Indigestion remedy touted as free sample offer
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion, listing testimonials from Carson City Michigan and others. It claims the product gently tones the stomach, offers a free test bottle by writing to Dr Caldwell at Monticello, Illinois, and urges readers to avoid violent laxatives.
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Dr Caldwell
C. Fowler
Carson City
Mich
Ida A. Fortune
Grand Junction
Tenn
Wl Caldwell
Caldwell
Monticello, LL
Cure of Baby Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
A mother reports her two and a half month old son suffered severe watery eczema on cheeks and face. After wasting money on doctors with harsh ointments, Cuticura Remedies cost $1.50 and cured the infant. Testimonial from Mrs. W. M. Comerner, Burnt Cabins, Pa. Sept. 15, 1908.
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W. M. Comerer
Cabins
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cutienra Retedies
Boston
Coffee Converting: Woman Credits Postum Cure
A New York woman recounts suffering heart and stomach issues from coffee. After quitting coffee and using Postum, she reports improved health, better digestion, and renewed vitality, urging others to try Postum for ten days.
Rural farm notes on hogs poultry and barn care
The article urges practical farm improvements and warns against stale swill. It covers pig feeding, cement use on farms, a bicycle pump milk fever treatment, fowl illnesses, ventilation, and disease signs in poultry with tips to maintain dry clean housing and avoid damp drafts. It mentions Rural Free Delivery and 40000 carriers.
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Roup
Abandonment of Ash Burning for NYC School Boilers
The Engineering News reports the ash burning scheme failed to save fuel and raised boiler repair costs. Boiler tubes clogged and corrosion occurred while idle. no active deterioration while hot. The remedy lies in training the firing force to manage boilers and reduce unburned coal rather than reburning ashes.
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New York City
Engineering News
Fnota About Roup
A note describes Rovup as a contagious disease affecting a flock. In severe outbreaks the guidance is to destroy all affected lineage and burn the bodies, though the text notes the condition is not roup and lists symptoms as part of the discussion.
Ventilate the incubator and brooder for healthy chicks
The piece explains constant fresh air is essential during incubation and brooding. It covers how to test ventilation with a lit match, moisture needs for eggs, and keeping brooders spacious with filtered air to prevent disease while encouraging chicks to venture outside for exercise and feeding.
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Chicago Weekly
Ocean
A Reason for Helping From a New York Charity Official
An official of the Department of Charities in New York notes that the poor help the poor more than the rich. He recalls a slum moment where two girls discuss why the poor show more willingness to help and why those who give are often those who stay poor.
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Department of Charities
New York
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited as Life Saver for Minnesota Woman
A Minnesota woman from Stillwater credits Doan's Kidney Pills with saving her life after a years long back pain and disordered kidney secretions. She recalls fainting from pain and nearly dying, saying the pills cured her in 1890 and she has remained well since. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
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Minnesota
Doan
A. Helman
Stillwater
M Buon
Conan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Allen's Feet-Ease Powder Advertisement
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Feet-Ease A powder to shake Into your shoes. It rests the feet cures Corns Bunions Swollen Sore lot Callous Aching Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Moot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c Sample tallied FREE Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Hoy N.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Hoy
Where It Landed Him In Anaconda After Delirious Wanderings
A man who had been on a week long drunken spree wandered across the country in a delirious state until he awoke in an unfamiliar city. He asked a police officer what town it was and learned he was in Anaconda. He groaned at the realization of his predicament.
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Magle
Bingham
New York
Play da
Paul Marten
Uke
Ife
Anaconda
Chicago Tribune
Ren Company
Dept. BS
Min Neapolis
Minn
Bargain piano purchase sparks disbelief and debate
A conversation about buying a piano for 25 dollars reveals how the same item can feel like a steal or a burden years later. The exchange notes a three year gap and ongoing payments, while also commenting on the dreary weather and rain.
Red Cross Ball Dine Promotion at Grocers
An old advertisement urges shoppers to buy Red Cross Ball Dine for five cents a pack age, promising to keep clothes white amid snowy 43 conditions and publicize grocers carrying the product.
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Red Cross
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Odd Bits of Fact note rapid relief claims with Murine eye drops described as non irritating and compliant with Pure Food and Drug laws. The item lists curious trivia including U S consumption figures The Hague lottery insurance claim density doctors per capita in New York wax composition Dutch throne claims and a potato ivory substitute method.
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United States
the Hague
New York City
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