Temperance Worker Endorses Peruna For Women
Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn president of the Young People's Christian Temperance Association writes that Peruna is a valuable nerve and blood remedy. She says it restores strength, aids digestion, and suits ailments peculiar to women, noting Dr. Hartman prescribes it for thousands of women.
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Bessie Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young People’s Christian Temperance Association
The Bible a Universal Book by Rev A C Dixon
The essay argues the Bible serves all people not just Christians. It claims the Bible underpins science law literature education and music, shaping nations scholars and poets, while contrasting it with sectarian texts from Mohammed Buddha and Confucius. It emphasizes Genesis beginnings and the Bible’s universal influence.
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Byron
Mary E H Rouse Credits Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs. Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York recalls a five year struggle with a fall that damaged her kidneys causing back and hip pain slow kidney secretions weight loss and weakness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she quickly felt relief and was fully cured and now in excellent health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Cambridge, N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs In the Swim Declines to Meet Eve in Heaven
A table talk at tea turns to who people would meet in heaven. Mrs In the Swim remarks she would rather not meet Eve, expressing a social prudishness about the biblical figure. The minister and others react to the pointed confession.
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Mrs. In the Swim
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Cure for Eczema in Children Reported by Montreal Mother
Mme Napoleon Duceppe from Montreal testifies that four to five uses of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her three daughters of severe eczema on the back of the head. She notes another baby with neck skin folds healed after a morning.
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Mme
Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Lost Temper Restores Rare Book to Poet Banker
Edmund Clarence Stedman, famed poet banker, threw a book at a servant and it was stolen by a passerby. He later found the exact rare volume for sale in a second-hand shop, paid $40, and realized the card inside bore his own name. The encounter cured him of flinging books at people.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Confidence in Hunt's Lightning Oil Emergency Remedy
Advertisement style claim by George E. Paddock of Doniphan Missouri praising Hunt's Lightning Oil as the grandest emergency remedy for cuts burns sprains aches and pains, asserting reliable performance and no disappointment. The mock dialogue implies a dog bite incident and a vegetarian plan.
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George E. Paddock
Doniphan
Drama exchange on act intervals and buckwheat cakes
In a humorous exchange at the drama Mrs. Ryetop-John asks how much time passes between acts two and three. He replies six months as per the program. She protests the delay, joking that buckwheat cakes left to fiz will rise by then.
Wedded Bliss and a Talking Machine Cure Claim
Humorous ad spoof describes a salesman urging a talking machine as wedding gift. Mr Grouch quips he married it. The pitch touts Hunt's Cure promising guaranteed relief for itching skin troubles with money back if it fails.
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Hunt
Uncertain Quote Sheds Light on Shakespearean Mystery
Fragmentary OCR notes ponder whether Shakespeare alluded to an itch and its remedy, suggesting a possible link to a human cuticle but lacking clear conclusion or context.
Hissing at a Play Sparks Witty Exchange
A playwright asks a hissing friend if it is proper to hiss his show after receiving a ticket. The friend replies that if he had bought a ticket he would have left and sworn at himself. The exchange appears in Success Magazine.
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de Saler
On the Briny Deep
Dialogue on a ship deck features Helma Lee praising sunset and Hardy Porte agreeing. The exchange shifts to a political quip suggesting granting noble titles to American men would curb wealth flowing to foreign titled spouses, but the cure might be worse than the ailment.
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Hardy Porte
Simmons Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
If you have a cough cold sore throat or chest don’t delay a moment cure it. Simmons' Cough Syrup is a sure remedy. It makes you well.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to send for free circulars and noting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Bold
His First Banquet and Love Letters in the Press
A quirky slice from a 19th century issue notes a toastmaster's joke request, a bashful man, and a breach of promise suit with love letters read. It advertises Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mulleinix for coughs and lung troubles, sold at druggists.
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Excellent for Colds Glycerine Whiskey Pine Mixture
A home remedy recipe combines two ounces of glycerine with half a pint of whiskey and a half ounce of Concentrated Oil of Pine. Shake well and give a teaspoon to a tablespoon every four hours. The Concentrated Oil of Pine is sold in half ounce vials by Globe Pharmaceutical Co Dayton, Ohio. all ingredients are available at drug stores.
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Dayton, C
Sunday School Lessons Reach World Wide Distribution
A small group at W. N. Hartshorn’s Fenway home selects yearly lessons for Sunday schools and distributes them globally. The Boston Herald notes the effort yields multilingual leaflets in dozens of languages for Europe, Africa, the Americas, Hawaii, Japan, and India where 40 dialects are provided. About 500 million leaflets are distributed annually.
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W. N. Hartshorn
Boston Herald
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Africa
Hawaii
Japan
Sea
India
Billion Dollar Grass Seed Offer From Salzer Co
A farm seed promotion from John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds. The notice claims an Iowa farmer profited with 800 worth of seed and 300 hay, urging readers to pay 10 cents postage to receive the original seed catalog and a package of new farm seeds.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
Humorous Exchanges and Advert Reflect Harper's Weekly
A collage of light vignettes and quips from Harper's Weekly includes Wilfred’s beach joke to a bald father, a barter cartoon about lending a dollar, and a weather and health ad pitch for Brown's Bronchial Traches with a line on quarreling. The clipped relics hint at period wit and consumer notices.
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Wilfred
Harper’s Weekly
Headache Causes and Remedies From Col ds to May
The ad copy claims headaches stem from colds October through May and promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine as a cure. It also touts Garfield Tea for digestive issues and headache relief, urging readers to request samples and noting Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn, N Y.
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Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn, N. Y
Substituting Life at Home and a Parrot’s Quip
Mrs Parkway laments her husband's week long canvass trip. Mrs Nexblok recalls Harry has trained the parrot to mimic his house language, adding a light domestic punchline.
Castoria Safety Reminder and Foot-Ease Adette
A vintage advertisement panel urges careful inspection of CASTORIA bottles bearing the familiar signature and notes “In Use For Over 30 Years.” It promotes ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE powder as a relief for painful feet and growing nails and ends with a motivational quote about perseverance and determination.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Quote on smiling amid hypocrisy echoes in discourse
The line reflects a caution about duplicity in public life, suggesting one can appear pleasant while concealing true motives. It resonates with debates over sincerity in leadership and social behavior.
Proud Mother and Brother Exchange Baby Look Similarities
A humorous exchange features a proud mother claiming the baby resembles her, while the brother retorts that such compliments are rarely spoken to her face. The comment hints at family dynamics and playful tension.
Governor Hughes speaks to West End Woman's Club in New York
The talk featured a Venice analogy as the governor compared his happiness to a young lady’s first Grand Canal visit. Also noted is Jamaica's average ginger yield of about 2 000 pounds per acre.
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Gov. Hughes
West End
Woman’s Republican Club of
New York
Venice
Grand Canal
Jamaica
Truth and Quality Laxatives Endorsement Claim
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It asserts pleasant, natural action with no after effects and no need to increase dosage, claiming physician approval and urging purchase of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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