Poetry and Remedy Ads Spark Newspaper Banter
A curio of 19th century style, the page features an advertisement promising money for a cutout slip offering Foley remedies and a package trial. It also includes a humorous dialogue from the Richmond Times-Dispatch about selecting unclear poems and using illustrations in page frames to push a new school of literature.
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Eureka
School of Literature
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Three girls brag over silver spoons gift text
Three little girls brag about their silver spoons given at Christmas. One reads mine says From Papa while another reads From your Loving Papa. The third proudly declares mine says Hotel Washington. Argus.
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Hotel Washington
Argus
Advice for bilious attacks and diet guidelines
The notice urges people subject to periodic bilious attacks to eat light meals before meals when appetite fails. It suggests taking two Chamberlain's Tablets to avoid an attack and states the product is for sale at City Drug Company.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Company
Earthly Wealthy and Romantic Young Husband Dialogue
A brief quoted exchange contrasts a romantic husband hopeful of marriage with a practical wife who suggests the idea came from her mother. The fragment gives a glimpse of social roles and humor in a domestic context.
Foley Kidney Pills Advertisement Highlight
A drug ad urges readers with backache rheumatic pains stiff joints or sore muscles to trust Foley Kidney Pills for quick relief from kidney or bladder troubles. It warns against ignoring Nature's warnings and promotes safety with timely use. Sold by Pott's the druggist.
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Disturbance in the Marketplace Mentioned in Meeting
A Punch quote notes a mass meeting of women changing their minds about voting papers. An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a top family remedy for colds and coughs from W L Anglin of Antioch Louisiana, sold by Potts druggist.
Parson Dining Etiquette Quip Stirred in Boston
A brief old Boston Transcript quip notes Mrs Brown’s alleged thoughtlessness after hosting a parson to dinner and serving deviled eggs, sparking light social commentary on manners.
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Esxe
Health Advice Promoted Across Medical Schools
An old health note urges keeping bowels open with Foley Cathartic Tablets touted to cleanse bowels, sweeten the stomach, and aid the liver. It claims aid for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation and notes benefits for stout persons citing Potts as the drug gist for aid.
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Potts
Ado Lm
Foo and Houlihan Farce Prompts Candid Vows Recital
Patchy text shows a comic scene with Mrs Houlihan-Phwat and Mr Houlihan-Faith amid wedding talk. Fragmentary phrases reference health ads for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and a money back guarantee offered by A Potts Adyeim.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Still Sick The Germans Recalled In Bar Room Tale
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts cites Germans discussing a defensive war, likening them to two pallid men in a bar who describe being sick with crawling snakes and lizards, a grim metaphor emphasized by the exchange between the pair.
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Tinkham
Massachusetts
Pardner
Nothing Else Like It in Dillon Adlerika Adverts
An advertisement extols Adlerika as instant bowel cleansing with buckthorn bark glycerine and a single spoonful to flush the entire tract. It claims relief for sour stomach gas and constipation and even prevents appendicitis, endorsed by A Potts, a local druggist.
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Dillon
Adler-ika
A. Potts
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy For Children Proves Popular
The article recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children's coughs and colds as safe pleasant tasting and effective. It notes long experience supporting its use and cites City Drug Company as a seller.
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City Drug Company
Resolve Over a Five Year Cook Quandary
Mrs. Crosslets notes she has had the same cook for five years. Miss Cayenne agrees. The exchange closing with a witty remark about a lovely disposition reflects a light society moment from a Washington Star item.
Mild laxative tonic helps gentle bowel movement
A note advises that chronic cases of constipation stem from overuse of strong cathartics and mineral waters. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative tonic that eases bowels without triggering further constipation, advertised as sold by City Drug Company.
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City Drug Company
Ideal Woman Question Echoes in Sydney Bulletin
A quoted exchange reflects on changing ideals as a search for the perfect partner. The dialogue frames the idea that personal preferences evolve with time and experience.
Dollars and Cents in a Winter Cold Ad
A newspaper ad urges buying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to speed recovery from a cold and reduce lost work time. It notes ten days typical recovery, recommends keeping a bottle at home, and lists City Drug Company as the seller.
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City Drug Company
Ady-Im
Amson Buys Rights to New Drinking Song
In Youngstown Telegram notes, Amson appears downcast after a dry Ohio victory. The piece mentions his recent purchase of the publishing rights to a new drinking song.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Foley's Honey and Tar praised as best medicine
A. H. McDaniel of Lindside West Virginia writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough and cold remedy for croup whooping cough and severe cough. He says a half bottle cured him and urges others to buy it from Potts the druggist.
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A. H. McDaniel
Lindside
W. Va
Foley
Potts
Humorous Exchange at Men’s Smoker Stands In
In a London Sketch gag a junior sub questions the empty haversack while his assistant confirms the rabbit hidden inside has vanished, poking fun at a magician’s trick during a male social event.
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London
Time-Wasting Callers and Polite Evasions
A dialogue from the Los Angeles Times features two speakers debating an odd plan. The plan involves wearing hat and gloves before answering the door to handle unwanted callers. If the visitor is desired, the response is a cheerful admission of just returning home.
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Los Angeles Times
Mary Considers Marriage After Fortune Tellers
In a measured exchange, Mary reveals she has consulted two fortune tellers, a clairvoyant, a sign book, a hair lock, an astrologer, and a medium. They all urge her to marry, though she insists on careful deliberation before leaving to wed.
Tribune Book Store Adds Machines With Ribbons and Paper
Tribune Book Store announces installation of adding machines with ribbons and paper as part of their checkout upgrade. The move aims to speed purchases and improve record keeping for customers and staff.
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Tribune Book Store
Feel Like Giving Up Many Dillon People on the Verge
A Dillon notice promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for back pain headaches dizziness urinary weakness and general malaise blamed on weak kidneys. Mrs D L Smith of Atlantic Street Dillon endorses the product noting relief after use and lasting aid for work. Price 60 cents at dealers with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY listed as the maker.
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Dillon
Doan
D. L. Smith
Atlantic St
Doans
Dean
Digse Heatly and You Have a Well Modulated Voice
A fragment from the Boston Globe quotes remarks about a well modulated voice and the aim to put the listener in a cheerful frame of mind before addressing spelling and punctuation.
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Boston Globe
Heroic Measures in Columbia State Quips
Passage recalls a widow's resolve amid distress as quoted by the Columbia State. The remark highlights dramatic emotion and a public voice capturing a moment of resilience and reaction to hardship.
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Columbia State
French Soldiers Lead In World Sacrifice
In 1914 France counted 36 million people with 6 million offered on the altar of liberty. An American reader learns of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, a Parisian discovery marketed by Geo H Mayr and sold by Potts drugstore and others to relieve stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis with a money back guarantee.
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France
Ben
America
Geo. H. Mayr
Chicago
Mayr
Potts
Fifty-Fifty Harnessed Dog Prompts Street Advertising
A Galveston News query ponders which draws more attention when a woman walks a street with a harnessed dog. The item raises themes of public perception and advertising in urban life.
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Galveston
Woman Endorses Foley Kidney Pills for Pain Relief
A Mrs D T Tryer of Otsego Ohio writes that one box of Foley Kidney Pills provided great benefit to kidney sufferers. She claims relief from back ache sore muscles stiff joints rheumatic pains and bladdery ailments. Sold by Potts druggist.
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D. T. Tryer
Franklin Ave
Otsego
Ohio
Potts
Farm loan offer from Hazelbaker with low rate
Hazelbaker promotes farm loans offering the lowest rate and best terms for agricultural borrowers. Ady-21tf.
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Hazelbaker
Stray steer found at ranch with brand and markings
A stray two year old steer was found at a ranch around December 10. It bears a left hip brand, a wattle on the left flank and a split left ear. The owner was asked to claim the animal and pay charges.
Building The West advertisement notice
The New West Magazine promotes development across Western industries and attractions. Subscription details list prices and sample offers, with mailing addresses in Salt Lake City Seattle and Detroit for readers to order.
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The
New West Magazine
Walker Bank
Salt Lake City
Utah
White
Seattle
Wash
Detroit, Mich
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