Rex and boy bond over cookies in a carded tale
A North Dakota English setter named Rex and a Chicago boy share playful moments with cookies and chocolate. The pair visit relatives as Rex, once jealous, proves a loyal friend. After the boy hurt Rex, the dog forgives, signaling a strong bond and intelligent gentleness. A drug store visit ends with a humorous line about teacup repair.
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Rex
North Dakota
Chicago
Home Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure and deceptive ads flood market
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh cure claimed by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements of F. J. Cheney and the Toledo firm WaALcpInG Kinnan Marvin cited. Cure advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy with testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Mixed in with social commentary on honesty and debt.
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Hall
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women in Noah Ky
A Noah Kentucky testimonial promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menopause related ailments including headaches nervous prostration and hemorrhages. The ad touts 30 years of use for female illnesses and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice. A separate courtroom note records Judge Milliken rebuking a policeman for calling a arrested woman a drunken trollop in New Bedford Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah
Lydia HE. Pinkham
Pinknam
Lizz Holland
Milliken
New Bedford
Mass
James T. Wright
Goldsborough St
Easton
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Painter, Wife, and House Owner Tale
A long humor piece on paint jobs and home owners, arguing that owners spoil work by meddling and dithering between cheap competitors and skilled painters. It warns women’s nagging and delays hurt results, and promotes a paint safety booklet from National Lead Co. plus various medicine ads.
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Jones
National Lead Co
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Tetterine advertised for eczema in 1908 missive
A Kiln city reader from Edgar Springs Missouri praises Tetterine for eczema on the face noting spring flare ups and stating the salve is superior to others. The Shuptrine Co Savannah Georgia sells Tetterine 50c and Tetterine Soap 25c by mail or druggist. Also a Chicago judge remarks a stolen kiss is worth ten dollars.
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Edgar Springs
Savannah
Eisie M. Judevine
Shuptrine Co
Chicago
Smith
Southern
Kansas City
Portsmouth
Saint Louis
Cuticura Cure Storied By Police Chief In Manitoba
A police chief from Morris Manitoba recounts a skin cure using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after two years of eczema and itching from dusty weeds by a river. He reports rapid improvement within ten days of use and three weeks to full relief, citing dates in 1907 and 1908. Also includes 1900s ads for Cuticura and Allen’s Foot-Ease.
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G. P. Bliss
Morris
Manitoba
Mar
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Mass
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