Fragmented 19th Century Patent Medicine Boom Ad
A garbled OCR page lists numerous patent medicines and testimonials. Dodds Kidney Pills claim heart and kidney health benefits with a letter from Probate Judge Philip Miller of Gray County Kansas. Other ads tout Dr Pierce pellets, Peerya Vermifuge, Putnam dyes, Wright’s Vegetable Pills, tobacco remedies, Dean’s Mentho lated Cough Drops, and Rousat Eye-Balm. The tone imitates period ad-spam with urging readers to write for free literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Co
Philip Miller
Cimarron
Kan
Judge Miller
Dodds
Dodds Medicina Co
Buffalo
First Time Trust Magnate Sentenced Under Old Law
New York Feb 9 appellate division upholds conviction of 13 poultry trust members for restraint of trade. Each must serve three months in Blackwell's Island and pay $500 fines. Names include Irving V. Dwyer, A. G. Dwyer, Charles Weatberg, W. W. Sith, James B. Norris, William H. Horria, Charles T. Hawk, Charles Thatcher, Clendon Bishop, Samuel Werner, Solomon Frankel, and Charles Werner. Decision allows broader prosecutions of local business combinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Poultry Trust
Blackwell
Hrving V. Dwyer
A. G. Dwyer
Bayonne
WN. J
Charles Weatberg
Rogedale
N. J
W. W. Sith
Roache
Charles R. Jewell
Belmar
James BR. Norris
Brooklyn
William H. Horria
Sea Gull
N. Y
Charles T
Prison Urged For Rail Men
Washington reports Senator Norris urging a new inquiry into the New Haven railroad. He cites immunity for witnesses as hampering the probe and cites charges that Morgan & Co. drew incorporation papers for a $1,000 subordinate of the line, calling for accountability. Borah questions further immunity but Norris says bookkeepers could testify with possible immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Norris
Morgan & Co
New Haven
Sanater Borah
Huerta Stops Second Plot In Mexico City
Reports say conspirators planned a coup Friday prompting troops to be held in quarters and guard the artillery barracks. Palace guard tightens, and officers at Blanquet’s war ministry conference deny a plot. Separately, seven railroad workers captured after a northwest train wreck near Great Cumbro tunnel are in brigands’ hands.
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City of
Mexico
Blanquet
Juarez
Mex
Pek
Maximo Castillo
Great Cumbro Tunnel
Pankhurst Quits Militants In Militant Split
Sylvia Pankhurst, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, quits the militant Woman's Social and Political Union to focus on East End of London federation work. The move follows her mother's weakened condition from prison sentences and may provoke shock among supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst
Woman's Social and Political Union
Christabel
East End of London Federation
Mra. Pankhurat
No Rest No Peace and Doan'as Kidney Pills Ad
A column describes kidney weakness causing back pain and nervous irritability from uric acid buildup. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a long used remedy with widespread testimonials and urges attention to aching backs and abnormal kidney secretions.
Backache and kidney pain fade after Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs Hanry Zumach of Hutchinson Minnesota describes a winter back pain and dizziness that left her weak. Doctors diagnosed floating kidney. After two Minneapolis specialists and ineffective remedies, she used Dean's Kidney Pills and reports complete relief after the third box, enabling full work without kidney symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Dean
Mala
Doan's Kidney Pills and a tongue in cheek tale
An old advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills priced at fifty cents is joined with a humorous vignette about a boy and a girl at play where traditional gender roles surface and a barber shop anecdote ends with a punchline about a political vow and a crop failure.
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Kansas City Star
Another Coffee Wreck What a Use When There’s an Easy Way Out
A letter promotes Postum as a coffee substitute, recounting a former heavy coffee habit that caused insomnia and nerves. After trying Postum, made per directions, the writer notes improved nerves and sleep, declaring Postum superior to coffee. The piece advertises Postum by the Battle Creek, Michigan company with two forms and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Wealth worshipping man often corrupt, warns voice
A voiced aphorism cautions that worship of wealth corrupts character, suggesting that those who idolize money resemble the crookedness they prize. The remark frames wealth as a moral risk and a lure that distorts virtue.
Eczema on Entire Scalp and Body Reported Cured
Bertha Underwood of Sunfield Michigan describes a six month struggle with scalp eczema that spread to the body and caused itching sleeplessness and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports noticeable improvement within a month and complete cure in about six weeks. Also advertised are Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and Cuticura products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Fld
Sunfield
Mich
Mra
Bertha Underwood
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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Addrousa Desk
Tobacco Clenasey
Wichita
Kansas
Ddr
Toper
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
Ottawa
Mudos
Detroit
Anment
Pierce
Misa Sligahoth Lordaht
Berkeley
Cal
Goldener
Amreg Casey
Oxypathor Company
Paarl Street
N.Y
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Huerta
Pankhurst
Sylvia
Fira
Bombay
Greensburg
John Mcfadden
Anna Lutz
McFadden
Doctora
Doan
Deslers
Foster Mitchum Co
Proprieton
Jack
Doris
Billy Smith
Sloan
Soraina
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Epingen
Dr. Farl
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ARTI
W.f.young
D. F
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Springheld
Maan
Dr. Lycleigh. Co
Haverstock Ten
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Lokbon
EMG
Ross
Landol
Sinner
Mall Ave
California
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Aoeus Buia
Los Angeles
Xelin
J. P. Gruen
Jacelsior Ave
Troy
Joans
Crumes Bundhisidure
Money
David 8. Benen
Phe Worlds Li Parate Tidy Sen
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Bridgeport
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Huyor & Gu
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