Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as aid for female illness
A long testimonial filled notice promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female troubles. It cites personal success stories from women in Camden New Jersey and Evie Pennsylvania and urges skeptical readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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P. Valentine
Lincolnamben
N. J
Erle
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
J. P. Endlich
Evie
Lydia E Pinkham
Cure for baby eczema claims pennies worth remedy
An infant’s severe watery eczema is cured by Cuticura remedies after failed doctors and high costs. A mother from Burnt Cabins Pa. details how a dollar fifty’s worth of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills ended months of itching bloodshed and costly treatments. The ad mix promotes Garfield Ten and Herblaxative and notes flour trade tensions between Canada Australia and the U.S.
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Caileura
W. M. Comerer
Burnt Cabins
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Fraps
Cuticura
Boston
Mod to Rein in the Frame Nate Goodwin Story
At a storytelling party Nate Goodwin recalled a Chicago tale about a successful photographer who gave a lavish frame as a Christmas gift to a woman he admired. The woman hesitated and said she might have to return the frame because her mother objects to a girl accepting valuable presents from a young man.
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Nate
Goodwin
Chicago
Don's Kidney Pills Save a Minnesota Woman from Pain
A Minnesota woman from Stillwater credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing severe back pain and disordered kidney secretions. She reports she felt near death before the remedy, but after taking the pills she recovered significantly and feels revived, saying she feels as if pulled back from the tomb. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Minnesota
Donna
A. Helman
Stillwater
Minn
Don
Doan
Foster-Mlburn
Buffalo
Polk's Quip On Names Highlights Subjective Standards
James Knox Polk muses on how roughly half the country mispronounces his name as it is spelled and the other half says Poke. He shrugs that the difference may be small and jokes that few know how to pronounce Hoowevelt, suggesting standards of accuracy are subjective.
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James Knox Polk
Canada
Tucison Bay
As Wheat Fields
Hil Bettlementa
Allen's Foot-Bane advertisement for foot care powder
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Bane A powder to shake into your gheen. It verte the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swallow, More, Mot, Callous, Aching, Bwuatlns feet and Ingrowing Nadls. Alten's Foop-have maken pew or tight shoer easy. Sold by all Droggiatkh and Shoe Stores, co Rengile mulled FREE, Address Atlen $, Olmuted, Le Hoy, XN.
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Allen
Alten
Murine Eye Remedy Ad From Mineapolis Penny Press
An ad offers Murine Eye remedy promising relief for tired eyes. Claims of soothing without smarting and adherence to pure drug laws are made by a Minnesota company.targets readers with a period voice and bold claims.
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Ren
Dept. Ba
Congress Debates Civil Service Reform and Tariff Bills
The article reports a lengthy Friday session where Congress discussed the proposed thirteenth and subsequent census changes under Civil Service Commission oversight and debated the Payne tariff bill. It notes party lines in votes, a key speech by Mr Batley, potential presidential veto threats, and House actions to adjust tariff provisions, including petroleum products, with adjournment set for Monday.
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Congress
Trexideut Roosevelt
House
Anetin
Pujo
Wickliffe
Champ Clark
Ant
Senate
Civil Service Commission
Batley
Civil Service
Aldrich
Committee On Binance
Daniel
Aengtar Aldrich
Payne
Free St
Ths
Macon
Arkansas
House of Representatives
Lody
United States
Philippines
Bailey
Hiippine Islands
Tax claim paid and watercolors gifted to library
A tax claim of 1 percent with interest was paid in New York City by a Long Island line related vendor. Dr Harvey Wiley, a government food expert, discusses beverages containing caffeine. Jacob Iselin donated a famous watercolor collection of Old Testament paintings, valued at $47,000, to the Chicago Public Library.
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New York City
Watni
Tlarvey Wy Wiley
Jacob Iseliit
Fumonk Sissot
Chicago
Boston coffee cream order prompts playful etymology
A Chicago Tribune snippet recounts a customer asking why Boston coffee is made with cream first. The waiter explains the practice to illustrate the term’s origin, noting the cream goes in first when a man orders Boston coffee.
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Chicago Tribune
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Remedies
A long cautionary note condemns mercury-containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free and effective. It highlights dangers of Mercury and urges readers to purchase genuine products from Cheney Co Toledo. Also mentions Kemp's Balsam and Dr Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin with free advice from Monticello lab.
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Hell
Hall
Fb, J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Bio
Cheney & Co
Kemp
Dr. Caldwell
Hhis Laboratory
Monticello
de. W. B. Caldwell
Caldweill Banding
Mrs Leed Seeks Help With Boy’s Bathing Need
A society dame known as Mrs. Leed asks for help regarding a boy brought to school. She offers to assist and ensure the boy receives a bath if needed. The teacher notes the boy seems to need cleaning and care.
Mass glue craze spotted in illustrated ads
Pare Ficil notes widespread illustrated Avtlon in this month’s mass glue items. Marryut claims the standout piece showcases style in ads, mentioning So and So's seven dollar salt as a featured product from indel pula Press.
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Ilndelpula Press
Goblins Fail to Haunt Sleepless Child in Philadelphia Press
A fragment from Philadelphia Press describes a child resisting sleep with talk of goblins. The taunt to stay awake backfires as adults observe the scene, framing a curious, eerie moment in a city newspaper vernacular.
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Philadelphia
Press
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