Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Emma Draper of Paw Paw Michigan reports relief from years of female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. A second testimonial from Villa Lingdon Street Til E la co touts avoiding surgery with the product. The advertisement claims the remedy cures displacements fibroid tumors irregularities back pain and related symptoms using roots and herbs at low cost.
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Lydia E. Kham
Emma Draper
Pinkham
Chicago
Lydia Pinkham
Mra
Vena Re
Langdon St
Til
New Life Reaches Farm Communities By Communication Advances
The dull silence of the Newland farm table lifts as mobile communication and mail delivery bind rural life to the wider world. Centers of city life reach the country, creating a vibrant, diverse community through faster notional and social connections. Capudine is advertised for cold and upset stomach with quick liquid relief recommended by drug stores.
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Newland
The Aid of Fashion Ella What would ya do if you acted
The fragment humorously contrasts style with surprising danger as Stella jokes about a man under the bed, while Ella references chewing gum and a taste for Spearmint, capturing a playful domestic moment.
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Ella
Stella
Harvest of gold and green in a French plains harvest
In wide corn and wheat fields of northern France the August afternoon glows. Peasants reap and glean as three Normandy horses stand by a half-empty wagon while orchards and forests frame a timeless village set along a sunlit road to Paris.
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Nerth
Paris
French Plains
France
Horder
Pierre
Old
O. K. Moore
Rest and its varied meanings in daily life
The piece explores rest as a concept with multiple interpretations, noting that many see rest as complete inactivity while individuals tailor it to their needs. It discusses when total relaxation is needed for recovery and describes Austro-Hungarian field Roentgen wagons, detailing setup, capacity, and reliability for military medical use.
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Roentgen
Doan's Kidney Pills Proved Helpful Say Helena Reader
George B. Crowell of Helena Montana reports a 4d kidney condition with backache and irregular secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he says the remedy helped at once, strengthened his kidneys, and corrected the disorder. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn. Co Buffalo NY.
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George
Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Doan
Foster. Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Great Swindle Suspected in Local Rumor
Old Skinflint questions a shouting boy about a supposed swindle while Sharp Sam exposes the mock claim as the sixty-first victim in the ongoing tease.
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Sam
Complete Cure by Cuticura for Eczema Burns
A patient describes eczema starting on the hand and spreading to arms legs and face. After doctors failed to cure, Cuticura remedies relieved symptoms and led to a full recovery. Paired with an advertising anecdote about Roebottom.
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Eczema
Mme
C. Burkhart
W. Market St
Chambersburg
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sale Propa
Boston
Purity in paint and market remedies advertised in 1900s newspaper
An archival excerpt advertising pure white lead with National Lead Company’s Dutch Boy trademark and a tester kit. It also promotes Allen’s Foot-Case antiseptic powder for shoes, Pettit’s Eye Salve, and assorted lifestyle notes and ad copy common in period papers.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Allen
Olmsted
Levy
New York
Trinity Building
Quaker Oats praised for purity amid food laws
The piece extols Quaker Scotch Oats as pure affordable and nourishing after Yale tests. It notes three packaging forms including hermetically sealed tins for hot climates and places the brand in a broader discussion of pure food law compliance.
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Quaker Oats Company
Yale
Humorous Bits And Advertisements From An Old Paper
A collage of quips, ads, and brief notes includes Bismarck anecdote, Rough on pests products, shoe shop gag, cold remedies, Spearmint gum promotions, spiritual quips, a nursemaid syrup note, and miscellaneous moral and medical tips from a historical period. The items blend humor, consumer ads, and short social observations.
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Octor
Peration
Lydia E.pinkham
Paw Paw, Mich
Wrigley
Dodds
Guarat
EM Imd Bay
Hunt
A. G. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman, Texas
Wrigley's
Napoleon
Roentgen Rays
Startling News
Cutiura
Roebottom
F. W. Ayer
Philadelphia
Roebottom Camden
Mickle Street
Philadelphia Record
Holland
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
Mars
North Pole
Pole
Toledo
Frank J. Cumner
FP. J. Cumnny & Co
County
State Grove
Hall
Frank J. Chenfy
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
KE. S. Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Cleveland
Dodsley
Wamlins
Perry Davis
Wemnan
Dr. Pierce
Adan World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. Vv. Pierce
M. D
Prinnce
Common Sense
Charles Bragg
Sweetser, Ind
Resinol Chemical Company
Francis A. G
Ltimore
Eczema and
Joves
Mass
Mitchells
Spohn Medical CO
Secterisionist
Goshen, Ind
U. S.A
Carters
Ctur Refuse
A. H. Hess & CO
Houston
Texas
Wrigley’s
Parker
McCane’s
South
Veearie Thompson
Eye
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