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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
10
Advert says Five Drops and Six Drops remedies treat rheumatism neuralgia asthma and allied ailments. Swan son Rheumatic Cure Co offers prepaid sample bottles for 25 cents for 30 more days with mail order options for large bottles 300 doses at 1.00 and three bottles for 2.50.
Newport is excited by Dr Depew's return next season. The piece notes New York society and its brains, calling the cottagers dull aside from Chauncey. It ends by suggesting rumors of the smartest being the dullest.
Persons seeking the latest details on the Alaskan gold fields can obtain maps and materials by sending four cents in stamps to W. M. Lowrie General Agent Great Northern Railway 220 South Clark St Chicago Ill or by visiting his office free of charge. The Great Northern is the short line to Seattle and Portland with vestibuled trains tourist sleepers meals in dining cars a la carte and connections to all Alaska steamers.
Mr Olive of St Louis cites a paper claim that over three tons of yarn are used annually in baseball manufacturing. Miss Wa bash quips that this explains their village baseball team's poor performance last season.
Allen's Foot Ease powder eases tight new shoes and relieves corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet. Available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample offered. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A compact observation notes that perfumers traditionally are male, highlighting gender stereotypes in fragrance making and scent culture.
A St Paul paper describes Western Canada as superior for settlers. A delegate reports abundant lakes and streams, waterfowl and fish, and vast grain, cattle, and sheep. 160 acres free to settlers and some land bought for up to 20 dollars per acre in a year. Government agents organize tours and Ottawa’s Interior Department offers information.
A terse reflection on achievement noting that while men earn medals and honors, real power lies with those who drive progress through decisive action. The line contrasts acclaim with the force of practical effort and leadership.
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco, claiming it makes weak men strong and guarantees a cure. It offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York, with druggists carrying the product.
Fragmented clipping offers punchy lines on women's roles in society, a claimed asthma cure by Dr Taft from 4 Elm St Rochester NY with free trial bottles, and a quip about corsets. The text appears as a jumbled collection of ad like statements.
A special letter extols Vienna as Europe’s Paris of the continent praising the beauty and chic of Viennese women from Hofburg to working girls. It notes mixed blood, high stepping court ladies, and a permissive social life linked to scandal and dissipation.
Fifty six year old farmer from Horton Jackson County Michigan suffered thirty years of chronic rheumatism with dizziness after cold or strain. After taking three boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People his pains vanished dizziness ceased and he has been symptom free for over a year. Post office Lorenzo Neeley corroborates. All druggists sell them.
The Vera scope and Vitascope use celluloid films that are highly explosive and inflammable. Sparks could cause severe disasters, prompting suggestion to use safer materials for high heat and light. Even a dresser comb near a light may risk life, leading many homes to ban celluloid, especially with children present.
Quickest and cheapest routes to the Klondike are by Northern Pacific Railway via St Paul or Minneapolis to Taiga Dyea and Chilkoot Tramway or by Skaway and wagon road to White Pass summit. Trains with dining cars and sleepers run through to Tacoma Seattle and Portland. Ice out and river openings occur May 15 to June 1.
The Harrisburg Patriot notes Philadelphia boasts of pretty girls, but asserts Harrisburg also has claim to beauty that rivals any city in the state, downplaying the argument as a conceded point.
The piece urges lifelong study beyond graduation as essential for all groups. It argues mature minds grasp facts more easily and stresses evening school for farmers artisans clerks and women to improve farming economy public affairs health household duties and family care.
An elderly woman reports 20 years of constipation indigestion and sleepless nights improved after using Dr Kay's Renovator. She praises the product as worth its weight in gold and endorses Dr Kay's Lung Balm. The ad offers free medical advice a 56 page booklet and free samples from Dr B J Ear Medical Co Omaha Neb.
Southern California Saturdays feature tourist cars with personally conducted couriers. The Midland Route provides upholstered sleeping cars and berths at six dollars for two from Chicago to California. Inquiries to Midland Route offices in Chicago or the Eastern Manager at 95 Adams Street.
The article highlights a surge of new writing papers and envelopes in bold colors such as royal red with white ink. It notes few will gain lasting popularity, as buyers seek novelty that might disrupt routine happiness.
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness from catarrh is curable only by constitutional remedies. It explains Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and offers $100 for an uncured case, urging readers to mail for circulars and buy Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists.
A passenger asks to ride to St Louis from the depot. The gate man says to consult the company superintendent who employs all the engineers. The exchange highlights who controls train assignments.
It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry and is the only cure for Chilblains Frostbites Damp Sweating Feet Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREI Ad dress Allen S Olmstead Le Roy N Y.
A staged dialogue features Mattie asking if Helen was ever in love and Helen replying she loved herself, followed by Mattie noting Helen had no rivals to fear.
A collage of old ads touts Kemp's Balsam as an immediate cough cure with free samples and 25 or 50 cent bottles. It also notes a quip about wills and life, Cancarets for constipation, a refund claim, remarks about rogues gallery engravings, Star Tobacco as a leading brand, and a stray line about front-door mats in love.
In a humorous exchange two men discuss a newspaper tale about a Texas man allegedly struck by lightning while swearing making light of coincidence. Brown quips that if the man had not sworn it would be more remarkable.
Salzer Seed Co invites names for their 17 inch corn and White Oat prodigy. Enter by sending this notice with 10 cents to John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a free seed catalogue and 11 new farm seed samples valued at ten dollars. Seed potatoes priced at $1.50 per barrel.
Tomdix asks about a conflagration, Dixmith learns it occurred at the store Tomdix worked at. He reports the loss as about $9 per week and says the boss fired him, suggesting the fire led to his dismissal.
The tallest royal women in Europe are the queen of Portugal and the crown princess of Penymark. The note lists these two as the tallest among reigning queens and heiresses in European royalty.
Ad touts Cascarets as a cure for pimples boils blotches and bilious complexions by cleansing the blood liver and impurities. Promotes a ten cent price with 25c and 50c options and guarantees satisfaction through druggists. Ends with a quip about restraint from repeating a cute saying.
A collage of 19th century ads and quips including Lane’s Family Medicine claims daily bowel movement benefits, Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised by Wm. McClellan, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Coca-Cola cough balsam, No-To-Bac tobacco cure, and Sledge Cigarettes. Mentions Japanese dual writing, London paper bicycle, and generic fashion notes.
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