Pellagra Cure Claims Put to Test in Alabama
Hillsboro residents report personal recovery from pellagra after using a remedy promoted by the American Compounding Co. A testimonial from W. Turner claims restored health and energy, urging others to request the free Pellagra remedy book. The note also includes a humorous aside about income comparisons featuring Jack Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Ala
W. Turner
Diark OP Cotystipatiett
Kaughn
American Compourcding Co
Jasper
United States
Jack Johnson
Bond's Pill Advertisement Claimed Ineffective for Headache
In Judge McKinley’s court talesmen were examined for a trial involving a son who killed his father. Lawyers debated marriage, paternity, and family insanity before Michael McCarthy testified, claiming age thirty five, single status, one child, and no insanity in the family, while insisting he is not foolish enough to reveal more.
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Germany
Alfonso Roborlo
Boston Post
Kolwilh
Short Practice Periods Boost Accuracy in Training
A Scientific American summary reports experiments by KS Lastiher at Julie Hoplitte observing untrained persons divided into three groups. One group did five practice trials per day, another twenty shots daily, and a third fewer sessions. The five-trial group improved accuracy with less total practice effort, aligning with animal and speech habit studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Thik Widplert
KS Lastiher
Julie Hoplitte
Eelee
Abverkarion
Postum touted as insomnia remedy from Topeka woman
A Topeka woman credits Postum with curing insomnia and nervousness after giving up coffee. She notes sleep improved within weeks and remains well for five years, stating medicines are no longer used. The ad outlines Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with prices and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Topeka
Poetum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Allies Advance in Dardanelles and Western Front
Allied forces press gains along the western line while French reports claim improvements in the Dardanelles. German and Austrian lines in the Carpathians hold, Petrograd says Russia fights back, and overall war news shows ebb and flow with Britain cautious in comments.
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Dardanelles
Petrograd
London
Albert
Yser
Russia
Voyage of liner Cymric to Liverpool amid war fears
Heavily laden liner Cymric sails from New York with 116 cabin passengers and steerage travelers amid wartime meditations. Lifeboat drills are planned daily. a separate report notes a pastor punched in Cridly as he prayed publicly for Nin, with a $10 000 damages claim filed.
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Twoombaton
Frank Merrihen
Huerta Family Joins Him En York
Queenstown reports the Lusitania disaster search continues despite rough seas. Among the identified bodies is Mrs Annie S Taylor of Dorchester Massachusetts. The article notes General Huerta's supporters and a shift in Irish divisions forming part of the front line forces in London.
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Huerta
York
Emilia Amu'th de tWuera
Gener
Victoriana Tiderta
Tree Maurried Haughtera
Hher
Titers
Kerdhrand Gil
Spain
Queenstown
Mra
Annie S. Taylor
Dorchester
Mase
Grand Council of Trools Holds 19th Travel Meet
The Grand Council of Trools United Commercial Travel held its 19th annual convention in this city and concluded Saturday with the annual election of officers.
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Winols Traveles
Someffield
Grand Council of Trools
United Commercial Travel
Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Vitality Over Calomel Alarming
A disjointed historic page promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable tonic for liver cleansing, contrasting it with calomel mercury. It includes faded anecdotes about dating Robberlo and Ellen Estelle, plus stray wartime and civic notes, all in a vintage period voice.
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Charles Abner
Ellen Estel
Ellen Estelle
Charl
Philadelphia Telegraph
Dodson
Resinol Ad Claims Fast Skin Relief From Eczema
An advertisement touts Resinol for quick relief of itching burning skin conditions including eczema and ringworm. It highlights soap and ointment, claims decades of physician use, and cites curing many customers. A separate quirky item mentions a window incident and a jail writ delay over a window grievance.
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Ady
Castoria and other products flood a busy ad page
An assortment of old ads tout Castoria as a safe remedy for children, with claims about long use. Other entries promote Murine Eye Salve and Red Cross Ball Blue, praising easy management and widespread use by women. The page reflects early 20th century marketing language.
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Fletcher
Red Cross Ball Blue
All Grocers
Adv
Too Much for Them orpulent Individual Mur
Fragmentary wartime note expresses doubt about enlisting amid heavy German resistance. Cartoonish double entendre references convey social pressure on a civilian offer to join military effort. The speaker critiques the idea of enlistment as overwhelming for an otherwise ordinary person.
Interview with the Hero Returns From War
A garbled interview scene repeats questions about frontline life and danger. The narrator implores the hero for details on trench warfare, shellfire, becoming wounded, and personal experiences behind the front lines. The tone mimics a curious press encounter seeking vivid war memories.
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Bond
Paris
Eyre
Pheodore Doreewet
Nike
Boen
New Army
Sella
Hubby
Pacific Avenue
Indienation
Omar Khayyam
Murine Eye Kenedy Co
Chicago
The
Hero
Coirae
Unely
Bastante
Louisiana
Holter
Jefferson St
Antville
Eays
Ines Age
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Sherdany Ark
Daisy Fly Killer
Inmental
de Kalb Ave
Brocklin
Harold Bumere
Little Rock
America
Alice
Kitty
Jack
B. V. Dia
Wood
WM Wood
van Viedt-Manefield Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
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