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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
8
Rev J B Wade of Morrison Colorado praises Dr Kay's Renovator for relief from constipation and urges readers to try the medicine. The ad claims broad health benefits, notes 25c to $1 prices or six for $5, and offers a 60 page book on request from Dr B Jay Medical Co Omaha Nebraska.
A New York Press excerpt surveys nose types from aquiline to pug and Greek to flat. It argues beauty standards shift with fashion and era, noting famous figures with varied noses, from Cary to Gibbon, and joking on how nose shape influenced charm across cultures.
An open letter from J. Dr. Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the words Canstoria and Pitchers Castoria as a trade mark. It states that Pitcher originated Pitchers Castoria and that the wrapper bears the signature of Chas H Fletcher, claiming no one but the Centaur Company headed by Chas H. Metoher may use his name, dated March 6 7.
A Sumatra bloom named Rafflesia Armoldia claims the world’s largest flower title. It spans about three feet across, with five oval creamy white petals around a violet stamen center. Weighing roughly fifteen pounds, it can hold nearly two gallons of water, and its buds resemble giant brown cabbage heads.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a long-desired coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims it calms nerves without upsetting digestion, provides health and strength, and offers the appearance and taste of coffee at one-fourth the price.
A short satirical note from the Atchison Globe comments on a woman's hat buying as she ages. The line suggests escalating unflattering judgments about appearance and personal style.
A father reflects on faith with his son during a Sunday conversation about religion. The next day he goes to a store to take care of business, carrying a short yard stick as a simple prop.
Arkansas City father advocates Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after his eleven year old son Karl improves from paralytic tongue to regained leg use. One year of treatment with five boxes ends disease with permanent recovery. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 by druggists or mail from Schenectady NY.
The piece recalls Robert Southey escaping danger from a furious Irish author whom he criticized. A meeting with the enraged writer nearly ends in violence until Southey remains silent and withdraws, saving himself from renewed trouble via anonymity.
The Supreme Court in Buffalo N Y sustains the Foot Ease trade mark against Paul B Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer ordering permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales. The court approves Allen S Olmsted as owner and warns others against selling Dr Clark's Foot Powder as an imitation of Foot Ease. Samples offered free to readers writing Olmsted.
A column discusses how personal conduct of theatrical professionals affects public view, noting many are decent and condemning the idea that all are flawed. It covers a new one act play A Platonic Friendship by J M Carrie and reports on Calvin D Tower's estate and Grace Wallace Belasco's contested will before highlighting a new actress manager entering Margaret Mather’s field.
The piece argues that scandal targets a few notorious actresses while many others maintain decorum. It notes rising moral standards among performers, praises California star Rachel Ford, and mentions Nat Goodwin’s Australian tour, Julia Marlowe, Julia Arthur, Henry Miller, John Drew, Otis Skinner, Miss Bergen, and a Sousa opera set in Northeastern Russia.
A proverb-like line questions whether a bad parental example cannot yield good outcomes in children. The remark contrasts sowing bad seed with hoping for virtuous fruit in youth, suggesting irony in expectations.
Mary Lingard of Woodstock Ontario recounts how a friend urged Dr. Ayers Sarsaparilla to treat her liver tumors. After a difficult start the remedy cured her, allowing thirty-six years of active health. She now warns others to try the medicine and asks readers to request the carebook from the Ayers Company.
An old candy ad claims Cascarets cleans the blood by stirring the liver and removing impurities. It promises banishing pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion with a ten cent to a couple dime price range. The piece includes a cartoonish exchange about blushing at a play.
Various old advertisements promote No To Tobacco remedies and Dr Kane nerve restorers claiming permanent cures and free samples. The copy touts Sterling Remedy Company cures, a watchmaker oil claim from shark jaws, Cascareta candy for constipation, and Coes Cough Balsam as reliable cold remedy.
An assortment of old time cures and promotional lines including Malls Catarrh Cure as constitutional, No-To-Bae tobacco habit cure, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Ath-lo-pho-ros claimed for rheumatism and neuralgia, and a note on the cost of an Atlantic steamer screw.
A pamphlet argues that many women suffer from a derangement of the female organism causing fatigue and pain, prompting long rests. It cites laws requiring rest spaces and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as help, sharing a testimonial from Mrs Margaret Anderson of Lewiston Maine.
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