Remarkable claims for Dr. Franklin Miles treatment
A promotional notice touts Dr. Franklin Miles as a top physician with a thousand testimonials from notable patients. It cites cures after failures by many doctors in several cities and offers free testimonials and treatment materials from the Dr. Franklin Miles Association in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Miles
Grand Rapids
Chicago
New York City
Philadelphia
Col
N. G. Parker
South Carolina
Miles
Victoria's Aversions and Royal Household Rules
The article lists Queen Victoria's aversions including coal gas tobacco and cars. It notes fireplaces use beech logs only and electricity is limited at Windsor Castle with wax candles providing most light. Smoking is forbidden. no cats are allowed in royal palaces where the queen may see them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
The Great Ruby at McVicker's Chicago
The Great Ruby draws crowds at McVicker's, continuing a London success from Drury Lane and Daly's theater. Mr Litt presents the production at Daly’s price of one dollar, with original scenery and effects, as Chicago’s biggest show. The management offers help in arranging reduced railroad rates for interested parties to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVicker
Chicago
Ruby
Drury Lane
London
America
Augustin Daly
Daly's Theater
Daly’s
Mr. Litt
Daly's
McVicker's
The Great Round World Weekly News Overview
A description of The Great Round World weekly, a 40 page nonsectarian nonpartisan paper from New York. It claims to present current events in simple English, avoiding crimes scandals and sensationalism for use in schools and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
New York
Literary Life Debuts By Montgomery Publishing
The weekly New York Literary Life covers books authors and publishers with high hopes for enduring influence. The piece reflects on public interest in a rich man's death and contemplates the impact if the writer were to die suddenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Life
Montgomery Publishing Company
New York
The Quiet Salesman Shows Hidden Stock Tactics
A profile of a successful stock salesman praised for quiet temperament and calculated method. He reads customers by facial cues, stages color trials, and uses subtle display to guide choices without overt prompting. His tactical display builds trust and closes sales efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deg Goots
Aod
Who Is the Head of the House in Modern Times
The piece argues that Western law grants wives property rights and earnings while daily practice often still views the husband as head for external duties. It notes barefoot living as a social contrast and suggests headship is bi partisan, with the wife naturally heading internal matters and the husband external provisioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Car sickness tips on relaxing the body and avoiding strain
The text advises sufferers to loosen the body and avoid keeping feet on the floor. It suggests letting things go, relaxing the body, and lifting feet off the floor to reduce vibration feel and strain during train or car travel.
Syrup of Figs: A Global Ad for a Californian Laxative
The California Fig Syrup Company markets Syrup of Figs as an ethical, physician-approved laxative. It touts global recognition, a pleasant taste, prompt effects, and no unpleasant after-effects, urging readers to obtain the genuine product directly from the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Europe
Asia
Africa
California
United States
California Fig Syrup Co
The Summer's Outing Through the Overland Route
A nostalgic call to plan summer travel along the Overland Route from the Mississippi to the Pacific. The piece extols Union Pacific tracks across Kansas Colorado Wyoming and into Oregon Washington with highlights on Denver canyons Colorado parks Salt Lake City and the Pacific coast. It urges yearend readers to anticipate healthful winds and scenic wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Union Pacific
Kansas
Colorado
Denver
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Tourist Car Service Promises Comfortable Quest to West
A new through Tourist Car from Chicago via Omaha, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City operates Fridays at 10 35 p m to California and other western states. Each car includes a courteous courier and sleeping berths for two at 6 00, with attention to children and families aboard.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union
Chicago
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
H. Heatford
Ill
Bernhardt and Patti Showcase Dressmaker Rivalry in Opera World
A costume house insider contrasts Bernhardt and Patti, praising Bernhardt as exquisitely tasteful with perfect color sense and temperamental demands, while minimizing Patti as indiscriminate and garish. Mme Eames is noted for fine Parisian gowns. Story designs for Patti, fueling clashes evident in fashion and stage wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernhardt
Patti
Sara
Mme
Mme. Bernhardt
Eames
Paris
Mr. Story
Passion Play at Oberammergau Aims to Portray Christ
The Passion Play at Oberammergau, performed every ten years since 1633, enlists about 700 actors in an outdoor theater with 6 000 seats. Proceeds fund the community after paying production costs and actor remuneration. The Christ role is a high honor, with principal parts often hereditary and chosen for character and talent. The nine hour performance draws thousands of European and American visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberammergau
Joseph Mayer
Christ
A Lucky Volunteer Wins Fortune in New York
Lieutenant Horatio L. Lawrence of the Colorado regiment, a veteran of the Philippines, earned two promotions during his year of service. He recently returned home to claim a reported $4,000,000 fortune awaiting him in New York after leaving West Point before graduating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Horatio L. Lawrence
Colorado Regiment
Lawrence
New York
West Point
Academy
Colorado
Manila
Nathan Hale Schoolhouse to be preserved by society
The East Haddam Conn old schoolhouse where Nathan Hale taught the year after Yale graduation is to be preserved by a patriotic society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Hale
East Haddam
Conn
Yale
Zigzag sales pitches and tonics from a vintage catalog
Jumbled ad copy touts pay by week for door to door salesmen in Kansas City Kansas Food Co. and Colonial Land Co. list remedies from Laxative Bromo Quinine to Piso's Cure, Brown's Teething Cordial, Cop's Cough Balsam and Coat's Headache Capsules. Includes stray quotes and advertisements for farms near Big Stone Lake and Minnesota Dakotas real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Food Co
Dept. M
Kansas City
Minnesota
Dakotas
Big Stone Lake
Colonial Land Co
Ortonville
Minn
Women Speak on Cure via Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Letters from Mrs Anna Haut of Milford Conn and Mrs Evlin Flanagan of Philadelphia Pa describe nervous disorders back pain and falling of the womb daily troubles. both credit Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief or cure and urge others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AS. Pinkham
Anna E. Haut
Milldale
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Free Swedish Essence Sample Promoted By Nicolaus Be Cu wan
A 46 year old promotional note offers a free sample of Swedish Essence claimed as the same medicine used in Germany years ago. The ad urges immediate sale of a large 35 cent package by Nicolaus Be Cu wan at STU Pront St.
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NAIK
Zaegel
Hell
M. Re Zaerel & Con
Germany
Tai
Nicolaus
Cuwans
Stu
Proven Cure Advertises Franks Blood Germs Remedy
An advertisement claims a medicine cures rheumatism stomach liver kidney and other complaints by restoring disease germs in blood. It promises free samples for a two cent stamp and offers 500 dollars for anyone proving falsity.
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Ayer
Buckingham
Bate & CO
Nashua
A. J. Tower
Foston
Mass
HAT CO
Whitley
Ind
Sis
Att Dengglete
Pee
Lene
Bast Astallmer
Geo. R. Hamlin
Washington,d.c
H. Evans
Washington, D.C
Tie
Scotland
Aismamath
We Grove
John A. Miller
Au Sable, Michigan
Coat
Urious
Mason City
Schiller
Crawfordsville, Lad
Brown
Zaegels
W. L. Douglas
W. BL. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Shoe CQ
Brockton
Connec
Adams St
KRAFT
RAFT
Clark St
John W.0orris
U.S. Pension Bureau
Atty Siee
Timothy
Tapney-Eckstein
Perrace
Buffalo
N.Y
W. N. Y. Chicago
Mndless Chain
RED Cross
Arnold
Zieglerco
Monon
Thompson
ISO
Iim
Mammoth
Sam
West Madison ST
Vhis
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