Readers Pleaded To Trace Curable Catarrh Cure
A collage of brief notices includes a $100 reward offer for a cure to catarrh alleged by Hall's Catarrh Cure, testimonials, and promotional claims. Also listed are ads for bronchial remedies, shoe inserts, and a note on disease myths. Additional items include a Glasgow trees anecdote, a student’s year sentence, a staged death, and a Pasadena actor’s heart-failure cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. DuExzy & Co
Toledo
Goats Clearing Fields Aid Lawrenceburg Farmers
In Lawrenceburg Indiana farmers use a herd of about forty goats to clear brush on their land. The goats pass from farmer to farmer as each finishes the task, moving to the next owner after completing their duty. A penitent thief returns jewels to Mrs. John B. Folsom in Los Angeles, California, recovering items stolen two years prior. she is a cousin of Grover Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
John Pattison
Kelvingrove
Matthew
Frederick
John
Glasgow Herald
Lawrenceburg
Ind
John B. Folsom
Grover Cleveland
Los Angeles
Cal
Prize Food Palatable Economical Nourishing
A Nebr woman extols Grape-Nuts for seven years of use and health benefits. She says quitting tea and coffee for Grape-Nuts and Postum improved nerves and sleep, noting her children thrived on the cereal. The letter claims savings on doctor bills and reliability, as presented by Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Byer
The Lusty Gods and a Seaside Summer
A rich English couple on a health retreat with their infant son enjoy idyllic days by the sea. The husband’s mysterious illness returns with mood swings while the family explores a wild heath, where they encounter telegraph lines and playful danger as their carefree day shifts toward an ominous moment.
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Leslie Somers
Rascal
Thas
Cupid
Roy
Valaamamet Saitsay
Brooks
Boykins
Peruna touted as remedy for lung hemorrhages at early ad
An array of reader testimonials from Miss Ninette Porter and Emma Martin praise Peruna for curing lung hemorrhages and coughs after doctors offered little help. The letters describe gradual relief, a shift to stronger health, and mention free bulletins and tablet options. The text also includes a narrative about a woman seeking her missing husband, ending with a cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninette Porter
Braintree
Vereet
Hartman
Leslie
Lesie
Death of French Scientist Jean Albert Gaudry in Paris
Jean Albert Gaudry a noted French scientist died in Paris. He was born in 1827 and contributed to geological paleontological research.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It features a testimonial from Mrs Exota Whaton of Vienna West Virginia praising relief after ten years of illness and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's confidential, free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
EL ‘Ham
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vienna
W. Va
W. Va. Ly ‘Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Lydia Binkham
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Chicago Record-Herald
Brown
John J. Brown & Son
Boston
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
State Reformatory
Green Bay
Wis
Jay Lundy
Harvey, Ill
College Inn
Harry Glazier
Bostock Company
Pasadena
Baron
Sarah Grand
Peruna
Mia
Emma Martin
Odessa
Peruna Co
Columbus
Obi
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