Wonder of Science and a Medley of Quack Cures
A collection of brief medical curiosities and home remedies from era publications. Mentions a Berlin journal Klinische Woche schritt naming Dimethylamidophenil dimethylpyrazazon as a fever remedy, and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive for malaria. Includes short ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and light humor and anecdotes, with scattered notices and quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Journal
Berlin
Klinische Wocheschritt
Fibroid Tumor Cure Reported by Mrs Lombard
Testimony describes fibroid tumor in the womb that doctors could not treat. Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound allegedly restored regular flow and led to a doctor stating the tumor had passed and the dull ache disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkhai
Lydia E. Trinkham
A. Lencaid
Westdaic
Mass
Wheat and Silver Prices at Odds in 1896 Markets
A Washington dispatch notes Dun’s Financial Review showing third quarter 1897 results weaker than five years, with wheat and silver values intertwined. Argentine wheat farming, land rents, and sharecropping dominate savannah-style growth prospects amid favorable but uneven trade conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dun’s Financial Review
Argentina
Argentine Republic
Santa Fe
Buenos Ayres
Entre Rios
Cordobes
Enliure
Prospects and Threats Highlight a Tense Local Notice
A terse, old style notice warns a man of lynching if he does not consent to marriage and reports dire consequences from outside agitators. An ad promotes Hair's Hair Renewer for scalp diseases while a public notice from The Piso Co. claims $1,000 liability for any false testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
THE
Piso CO
Warren, Ps
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