Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Compound for recovery
A Denver woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her after a six year battle with female troubles and an unsuccessful operation. The letter urges other sick women to try the remedy and notes the product's long history of helping with backache, irregularities, and related symptoms. The notice invites letters to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence &J
Denver
Col
Mrs. Pinkham
Valparaiso Delays In Mail And Orders Highlighted
A fragment notes Valparaiso, Iowa is about 5000 miles from New York and that responses to business letters take 70 to 80 days, with orders taking five to six months to fill. The writer compares this to Europe and mentions a catalog offer from E Reise and a stray reference to chrysanthemums.
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Valparaiso
New York
Europe
Jove
Berles
E. Reise
Wateeka
Complaints About Paint and a French Lady Anecdote
A discussion on choosing paint before expenses and bidding standards notes National Lead Company materials and a testing offer. The column includes a Philadelphia Bulletin item about Qounah Parker in Guthrie debating an Indian bill and a humorous anecdote involving a French lady at a Washington dinner.
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National Lead Company
Natio! Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Philadelphia Bulletin
Qounah Parker
Comendiea
Guthrie
Washington
Lory
Baby eczema cured by Cuticura in six months claim
A letter from C F Kara of New York touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as a speedy permanent cure for a baby's eczema after trying multiple doctors. The note, dated March 20, 2006, also mentions a Vaccination Ward scene and a Lithuanian mother seeking vaccination.
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Daetora
C. F. Kara
East 65Th Street
New York
The Extreme Penalty in a Scottish Joke
Lord Russell once misfired a campaign speech in Scotland and recovered with a joke about voting and drinking Scotch. In youth he faced a bigamy trial and a friend asked for the extreme penalty. His reply: two mothers in law.
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Bt. Louth Times
Lord Russell
Sootland
Wberals
Russell
Aecross
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and a Titian Ruse
An 19th century alert warns against mercury in catarrh remedies, touting Cheney's Catareh Cure as mercury free and internal. A French painter in Italy's antique market hides a Titian under a Garibaldi portrait, only to be revealed at the Paris frontier when the disguise fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Italy
Emanuel
Paris
Titian
Garibaldi
Kidney Pills Restore Strength During Critical Life Phase
Mrs. John Kirk of Detroit reports a severe kidney illness at a critical life stage. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, she recovered quickly, gained weight, and returned to excellent health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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John Kirk
F. D. No
Detroit
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Ca
Buffalo
N. Y
Kangaroo tale links Rothschild to London romance
A historic newspaper snippet recounts Walter Rothschild narrowly escaping marriage as a rich bachelor. A designing mother plots to wed him to her daughter, but Rothschild overhears plans at a watering place and apologizes for boring them with kangaroo talk, promising to change.
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Rothschild
London Echo
Walter Rothschild
England
Thome
Worman
Humorous Fragments From An Old Newspaper Page
A collection of light anecdotes and odd notes includes a mail carrier joking about delivering a wreath to the grave of James Love at Woodlawn Cemetery, plus brief sketches of detective Hilary K. Adair and Lincoln era humor. The item also contains tales of philosophers, editors, a bishop's tree anecdote, and a Colorado game warden tale about a boastful hunter.
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Heath
James Love
Woodlawn
Emith
Gove
Peruna Classified as Tonic and Catarrh Remedy
The article argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy, asserting its action on mucous membranes and nervous system. It highlightsHydrastic canadensis and a blend with COPERS COP trio plus other tonics, claiming strong evidence from medical writers and testimonials. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus.
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Copers
COP
Peruna
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbu
Impressionist offend John G Johnson with sharp retort
A Tit Bits piece recalls John G Johnson Philadelphia lawyer with a renowned art collection praising a young impressionist. The artist, eager to sell, faced polite rejection and hot exchange ending with the lawyer’s quip about knowing bad eggs despite never painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pero
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Ill considered antics at the baseball game prompt discharge
A police report describes a prisoner acting as if insane during a baseball game. He hurled a witch at a player, ran through the grandstand shouting and smashing hats, and jumped onto the diamond to assault the umpire. The judge releases him after reprimanding the officer for injudicious conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingersoll
Vitea Pesce and oil Mareeve Theat cured by Dr Kiines
From Denver Post a man reflects on a birthday gift a mirror and a remark about memory. The piece notes a street scene and a casual exchange about affection amid a stray caution about manure in a stable sequence.
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Kiineserve
Kline
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Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
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Galveston
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St. Paul
Minn
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South Dakota
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Cairo
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