Hay Fever Relief Reported From Dr Kay Balm
Aledo Illinois resident Mrs J C Smith credits Dr Kay s Lung Balm with instant relief from hay fever and a fall cough and urges others to obtain the remedy. The ad promotes sending stamps to receive Home Treatment booklets and Kendall s Recipe Book with 500 receipts and 120 cuts and lists Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Nebraska as the agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Smith
Aledo
Ill
Dr. Kay
Kendall
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Omaha
Neb
Two Travelors Sell Fireproof Safes in Odd Cat Tale
Hardware recounts a joke where two rival merchants tout fireproof safes by claiming cats survive a long heat test. One claims a cat survived twenty four hours in fire. the other says a cat died after a week of flames. The merchant concludes the second tale explains the first.
Standard Dictionary praised by journals in praise and ads
The Standard Dictionary is lauded by The Journal of Education and The New York Herald for thoroughness accuracy typography and up to date content. An advertisement invites readers to obtain the dictionary with a small down payment and installment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal of Education
Boston
New York Herald
Queer Gift From Convict Arouses Curiosity
A Thomaston young lady visited a prison with her father and a life-long convict offered her a gift. With consent the prisoner presented a diamond ring to Mary, according to the Rockland Courier report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Mary
Rockland
Life and the Liver Cascarets Ad
Life and the Liver essay extols liver health and cites Cascarets as the only perfect gentle liver regulator. It notes nine tenths of ailments arise from the liver and promotes Cascarets sold by druggists in 10¢, 50¢, and 60¢ sizes with a strong endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lamb
Nature
Lydia
Pinkham
Jennie R. Miles
Leon
Wis
Miles
Notre Dame Ad Offered For Boys At Notre Dame Indiana
The Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana invites readers to study its status among top U S universities. A new 184 page catalogue outlines programs and admissions noting St Edward s Hall for boys under 13 and entry as early as age 10 with graduate paths in Divinity Classics Letters Science Law and Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Ind
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
St. Edward's Hall
Early marriages in Kansas raise eye on age gaps
The Kansas City Journal notes in Concordia and McPherson County cases that couples aged 18 and 15 and 51 and 61 stood for marriage, with a 17 and 16 pair wed in McPherson. A mother’s consent letter to the probate judge defended early marriages as “the only way to stop a lot of courting foolishness.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Concordia
McPherson County
Kansas City Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes foot comfort and relief
Allen's Foot-Ease is a powder claimed to cure painful swollen smarting feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and promises relief from sweating callouses hot tired feet and aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or mailed for 25 cents with a free trial package from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted, le Roy
N. Y
Lord and Clergyman Joke At City Jail Passage
A lord and a clergy man ride together and pass the city jail. The lord asks where the clergyman would be if the jail had its due, and the clergyman replies he would be riding alone, implying punishment or misfortune.
Beauty Ad Promises Clear Skin With Cascarets
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic for cleansing blood and liver to banish pimples and a pale complexion. It urges readers to buy at druggists with smiles about guaranteed satisfaction and low prices, and mentions Cosmo Buttermilk Soap as a beauty aid.
Skill of doctors tested in fifteen year indigestion case
A long illness from indigestion and dyspepsia plagued John C. Pritchard for fifteen years until Ayer's Pills eased his symptoms. He reports quick relief and full recovery, praising the remedy as the best for dyspepsia. Additional testimonials from William Steinke of Grant Nebraska claim renewed appetite and health after using Ayer's Pills. The ads promote Ayer's Pills as relief for constipation and related ailments with a free cures book from J C Ayer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cc. Pritchard
Dr. Ayer
Joan C. Pritchard
Brodie, Warren Co
N.C
J. C. Ayer
WM. Steinke
Grant
Neb
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Theatrical Letter on London Mania for American Aims
A London mania for all things American sweeps the stage and society as Anglo mania faded. Mrs Pane Fay Davis and Miss Annie Russell are noted, with comment on English tastes, critics, and a curious cross Atlantic flirtation in cultural envy and exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Broadway
Jerusalem
Sam
Annie Russell
Prince
Miss Russell
Clement Scott
Little Russell
Americanism and stage stars shift with war and London crowds
The writer argues that contemporary American influence on theatre stems from war era diplomacy and notes Ada Rehan Edna May and Annie Russell as examples of Americans finding success in London and New York. Fay Davis and John Alexander’s casting choices signal cross Atlantic appeal amid insular prejudice fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jonathan
Spain
John Bull
London
New York
Daly
Ada Rehan
Fay Davis
New England
George Alexander
Alexander
Beerbohm Tree
Mise Davis
Fay Zuliani
Congo State Report Describes Trek Through Stanley Pool to Falls
W C Pickersgill British consul in Boma outlines the Congo State condition from Stanley Pool to Stanley Falls as a land of unreclaimed savagery. Language barriers and tribal fragmentation hinder administration while disease and climate endanger European officials. Despite drawbacks, prohibitions on poison traffic and end of intertribal warfare improve security. education efforts exist but face language hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Pickersgill
Boma
Congo
London Foreign Office
Stanley Pool
Stanley Falls
Pickersgill
Kixi- Congo
Hedgehog Defeats Blacksnake in Rural Encounter
W. D. Ingraham recalls a dramatic roadside clash where a hedgehog attacked a sleeping blacksnake. The hog seized the tail, curled into a ball, and endured multiple bites as the snake struck. After suffering numerous spinal wounds, the hog rolled the snake and discombowled the reptile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Ingraham
Memphis
Women Enter Bavarian Workforce In Munich Service Sectors
In Munich many clerks at banks and hotels are women serving as cashiers and bookkeepers at restaurants and other businesses. A significant number also work at railway stations as booking office clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Great Britain’s African Possessions Size Revealed
The report notes Great Britain controls 2,570,000 square miles in Africa, a region nearly matching the area of the United States in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Africa
United States
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Findlay
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Lion
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OLD Cent Comport
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Crane, G. P. & T. A. St. Louis
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London ‘Stage
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Mommer
Rosebud Garden
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Miss May
Congo State
Dr. Kline
da. R. HM. King, Ltd
Archet
Philadelphia
D. C. Albright
Millinburg, Pa
Coe
Hall
Price
COSMO
Jack
Taeare
Uchubinger Brus
Keonurclowa
Newhaven
Standard Dictionary Agency
South Clinton Street
Chicago, Ill
Joy
Cascarets
Fred Wartman
Germantown Ave
Candy Cathartic
Blersing Remedy Company
Montreal
O’farrell
New York Avenue
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State of
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Lawrence
M.y Dock
State St. Bridge
O'Connor
Kay
Coes
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Kiehen Specialty Co
Reading
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