Ten Years of Backache Relief Patient Testimony
Mrs Thos Dunn of Columbus Ohio states she suffered ten years with back ache and fatigue from housework headaches and dizziness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she found quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thos
Dunn
Vine
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Old Militia Days Parody and Cure Advertisement
A humorous dialogue about delaying a parade inspection to let a wife use a cannon for churn. The text also includes a 100 dollar reward notice for a catarrh cure and an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a testimonial-backed, internally taken remedy sold by druggists, along with a suggestion to take Harris pills for constipation.
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Qatar
Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Cheney
Luil
Defiance Starch and Ironing Remedies Featured in Ad
An assortment of ad copy touts Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics and offering strong stiffening with less quantity. Mentions Spohn’s Distemper Cure for animals, a light social joke, and remarks on Professor Campbell’s blindness and contributions to chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. D. Campbell
University of Michigan
Pettt's Eye Salve touted in comic tip
A fragment from The Tatler promotes Pettt's Eye Salve as a century old remedy for eye diseases sold by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York. The tongue in cheek line mocks sore eyes and suggests sharing lemonade instead of a lemon.
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Pettt
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
Gasolene and Kerosene Letter From Paris Bunch
In a breezy, humorous missive from Paris, JOHN writes about autos, chauffeurs, and the French word chauffeur. He notes hazards of early motoring, mocks car culture, and contrasts Mosquito misadventures with Peaches’s kerosene misapplied as a mosquito remedy. The tale shifts to domestic trials with kerosene flooding the house and a mosquito feast for pests, ending with a quits-the-scene barn writing.
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Bunch
Paris
Peaches
John D. Rockefeller
Ohio
Parkersburg
John
G. W. Dilingham Co
Converts and a rejected missionary offer in New York
Trev. Dr. Charlea F. Abed recalls a would be convert who sought church funding to run a Jewish mission, promising many followers. Rev. Dr. John Hall had told a nearly identical tale years earlier and declined the proposal after checking the man’s character. The visitor left frustrated, muttering about a “hay man to do business with.”
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Hall
Trev
Charlea F. Abed
New York
John Hall
Ostrich Feathers Rule Hat Fashion in South Africa and London
The article explores ostrich plumes as a lucrative trim for hats and millinery, noting South African origins and London as a key raw-feather market. It details grading factors such as width, fiber quality, length, color, and scars, and highlights plumes’ long history from helmets to haute couture. It also mentions plumes’ enduring value, various uses, and fashionable mounting styles illustrated by figures.
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Panama
South Africa
London
Lauuecelot
Guinevere
Artistic Needlework Centerpiece Design in French Knots
The wild carrot centerpiece appears as a 24 inch solid embroidery design with blossoms in French knots. It can be worked entirely solid or with eyelets for contrast, appealing to practical needlewomen and trendy for its attractive finish.
Winter Millinery Fashion Preview
The advance winter millinery keeps to familiar notes after a varied summer. Fall hats sit low on the coiffure with many large, broad shapes, while occasional high crowned designs and quirky directeur bonnets from late summer are still featured among the new felts.
Autumn Fashion Gossip Promises Lasting Directoire Styles
The article notes the directoire waistcoat will endure another season with refined effects planned. Milliners favor ribbons in satin and velvet for winter, bordure satins rise, and satin covered buttons become more common. Cedar red brown tones stay popular, chandron copper tones persist, chiffon broadcloth and walley broadcloth appear in new colors, while deep browns and purples, plum and prune shades dominate forthcoming winter wardrobes.
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Directoire
Walley
To Be Agreeable and Find a Happy State of Mind
A guidance piece urges a girl noting grievances and feeling ill used to combat mental strain with action. It prescribes filling days with interests, adopting a hobby, and engaging others with enthusiasm to achieve a wholesome, happy mindset.
How to Wash Glassware Properly
To wash out glass use a soft brush to clean cracks and crevices and remove all residue. Wash in hot soapy water, rinse in clear cold water, and wipe dry with a soft cloth.
Peruana Promises Relief From Summer Ailments
A reader recounts severe summer illness blamed on catarth with coughs night sweats and chest pains. After trying various remedies, the author used Peruana and reports rapid improvement, noting disappearance of symptoms and strong health thereafter. The witness mentions using Perrin on rare occasions to cure bad colds.
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Catarth
Perrin
Rootless cactus invades desert with windborne spread
Curious plant described as a round compact rootless cactus of the California desert. It blows across sand plains for months, then takes root in rain, sending out rapid shoots that grow, feeding from the parent and surrounding soil. Roots spread in a wide circle, with innumerable tiny roots harvesting moisture and nutrients.
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California Desert
California
Baby Recovers From Eczema Using Cuthurn Remedies
A LeSueur Minnesota mother reports her seven month old daughter suffered a severe facial eczema for five months. After trying various remedies, she saw dramatic improvement within two months of using Cuthurn Remedies, with the child’s skin returning to a newborn-like condition and no signs of eczema since.
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H. F. Budtke
LeSueur
Minn
Essentials of a happy home and trusted laxatives
One of the essentials of today’s homes is information on health and quality products. It promotes truthful claims and widely accepted remedies. The piece endorses Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a respected family laxative manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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SPOHN
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Nuriteh
Philadelphia Press
the Tatler
Lewte’ Factory
Peoria
Geo. V. Hobart
Hugh M’hugh
LNO
Beth
Newark News
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