War veteran prescribes Peruana remedy for kidney bladder cure
An Oakland veteran praises Peruana as the best medicine for kidney and bladder catarrh after extensive trials and doctor visits. The ad promises free medical advice from Dr Hartman Sanitarian’s president and offers confidential correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davitt LI
Jaycox
Clarinda
LQ. A. T
G. A. RR
Broadway
Oakland
Cal
Corre
Bo Martman
Hartman Sanitarian
Columbaus
Ohio
Canada West land boom prompts readers to migrate
A Manitoba and Saskatchewan excerpts praise large 480 acre holdings with returns and land value increases claiming 25 percent yearly profit. Letters from P H W Rynhard Starouck and S I Short describe high yields, cattle, timber, and cheap wheat in Canadian West. Government agents note record inquiries for literature and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Otto
P. HW. Rynhard
Starouck
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Canadian West
S. I. Short
Carrot River
Saskatchewan
Where are you going to grammar school
A fragment from a theater or romance line appears beside a telegraph style travel notice listing routes Ratce West Northwest Southwest and South via Nickel Plate Road. It mentions monthly meetings on the first and eighth Tuesdays until April 18 inclusive and invites inquiries to a Fort Wayne agent for routes and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Maid
Nickel Plate Road
Callon
O. A. Asterdin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hidden Cipher Numbers Now Mark Women’s Shoes
A Kansas City Star feature explains why women’s shoe sizes are no longer numbered in retail outlets. Dealers use coded marks such as KRUTAGS to indicate length and width, with clerks measuring feet and presenting fitting options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
W. EL. Douglas
Anderson
Kansas City
Brocktan
Mose
Krutags
Brent
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills Promise Skin Cure
Complete treatment priced at one dollar claims to cleanse skin and blood of troublesome humors. It highlights eczema psoriasis scalp crusts and ringworm with dramatic patient suffering and cites worldwide testimony to support efficacy. The piece closes with a poem-esque note about a woman whose decayed teeth cause her unhappiness.
Effects of Prosperity and Rising Prices 1897 1903
The Interstate Commerce Commission report notes major price increases from 1897 to 1903 across breadstuffs dairy and garden goods clothing and metals benefiting farmers miners and workers. Rail freight fell 44 percent while railroad wages rose about 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TGR
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fragmented 1901 Advert Script and Quips
A jumble of 1901 ad copy and snippets appears with names and addresses, verses, medical cures, and aphorisms. Notable items include a New York address, testimonials, and patent remedy hints, with scattered lines about court doubt and weather claims.
Women Truthful Said to Lie to Physicians
An eminent physician notes that women may not reveal full truth to male doctors regarding sex specific disorders. Mrs Lydia E Pinkham offers free advice by correspondence, claiming her Vegetable Compound aids many with female illnesses and she has many grateful letters from patients.
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Ella Lee
Frankford
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sam
J. H. Farmer
Elliott Avenue
St. Louis
Pinkham
Lydia
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D. L, Jaycox
Gatarrh
Metratheenser
Carters
TLE
Genuini
Pri
Ofr
Crom
Ato
Andy Terinferre
Buparl Nyagiet
Prise
Olyaytns
Messin Tao
Rafie
Piso
Wo. H. Harrison
W. 121St Street
New York
Thomas
E.W. Grove
Marcus Antonius
Boris Kennedy
Mtv
Dougherty, Missiite
J. Oned
Egypt
Mra
Winslow
Bray
JH Farmer
Taos
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Lock Sox
Indiana
Mickel
Great Eastern Co
Martense
Brooklyn
N. Y
Meas
Naamese
Perry Brown
West Somerville
Muss
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