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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
8
A promotional note advises that night coughs progress from throat to lungs and warns they rarely improve on their own. It recommends Ayet's Cherry Peet as a remedy to reduce coughing and aid sleep, claiming noticeable improvement by tomorrow night.
A notice promotes Ayers Cherry Pectoral with a 25 cent small bottle and a one dollar larger bottle for chronic coughs bronchitis asthma croup and consumption. The cent size is advised for hard coughs and the larger bottle is described as more economical for long term use.
A playful quip from the Philadelphia Record about a maid seeking a remedy for heartbreak and a practical suitor proposing splicing as a cure. The joke ends with wedding announcements implied by the line the cards are out.
Wisconsin Central Railway announces trains depart Chicago from Central Station Park Row and Twelfth Street lake front bound for St Paul Minneapolis Ashland Duluth and the northwest. Nearest ticket agent provides more information. James Pond G P A Milwaukee Wis.
J. C. Tucker G. N. Agent Big Four Route advertised low rate excursion tickets to winter resorts in the Southeast via Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Atlanta Jacksonville and Florida coasts. The notice invites full information at 234 Clark street Chicago Illinois.
In a night coach a man haunted by a brutal memory from San Juan Hill endures a ride through wet woods. A river flood shatters the carriage voyage as a heroic swimmer saves a baby amid rising waters, revealing the runner as the saved man. Pneumatic tubes for postal service extend at Grand Central, handling 800,000 mail pieces daily over three miles in seven and a half minutes.
A collection of aphorisms on appreciating beauty alone and with others, the face and eyes revealing the spirit, duty, and the limits of philosophy in present evils. It contrasts sincere conduct with careless letter writing and notes tire wear in Pneumatic Tires as a technical aside.
Red-haired individuals show notably lower baldness rates than dark-haired neighbors. The typical head of a red-haired person carries about 29,200 hairs, highlighting a distinct hair density difference.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh. It states the disease is constitutional and requires constitutional treatment with internal use. Proprietors offer one hundred dollars for any cure failure and request testimonials with address in Toledo. Hall's Family Pills are also recommended.
A quip from a Cincinnati Enquirer reader questions why mushrooms sprout in damp spots and why they resemble umbrellas, with a fatherly confirmation.
A columnist likens certificates to ostrich eggs noting givers rarely know what is hatched from them. The piece suggests uncertainty and potential surprises in gifts or acknowledgments.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and testimonials touts cures for colds fits nerve disorders teething and coughs. Brands include Laxative Bromo Quinine Dr King’s Great Nerve Restorer Piso’s Cure Zeno Mfg Co Yi Ki Cocoa and Brown’s Teething Cordial.
A letter from John Evans of South Wabash Indiana reports his wife Polly J. Evans is cured of twenty years of systemic catarrh after using nearly six bottles of Peruna. He notes past relief from lagrippe twelve years ago and endorses Peruna as a systemic remedy with cleansing effects and restored health. He references free medical books from The Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus Ohio.
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