Digestive tonic claims from Hood's Sarsaparilla
An advertisement style collage promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a stomach restorer improving digestion appetite and strength. It includes testimonials and varied claims about relief from dyspepsia and related symptoms alongside other era products like Grain-O Jell-O and Grove’s Chills and Fever remedy with pricing hints and scattered notes on Parliament and London soot.
Weary Women Promises Health Through Mrs Pinkham Aid
The ad touts Weary Women as a nationwide cure for sick women and credits Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn, Massachusetts with restoring a million women to health. Supporters write thankful letters in this paper, and readers can write for advice without charge.
Humorous Snippets From Old Newspapers
A collage of jokes and quips from various periodicals showcases witty exchanges on marriage money and manners. The samples feature humorous mismatches between gender and social expectations, light mockery of authors publishers and lovers, plus a few cartoonish punchlines about everyday foibles and miscommunications.
Steel Wool and Its Uses as Sandpaper Substitute
Steel wool described as a machine made substitute for sandpaper, sold in one pound packages, with fine and coarse grades for polishing wood and metal, and for smoothing paint and varnish. Steel shavings also used for stripping old finishes and polishing wood, while sandpaper clogs and steel wool resists clogging.
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New York Sun
A Man Who Sells Glue Explains Its Ubiquity and Value
A St Louis expert extols glue as a daily necessity joining hats, shoes, carpets, furniture, paper and medicine in millions of pounds used yearly. He notes price ranges from nine cents to ninety cents and outlines glue stock trends driven by tanning shifts and regional centers in Chicago and Peabody Mass.
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Poison Arrow Poisoning Study and Anecdotes
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh analyzed an Africa used poison for arrow heads named cantherin derived from asocanthera shimperi. The plant is in the apocynum family, like oleander. The poison quickly affects the heart and paralyzes in strong doses, with lungs functioning briefly after heart failure.
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