DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Water Warnings in News
A collage of notes from the era includes praise for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with cures claimed by users, a Kentucky judge quip about water waste in Chicago, a touching letter home from a child to “Mamma in Heaven” to be sent to the dead letter office, and fashion notes predicting leg o me r sleeves and embellished mitts for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Lithatter
Shreveport
Lin
de- Witt
Ac. Miller
Tan
Mea
Gorkwright
Kentucky
Chicago
Thomas
Salt, Lake Tribune
Quotations and quips from a bygone era in Dean Swift style
A collage of witticisms and proverbs reflecting social mores and humor. The piece mentions eccentric phrases about weather, manners, anatomy, digestion, and the absurdity of invention, interwoven with advertisements for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wald.
Donns Kidney Pills Advertised By Johnson City Dealer
A Johnson City real estate dealer endorses Donn's Kidney Pills claiming relief for kidney trouble and backache. The ad urges keeping the remedy at home and notes Foster Milburn Co as United States sole agents. Also mentions Don’s Ointment for skin ailments and the Patton Drug Co for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
It. C.N. Brown
Watauga Avenue
Dean
OC. P
Pence
Patton Drug Co
Johnsonity
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Donn’s
Missouri Pacific praised as premier western railroad system
A Birmingham traveler extols the Missouri Pacific as one of the greatest railways, noting its swift St. Louis to Pueblo service, scenic western routes, and extensive 4704 mile main line. He praises Gould-system leadership and Pueblo connections to the Pacific coast, while promoting Chamberlain’s tablets and DeWitt’s salve as remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi River
Birmingins
St. Louis
Pueblo
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Missouri River
Kankas Land
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Range
Great Western
Wizard of Wall Street
Pacific Coast
Denver and
Rio Grande
Southern Trayling
Redlander
Chattanooga
Rehlander
The Maltese Cross Joke From Lippincott's Magazine
A gentleman asks a kindergarten pupil if he can make a Maltese cross. The child replies in a playful, muddled way, saying he steps on the subject’s tail to create the cross in a humorous exchange from Lippincott's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Lippincott's Magazine
Cure a gold in one day laxative ad tale
An old time newspaper blurb promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a cure within a day with a money back guarantee. It notes a Ke. W. Grove signature and price of 25 cents per box. The piece ends with a cheeky dialogue about shore adjacencies and October Smart Set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. W. Grove
Life Saved by Chamberlain's Cholera Remedy
A town cooper and a Hancock merchant credit Chamberlain's Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving their lives after prolonged illness described as bilious dysentery. The item notes the remedy gave immediate relief and that it is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byer
Chamberlain
BT. Jittle
Hancock, Md
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Ayers
Boston Transcript
W. T. Holland
Greensburg
A. C. Miller
Philadelphia Ledger
Dr. Caldwell
Beat
Dean Swift
Tix
Diet
Quiet
Merryman
Katine
H. C. Miller
Yonkers
Er. Fowler
Johnson City
Perience
Bill
Jill
Bruner's
R. L
B. Bruner
Cleverton
Boston
New Orleans
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