Blood Purifier Claim from 19th Century Advertisement
A fragment describes catarrh as a debility of the nose throat and bowels caused by impure blood. It promotes a blood purifier called God’s Sarsaparilia with stated doses and directions.
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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
3
Reading and writing as art and reader engagement
The passage contrasts formal heady prose with newspaper style, noting reading demands imagination yet calls for active reader critique. It then pivots to a medical testimonial praising Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a cleaner mustard plaster for lung pain.
Wednesday weddings and the week’s pacing
In a light exchange Imogene asks why many weddings occur on Wednesday. Femeralda replies Sundays are for rest, Mondays for washing, Tuesdays for ironing, and Wednesday marks the first day with earnings to cover marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene
Femeralda
Senator Beveridge recalls Honeymoon miscue in Indiana dinner
At a dinner in Indianapolis Senator Beveridge quips about an opponent’s mistake. He references John Winslow and a Niagara honeymoon incident where a knock on the door elicits a harsh response, illustrating the humorous misstep with a blunt bedroom miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Famerr
Beveridge
Indianapolis
John Winslow
John
Niagara
Winslow
Honey
Concentrated Pine Compound Promoted for Home Use
A local promoter claims mixing a half ounce of Concentrated pine with gly cerine and whiskey yields a dose of a teaspoon to a tablespoon every four hours. The product comes in half ounce bottles sold through druggists or wholesale houses and bears an airtight Concentrated label. A prominent local figure asserts successful use in many cases.
Trilby Recalled in Verse of Lost Trials and Weeping
Fragmentary lines recall Trilby and Ben Bolt, lamenting forgotten sorrows as the world moves on. The excerpt hints at a past romance and neglect, preserving a fleeting portrait of faded memories within a newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trilby
Ben Bolt
Ben
Cascarets Claim Health Benefits in Personal Endorsement
A reader from New York, H Halpern of 114 B7th Ave, writes that Cascarets relieved months of digestive and breath issues after trying the product. The letter praises the medicine and offers a money back guarantee, urging others with similar troubles to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thall
H. Halpern
New York
N. Vv
Peggent
Cpleteta
Cpleteta Yrotent
Zazane Good
Geeaine
Nobody Lives Here But Us Sign Declares Langworths
The Langworth family in a corner house silences visitors by hanging a sign reading Nobody lives here but us. The note aims to curb inquisitive calls about where neighbors reside, per a New York Times writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langworths
New York Times
Folke
Mra Langworth
Harold
Cold Remedy Promises Quick Breakup of Cough
An advertised remedy claims to cure coughing and colds within twenty four hours. The mix uses two ounces glycerine, half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine, and whisky, sold in drug stores in half ounce vials from Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Pig in the Stable Cellar Inspires Neighborly Gaffe
A family living in the city suburbs keeps a pig in the stable cellar to Lulu’s delight. Soon the piglet visits a neighbor and shows interest in a bird. The neighbor asks about the bird, and Lulu replies they keep a pig instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu
New Student Sparks Debate Over Orthography
A professor questions a new student’s spelling ideas while the other wonders if the youth is simply literate or a spelling reformer ahead of his time, as noted by the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Portrait on Sign Sparks Childs Laughing Comment
A boy spots an ironic advertisement image showing a striking woman holding an umbrella. The scene includes odd dialogue about a cook and laundress as described in a Harper's Weekly style excerpt.
Woman Iron Founder Emerges From Rice Lake Craft
Mrs J H Peters of Rice Lake Wisconsin is described as the country’s only woman iron founder and machinist beside being a skilled cook singer and pianist. She can cast or mold items run a machine shop operate boilers and gears and even make her own patterns from drafts. Her education wit and versatility extend to housekeeping and entertaining conversation while she learned the trade by watching her husband’s shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen
J. H. Peters
Rice Lake
Wis
K Herself
Merchants Must Advertise to Compete with Mail Order
A farmer learns goods could be cheaper via mail order and freight saved, and a local merchant regrets not advertising. The piece argues that merchants who do not advertise miss sales to better known offers and publicity can reach far beyond visible impact.
Maxim on Infringement and a Phrenology Punchline
In New York Hiram Maxim claims the infringement case was won criticizing the opposing witnesses as badly coached. A village phrenologist joke ends with a burly blacksmith’s helper beating the reader over a stolen article, the punchline cut short by the street brawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Maxim
Allenger
New York
Stiff Morning Chit Chat Over Frozen Houseplants
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet has neighbors bantering about bringing in frost vulnerable houseplants. One man recalls rushing to move a heavy rubber tree before breakfast to avoid frost with mixed humor about his wife’s warning and hopes for a nip from freezing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Market talk in Washington Herald hints at price decline
A broker comments that the public is slow to grasp falling prices while another man predicts buyers avoid bidding up for a rise. The exchange reflects a cautious mood about market moves and public perception of price trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Deer around the district spark hunting clash tale
A Punch item notes that locals recall deer presence in the district but recounts men actively shooting at HM. The remark suggests tension and concern over wildlife and hunting activity in the area.
Roller skating fad grows in England this season
The roller skating craze that surged in England last winter shows signs of continuing into the current season with popular demand and new enthusiasts taking to the rinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sunken Galleys of Neri Lake Linked to Tiberne Caligula
In Lake Neri Italy divers recovered two ancient pleasure galleys once owned by emperors Tiberne and Caligula. Local efforts in 1895 led to locating measuring and cataloging bronzes wood anchors and ornaments from the hulks. The vessels were about 230 by 80 feet and 200 by 65 feet and bore inscriptions Caesaris Aug Germanice identifying Caligina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Neri
Italy
Tiberne
Caligula
Sig Por Borghi
Calignia
Nolecious sewing machines prompt door to door inquiry
A man at the door asks to interest the household in sewing machines. The homeowner declines saying his daughter always sings while using any sewing machine, then slams the door.
Pettit's Tye Salve Prompting Instant Care
Fragmentary OCR reads about a medical salve and a product from a company, with uncertain origins. The readable bits mention Tolhetonh, Bros., Oe utalo, suggesting a trade name or place and potential medical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Bros
Difference between a gown and a library wagon driver
A playful exchange contrasts a lady's gown with a public library delivery wagon driver as two speakers joke about why one carries books in the back. The scene shifts to a stage moment featuring tenor Stannup N Howell announcing a sentimental ballad about crumbs in the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Distinctive Wit Leads to Ambiguous Sermon Note
A bishop known for humor faced an unintentional joke when announcing a service. He said, Remember our special service next Sunday afternoon. The Lord will be with us during the morning services, and Bishop Potter in the evening. The remark amused the West parish audience.
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