT S E SALVE. Available at all druggists from Howard Bros in Buffalo New York.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Fox and Grapes Aesop Fable Parable
A fox spots grapes in an arbor and leaps repeatedly to reach them but fails. A monk nearby objects that plenty of easy grapes exist. The fox insists the unattainable top ones look best, revealing the folly of sour grapes.
Sizing Him Up at the Tailor for Advance Payment
A tailor sizes a customer for a $65 suit and requires advance payment. The exchange shows a brisk, streetwise negotiation with a wary clerk measuring the patron. The vignette captures a moment of commerce and caution.
Eye Specialist Dr J H Rindlaub Featured in Fargo Ad
The advertisement highlights Dr J H Rindlaub, ENT specialist in Fargo North Dakota, noting his eye ear nose and throat practice and his own humorous take on women's sense of humor.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. OD
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Pazo Ointment
Guarantee to cure any case of itching bleeding or bleeding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Catalog offer from 108 N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minnesota selling guns traps and fur goods. Miscellaneous ad copy notes life quotations and promotional lines.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Bold man steals kiss from young widow in tense incident
A bold man steals a kiss from a young widow triggering a tense scene. The event is reported as part of unexpected social friction surrounding a local household and valuables.
An Experiment in Collectivism and a Wedgewood Deception
On a Massachusetts common, Curly pitches a collectivist colony at Wedgewood to share land and profits. He orchestrates media attention, wins a $2,500 profit by deceiving papers and lawyers, and reveals his plan was a scam that mocked socialist ideals.
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Curly
Bill
Wedgewood
Massachusetts
Hermes
Wedgwood
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers. Names include O Antler son Pelican Rapids and F L Barber St Paul with items such as fan blast regulator and draft rigging for cars. Other filings list N Lambert Rolla N D J E Lappen Le Roy Minn flaxfelt K Sefter New Ulm Minn automatic drinking fountain I Van Camp Sr St Thomas N D and grain door.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Building
St. Paul
Minn
O. Antlerson
Pelican Rapids
F. L. Barber
H. Clouston
Antler
N. D
N. Lambert
Rolla
J. E. Lappen
le Roy
Flaxfelt
K. Sefter
New Ulm
I. van Camp, Sr
St. Thomas
Lady and Count Dialog Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a woman questions American women’s status and the Count replies with a witty remark about sweetness and prior goodness. The light dialogue plays on class and manners with sharp timing.
The Best Laxative Tea Composed of Herbs
An herbal laxative tea claims to regulate the liver kidneys stomach and bowels aiding the entire system. The advertisement emphasizes natural ingredients and overall digestive support from the product.
Maudie Lacks Knot Tying Despite Many Strings
Maudie shows versatility with many skills but struggles to master a single core task. The remark notes she has many abilities yet cannot tie a knot, implying uneven mastery across talents.
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Maudie
Bromo Quinine Laxative Promises Quick Cold Cure
An old ad touts Bromo Quinine laxative as a universal cold cure. It cites a signature by BE. W.GROVEIE claiming one day relief and claims use by readers worldwide. The promotional copy emphasizes rapid action and broad efficacy.
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BE. W.groveie
Tender Conscience Misused or Not Often Used
A tender conscience may be one that is not used often enough to harden it, suggesting moral sensitivity weakens with neglect rather than strengthening through practice. The adage links ethical feeling to frequency of exercise, cautioning against letting virtue rust.
We Buy Cream Desk No 8 for Prices
The Crescent Creamery Co. of St. Paul announces desk No 8 for prices in its notice. The ad frames a craftsman tone while invoking a skeptical proverb about the know it all mindset.
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the Crescent Creamery Co
St. Paul
Milton Dairy Co Prices For Heavy Cream Buyers
Milton Dairy Co of Saint Paul Minnesota provides price data for heavy cream buyers. The item notes buyer interest and price inquiries while a stray line about girls with pretty necks and high collars appears as an unrelated fragment.
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Milton Dairy CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Hides Tanned for Robes and Coats at Yaubert Tannery
Yaubert Tannery in Minneapolis offers hides tanned for robes and coats. Miller & Thlmes in St Paul invites buyers with credit phrases about seeking cream and price, reflecting a 1900s advertising style.
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Yaubert Tannery
Minneapolis
Minn
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonies Prompt Hope
Camden New Jersey and Gardiner Maine women report relief from headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letters claim cures for female ailments including inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities and bearing down sensations with a suggestion to try the remedy despite doctor skepticism.
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Camden
N.J
Lydia E. Makham
Lydis Inkham
W. P. Valentine
Lineski Avenue
N. J
Gardiner
Lydia Jr. Pinkham
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