How to Avoid Backache and Nervousness
Providence reader Mrs. Adeline B. Lynch shares relief from backache nervousness and headaches after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women suffering similar symptoms to try this root and herb remedy and seek advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Company. The note ends with a proverb about sympathy needing capital.
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Providence
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adeline B. Lynch
Plain St
R. I
Piso
Figo
ISO
Piso Company
Piso F
Warren, Pa
Lucky Strike Toasted Tobacco Ad Claims Richer Flavor
An American Tobacco Co. advertisement extols toasted Burley tobacco as giving better taste, noting that Lucky Strike cigarettes use toasted tobacco to achieve a pipe-like mellow flavor compared with ordinary tobacco.
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American Tobacco Co
Adv
Man’s true measure outlives his tombstone mark
Quote notes that a person's real value cannot be captured by inscriptions on a grave marker. The saying emphasizes character and deeds over outward honors.
Banks and Corporations Ad Offer Surety Coverage
Development Division of the National Surety Company advertises bonds for banks corporations and fraternal orders. It invites quotes on rates and coverage submissions with the firm located at 115 Broadway New York NY.
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Worliys
National Surety Company
Broadway
New York
N. Y
Adv
New Jersey urging farm wage and hours standard
Governor Edge appeals to New Jersey farmers to cooperate with federal and state efforts to ease the farm labor shortage. He urges uniform wage and hour standards and maintenance terms, promotes the State Employment service, and supports furloughs for farm labor and mobilization of boys for emergency farming work.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Edge
Grange
War Department
Newark
Jersey City
Orange
Paterson
Camden
Atlantic City
Bryant Hig
Federal War Department
State Highway Commission
George A. Blakeslee
State Highway Department
State Labor Department
Lewis ‘J T. Bryant
General Bryant
James I. Gannon
Employment Service
Franklin Street
General Bryaunt
Department
Workmen's Compensation Bureau
Bureau of Information
Recipes and moral maxims from a historic kitchen column
A compilation of home cooking tips and dish ideas including honey dressing for fruit, beef heart chop suey, pork and lemon jelly lettuce garnish, Hamburg steak with spaghetti, a venisonlike leg of mutton roast method, a larded leg roast with sauce, a different potato salad with garlic, and a Franklin quotation about virtue. Contains multiple recipes and a moral admonition.
Simple Freezer Desserts From Easy To Make Recipes
A collection of budget friendly frozen treats and methods for home freezing. It details apparatus such as a heavy block and gunny sack, salt to ice ratios, and several recipes including Velvet Sherbet Peach Banana and Chocolate Ice Cream plus a Spanish Sponge with orange and gelatin and a lemon custard accompaniment.
Oll on the Waters
The note explains that offshore undertow has little effect on troubled nearshore water since surface conditions there are not wind driven but shaped by cross currents, racks, and eddies.
Inside Information and the Boss Face Off at the Hospital Run
A confrontation unfolds as The Boss tries to block a visit while The Applicant insists he is on the way to a hospital. the scene moves toward a tense outcome with medical priority.
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Dhe Hospital
Peterson's Ointment Promises Cure for Piles
A Columbus man testifies he cured itching piles after using one 26 cent box of Peterson's Ointment. Ad copy claims the product treats old sores eczema and skin diseases, with a 30 cent box and money back guarantee through Peterson Bros. Buffalo NY.
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Peterson
A. Newth
Columbus
Ohio
Paterson
Peterson Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Adv
Will case yields hundred fifty thousand dollars
A lawyer recounts a wills case where the prosecutor expects more from the estate. The opposing attorney notes a modest payout of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, while the other party jokes the sum seems small given the old man's fortune.
Cuticura Ad and Marriage Joke Sayings
Itching burning skins and eczemas described with Cuticura Soap and Ointment praised for relief. Free samples offered via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 30 cents. Also a witty Marriage a la Mode exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Louisville Courier- Journal
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules bolster Dutch back relief
A historical advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the daily solution to backache. It claims a long Holland origin since 1696, endorsement by the Dutch government, and urges buyers to insist on the real product with money back if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Glass In Bread Warned In New York Alert
A New York warning advises the public to beware glass fragments in bread. The discussion questions the plausibility of the trick and whether such danger could be easily spotted.
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New York
August Flower for stomach and liver disorders
An advertisement claims August Flower treats ailments from stomach disorders to liver inactivity, acting as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and purifies the blood. It states the remedy is sold worldwide and urges a trial. The piece closes with a joke about marriage from a short dialogue.
Phrase from a 19th century dialogue on unknown quantities
A brief dialog excerpt features a joke about an X as an unknown quantity and a playful exchange between two speakers. The lines foreground wordplay around mathematical symbols in a humorous context.
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Carter
Nthie
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Samuel Haverstick
Herbert
Kuser
Clark
Buzby
Haverstick
Parsons
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Reading
Cape May
William G. Thompson
Atlanta County
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Hudson County
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Franklin
Fletcher
Bright
Dean
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Chemung, &T
Horseen Sap
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
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Beaip
Crudol Company
Watson E.coler Atington
D.C
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Ispela Laid
Absorbine, JR
W. F.young
P. D
Templa Street
Springfield
Masa
Jersey
Wakefeld
Express Collect
Wilshipu.o
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Tifton, GA
Express
Piedmont Plast Co
Albany
Georgia
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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U. G. Rutledge
East Genesee St
Syracuse, N.Y
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