Pitched Camps For Consumptives Near Boston
A Boston newspaper describes tent camps to house consumptives near the city. Each camp forms a circular layout with a central fire, eight foot duck wall, and ten tents serving as homes. Residents wear one heavy suit, bathe weekly, and eat three meals daily, with beef, mutton or pork. The aim is to prove a theory that such life strengthens body and cures tuberculosis, with free treatment for those unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston ‘Transcript
Tuntington
Larry Nap
German Syrup from Dr A Boachou Promises Fast Cough Relief
A wood Thing. German Syrup is the special prescription of Dr A Boachou a celebrated German physician noted as a fortunate medical discovery. It treats coughs colds and lung troubles removing the cause and restoring health. Not experimental it has proven itself over years with two million bottles sold annually since 1864 now widely distributed in the United States and beyond. Three doses will relieve an ordinary cough. Price fact. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Boachou
United States
H, J, Eady
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Healthy Liver Bowels
Health and Beauty note links poor complexion to torpid liver and irraginar bowels. It claims nature’s efforts foul poisons via eruptions but DeWitt’s Little Early Risers end irregular action without griping or cramps. Endorsed by H. J. Eady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
H. J. Eady
Woman Faces Peril Then Cures With Electric Bitters
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach illness and yellow jaundice as gallstones worsened. After doctors failed to help she used Electric Bitters and was wholly cured. The remedy targets stomach liver and kidney issues and boasts relief from dyspepsia and loss of appetite with a 50 cent guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
H. J. Eady
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Praised By Patient
In Fulford Maryland D S Mitchell spoke of a long illness with bed sores and credited DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with remarkable healing. A testimonial notes it cured piles and sores and warns against counterfeits. The message also promotes Liver-Lax as a cure for liver related complaints available at Eady’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Mitchell
Fulford
DeWitt
H. J. Hady
Eady
Scenic Great Rock Island excursions to the Pacific
Travel sellers tout personally conducted tours from Chicago on Tuesdays and Thursdays via the Great Rock Island route to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Sleeper service runs daily, daylight crossings of the Rockies and Sierra Nevada both ways. Advertising copy invites literature requests from F L Miller in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea Best
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Colorado
Southern
Texas
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Wddress
F. L. Miller
Rialto
Well Preserved Women and the Favorite Prescription Claim
An old newspaper ad extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for womanly diseases and a promoter of beauty during motherhood. It includes a Wisconsin testimonial about childbirth recovery, praises Pleasant Pellets for complexion and breath, and notes Stomach remedies like Stum Ac-Oids and tablets priced at 50 cents, guaranteed by Henry J. Eady, a leading druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre Paras Ani
Pierce
Orri Stes
Downing
Dunn Co
Wis
Pam
Henry J. Eady
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Bowel Action
An advertisement promoting DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a reliable gentle patent medicine. It claims the pills are purely vegetable, easy to take, and assist the bowels to act without griping, appealing to readers seeking a thorough yet mild laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
H. J. Eady
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Treatments and Hall's Cure
Old ads warn against mercury in catarrh remedies and tout Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. It emphasizes internal use for blood and mucous surfaces and lists testimonials and street addresses for recommenders across Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oho
Bott
Miserable World Suffering From Digestion Ailments
An 19th century ad-like appraisal claims ditching dyspepsia and liver complaints affects over three quarters of Americans. It extols August Flower for 75 cents, promising relief after two doses, and ends with a plug for Green's Prize Almanac by H. J. Eady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
H. J. Eady
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed by Evangelist James Kirkman
Rev James Kirkman evangelist of Belle River Illinois credits One Minute Cough Cure with ending years of bronchial lung trouble and urges sufferers to use it. The product offers immediate relief for coughs colds and all throat and lung troubles including croup. It’s described as safe pleasant and a favorite with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kirkman
Belle “River
Croup
H. J. Eady
Loral leaney to Columbus via Biz Sos route
Readable fragments describe a travel arrangement from Cleveland to Columbus by night train with a dining car and sleeper, departing daily at 9:80, and arriving next morning. Contacts list reservations at Colleer's with a street address and a billing note referencing goods and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevelay
Trtati
Columbus
Oye
Rt Colleer
Bnelid
Parrot Polly Dies After Silent Reforms in Detroit Tale
In Detroit a widow seeks a pet to fill a childless home. A parrot named Polly proves talkative, provoking humor and scandal as a peddler parrot controversy surfaces. Polly dies mysteriously and Charley faces suspicion amid a cloud of rumors about poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aworthy
Italy
Parrols
Hiey
Detroit Pree Press
Beth de
Tie
Tee Lacy
Polly
Charley
Dawi
Jie
Evie
Father of corkscrews mystery fossil at Carnegie
A new fossil specimen shipped to the Carnegie museum in Pittsburg from Sioux county Nee, directed by Dr. W J Woland, defies identification. Nearly ten feet long, coiled, it appears like a giant fossilized drill with a conical tip encased in soft stone. Other notes mention Vegetaline, a coconut product for bakers, and a patient using King’s New Discovery for lung disease with a testimonial from Elgin Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Sioux County
Beatka
W. J. Woland
Eurrigovens
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Marseilles
L. ©. Overstreet
Elgin Tenn
H. J. Badr
Also Mentioned on This Page
RAI
Esprose
NE & Busted Express
Toleno
But Ie Aguow
Smd
Bosc Chimign
WY & Citenge
Kapress
Wearet
Wwrait
Sandasky
Norwalk
de Trauv
Brains
ALF
Pacite
Nal
Ontedatayls
Toray Frente Lfreignt
Ldtovert
Sway
Bo Pnt
Diyakry
Jackson Bros
Rimbach Bros
West Broad Street
DR. Patrick
Ito
J. E. Burrell
Cheapside
Corner
Swearer Hiock
Room
F. E. Caywood
Res
Broad St
Hotel Topiliff
Elyria, Ohio
Chas, A.g Fuller
Mgr
Elyria Foundry and Machine Works
Fice
E. LeClair
Pomroy & Hawley
Elyria
Myou
Loan & Investment Co
Eldred & CO
West Bridge
Tahall
Arthur C. Moore
P. O. Box
Republicans
Lorain County
Wit Clayton Chapman
THE
Lorain County Banking Company Andwur Block
Parys Foster
B. Day
A. B. Taylor
C.H. Sora
rpeEn
Bar’ben
H. K. Dykeman
Etyria
Health and Beauty
California
H. Robinson
Hillsboroug
Buck Jen
Arnica Selye
H. J. jBady
BH. G. Chrestenson
Hayfield Minn
Cleveland
Dr. King
Lorain
M. Faragher
George M. Bickel
Oberlin Business College
Mr. & Eyman
Broadway
Ohio
B. J. Reeder
Bank Sr
Centraria
WE. Lefever
18Th St
Fon-da-Lac
Price Soc
Henry J, Eady
Loral
Leaney
Dird
MAY Co. Clevelanes Spopping Centec
Toy Land
Asvortad
Bi Wing Chang
Sam Tron
Faireright
May Co
Cleveland, O
Hebraska
Pes
Daylight Store
Rose Building
Erie and Prospect
Germany
Tas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!