Bathos near-matrimonial fantasy ends in farce
In a Providence Journal style item, Peter Lamb woos Henrietta Sinnickson with a cottage life dream offering housework and domestic bliss. Henrietta reveals she intends to marry Sims Tam, not Lamb, prompting Lamb to leave in embarrassment and later contemplate drastic actions before reconsidering.
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Mr. Lamb
Henrietta
Peter
Woodbine
Thenrietta
Jim
Jay
Miss Sinnickson
Sims
Common Sense Medical Adviser Ad Sparks Free Offers
A collage of 19th century health tips appears, noting Dr. Pierce's free offer and medical ads. It includes brief jokes and social notes such as polite dental whitening, nail care advice, and light humorous exchanges from a newspaper page featuring erasable verse and cartoons.
Retains the Championship in Brooklyn Meat-Eating Contest
Former Mayor Robert Van Wyck remains champion beef eater of Greater New York after a Williamsburg contest where Michael Schaupauf and F. Oschmann competed. About 500 Brooklyn residents watched as Schaupauf led from the second steak and finally ate five and three quarters pounds of steak along with 180 oysters, 160 clams and crackers, bread, asparagus, and crabs within 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Robert van Wyck
Greater New York
Williamsburg
Michael Schaupauf
F. Oschmann
Wanted: readers share results with Green's August Flower
A local notice seeks readers who used Green's August Flower for indigestion liver trouble or dyspepsia and did not improve. The ad promises a free book and suggests trying the 25 cent bottle before upgrading to 75 cents with general claims of efficacy. The company offers correspondence and distribution details through G Green Woodbury New Jersey.
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Haaj
Green
A Million Voices Voices Homer Hall West Point Ind Cure
Homer Hall of West Point Indiana suffered a severe cold and lingering cough diagnosed as consumption by several physicians. After using Dr Kings New Discovery he reports a total recovery, gaining weight to 227 pounds. The remedy guarantees relief for coughs colds and lung troubles with prices 50 cents and 1.00 and a free trial dose at H J Eady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hall
West Point
Dr. Kings
H J Eady
M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
Dr. King
A. J Bady
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Ad Claims Cures
Public notice asserts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the sole salve made from pure witch hazel and has cured thousands of cases unresponsive to other treatments. It warns of counterfeit imitations and urges confidence in the product cited by H A Dykeman.
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DeWitt
Zel
Haney
Geneva
H. A. Dykeman
Bucklen
H. J. Eady
de Witt
Fthof
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as relief for croup and winter illnesses. It claims to liquify mucus, ease inflammation, and rapidly cure coughs colds grip bronchitis and other lung troubles with testimonials from F S Mc Mahon of Hampton Georgia and H A Dykeman.
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F. S. McMahon
Hampton
H, A
Dykeman
A Woman's Complexion and August Flower Cure Claim
An advertisement argues that cosmetics and local treatments are useless for improving complexion. It promotes Green's August Flower as a liver tonic that purifies blood, cleanses the skin, and cures constipation, biliousness, nervousness, and indigestion, with price details for new and regular bottles.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promoted by White Plains Reader
Mrs Mary Crick of White Plains Kentucky endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming long standing digestive problems improved after using several bottles. The advertisement asserts the product digests what you eat and restores weight health and strength enabling unrestricted eating.
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Mary 8
Crick
White Plains
H. A. Dykeman
Florida Special Vis the Big Four Route at Noon
Train service on weekdays runs from Cleveland to Jacksonville and St. Augustine with sleeping and dining car service and no changes. Tickets available at Collver's, 116 Boult avenue.
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Florida
Cleveland
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Collver’s
Buolt Avenas
Caution About Boschee's German Syrup 75 Cent Remedy
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as the best remedy for consumption and long troubles. It claims superiority over ordinary cough tonics for severe coughs and bronchitis, noting the 25 cent size introduction and the 75 cent regular bottle sold by all druggists.
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Boschee
Kodol touted as cure for indigestion and dyspepsia
An advertisement extols EKodol as digesting what you eat to cleanse the stomach and improve blood. A Troy, Indiana reader, Mrs. Cranfill, claims long indigestion and dyspepsia were cured after four bottles, endorsing Kodol for sufferers. The copy cites a postmeal dose and asserts strong health benefits.
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Mrs. Cranfill
Troy
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Lorain, Ohio
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Decatur
Ala
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