Smokers and Cures Advertisements and Odd Notions
A collage of old advertising lines and aphorisms selling tonics, soaps, remedies, and gadgets. Claims range from health cures and foot powders to whitening blues and cough syrups. Includes quips about secret sharing, fashion, and moral anecdotes, all in a dated promotional voice.
Nervara blood and nerve remedy advertised in daily health appeal
An advertising piece extols American industriousness and the vast working world. It argues most people labor for daily bread or to protect wealth and inheritance, then promotes Dr Greene's Nervara as a tonic strengthening nerves and blood to resist illness and support sustained work and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Greene
Nervara
John D. Smith
Thomson-Houston Electric Co
Lynn
Mass
West 14Th Street
New York City
Greers
Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis Dead in St Paul
Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee died at his home in St Paul after a two month illness. He had suffered kidney failure and related complications, was unconscious for hours, and passed away at 6:48 PM. Davis, elected in 1887, led pensions and territories fights and chaired foreign relations during his later years, also serving as a Paris peace commissioner and being repeatedly re elected. He had been a prominent Minnesota and national figure, with his death shocking friends and colleagues alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Man
United States
Cushman Kellage Davis
Senate
Ife
Davis
Evans
Committee On
Territories
Dakotas
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sherman
McKinley
Minnesota
Paris
Filipino Leader Aguinaldo Feeds 3000 Prisoners in London
In London a sharp report about Aguinaldo plans being made in Europe sparked talk of a new Filipino campaign. An Associated Press source says Aguinaldo will remain in Paris to monitor events as 10,000 rifles were smuggled into Manila last month. The note confirms ongoing Filipino resources and the 3,000 Spanish prisoners still being fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiipinos
Aguinaldo
London
Paris
Aponceillo
Europe
Hong Kong
Bivens
Associated Press
Aest
Aris
Madrid
Agoncillo
Agoncil
Kobe
Yokohama
Macao
Batavia
Bangkok
Manila
Gunboat sent to Morocco for US indemnity claim
Washington reports the state department orders United States Consul Gunmore at Tangiers to sail on a man of war to Mazagan for a fresh US indemnity claim over the murder of Marcus Evaquin, a naturalized American citizen, with the Kentucky likely to be recalled for the voyage to Fez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Gunmore
Tangiers
Morocco
Marcus Evaquin
Kentucky
Smyrus
Angiers
Mazagan
Fez
Moraceca
French government urged to seek arbitration with Boers
Nov 20 Paris reports the Seine general council unanimously resolution urging the French government to take the initiative for arbitration of the issues between Great Britain and the Boers. Paris Nov 30 deputies vote sympathy for Conger. New York Nov 27 Conger likely to return to the United States amid tensions with the administration over anti radical measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General Council of the Seine
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies
Snaiprer
Conger
New York
Washington
United States
Peking
Chronic Catarrh Urges Alarm Across Land
An old advertisement extols catarrh as a pervasive disease affecting all ages and organs, describing its symptoms and claiming Peruna as a cure. It positions Peruna as essential in drugstores and offers a free guide on prevention and cure from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Lynch
South Division Street
Grand Rapids
Mich
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Bridegroom Fails to Shine on Honeymoon in Wallet Woes
A humorous item notes that a groom never appears as radiant on his wedding trip as the bride because he bears the financial burden of bills. The quip underscores money worries diminishing postnups glow.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and dubious ads masquerade as medicine
An OCR fragment bundles medical cure pitches with a 19th century patent remedy style. The text touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, cites testimonials, and lists Toledo druggists. It also intermingles unrelated moral statements and product claims, creating a collage of era advertising.
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