Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Praised by Norristown Woman
Lena V He of Norristown Ga writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery for female troubles. She notes improvement after the first bottle and full cure, urging other women to try it. The ad claims thirty years of use and invites letters for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. He
Norristown
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the System
An old advertisement extols a tonic described as Qui nine and Iron in a tasteless liquid, marketed for adults and children to boost health and combat malaria. It repeats a slogan about the product’s effectiveness and mentions a price of 50 cents for the bottle.
No Need to Cut Corns with Hast in Indian Corn Paint
An ad claims Hast in Indian Corn Paint cures hard corns on toe tops soft corns between toes bunions and calouses without cutting burning or soreness. Priced 25 cents at drug stores or by mail from Tue Ansorr Co Savannah Ga. Quips about fools and money follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Ansorr Co
Savannah
Remembering a Busy Local Woman
A clumsy obituary notes a woman active in clubs and a school board, with interests from tea to golf. References to family, health strain, and a final line about a humorous exchange are included, reflecting a sentimental, locally flavored death notice with scattered domestic details.
Irresistible Conclusion and Wanted: A Man Bits
The clipping presents quips about wealth from the stock ticker inventor and a humorous line about ideal husbands. It cites two syndicated joke items, one noting the inventor’s wealth and the other contrasting bachelor and widow as desirable traits.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Parlor Gunpowder Quip Echoes Through Life Gossip
A fragment from Life magazine quotes a joke about face powder and gunpowder. The exchange features a question to Bessie about cosmetics and Bobby’s reply linking to last night’s explosions in the parlor. The snippet suggests a satirical or dramatic social moment.
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Bessie
Bobby
Mischief of Misplaced Metaphors in Comic Snippets
A round of cracked wit and quips from a 19th or early 20th century humor column. Jests range from work and fear to fashion mishaps and misheard lines. Notable bits include playful exchanges about shoes, a nurse’s busy tongue, and mistaken compliments. Characters and papers include Washington Star and Detroit Free Press.
Insured Fingers of Kubelik and Others Highlighted
The right hand of conductor Kubelik is insured for two thousand dollars while total disablement would yield fifty thousand. Paderewski’s fingers are covered, pianist Hoffman holds five hundred dollars per finger, Patti reportedly insured for fifty thousand dollars on her voice with a premium of one hundred twenty five dollars per appearance.
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Kubelik
Paderewski
Hoffman
Patti
Terreniar Promoted as Cure for Skin Diseases
An advertisement claims Terreniar is an absolute cure for eczema ringworm erysipelas and all itching skin diseases with instant relief and permanent cures in aggravated cases. Priced 60c, available at druggists or by mail from J T Smur tatne Savannah Ga.
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J, T
SmurTatne
Dept
Bavannah
Battleship counts debated in New York Sun critique
In a New York Sun item readers discuss how many battleships are needed. Becker notes a Mayflower and a Sylph of the Dreadnaught type as examples in the wartime fleet discussion.
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Becker
New York Sun
Capuchine Cures Indigestion Quickly
Capuchine promises instant relief for sour stomach heartburn and indigestion. The liquid remedy is sold in 0c 2 5c and 60c sizes at local drug stores. Doctors prescribe it for various stomach pains and discomforts.
No More Homes in Louisville Magazine Trial
A Louisville Courier Journal quip reflects on failed publications. The line notes a magazine for the home collapsed for lack of a field, joking that a magazine for the flat would have succeeded.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Genuine California Fig Syrup laxative promoted
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or increasing doses. It claims physicians approve its natural action and urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
NZ weekly half-holiday law strict on all workers
The country enforces a weekly half-holiday for workers with no exemptions. Authorities demand compliance and monitor adherence, highlighting the legal obligation across industries.
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New Zealand
Saved at the Crisis Kidney Pills Stroke of Luck
Mrs Herman Smith of 901 Broad Street Athens Ga credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life during a dangerous kidney disease outbreak with dropsy. She describes severe back pain swelling and weakness before relief after using the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Consul General Wynne notes London taxicabs in high demand versus supply.
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Herman Smith
Broad Street
Athens
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
ANBOT BEAST INDIAN CORN PASTE PROMISES CURE
A public demonstration at the Marconi wireless station in Glace Bay sent a message to Clifden, Ireland with a reply received in five minutes. The advertisement claims ANBOT BEAST INDIAN CORN PASTE cures corns bunions sore callous spots warts and more, offered at druggists for 250 or by mail from the Anport Co Savannah GA.
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Tse Anport Co
Savannah
Marconi
Glace Bay
Clifden
Ireland
Cure for Eczema Reported by English Mother
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England recounts a dramatic recovery for her son Owen from a severe eczema that covered most of his body. After repeated hospital discharges as hopelessly incurable, six months of Cuticura Remedies led to a complete cure. The 1907 testimony cautions readers against seeking blame when treatments succeed.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green
England
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Ted
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Delsarte
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Kitty
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Washington Star
Rose
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Puck
Speaker Cannon
Uncle Joe
Fred
Roseleaf
Jimmy Dodds
Father
Jimmy
the Pathfinder
Chicago News
Elmer
M. D
Little Elmer
Detroit Free Press
R. D. Cole
Christa
Eam Focation Aes Ie Auaiaine
America
Werribee
Al'w Hatton
O. W. Anderton
Presidenza
Florence
Alaeale College
Florence University
Southern
INE
Fred. F. Field CO
Brockton, Mass
Artesian
South Seorgls
Bowden
University
Robert J. Wynne
Milledgeville
American Cotton College
Nubia
Salah Cagell
Uci Lle
Reily-Taylor Co
Neyo Tosa
Express
J. M. Curran
Decatur St
Quaker City
Harrisburg
United States
White CO
Marietta St
Atlanta
Lombard Iron Works
Hugesta
J. R. Watkins CO
Winona, Minn
Young
J. M. Young, JR
Waycross, GA
J. B. Vaughan
Clayton St
Maneweck Thompson
Gai Uy
Charterhouse
Rue de la Paix
Austrae
Towna & Co
Sydney
India
B. Kk. Paul Calcutta
China
Hong Kong
Africa
Lennon, Ltd
Cape Town
SAS Potter Drug & Chem. Gorp
Bea
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