Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted by Letters
Letters from Mrs. Willie Edwards and Mrs. Joseph Handy praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female diseases and weakness. The ad claims decades of success, invites inquiries to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, and offers rewards for proving testimonials false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Red Banks
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Willie Edwards
Hampstead
Maryland
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Joseph Handy
End of Backache and Kidney Ailments Offer
Advert reads cures for backache urinary issues and kidney trouble with claims for Dean's Kidney Pills and other remedies. Includes testimonials from Mrs. John H. Wright and mentions products like Tetterine and Garfield Tea with prices and mail order notes. May include miscellaneous political verse at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Wright
East First St
Mitchell, S. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Stingy Tightwad and a Bright Not-So-Obvious Reveal
A short comic swap about a husband delaying telling his wife about a raise. A Nashville ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as a quick pain remedy with customer testimonial from Mr. Chan J. Budlong of Anthony. The New York Press calls a rejected marriage proposal a mean trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calary
Nashville American
Sloan
Chan. J. Budlong
Anthony
R. L. Box
New York Press
Cuticura Remedies Touted In Dandruff Story From Ohio
A 1908 letter from Mrs. J. A. Darling of Carthage Ohio praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff and milk crust on a baby then mentions successful use. The note appeals to missionary travel history and includes company attribution Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Mass. The text also references the Sugar Trust rebates as reported by the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baeby
Cuthura
J. A. Darling
Fifth St
Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Sugar Trust
New York
White Crab Arrives at Aquarium From Bermuda
Remarkable white trunkback crabs recently arrived at the Aquarium from Bermuda. They resemble a round top trunk and a clam shell purse, are mainly white with brown veining, and their broad claw tips meet when closed forming an egglike shape. Their unusual form draws attention in the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquarium
Bermuda
New York Sun
Wine of Cardui advertised as a tonic for sick women
An advertisement from a periodical endorses Wine of Cardui for women and sick people, claiming it cures weakness and lassitude. It includes a testimonial from Annie Vaughan of Raleigh, North Carolina, stating the medicine saved her life after near death and urging readers to try Cardui. It also offers a 64 page illustrated book from the Chattanooga Medicine Co. free by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Annie Vaughan
Raleigh, N. C
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Alaskan Birds Darken San Francisco Streets
A morning storm brought thousands of Alaskan birds into Boulder and San Francisco corridors, with many found dead in streets and parks. Officials note long flights from northern summer haunts, interrupted by winds and rain, as authorities observe phalorpe and night heron varieties among arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Farouth
San Bernardino
San Francisco Chronicle
Woolford
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Lydia KE. Pinkham
Spohn Medical CO
Chermists
Ane Goshen
Ind
U.S.A
A. Fowler
Atlanta
Ullu
Nashville, “Tenn
Wisconsin
Salzer
You Salzer Seed CO
Box A.C
la Grosse, Wis
Vk .Ary
Baynard Benton
Walterboro
8. C
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Washington Star
A. H. Green
Atlanta, Ga
United States Army Board
Elvis Senna
California
Fic Syrup Ca
Warlick
Alabama St
Tom Dr. Howard
Owar
Birmingham
Ala
Louieville
M. Sabo & Sons
Louisville
Ios
Atlanta Utility Works
East Point
Sey Tis
Keeley Institute
Georgia
Woodward Ave
Farmers’ Union Guide
U. S
Taft
Panama Canal
Farmers’ Union
Guide Publishing Co
Putnam
Blood Balm Co
Quincy
Ter
Boulder, Col
The
State University
Benedict
Boston Post
Hall
Nature
F. J. Curney & Co
Toledo
Royal Automobile Club of London
Secimans of Writing and Net Typewriter Sales CO
Nortlandt &1
Broadway
Newa
United Shoe Machinery CO
H. H. Green
W.l.douglas S. Wels CO
Kave
Jes Jaret
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton, Mess
LA Greole
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