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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
7
A torn fragment reports someone using bitters and other tonics to ease symptoms and regain energy. The note mentions feeling stronger with improved appetite and optimism, credited to the remedies and a new lease on life at a local drugstore.
An old advertisement touts free throat and chest relief as part of a sale at Clendenin's ar a store with Bargo bottles offered at 60 cents and one dollar. The copy references epidemic concerns and consumption, suggesting a health remedy promotion for respiratory issues.
An antiquated ad claims Digene cures cuts, ulcers, salt rheum and fever sores with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. It lists for sale by Wm. Olendenin and promises a price of 2% cents per box.
A reader advertises Maguire's Cundurango for headaches fevers and liver issues while praising Ely's Dream Balm. William H. Hamilton, a leading opera bass, testifies to rapid relief from influenza catarrh enabling him to perform a heavy role with his voice intact.
A cluttered advertisement extols Reto's German Coucit and Kidney Cure as a universal remedy for colds and pulmonary diseases. It claims to prevent progression to pneumonia and seafarth, asserting rapid, safe relief at 25 and 50 cents per bottle from Sylvan Remedy Co., Peru, Illinois.
Special correspondence from Washington notes a newspaper proprietor offering a large cash prize for a single good advertising idea. Walter Wellsman and Feiling discuss what they learned about newspaper ads and patents, citing fourteen hundred patents linked to advertising schemes.
A reflective piece on the long arc of advertising history from Greek writing and Roman criers to modern patent office oddities. It notes how newspapers became prime ad venues, cites $259,000 yearly ad spend by John Wanamaker, and describes inventions from balloon billboards to door guardian figures that shout SHUT THE DOOR.
In New York on April 9 fashion notes describe spring street life with flowered bonnets and dresses. A dainty myrtle green broadcloth gown features gold thread drawwork and a Louis XV style coat. A “ribbon gown” for a young girl uses stir chiffon and mull, ivory white with peach pink ribbons, detailing with rosettes and ribbon trims, costing about 7.65 dollars for materials, designed by Olive Harper.
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