Perfume as Health Aid in Historic Musings and Anecdotes
A collage of quotations extols perfumes and spices as disease defense, citing musk for nurses, Attar of roses, and saffron with wine to extend life. Classical authors and legends appear, noting perfumes purify air, deter microbes, and even shape mythic violet lore. A rail station anecdote and satirical lines close the miscellany on scent and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Bacon
Janthe
Artemia
Apollo
Ianthe
RIGHT NAMES OF ROYALTY
An article explodes myths about royal surnames claiming most are wrong. It cites Le Figaro noting Victoria as Miss Azon von Este and the British royal line as Wettin, with various rulers sharing or shaping different historic family names.
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Europe
le Figaro
Paris
Queen Victoria
Miss Azon
Miss Azon von Este
Brunswick-Luneberg
Hanover
Azon
Margrave of Este
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg
Wettins
Albert Edward Wettin
Portugal
Hohenzollern
Zollern
Thassilon
Bulgrave
Nuremberg
William II
William Zollern
Roumania
Capets
Orleans
Don Carlos
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Hughes Capet
France
Oldenburgs
Oldenburg
Christian IX
Denmark
George I
Greece
Ernest Duke
Sleswick- Holstein
Nicholas II
Russias
Nicholas
Peter III
Holstein
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Frederick
Baden
Alsace
Humbert
Italy
Mr. Savoia
Oscar II
Sweden
Bernadotte
Charles XIV
Leo XIII
Joachim Peccoi
Alexander I of
Servia
Obronowitch
Nicholas I
Prince
Montenegro
Mr. Niegoch
Electric Bitters Promised For Female Complaints Relief
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles. This medicine supposedly aids female complaints and boosts strength and tone. It claims to help loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting nervous sleeplessness and dizzy spells with health and strength guaranteed. Sold for fifty cents to one dollar at J H Bacher Co Drug Store.
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J. H. Bacher & Co
Castoria Recalled in Classic Advertising Rhyme
The ad jingle traces Castoria's use from infancy through motherhood with claims of comforting babies, children, and mothers. A historic marketing line highlights the product as a trusted remedy across generations.
The Pilgrim Holiday Number Free by Mail
A trimmed notice promotes The Pilgrim a holiday issue filled with sketches prose poetry and illustrations by bright writers and artists. It offers free mailing on receipt of six cents postage and lists publisher Guv. H Hwar Ford at 415 Old Colony Building Chicago.
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Guv
H. Hwar- Ford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Woman Boarder Advances Amid Quirky Forum
A lively quote from an Indianapolis Journal item notes a woman making steady progress, contrasted with a witty remark by a boardinghouse resident about bloomers, capturing a humorous slice of local commentary.
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Indianapolis
Buckien's Arnica Salve Ad for Skin Ailments and Piles
An 19th century style ad touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as curing cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by J H Bacher & Co.
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J. H. Bacher & Coa
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Riverside
Sha
Rewstove
Rock Island L
Eastwood & Chase
Monticello
Iowa
Julia Cole
Hettick, II
Victor Medical Ass’n
Louis Breno
Inn
Ene
Jos Oid Weson
P.O. Box
Lowa
Pocket Kodak
Kodak
Eastman Kodak CO
Rochester, N.Y
Felix
Cedar Rapids
SB. Phlis
Mer
Dr. A. Owen
Owen Electric Belt and Appliance Co
Owen Electric Belt Bidg
State Street
Ill
the Express
D. W. Fuller
Canajoharie
N. Y
Dr. King
G. A. Dykeman
Catskill
Southey
Battersea
London
Bulwer
M. Bourgeois
M. Berthelot
Tablet
le Sigaro
Castoria
Steel Range
Majestic
H. A. Arcusa
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Carios Martyn
D. D
New York City
Enwim F. Parver
125Th Street
7Th Ave
Tar Centaur. Company
Murray Street
St. Louis
Rob't
Hunter
A.M
F.G.S
Huxley
Morris
Heritage
Estoclet
Williams
Encyclopedic Dictionary
Worcester
Elmer E. Lacey
St. Louis Board of Education
Webster
Philadelphia
Eighth St
Syndicate Publishing Co
Saltsbury
Geo. T. Werts
N. J
New York World
George Patterson
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
Oliver Crane
D.D
Boston
Monticello State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
F. M. Hicks
H.M. Carpenter
Cadhier
D. E. Pond
Notary Public
Representa the
North America
Hartford
North
British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
New York
Eagle Drug Store
A Kempf
Deutsche Apotheke
Vt Ea
the Pilgrim
Ethel
Mamma
Harper’s Bazar
Buckien
RTEPA
O. R. Ricker
Toan Gibson
Illinois General Ri. R
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Slowx City
Holly Springs
Birmingham
Atlanta
Montgomery
Augusta
Aiken
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fly
Galiforre
Viila
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Los Angeles
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City of Mexico
A. H
Hanson
East
Omaha
Sioux City
Gaur Rapids
Paul
Minneapolis
Davenport, Farley
Oxford Junction
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