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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1907

Page

4

Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Claims

An endorsement from Johny City resident W M Belton cites rapid relief from backache via Doan's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy, bought at Patton Drug Co, as meeting or exceeding prior treatments, with Foster Milburn Co as the U S distributor. Remember the name Doan's.

Down's Kidney Mills Johny City W. M. Belton N. K. Fairbanks Co East Main Street Johnson City Tenn Doan Thad Patton Drag Co Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo United States Dean

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed for Children

A midwestern advertising column extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe medicine for children addressing coughs, croup, and whooping cough. It claims no opium, suitable for babies, and warns of danger from other medicines. Contains mixed ad copy and light humor.

Chamberlain C. Maller

Wide Lot of Remedies and Jokes Highlight 19th Century Ads

A fragmented page features ads for Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as a universal healer, Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatic pain, Laxets candy laxative, Electria Bitters as a tonic, and Dean's Regulets for constipation. It also includes a variety of humorous lines and notices from the era.

Prize Essay Wins With Three Word Answer

The Woman's Club offered a cash prize for essays on How to Make a Husband Happy. Summer expenses loomed as the competition grew. The winning paper, three words, was submitted by a spinster of 07. It stated simply Feed the brute.

Lippincott's

Advertisements and quotes on health cures and wit

An eclectic mix of promotional blurbs for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin lauding its digestive benefits and liver relief, paired with light humor quotes about marriage and money. The clippings showcase era advertising tone and a joke from the Boston Transcript and Chicago Record-Herald.

Caldwell

Phomogt Endorsement and Public Remedies

County endorsement touts Phomogt as a popular remedy in Otsego for coughs and colds. Advertisements promise its value for throat and nose diseases with a testimonial from editor William M. Diets. Also notes Don's Ointment for piles and a testimonial from Mayor John B. Garrett.

Otsego County Sud Reites Wm. M. Diets Habbahie Booteville Hoo Miller

Cure for Rheumatism Declared Found in Germany

An advertorial states a proven Rheumatic Remedy from Danndrdt Germany cures rheumatism. It claims a last ingredient enables purification of wastes in water and dissolves pain, promoting relief and encouraging readers to purchase the remedy.

Germany Danndrdt Rome

Quack Remedies and Humorous Snippets Spark Random Talk

A collage of brief jokes and advertisements from city papers features quack cures for piles and colds, a bold Burt-like medical claim, barber shop banter, and light humor about speeches, social classes, and everyday mishaps. Notable lines reference Bleeding edge tonics, Dr Thomas Kelectric Oil, Prevention tablets, and Dr Bacon's Croup Care amid witty exchanges.

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