Peruna Credited By Mrs Marsh For Grippe Relief
In a letter dated August 31 1904 Mrs Henrietta A Marsh of Los Angeles California and President of the Woman's Benevolent Association writes that she suffered seven weeks from grippe until Peruna was tried and brought rapid recovery She notes extensive use of Peruna in Kentucky and Tennessee and requests the free Terms Almanac for 1900 from Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio
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Henrietta A
Marsh
TGQ
dArk St
Los Angeles
Cal
Woman's Benevolent Ags
Deafness cure claims and dubious remedies in old ad copy
An OCR fragment shows a claims heavy ad for deafness cures, asserting ear mucus inflammation and Eustachian tube blockage. It promotes Halls Catarra Cure and mentions a One Hundred Dollars refund offer, with dubious testimonials and broken dialogue about truth and a blown up person.
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Olga
Halls Catarra
Trade of Africa shows sharp rise in US exports after war
The article notes a surge in American trade with British Africa driven by peace in South Africa. U S exports to Africa grew from 5 million in 1892 to 88 million in 1902, with seven months of 1903 nearly 8 million above 1902. Natal and Cape Colony imports rose in 1902 to 75 million and 170 million respectively.
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America
South Africa
United States
New York
Natal
Cape Colony
Africa
South America
British Africa
Bouris
Denis
Tobaccn
WENGE
Tsps
Saca Aeget
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims and Letters
A New York Weekly item parodies a fake remedy claim for curing colds in one day with a Bromo Maine style tablet. The gag includes a quip about love letters and a light domestic exchange, turning the ad into a humorous aside.
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Maine
Grove
Merchant tests whistle skill for job in Philadelphia press
A merchant asks a young applicant to whistle as proof of ability. The boy confesses he cannot whistle, prompting the merchant to end the interview, while the Philadelphia press notes the odd scene and lighthearted tone.
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Wang
Philadelphia Presa
Live stock farms exceed other farm investments by billions
The article notes that live stock farms in the United States, totaling about 1.86 million, value at over 7.5 billion dollars, surpass hay and grain farms by roughly 2.1 billion and exceed cotton lands by over six billion. Dairy interests push the live stock total above one billion, with overall farm valuations around 9.2 billion in 1899. The average stock farm spans about 226 acres, more than hay and grain farms.
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United States
Hay
Wrecking contract signed for St. Louis Fair property
A Chicago wrecking company signed for 450000 to demolish World’s Fair structures with a 100000 down payment. The rest will be paid in installments as demolition begins with the horticultural palace first and a vast list of materials valued in the millions is to be salvaged over years.
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Chicago
Horticultural Palace
Jefferson Guards
Global Industry Sparks and Technological Breakthroughs Across the World
Reports show 2000 plus skilled workers leaving French silk mills for the United States within a year. U S mills are expected to create 20 000 jobs when operating at full capacity. America plans to manufacture typewriters for Syria using a new fifty character alphabet. A Brazilian quartz glass technique yields white hot glass that survives cold water. A tungsten deposit in Boulder County Colorado is described as the largest in the world. Canton China shoe and button factories employ thousands with extended hours aided by kerosene illumination.
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Roubaix
United States
Tittsburg
America
Syria
Selim Fladdad
New
Boulder County
Eldora
Nederland
Colo
Canton
China
Babies in the Snow by Laplanders at Church
A Ram's Horn description recounts Laplanders taking newborns to church in sleighs pulled by reindeer. Men cover snow beds with bearskins and place babies in shallow snow near the church. Parents leave, return after services, and shake off the snow to retrieve their children, who stay warm.
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Lapp
Micther Lapp
Father Lapp
Cuticura Soap Ad Mixes Health Claims and Odd Anecdotes
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as superior skin care products for cleansing skin and hair, then intersperses unrelated quotes and humorous snippets about drinking, professions, and a piano key joke. The text blends marketing with miscellaneous readers’ notes and anecdotes.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles and Maine Granite Leadership
A claimed cure for piles promises refund if not effective in six to ten days. Maine now leads the nation in granite production, surpassing Massachusetts with 1901 statistics totaling 2,700,600 dollars in granite value across rough stone monumental work dressed stone paving curbing treadmaking rubble and riprap.
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Maine
Massachusetts
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Genrietta Marsh
LA Grippe
Cassidy
Cassity
Casey
Creney &60
Toledo
Halle
Canada
Port Schoe
Apple Fav
Imigacettaka
Cauads
Holmes
Jackson
St. Paul
Minit
Mebachian
Wat
Dakota
Jatneriz SA
Picasa
ORR
Seeanington
Siont
Ily Progecutes
Cass War
Edionite Risia
Athe Rio
Ax. U
Florisant
Dodd
Bright
Peter Barteza
Missouri
New York Weekly
Pale Gale
Cuticura
Mason
Magen
Ilinois
Fred Hermann
Box Avenue
Buffalo
Dars. Fc
Ee Saal
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee
I . Wis
Business Woman's Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Pryman
Mrs. L
Grovin
Grove St
Wis
Lydia
Pinkham
Ham
Indiana
Pixanas
Yzzie HivEe
Salem
Indi
Chicago Gen's Supply Co
Inneys
Castoria
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