Lydia E Pinkham's Remedies Credited By Scottville Mother
Scottville Michigan resident J G Johnson, mother of thirteen, attributes restored health and energy to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She praises its benefits for herself and her daughter, stating it helped with painful periods and irregularity, and claims the products hold a record for cures of female diseases.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Scottville, Mich
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia Re.pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
J.G. Johnson
Scottville
Mich
Nothing at all in the chicken business dialogue
Harper's Weekly piece shows a joke about a chicken business and a ten thousand dollar claim, with Wobbles greeting Binks and questioning the value of knowledge in horse racing. A classroom gag follows about quieting a room with a dropped pin and a dumb bell tied to it.
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Binks
Wobbles
Harper’s Weekly
Reddy
The Scorcher's Fate Sketch from the Carnival King
A comic panel titled The Scorcher's Fate features the Cannibal King, the Carnival King and The Cook in a bustling lunchroom scene. The Cook proclaims the cyclist was scorching while the Carnival King notes an unpalatable burnt dish.
Lincoln's homely bearing win the nation over
The piece surveys Abraham Lincoln's lean, tall frame and rough features, noting his unkempt dress and plain manners. It argues his homeliness and simple speech endeared him to voters, shaping a public image of honesty and resolve amid political battles.
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BR. Lincoln
Lincoln
Washington
Illinois
Cromwell
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon County
Bloomington
London
Wordsworth
Napoleon
Kentucky
Virginia
Indiana
Abe
Ward Lamon
James B. Fry
Vandalia
Menard County
Cassius M. Clay
Browning
No Chance Puggles May Toffe Offer Misread Fortune
A fragmented dialogue shows Puggles May Toffe offering help or fate, but Jessie declines saying the fortune is too small and the hand too large for the request. The exchange hints at a playful or satirical mood.
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Jessie
French Bean Coffee Healthful Drink Promoted for Gardens
The ad touts French Bean Coffee as the healthiest drink and garden crop, claiming 50 pounds or more per 10 by 10 patch with 90 day Wisconsin ripening. It offers culture directions and a mammoth seed catalog in exchange for stamps, plus 10 000 seeds with a purchase, from John A Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
France
Germany
Europe
John A. Salter
Friendly Match Phrase Echoes Golf Admonition
A London Telegraph note recalls a famed quip about golf and the idea of a friendly match. The commentator highlights the irony that in golf there is no truly friendly match, despite the term implying ease.
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London Telegraph
Castorla bottle inspection urged for infant safety
Readers urged to examine each CASTORLA bottle ensuring the signature CM is in use for over 30 years and the product the public has always trusted. The note frames a moral appeal to parents about infant remedies amid a period spotlight on household health products.
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Many children are sickly. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders claim to break up colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness headache stomach troubles teething and worm symptoms. Pleasant to take used by mothers 22 years. Sold by druggists 2c sample mailed SREB A S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
Disapproving Constituent Questions Holiday Spending
A constituent criticizes their member of Congress for staying home over the holidays instead of working in Washington. The remark suggests dissatisfaction with lapse in duty during the recess.
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Congress
Washington
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Bromine Tablets
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets with a refund promise if ineffective. It bears a signature "W. Guoves" and prices at 25 cents per box. It also oddly mentions love making as a cold weather phionic.
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W. GuovEs
Cured Quinsy Sore Throat Prompts Sloan’s Liniment Claim
Mr. Henry L. Caurx of 1242 Wilson Street Wilmington Delaware writes that Sloan's Liniment cured his quinsy sore throat and that he will keep a bottle in the house.
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Henry L. Caurx
Wilson St
Wilmington
Del
Sloan
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Mississippi
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