Woman Restored to Health by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
After seven years of female troubles Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory reports improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites nerves and general weakness resolved by the remedy and invites other women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Pinkham
Cuban Itch-Cuticura Remedies Save Infant Life
A mother credits Cuban Itch Cure Cuticura Remedies with curing her three month old after severe itching and sores. She paid 75 cents and saved the child's life, noting the relief and sleep after initial applications. Includes Mrs Zana Miller Union City Michigan May 17 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Sir Philip Sidney (Modern) Punch Quip on Bobby Smoking
A humorous Punch quip shows Bobby, chastised for smoking, replying with “Thank you, I’m dying,” while his mother feigns concern and praise for his manners in a light modern satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Philip Sidney
Bobby
Darling
Veteran of Three Wars Pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran living in Blair Nebraska, describes long lasting back pain and urinary difficulty. He and his wife used Deans Kidney Pills after doctors diagnosed advanced kidney troubles and both were cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Matthias Campbell
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Debates Rise Over Alaska Purchase and Swamp Land Drainage
C F Carter argues Alaska annexation costs compare with immediate gains from national swamp land drainage plans. The Geological Survey estimates swamp and overflowed lands at 78.5 million acres, with engineers speculating up to a hundred million acres, while a joke exchange notes letters from Jack and a postscript to burn them.
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Alaska
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Northwest
C. F. Carter
Technical World Magazine
Congress
Geological Survey
United States
Grape-Nuts Proclaimed A Perfect Balanced Food
A testimonial extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream as a complete nourishment suitable for all ages from infant to elderly. The speaker notes improved nerve and memory, sustained appetite, and family adoption, with reference to an advertising claim There’s a Reason and a promotion for The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Micb
Weilville
Totter
Temperance Lesson Emphasizes Spirit Over Wine
The Sunday School lesson urges readers to seek the Bible’s spirit on intoxicants, noting differences between biblical times and today. It cautions against wine as a temptation and a stumbling block, urges abstinence if it harms others, and warns against empty words and evil influence.
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Palestine
France
Jesus
Cana
Taul
Timothy
God
Paul
Christ
Soft jobs and shady schemes in city life
A jumble of vignettes describes employment hopes in New York with a coachman and a valet, a欧洲 tour by Mrs Pinkham and family, a Georgia Chautauqua attended by large crowds, a merry go round sighting, a country youth’s amusement, and a Red Cross Ball Blue advertising line amid light social anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon Ford
New York
Georgia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Do You Eat Pies
Public service style ad urging readers to buy OUR PIE from grocers to make Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies. If your grocer won’t supply OUR PIE, visit a supplier who will. Promotion by D Zerta Food Co Stochester NY.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Stochester
N.Y
Airship Navigator Nerves Tested in Quotation
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip contrasts nerve steadiness with an adventure in a canoe involving a nervous girl, illustrating a humorous take on readiness for airship navigation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pettit's Eye Salve and Other Local Advertisements
An assortment of early 20th century ads includes Pettit's Eye Salve for 25c from Howard Bros Buffalo NY promising relief for tired, congested or inflamed eyes. Other entries feature Uncle Letty anecdote, Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup for 26c, and a quip about Mr Lapsting and an equinupus storm in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Sever Grasp Poem Squared By Editor and Caller
An editor reviews a manuscript and cites Whittier as having written about similar ideas. A six foot caller interrupts, claiming a strong objection. The editor counters that the poet has indeed improved the work substantially.
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Whittier
Folled Barked Tran Down in Icy Pursuit Tale
A Boston Transcript item features a villain chasing a clever girl who refuses to follow. The exchange centers on a dramatic vow and the maiden’s quick wits, turning the pursuit into a sharp, witty setback for the pursuer.
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Tran
Boston Transcript
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation
An 19th century advertisement touts Sawbuck as a reliable daily exercise for bowels, claiming two hours of wood sawing keeps bowels regular and that Cascarets provide artificial exercise for the bowels without labor, replacing pills and laxatives with active work or chair-based routines.
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Libby
Rae Ul Nees
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Pamphiet
Scott
Oklahoma
W. Deming Inv. Co
Tulsa
Kansas City Times
Jack
Nan
Orin Ieee
Chitukes
Rik
Ars Eran
Castoria
Atlaw Nna Onatadaroiva
Cme
What Is
CMEE
Detroit Free Press
Letty
Mr. Lapsting
Lippincott’s
Flaif
PENNE
Dodds
Guart
Carters Pre
Beor Szi
Aig
F. W
N. UL
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