How To Be a Beautiful Woman sales pitch and eczema testimonial
An advertisement touts a beauty guide with large earnings claims and a home selling opportunity. It also includes a testimonial from Geo D about Banner Salve curing his baby’s eczema with a doctor approving continued use. The piece references Mrs A L Morse of Tippecanoe Co Indiana and Geo L Heard of High Tower Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agenta
A. L. Morse
Tippecanoe Co
Ind
Houser-Heas Pub. Co
Indianapolis
Geo. L. Heard
High Tower
Georgia
Geo. D
Buckten’s Arnica Salve Promises Piles Cure
Advertises Buckten’s Arnica Salve as the cure for piles and other skin eruptions. Claims thousands cured with a money back guarantee. Sold by L. Allen at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckten
L. Allen
Beare the The Kind You Have Always Bought
A dated advert in Lehi Missouri notes approval of Syrup Pepsin by Dr I Jones of Monticello Louisiana and Persix Srnuv Co urging its sale by all druggists as a top selling preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscoov Mo
Morris English Stable Powder Promises Quick Horse Conditioning
A brief catalog note promotes Morris English Stable Powder as a quick-build conditioner for horses. Claims include making stock stocky fat and high spirited. Sold by Geo. D Cook in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D Cook
Morris
Gale
Geo. D. Cook
Coal Oil Johney Seeks Clients and Job Seekers
Joseph E. Martin buys John Murray’s wagon and business and offers oil and gasoline at low prices. A separate ad seeks a reliable person in every county for a large company with 8 percent salary weekly pay and expenses. Also includes a medical ad promising a cure for deafness via constitutional remedies with a $100 reward for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Martin
John Murray
Standard House
Dearbornat
Chicago
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Yearborn St Chicag
County Happenings Spark Local Buzz
A roundup of recent events across area communities highlights community groups, spring preparations, and neighborhood activities. Local residents engage with civic groups and discuss upcoming meetings while volunteers organize efforts for community improvements and local events.
Local Notes From Possum Run Area
Weather is fine and corn planting nears completion. Mrs. Doc Duval visited the area last Saturday. Miss Stella Walls visited her parents on the creek last Sunday. Wm. Silva attended his son's funeral last week. Elwood Stail was in Covington last week. Mrs. John Zufall visited Covington last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Duval
Stella Walls
Wm. Silva
Elwood Stail
Covington
John Zufall
Weatherwax credits King’s New Discovery for recovery
Wyandotte Michigan man J T Weatherwax says his father and sister died of consumption while he survived after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He notes pneumonia caused a stubborn cough and lung trouble resisted by doctors but improved after months of use. Trial bottles froze. Guaranteed bottles priced 50c and $1.00 at Le Roy Allen’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Weatherwax
Wyandotte
Mich
le Roy Allen's
Burnett Mann
Leveria
LeRoy Allen
Weather and farming notes from News Hustler 1900
Good weather and frosts promise a strong pumpkin crop and very favorable wheat prospects. Corn planting continues in good style. Local reports include trades in threshing outfits, household duties in Perrysville, a Woodmen meeting, and survey concerns. Notable incidents describe a finger injury, a near miss in a house fire south of Foster, and the death of Mrs. Delilah Cherum near Rileystown.
Widow dies after long Vermillion County life
The obituary notes Mrs. [Name] Chezum widow of James Chezum who died in Vermillion County after living mostly there. she lived in Missouri from 1871 to 1877, leaves two brothers and three sisters and many relatives. funeral was at Henson Chapel conducted by Rev. Clearwater and burial at Mound cemetery. The report also mentions a new road grader bought by Mound township trustee Cunningham and medical ads from Bailey's Dyspepsia Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah Cherum
Rileysburg
Vermillion County
James Cherum
John
Missouri
Ella Kell
Attica
James Chezum
Chezum
Henson Chapel
Clearwater
Mound Cemetery
Meadow Lark Social Notes From Covington Area
Mrs Mamie Lowe and daughter Goldie visited Covington from Attica on Saturday. Grace Casey stayed with Ruth Johnson on Friday and Saturday. Mrs Sarah Talbert was in Covington on Sunday on business. Harley and Kinney Moody visited Clarence Pearson on Sunday. Ruth Johnson and Grace Casey called on Sarah Ballah Saturday morning. Farmers are nearing end of plowing and ready to plant corn. Mrs Lenny Mack visited sister Louis Cunningham on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Lowe
Goldie
Attica
Covington
Grace Casey
Ruth Johnson
Sarah Talbert
Sarah Ballah
Lenny Mack
Louis Cunningham
Sanday
Covington Local Social Notes Include Visits and Illnesses
Mrs. Rosie Wagoner and daughter Grace were in Covington on business Saturday. Catharine Olivier is on the sick list. Miss Ida Griner works in the family of Milton Wright. Mrs. John Lowe stayed with her mother Mrs Griner for several days. Mrs. David Talbert went to Williamsport Monday to transact business.
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Rosie Wagoner
Grace
Covington
Ida Griner
Milton Wright
John Lowe
Griner
David Talbert
Williamsport
Medical cures and public notices from a 1900s newspaper
Fragmented notices describe cures with Electric Bitters and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, smallpox cases in Westville among miners, and civic praise for Rep. Edward E. Neal. Also listed are Ely Cream Balm details, a home work ad, and local press paraphrase from Hamilton County Ledger.
Warnings and Household Remedies in a 1900s Advert
Various medical claims and product pitches appear including Greene's Syrup of Tar refunds, Jell-O dessert promotions, GRAIN-O health beverage endorsements, Morris' English Worm Powder for animals, Foley's Honey and Tar, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Craft's Distemper and Cough Care, Foley's Kidney Care, Laxative Bromo Quinine, Banner Salve, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Testimonials from readers mention cures and benefits, with prices and distributors noted.
TORITA The Kind You Have Always Bought
An old advertisement promotes TORITA as a guaranteed cure for constipation indigestion and stomach trouble. It lists Le Roy Allen as seller and claims rapid weekly salary based employment with no commissions. The ad also markets Foley's Kidney Cure promising health and energy through Geo D Cook.
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Geo. C. Hickock
Curtis
Wis
Saya
Foley
Geo. Cook
Dr. Caldwell
le Roy Ailen
Geo. D. Cook
Local Lawyer Ad Promptly Handles Various Legal Matters
H C Yount advertises prompt handling of all legal business with emphasis on litigated cases and specialty. Office located on Washington Street, third door west of M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
M. E. Church
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Job
Parker
Bever
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
Estray
Will Alexander
ALF
Lincoln
Neb
Germin Baptista
Dunkards
C.K
Cailon
Ars
Buffalo
Niagra Falls
Thousand Islands
Muskoka Lakes
Adirondacks
New England
Iike
Country News
James Strawse
Jim
Branch Ennis
Lacey
Perrysville
al. Bank's
Foster
Louis Boughner
George Boughner
West Side
Ara Hunter
Wm. Hunter
Warren
Lode Holycross
Bing
James McClellen
Mound Township
Cunningham
Wallace Phillips
J.P. Becker
Surf St
Bailey
Lakeside Med. Co
Harley and Kinney Moody
Clarence Pearson
Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Catharine Olivier
Westville
Danville Democrat
Rouse
Kellyville
Ben McCormack
C. W. Roberts
North Creek
Ark
J. P. Buckner
Mr. Neal
E.E. Neal
Neal
Noblesville City Schools
Edward E. Neal
Hamilton Co. Ledger
Indiana
Ely’s
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
Lock Box
Cain, Wamroth & Co
Greene
Washington, D.C
Kenesee Pore Food Co
LeRoy, N. Y
C. F. Myers
Consumpton
Geo D. Cook
W. J. Baxter
North Brook
N.C
DeWitt
J.W. Buckner
Henry K. Richards
Willseyville
N. Y
J.P. Buckner
F. D. Arnold
Arnold, Ia
Beara
Torita
H C. Yount
Covington, Indiana
Ilber F. Stilwell
C Vington
Best Insurance
Arter’s
John B. Martin
Northeast Corner Public Square
P. Lewis
Allen's Block
Public Square
Mvingood & Livingood Attorneys AT Law
Covington Banking Company
R. N. Voliva
Qnewtown
Romer Sewell
Modern Culture Magazine
Modern Culture Magazine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Sterling Remedy Co
New York
Major’s Rubber
Major’s
Druegists
Major Cement CO
New York City
C.C.C
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