Caticura Replaces Expensive Treatments for Eczema Relief
A testimonial claims Cuticura products cured a severe eczema case in New York after years of misery and costly doctors. The piece also notes a Philadelphia convention anecdote about a Buffalo executive discussing street railway conductors. A boy’s reaction to a half dollar on a car is also recounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Davis
Stony Creek Conn
Davis
36Th Street
New York
W. Caryl Ely
Buffalo
American Street Railway Association
Philadelphia
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Minister
A Westfield letter from Rev G praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for Brights Disease. He describes six years of illness, failed treatments, and weight gain from 105 to 165 pounds after sixteen boxes. He urges other kidney sufferers to read and try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Speslan
Dodd
Bright
Towers
Tam
Jumbled Family Quip Sparks Odd Math Chat At Home
A father jokingly debates counting wives with his bachelor friend. The exchange centers on a two year old who recites a math pun about pi and bigamy, sparking a lighthearted, if awkward, moment in the living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witzhoff
Pao
Fragmentary editor note hints at strained communication
Fragmented text shows an editor frustrated at receiving daily items and a person named Cleve who sends a document. The tone implies tension over missed submissions and unclear instructions while referencing a phrase To Tea and a vague AVOTE.
Cataract Care and Hearing Loss Warned by Doctor
A medical notice explains how inflammation of a tube can cause muffled hearing and deafness if untreated. It warns nine of ten cases stem from cataract and offers information on remedies and free calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ate
Phas Catarina
Eirendars
Cheney & Gib. ‘Teledo
Drogeists
Sisterly Regret Across a Silly Fashion Quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip ridicules a fashion convention as sisters lament ill fitting waists and mock names like Mer Jane Purfeigh and Lacy Waddles in a brief public light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Laxatives and remedies headline a curious 19th century ad mix
A jumble of patent medicine claims and product notes fills the page. Laxatives and tonics promote quick cures for cold and throat ailments while Bayer and Greve signatures appear on boxes. A belauded prima donna Lillian Blauvelt signs a six year contract for a large salary. Opals and buckwheat products round out the reader offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Blauvelt
Dairy calf care and turkey dressing guide notes
Advice on raising a dairy calf with winter care and grain feeding to year old, cautioning against overfeeding, plus tips for preparing turkeys for market. Includes notes on feeding quantities, pasture, hay, water, and shelter, then diverges to general farm tasks and a humor cartoon excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woo Darnyat
Tuea
Practices for Harness Mare Exercise and Breeding Outcomes
The article advises regular light exercise for mares in foal and emphasizes turning mares out on grass during winter to keep stock vigorous. It notes that working three horses can replace two, yielding deeper cultivation and more work with similar or lower effort, while avoiding jerk and strain.
Homesick for hardships and gold fever pull North men back
The article recalls two Yarmouth men who fled the Klondike rush of 1897 and, after years of wealth, feel a homesick pull to return to Dawson. Others, Lawrence Sinclair Jewitt and George Greenhow, share the urge, planning to go back to the mines as soon as spring arrives, while traveling onward to Colorado Australia and New Zealand.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Donald McGilliveay
Harry Johnstone
Yarmouth
N. Y
Klondike
Skuay Way
Skagway
Joria
Carrie
Dawson
Lawrce Sinclair
A. K. Jewitt
George Greenhow
Dominion
Sinclair
Jewith
Creenhow
San Francisco
Colorado
Jewitt
Australia
Greenhow
New Zealand
French Creek
Wettest Place in the World Revealed by Meteorological Journal
The Russian Meteorological Journal cites Cherapunji in Assam as the world’s rainiest area with about 226 metres yearly, followed by Bombay’s environs at 6.83 metres. Debundsha in Kamerun records 10.454 metres annually, with extreme single-day totals noted in 1902 and 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revue Seteifique
Cherrapunji
Assam
Bombay
Debundsha
Kamerun
Plummer
Chergapunji
Debundsecha
Parisian
Java
Sumatra
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Cure for Constipation
Public health ad extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and related digestive ills. It claims 400 percent grape juice content and asserts it strengthens intestines, with a free bottle offer to first-time users via coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amd
Minister's Text and a Mischievous Paraphrase
A Sunday incident follows Little Willie gouging the church wall. The minister plans to speak on an angel taking a live coal from the altar, but Willie's mother asks for the evening text and he misquotes as an Injan from New Haven taking a live coal by the altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Hédin
Obituary Verse Writer Claims Big Money
A man named Quadlet-Rheymer boasts of earning much from composing obituary verses. Spacer questions the claim as Quadlet-Rheymer explains he waits for a decisive moment before starting to write poetry about the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quadlet
Rheymer
Spacer
Rochester chemist touts kidney medicine mythic claims
Seven years ago a Rochester chemist touting Franklin Kidney Pills claimed dramatic kidney relief and back cure with three boxes, selling for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sold them. other items noted include a library anecdote and a Wayne to Chicago rail fare with live stock show promo.
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Rochester
A. Franklin
Franuklin & Palmer Chemecal Co
N.Y
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Wayne
Chicago
Nicke
Sil
Dee
Derford
C. A. Melin
E. Wayne
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Painful Periods
A 19th century testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding painful and irregular menstruation. It cites Miss Nellie Holmes from Buffalo and Mrs Tillig Hart of Larimore, praising relief and improved health after use. The ads claim the remedy cures many female ailments and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Davision Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Pinkham
East
Beate E. Pinkham
Tillig Hart
Larimore
N. D
Winnbhly
Lydia Pinkham
Womer
New York City Exhibit Showcases Floral Wonder
An urban display in New York City presents flowers crafted from seats by a featured craftsman. The exhibit highlights creative reuse and artistry in an unusual medium.
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New York City
Wemain
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Wyoming
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ST. Louis, MO
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Immiereon
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Lew Building
Toledo
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Ing Elaime
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Words of
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Rodrick
van Albert
Baltimore
Nickel Plate Road
T. PL. A
Ft. Wayne
Greve
Mexico
Bibliomaniac
Puck
New York State
Rugdel Mulls GnaPe Toni Co
Third Ave
Rock Island
Jeasoury
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Mazie
Washington Star
Mrs. Pinkham
Miss Nellie Holmes
Tillie Hart
Sox
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Springfeld
Cleveland Leider
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Tate
Grerney Sand
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Chicago Journal
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Alweys
Foltoria
Findlay
Cleveland
Boston
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A. Melin
Trav. Pass. Aart
FT. Wayne, Ind
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