A venerable pastor cured by Peruna
A Reverend J. N. Parker of Charlotte and J. Lomax of North Carolina endorse Peruna as a cure for catarrh and related mucous membrane issues. They report restored hearing and general vitality after using the tonic. The ad invites readers to request Dr. Hartman’s advice and Peruna materials, noting spring aids renewal and stronger medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. YY. Lomax
Bishop 2d
A.M. Ell
Charlotte
N. C
T. HE. Lomay
Eupatis
Dr. Hlartman
Hoes Hlartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
A Dangerous Game Polly Ad Reads Like a Column
A fragment from a column or ad reads as a playful dating note toward a “millionaire husband” query. It mentions fatigue at work and tempts with dolls, goodies, and a teasing line about a beard or red side whiskers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Belove V
Dolls Goodies
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin Endorsed
A pharmaceutical ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin as a gentle tonic for the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. It warns against generic Sarsaparillas Blood Purifiers and imitators and urges buying only Caldwell's syrup in small or large bottles from the druggist.
Allen's Foot Enac Free and other remedies
An old advertisement segment offers Allen's Foot-Enac free sample through mail. It promotes foot care, cures for tired feet and corns, and mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Included are unrelated moral phrases and a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Rey
Brea Winslow Advertises Soothing Syrup and Dyes
An old advertisement mentions Brea Winslow offering Soothing Syrup for teething gums and a brand of Putnam Ace less Dyes for carpet coloring. The text mixes marketing claims with unrelated ad copy about sermons and moral statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brea Winslow
Whittier Poem Earnest Praise for Women’s Gentle Influence
Lines extol a woman who brings spring like beauty and duty in daily life. Her presence softens hardship, heals the sick, and brightens homes and social air with quiet strength, suggesting she could restore Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Dead Sea Captain Talbert S. Her Dies at 84
Captain Talbert S. Her, longtime commodore of the Ericsson line on the Philadelphia Baltimore route, died at his home. Born in 1820 in Cecil County Maryland he began seafaring at nineteen and logged 1 082 088 miles in forty seven years with a record of no accidents to ship or passengers. He commanded the General Cadwalader last and was the oldest captain in active service in the United States. He will be buried Monday at age eighty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbert S. Her
Ericsson Line
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
North
Nineteenth Street
Captain Her
Cecil County
Maryland
Lehigh
China
Little Ericsson
General Cadwalader
Jer
United States
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia North American
Naming and destinies of Percy and Lionel in old Chicago tale
A Chicago Record-Herald piece recalls Percy and Lionel, two sons of Uncle David. Percy became a blacksmith while Lionel rose to run a major sausage factory in St. Joe county, illustrating paths shaped by names and choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Percy
Lionel
St. Joe County
Chicago Record-Herald
Hat Bargain Sparks Whispered Interest in Philadelphia
Tess and Jess discuss a new hat priced at 18 dollars. Miss Grumley feigns indifference, not inquiring about the purchase, and notices a tag marked 4.08. The exchange captures small town modesty and shop talk as a casual, humorous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Jess
In These Glorious Days Remembering Innocence
A Chicago Record-Herald quote contrasts old and new ideas of justice. It notes the shift toward delaying guilt by uncovering technicalities as courts work to release suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Leap Year Proposal Sparks Hurry in Romance
A leap year girl proposes to George, insisting on a quick answer as the last car nears in fifteen minutes. George asks for time to think, while the pair exchange playful urgency in a St. Louis setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
St Louis Star
Wasp Lesson Sparks Quiet Conversation
A meditative boy muses that a wasp would be fine if it did not tire. His father questions the idea while recalling the boy’s memory of a wasp on his hand that was calm until it stopped to sit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Go Together. Woman Buys Lawn Supplies At Store
A Princeton Tiger snippet describes a shopper in a store slowly turning away after receiving a package. The clerk suggests she may need hose to go with the lawn she has purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Tiger
Elopement Trick Fails as Telegraph Wins Forgiveness
A jocular dialogue recalls a failed elopement with Miss Goldberg. The millionaire father sent a telegram warning the pair not to return, promising forgiveness if they stayed away. The cruel twist ends with the couple's plan thwarted by money and distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Goldberg
London Telegraph
Better Than a String Mother Johnny Soap Candy
A New York Weekly caption reflects a playful family exchange on a child running errands after school. The mother prompts the boy to fetch candy and soap, joking that the soap will help him remember the instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
New York Weekly
The Only Way to Keep Religion Sweet Is Circulation
A short aphorism notes that maintaining religous vitality relies on continual circulation of faith and ideas, implying active engagement keeps beliefs lively.
Polygamy Tale From Sunday School Imitates Bible Lesson
J L Harbour recalls a Youths Companion anecdote where a Sunday school exhorter links polygamy to the Bible. A child answers that a man cannot have two masters, illustrating moral questions discussed in lessons. The tale appears in Chicago Pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Harbour
Chicago
Pest
Remarkable Kidney Pills Cure Widney Disease Claim
Kilgore Q April 11 reports John T. Riegle suffered a prolonged Widney disease. After failing with several doctors, he tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and says they cured him completely. The ad asserts the remedy cures kidney trouble rheumatism and backache, with a moral urging sufferers to hear of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
Ught
John T. Riegle
Dodd
Tre
Dodds
Oriental Dream Beauty Elixir Promises Youthful Renewal
A promotional piece urges readers to test Dr. T Felix Gouraud's Oriental Dream as a skin purifier and beautifier. It claims significant healing for scratches, cuts, black heads, and pimples, promising purifying effects and renewed youth and beauty through continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomases
T. Felix Gouraud
Thrifty Lady Finds Humor in Funeral Bills
An uptown undertaker recalls a poor widow who paid in installments after moving from a New England town. She halves the debt with two payments and jokes about receiving green trading stamps when she pays in full, reflecting thrift and humor in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Philadelphia Record
Divorce In Mourning Jokes Spark Urban Wit
A Chicago Post quip notes a woman in mourning after divorce, with humor about her husband being “dead to her.” The line plays on social customs and remarriage anxieties in a light, gossipy tone. The remark reflects era chatter and gendered expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Mania on politics sparks March hare imagery
The excerpt highlights sharp political humor with Jiffington likened to a March hare and a Welsh rabbit, signaling satirical commentary on contemporary figures and heated rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiffington
March Hare
New York Names W. D. Howells Leader of Immortals
New York placed W. D. Howells at the head of the American Academy of Immortals. The commentary notes many New York residents have not heard of Washington Irving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. D. Howells
American Academy of Immortals
Washington Irving
Army Trials. An Infantryman's Long Siege
A former 17th Infantry soldier recounts a long medical battle with stomach and bowels in Cuba and the Philippines. After failing medical care, he credits Grape-Nuts with curing his chronic ailment, gaining 40 pounds, and restoring strength. The notice cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th Infantry
Cuba
Philippines
Calulute
States
Manila
Barnes Hospital
Washington, D. C
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Apeak
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Rev
J. N. Parker
Sev AN
Parker
Canada
Ryan
Fou Ratiaar
J.C. Duncan
Achievement Co
400 Century Building
Ludiamayolis
Ind
Church
LN. U
Indianapolis
Piso
Hermann
Box Avenue
Buffalo
Blue Air Grocers
St. Jacobs
Percy and
Thrifty Lady
Nellie Holmes
Young Woman’s Temperance Association of
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Nellie Hotings
No. Division St
Buffalo, N.Y
Irene Crosby
East Savansh
Charlton St
East Savannah
America
the Achievement Co
400 Century Bidg
Nam
Teosinte
Billion Dollar Grasse
Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cc. N. U
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
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