Popular Cure Ads and Patent Medicines Exploded
A cluttered ad page touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee, promotes Cascarets candy tablets and Govelt’s Mexican Syrup for coughs, warns against fake copies, and endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin cures. Ely’s Cream Balm and Liquid Cream Balm are pitched for nasal catarrh relief with mail order price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Phillips
Paris
DeWitt
J.P. Buckner
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Ss. N.Y
In Defense of Prohibiting Chinese Immigration in Congress
The article recounts Representative Cromer of Indiana delivering a forceful defense of strict Chinese immigration bans. He argues protecting American labor, even at the cost of trade with China, citing the need to safeguard wages, homes, and the republic’s institutions against what he calls economic and cultural threats. He asserts China’s policy opposes emigration and emphasizes the value of American citizenship and labor rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Representative Cromer
Indiana
Congress
Cromer
Cremer
Cody
Berenme
Celestial Empire
America
China
Uberestec
Lahorfa
Caairmoen
Atlantic
Pacific
Healing salves and remedies for common ailments
An antique advertisement extols Green's August Flower for indigestion and biliousness, Mother's Worm Syrup for children, and Cascarets for bowel and liver regulation. It highlights wide sales and guarantees, urging readers to seek these remedies at local suppliers and to try Cascarets for a month.
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Arica
Standard Oil CO
Fiat Pitlak
Mediess Fraternity
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Draggiste
Hall
Govel
Power of the Press
Shakespeare
C.C.C
Foley
Americas
Bor
Pilmam
Plymouth Rock
Aegon
Pei Sang Bradfield
Bragfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
W. A. Greer
McConnellsville
Bucklen
Arniea
Lee Ailen
J. P. Buckner
August Fower
Green
Lee Roy Allen
Ali
C.C
Cascareta
Lis
Crawfordsville
Funday
New York
East Side Square
W. B. Coleman
Progprietor
Chas
THE
Virginia-Pittsburg Copper Mining CO
Leroy
Calumet
Hecla
Pittsburg
O. E. Hallam, Sec
Mgr
Third Avenue
Ida. M. Snyder
Brooklyn East End
McElree
Thedford
Cardus
Anva J. J. Cox
Valley View
Geo. D. Cook
California
Arizona
Montana
Idaho
North Pacific Coast
C. D. Whitney
Ohio
OA Toriz Ca
Annie Alcorn
Merideth
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
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