Cured Nervous Twitching with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Elizabeth Rannella describes two years of nervous twitching in her legs passed after using six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. The remedy relieved twitching and sleep disturbance though a relapse occurred after stopping early. The ad claims pills cure bloodlessness indigestion influenza headaches lumbago sciatica veralgia nervousness spinal weakness and female ailments. Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Rannella
Seventh Street
Newton
Kandgas
Mr. Williams
Hound That Crowing Dog Wins Town Notice
Samuel Riley of near Evansville Indiana owns a fox hound that crows like a rooster. The dog mimics roosters at midnight or dawn and especially copies a particular rooster. Despite crowing, the hound is described as worthless for hunting or other breed purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Riley
Evansville
Ind
Mr. Riley
Blood Balm cures skin and blood diseases advertised
An advertising notice promotes B B B blood purifier for impure blood, skin troubles, cancer, blood poison, and related conditions. It claims to cleanse the blood, heal sores, improve digestion and kidney strength, and offers free medical advice with mail order from the Blood Balm Co. Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Restock North Sea as Fisheries Body Proposes
At the National Sea Fisheries Protection Association conference in Aberdeen a widespread decline in North Sea food fishes was noted. A speaker urged trans planting one to two million small fishes next spring. The premier will be asked for a deputation on sewage commission lines to rehabilitate oysters in public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Sea Fisheries Protection Association
Aberdeen
North Sea
Sewage Commission
Switzerland marks anniversary of federal republic founding
The article notes Switzerland as the world’s oldest republic celebrating the inauguration of its federal government. It traces origins to 1291 with Uri Schwyz and Unterwalden, later joining cantons including Geneva Valais Neuchatel. It mentions Europe Russia housing about 25 million horses. It adds a proverb about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Uri
Schwyz
Unterwalden
Geneva
Valais
Neuchatel
A City of Towers A Suggestion for Office Buildings
The piece argues for building office towers to bring light and air to workers. It proposes designs with stacked rooms and central stairs and lifts, envisioning four towers or a single 300 foot high tower around a core. It imagines a city with spires and modern towers as a future possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Roads Schools and Churches Lead Nation say speaker
A recent good roads meeting argued that roads, then public schools, then churches form a nation’s main civilizing influences. A monument to Joe Grimaldi, clown of 1837, is sought for the dilapidated Braveyard tomb in St James Pentonville London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Grimaldi
St. James
Pentonville
London
Grimaldi
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed for Digestive Troubles
A historic ad promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomachs and related ulcers and disorders. It claims alcohol free formula and glycerine base, with herbs like Black Cherry bark and Mandrake root. Medical authorities and professors are cited as endorsers to boost credibility. Hamlet reference noted at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Finle Ellingwood
Bennett Medica College
Chicago
Pierce
R ‘Nner Teee
Jefferson Medehobart
A.mare
Edical Acene
Laurence
University of 8
Hannemannen
York
Ane Heer
Cuticura Remedies Featured In Skin Disease Testimony
Emma E. Wilson of Liscomb Iowa credits Cuticura Remedies with curing a severe terrrible scaly eczema after repeated outbreaks. The testimonial notes five years since the last attack and strong faith in the treatment for skin diseases. The article also discusses medical education needs in the Philippines proposing 2000 to 3000 native physicians and sanitarians educated locally over twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma E. Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
Philippines
The auburn hair admirer confronts rejected love
A pretty girl rejects Mr Smykins after six months of attention framed as friendship. He laments his unreturned affection while quipping on candy costs. The text muses on love, duty, happiness, and salvation in reflective, paradoxical lines.
Climate reports gloom for winter and a glass factory hoped
The piece notes forecasts of a bad winter and a push to establish a Dallas glass factory after discovering abundant good glass making sand nearby. It also mentions a broad range of local and national items including elections in Nacogdoches County and a series of industrial and public works projects across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Raised From a Death Bed Pitts Recovers After Illness
A Skowhegan man, B Pitts of 60 Hathaway St, recounts a six year bout with back pain, weight loss, and kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his health fully returned, and he has been well for three years. He notes the product is sold in 60 cent boxes by Foster Milburn Co. Also included are assorted quotations and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE B. Pitts
Hathaway St
Skowhegan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Hunt's Cure Promises Quick Permanent Itching Skin Cure
A bold claim asserts Hunt's Cure will positively and permanently cure any itching skin disease. One box is guaranteed to cure. one application provides relief. The wording urges readers with strong metaphor about a man wasting as a candle and promises dramatic results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
When Your Grocer Sells Defiance Starch Apparently
A humorous exchange about Defiance Starch notes its superior quality and larger 16 oz packages. A man boasts of an unusually intelligent dog that prays, then a party member counters with a tale of a clever dog headed to a saloon after tail tied to a tin can.
Curious Test of Atmosphere in French Senate
In a French senate session General Billot claimed a headache from heating gas. An engineer found no defect and used a Bengalee bird test. A bird hung for eight hours above the fan cage remained lively, leading to the conclusion that the atmosphere was pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Billot
Fanteuil
Billot
Oldest Almshouse in Bavaria Closes After 452 Years
The likely world’s oldest alms house, at Wansiedel in Bavaria, founded by Christopher Wanner forty one years before Columbus’s voyage, closes as no men remain to wear the founder’s medieval beard and pointed white beard attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wansiedel
Bavaria
Christopher Wanner
Christopher Columbus
America
Postum Ad Claims Coffee Poison, Promises Health Rise
An advertisement attributed to the president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in the Northwest promotes Postum Food Coffee as a cure for coffee dependency. It recounts a wife urging her husband to quit coffee, using Postum and the book The Road to Wellville as motivators, claiming improved health and fewer headaches. The notice cites Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich., as the sponsor with the slogan There’s a reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Pres
Northwest
Wellville
Postum Co
Batue Creek
Mich
Defiance Starch Promises Quality and Quantity Appeal
A London broker recalls a jest by a fellow of the same race. The narrative pivots to Defiance Cold Water Starch, pitched to housewives as superior to rivals, boasting a 16 oz package in a 10 cent price and urging trial for better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
London
Prisoner Confesses Provocation in Self Defense Claim
In a terse courtroom exchange the judge notes the defendant provoked the fight while the prisoner insists he did not. The dialogue centers on who struck first and the motive described as a response to a taunt about being “another.”
Noted Exchange About Mr Lingerlong’s Eccentricities
Dialogue hints at public perception of Mr Lingerlong. A speaker asserts he is easy going until a personal encounter contradicts that view, suggesting a clash between reputation and behavior when approached directly.
Dented Panes of Panaceas and Patter in a Hustler Page
A dense collage of patent medicines and quack tips fills the page. It touts Hunt's Lightning Oil to cure pains and injuries, Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, and Taylor's Cherokee Remedy, with testimonials and sample offers. Also featured are agencies, cures, and odd quotes from various dubious figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Atari Druggists
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Elastic currency needed in season of Christmas stocking
The phrase notes a need for flexible money supply during the holiday period. It emphasizes how a so called elastic currency would ease transactions and retail dynamics around Christmas.
Simmons' Cough Syrup Promises Quick Safe Cure
Advertisement urges readers with cold cough or sore chest to use Simmons' Cough Syrup, claiming safety and rapid relief. It also warns against accusing someone of dishonesty before knowing bribe offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
It is Impossible to Convince a Girl on Exercise at a Washtub
A witty remark notes the futility of persuading a girl to believe that exercising at a washtub can improve her complexion. The quip emphasizes skeptical attitudes toward simple hygiene routines.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Brooklyn Resident
Mrs. M. E. Shotwell of 103 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn reports long standing nervous indigestion and fatigue alleviated by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says her nervousness faded and she feels ten years younger after treatment and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. E. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Robert Newcomb
Nacogdoches County
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Coppell
Black Sea
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I. T
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Hobart
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California
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C. P. Diaz
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Charles Drake
Allcock
Taylor
McCane's Detective Agency
Houston
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Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinyan & Manin
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Garfield Tea Co
John I. Borry
Trinity Springs
Rove
Allen
Olmsted
Betta A
Price
Earl
Sloan
Albany St
Boston
Mass
St.Jacobs Oil
Virginia-Carolina
Vierinte-Cereline Chemical de Bortolk
Charleston
Atkins
E.C. ATMINS @ CO. Inc
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Portland
R. S
Philadelphia
Alaska
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Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, DC
Frank HM
Reger
Ith Street
Benver, Colo
Tnvertor
LACEY
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Thompson
H. S. Howland
Madison Avenue
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