Three Years After Donn's Kidney Pills End Backaches
Eugene BE Lario of Denver recalls using Donn's Kidney Pills in 1880 to stop severe backaches caused by long desk work. He asserts the remedy halted pain and he has felt no pain since. The Voster-Milburn Co advertises the pills at 50 cents per box through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene BE. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Keller
Denver
Colo
Donn
Voster-Milburn Co
Tifa Flo
NOY
Peculiar Eyes and Vision Facts From Everyday Sight
An 19th century styled note claims seven of ten people have stronger sight in one eye. It notes two of five cases have misaligned eyes, nearly half are color blind to some degree, and only one in fifteen have perfect binocular vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyosthi
Salzer seed offer and assorted remedies advertised
An old newspaper fragment touts Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offering warranted vegetable seeds and a free catalog. It also promotes Mrs Austin’s Buckwheat flower cure and Dr Bayer’s Penetrating Ointment, claiming cures for pains and rheumatic complaints. The snippet closes with a note about Mexico’s silver production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iapen
Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Trade review shows mixed Chicago market signals for footwear and meats
In Chicago markets the week under review reports favorable shifts in final footwear distribution and strong demand for foodstuffs, with improving iron trade. Shoe and rubber lines show exceptions to general restrictions, wholesalers noting steady interior orders and balanced house trade as inventories near year end. Pork, ribs, and lard prices rise slightly while hog and sheep prices gain amid stormy supply. Overall, optimism persists while manufacturing pauses linger and metal markets remain volatile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Dion
Chicago
Elaine
Claire
Bank of Chicago and U.S. Market Price Ranges Reported
The item lists commodity prices across American cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Ballmia and New York with cattle hogs sheep and wheat prices, shipping rates, and grains such as corn rye oats and butter. It also notes incidents and personal items including a fatal derrick accident at Sayre and a marriage announcement from St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bae Tae
Choice
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Harley
Toledo
Col. Perham
Kienga
Thmoans Peterson
Sayre
F N
Mary Helen Smiley
Harry V. Phelps
Nittayama
Miss
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Colo
Oldest Man in America Sits For Picture in Waco
The elderly centenarian received a portrait in Waco with a relic stake from General Jackson’s grave. He claims 115 years birth on a preserved family Bible and 110 years of experience guiding health and climate remedies. He attributes long life to Peruna, praising its health benefits and noting its role in preventing ailments from climate changes and epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsane
Waco
Ludfrew Jackson
Droeck
Waca Times-Trerald
Dallas Morning News
Chicago Times
Peritua
Brock
United States
Hartman
Peruna
Tiis
Deruna Aliedic Co Advertises Remedies in Columbus
A garbled plea to obtain a free remedy kit asks readers to address the Deruna Aled ic Co in Columbus Ohio. The misspelled notice requests prompt action and offers supposed valuable advice from Dry Jhartinan, a resident of the Jhartaniin Ssniterinnt Colambis, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Veruna
Jer Blirrtiian
Gronp
Jhartinan
Jhartaniin
Centenarian Texan Claims Peruna Lifelong Remedy
SAAC BROCK of McLennan County Texas, born before the nation, endured 22 presidencies, fought four wars, and aged 115. He credits Peruna for protection from sudden changes, rode a horse at 99, testified in a land suit at 110, and now resides with six sons in Valley Mills after long years near Bosque Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Peruena
Peruna
Saac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Bosque Falls
Ware
Valley Mills
Fishermen Fear Death-Wind On November First Two
French coast seafarers shun the sea on November first and second due to a superstition about a death-wind and the belief that drowned sailors rise to capsize boats during these days.
Mixed 1900s advertisement and notices fragment
A scrapbook of ad blurbs and notices including Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsements and farmer seed catalog pitches. References to Salzer's seeds, Mother Gray's powders, and various product claims appear alongside stray notes on Warsaw church domes and the British Museum Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
British Museum
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass Seed Ad
An agricultural promotion touts teosinte and billion dollar grass as top fodder crops claiming up to four tons of hay per acre and sixty thousand pounds of green fodder per acre while praising Victoria rape for twelve? per acre. The John A Salaer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin invites readers to send 100 stamps for a free catalogue and seed samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
Balzer
Victoria
Salver
Farmer
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Srosse
Wis
John A. Salaer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wismal
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Thuman
Herpie
Sir Greorge Trevelyan
Austin
Coaleil
Itg
Dr. Bayer
Aterion
Bordon
Washiniston
J CS
Mexico
Country
Shiloh
Rees
C.wrons& Co
JaeRog
Toronto
Cen
Ove Fyer
Uae
Hompson's Eye Water
I RG
Pim & Cons
New York
Prado
Catton
Far East
Ninar
London
America
Peru
Mr. Brock
Isaac Brock
Buncombe CO
Mee
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
F. J. Cheney
Weert & Truax
C. Waaluing
Kinnan & Marvin
All Drucelsts
Walls Family
U. & Dept. of Agriculture
Von
Joseph Candurier
Figaro of
Paris
Mother Gray
Timanthia
LeRoy
N.Y
Dutnam
Vienna
Afra
Tinslow
Childeneething
Capsicum
Genulta
Chesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
Tehath
FT. Wayne
Fostoria
Findlay
Cleveland
Buffalo
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Wabash
Gentoma Vist
West
Cronsult Wiahush Mlehat Aeris
Rowel Tein
Poe
Kansar
Omentoco
Tndean
ISDAN
Aditress
Wiartiest Matern
Te Oos
Craig Gtna
Wabnol
St Fouls
Canada
Western
Phy
Law
Voleda
Okie
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