Lydia Pinkham’s Compound touted by Ridgway and Tennille women
Mrs Rumves of Ridgway Penn reports relief from seven months of backache and side pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Linpsey of Tennille Ga says the medicine cured eight years of fatigue and ulceration fears, enabling her to run a household and garden. The company invites letters for confidential advice from Lynn Mass.
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Ridgway
Penn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mr. C. M. Rumves
W. E. Linpsey
RE. R
Tennille
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Kilmer Swamp Root promoted as kidney remedy in ad
An old newspaper piece touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles claiming it strengthens kidneys and improves overall health. It urges readers to buy bottles at drug stores and even to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. The page also includes unrelated jokes and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Ahs
Dr. 7 & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Cascarets Promote Fast Nighttime Bowel Cleansing
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for relief from headache heaviness indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes sour fermenting food excess bile and constipation waste while you sleep. It promises clear head sweet stomach and healthy bowel movements for months.
Unclear Text Despite Prompt
The readable phrases mention luck and subsistence without concrete events or identities. The fragment hints at a subspecies mission and KO references but lacks verifiable details to form a factual historical item.
SINKING OF LACONIA OFF IRELAND REPORTED
The Laconia, Cunard Line, was torpedoed without warning off the Irish coast. About 70 passengers were saved. 200 plus were picked up and a death toll is reported as one dead and twelve missing. The ship carried a large cargo of wheat and other goods and mail for Britain, with Americans among the passengers and crew.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Leer
Wesley Prost
Queenstown
Laconia
Huhet
Severil
Jandel Terai
Oilie Tilssing
Ameriai
Liverpool
Geran
Judge Landis Faces 25000 Dollar Slander Suit
In a county court Judge Landis is sued for 25000 dollars over alleged slander. Attorney Calyell Giation claims the judge urged a party to seek legal counsel in open court and implied the other side needed a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
Sueu
Jenesne Mountain Landis
Sume
Altormiey Calyell
Titer
Fire Sweeps Five-Story Detroit Building
A major blaze ripped through the General Grocer Company five story building in Detroit, Michigan, causing an estimated $250,000 in damages. The fire severely damaged the structure and disrupted operations at the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
General Grocer Company
Dodson's Liver Tone Offered As Calomel Alternative
Advertisements tout Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. The claim: calomel is mercury and dangerous, while Liver Tone is a vegetable remedy with a money back guarantee, promising morning vitality and regular bowels. The piece mixes product pitches with stray, unrelated content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Adv
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Relief for Troops
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for soldiers. The product is applied in shoes and foot baths to comfort feet and aid walking. A humorous anecdote from a reader recalls a glove and powder puff joke, illustrating everyday life amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Shaaen
Cuticura Soap Soothe Aches With Ointment Routine
An ad touts Cuticura Soap for soothing skin with water, dry gentle, and Cuticura Ointment with morning and night applications. Free sample by mail with Book from Cuticlea Dept Ly Boston. Also a humorous exchange about a thrifty father and son saving a quarter each week and a boy’s longing for tangible money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutleura
Dept. Ly
Boston
Ady
Joe Miller
Aaron
Melrew
Abe
Fatter
Danderine hair ad promises rapid dandruff relief
An old style advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix to dandruff and hair fall. It claims ten minute effects and visible shine, soft fullness, and glamorous waves, urging readers to buy a 20 cent bottle and prove the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Fragmented historic note on marriage and machinery
The readable fragment discusses a marriage prompt and a strange claim about a toad given in marriage. It mentions an odd reference to a one fourth horsepower pump for a Natlig automobile, signaling a jumble of unrelated items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegey
Mierraige
Omer
Prominent Patent Remedy Ad and Odd Quote Fragment
An old advertisement touts PROMPT RELIEF with Laxative Quinidine Tablets for colds coughs la grippe and headaches noting no effect on head or stomach and urging a winter supply at 25 cents plus an odd quoted line about a bachelor girl and an unrelated note that Pennsylvania savings banks hold M22442 depositors totaling 230 million in deposits.
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Pennsylvania
What Is Uric Acid and Kidney Toning with Anuric
The piece explains uric acid present in all, excess from meat and fermentation, and kidney fatigue causing uric acid buildup leading to backache and rheumatism. It promotes Anuric from Dr. Pierce as a tonic to energize kidneys and dissolve uric acid, claimed stronger than lithia.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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