Peruna advertised relief for female ailments and fatigue
The ad praises Peruna as a cure for chronic leucorrhea and womb ulceration, citing testimonials from women like Mrs Eva Bartho and Louise Mahon. It claims rapid relief from backache, fatigue, and weakness, promising eventual full health with continued use. Doctors are quoted endorsing the product, and it is offered for a dollar per bottle through Dr. Hartman’s sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve Bartho
East 12Th Street
N. Y. City
N. Y
Cseoneny
Lamas
Peruna
Eva Bartho
Marriage Trends for Domestic Servants in Paris and London
In Paris male domestic servants are urged to marry to become more settled and attentive to duty. In London marriages are discouraged as they may make servants more focused on their own families than their duties to their employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parie
London
Ideal Sharpener Offer Promises Money Back
An ad promotes an Ideal Sharpener for 25 cents instead of 40 cents. It claims convenience for ladies and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory, instructing readers to mail 25 cents to Convex Sharpener Co. at 215 31st St. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convex Sharpener Co
31St St
Chicago
Old Favorites and Prisoners in Song and War
A collection of verses includes sea shanty imagery celebrating the sea and freedom, a march about prisoners longing for home, and the call to return to the beloved homeland. The pieces echo themes of endurance, patriotism, and longing through the voices of sailors and soldiers.
Morgue of Dead Bottles Complains of Unclaimed Prescriptions
A New York Press item quotes a druggist lamenting unpicked medicines. He describes a “morgue” for uncalled-for bottles, notes many prescriptions go uncollected, often from women, sometimes years old, and jokes about charging a deposit to curb the waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
New Bubble Cure Claims Pain Relief for Nerves
London Globe reports on a new method where air is injected under the skin to lengthen nerve ends and relieve pain in conditions like neuralgia sciatica and ambago. The air bubble is moved by finger pressure to distribute it and is also claimed to aid dislocations fractures and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
A Feminine Dig aeous Sniffy Remarks
A cryptic, clipped line features a drawn out phrase about a feminine digressive snobbery. The odd spelling hints at a dialect or playful transcriber quirk with no clear event or identified persons.
Jester Blifkins and Dog Tethered by Rope
The Ohio State Journal notes Jester Blifkins travels with his dog attached to him by a rope. The unusual sight follows him wherever he goes, illustrating a close bond between man and pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jester
Blifkins
Jimeon
Ohio State Journal
Indian joking encounter with senator on road trip
State Senator James K. Flood of Hart Michigan meets a mounted Indian whose horse fears the auto. The rider jokes the horse thinks the machine is taking its job, delivering a line preserved from the Brooklyn Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Flood
Hart
Mich
Joe
Brooklyn Eagle
No Comparison in Family Status Talk Shocks New York Life
Two boys debate family rank with phrases about first and last families. The exchange ends with a playful but pointed remark about lineage as reflected in a New York Life context. The dialogue presents social hierarchies without clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firat
New York
Tremendous Power of Explosive Patent Sparks Debate
Frace has secured patent rights for a nitro glycerine powder claimed to send a rifle bullet seven and a half miles and extend artillery range eighteen miles. The column also includes humorous banter about swimming lessons and a playful exchange between characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frace
New Monument to Lafayette Erected on Brandywine Battlefield
The Chester County Historical Society of Pennsylvania has erected a monument to Gen. Lafayette on the Brandywine battlefield highlighting the Revolutionary War site and commemorating Lafayette's role in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Chester County Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Brandywine Battlefield
Gen
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Anna Martin
Hoyt Brooklyn
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Wm. Hetrick
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Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Seltzer
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PORTLAND #EED CO
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DR. C. Gee WO
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UL Hen
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