Nerve Restorer and Health Claims Featured in 1900 Ad
An array of advertisements tout cures and tonics including Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and the Rainey France banker tale. The items claim disease cures, remedies and longevity, with notes on products, prices, and endorsements across multiple regions and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
B.H. Kurt, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
United States
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rainey
France
Waves Wash It Out The Name On The Sand
A column of miscellaneous quips and cartoon captions from various papers. Snippets include a Chicago Tribune line about erasing a name in the sand and other jokes from Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia papers, with brief witticisms and light social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
Chicago Tribune
Endorsement of Pe-ru-Na by Admiral Schley
A fragmentary ad copy praises Pe-ru-Na and cites Admiral Schley as endorsing the remedy. It claims his approval stems from conviction of the product’s efficacy and notes its popularity among Americans. The text is a damaged promotional snippet from Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmiral Schley
Admiral Schley
Ask Your Druggist for free Peru To Avoid Holdups
A Chicago Tribune item advises citizens to carry money and a watch in the left hand and throw them away at the first sign of danger to foil highway robbers. The tactic aims to avoid drawn revolvers and allows victims to reclaim possessions after the robber leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Chicago Tribune
The Indian Side of the Apache Conflict Revisited
Sunset Magazine argues that Apache stealth stemmed from centuries of land possession and inadequate long range weapons. It notes the shift to white firearms did not erase stealth, which remained a key element in their approach to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H
Sunset Magazine
The Turkish Soldier's Pay in Ottoman Service
The Turkish soldier receives about 3s 6d monthly, paid irregularly by the local treasury on orders from Constantinople. On completion of service he gets a full payment order, but debts to the government and taxes are deducted, often leaving the poor fellah with little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States Magazine
Weary of Life and Riches Illumination of Suicide Club
St James Budget notes a New York club where wealthy members reportedly test happiness by self destruction methods. Three have died by asphyxiation poison and drowning. Authorities may intervene as lunacy concerns loom. In other news 107 Russian Jews plan Palestine land purchase for colonization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. James
Palestine
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United Kingdom
N. W. Bamuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
North Heights
Central
Joplin
News-Herald
Dead Sea
Asia Minor
Italy
Sicily
Sweden
Miss Whittaker
Savannah
Lydia E. Pinkham
Misa
39Th St
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
America
Miss Mari Honey
Green Bt
Danville
Lydia H. Pinkam
Ann
Dia B
Pin Ham Med, Co
Masg
Penne
Ford
Dinoukas
I, Elias & Bro
Buffalo
N. Y
Diageist
NE Plus Ultra
Alice
Clara
Detroit Free Press
Yale
Cincinnati
Puck
Philadelphia Ledger
Citiman
Citlman
Philadelphia Press
Jones
Atlantic Constitution
Germantown
New York Weekly
Farmer Gorntossel
Josh
Washington Star
Tommy
Little Chronicle
Enus
Este Lumbbus
Peru
Indig
Boston
Ayer
Wi Ager
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