Stamps in Books For Pocket Use Proposed By Postal Dept
The Post Office proposes selling a book of twelve 2 cent stamps for 25 cents with wax between layers to prevent sticking. The plan aims for pocket sized books carrying postal rates and handy information. Expected profit about $6 per thousand books and $230,000 annually. Also notes travel discount tickets to Florida and southern resorts via Pennsylvania Lines with free information and similar inquiries. The closing line quips a social remark about a sleepy after dinner man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Madden
Cambridge Herald
Florida
Pennsylvania
W. W. Richardson
Grain-O advertised as a coffee substitute
An old health beverage ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared correctly and costs about a quarter, with 15¢ and 25¢ sizes available at all grocers.
March and April Offer Half-Rate Southern Excursions
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers round trip tickets at about half rates on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April to major points in Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida. For details contact P Sid Jones in Birmingham or J H Milliken in Louisville. A clear conscience makes a good pillow.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
West
Florida
P. Sid Jones
Birmingham
Ala
J. H. Milliken
D. P.A
Louisville
Underground London tunnels tour with city inspector
A Morning Leader representative and city engineer tour Holborn connecting tunnels under Farringdon Street led by W. J. Liberty. They view gas and water shutoffs, electric boxes, historic walls, and the Snow Hill station, noting 1369 beginnings and safe daily inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farringdon Street
W. J. Liberty
House of Call
London
Holborn Viaduct
Holborn Circus
Liberty
Holborn Circus No. 2
Hatton Garden
Morning Leader
Stonecutter Street
Fleet Street
Marve
Haygood
Corporation
Grain-O new grain drink replaces coffee for all ages
Grocers offer Grain-O, a pure grain drink with a mocha like color. It suits delicate stomachs and costs 15 or 25 cents per package. Children and adults may drink it without injury and prefer it to coffee. Sold by all grocers.
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
Advertising copy touts Ely's Cream Balm as a painless cure for catarrh and cold in the head. It claims to cleanse and soothe irritated membranes, with a trial size available for 10 cents and the full 50 cent bottle at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren 8T
N.Y
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Stories
Letters from grateful women describe using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to overcome infertility and reproductive health issues. One says the cure helped bear a healthy baby boy after three years of marriage, another credits the remedy with conceiving a baby girl and easing pregnancy symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Ie Mair
Niagara Voices Describe Sound Of The Falls And Rapids
Mrs. van Rensselaer in the Century extols Niagara as a great yet not overpowering roar. The rapids produce a musical, plangent tone, clear and silvery, like a steep brook magnified. A distant orchestra-like murmur on quiet nights remains barely perceivable yet real.
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Niagara
Sleep and mouth closure linked to longevity claim
A fragment discusses a claim from a medical journal that sleeping with the mouth closed extends life. The exchange questions the validity of this idea, noting skepticism about the supposed link and suggesting the statement may be a common but unsupported belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anatogy
Miles
Gilea
Remarkable Natural Curiosity Cited in Mixed Reflections
A fifty nine year old notes that he has endured a life of rumor and fear, while a thirty five year old bachelor believes many women wish to marry him. The quote then contrasts gendered perceptions and curiosity.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Help for Ills of Season
A fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as beneficial for a range of ailments common this season including scrofula pimples psoriasis rheumatism and catarrh, claiming it will do wonderful good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Hall's Catarrh Cure promises cure and reward
A newspaper advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims constitutional treatment, internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case, with testimonials available by mail. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and lists Toledo, Ohio as the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Salzer Seed Co Offers Catalog By Mail From La Crosse Wis
An old advertisement text urges readers to send postage for a catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin. It blends miscellaneous claims and product mentions with generic inspiration about wisdom and health remedies.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Promoted for Infants and Mothers
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a mild purgative for babies and nursing mothers. It claims Cascarets stop sour stomach and move bowels naturally without griping. The copy warns buyers to look for the CCC mark and lists prices and mail order options from Sterling Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addresa Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
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Samoa
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Peruna
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Indianapolis
Ind
Br. B. F
Zaiser Cathcart CO
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Lad
Re O
Eda
Land of Plenty
Ermers
Gates
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Canada
F. Peichey
Pohletes
E. T. Holmes
Ina
Jianpelin Tea
Government of Canada
Osha
Muscatine
Peliz
Cincinnati Enquirer
E. W. Grove
Allen
Allen S
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N. Y
Ning Rheumatism Materia
Eto
Kemp
America
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
Usiness Universit Peeas
Witheranie Opp
P.C. E
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Ccc
Dager Oreng
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