Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Digestive Ailments
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a complete formula printed on bottle wrappers and sworn to be correct. It claims cleansing effects for mucous membranes and claims success for indigestion bronchial coughs and chronic catarrh with a stern warning against curing advanced consumption.
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Pierce
Sage
Prompting an Economic Trip to Baltimore by Nickel Plate
The note from Mrs. Upmore and Mrs. Highmus cites Low Rates to Baltimore and Return via Nickel Plate Road with travel dates Sept 8 to Sept 17. It asks for full agent information or address for C. A. Melin, T. P. A. Ft. Wayne Ind. (959).
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Baltimore
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Melin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Cla
Melin
Toa. A
Fort Wayne
Lind
Japanese Silk Bill Aims State Export Oversight
Charles Edward Russell argues in Everybody's that Japan may restrict silk exports to strengthen domestic control. The bill would require government inspection of exports at the exporter cost, revealing foreign traders' methods. Despite initial House defeat, informed observers expect the measure to reappear and pass in time.
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Japan
Woman credits Postum Coffee Alternative for Healing
A Michigan woman details years of severe stomach pain headaches and weakness linked to coffee use. After stopping coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee her health improved rapidly and she endorses the product from the Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan citing The Road to Wellville as reading.
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Michigan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Jumble of humorous quips and ads from old papers
A collage of jokes sketches and cartoon captions from a vintage page includes exchanges about love a wedding ad and household living with witty asides about noisy tenants a parrot and a piano. The fragments showcase cheeky wordplay and light social commentary typical of early humor pages.
No man could love now ormain so badly dressed as Io am
A fragment from a dialogue features Le Hire disputing affection with Logical and Mrs Nulywed. The speakers argue about love and attire, revealing tension over romantic commitment and social perception.
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le Hire
Moments of wit and urban humor in a 19th century fragment
A collage of quips and gags from a theater crowd and street scenes. Jokes touch on love, money, and social mores with references to a box seating stare, a thrash threat, and a singer’s flinching flirtations. The piece blends cross-cultural misreadings and punchlines from daily life.
Cure of severe eczema with Cuticura remedies reported
Lizzie F E Sledge of Selma Alabama writes that four years of black facial splotches and body eruptions caused itching and suffering. After two doctors failed, her husband bought Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment, used with the first bottle, and the outbreaks stopped. She continued six months, leaving skin clear.
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Lizzie FE. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Low Round Trip Rates to West Coast via Nickel Plate
San Francisco and Los Angeles travel at reduced fares from Sept 2 to 18 with good return through October. Agent contact C A Melin Fort Wayne Indiana for details and tickets.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Melin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Critical Moment at the Ladge Fayre
Miss Quick step declares a marriage proposal to Mr Lightpayte as a prelude to mounting her horse. He hesitates, calling it sudden as the moment unfolds with a formal request and a smile.
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Fweddy
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for relief of corns bunions swollen sore dry and sweaty feet and ingrown nails It claims to make new feet comfortable in shoes Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples at Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Centennial Pike's Peak events and rail rate notice
A clipped note speaks of Pike's Peak centennial celebrations this fall and lower rail rates via Nickel Plate Road from Aug 27 to Oct 31. It also references Harper's Weekly on railroad-law discussions and a Springfield doctor's tale about a Methodist preacher and a sermon text on salvation.
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Salvation
Harper’s Weekly
Rice
Springfield
Kirst
Gained 34 Pounds by Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St Albans Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her anemia and neuralgia after failing remedies. She describes pale, weak symptoms, vomiting, gas, backache, and numb spells, then rapid improvement and weight gain from 120 to 154 pounds within three weeks. Pills priced 60 cents per box or six for 2.50, by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Williama
Dr. Williama
Nathaniel Field
St. Albans
Somerset County
Maine
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
A Healthy Old Age and Vitality Through Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
An ad touts aging well and urges women to use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to build up the nervous system during menopause. It cites Mrs Mary L Koehne of Chicago and Mrs Pinkham inviting sick women to write for free advice, promising relief from dizziness backache headaches and fatigue.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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