Doan's Kidney Pills End Chronic Backache Says Mrs Moore
Mrs. S. A. Moore of Waterville Maine reports kidney trouble caused backache headaches dizziness and urinary distress for a year and a half. After a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills she gained relief and was cured with continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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A. Moore
Waterville
Beore
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Cod
Buffalo
N. Y
Names for Teddy banned in U S zoos
London Globe notes a trend of lese majeste in America with instructions to state zoos not to name animals Teddy in future, reflecting sensitive use of royal style terms in public naming.
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America
Teddy
London Globe
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Aid Ad
The ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething pains. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation lessen pain and cure wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price.
The Wild Was of India Head Posts and Skull Shrines
In the Northern Shan states near Burma a tribe, the Wild Was, propsitiate demons with human skulls. Villages display skull posts with niches for the skulls and grinning faces. Harvest time brings demand and high prices for distinguished skulls, complicating missionary work.
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India
Burma
Scott
Race Start in Missouri Ends with Threat and Display
Joplin race starter, described as a large black man, provoked laughter by rough handling of horses as jockeys attempted to move off. After several fails, he warned a persistent rider with a racial slur and showed a rope attached stick, causing immediate compliance.
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Missouri
Joplin
Sage Advice On Marriage And Work
A dialogue shows a father advising his son to marry quickly to avoid the so called woman problem. He argues business and love compete and that recognizing the unsolvability of the woman issue allows focus on hard work in business.
Postum Ad Claims Coffee-Free Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Postum as a cure for stomach and nervous troubles once caused by coffee. Testimonials cite relief for the drinker and mother, plus a neighbor who improved her side pain and ability to work after switching to Postum. The piece promotes The Road to Wellville book and describes a linen waist pattern with various fabrics and sewing details.
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Plig
Wellville
K. Paxton
Simple tail ored shirt waist measure yardage
Textile blurb notes fabric yardages for a tailored shirt waist. Specifications include seven eighths yards twenty seven, three and a half yards thirty two or two and a quarter yards forty four inches wide.
Nine Gored Skirt Describes Simple Desirable Model
The plain nine gore skirt remains style friendly with multiple seams for a good fit and washability. It adapts to many materials and trimming options with inverted back pleats and perforations for walking.
Stamps and serums in ad tease medical cure
An old advertisement touts Dr H R Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising permanent cures for nervous diseases and claims high success rates. It hawks a two dollar trial bottle and a free treatise from 931 Arch St Philadelphia. It notes famine statistic about French families with a claim of childlessness.
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St. Vitus
Cuticura Cures Child After Twelve Years Of Eczema
A Brooklyn mother recalls a long struggle with eczema in her infant son who spread to four areas and worsened at night. After trying many doctors and remedies, she reports Cuticura Ointment brought great improvement and the child, now twelve, has skin like silk. April 16, 1905.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Hagermann
Bay Shore
L. L
Mrs. Pinkham
Michael Stemmman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
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Hickens
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Berlin
France
Bristol
N.Y
IE Daisy Fly Killer
Seoul
George Weller Napoleon
Cano Catiuartic
Tad Pao
Hever Ai K
Sterling Remedy Co
West Thompson
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