Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aimed at Female Health
Claims success in relieving women's suffering with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Notes testimonials from millions of letters stored in Lynn Massachusetts laboratories, stating cures and avoidance of surgical operations. Describes ingredients as roots and herbs, acting on the feminine system to restore health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia FR. Pinklenaw
Lydia K. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia TE. Pinkham
Piles cure claims and a poet’s Q and A
The ad promises face powder to lay out insects and a 6 to 14 day cure for piles with Paro Ointment or money back. A poet answers questions about writing with pencil then questions the interrogation, while a Supreme Court golf gag mocks a profane silence on Chase links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Justice McKenna
McKenna
McKen- PA
Ution Press
Three Cures Of Eczema And Worldly Remedies
A reader shares a family story of eczema cured by Cuticura after three summers of suffering. Other notices tout Salzer seed catalog offers, corn remedies, and various patent medicines. The item blends reader letters with advertisements and miscellaneous advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mra. Miller
Sarah KE
Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
Clean Bread Wipes Replace Oil in Watchmaking at Wigin
In Wigin Indiana the watch factories use over forty loaves of fresh bread daily. Superintendent George B. Hunter notes that bread dough, formed by steaming and kneading, is used to remove oil and chips from tiny watch parts. The dough absorbs oil and attracts chips, acting as a wiper without leaving residue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigin
Inl
George B. Hunter
Watch Factory
American Food Journal
Veteran and youngster clash over first jackpot tale
A veteran recalls winning his first jackpot, joking that his breath was the prize and admitting he cannot remember what else he held. The remark appears in a Philadelphia Press feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
The Doctors Gift Food Worth its Weight in Gold
A Pennsylvanian recounts relief from indigestion after using Grape-Nuts, praised as worth its weight in gold. He notes rapid improvement from frequent ailments to renewed vitality and mental clarity after two months, crediting his doctor and the Grape-Nuts inventor. The ad promotes Postum Cof. Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mixed Home Remedy and Cautionary Notes in Aged Text
A fragmentary passage prescribes mixing glycerine whiskey and oil of pine for dose use every four hours, warns against bulk or imitation products, and notes pine oil in small vials protected from light. It mentions a druggist selling Concentrated oil of pine and contains a quip about a reformer and a joke about a widow and her late husband.
A Romance In Brief
A concise dialog frames a tale of lovers drifting apart and a practical friend framing the bond as marriage, capturing a brief romantic vignette from the Pittsburg Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Press
Brown's Bronchial Traches Endorsement Claim
An ad touts Over Half a Century Brown's Bronchial Traches as unmatched for hoarseness coughs and sore throat while editorially noting a wife’s influence on a man’s success, reflecting period sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
A well man at 81 after kidney pills tale
An elderly Salem resident Daniel S Queen recalls years of back pain and kidney trouble before using Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with a full recovery and health regain at age 81, noting the pills were sold nationwide for 60 cents per box. Also mentions Woolford's Lotion for itching and a quip about mirrors and ugliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Queen
Burrell Street
Salem
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Salzer
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Savannah
Algy
Miss Tartan
Hall
I. J. Chenny & Co
Toledo
F. J Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Loledo
Wake Hall
EB. W. Grove
Clean
Jack
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California
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Annorr
Tue Assort Co
Gainesville
Delta Chemical Company
Louta, Mo
HICH
Mond Bag CO
Cary Hs
Biahmond
Var
Uzianne
Luzianne Coffee
THE
Reily ‘Taylor CO
Virginia
Woolford
N. H
Margett
Henderson
N.H
Charleston
Wakefield
Meuett
B. L. Cox
Ethel
S.C
Keeley Institute
Georgina
Woodward Ave
Atlanta
Baby Meakin
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h-Americana Bidiz
Engi
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James M. Swint
Chipley
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richmond
Durham
N.C
Norfolk
Char‘ Ston
Columbia
InlaCare
GeoGalery
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Miphie
Tean
Eveport
W.L. Douglas
W. J. Donglan
Brockton
Munn
Loreen
South Forsyth St
Frick
Nien
Farmeré
N. J. McArthur
Tate Cotton Clege
I-L-U
Dayton
Ohio
Borax Echem
Pacific Coast
Parsons
Johnson & CO
Aston
Putnam
Rse Drug Company
Quincy
Grippe
Fover
Danine
Ada
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