Open and above board Pinkham lab and paint test ad
The advertisement proclaims open inspection of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Laboratory and methods, inviting verification of statements about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It contrasts pharmaceutical claims with a painting guidance urging testing White Lead purity via a blowpipe, offered by National Lead Company in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Mrs. Pinkham
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Twice-Told Kidney Cure From San Bernardino
A San Bernardino man recalls years of back pain dropsy and kidney trouble before using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy cured him five years ago and he repeats the public endorsement. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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San Bernardino
Lionel M. Heath
Eighth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Shermen
Texas
Public duty strains marriage in small town talk
Mrs Upmore laments the burden of a public office on family life. An elderly domestic recalls her late husband’s demanding role with a humorous dig about a ceremonial order, illustrating the social backdrop of civic service and personal sacrifice.
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Verena
Mrs. Upmore
Best of All Hunt's Lightning Oil Endorsement
R. J. Mayher of Chicago endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil after ten years of use in his family. The product is claimed to cure cuts burns bruises sprains aches pains stings bites and also kills chiggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Mayher
Clark St
Chicago
Haltiwaasger Taylor Drug CO
Atlanta
After Dinner Quip Sparks Spelling Debate
The after-dinner speaker proclaims this is an age of steel and the chairman asks reporters to spell the final word for clarity. The moment blends humor with a quick test of spelling during the proceedings.
Hicks Capuchine Brightens Nerves and Mind
A promotional note touts Hicks Capuchine as a remedy to nervousness fatigue sleeplessness and worry. The liquid tonic is described as pleasant to take with trial bottles at 10c regular 2c and 1c at druggists.
Hope of Heaven Makes Optimists Despite Present Shadow
The essay argues heaven is earned through faithfulness not reward for gifts and that degrees of joy exist in heaven based on earthly faithfulness. It contrasts grace and works, cites the parable of the talents, and urges ethical living for eternal reward while offering solace in a hopeful, forward-looking outlook.
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God
Jesus
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Christ
Hell
Paul
Amsterdam
A Man Realizes Small Learning Can Be Dangerous
A man notices that his boy bringing home schoolwork leads to trouble as a little learning proves dangerous. The lesson ends with caution about insufficient study and its consequences.
Cure at City Mission Heals Woman in Five Weeks
Laura Jane Bates of New York says a city mission treated her severe scabies and ill health with Cuticura products. After seven weeks with little progress, she used Cuticura Soap, Resolvent, and Ointment. within five weeks she regained strength and could seek work.
Clergymen Essay Delights New York Dinner Audience
Bishop Potter read a Coopers town schoolboy essay on Clergymen at a New York ecclesiastical dinner. The piece humorously divides clergymen into bishops, rectors, and curates with playful observations about duties and sermons.
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Potter
New York
Cooperstown
Silent remark as nurse soothes infant
Little Arthur asks the nurse if the baby is nearly unconscious. The nurse confirms and continues singing. He warns that further singing could "kill it," prompting a terse, somber moment.
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Little Arthur
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal treatment. It includes endorsements from WaLpine Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney and notes price, distribution, and a separate constipation remedy.
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Hall
No Trouble to Show Goods
A beggar converses with an old gentleman who refuses charity yet offers to buy the post holes the man makes, highlighting a comic exchange over work and value.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement note
Cure for hot sweating callous and swollen aching feet sold by all druggists 25 cents no substitute. Triayeoohnee FRB address Allen S Olmsted Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Triayeoohnee
Allen S. Olmsted
Roy, N. Y
Did Not Want to Pay More Harper's Weekly Quip
A quip from Harper's Weekly recalls a courtroom moment where a defendant mutters contempt remarks and a judge fines ten dollars. The exchange ends with a sharp line about the court's stature.
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Harper’s Weekly
Capuchine Cures Indigestion Pains and Heartburn
Capuchine promises immediate relief for indigestion and heartburn with physician approval. Trial bottle 10c with regular sizes 25c and 50c at druggists. Also notes political mass meetings forbidden in China and promotes Garfield Tea for liver and bowels. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething and teething pains. Quotes De La Ramee and Carlyle.
Living Room Color and Lighting Principles
A series of practical guidelines for living room design emphasizing harmonious solid color walls, avoidance of wallpaper with roses, alabaster walls as ideal, and thoughtful lighting. It explains how wall color affects light reflection and room mood, advising warm tones for north rooms and darker hues to modify light in south or west rooms.
Sharp-Ah’s Light Lunch Sparks Curious Mind Prey
A snippet recalls Mrs. Sharp-Ah desiring a light meal as a playful aside. The line suggests a quirky mood or character study rather than a clear event.
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George
The Fool Killer Car Talk on the Farm Bridge
An old farmer and a man in goggles banter about a red automobile nicknamed the Fool Killer at a drawbridge. The farmer questions whether the machine could blow up and kill the fool inside, prompting a wary exchange.
Hunt's Lightning Oil Heals, Extracts Pains and Poisons
The advertisement claims Hunt's Lightning Oil extracts pains and poisons and heals the same. It touts rapid relief and is presented as a medicinal remedy for various ailments with consumer appeal. The copy emphasizes quick action and broad efficacy.
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Hunt
The Poet’s Error in a Witty Exchange
A critic notes the poet’s faults yet praises his devotion to the muses. The poet’s friend defends him while joking that Bacchus is mistaken for a muse. The exchange reveals humor about artistic vocation and genre.
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Bacchus
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Olds Wagon Works
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Bermuda
Dinamine
Frank Keil
Wichita Mill & Elevator Co
Enterstate Chemical Works
Galveston
Defiance
Superio
George Eliot
California
Fic Syrup Co
Ae Itis Eee
Poe
Best Dealers Everywhere
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Carters
Blood Balm Co
A. C. Dixon
D. D
Chicago Ave. Moody's Church
Tay Cage
City Mission
Cutiura
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WaLpine, Kinnan & Marvin
Hail’s
China
Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
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Carlyle
McLean
Dodds
Guar
ST Jacobs Oi
France
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Flushing, N.Y
Heinrich Franck Sohne
Ludwigsburg
Germany
St. Jo
C. F. Simmons
San Antonio
Turkey Creek
Pannecoe Texas
Chas. F. Simmons
Alamo Plaza
Great Twin Falls
Jerome
Idahq
Snake River
H. A. Stroud & Company
Twin Falls, Idaho
W.l.douglas Ia
Sloe
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Pouuglas
Brockton
Mass
Western Newspaper Union
Kansas City
Hissouri
H. H. Green
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
South
J. Bennett
el Paso
Tex
Chattanooga
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