Hair Dandruff Cure Promoted by Herpicide Claim
An old advertisement extols Newhro's Herpicide as the sole proven cure for dandruff and germ-caused hair issues. It claims dandruff stems from a germ, that hair grows naturally when healthy, and that Herpicide is harmless and grease-free. Sold via druggists with samples offered for 10 cents, through The Herpicide Co. Detroit and agents Houseworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhro
Herpsicide Co
Detroit
Bia Q Seo Gizée
Houseworth Bros
Chicago Gas Company Trip Ends With Engineer Handcuffed
A garbled report describes an incident in Kansas City involving a Chicago gas company vehicle. Details mention an engineer being handcuffed during a trip, with references to 100K and throttling in unclear context. Further readable facts are limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
City
Times
Smith county attorney posts sign to curb Thaw trial talk
A. J. Smith, county attorney of Hennepin County Minnesota, placed a sign in his Minneapolis office declaring that discussion of the Thaw trial is tabooed. He said the office is overwhelmed with work and the constant talk about the case hinders their duties. The sign was meant to relieve the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Smith
Hennepin ‘County
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Smith
American vs English education in subject breadth
Herbert B. Sweeney, B. L., a London School Board rep on the Mosley commission visiting the U.S., deems the American system superior in some respects. He cautions the emphasis on wide subject knowledge may yield superficial mastery of key areas like mathematics by the end of public schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B. Sweeney
B. L
London School’ Board
Mosley “Commission of English Teachers
Seize at the Station Sparks Clash Over Valise
An old woman rebuffs Mr Sharper at a station when he claims reunion. He grabs her valise and she insists she left her husband at the junction and warns of police intervention.
The Ever Ready Pump and a Parson’s Dinner Tale
Engineer William Barclay Parsons warns against cheap work at a recent dinner. He recounts a dairy customer who asks for six cents milk after learning ten cents a quart, prompting a quick rebuke about quality and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barclay Parsons
Medicine in Ancient Egypt and Its Practices
The article summarizes Egyptian medical practice and surgery, noting limited anatomy knowledge, public examinations, eye treatments, and the Papyrus Ebers as a key source from Memphis. It explains disease as caused by deity anger and evil spirits, a view common across Africa and Asia, with persistent traditional ideas over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Ebers
B. C
Memphis
Africa
Asia
Missing Street Ends Anonymity In City Directory
A New York man is uniquely unnamed in the telephone directory. His name and number appear, but his street and house number are missing, making him the sole person in the city who has drawn such unusual notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New -York Press
Nowhen
Frequent Sneezes Hint at Worthwhile Experiment
A fragment from Philadelphia's Record notes frequent sneezes in an experiment and asks whether the observation is worth pursuing further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orhoood
Philadelphia
Record
Young Man’s Narrow Escape in Health Tale
Christopher L Fleming of Pawtucket Rhode Island describes a close call that nearly killed him. He credits Father John’s Medicine as a tonic and body builder, noting his weight rose from 126 to 147 pounds and praising its alcohol free formula after fifty years of use.
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Christopher
L. Fleming
Johnson St
Pawtucket
John
After Dinner Cigar Ad and Vacation Notice Fragment
An old advertisement extols Wadsworth Bros Chicos cigars as a after dinner choice with Bentz Co branding and notes a five cent price. The piece also contains a public notice from the City of Elkhart Indiana announcing a vacation resolution and a Board of Public Works meeting set for April 16 1907 to hear objections and take final action on Wolfe Avenue from Oakland Avenue to Thirteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Bentz& Co
Wadsworth Bros
Mr. Bentz
H.bentz
Elkhart
Ho ‘Bentz
Elshart
Indiana
Wolfe
Oakland Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Board“of Public Works
Eluan
Lis
Arnoed
Fred
Poole
Giag
Briggs
Board of Public
Works
Bushart
Fish Prices Notation Listing Market Ads
Classified listing shows large roe shad and large buck shad priced per item, roe per pair, fresh haddock by the pound, and crab meat per pound with cents values. Indicates a mid 20th century style market ad with single- and double-price entries for seafood.
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Fres Campis
Bscd Balm Company
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Frice
Copra Echarmis
Etione
Tonsiline'Co
Teh
Canton
Ohio
Spalding BaseBall Goods
Timmins Book
Opera House
Brumbaugh
Kkicd
Pantorium
M Over
Shafer
Katherine Easly
Chicago
North Main St
N. Y
S. C. Barwick
South Main Street
Harriet'e. Jennings
Judson A. Micks
Monger
Isabelle Russ
AL South Third ‘St
Hotel Golden
M. L. Maxon
CC. Raymer
Malcolm-Pounder
Fice
Lexington ‘Ave
Angel
High Street
Ge, Harter
Perea Soth
Alice H. Horton, M. D
S. B. Short
Marion‘Street
Ind
WM. Gabel
State Street
Bell
J. F. Werner
Frank Laidlaw
Clark’ Street
A. E. Schuler
Felts Nation ‘Store
James A, Work
Division Street
D. Goodrich, M. D
Ce Ae
Marion
DR. P. Turner
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