DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve vs Counterfeits in Sham Remedies
An eclectic array of notes promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as superior to counterfeits, with testimonials from W. S. Ledbetter and others. Advertisements urge Ward Strawberry extract for cholera and dysentery fears, plus Kodol Dyspepsia Care for indigestion and systemic digestion benefits. The piece also mentions antique wisdom from Justice Brower and a quip about holes in robes as signs of poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. S. Ledbetter
Shreveport
TL. C. Miller
Mr. Fowler
Tuatice
David J. Brower
United States Supreme Court
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Justice Brower
Adjib
Twisted Proverbs and Fashion Notes in Annabel Lee Piece
Fashion notes discuss long-shouldered effect with a single-piece front waist and sleeve cut, yoke trim extending onto the shoulder, and white Corticelli embroidery. The piece features a design on the yoke and sleeves and cites Mary Mavtane's new book By Frians Annabel Lee. A playful exchange with Annabel Lee delivers witty proverbs and exchanges about charity, courage, spoils, and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary MavTane
Frians
Annabel Lee
Busy Men and Warnings of Back Strain in Johnson City
A pasted collage notes a Johnson City reader endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble after a wife’s relief, then rants through assorted ads and anecdotes about back strain, indigestion cures, and fashion trends. It cites Doan's pills, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and historic footwear trends while touching on public notices and a French president’s castle purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.N. Brown
Tovestor
Wafwiga Avenue
Otto Goldschmidt Celebrates 74th Birthday
Otto Goldschmidt, widower of Jenny Lind the Swedish nightingale, marked his seventy fourth birthday with family gatherings and quiet celebrations reflecting the composer’s long life in music and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Goldschmidt
Jenny Lind
Nightingale
The Crookedest Railway and Quick Cold Cure Adverts
A fragment lists the crookedest railway from Boswell to Priedens Py with a five mile distance and looping road. It blends assorted ads for Chamberlain remedies claiming quick cures for colds bilious dysentery and stomach complaints. Includes joke line about a book titled How to Be Happy Though Married and a quick line about Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boswell
Priedens, Py
W. Grove
Chicago News
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Ayer
Pirat
Wageles
Aliphus Keckler
Cincinnati
H. C. Miller
Philadelphia Press
Anid
Annabel Les
Annabel
Johnson City
Perience
Sans
W. T. Holland
Greensburg
O. Miller
Maj
Seely
House of Commons
Isle of Wight
Patan End
Loubet
France
Mezenc
Diana of
Marie Antoinette
W. H. Howell
Houston
Texas
H.C. Miller
Trowbie
L. Beach
Clover Nook Farm
Greenfield
Mass
Chamberlain
Bruner
Tutt
Rooney
Moike
Clancy
Jim Dolan
Tim
TL. Byer
T. Little
Merchant
Hancock
Mil
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