Hood's Sarsaparilla Victorious Over Catarrh and Scrofula
Catarrh is a constitutional disease rooted in a scrofulous blood condition. It causes headaches dizziness impaired senses and vocal and digestive issues. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood alters the habit and permanently cures the disease. Hood's Pills are the best cathartic.
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X Ray Conversation Sparks Mild House Banter
In a snippet from Tit Bits, a humorous exchange features a remark about X rays penetrating a head and a quip about a daughter’s singing. The exchange playfully contrasts scientific marvels with personal talent in a light, conversational tone.
Allen's Foot-Kase Promises Quick Relief For Feet
Cure advertised for tired swollen feet with tight and new shoes. Claims to ease pressing val lous and aching feet. Sold by druggists for 20 cents. Address Allen A. Olmsted LeRoy.
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Kase
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Olmsted
LeRoy
Quotablequips on marriage and drink from the Chicago Post
A witty exchange about a husband’s drinking problem contrasts his wife driving him to drink with the idea that he would be disappointed if she hadn’t. The Chicago Post offers the quip as social commentary on marriage and vice.
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Try Monopole Pepper Cast by Wadhams and Kerr Bros
The ad invites readers to mail two 2-cent stamps with their grocer’s name to receive a 10-cent tin of Monopole White Pepper Cayenne or Ginger. It promises taste tests to prove strength pungency and purity and directs to Wadhams & Kerr Bros Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Oregon
Parodies and Ads Mentioned in Early 1900s Papers
The excerpt blends comic dialogue about servants and a humorous remark on language, plus old advertisements for Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It notes a Boston professor's language claim and a Georgetown man teaching a parrot to talk.
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Georgetown
Washington Post
Quinine Cough Quip From Doctor and Patient Exchange
A doctor explains a quinine cough as Peruvian bark to a caller while preparing a medicinal dose. The patient responds with a wheezy remark equating quinine cough to Peruvian bark.
Catarrh Cure Ad Merits and Trial Offer From Toledo Firm
An old fashioned medical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming blood purifiers and nerve tonics cure catarrh. It promotes a $2.00 trial bottle and lists Toledo supplier F J Chesey Co with Philadelphia address and local druggists selling the products.
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F.j.chesey &Co
Propra
Toledo
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Bel Ruise
Lolvalarch St
Philadelphia
Quote fragment on a man and a floor walker remark
A Puck quotation suggests concerns about a man described as a terrible woman hater and speculates that he may have once served as a floor walker in a department store. The snippet captures a humorous yet pointed social stereotype from the period.
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Cabbage Used as Oil Cure for Drunkenness
The text notes cabbage as an oil cure for drunkenness and cites ancient use by Egyptians who boiled cabbage before meals when planning wine. It also mentions remedies sold in Europe that allegedly contain cabbage seed to prevent intoxication.
Oldest and Best Blood Purifier Advertisement
The Swift Spec Co promotes 8. S. 3. S. as a blood purifier and tonic that cleanses poisons from blood, strengthens the constitution, and cures diseases of blood poison origin including cancer, scrofula, rheumatism, ulcers, eczema, and herpes. It boasts fifty years of cures, thousands of supporters, and free medical consultation from Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Gpec CO
Atlanta
How to Avoid Baldness and Other Tales
An urban squib argues hair loss ties to hat pressure on temples and head shape, claiming long heads escape tight hats and retain hair. It notes women’s hats fit loosely and suggests avoiding tight headwear to prevent baldness, then shifts to poems and a short anecdote about a Los Angeles real estate man and a child seeking mother.
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Los Amgelow Herald
Kansas road question cited in pension official’s remarks
KoensDeep in Kansas Eugene FF, Ware, new commissioner of pensions, known as Trenquill for wit and verse, has long shown interest in Kansas road conditions. Richartson of the National Roads Association, preparing a continental train, asked how farmers rate roads. Ware replied, Farmers are up to their knees.
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Richartson
National Tron Roads Association
Philadelphia
Peruna Endorsed for Summer Colic and Catarrh Relief
A letter from Madame Isabella Ellen Ravens of Chicago extols Peruna as a cure for summer colds and catarrh. She claims initial pills failed, but one bottle led to complete recovery with continued use. The ad urges a large dose at first symptoms, then small repeats, and offers a free book from The Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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Isabella Ellen Ravens
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Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
The Great Atlantic Race Mentioned by Skipper
A colorful remark opens with The greatest race across the Atlantic that never heard tell of and shifts to a joking clash with Hooligan over Irish identity in a Catholic Standard Times snippet.
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Catholic Standard Times
Ethel and Madge Weigh Percy Monockton Catch
Dialogue depicts Ethel asking if Percy Monockton is a good catch and Madge affirming if others failed. The exchange reads as lighthearted chatter from a Puck column style.
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Percy Monockton
Madge
Puck
Strange Misapprehension Dialog Echoes Lively Exchange
In a playful exchange Borus and Naggus banter about a poem and a lullaby. Borus calls it epic while Naggus finds it soothing and restful. The two contrast lightheartedly as they discuss art and interpretation.
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Scott
Naggus
Pleasantries Over Due Bill Prompt for Melancholia
In a dialogue, Dr Price tells Mrs Sharpe that her husband suffers melancholia and she should arrange a pleasant surprise. She agrees and notes she will tell him he need not pay the bill until he feels able.
Real Bargain Confuses Mr Youngthing How
A humorous quip highlights a banking decision influenced by a lower interest rate. Mrs Youngthing claims reading in the morning paper about a rate drop from four to three percent.
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Puck
Pens of hardened gutta percha failure noted in trials
The passage states that pens made from hardened gutta percha have been tested in both this country and England but have not achieved any success.
All the tradespeople love a lover quote
A clipped Life magazine line notes that while the world may not adore lovers, tradespeople especially appreciate them.
Quote Exchange Reveals Civil Savvy In Playful Gossip
Readers recall a sharp exchange about a well to do father. The dialogue contrasts wealth with effort, reflecting social attitudes in a wry New York Times moment.
Train names and routes across the coast to distant ports
Pullman and Towerist cars run on both trains from Sacramento to Ogden and El Paso with Tourist cars to Chicago St Louis New Orleans and Washington. Connections at San Francisco with steamship lines to Honolulu Japan China Philippines Central and South America. See agent at Drain station or San Andreas.
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