Pinkham Vegetable Compound Letters Promote Avoiding Operations
Letters from Pinkham Laboratory claim many women avoid surgery with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Testimonials recount relief from female troubles, bearing down pains, and being able to work again, urging other women to consult the remedy.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marinette
Wis
Frep Beanxe
Tos. Dwyer
Milwaukee Ave
Detroit
Mich
Bellevue
Lydia E. Pinkhais
Tam
Irene Froezicuer
Manhattan St
North Side
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Natural Color
An old time patent mix Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold for about sixty cents. It darkens gray hair evenly, restores color, and soothes itchy scalps by applying with a comb or brush and letting it work overnight.
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Wyeth
Ee-Zene Drug Claim Masks Eczema Cure
Fragmentary ad copy claims Ee-Zene Co of St Pan Minn offers eczema cure while disclaimers say the druggist cannot conceal a name and that the product commonly fails, with ominous reference to a tombstone.
Groves Tasteless Ton ic Ad Sparks Self Mastery Themes
An odd advertisement snippet extols Groves Tasteless Ton ic with quinine and iron to build vitality and drive out malaria. The piece combines humor and moral reflections about patience, self control, and aging, featuring quotes about self mastery and lingering health tips. It mentions “Remedy Co” of Chicago and includes a cartoonish aside with Finn the comedian about a shop. It also references a feature on women’s health remedies and a note that Switzerland spends heavily on relief for the poor.
Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse This Remedy
Dr Eberle Braithwaite and Dr Simon all distinguish Ruth agree urine provides clues to treatment. Write Dr Pierce at Straten Institute, Huffate N Y, send urine sample and symptoms for free medical notice after examination. A new remedy thirty seven times stronger than lithia removes uric acid.
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Eberle
Braithwaite
Simon
Ruth
Pierce
Straten Institute
Hufate
Lithia
Merce
British defeat in Mesopotamia and new British commander
After the French withdrawal from Gallipoli a British force marching toward Baghdad is said to have abandoned Kut Al Amara near the Tigris. A new commander for the British army, Gen Sir Percy Lake, is named to succeed Gen Nixon who is ill. Lake, 59, has a long service record including Afghan and Sudan campaigns and Indian staff roles. Meanwhile the U S says it will not participate in international investigations of belligerent acts in the peninsula.
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Percy Lake
Nixon
House of Commons
London
Gallipoli
Restinhary
Mesopotamia
Achin
Bagdad
Kutel Amara
Berlin
J. Austin Chamberlain
India
John Eccles Nixon
Percy Henry of Lake
Todia
Fire scare at capitol causes basement damage in Washington
A fire in the basement of the Capitol building housing State and Navy Departments caused about 2100 dollars in damage to odds and ends stored by janitorial staff. The blaze prompted a careful response with most effects contained to the basement. The incident follows diplomatic notes from Paris about naval conduct and American vessel safety.
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Capitol
Washington
State Department
Sharp
Paris
Prenell
Descartes
Bryan Advocates Grievance Over New York Testimony
The article reports William Jennings Bryan protesting New York state law requiring his appearance at a costly deposition in a civil suit. It also notes a separate shipping notice declaring the steamer Geelong sunk in a collision with the Vonyilston, issued by the Pentnaplar and Oriental Steamship Company.
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Bryan
New York
William Jennings Bryan
New York State
Hbel
Geelong
Pentnaplar and Oriental Steamship Company
Red Cross Half Blue Ad Promotes Renovine Heart Tonic
An old advertisement extols Red Cross Half Blue as made in America and best for the housewife. It touts Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic to be used on first symptoms, asserting it can prevent heart damage, with prices at 50 cents and one dollar. It adds a musing note about manners and courtesy as civilization’s prenids.
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America
Andy
Cuticura Ad Offers Free Trial Soap and Ointment
Promotional copy for Cuticura soap and ointment claims cleansing and healing benefits for hair and skin. Encourages readers to request a free sample by mailing an address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Laughing at Torpedoes Monitors Introduced by Allies
A Popular Mechanics summary notes the Dardanelles monitors introduced by the Allies in the Aegean. The devices resemble waddling geese with a large turret carrying two 11 inch guns and a bulged hull designed to resist torpedoes. The craft reportedly look odd yet function as real war vessels with aerial rifles as secondary armament.
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Dardanelles
London
Kephalos
Aegean
Monitor
Insidious Sneer in Senate Rivalry Over Daniel Webster
Senator Larkham rebukes Seth Smigeles as he compares him to a deceased Daniel Webster. Smigeles argues, while insults and pills are best swallowed without chewing, the exchange underscores political theater and personal jabs.
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Seth Smigeles
Daniel Webster
Senator Larkham
Seth
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel alternative
An ad asserts Dodson's Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels without causing sickness like calomel, claiming it leaves users feeling fine next morning. The piece also includes stray anecdotes about prices, merchants, and unrelated legal explanations, presented in a vintage newspaper voice.
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Dodson
Nodaon
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