Local Notes Preview City Happenings and Visits
Mrs. M Furling suffers asthma J S Zuck in Waynetown H Yount in Indianapolis Geo Boughner visits Foster D M Coffing adds butcher Mr Meek Wood Allison Danville visits John Menefee Cayuga visitors A L Allen to Mexico Leader linen sale Diamonds and Hearts at K of P Hall Bill Reed moves to Mrs McConn's Call 81 for laundry E M Board A Lemp sore eye Sell your farm with T L Stilwell Attorney Screonover in city Mrs Clint Lane Veedersburg shopping Miss Jessie Wells returns from Williamsport Mrs Flant improves from tenselites Frustrated lecture An Ideal Girl Presbyterian church Feb 14
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Presbyterian Church
Wanted Fort 8 Army able bodied unmarried men
Public recruitment notice calls for men ages 21 to 35, U.S. citizens of good character and temperate habits who can speak read and write English. Apply to Recruiting Officer at 25 North Stride Street Indianapolis Ind Buchanan Mich May 22 Genesee Pure Food Co Le Roy NY customer letter praises GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute used weekly by a family with a ten year old signer.
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Name Chase Used by Imitators, Warns Public
A public notice warns that impersonators misuse the name Chase to sell Dr A W Chase products. It urges checking for the genuine initials A W Chase J D on boxes and signatures to avoid fraud related to Dr Chase’s medicines. Local notices report residents improving after illness and community events upcoming at the M E church.
Cure Advertisement Promotes Hall's Catarrh and Other Remedies
A 19th century style medical ad claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo. It promises a $100 reward for any failure, lists internal dosing, and mentions Hall's Family Pills, Foley's Honey and Tar, and Geo. D. Cook as endorser.
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E. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
C. T
Hall
Foley
Geo. D. Cook
F.J. Cheney & Co
Draggiste
Ridiculous Fad Diets Debunked by Authorities and Remedies Promoted
An editorial attacks fad dietary theories and promotes various patent medicines. It praises Green's August Flower, Rocky Mountain Tea, Foley's Kidney Cure, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Foley's Honey and Tar, urging readers to buy via Lee Allen and Geo. D. Cook.
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Madison Medicine Co
Lee Allen
Thousands Suffer Kidney Trouble Hidden From View
Ancient ad copy promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary problems. It claims sediment in water signals disease and promises relief from back pain and frequent urination. Sample bottles and a book are offered by mail from Kilmer Co in Otsego New York.
Testimonial for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and croup relief
A reader praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation relief after years of ailment. Another claim extols Foley's Honey and Tar for rapid croup relief in a child. The notices mention medical remedies and an abstract of title firm.
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Buhita
Dr. Caldwell
Dr Calaweil's Syrup Pepsin Immunity Claim
An advertisement promises immunity from constipation biliousness dyspepsia and stomach and bowel troubles through Dr Calaweil's Syrup Pepsin It touts 500 and 1.00 bottle sizes and cites Alien as a reference. The fragment mentions a sick woman, a nurse, and a love-sick lover with Rocky Mountain Tea and Lee Alten named in the text.
Covington uses Chase Nerve Pills in Headache Cure Tale
A Covington Indiana account touts Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills as a universal remedy for nervous sick headaches. Testimony from local resident Stacy Hegg praises relief after using the pills bought at Cook’s Drug Store and urges belief in the product sold at 50 cents per box by the Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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Chase
Birds of Prey
A. W. Chase
Dr. Chase
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A W. Chase
Cook’s
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A. W. Chass
M. Dare
Kidney trouble warning cites Swamp Root remedy
Public notice urges readers to test kidney function by urine check and notes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as an effective remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims wide store availability and offers a free sample by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer
Constipation Panic Prompts Home Care Claims
A Wall Street panic is likened to distress from constipation and indigestion. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is touted as guaranteed relief for stomach troubles, sold by druggists. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for children’s coughs and colds with no opiates.
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Wall Street
Caldwell
Grain O Praise From Genesee Pure Food Co Letter
A David City reader writes from April noting Grain O as a healthier coffee substitute. The sender recalls a brother who drank coffee, fell ill, switched to Grain O and recovered, endorsing the product.
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Genesee Pure Food Co
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