Peruna Claims to Ward Off Winter Ills in Plain Talk
An ad style piece touts Peruna as a preventive and cure for catarrh, coughs, colds, pneumonia, and consumption. It quotes endorsements from Mrs H. B. Adams of South Bend and Mrs Frances Wilson of Clinton, Massachusetts, plus anecdotes and praise for the medicine and its director.
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Pernua
Perna
Tor
Dr. i
Hartwm
Coluubus
Ohta
Peruna
Mra Frances Wilson
Nelson Bill Clinton
Mass
Deafness Cure Claim by Bonket Hong and Catarrh Cure Ad
An advertisement argues deafness stems from congestion of the auditory tube and inflamed membranes, offering a constitutional remedy and promising one hundred dollars for a cure not helped by it. It promotes Pull's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Daily Vile, with Toledo and druggist prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Wondering Doctor and the Laird's Temperature Mystery
A Sentech doctor visiting a laird’s house educated the butler in recording the master's temperature. On arrival the butler quips about the day’s temperature, then reveals the laird died at two o'clock after a puzzled moment and a whispered misunderstanding.
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John
Poem Rejected by Editor Over Title and Tone
A young poet with neat hair presents a poem for consideration. The editor grimly cites the piece as inappropriate and offers eight dollars as the price, but rejects printing it, saying he cannot run such content for any reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Donn's Kidney Pills praised by Kentucky superintendent
W Walle, Superintendent of Streets of Lebanon Kentucky Bayne says his nightly tear was broken by Donn's Kidney Pills after kidney pain and backache. He reports quick lasting relief and urges sufferers to try the remedy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells at 50 cents per box. A horse show noted as a term for worthless rock in ore. An anecdote about Clarence King and a mine rumor about a horse in the vein ends with a jocular reply.
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W. Walle
Streeta
Lebanon
Bayne
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago News
Clarence King
Far West
King
Mra. Reed
Cumberland St
Philadelphia
Dean Mus
Pirxamamw
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia H.pinkham
Lydia BE
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mays
Ashe
Pinkhamine Co
Lorn, Bisam
Trade Review Sees 1905 Start With Encouraging Outlook
The Weekly Review notes renewed confidence in the coming year as trade shows gains in general merchandise and clothing, with winter stock replenishment and strong farm product movement. Despite transport slowdowns from severe weather, rail earnings rise and mercantile collections improve. Western jobbers report smaller stocks, suggesting favorable comparisons to the year ahead. 262 U S failures, 18 in Canada, frame the business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Review
Chicago
R. G. Din & Co
Saya
Board of Trade
Bradstreet
New York
United States
Canada
Historical Commodity Price Snapshot Across Cities
The report lists mixed prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, and various grains across Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Buffalo, and New York. Key figures include Chicago cattle $3.00 to $35.00, hogs $4.00 to $4.80, wheat No 2 around $1.20 to $1.23, corn near 41 to 45 cents, and butter around 20 to 25 cents per unit, with regional variations noted.
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Chicago
Oata
Milwaukee
Cholea Shipping
Cholea
New York
Crops Good in Western Canada Report from L J Austen
A letter from L J Austen recounts a good year in western Canada with strong yields. He notes 8050 bushels of grain threshed, oats 05 bushels per acre, wheat 8114 bushels per acre, and potatoes and vegetables thriving. He cites early plowing, frost, and a planned transcontinental railway to accelerate growth.
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Canada
United States
North Bend
Neb
Hagle
Ney
Payley
Edmonton
Alberta
Maniind
Band
Rockies
L, J, Austen
Insured House Sale Question in London Tattler
An anxious inquirer asks about insuring a house for 1000 pounds at sixteen shillings with a clerk confirming coverage and fire origin inquiries. The dialogue suggests skepticism about a hidden catchall in the policy and notes the careful investigation.
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Anxious Inquirer
London
Tattler
Salzer’s New National Oats Endorsement Claim
The Department of Agriculture extols Salzer's oats with claims of high yields and nationwide adoption. It cites 1904 results ranging from 150 to 300 bushels per acre across 80 states and urges farmers to try the variety in 1905.
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Salzer
Farmer
Seed catalog promises high yields from Salzer varieties
Beardless barley, home builder corn, spelta, macrentre wheat, Victoria tender, and other Salzer seeds are advertised with impressive per acre yields and large total outputs. The notice urges farmers to try samples from John A Salzer Seed Grain in 1906 with free samples offered.
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Salzer
Victoria Tadeer
Sualver
Farmer
John A. Salzer
Proof Positive Debate on Negro Advancement in Newspapers
A Northern manufacturer boasts of black progress, noting in your state they run half a dozen weekly newspapers, while a Southerner questions the claim. The exchange centers on racial stereotypes and media presence as a measure of advancement.
Cuticura Soap Promises Beauty and Health
A vintage advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as the great skin cure. It targets millions of women for preserving purifying and beautifying skin and treating conditions from dandruff to diaper rash. The copy warns of indulgence and urges savings and timely marriage.
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Honda
Cuticura Soap
Cuticura
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Mr. Chamberlain
Wilent Waldorf ‘Astor
Joseph Chamberlain
Mrs. Chamberlain
Cheney
Homeseekers' Review
Buzsarde
Ag Mneae
Laan
Bosltz
Emmer
Anderson
Jacksonville
Fla
West
Proemam
Lydia EB
Bud Hallte
Ida Welsh
Mediam
Bate
Fantory
Daira
Wey Aan
Pupae ‘Sa
Putnam
ROE Drug CO
Dite
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