California Fig Syrup Co Public Statement on Syrup of Figs
The California Fig Syrup Co announces its product is produced under medical endorsement and expert approval to ensure purity and uniformity. It asserts genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna use California figs for taste while medicinal principles come from beneficial plants. Readily available through druggists.
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California
Fig. Syrup Co
Salifornis
Benis
California Fig Syrup Co
Reading Druggisia
Lime Sulphur Mix and Cement Use on Farms Highlight 1900s Bulletin
A farm bulletin discusses lime sulfur Bordeaux substitutes, zinc lime mix efficacy, and cement repairs for farm buildings. It covers tree protection sprays, cowpens for pasture, cowpeas grazing, and feeding trials, plus wheat production shifts in the Mississippi Valley and northwest states with global competitors noted.
Weather House A Swiss contrivance for foretelling weather
The weather house is an old fashioned Swiss invention using catgut to move two figures. Excess moisture twists the string, turning a platform and revealing a man at one door while dry conditions bring a woman to prominence. The mechanism is simple to make.
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Switzerland
One Kidney Recovered After Dolan’s Pills Claim
A Milford man credits Dolan’s Kidney Pills with saving his life after doctors said his right kidney was nearly dead. He was paralyzed, nearly unable to walk, and on crutches. Three months of use brought rapid improvement and a complete recovery, with kidney pain fading. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
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Sylvanus G. Verrill
Milford
Hart
Dolan
Postey-Milburn Go
Buffalo
N.X
Origin of Chrysanthemum Legend in Japanese Garden
A London Globe story recounts a moonlit garden tale where a young girl tests her fiancé’s love by stripping petals from a flower. A god appears, promising endless years of happiness if the petals count, but she selects a Persian carnation and alters the petal count to secure her future. The chrysanthemum is blamed on her ruse.
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London
Gir
Elevator Wait Sparks Casual Conversation Between Two Men
Two second floor offices occupants lingered on the first floor awaiting an elevator. The real estate man Landgol and lawyer Rankle exchange brief remarks about fitness and joining an athletic club.
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Landgol
Rankle
Greenwich Observatory Magnetic Observations Relocated
The Greenwich observatory will have its magnetic observations moved due to increasing traffic and new electric works nearby. Nautical calculations will be made elsewhere as reliability declines in the Greenwich area.
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Greenwich Observatory
Cure of Child Hood Boils with Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. M A Schwerin of Detroit testifies that her child had about sixty head boils at six months. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with full cure. A later scalp humor spread behind the ears yearly in spring and cleared each time with Cuticura. Resolvent aided last time, leaving the child well for two years. February 24 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp sole distributors. Bristol Hoagland event noted with painted green figure.
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Vivian
M.A. Schwerin
Spring Wells Ave
Detroit
Mich
Potter Drog & Chem. Corp
Boston
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertises Cure
A Louisville reader touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as saving her from irregularities dizziness nervousness and a severe female trouble avoiding an operation Another testimony from Adrian Minnesota praises the remedy as curing female diseases and avoiding surgery Thirty years of testimonials claim the compound as a remarkable female health remedy with broad success reported nationwide
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Louisville
Lydia
I. Pinkham
Louisvile
Adrian
Gan T
Pinkham
Lena v. Henry
BR. F. D
Lydia E Pinkham
Constant Y Pontein
Yo Hann
Patent Medicine Remedy Promises Pain Relief and Hydrophobia Note
An old advertisement promotes whiskey based rheumatism cures with syrup sarsaparilla and Torls compound, instructing dosages before meals and bedtime. It claims hydro-phobia prevention in England since 1002 as a selling point and asserts Murine eye drops are gentle, non‑stinging, and effective while complying with pure foods laws.
Wit and Kazoo of New York Cay
A speculative note claims about 115000 people in New York Cay live by wit, implying a shortage of wit in others and a humorous take on local livelihood practices.
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Ik Ja
New York Cay
Brom Quintum Phat Laxative Cure Ad Signature Grove
An old advertisement touts Brom QuIntum Phat as a universal laxative and cold cure. It claims J. W. Grove signature and a "world over" usage claim, noting a one day cure for colds and a price of 230.
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J. W. Grove
Gausy for Gratitude Beneath Fractured Dialogue
A fragmentary scene shows a benevolent man speaking to a mother as a child’s chocolate smeared head draws exclamations. The passage captures a quirky exchange full of garbled phrases and stray words.
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Lim
Grape Nuts Food Seen as Brain and Nerve Aid
Readers learn that proper food, not medicine, supports brain and nerve tissue. Grape Nuts, rich in phosphate of potash, combines wheat and barley nutrients to calm nerves and aid mental focus. A customer testimonial from a nurse credits Grape Nuts with ending weekly nervous strain and preserving her job.
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Trenewer
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Weilville
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