Woman Refuses Operation in Favor of Remedy
Logansport Indiana resident Mrs Danien D Davis reports severe female trouble that left her unable to stand. She refused surgery and instead used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it restored her strength and allowed her to resume daily work. She urges others with similar symptoms to try the product and contact the company for confidential advice.
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Logansport
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lim
Sam
Danien D. B. Davis
Franklin St
Lydian E. Pinkham
Exacted a Promise
Mrs Henry Preston White heard a pitiful wail from her five year old leaning from a second story window as she left home. He cried for a promise to be good while she went to town and clung to the plea in tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Preston White
Promiae
Dandruff Solution Promises Hair Regrowth and Shine
An advertisement extols Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims scalp health restores vitality, luster, and fullness within weeks, with a 25 cent bottle offered at stores. The text also includes a brief kitchen scene about a mother’s marble cake, contrasting praise between generations.
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Knowton
Adv
Fletcher's Castoria and Bath Room Locks Mentioned in Odd Ad
An odd OCR fragment promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with a boast of forty years in use. It mentions children crying for Castoria and misplaced lines about private baths and locked bathroom doors, reflecting garbled historical advertising text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
RUB MY TISM WINL CURE FOR RHEUMATISM AILMENTS
An antique classified style ad touts Rub My Tism Winl as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains and urinary complaints. It promises antiseptic palliatives and a single dose price. The fragment mentions a written song and urges satisfaction with the remedy.
Tragedies of Alps Highlight Alpine Dangers and Ignorance
A summary of Alpine accidents cites yearly deaths averaging 60 to 70 with 800 serious injuries, noting most victims are women or young men and 92 percent climb without guides. It emphasizes ignorance and overambition as primary causes, with a case of an American woman misreading a descent instruction and nearly perishing on the Schlithern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Donald Robertson
Alpine Journal
Alps
Switzerland
Julian Grande
Alpine Club
Schlithern
Hernese Oberland
Grande
Mr Grande
Kande
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief From Sick Headache
An old lunchbox of quack medicine touts Cascarets as a cure for dizziness headache and biliousness. It claims toxics from sour undigested food clog the bowels, reabsorbed into the blood, and warns Cascarets will cleanse the stomach remove excess bile and evacuate waste. It urges a night dose to “straighten you out by morning.”
Hobo tale at Washington club sparks weather prayer joke
Senator Nathan Po Bryay recalls a hobo episode in which a suburban housewife offers a meal to earn it by cleaning gutters. The tramp claims he uses a hoe for gutters, then quips his method is to pray for rain, ending the anecdote with a laugh.
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Washington
Nathan Po Bryay
Florida
Wille
Ste
Fido
Thadam
Great Change in Twenty Years
Shaw, Mise M rs V N Smith recounts a long struggle with womanly troubles, then relief after using Cardus, a tonic she credits with restoring health. The article touts Cardus as a trusted remedy for female weakness and disease with a decades long track record. It includes an advertisement note and a humorous anecdote about mistaken measures for a bushel of buckwheat.
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Cardus
Helping Him to Bave How Long will Doctor Keep on Diet
A humorous exchange hints at a medical diet and caregiver plans. The speaker jokes about staying on the diet until his daughter in law helps him. The fragment reflects domestic humor and posturing in a family setting.
The Things We Do And The Things We Don’t Do
A fragmented column notes regret from actions not taken and the impact of honesty, urging frugal giving and cautious trust. It recalls a boy in Sunday school, a political diner remark, and a weary lesson on risk and virtue. The piece ends with a wary view of reform and punishment.
BAD CASE OF DANDRUFF IN BIESELL ALABAMA
A reader describes severe dandruff itching and hair loss corrected by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after a four week use. The testimonial notes reduced shedding and scalp healing following the treatment advertised in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biesell
Lucy May
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Salts claim to flush kidneys and ease back pain
An advertorial note urges using Jad Salts to flush sluggish kidneys and relieve backache, headaches, and bladder issues. It describes the preparation from grape and lemon acids with lithia and promotes daily use for several days, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and maintains kidney health. An adjacent item compares Roman property values, noting $450 per square foot for government and embassy land.
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Rome
Italy
Onions Cheaper and Homemaker Advice Shared
Mrs Hetty, speaking to a reporter, affirms faith in home economics and offers her recipe for falde edehe nautinia AeTvew and other taladies. A nurse asks about a $2.00 purchase while a young lady studies to be a nurse. The surgeon notes three things about overdoing housework. Charles Iharnard discusses better methods for households and purification.
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Hetty
Arinisersirs
Yulin
Gellirs
Hetter
Tore
Charles Iharnard
Fragmented sketched ads mix humor and medical claims
A fragmentary page shows assorted novelty health pitches and poems. The text mocks elixirs like Colds and LaGrippe cures and includes stray lines about poetry and library collection, with garbled branding and miscellaneous references to places and people.
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Broadway
New York
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Memphis
Tenn
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