Minard's Liniment praised for back ache cures
A reader letter praises Minard's Liniment after two years of back pain with no relief. The writer asks for a free bottle and urges others to try the remedy, noting past failed treatments and recommending the product. It includes unrelated promotional lines and a Socrates quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsard
Eimiment Big
Minard
O. K
Poe
Joseph Perry
Ssgmiem St
E. Providence
Ki. L
Lillie Wildher
Eleventh &T
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promotes Health
An 1890s home health ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding women with menstrual pain, irregularities, and hysteria like backache and fatigue. It claims cures for many female ailments and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.ee
W. P
Lydia Pinkhem
Lydia E
Sands
Sarah
Lynt
Mass
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with constitutional claims
An 19th century ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy for catarrh and lung troubles. It promotes internal dosing and promises one hundred dollars for any failure to cure, with agents in local drugstores and various price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeter-Milber
Buffalo
N. Y
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
FCC
Delta Chemical Company
Growth of City Universities Across Europe
The New York World notes rapid growth of city universities in Europe including London Rome and Berlin with Paris deemed paramount in France. It contrasts medieval universities in Bologna Salamanca Cordova Leyden and Oxford with urban expansion and asks if country colleges curb this urban rush, a concern of the times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Rome
Berlin
Paris
France
Bologna
Salamanca
Cordova
Leyden
Oxford
New York
Fashion Notes From a Bygone Era Lace and veils set the tone
Proverbial musings lead into a fashion column detailing lace neckwear complexion veils and aigrettes in an old style. It notes ivy green chiffon driving veils and a shift to shorter sleeves. Describes Directoire influences basques and fur waistcoat embroidery with bold ribbon bows for millinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Commissioner Smith Versus The Standard Oil Co Debate War
Commissioner Smith defends against President Moffett of Standard Oil Indiana whose six cent rate dispute with six to eighteen cent tariffs is debated. The piece argues the defense remains weak while asserting the government targets Standard Oil with broad charges and a heavy penalty for a filing error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Knox Smith
Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
East St. Louis
Alton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Illinois
Smith
Dalton
Commissioner of Corporations
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
Dolton
Eastern
Chappell
Harvey
Illinois Central
Blue Island
Rock Island
Grand Jury
Standard Oil
Tory
Landis
Rico
Marietta
Henry Demarestie
Commonwealth
Tarbell
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Kenesaw Landis
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Salzer
William Oat
John A. Saizer
Tasi Aoe Am Farm Seed
Samies AC
E. W. Grove
Warn
Yick
Woolford
Letsea
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Asia
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
St. Vitus
Taylor
Cuticura
Aganta
Virginia-Carolina
Tnd
Chemi Pond
Weham
Teal Co
Sar Augusta
Wviac Oy
Jlants
Jersey
Gia Tanteg
Arthur v. Perry Young
John White
Louisville
F. Kl
Douglas
Nderson’s
Eary Jersey
Charleston
Bone Tam
South Carolina
Towles
Pioneer Plant Grower Telegraph Office
Young's Island
Martin's Point
S.C
Martin's
Commissioner Smith
The
Standard Oil Co
Railway World
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