Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding a third operation for inflammation and a small tumor after two surgeries. The ad urges readers to build up the feminine system, noting the remedy has helped many women with displacements, ulcers, fibroids, irregularities, and related pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Scots Africa
Alvena Sperling
Langdon Street
Lydia Pinkham
Screens and cleanliness fend off deadly flies and disease
The piece extols screens to protect families from flies and mosquitoes and argues 25 cents spent on keeping them out saves more than costly medical care. It covers home laundry starch, Defiance Starch’s strength, a joke about a patient giving up whisky and soda, a humorous line about a panhandling bum, Capudine for headaches, a quip about women and wrong men, and a Wrigley’s Spear slogan with digestion and breath.
King Edward's Heir Faces Background Rule During Victoria's Reign
The prince of Wales grows more public in recent months, drawing royal notice. A source says King Edward VII kept him aloof from politics during Queen Victoria's era and fears repeating this with his son. The king, a loving father, has sought to involve his children more.
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Queen Victoria
New York
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Elevates Public Role and Duchy Notes
The article outlines the prince of Wales expanding his public role under the king’s guidance, with his practical expertise in airships naval knowledge and hospital management noted. It details his health and habits, and describes the duchy of Cornwall’s substantial holdings and history including income growth from £12,000 in Victoria’s era to over £80,000 by recent years. It also reports Niagara Falls illumination plans by General Electric to mount two lighting batteries with 20 projectors, exceeding former displays.
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James Reid
Europe
Princess of Wales
Prince of Wales
Brussels
Duchy
Duchy of Cornwall
Cornwall
Devon
Somerset
Edward III
Black Prince
Restormel Castle
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
England
Niagara Falls
Ryan
General Electric Company
Ont
N. Y
Cliff
Gorge
Goat Island
Buffalo
Mixed Blood and Blended Tales in Wit
A New York tobacconist notes the Countess de Pourtales has blue blood yet humble pride. An Englishman claims Tudor and Plantagenet lineage, but a Texas cowboy counters with mixed descent, inviting a drink. The quips reflect toastful humor about ancestry and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess de Pourtales
New York
Biarritz
Wild West
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dr Mitchells Eye Salve Promises Overnight Cure
An advertisement promotes Dr Mitchells Eye Salve claiming it cures sun burned eyelids by morning. The sales pitch urges purchasing at 25 cents or by mail from Hall & Ruckel in New York City. The fragment also includes a quoted family dialogue about dinner time and an old pot cheese.
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Women
An advertisement style collage lauds Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney cures and relief from backache headaches and nervousness. It features a testimonial from Mrs. C. R. Foresman of Canon City Colorado and promotes Fortified Pills sold for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
C. R. Foresman
Eighth St
Canon City
Colo
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Staunch advances in starch and a playful ad mix
An ad style montage touts Defiance Starch with new ingredients for strength and smoothness and claims chemical-free formulas. A quip about engaged couples and a Houston Post joke contrasts dating dialogue with a Wrigley’s Spearmint endorsement promising digestion aid.
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Capudine
Real Wrigley
Dodds
B. Willis
Atlants
King Edward
Fliegende Blaetter
Max
Libby
Vienna
Libby’e
Libby, Mchoelll & Lilly Chisago
Gillette
Jimmy Green
Success Magazine
Lippincott's
E.S. Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Dolan
Casey
Calahan
Dolon
Puck
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Johnny
Mag Smith
Buxton
Perry Davis
Wrigley
Joe
Gastoria
Bears
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
Castoria
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mage
Cascarets
Dru
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
Texas
Houston Post
Cardus
Suzanna Morgan
Sneedville, Tenn
Tila
Aea Asan Elt
Carters
Price Hooper Medicine Co
Dallas, Tex
Hoopers
Wrigley’s
Defiance Starch
piercnet’eSoites ‘Nieene
Atchison Globe
Black Forest
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Munich
Rhea
Nature
Rhea Springs
Mares Thompson’s Eye Water
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
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