That Terror of Mothers Overcome by a Nova Scotian Mother
A vintage testimonial page extols Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as relief for children’s coughs and whooping cough. Mrs. W. J. Dickson, pen name Stanford Hveleth, praises the remedy and recounts her family’s improvement.-Wooldridge of Wortham Texas also shares a croup recovery. The ad promotes half size bottles and a free curebook from J C Ayer Co. Lowell Massachusetts.
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Dr. Ayer
W. J. Dickson
Co. J. Wooldridge
Wortham
Tex
Ayer
C. J. WooLvktoor
Wortham, Tex
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Pension Dispute Highlights Postwar Veterans Pay
The article recounts pension officials debating eligibility after a veteran named Sheury sought changes to his payout. Deputy Commissioner Bell advised reclassifying his status from total disability to return to pension payments, prompting filings and restored pay while scrutiny of the monthly pension remained.
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Bell
Hell
Mapring
Hel
Destructive Storms and Sea Sickness Remedies
A fragment notes destructive coastal storms and cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for seasickness nervousness and kidney trouble aboard ships. It adds a humorous aside about practical jokes and marriage.
Beauty is Blood Deep and Clean Skin Formula
An old advertisement claims clean blood yields clear skin and promotes Cascarets to detoxify the liver and remove blemishes. It promises relief from boils, blackheads, and bilious complexions. Sold by druggists with 10c to 56c prices and satisfaction guaranteed.
Cure A Cold In One Day Adverts Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. It also advertises Dr Taft's Asthmatene and a free sample from Taft Bros Rochester. The piece includes humorous testimonials and stray personal anecdotes from 1805 era readers.
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Taft
Taft Bros
Kim St. Rochester
Amason's Klondike Return Promises Appetite Boost
In a brief exchange the question is asked if Amason will return with goods from the Klondike. The reply confirms only a literal gain, his appetite, as the notable outcome.
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Amason
Klondike
Sample Cure Claim for Five Drops Rheumatic Remedy
A 1897 letter from Buena Vista Oregon praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co for relief from rheumatism and neuralgia. The ad offers 100000 sample bottles for 25 cents, with options of a large bottle at 1, or two bottles for 2.50, and includes a testimonial and urging readers to write to 187 Dearborn Street Chicago.
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Buena Vista
Ore
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
Wells
Dearborn Street
The CloVen Foot Money Lenders in India Abuse
A critical look at usury in India and Sri Lanka details how money lenders including Chetties and village capitalists charge rates up to 300 percent and more. The piece calls for a protective association and legislative intervention to curb oppression of the poor.
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Ceylon Mail
George Wall
India
I T
England
Endemic Ills and Labor Strife Threaten Society
A terse note warns that endemic disease and sickness will strike at the root of the evils facing today’s society. It labels the situation a curse to society and a disgrace to government and employers of labor. An appeal calls for action against these burdens.
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Lief
Living Man's Funeral for Rev Wiseman Draws Crowds
A Parkersburg correspondent reports in Baltimore Sun style on a unique funeral for Rev Frank Wiseman in Vadis Lewis County. The village church filled early as vehicles crowded in, and worshipers lined the aisles to hear sermons by Rev Ireland and Rev Doyle. Wiseman and kin offered praise at the altar while attendees, believing it sincere, filed past and shook hands, then dispersed in orderly fashion.
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Frank Wiseman
Vadis
Lewis County
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore Sun
Ireland
Wiseman
Mr. Wiseman
Mr. Doyle
Canada's Mock Parliament in Debating Society Faces Anew
The Montreal Parliamentary Debating Society is not dead but sleeping for a time. It has existed fourteen years with periods of inactivity. Recent gathering of about twenty supporters sparked discussion on continuing, though leaders’ time constraints may affect future activity.
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Esting Debating Society
Mock Parliament
Montreal Star
Montreal Parliamentary Debating Society
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Beauty
Iso
M. Ross
Willamsport
Kitty At
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Aes
Canada
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