Ottumwa Woman Cured By Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Ottumwa woman testifies to a long battle with female illness and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her cure. The ad cites Mrs Ariet F. aura of Ottumwa and promotes the tonic as a safe alternative to surgery. It also promotes free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
United States
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Ariet FE
Ransom Street
Ottumwa, Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Te Svenais Dispensary Medical Association
Prest.glo
N. Y
Coffee without coffee. A Postum success story
A Florida reader details health improvements after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. She describes relief from biliousness headaches and nervousness, a steadier heart, clearer skin, and an overall return to well being. The letter is presented as a genuine testimonial from Postum Co. with a call to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fearless Isabelle and the Bulldog Knightly Courtship
Allen Linthrop praises Isabelle Ivan for her calm amid danger and bull terrier brawls. A dog fight, a near train collision, and a rose trip reveal her bravery and a spider fear. He declares love, offering to protect her from her single weakness, and she accepts with tenderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Allen Linthrop
Isabelle
Allen
Freddie
Rose Farm
Ted Literary Press
Bert
Ivan
Isabelle’s
Great Rose Farm
A Horse as a Man's True Friend in Rural Wit
A rustic exchange contrasts sentiment and practicality as a farmer notes a horse resembles a kin to his boy Josh. The lover of animals proclaims loyalty, while Corntessel emphasizes usefulness and readiness for work in a rustic tone.
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Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Almost Helpless Made Well By Curing The Weakened Kidneys
Mrs J W Piggers of Clifton Forge Virginia reports kidney trouble that left her nearly unable to move with rheumatic pains and severe head pain. After doctors failed she tried Doan's Kidney Pills and gained almost instant relief becoming free from kidney trouble. She urges readers to remember the brand. Doan's sold by druggists and stores for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Piggers
Rose St
Clifton Forge
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cure for Itching Sores Promoted by Cuticura Remedies
A Kentucky man details years of eczema odyssey with burning itching sores throughout body. After failed treatments from three doctors he found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for four months, reporting complete cure and no recurrence for over a year. The notice also includes an ad sharing free samples and a joke from Lippincott's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Cate
Exile
K. Boston
The Grandest Old Gore and Methuselah Remember
Methuselah recalls a summer 700 years ago as others retreat. Hicks Capuline, touted as the best remedy for colds and grip, promises quick relief and fever reduction with liquid effects priced at 10c 25c and 50c. Available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Capudine
Titles In England and Elixir Babek Ad
England grows tired of title inflation while Elixir Babek claims to remove aches and malarial symptoms. Mrs Higgins of Jacksonville endorses the tonic after three bottles. Kroczewski & Co advertise the remedy in Washington D C.
Questioning Nature’s Voice in Fish and Egg Paradox
A fragmentary exchange questions nature’s design, imagining a fish forced to cackle over every egg it lays and pondering the consequences of silencing aquatic voices. The tone hints at a philosophical or satirical meditation on communication.
Grove's Tasteless Vermillion Tonic Ad Parody
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Ton ic as a malaria remedy with quinine and iron, claiming it builds up the system and is sold for 50 cents. A humorous exchange about identifying an umbrella appears at the end.
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GROVE
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Polly
Hiram Davis
Newbury
Hiram
Hudson River
Davis
New York Sun
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Success Magazine
Isabelle Ivan
Bert Harland
Muldoon
Chalker
Harold
Ethel
Lippincott’s Magazine
England
London
Carter
Joli
Nor
2Écabottie
Baby Base CO
Atlanta
Georgia
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Virginia
William E. Hatcher
War Department
Ligon
Lanneau's Act Store
Charlestox
California Fig Syrup CO
Senna
California
Anthony Im
Pork Shire
G. O. Branning
U. S
Commission
Atlanta Barber Colege
E. Mitchell St
Atlanta, Ga
Charlotte
Wnen
Indes U. B
ATURE
National Surgical Institute
South Pryor Street
Daedeoff
Draggisia
Kanthine CO
Richmond
Cirvalan
John T. Patterso
Waddell Street
Ailante, Ga
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