Peruna praised by readers for catarrh cure
A letter from R W Press er of Moline Illinois reports a complete cure of catarrh in two months after using Peruna medicine. Another testimonial from A Thompson of Martel Ohio cites eighteen years of sinus problems resolved after about one third of a bottle. The ad promotes Peruna by the Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio and offers a free 1909 almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Presser
Third Ave
Moline
Perune
Mfg, Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hypnotic confession in Michigan church murder grips town
A Michigan preacher Carmichael confessed in a letter to Sheriff Wagensell that he murdered Gideon Browning in a Rattee Run church. He fled from Chicago to Carthage Iowa and died from self-inflicted wounds after the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wraviland Carmichael
Gideon Browning
Rattie Run
Mich
Carthage
Carmichael
Miranda Hughes
Wagensell
St. Clary County
Michigan
Lower Michigan
Carwichael
Ile
Browning
Burlington
Iowa
Chicago
St. Clair County
Hfe
Adair
Port Maron
Donn's Kidney Pills Offer Cure and Caribbean Justice
An advertisement features a Civil War veteran James W. Clay of Baltimore praising Donn's Kidney Pills for a kidney illness with back and head pain and sediment in urine. It stresses a five year no-recurrence claim and lists Foster Milburn Co. as distributor. A Haiti court joke follows about a Swiss prisoner and naval power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Baltimore
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Haiti
Beeres
Switzerland
Brooklyn Life
Rich Woman Dies in Fire at New Haven Home
Fire destroyed the residence of Samuel Higgins in New Haven Connecticut killing his mother and fatally injuring his mother in law Mrs M E Corbin. Higgins wife daughter and he escaped by leaping from a second story window while his young son Harold and a black cook also survived with injuries. The blaze was blamed on an overheated furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenateully Hari
New Haven
Conn
Samuel Higgins
Maoaater
New York
Corbin
Misa. Higgins
Higina
Harold
Bank Cashier Indicted for Forgery in Boise Case
Boise Idaho grand jury returns eight indictments against H By Neal former cashier of the defunct Capital State Bank. Forgeries totaling about 78 000 are charged with the crimes alleged by the state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Adalio
H. By
Neal
Capital State Bank
Orders Inquiry Into Woman's Death Sparks Mystery
Authorities order an inquest into the death of a local woman as investigators probe unclear circumstances. An autopsy is planned to determine a cause and assess potential foul play or accident. The case draws attention from police and regional officials seeking answers.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure for All Cases
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December th day of December, A. D. 1886. Notary public A. W. Gleason witness. The remedy is taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sale through Toledo druggists. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stavre
City
Tolfpo
Lecas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. O. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cileney
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Torjologzi
Qoshen
Indes U. Si
A Look Ahead to Peace After War’s Costs
In a prophetic passage the article notes battleships at peak development and explosives that could wipe fleets from the sea. It recalls a conference where leaders admit war has become intolerable and universal peace begins, with a closing ad for PAZO OINTMENT claiming cure of piles in 6 to 14 days or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago ‘Tribune
Nosebleed Cure By Slap Beats Blood Loss
An elderly traveling man in distress instructs a bellboy to strike him on the head to stop a nosebleed. After the boy's first slap, the man requests a harder hit and soon the bleeding ceases. He explains the blow collapses ruptured vessels, an idea he credits to an old physician in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phock
Mexico
New York Press
Western Canada's 1908 Crop Prospects and Alberta Letter
A Montreal report notes Western Canada may harvest 100 to 110 million bushels of wheat in 1908 with high prices and strong credit. Cardston Alberta letters describe excellent yields per acre for winter and spring wheat and oats, fat stock, mild weather, and prospects of Alberta becoming a farmers paradise for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Montreal
Themaiutoy
Grand Trunk Pacific
Cardston
Alberta
Western Canada
Sam Weller Elevates Pickwick to fame and fortune
The London Standard notes Sam Weller as a singular creation that rescued Dickens from a financial flop in The Pickwick Papers. It highlights the press praise for Sam Weller as an original character and Dickens earning over 16000 dollars by age 26. The excerpt ends with a brief ad for Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup at 23 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weller
Dickens
Pickwick Papers
Samival
London Standard
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed In Camden Testimonial
Testimonial from Mrs. W. P. Valentine of Camden New Jersey praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness. Gardiner Maine resident A W Williams reports complete cure of a female disease after doctor's advice against surgery. The notice urges others with inflammatory or uterine issues to try the remedy noting low cost and reported benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Lydia KB. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
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MNS
A. Pressdr
Kemp
Cascarate
Carthage, Ill
Nquirers
Sonny
Western Ganada
Pinkham
Canada
Correspondence National
Jowest
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Nada
W. OH. Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
ML Williams
Law
Olio
Au. i
EAGLE
Flw
N.Y
Colt Distemper
Pino
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