California Syrup of Figs Parents Trust for Children
A retro advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective cleanser for a child’s stomach liver and bowels. It contrasts it with old fashioned purges, promises a soothing routine, and invites readers to ask for the 50 cent bottle with full directions for babies and growing children. It also pitches eye care and beauty products in a brief, disconnected closing note.
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California
Ady
When All Others Fall to Please Try Denton’s Coffee
An ironic ad style line extols Denton’s Coffee as a remedy when others fail to please. It maintains a period voice with a playful, tabloid tone, showcasing a product mention amid a refrain-like cadence. The text underscores gendered social phrasing common in vintage advertisements.
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Dentaon
Deniaon
Disciples Campaign Plans 6 Million Fund Drive
Dr A M Cory and staff of the Men and Mission movement announce a mass campaign to raise 6 million dollars for missionary and educational work. Iowa targets include 500000 in a month, with Drake University aiding and a national convention set for Des Moines next year.
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Iowa
Ball
Drake ‘University
St. Louis
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Drake
Wil
Disciples of Christ
Des Moines
Wadroyding
Churches of Christ
BL Louis
Los Angeles
State Board
of ‘Agriculture
Fair Grounds
Des Maines
Reb
Horse Breeders’ Association
Ames
Helen’ Hayes Gleason
Cedar Repits
Hilda
Belgium
San Francisco
Young Sherwin
Kire
Morton L. Marks
Davenport
Cosson
Lenora Johnson
Iowa City
Doctor Johnson
Eldora
George A. Purniss
Ackley
Furniss
Charles M. Nicholson
Iowa Firemen‘s Association
Council Bluffs
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys, Back Pain Remedy
A vintage health promo urges using rad Salts to cleanse kidneys when backache or kidney region pain appears. It claims four ounces of the drink taken before breakfast for several days stimulates kidney action, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder issues, touting Jad Salts as harmless and inexpensive per a local druggist.
Real Hardship in Trenches Hearts and Dirt
Fragmented lines describe harsh trench life and the constant grind of digging in heat and dust. A speaker contrasts travel and poverty, noting how soldiers endure worse conditions yet remain resolute while facing danger. The excerpt echoes siege era hardship and rural voices seeking brighter days.
Gascarets Promised Cure For Bilious Headache
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for biliousness headaches and digestive distress. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases, reduce liver bile, and purge constipation overnight. It promises a clear head and regular bowels by morning and months of relief. It ends with a humorous exchange about Mrs Cobble and her husband’s sleep talking.
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Cascareta
Care for Your Hair and Castoria In Milwaukee Schools
Care for your hair urges Cu ticura ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation with emollients for skin and hair. Castoria is urged for infants and children with a “Used for over 30 years” claim. Milwaukee installs 25 pool or billiard tables in public school buildings.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Fletcher
Castoris
Milwaukee
French priests in the army exceed twenty thousand
A historical notice reports the presence of over 20 000 French priests in military service, a figure underscoring clerical manpower within armed forces.
No Need to Worry Bride Encounters Cat at Bakery
A newlywed woman in a Harpers Magazine vignette notices a large cat named Henary leaping into a bakery display of cakes. The cat sniffs but does not eat, while the shopkeeper calmly explains the feline will not touch the treats.
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Henary
Harper's Magazine
Lanenes
Cumein
W. F Young
P.O. F
Temple
Seeingfeld
Mace
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days by PAZO OINTMENT
Drugg offers refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure piles including itching burning and protruding piles. First application acts quickly and the ad notes metallic pistons in engines wear well with proper lubrication. It also mentions matrimony turning love into a nightmare.
Anuric discovery hailed by Dr. Pierce in Buffalo era
A promotional notice purporting a new chemical Anuric by Dr. Pierce of the Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York. It claims elimination of uric acid aids gout rheumatism and kidney or bladder trouble advising readers to request a trial package and to send a water sample for analysis.
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Pierce
The
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
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