Advice to Ministers and Western Canada Prospects
A minister advises ministers on throat strain and reliance on Dr. Ayers Cherry Pectoral for bronchial trouble. The piece also includes anecdotes about a talk on Western Canada’s opportunities, noting free 160 acre lands, abundant fowl and grain, and government excursion plans as agents promote settlement. It mentions the Baltimore and Ohio railroad expanding freight access to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Wiill
Greater New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York City
Cranford Junction
Jersey Central Railroad
St. George's
Staten Island
Kill von Kull
City of
New York
Through tourist sleeping cars to Los Angeles from Minneapolis
Advertises Maple Leaf through car service from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Los Angeles via Chicago Great Western and Santa Fe routes with weekly departures, rapid travel times, low round trip rates valid ninety days, and porter service. Also includes dubious medical ad copy about cures and a laxative product of questionable credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land of Flowers
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago Great Western Railway
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dodge Center
Hayfield
McIntire
New Hampton
Bumner
Oelwein
C. J. Brooks
I. H. Lord
Chicago
Christmas gathering amid Willie’s ailment noted
In Willie's Mldat a mother questions the doctor about her son. The physician places his hand on Willie's stomach and reassures the mother there is nothing serious, merely the annual Christmas gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Salzer Seed Co. Prompt for Names and Free Catalogue Offer
The Salzer Seed Co invites names for two items, 17 inch jong coin and White Oat prodigy, with a $400 prize and a free seed catalogue. Send the notice with 10 cents in stamps to La Crosse Wisconsin to receive the catalogue and 11 farm samples, including corn and other items, valued at $10. The offer includes an alphabetical list of officers and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer Seed Co
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Beauty Serum Crash Promo for Cascarates
An old advertisement touts Cascaret beauty products claiming clean blood and skin with cascara actives. It promises elimination of pimples blotches and blotchy complexions by a ten cent purchase, with druggists offering satisfaction guaranteed and price tiers listed.
Read the Advertisements in the Department of Labor notice
The publication urges readers to study the advertisements for bargains and educational value. It assures advertisers are reliable and that they deliver what is advertised.
Do You Dance To Night Shake Into Your Shoes Item
An advertisement touts Allen’s Foot Ease powder for tight new shoes. It claims quick relief from corns bunions and sweating feet with 26 cent pricing and free samples. Also mentions government dispatches and Hawaii Japan news, then promotes Hoarseter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and stomach upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsead
LeRoy, N. C
Hawaii
Japan
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Hoatetter
Odd Mixed Claims From Early Advertisements
A collage of dubious assertions from a historical ad page cites the Bureau of Pensions, Star Tobacco as a top global brand, a supposed cure for AATIABA by Dr Tart in Rochester, and various dubious medical and political claims. It also mentions No-To-Bac, Pigo's Cure for Consumption, and generic notes about elections and church attendance, ending with a fragment about the department of agriculture.
Cow Peas in Farm Practice and European Horticulture
A government report praises cow peas as a prime green manure crop in the South and North, detailing fast-growing varieties, soil benefits, and uses for hay and pasture. It compares European horticulture to American methods, notes labor and machinery gaps, and discusses seed distribution, tree ring insights, and soiling versus pasturing benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volinhos
Louleiana
Ragland Re-Exporting Maat in London Trade
The Times notes Britain exports fresh frozen beef and River Plate mutton to Cape Town aboard the Nineveh with 1600 quarters of Bowen beef and 2000 carcasses. The meat can be bought in England cheaper than in colonial markets, highlighting price advantages and domestic sourcing. A Chicago Rural New Yorker correspondent critiques peach quality linked to Michigan fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
England
Cape
Nineveh
Bowen
Queensland
Cape Town
Chicago
New Yorker
Michigan
Cure of chronic rheumatism with pink pills sale
An Iowa farmer, fifty six, endured thirty years of rheumatic pain and fainting spells. After trying doctors and various cures with no relief, he tried Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People following a newspaper notice. Three boxes relieved all pain and dizziness, restoring vitality. Post office: Lorenzo Neeley, Horton, Jackson County, Michigan. All needed elements for blood and nerve restoration are in the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Bor
Caine
Williams
Emolliient for Chapped Hands and Tobacco Ad Mixes
An old home remedy blends white wax and spermaceti with reinforced oil to form a hand cream. Instructions describe melting in a jar, cooling in water, and packing into small jars for use with gloves at night. The ad promises quick relief and promotes tobacco cessation aids from No-To-Day with claims of strength and vigor. It contains mentions of Lake No-To-Day and the Storing Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Patents issued to Northwestern inventors last week
A list shows patents granted to Northwestern inventors including Gaylord W. Beebe Minneapolis Minn for a combined power and pencil sharpener. Frankith R. Carpenter Deadwood S D for separating and refining metals. See St Paul Minn for pail. Axel Hrickaon Winfield Minn and A Johnson Roseland Minn for stacker. Peter Forsberg Minneapolis Minn for ventilated actress. Otto Honegger Fairmont Minn for gate. Jacob Johnson Lend City D for submarine torpedo. James O. Larkins Minneapolis Minn for socket bracket. Syver Larson Northagood Minn for lap chimney cleaner. Julius Leede Minneapolis Minn for acetylene gas apparatus. Heday A Leverin Minneapolis Minn for folding box. William Ostrander Walworth Walworth N D for tender for horse bay rakes. Richard Caylor Wadena Minn for sailing vessel. John Austin Grand Forks N D for trade mark antioptice dandruff destroyer and new half grower. Y D Merwin patent lawyer 910 Hioneary Building St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord W. Beebe
Minneapolis
Mian
Trankith R. Carpenter
Deadwood
Ficob Danz
St. Paul
Minn
Pail
Axel Hrickaon
Winfield
William Ostrander
Waltertown
N. D
Richard Caylor
Wadena
John Austin
Grand Forks
N. CD
Y. D. Merwin
St Paul
It Wouldn't Do, Leg Here Mr Glums
A domestic quarrel erupts as a husband snarls at his wife and blames the cook for meal issues. He accuses her of impracticality while insisting the cook should be the one spoken to, warning she would drive the cook away and make his head spin.
Open Letter on Pitcher's Castoria by Samuel Pitcher
A 19th century open letter claims Dr. Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis originated Pitcher's Castoria. It asserts the product bears the signature CHAS H PLETCHE on wrappers and warns no one has authority to use the name except The Centaur Company. Dated March 4, 1297, signed by Bamudl Pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Pitcher
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannia
Masasohm
Aatts
Dors
Charme
Pitchur
Mothers of America
Chas. H. Pletche
Centaur Company
Cham H. Fletcher
Bamudl Pitcher
Fragmented Free-Form Ad Snippet with Claims
A garbled collection of ad phrases mentions foreign embassies remedies and laxatives. It references curing a cold in one day and a refund offer if ineffective, along with crude references to social scenes and cigarette promotions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BM Brawley
American Baptist Publication Society
Ironburg
J.C. AvEn Oe
Daan Siam
Dimeutt
Ayer
Ciuisters
Dr. Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell. Mane
Miss Ricketts
Pat
The
New Star of Liberty
Cleveland Plain Enter
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Aruggiata
Lake Cancarets
the Department of Labor
Bureau of Pensions
Star Tobacco
United States
Dr. Tart
Elin St
Rochester
Soc
Pigo
J. R. Madison
Ave
the Department of Agriculture
Europe
N. C. Hannen
Iowa
State Register
America
Northwest
Hyon
Wilson
Comptroller of the Treasury
Congress
Monsieur Zoila
France
Hoe
Bouasingault
Michigan Experiment Station
London Lancet
Jameson
Guildford
Kansas
Agaregate
Mike
ST. Jacobs Oil Sciatica
Goa
Li Cromer
Seth Arnold
Capitol
Ground Goode
Ogden & CO
Crane Wr
Ill
Pam
Ste
Ben Davies
Champlain Cutlery CO
Burlington
Ainness
Eck Mae
Saulders Colvaliers
SxUrea
Ceal
N. Wm, Fl
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!