Come and See Sign At Lydia E Pinkham Plant
A large front sign at the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts signals openness for public inspection of laboratory methods and business practices. The notice challenges readers with questions about the vegetable compound and its claimed female health benefits, inviting verification by any visitor. Also referenced are rolling chairs and a social joke from Sportleigh in Lippincott's.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lygia_E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Millville
Fla
D. L. Burgess
Spencer Medicine CO
Chattanooga
Abbott's East Indiana Corn Paint Ad
Stop the pain and get rid of the corn quickly and permanently with Abbott's East Indiana Corn Paint. Removes corn bunion and callous spots without cutting burning or flesh damage. Applied with a brush, small trouble. 25c at druggists or by mail from The Annott Co Savannah Ga.
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Abbott
Tae Annott Co
Savannah
Harvest Glow Of Indian Summer Mood
A vivid description from The Atlantic likens doing chores to redeeming a self sufficiency ritual. Digging potatoes, shocking corn, picking apples, and piling squash create a harvest glow that lasts into warm weather. The after harvest peace settles over the fields and woods.
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The
Atlantic
Trolley Car Funerals in Chicago
The street railways of Chicago plan special funeral cars to city cemeteries. Each car seats forty, has a compartment for the casket, and costs about $20 to hire, far cheaper than the regular carriage hire of around $7 per vehicle.
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Chicago
Electric News
The Painting Season And Early Test For White Lead
A guide to buying paint with pure White Lead and fresh linseed oil, plus a test method using a pea sized piece of White Lead on charcoal to verify purity. The National Lead Company offers a blowpipe and booklet to help consumers test White Lead before painting and warns against adulterants. A note mentions a tidal energy plant planned for the Elbe near Cuxhaven and a health claim for Garfield Tea. Also a brief dialogue from the Philadelphia Press about an odd girl and hysterical laughter.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Poe
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint Promises Quick Cure
Soft corns between the toes are often more painful than hard ones on top Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint cures either kind as well as bunions sore callous spots and indurations of the skin It cures to stay cured 25c at druggists or by mail Tux Apnorr Co Savannah Ga
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Abbott
Tux Apnorr Co
Savannah
Concluded To Go Bride Leads To The Altar Joke
The Nashville American quotes a witty exchange about a man leading a bride to the altar. The banter notes the bride’s age as thirty five, inviting readers to judge the appeal of the match.
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Nashville American
Death to Ring Worm Promises Skin Remedy Cure
Advertisement touts Terrenine as a cure for ringworm and piles with a testimonial from Mrs M F Jones of Pittsburg Pa. It claims Terrenine sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents and notes a 20 percent tax proposal affecting inheritances and dowries while discussing taxes in New York.
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Blackman Stock Remedy CO
Ychattanooga
Tennessee
M. F. Jones
Tannehill St
Pittsburg
J.T. Suurrains
Dept. A
Savannah
New York Evening Post
People Grow Old as They Grow Fat Quote
A terse reflection notes that aging and weight gain are natural processes beyond personal control, comparing the inevitability of age to the inevitability of increasing fat.
Cure at City Mission Ends Patient’s Severe Illness
Laura Jane Bates describes a mercy mission case from New York City dated March 11, 1907. A young woman with scabies and related ailments recovered after seven weeks of care using Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Ointment, improving rapidly and later seeking work.
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Laura Jane Bates
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Mar
Hicks Capuchine Cures Women Pain Relief Remedy
An advertising notice claims Hicks Capuchine relieves period pains backache nervousness and headache and aids nature. It is prescribed by physicians with best results. Trial bottle 10 cents, regular sizes 25 and 50 cents available at all druggists.
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Hicks
Grand Lodge
Dayton
Ohio
Original thoughts and eczema cure claim from 1607 ad
Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Georgia writes under the date April 23 1607 that she suffered fifteen years with tormenting eczema and found relief only after using TeUzRINE. The advertisement claims thousands testify and promotes Trervenine sold by J I Shuptrine Savannah Ga for 60 cents by mail or at druggists.
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Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
J.I. Shuptrine
Dept. A
Savannah
Botanic Blood Balm claims curing rheumatism cures
Advert says Botanic Blood Balm cures rheumatism bone pains and swollen joints by purifying the blood. Claims thousands healed after other treatments fail. Priced at 1.00 per large bottle in stores with home treatment directions. Large sample offered free by Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
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Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Itch Cure Ad Claims Quick Relief by Lotion
An antique advertisement promises itch relief in 30 minutes using Woolford's Sanitary Lotion with a bold claim Never fails. The snippet notes the product is available at druggists and includes a humorous dialogue from the Denver Catholic Register about climate and health.
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Woolford
Her Best Story and a Widow’s Second Venture
A widow recalls her second marriage to a widower who is gentle and reticent. The wife contrasts him with her former spouse as she reminisces aloud. One night he dozes during her tale. she follows, and in the small hours he awakens. She asks if he’s awake, and he softly answers yes.
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William
Maria
New York Journal
Measure of Time in Quick Swap Tale
A brief, humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features two messenger boys trading novels. One asks for a swap and mentions Big Foot Bill's Revenge. The other says it’s short enough to finish in two messages, signaling a light, breezy vignette about reading and timing.
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Philadelphia Press
No Man Approves of a Woman Who Flirts Elsewhere
A terse admonition notes that men object to a woman who flirts with another man, reflecting social norms of propriety and romantic constraint in the era. No further context or dates are provided.
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Otower Co
Boston
Am Co
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Lippincott’s
Anneac Rs
Dociva
Frank Wilby
Mother Gray
Nuree
Children's Hart
Tidal Energy
Elbe
Cuxhaven
Cholly Braneliss
California
Fic Syrup Co
City Mission
Congress
Washington Herald
Luzianne
Luzianne Coffee
the Reily- Taylor CO
New Orleans, U
Denver Catholc Register
H. H. Green
Putnam
Wii
P Dew Mouse
Ang
L. Douglas
Ervatl
Cansas
Ant
Dou
Brocktom
Monkue Drug CO
Qulucy
Silinela
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Dute Peor
Randall Bros
Biledsea
Journal of
South
Industrious Hen Co
Knoxville
Tenn
Jess
Middletow
Paxton Toilet CO
Mass
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