Do You Need a Reliable Cough and Lung Remedy
A crowd of health ads touts Bochee's German Syrup as a universal cure for throat and lung trouble with claims it heals inflammation aids expectoration and ensures restful nights. Also promoted DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin wounds and DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bochee
Green's Prize
A. G. Brewer Drug Co
DeWitt
J.S. Gerall
St. Paul
Ark
Bartlett & Doyle
Curious exchange over Harvey plates with Bridget
Mrs Hiram Offen Dear asks to bring home a dozen Harveyized steel plates while her husband reacts with curiosity. The banter centers on what Bridget might do with the unusual request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Offen
Mr. Offen
Bridget
One Minute Cough Cure Praised For Croup Relief
Mansfield Ohio resident EF D Reynolds recalls a frightening night when her child suffered croup. She credits One Minute Cough Cure with rapid relief and a calm night’s sleep. The ad extols the medicine as safe and effective for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. Bartlett and Doyle promote the cure as pleasant for children. The second item notes the Philadelphia mint striking the first 1902 silver dollars and jokes about 1901 coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. D. Reynolds
Mansfield
Bartlett & Doyle
Philadelphia
Sam
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised By Camden Messenger
A Camden South Carolina reader note extols Chamberlain Cough Remedy as a top coughs and colds cure and a safeguard against croup. The piece cites family use and urges households, especially with children, to keep it on hand. It also includes a light humor exchange about morning routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Croup
Camden
S.C. Messenger
Bartlett & Doyle
Rosa Richardson
Laurel Springs
N.O
Bartlett & Doyle's
Local Remedies and Pitches From Burlington Advertisements
A jumble of testimonials and ads tout medicines like Electric Bitters Morley’s Sarsaparilla and Dr Kings New Discovery. Burlington Iowa endorsers claim cures for tired nerves consumption and dyspepsia with guarantees and free samples. The piece notes relics of a gaslit era and small-town commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Crews
Maloy
Iowa
Morley
Lettie Fisher
C. Stoner & Co
Poem nickname Bertie and a sales pitch inserted
A fragment shows character banter about Bertie called The Poem after rejections. It juxtaposes a hotel clerk exchange, ad lines for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Chamberlain's tablets, and a charity cue. Bartlett & Doyle are repeatedly named as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Iowa
Wm. Rhaebsam
Bartlett & Doyle
Dr. Caldwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Sturgeon
Fkamburg, la
Price
Celia
Gladys
Bireman
C. W. Bellamy
Freman
Burlington
Bartlett& Doyle
Camte
J. Richardson
L. B. Nunnally
Hartford
GC. Stoner & Co
Andrew Carnegie
Bucklen
Amica
Bartlett & Dogie’s
Dr. King
New Life
Bartlett & Doyle's Drug Store
Karl
Bertie
Smith
Jones
Tam the Duke de Bosso
Cas Beard
Cas
Stor
Finnell Bros
Mercys Sake
W. L. Bogan
Lecal
Cal
Frank Davis
Hardware and Furniture
Hamburg
Mullins’ Metal Boats
W. H. Mullins
Depot ST. Sal
Ohio
Gea
Union Pacific Railroad
Golden Gate
Chicago
Missouri River
California
Oregon
J. W. Turtle, T. P. A
Walnut St
Des Moines, Iowa
Hartwit
Drug CO
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