Fibroid Tumor Cure Claim Attracts Letters
Mrs Hayes writes of long Boston medical care for fibroid tumor pain and swelling. She alleges Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her, stating she is now a well woman and urging others with tumors to try the product. A second letter from Mrs Pryzsnam confirms recovery and promotes the remedy. a $5000 forfeit note appears to guard genuineness of letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barie
TF. Watts
Dudley St. Roxbury
Boston
Mass
Hayes
Drar Mn. Pryzsnam
Lydia E. Pinkhaom
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
B. F. Hare
Dudley St
Roxbury
Weston
Salzer's Seed Co. Beets and Crops Catalogue Ad
An agricultural ad touts extraordinary yields from Salzer's seeds in 1903 1904 projections, listing corn oats wheat potatoes hay and sheep fodder figures by acre. It urges farmers to request the Salzer's Beets catalogue and seed samples by sending a response with stamps to John A Salger Seed Co in Wisconsin.
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Sco Snizer
Indiana
Denyesuee
Michigan
Silzer
Salzer
Victoria
Farmer
Salxer
John A. Salger
Many Bchool Children Are Sick and Cures Advertised
An old advertisement fragment offers Mothar Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming to break up colds in 44 hours and cure convulsions while addressing teething disorder and bowel regulation. The piece lists a New York Children’s Home and threats of harsh language from an angry woman, with a sample free offer and a mailed address in Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothar Gray
New York
le Roy
Knowledge Is Power In A Victorian Snippet
A fragment from a humorous dialogue features a bride confessing relief that her husband George will not discuss his late father’s indigestion, tying to strings about his mother’s cooking. The piece wryly notes social pretenses and misread gifts in a preposterous exchange.
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George
Hair Growth Miracle Promises One Night Results
A dubious product claim declares a single night treatment grows hair and stops shedding. It touts rapid effects on eyebrows eyelashes and scalp, promising natural color restoration. Readers are urged to mail a request with a 2 penny stamp to Altenhelm Medical Cla at 1170 Bulldog Chiedmatt for a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenhelm Medical
Yereary
The Little Tailor on the Hill in Sapho’s Name
A whimsical piece features a tailor on a hill claiming many things light from Sapho to stars as the narrator parries questions about dirt, dogs, and wisdom with playful neologisms like Suppho Sapalio and a comic flow of literary nods. The segment shifts to a nonfiction note on radium discovery from 1897, detailing uranium compounds and the quest to explain spontaneous radiation and energy-efficient methods of producing it.
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Urunnan
Radimy
Congress Debates Panama and Post Office Inquiry
Senate and House actions focus on Panama route policy and a post office inquiry. Leaders spar over administration stance, with Carmack and Smith on opposing sides and bills advancing on arbitration, fort construction, and civil service funding. National events include memorials, border routes, and military troop funding discussions.
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Senate
Simmons
Pint
Conn
Republeans
Abcuswion
Carmack Tilman and Teller
Clant
Salt River
Arizona
Panama
Carmack
Sponay
Post Office
Patterson
Scott
Colorado
Civil Service Commission
Sepburn
Crooked business boast stirs police probe in 1901 note
A fragmented letter style item cites bold claims of resistance to police, a denier of wrongdoing, and a dialogue about manufacture and crime. It mentions readers amid a chaotic scene with a claim of success against cough with Piso'n Cure for Consumption, dated September 24, 1901, from Wred Hornung of 200 Box Avenue, Buffalo, New York.
Peruna credited by Mrs Col Col B J Gresham
Mrs Col Col B J Gresham of Hernden Fairfax County Virginia writes from Hernden Village Improvement Society praising Peruna. She suffered catarrh of head and lungs, doctors abandoned hope, but after six bottles she recovered fully and now promotes Peruna to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. DB. Z. Gresham
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hernden Village
Veruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Col. B. J. Gresham
Plain Talk on Peruna Health Claims
A period advertisement urges women to trust Peruna as a prevention and cure for catarrh coughs colds pneumonia and consumption. It claims life risk for women and promises prompt guidance from Dr Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna
Perrin
Hartman
Gratin
Oc Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Enza
Envy to Catch the Drift in a Minneapolis Paper
An editor hints at a controversial issue with oblique lines about readers and subscribers. The brief note signals a topic of public interest without explicit detail, reflecting a cautious, tongue in cheek approach in the periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolse
Veteran Heller endorses Doudu’s Kidney Pills in 1880 notice
Joshua Heller of 706 South Wilnut Street Ur Unna TL says after taking Doutu’s Kidney Pills in 1880 he reported relief from kidney trouble and back pain. He notes continued use during later attacks with consistent results and endorses the preparation, sold by Poster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents per box.
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Joshua Heller
Wilnut Street
Ur- Unna
Doutu
Mic
Innie
Dean
Kidney Pilla
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. XY
All Druggiate
Genuine Hair Grower from Altenheim Dispensary
A doctor chemist at Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati Ohio reports a positive hair grower remedy. The notice promises help for bald heads and thinning hair and offers a free trial package upon sending a 2 cent stamp to the Altenheim Dispensary at 1170 Foster Building Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altenheim
Rose Weilding
Cincluati
Ohio
Altenheim Medical Dispensary
Foso
Cincinnati
Ohlo
Cough Remedy Ad Promises 25 Doses for 25 Cents
An ad from Wisconsin shows a cheap cough remedy claiming twenty five doses for a quarter with bold promises of fast relief. The slightly garbled text references postpaid availability and locations likely in Wisconsin, including La Crosse and Wisconbln.
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LA Crosse
Wis.c
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