Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Broad Medical Merit
This advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a trusted prescription remedy for stomach troubles and blood and nerve disorders. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. N B Whitley of Boxley Arkansas and notes a guarantee against harmful drugs. Pills priced 50 cents per box, six for 2.50, from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
United States
N. B. Whitley
Boxley, Ark
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
End of the Monroe hundred counterfeit era warned by bank officials
Kansas City bank leaders say no convincing spurious notes have circulated in eight years. The Monroe hundred, a near perfect $100 bill from 1901, led to a long government recall and harsh penalties after Philadelphia criminals were caught. Experts note modern counterfeits are easily detected and rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Bank
B. F. Swinney
First National Bank
Philadelphia
Monroe
Tillman Register
Morgan
Treasury Department
Swinney
Donation Carnegie Refused by Mark Twain Letter
An editor recalls a humorous note where Mark Twain asked Andrew Carnegie for a donation of 1.60 dollars and Carnegie declined. The letter mocks charity and cites Twain’s plea to replace a worn hymnbook with a gift, ending with a quip to send 1.50 dollars instead.
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Carnegie
Lystrious
Mark Twain
P. S
M. T
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Troubles
Mrs. B. A. Moore of Waterville Missouri testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved year and a half of back and head pain dizziness languor and urinary troubles after a few doses and she was cured. Sold everywhere 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Moore
Waterville
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Woman Keeper Ida Lewis Honored for Lifesaving Record
Ida Lewis of Lime Island lighthouse Newport Rhode Island marked fifty years as keeper. A famed life saver she claims 18 rescues, many in extreme danger and winter seas. Her bravery earned the post after her father’s death, making her one of the few women in such a station.
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Ida Lewis
Limeleland
Newport
R. 1
Lime Island
Miss Lewis
Sarsaparilla Tonic and Humorous Historical Snippets
A home remedy for spring kidney cleansing is described with a mix of fluids and syrups plus a note on self-preparation. Anecdotes recount Von Thulow fortunes and a Kaiser exchange about a tithe. Fanny Crosby marks age 87 with upbeat remarks about staying young. Paris Matin comments on proposals to replace barmaids with men in London.
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Herr von Thulow
von Bulow
Fanny Crosby
Bridgeport
Conn
Miss Crosby
Paris
Thames
Garfield Tea Purges Toxins Promoted as Laxative
An early 20th century ad promoting Garfield Tea as a purifying laxative claims it cleanses the avetom and eradiqaten disease and cites a Pure Food and Drugs Law claim. It notes New York Births and Deaths statistics with a birth every five minutes and a death every seven minutes in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
New York
New York City
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Potato Crops Grow in Aroostook County Maine
During February 1907 Aroostook county shipped 1 125 178 bushels of potatoes, totaling 17 678 873 bushels by February 28. Misfortune follows a teacher who fled San Francisco after the earthquake and joined a Kingston private school partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroostook County
Maine
San Francisco
Jamaica
Kingston
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warned
A reader warns against ointments containing mercury for catarrh, claiming they destroy senses and the whole system. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney Co. Toledo and urges avoidance of dangerous preparations while touting internal remedies and related products from the same vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
A & Co
Great City's Derelicts
A prominent East Side and Bowery mission head says men queuing for free bread at about one each morning are mostly from the interior of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery Mission
United States
van Norden
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies After Year-Long Itch
A Chicago man reports a year of severe eczema with nightly itching. He used Cuticura Soap Cuticura and Cuticura Resolvent Pills costing $1.25 and claims complete relief. Also notes NY savings deposits rise to $1.465 billion in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Paglusch
N. Robey St
Chicago
Til
State of
New York
Fragmented Quotation Sparks Talk in Philadelphia Paper
A brief fragment from Philadelphia Press quotes about a woman who avoids answering questions on her age and keeps silent or lies low when pressed. The text presents gossip style wording without full context.
The Kind of Food That Will Keep You Well
A conservative Masa woman praises Grape-Nuts as a healthful food for all ages. She uses it as a meat substitute and with cream to replace coffee, noting improved health, steadier nerves, and reduced discomfort over six months. Postum Cereal Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan backs the claim with a promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masa
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Widow's status sparks historic rumor in bright query
Newitt questions whether the Marriot heir's widow is from the first or second marriage. Dumley confirms two marriages and probes which widow remains. The exchange centers on household alliances and family lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriot
Newitt
Dumley
Value of the Classic Drama Delineated
Theater talk emphasizes the value of classics for audience appreciation. Manager argues that well-timed classics prevent second-rate productions and elevate stage offerings.
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la Roy
Goethe
Dodds
Tus
Dea
W. N. U. Salt Lake City
Miss Rose Moore
He Picknam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Jaques Mfg
CS. Caicage
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