Hall's Catarrh Cure and other old advertisements
A collage of period ads and odd snippets including a claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure promising payment for cures, a nursemaid worry line, a worm exterminator brand, a note from F J Cheney & Co in Toledo, and a quip about happiness. The text mixes promotional copy with miscellaneous notices of the era.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A.W. Gleason
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Note
Carthage minister jokes an interview cost and plays along. He refuses a contribution and tumbles when rising a chair skidded. The scene circulates as a humorous anecdote from the Kansas City Star.
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Minard
Carthage
Kansas City Star
Advice to Women Grow Old Attractively and Gracefully
The article urges women to embrace aging as an art, arguing that middle age brings greater attractiveness through learned tact, self control, and experience. It cautions against copying youth styles, stresses careful dress and grooming, and celebrates a sweet dignified demeanor that gains friends and admiration as years pass.
Bowdoin College Founding and Early Benefactors
Bowdoin College began at Brunswick Maine in 1794 named for James Bowdoin the elder who died in 1790 His son James Bowdoin 1805 08 US Minister to Spain donated 1000 acres of land and 5000 dollars at founding He left 6000 acres a library paintings and scientific apparatus to the institution in 1811 Longfellow taught there for five years and the college maintained high standing through Grat model history
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Bowdoin College
Brunswick
James Bowdoin
United States
Munrister
Spain
Longfellow
Pacific Balance and the Pacific Fleet
The article argues that moving U S maritime forces to the Pacific is neither a challenge nor a menace. It says America can deter threats and that a strong Pacific fleet will restore balance after Japan's rapid rise. The piece frames the U S as self contained and capable of maintaining stability in oceanic power dynamics.
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Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Great Ocean
Japan
St. Peersburg Novoe
The Pioneer's Crop Flaxseed for New Prairie Land
Flaxseed is recommended as the pioneer's crop for first breaking prairie sod. It creates a weed-free seed bed, yields early revenue, and aids soil preparation for future ploughing. Best results in Canada West from May 15 to 26, with late sowing possible. 1907 Saskatchewan yields reached 1,364,716 bushels. Alberta 130,974. Manitoba 317,347, indicating late sowing boosted flax production. Canadian farmers should rotate crops to avoid soil depletion.
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Canadian West
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Northwesterl
Baby Indigestion Then Ills of Infants
A courting of indigestion in babies leads to loss of appetite, fussiness, and fatigue for mothers. Babys Own Tablets are advertised as a cure, with a testimonial from Mrs. Geo. Howell of Sanny Beach. The ad claims relief from indigestion colic and vomiting and promotion of healthy sleep, selling at 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont. An unrelated joke about a felon at Bow Street Court ends with the line about a haircut.
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Geo. Howell
Sanny Beach
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Marion Bridge Liniment Seller Praises Minard’s
A local dealer from Marion Bridge C B states that Minard’s Liniment has been the first liniment asked for during the past year and is unquestionably the best seller among all liniments he handles.
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Marion Bridge
C B
Minard
Newlywed Brooklyn Couple Face Frugal Sundays
A recently married Brooklyn couple struggles with scarce groceries after a late delivery. The wife breaks down at dinner time, declaring the larder bare, while the husband cheerfully plans to return to mother for help. A lighthearted vignette from Harper’s Magazine reflects on inexperience and limited means.
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Brooklyn
Time to Hogs
A Northerner riding through West Virginia mountains encounters a mountaineer driving pigs to pasture. The visitor notes grass fattening is slow and asks about time, while the mountaineer explains his method and joke about time on hawgs. The exchange highlights rural differences in farming pace and practice.
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West Virginia
Yaas
Mountaineer
Everybody's Magazine
Corn Cure Advertisement and Social Quip
A column mocks gender roles with a Pittsburg Leader quip about a girl not being ready until she has come out while promoting Holloway's Corn Cure claiming it never fails. The note frames medical marketing alongside social commentary in a humorous context.
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Holloway
Pittsburg
Piles Cure Promise and Village Inn Banter
An advertisement claims P'LE S CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding and protruding piles with money back. A village inn anecdote follows where a caller remarks on a daughter’s musical talent and a father boasts she sings like a phonograph.
Cure for Itch and Mange in Thirty Minutes
Wolford's Sanitary Lotion claims to cure all forms of contagious itch on humans and animals within 30 minutes, including prairie scratches and mange. The advertisement touts rapid relief and broad effectiveness across multiple conditions.
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Wolford
Reforming Her Vocabulary
A young Quaker woman tries to drop Quaker speech forms like thees and thous learned from family. She recalls facing ridicule in a dry goods job when her dialect drew attention, while others with foreign accents were ignored. She aims to speak straight English to avoid earshot mockery.
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New York Sun
Don
A Royal Meddler and Queen Christina Mentioned in Opinion
A column notes how Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy and Empresses of Russia and Germany have been accused of political meddling, while mother of the King of Spain, Christina, is praised for discretion. It also mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil’s broad popularity across nations. A tourist and native conversation ends with a remark on upcoming political stir and spring plowing.
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Margherita
Italy
Russia
Frederick
Germany
Spain
Christina
Thomas
N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Ad Promotes Fur Trades
An old advertisement from Minneapolis touts selling guns and traps at low prices and offers furs hides and tanning for robes and rugs. The piece includes a quoted poem and references a photographer and poet, D. A. McCarthy, in New York Sun.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
D. A. McCarthy
New York Sun
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Inanely
Dialogue from a Chicago Record-Herald item features Sauntering Sim boasting of luck while Ruffled Rube questions how Sim stays well amid illness and hunger. The quote juxtaposes humor with hardship as a humorous aside.
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Sim
Rube
Chicago Record-Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
Tooke Brothers
Montreal
Elizabeth
Lippincott’s
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Company
Lowell, Mass
J. C. Ayer Ce
Lowell
Mesa
Bow Street
Harper’s Magazine
Eddy
Tees & Peasse Limited, Agts
Calgary
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Beecham
Philadelphia Press
Zoc
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