Ohio Women Share Tales Of Dr Pierce Remedies
The advertisement features Ohio women detailing experiences with Dr Pierce medicines including Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. Mrs Crean Radabaugh from Bryan praises improved strength and infant birth weight. Mrs Harriet Easterly from Conneaut endorses Common Sense Medical Adviser and remedies for children. Mrs Phebe Far Wie from Washington Street reports lasting relief from womanly weakness and repeated use of Favorite Prescription.
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Phebe Far
Washington St
War lifts the humble to unlikely heights
A brief wartime reflection on how conflict elevates the fortunes of ordinary people, with a pointed aside about the prune as a humorous counterpoint to the lofty talk of ascent.
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound claiming it relieves stuffiness and head pressure within hours with a dose every two hours for up to three doses. It promises quick relief from congestion, headache, feverish feeling and nasal discharge at low cost and without quinine. A joke about a wife praising her first husband follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Deep Sea Salvage Vision From Benjamin Leavitt Suit
Brooklyn inventor Benjamin Franklin Leavitt promotes his self contained diving suit as a tool for deep sea salvage with a 361 foot submerged record and a 45 minute stay. He contrasts his device with others and explains air supply, caustic soda CO2 scrubbing, and 700 pound pressure rated copper limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentor
New York
Seven Seas
Benjamin Franklin Leavitt
Brooklyn
Leavitt
Grand Traverse Bay
Michigan
John Morgan
Morgan Transportation Company
Turmer
Turner
Graves Light
Massachusetts
Grand Traverne Bay
Mr. Leavitt
Divers eye long submerged wrecks for treasure and glory
Mr. Leavitt describes salvaging copper from the Pewabic sunk in Lake Huron in 1865 and plans to hunt the Merida off Cape Charles next summer for silver bars and cash. He notes risks, divers scarce, and potential cargo worth millions including gold in Lusitania and Arabic wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Leavitt
Lake Huron
Leavitt
White Star Dominion
Laurentic
Fasnd Light
Holland Hit Hard by War
New pamphlet by D. J. Steyn Pare details how Holland suffered during World War I. It outlines shipping declines, trade disruption, restricted imports, and mobilization costs totaling hundreds of millions, with long term debt and higher per capita taxes likely. The report notes losses in shipping, agriculture, fisheries, and foreign securities, plus extensive wartime government spending and unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Holland
D. J. Steyn Parve
Netherlands
Noland
North Sea
Tol
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Rhine
Russia
Europe
Hungary
Iinporte
Amisny
Royal National Committee of Assistance
Perizona
Faded-Out Bride-To-Be Warns Of Mysterious Fiancé
Miss Sophie Loderhose of Brooklyn faced a shock when her fiancé, who called himself Dr A William Hoffman Jr, allegedly died in an Illinois car crash. Investigations found no such accident or doctor in Millbrook or Pasadena, with suspicions of a hoax and no rector or medical listing matching the name.
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New York
Sophie Loderhose
Dean Street
Brooklyn
A. William Hoffman, Jr
United States Navy
Millbrook
N. Y
Pasadena
Cal
Loderhose
Doctor Hartman
S’ausadeni
Cochrane
French Lick Springs
Ind
Doctor Hoffman
Holthausen
W. P. Phillips
Miss Loderhose
Rector Hoffman
Prison Pride Pride
The governor bids farewell to a departing convict who vows not to return to his old circles. He insists he will not associate with anyone lacking the same prison advantages he had.
Recipe for Gray Hair Loosely Described in 19th Century Ad
An old short ad describes a gray hair dye mix using Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken faded gray hair. It claims the solution won’t color the scalp, isn’t sticky, and rubs off. Also includes a humorous exchange about mortgaging a house and buying a car.
Gan field Tea Laxative Promises Better Health
Advert suggests natural Gan field Tea as a laxative that corrects constipation. Humorous exchange notes fish running well with a notary setting up a shack on the river bank.
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Ohio
Biggs
Bramine
Fletcher
BeL-ans
Klag
Petrograd
Immanuel Lutheran Church
John C. Holthausen
Winsted
Conn
B. HB. Moore
Wildes
Georgia &J
Jim
John McNulty
Notary Public
Bex Doan
Celesebrough Mfg. Co
State Street
London
Hills Cascarar
Quinine
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