Beware Mercury Ointments for Catarrh and Hall's Cure
Mercury containing ointments damage smell and the nervous system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Buy genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo makers. testimonials free. Also note a comic exchange about writing on both sides of paper and back pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Keney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Druggista
Mall
Boston Transcript
Parental Wry Remark on Civic Parades
A Chicago Evening Post line features a boy craving a parade and a father replying with a biting quip about offering similar sensations at home by placing him in a cider press. The exchange satirizes civic celebrations and parental guidance with dry humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening Post
Surprise cigars reveal quick deal and a rushing marriage proposal
The Surprise notes a sharp line about paying 25 cents for cigars and a blunt response to taste. No Hurry recounts Tess delaying marriage after a hurried proposal from Phila delphia Press. Jess reports Tess refused immediate marriage, saying she would wait until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Patents Granted to Northwestern Inventors Last Week
A list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes James Broughton Walkerville Montana boiler compound Lawrence Driscoll Minneapolis tempo rary shoe lacing Frank Howey Valley City North Carolina advertising envelope Milton C McDaniel St Paul Minnesota bolt holding tool Joseph Schutz Minneapolis dust collector Henry Stussy Beresford LS D cream separator Hartson Woodard Minneapolis lock for windows and patent lawyers Lothrop Johnson 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Also features unrelated quotes and filler lines from period publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
James Broughton
Walkerville
Mont
Lawrence Driscoll
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Howey
Valley City
N. C
Milton C. McDaniel
St. Paul
Joseph Schutz
Henry Stussy
Beresford
LS. D
Hartson Woodard
Minneapolis, Minn
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
English Duke Refuses Magnate Dowry For Cash Ties
A dramatic scene depicts a duke rejecting a magnate’s gilded marriage offer and demanding cash instead. Lists of favored shares and bonds illustrate high-stakes negotiation amid a hoard of corporate-sounding ventures. The exchange showcases intrigue in aristocratic and business circles.
Bennet Musson Shifts From Author to Actor in Tales
Bennet Musson, author of Maisie and Her Dog Snip in Fairyland, reads his own expense tale about a winter Eastern city performance. A friend in the audience overhears two strangers studying programs and noting Musson as an author. The exchange ends with the remark that he may be a good writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet Musson
Maisie
Snip
Harper Press
Oth
Vaseline Bottle Incident and Rockefeller Prayers
A Bronx delivery wagon from a department store drops a five cent vaseline bottle to the sidewalk while an Irish driver asks a servant for help carrying a lamp wick around the corner. John D Rockefeller is noted for addressing servants at morning and evening prayers, prompting a maid’s wry remark about the old man enjoying himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
New York Press
John
John D. Rockefeller
Nothing but Opportunities Chicago News review remark
A dramatic critic warns the current play will drive men to drink, citing its structure as sever acts. The author-manager questions why, and the critic replies that the split acts are to blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. c.Chicago News
Fear and nutrition linked in veteran digestion tale
A Connecticut woman describes years of indigestion and heart trouble worsened by dieting. After trying Grape-Nuts she reports steady health gains, no medicines, ability to walk ten miles daily, and feeling younger, with life more worth living. Postum Co credits the testimonial from Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Connecticut
Postum Co
Battle
Creek
Mich
Pinkhaai
Lynn
Maass
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Riches From The Ocean Divers Strike Rich In War Loot
Greek divers under Turkish government continue the search for treasure from the Russian admiral’s sunken ship near Tcherman. Divers reap sacks of gold ducats and precious metals, while the Turkish navy and a government inspector oversee counts. Ships from other eras also yielded vast riches, including ingots and jewels, though many fortunes remain submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tcherman
Constantinople
Admiralty
Holland
Moelfram
Trafalgar
St. Jean de Malte
The World Garlands of the U S Mails
A vivid portrait of the global postal network as a spider like web of routes. It describes how letters travel across railways ships and varied conveyances, often routing through many continents before return to sender incurring only small forwarding tolls. It notes envelopes that traveled tens of thousands of miles and remain legible to trained decipherers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Post Office Department
Washington
They and the They in London Spectator’s vein
The piece explores the elusive nature of the pronoun they. It traces its use to claim an incomprehensible power behind groups from men and women to subordinates and superiors. It quotes Dolly Winthrop on Providence and reflects on how they denotes unseen social forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Berkeley
Dolly Winthrop
Mrust
London Spectator
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Ad
An old newspaper blurb touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a 25c price. The snippet mentions a theatrical fiancé in the cast and a tense scene, quoted from the New York Times, highlighting a display of nerve and restraint amid a public embrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Novel Language Exchange Idea for Children in Europe
A new practice spreading in France and German Switzerland uses parental child exchanges to teach a third language. An exchange agency founded in Zurich offers Swiss children access to French German and Italian with little cost to parents. In six months a child can converse, then begins formal grammar and literature study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
German
Switzerland
Zurich
Chicago Tribune
Cavalry Officer Dismissed At A Dublin Ball
A cavalry officer stationed in Dublin attends a ball and mocks his partners. He deems himself fine, but the Miss M- audience overhears his snobbish remarks. On being introduced, he asks to see her program. She surveys him and tells the M C to trot him back, deeming him unsuitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slyénan
Philadelphia Ledger
Johnny Boyle
Johnny
New York Times
Dublin
M. C
Cassell
London Journal
Not Dressed for the Part in Town Flaws
A New York Press item notes a flunky doorman at an uptown apartment house wearing a court style brown tail coat knee breeches stockings buckled shoes and a powdered wig. He was seen reading a Yale Princeton football game description in a red fudge evening paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Quote from Judge on sports and unions as hot action
The dialogue features an athlete lamenting the lack of excitement in sports he has played and seeking a sport with “hot time” and fighting. A friend quips that joining a labor union and going on strike could provide such intensity, reflecting humor about labor action as a substitute for athletic thrill.
Bright's Disease Cured in Whitall Illinois
Lon Manley recounts a recovery from Bright's Disease after years of kidney stomach and liver trouble. Doctors had given up but he started using Dodd's Kidney Pills and resumed all work, stating the pills saved his life and cured his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Whitall
Lon Manley
Mr. Manley
Dodd
Two of a Kind
A Cassell's London Journal quip contrasts a man who endlessly talks shop with a woman who endlessly talks shopping highlighting social irritations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
London Journal
Perrin's Pile Specific Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Perrin's Pile Specific as the internal remedy that will cure any case of piles and urges readers to obtain it from their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin
Farmer Corn Tessel Comment Reflects Josh’s Caution
A Washington Star quote depicts Farmer Corn tessel noting Josh adapts slowly in his new role. He implies Josh will avoid risky actions, saying he likely won’t work hard enough to draw blame or consequences. The remark frames cautious, safe behavior in a uncertain setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Corn Tessel
Josh
Washington Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Quarterly
Mike
Pise
Wmu O. Enpdsley Y. Vanburen
Ind
J. H. Rindland
Fargo,n. D
St. Jacobs Oil
Canada
Free Wemestead Lands
Thie Jlway
Western
Otawa
Grand Forks
N. D
Fuurs & Com
Garmetts
Neal
Julian Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Pers
Thorne
S&fore
Harper
Duke
England
Compressed Leaves Limited
Fish Scale International
Mas
bedGhas
Shan Reefea
U. S
Swiss Baby Exchange
Dr. Kline
BR. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Miss Whittaker
Savannah
Dean Mus. Pinkham
WaiTrakeEn
39Th St. W
Dean Mrs. Pinkham
Matrie Henry
Green St
Danville, Va
Lydia E. Pinkam
Mae i - Lydia E
Pinkham Med. Co
Lynas, Mass
Mayer
Jaggers
Philadelphia Telegraph
Chesebrough Mfg. Co
State Street
New York City
Ontario
Quebec
Montreal
Atlantic
J. C. Rickey & CO
Sir Waterr Sr. Poila
Ats
Rais
Elt
Onsumptio
Virginia
Pyle & Dehaven, Real Re
Peter Her
Woodward & Co, ‘Grain Commission
Utube DE
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!