Alderman Camp reports dramatic weight gain after pills
Louis W. Camp of Macomb Illinois, an alderman, claims he gained 22 pounds in five weeks after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He says prior illness left him miserable until the pills cured his stomach troubles and restored health, with a physician confirming good appetite digestion sleep and overall condition.
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Macomb
Louis W. Camp
Mr. Camp
Ll. W. Camp
Samuel Russell
W. W. Milbloan
Hood
Bed Fit for a Queen in New York Mrs Mills Palace Bed
Mrs Ogden Mills of New York builds a Parisian inspired bed at home. An oak frame with a lofty canopy, bullion fringe, and American embroidery frame a luxurious sleeping area. Spiral steel springs hair mattress and silken cover create a padded throne with electric reading lights above the pillow.
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Ogden Mills
New York
America
Mills
Electrician
The Fullness Thereof and the Pain Relief Question
The article extols St Jacobs Oil as the best remedy for pain from rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sprains and bruises. It argues remedies should be the best and cheapest and urges immediate use to avoid unnecessary suffering. It links physical discomfort to lack of physical development and mental culture.
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St. Jacobs Iband
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Nurse in New York Children's Home promotes Mother Gray's Powders for feverishness bad stomach teething disorders bowel regulation and worm destruction with over 10000 testimonials. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample free Allen Olmsted Le Roy NC. It was a wise nut who said it was hard to Jove as woman and do anything else.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. C
Swanden Rheumatic Care
Chicago
George Yeager
Portland
Ind
Anneon Rheumatic Cura Co
Tigen
Geo
H. Kowele
Strafford
Vertont
Swanson Ritkumatic Cure CO
Dearborn Bt
Chigago
Llin
Lane's Family Medicine and Household Remedies
An assortment of antiquated medical prompts and tonics appears, touting Lane's Family Medicine for daily health, kidney and liver benefits, headache cures, and tonics like Utena sulfur soap. The text also notes Conan Doyle earning $35,000 for a work and mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething and gums.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Credited With Cure For Paralysis
Mrs Rt E Anderson of Cumberland Maine chronicles her son’s decline into paralysis after diphtheria and slow recovery after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. She notes improvement in appetite strength and school attendance. The testimonial ends praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and builder with 100 doses per dollar.
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Hood
Rt. E
Anderson
Cumberland
Maine
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertises as America's Greatest Medicine
An eager advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is America's greatest medicine as it cures where others fail. It lists price at $1.00 each or six for $5.00 and notes preparation by I Hood & Co Apothecaries in Lowell Massachusetts.
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Hood
America
I. Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
The River Trip to the Klondike Ride Chronicle
John Sidney Webb recounts a river journey to the Klondike where riders paid thirty cents per pound to El Dorado and back. The tale notes the extravagance of riding a horse and the humorous exchange with an Irishman about costs and scoffs at the gold rush tempo.
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Klondike
John Sidney Webb
el Dorado
JSG
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
iWow's Thist Woe offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Wall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, claim the cure is internal and bloodstream absorbing. Testimonials from Truax and others endorse Cheney's honesty and ability to fulfill obligations.
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iWow
Wall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Weave Truax
Toledo, 0. WaLving, Kinnan & Makvin
Not an Easy Part Smiles Parting Words
A playful exchange between Smiles and Giles centers on a barber's final words. Smiles asks which side to choose, prompting Giles to request the other party to clarify the barber's parting remark.
Grain-Oy Grain- Drink Touts As Baby Coffee Substitute
An advertisement extols Grain-Oy as a nourishing grain based drink for children, claiming it can replace coffee with taste similar to coffee and a lower cost. The copy urges widespread adoption by grocery stores and consumers, and ends with a tongue in cheek note about preachers and labor.
Allen's Foot-Ease and other 19th century remedies
A garbled advertise spread mentions Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet and a cold cure tablet, with dubious statements about carbonic gas and travel by the Nickel Plate Road. It touts Chicago transit options, new train arrangements from March 8, and connections to New York and Boston with lower rates and dining services at the Great Union Depot.
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Chicago
Chicaze
T Hat Itue
van Buren Street
Chisago
Union Depot
New York
Boston
DIED FOR ANOTHER'S CRIME Hanged for a Murder Committed by Another
A 1860 case in Kankakee Illinois saw Wiley J Morris hanged for the murder of Mary Murphy. Though Morris claimed fight injuries and blackened clothing, witnesses placed him on the railroad track behind the victim. The tale includes bloodstained clothes and a controversial jury verdict.
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Kankakee
Wiley J. Morris
Mary Murphy
Mary
Mies
Pontiae
Morris
Pontiac
Joliet
Michigan
Bloomington
Kankakee County
C. G. Hilderbrand
Indiana
Livingston County
Hildebrand
Chicago
himes-Lerald
Salzer Seed Co Names Contest and Seed Catalogue Offer
Salzer Seed Co offers a contest inviting names for a 17 fuel long corn and White Oat prodigy with a $400 prize. Send notice and 10 cents to LaCrosse Wisconsin to receive a free seed catalogue and 11 seed samples, plus a $10 starter package including corn and oats. France has erected about 100 monuments for notable Frenchmen in 25 years.
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Salzer Seed Co
Stampa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Cough Remedy Promises Immediate Relief From Cough
An old advertisement touts Kenp's Balsam as an instant cough stopper. It offers a free sample and sells 25 and 50 cent bottles. The copy urges immediate action warning delays are dangerous.
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