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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1908

Page

13

Peruna Vouched For By Temperance Leader

Miss Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn writes that Peruna is a valuable nerve and blood remedy that restores strength and aids digestion. She endorses it for worn-out women and specifically for young mothers. Dr Hartman prescribes Peruna to many women. A nautical pun ends with Second mate as the reply to a widow question.

Bessie Farrell Third Ave Brooklyn N. Y Young People’s Christian Temperance Association

Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Paro Ointment Ad

A vintage advertisement proclaims Paro Ointment cures any pile type within 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. It stresses itching bleeding protruding symptoms and offers 50 cents for the product. A quirky line about a girl helping a young man save money adds a country ad tone.

Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion Claims Fast Cure

An advertisement asserts the product cures in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. It states availability at druggists and uses a confident claim of never failing.

Woolford

Cruelty of Vivisection Exposed by New York Herald

The New York Herald condemns vivisection describing animals driven to terror before experiments. It cites agony during restraint and dissection, often without anaesthetic, lasting hours or days and provoking heartrending scenes as a reproach to humanity.

New York Herald

Woman Restored After Seven Years Illness by Lydia Pinkham

Mrs. Sallie French of Pancannia Indian Territory recounts seven years of female troubles and nervous debility. After consulting Mrs. Pinkham and taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she became strong and well.

Lydia BE Pinkham Sallie French Pancannia Ind Ter Mrs. Pinkham

Facts for Sick Women by Lydia E Pinkham ad

An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female ailments. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential advice.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Two Noted Adventurers Die in London Hoaxes and Scandals

The New York Sun reports the death of two famed con artists in Europe and North America. George Mamolescu, alias Duke of Otranto and Prince Lahovary, swindled across Milan Paris London and more, marrying a Genoa countess, fleeing jail, and facing multiple sentences. The Marquis de Leuville, once linked to Mrs Frank Leslie and famed for theatrical flair, died at Brighton after a life as a posing nobleman and social swindler.

London Duke of Otranto Marquis de Leuville New York Sun Milan Europe George Mamolescu Chevalier d'Industrie U S Romania Galatz Constantinople Olga Paris Bois de Boulogne Longchamps Brussels Monte Carlo Nice Italy Angelica von Konigsbruck Genoa Switzerland America Prince Lahovary Philadelphia Berlin Klondike Countess von Konigsbruck W. A. Oliver Frank Leslie New York Leslie England Oliver de Lourncourt France Louis XIV North Africa Spain American United States Charles G. Leland Hans Brietmann Iie Royal Historical Society of London Society For the Encouragement of Art Naples International Literary Association Victor Hugo Prince of Wales Grevy de Lesseps Galignani de Leuville Willie Wilde Oscar Wilde William Rene Lornecourt Continent de Leugle Prince Regent Jie

Germany's Mask Industry Expands for Carnival Demand

Germany's mask industry shows strong demand during carnival and other merry occasions. Central Germany hosts large manufacturers catering to domestic and foreign markets. Masks use pasteboard gauze silk and wire with in house artists. ongoing effort to introduce novelties drives trade with the United States, steadily increasing in recent years.

Germany United States

Clocks Wound Up Once Every 400 Days Made in Munich

Special clocks that require winding only every 400 days are now manufactured in Munich. The device promises extended accuracy and minimal maintenance for long term timekeeping.

Munich

Be a Good Fortune After Years Spent in Vato Effort

Mrs. Mary KE H Rouse of Cambridge New York recounts a five year kidney illness after a bad fall with back and hip pains, disordered secretions, and weakness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills for quick relief and full recovery, noting strong health now. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Mary KE. H. Rouse Cambridge, N. Y Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo, N.Y

Absent-Minded Germantown Man Keeps New Year Cards

John J. Kenney notes a Germantown man famed for forgetfulness. On Monday his wife scolded him for being helpless with memory, then he left home with New Year cards to mail. He paused at a post office, traded his watch for the time, and left with cards in hand. His wife later found the undelivered mail in his pocket.

John J. Kenney Germantown Philadelphia Record

Arkansas Courts and Interstate Trains Debate

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruling states Arkansas lacks power to stop interstate trains to Missouri and Texas at way stations. The decision keeps constitutional authority in state hands without requiring Washington's cooperation or consent, prompting strong reactions from the St. Louis Republican.

Supreme Court of Arkansas Arkansas Missouri Texas Washington St. Louis

Brown's Bronchial Traches Cure Coughs and Bronchitis

An old advertisement touts Brown's Bronchial Traches as a worldwide remedy for coughs sore throats bronchitis and asthma promising relief and improved breathing.

Brown

Absent Student Sparks Classic Classroom Quip

A professor calls roll each morning and, spotting the empty chair, sharpens the joke with the line Who is the absent boy in the vacant chair I see before me. The remark echoes in Pick Me Up as a memorable moment of absent minded humor.

Universitiets

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Toledo Firm

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy targeting blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the cure is non quack, prescribed by leading physicians, and supported by testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo Ohio as the producer location.

Hall Ctrenry & Co Props Toledo

A Mild Remonstrance at the Milk Bar

A kindly old clergyman suspects the milk’s honesty and nervously confronts the milkman in a Detroit News-Tribune brief. The milkman answers with mild humor about dietary needs and christenings.

Detroit News-Tripune

Hog Cholera Outbreak Threatens Hogs in Industry

A report from Burnetts Creek Indiana discusses hog cholera or swine plague. It highlights its contagious danger and cites a farmer Mr A P Williams who treated infected hogs with Sloan’s Liniment with success. The notice invites readers to request Dr Sloan’s free veterinary book at 615 Albany Street Boston Mass.

A. P. Williams Burnetts Creek Ind Mr. Williams J. D. Richardson Lafayette Sloan O. K Earle S. Sloan Albany Street Boston Mass

Girl asks why cars carry life preservers

A southern girl at a New York boarding school watches passing autos and notices extra tires, pondering why vehicles carry life preservers during a walk.

New York Argonaut

Reduced Colonist Rates on North Western Line to West Coast

Special low daily sale throughout March and April for one way tickets from all points on the North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Daily tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. Double berth only seven dollars through from Chicago. Write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago Il or your nearest agent.

North Western San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Puget Sound Chicago Union Pacific S. A. Hutchison Tourist Dept Clark St Pearest

Dinner Time Quips About Holdups And Sleepy Clothes

A Philadelphia Bulletin short humorous exchange describes a robber story in the suburbs. The father jokes that hold ups sometimes occur when one hangs clothes over a chair and doze off, contrasting with another tale of a robber named Wes Waylard.

One Brome Quinine Laxative for Cold Cure

An advertisement touts Brome Quinine as the sole laxative laxative tonic used worldwide to cure a cold in one day, claiming it is the signature EW Grove product available for 25e. The copy emphasizes universal use and immediate relief.

Grove

Break the habit of late meals by spacing them closer

The saying advises that to curb a boy’s urge to snack between meals, you should place meals more closely and schedule them with less gap. It frames timing as the key to reducing nibbling between meals.

Calendar ad teases readers with 243 pints beer slogan

A New York subway advertisement for a brewers asks readers to drink one care of 243 pints every day of the month. The calendar split adds a humorous touch that many passersby notice and smile at.

Subway New York

Great Nerve Restorer Offered For Nervous Ailments

Promises cure for fits and nervous disorders with Dr. H R Kline’s remedy. A $2 trial bottle and free treatise offered from 031 Arch Street Philadelphia.

St. Vitus Kline H.R. Kine Arch St Phila

Pronts In Trolleys Show Poor State Financial Health

In Massachusetts eighty three street railway firms, eleven earned six percent net over five years, forty seven paid no dividend, and fifteen paid under six percent. An appeal seeks fare increases for stockholders as the report to the railroad commission notes weak finances. Boston opinion cites overdevelopment of trolleys years ago as the fault.

Massachusetts Railroad Commission Boston

Solar system members rise with yearly counts

The article notes that the tally of recognized minor bodies in the solar system grows each year. By June the confirmed number had reached a new high, reflecting ongoing discoveries and improved counting methods.

Italio Bisem

Say, pap, whats a diplomat

A fragment of a dialogue hints at a playful lesson about diplomacy, contrasting possession with perspective as a father explains the concept to a child. The line suggests a lighthearted exchange on moving beyond personal claims to see another path.

Garfield Teat Herbal Remedy For Constipation

An herbal note touts Garfield Teat as a nature cure for constipation and kidney support, claiming gentle relief and overall health benefits.

Sailor Banter From The Berendo Port Lunch

Dialogue captures a salty exchange between an old gentleman and a sailor about port visits and meals. The exchange hints at routine sea life and the humor of a salty old salt.

Cured Her Three Children With Cuticura Remedies

Mrs Napoleon Duceppe of 41 Daleth Street Montreal reports her three daughters suffered a severe eczema eruption on their backs and how regular use of Cuticura Soap Cuticura Balm and ointment cleared the condition. She notes a second baby’s neck folds healed after Cuticura treatment.

Sime Itue Cutiteurs Cuticura J Ivan Napoleon Duceppe Daeluth St Montreal Que Luz

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