Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Ad Warns Safety
An old advertisement warns that Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packages with directions for safe use. It touts remedies for headache toothache earache and cold and notes generic packaging and small prices in drugstores.
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Bayer
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Druggist reports show Dr Kilmer Swamp Root helps kidney trouble with healing, mild effects. Insurance examiners note many applicants are rejected due to unrecognized kidney disease. Available at drug stores in two sizes. send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Elmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Next Thing On Installment Beefsteak Plan
A fragment from The Next Thing hints at a future necessity to purchase beefsteak on the installment plan as a wry remark. The dialogue presents a character pondering rising costs and rationing with grim humor.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure After All
A 19th century advertisement asserts $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. It promotes blood-based treatment by Jenney & Co. of Toledo Ohio, claiming to improve health and assist nature, with testimonials offered. The copy emphasizes constitutional influence on catarrh and urges readers to consult druggists.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
One Exception Sparks Wink Between Peers
A fragment shows sharp quips about a sour old fellow named Jim Four and a remark on how husbands in Ghan make merry widows, hinting at a humorous banter or exchange in a social scene.
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Jim 4S
August Flower advertised as a stomach remedy
An old advertisement touts August Flower as a universal cure for tired overworked stomachs. It claims to aid digestion, fermentation, sour stomach, headaches, and constipation by stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines. Sold widely with a vague commentator remark about illicit whiskey.
Cuticura Ad Urges Pimples Clearing Routine
An advertising notice promotes Cuticura for pimply faces, advising to smear with Cuticura Ointment and wash with Cuticura Soap in five minutes, then use daily for cleansing. It adds a tip to include Cuticura Talcum and ends with a moral about bath character and condition.
Cho Cho Health Clown Urges Kids to Gain Half a Pound
Cho Cho the health clown visits 2,500 children in New York teaching nutritious habits and daily routines. He shows how milk, vegetables, bathing, teeth brushing, and beds help kids grow strong. The National Bureau of Education uses his act in a nationwide program to combat malnutrition and improve child health.
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Ho-Cho
Cho-Cho
Agure
Cirous
Good Alr
Bad Ali
York City
Uncle Sam
National Bureau of Education of the Interior Department
Lane
Bureau of Education
ChwCho
Elve
Johnny
Jenny
Choa-Cho
Quote echoes Shakespeare and Dickens in London Chronicle
The London Chronicle cites early modern writers predicting modern phrases such as keep your hair on and the game is up. It notes Falstaff misnaming a person and a Cleopatra era line about room for six Scotches as examples of era language.
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Falstalf
London Chronicle
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praise From Mrs Courtney
A customer from Oskaloosa Iowa reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for years of weakness and misery. The letter urges other women with displacements irregularities inflammation backache or nervousness to try the root and herb medicine and notes the company offers specialized advice.
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Oskalooss
Iowa
Lydia E
Lizzie Courtney
8Th Ave
West
Oskaloosa
Jaws
Courtney
Lydia E. Pinknan
Why Investigate What’s Haut You Say
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote questions excessive futile investigations and mocks the notion of digging deeper while advocating a blind acceptance of the status quo. The fragment reflects editorial humor about scrutiny and hidden agendas in public discourse.
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Louisville Courier—Journal
Back Like a Board It’s Your Kidneys Remedy Ad
An old advert promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney pains and backache. It urges immediate action at first twinges, claims the capsules attack poisonous germs and provide quick relief. The copy emphasizes the product’s long history, freshness, and guaranteed money back offer.
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Haarlem
Ilem
Nand
Ady
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