Preventives cold cure promoted by Dr Shoop
Free sample of Preventies and a cold booklet offered by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. The ad claims Preventies are safe cold cures taken early or at the sneeze stage and mentions Preventics for seated colds or la grippe. It cites Sexton Bros and Rowell as sellers and oddly references cigarette dangers and cremation.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
Sexton Bros
Rowell
Powell
Collins
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
An old patent medicine notice promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure. It claims decades of use, ease of intake when diluted with water and sugar, and notes Sexton Bros. sells it. It also mentions microscopists and unseen microbe forms.
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Chamberlain
Sexton Bros
Narrow Escape and Arnica Salve Claim
G W Cloyd of Plank Missouri recounts a four year old thumb injury when a doctor wanted amputation. He refused and used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to heal the wound. 25 cents at Sexton Bros Druggist. Chicago News notes Miss Pinkleigh’s beauty and compliment about her artistic talent.
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G. W. Cloyd
Plank
Simson
Sexton Bros Draggist
Dont Pay Alimony to Be Divorced From Your Appendix
Pills guarantee gentle action for the appendix with Dr Kings New Life Pills. Sexton Bros Druggist offers 25 cent bottles. A note adds a vinegar mixture tip for washing fish water to impart a delicious furor.
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Dr. King
Sexton! Bros Druggist
Sore Nipples and Cham berlain’s Salve Remedy
A parental tip recommends Cham berlain’s Salve to ease sore nipples after nursing. Advice to wipe with a soft cloth before the babe nurses again. Also notes the salve’s favorable use by Mary trained horses and mentions Sexton Bros for sale.
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Mary
Sexton Bros
Low Rates to the Pacific Coast Travel Offers
Advertises low-rate colonists tickets to the Pacific coast with daily tours by Pullman sleepingcars from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Special round trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles April 25 to May 18 and June 5 to 8 with return limits to September 1 along Portland Tacoma Seattle and North Pacific Coast destinations. Also mentions kidney disease hazard and Foley's Kidney Cure. References Crater Lake Oregon as a volcanic feature.
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Pullman
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
North Pacific Coast
North Western Line
Poleys Honey and Tar Safe Under Pure Food Law
Notice to customers states Poleys Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law because it contains nojatea o or other harmful drugs. The advert promotes it as a safe remedy for children and adults. A quoted line about a popular girl and college education appears in the notice.
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Poley
Sexton Bros
Dr Shoop Magic Ointment for Piles Relief
A historic ad notes relief from Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment claiming positive, certain action for itching and painful piles. It pledges disappearance of protruding or blind piles and lists a 30 cent nickel capped glass jar price sold by Sexton Bros.
Fragmentary Obscure Nurse Note From Times, Standard
A garbled passage quotes Mrs Stiles about a nurse and attire, mentioning blue dresses and a remark about wild babies, attributed to Times and Standard sources. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear event or timeline.
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Tilda
Mitlie
Mrs. Stiles
Standard and Times
Disturbing the Congregation Cough Triggers Remedy Request
A note asks the person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing to buy a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar from Sextan Bros. The item is prescribed as a remedy for coughs and a prompt to purchase is issued by Sextan Bros.
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Foley’s
Sextan Bros
Old Hooker Story Sparks Rousing Rail Tale
A fireman recalls a dramatic dash of an old engine known as Old 18, pulling a fast Boston line run after a determined student snagged a rail job and convinced officials. The tale ends with a note of regret as a mother’s illness keeps the romance from reality, but the ride fuels a legend in the yard.
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Dartton
Boston
Aodl
Andover
Buster
Will
New Haven
South Station
Phillips
Hart
Old Buster
Dan Duffy
Sud Dan
Tom Collins
Albright
Duffy
Dufy
Tim
Reston
Greuma
Englessar
Jim Dindy
Hind
Matt
The Poor Childs Advantages and Education Divide
A discussion on wealth and poverty in childrearing. The piece argues rich families often shield children with abundance, while poor children lack focus and nourishment for growth. It laments distractions at home and church toward shaping duty and thought, questioning what time remains for meaningful development.
Love in Circles and Equations at Barnard College
A Barnard College scene uses math to test love. A student challenges a lover to prove mutual affection by equal ratios and radii of a circle. The jokey dialogue turns playful as the man concedes the playful deduction.
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Barnard College
Trainondon Widow Quips On Swift Young Men
In a brief exchange quoted from Pick-Me-Up, the splinster laments his usefulness as age advances while a pretty widow agrees that swift young men are hard to catch, highlighting a witty rural social moment.
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An Trainondon
Splnster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lbet
Vermont
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Foley
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Cleveland
McLaughlin
Tiffault-Kamps Merc’Co
H.C. Koenig
Wes. Littie
G. R. Gustafson
R. Connor Co. Stratford
Ruby Donglan
MecChuve’s
Sapile
Drenouf Forest
Schurz
New York
Uneeda
Is Incorporated
Wood County
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Vocalions
Steinway
Everett
Steck, Starr
Harvard
Richmond
Jewett
Farrand
Estey
Aeolian
Milwaukee
Retail Association
Steinway Hall
Grand Avene
Chippewa Sugar Co
Chippewa Falls
H. E. Bauer
Marshfield
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