Remarkable Cure Reported by Cook Remedy Company
A Chicago man named Roebrig allegedly recovered from blood poisoning after standard doctors failed. The Cook Remedy Company at 307 Masonic Temple treated him with Magic Cyphilene, claiming a permanent cure and presenting affidavits and endorsements from The Dispatch.
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Chicago Daily Dispatch
Cook Remedy Company
Masonic Temple
Dispatch
Roehrig
Cook Remedy Co
Chicago
Cook Kemedy Company
Omaha
Illinois
Snobbery in Kentucky Campaign Told by Underwood
John C Underwood recounts a stump speech episode in a Kentucky mountain county. He describes kissing several girls at log cabins to win votes, then faces Buck Holmes and a Rough audience who vow to support him regardless of snobbery. The anecdote ends with him gaining 150 votes in the county.
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Europe
Roehrig
America
Chicago
Rodrig
Lute
John C Underwood
Kentucky
Luke Blackburn
New York Evening Post
Thail
Bill
Buck’ Holmes
Carter County
Buck” Holmes
The Original Dr. Cook Cure Company Imitators Identified
Officials warn that a cure advertisement scheme has spread with imitators copying printed material. One fake outfit even uses a near identical name, while a Chicago firm named Coox Reuxpy Co. holds the real magic elixir product.
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Coen
Dr. Cook Cure Company
Magic Orphilene
Coox Reuxpy Co
Chicago
Purported Syrup of Pigs Promoted for Health Use
An advertisement touts Syrup of Pigs as a gentle cleanse for constipation and sluggish organs, claiming it purifies blood, awakens kidneys and liver, and relieves headaches, colds, and fevers. It also notes prohibition may close bars but cannot stop bottle use.
Surprising Endorsement for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
An advertising pitch extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation and digestive ills. It claims the product boosts digestion, regulates the liver, and counters malaria, urging timely use and asserting effectiveness without side effects.
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Tedi
Fragmentary verse about a bard and a fence in old rhyme
The fragment oddly references a stickier for the code of boos and a lyre struck by Sret. It juxtaposes conscience with a fence and a fay, suggesting a mythic or poetic scene. No clear event or people are identified.
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Apollo
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M Roebrig
East Twenty-fifth Street
Roebrig
Germany
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Roebing
Rodrigeby
M. Rogunis
State of Illinois
Cook County
M. W. Jomyson
Blue Grass State
Hood
Partl
Ures
Denver Directory
Harness
W. E. Burlingame’s Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory
Lawrence St
Denver
Oxford
Sea
Irbanks
Victor Icalie
Fairbanks
MORSE
Franklin St
New York
Kilby St. Bostes
Ely
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