Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Remedy and Testimonial
An extended advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder remedy. It includes a testimonial letter from Richard son praising recovery, a mail offer for a free sample and book, and instructions to send name and address to Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mass
Richardson
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bright
Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Defiance Starch Claimed Best Quality and Availability
An advertisement asserts Defiance Starch is the biggest and best, sold widely with unmatched quality and quantity, urging customers not to miss out on its superior product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Conried Worries Over Reading Load at Opera House
Herr Conried appears fatigued from reading as he keeps a paper volume with him at meals and in his car. He says selecting a season’s repertoire is the hardest part of the business, preferring to stage many plays rather than read through five. The piece also notes the origin of the phrase kick the bucket from hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Conried
New York Sun
Ossian
Ind
Sam
Nave
Postum Co
Battle Creex
Mich
Wellville
Cure for sciatic pains claimed by Mineral resident
Mineral Idaho reports Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for sciatic and rheumatic pains. Local resident D. B. Colson testifies the pills ended his hip pain and improved mobility. He attributes relief to healthier kidneys that filter uric acid, claiming alcohol as medicine leads to chronic illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral
Idaho
D. 8. Colson
Dodd
For Sale Surplus Transport Equipment at Cash Prices
For sale horses, mules, harness, one and two horse baggage wagons, landaus, Berlins, Hansom and four wheel cabs, victorias, ten seated passenger coaches at cash prices. Surplus equipment purchased for the World’s Fair. Address D Jamison superintendent passenger and baggage department St Louis Transfer Company Broad Way and Spruce street St Louis Ma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Jamison
St. Louis
Broad Way
Spruce Street
Texas items of interest across cities and counties
A roundup of Texas news touches Dallas and Bremerton fire losses, deaths, and public notices. Highlights include the Dallas Millinery store blaze with heavy insured losses, a fatal hand amputation in Carbon, and a school fire in Sherman. Also noted are public elections in Gainesville for the electric plant sale and a congestion of court and crime items from Waco, Texarkana, and Denison.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Prolong Suffering Woman’s Recovery
A Rochester housewife recounts years of pain from rheumatism and neuralgia and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with her recovery after months of use. She praises relief from weakness and abdominal pains and notes others benefited, including a man she helped with crutches. The ad touts worldwide druggist sales.
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Hikaabeetet
No. Coho Oy
Dr. Williams
Williams
Gave Up All for Religion Ali Kuli Khan Finds Boston Life Quiet
Persian nobleman Ali Kuli Khan renounces lands title and family for faith as Babist, living in obscurity in Boston while translating Babist works for American converts. The piece notes his father’s death sentence commuted due to royal influence and cites other anecdotes from the Boston Budget and rural Tyrol.
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Ali Kuli Khan
Boston
Persia
Shah
Ali
Life Saved By Dean's Kidney Pills Claim
Mrs. G. W. Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of the Wicomico County Sheriff says eight years of kidney trouble left her tired swollen and bloated. After three days on Dean's Kidney Pills the back pain disappeared and she was cured. For sale by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Hunt's Cure Claim for Itching Promises Immediate Relief
An advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as an absolute, immediate remedy for any itching of the skin, guaranteed and priced at 50 cents per box. The copy contrasts the eating patterns of the better classes in China with the poverty of coolies earning about ten cents daily.
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Shakespeare
Hunt
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Boots Comfort
A reader testimonial praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing foot burning and itching. Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden, New Jersey, applauds the product and notes it is now a staple purchase from druggists at 25 cents. The ad also notes new colorful megaphone mouthpieces in red white or blue aimed at dealers ahead of a busy sales period.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Universal Remedy
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any proven failure. Included are testimonials request and dealer mentions F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also advertises Hall's Fertile Pills for constipation and a moral reflection on sorrow and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hail
Hall
F. J. Cheney , CO
Toledo
Resemblance Causes Donation Refusal and Medical Trial
A Denver bishop notes a millionaire who aids the poor in his own way but refuses organized charity. The bishop comments on a portrait and the man jokes about no subscription. A Lemberg doctor who injured a hospital porter with Roentgen rays was fined $2,500 for the permanent injuries.
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Bishop Olmsted
Denver
Millionaire
Round Trip Holiday Excursion Rates Declared
Round trip excursion rates to the East and Southeast via the H and T A R include a one fare plus $2 ticket. Sales on December 20 21 22 and 26 1904 with a thirty day return limit. Also cheap round trip rates within Texas between December 28 24 26 26 31 and January 1 with return by January 4. For rate and connections contact local agents or M L Robbins G P A Houston Texas.
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Texas
M. L. Robbins
Houston
Kabo Corsets Win Grand Prize at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
St Louis report notes Kabo Corsets by the Kabo Corset Co Chicago received the Grand Prize and the highest award from judges at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The item mentions calendar details, starch comparisons, and a quip about “Man wants but little here below” amid a string of unrelated lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kabo
Kabo Corset Co
Chicago
Notable Advertisements and Notices Collide in Ragged Clippings
A mix of medical cure solicitations, product pitches, and local notices appears. Claims include home rheumatism cures, theater poster censorship, Defiance Starch superiority, walking shoes, eye remedies, and detective agency services. Several dated items reference early 1900s advertising language.
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J. H. Giles
Everett, Pa
Vid Kennedy
Rondout
St.Jacobs Oil
Lumbago
Sciatica
The
Texas Optical Co
Ff F. Cohen
Main St
John C. B. Tabor
Woman's Relief Corps Workers of Texas
Dallas
Dallas Millinery Company
Looney
Reynold Brothers
Carbon
el Paso
Boone
Sirs. Hickman
Lamar County
Woodland
W. A. Green
J. A. Murray
Dilley
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Dorothy
Q. O. Turner
Texarkana
Daniel Cocoran
Oklahoma City
Fred Douglass
Sherman
Planters’ Compress and Elevator Company of
Greenville
Robbins
General Revenue Fund
Ed Taylor
Waco
Guadalupe County
Seguin
Clifford Orr Connor
Trinity Cotton Oil Company
Luba Warren
St. Paul Sanitarium
Herman Hempkin
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Hompkins
Peter Johnson
Hoboken
Gulf
Northern
Texas Southern
Marshall
M. M. Brooks
Court of Criminal Appeals
Brown
Bells
Mitchell & Darling
Telephone
Fannin County
E. M. Skeats
Guadalupe
John Wharton
Thomas
Denison
Nevada
Iowa
Harris County
Wharton
Preston
Denton
Charles Lamb
Tyrol
Yonkers
Coolie
Korea
Notre Dame
Oldham
England
Kiam
Marine Eye Remedy Co
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave. N
Minneapolis, Minn
McCane's Detective Agency
South
Cheatham’s
Love
Bolts
Joe Drors
Dianretes
New York
Castoria
Bears
UA Company
Crry
the Defiance
Omaha, Neb
Ty Tower CO
Aided Canadian CO. Pha
Toronto
Oan
Tower Canadia
E. Myers Lye Co
Stacer
S&t Lovis
Uae
Arbuckle-Goode Commission CO
Olive Street
St Louis
Street & Graves
Houston, Tex
Thompson
W.N. U. Houston
Guaes
Dee
Dad
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