Peruna touted as remedy for kidney catarrh and bladder woes
Advertorial testimony from C B Newhof and F B Richards claim Peruna cured chronic kidney and bladder catarrh after other remedies failed. John Nimmo of Toronto adds long term health benefits and no narcotics. The piece emphasizes Peruna’s safety, lack of habit, and lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Newhof
Delamare Street
Albany
N. Y
Montefiore Club
Peruna
John Nimmo
Lippincott St
Toronto
Can
Masonic Order
Wheat and remedy ads from a vintage catalog page
An old ad page highlights Balzer's Macaroni Wheat claiming drought and rust resistance with yields up to 80 bushels per acre on fertile lands and 40 to 60 on arid soil. It also promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy for coughs and lung issues and includes a testimonial from Nellie Davis of Kansas City praising Doan's Kidney Pills as a quick cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balzer
Mich
Wis
Neb
Catalog
Kansas City
Doan
Nellie Davis
Michigan Avenue
Wellie Davis
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Protection Against a Witch in Ireland Law Used
An old Irish peasant woman enlists legal protection to halt what she calls a witchcraft experiment. She uses a straw image and wakes funeral rites after money theft, seeking a curse on the thief. Neighbors urged police intervention to stop the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Pigeon Post Service Connects Los Angeles and Avalon
The sole regular pigeon post operates between Los Angeles and Avalon on Catalina Island during summer. The 50 mile route often completes in under an hour, rivaling telephone or telegraph speed. Small notices advertise private messages and business orders may be sent with telephone telegraph and cable links worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Avalon
Catalina Island
Sinners and Thistles Tale of a Fence and Weeds
A man walks with a farmer and notices a tall weed beyond a fence. He leaps the fence and cuts it down near the ground. The farmer explains bad weeds ignore fences and will spread to his field if left to bloom elsewhere.
Postum Restores Health After Coffee Troubles
A Battle Creek woman explains how coffee caused stomach and nervous heart symptoms. After switching to Postum her color returned, strength improved, and her family also benefited. The account cites relief for herself husband and baby and mentions the product On file at Postum Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Baby
Battle
Creek
Mich
Hall's Catarrh Cure and other old remedies ad text
A historic collage notes claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cuenex Co Toledo with testimonials, plus references to Woolford's Lotion and 1896 notarized statements. It mentions convalescent cures, debt collections, and a business tale about conscience money and a $500 payment after seventeen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxnr0
City of
ToLepo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cuengy -Nake
F. J. Cuenry & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cueney
East London Woman Uses Pawned Half Sovereign Saving Tactics
An East London woman pins half a sovereign to a pawn ticket each time she receives her husband’s money. She borrows 1s from the pawnbroker and redeems it by midweek. The cost is 1d weekly for the ticket and interest. The pawnbroker accepts the routine as normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Help for Women
A nationwide note extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It cites free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and a Bradford Pennsylvania testimonial claiming tumor disappearance after following guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lydia E. Pinkham
Llydia E. Pinkham
Airship plans raised by Capt Byron in Washington
Capt George W Byron of Washington says an airship using nine gas bags will surpass Santos Dumont and will soon ascent in Washington. The California commission returned 6000 unexpended from a 130000 state advertising appropriation, with most exhibits sent to the Portland Fair opening next May. Admiral Togo is described as a small gray man with a naval beard. Frederick Villiers notes his calm manner and a distinctive pose echoed by his staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Byron
Washington
Santos Dumont
California
Portland Fair
Admiral Togo
Frederick Villiers
Port Arthur
Four gleaming steel shoes stir the poet
McLandburgh Wilson in the Criterion reflects on family keepsakes and memory. Mothers save baby shoes, brides keep satin slippers, a boy recalls red-topped boots, but the speaker mourns four gleaming steel shoes owned by an unseen person, symbolizing lost opportunities and regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLandburgh Wilson
Criterion
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Newhof
Richards
F. B. Richards
E Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Cuba
New York Sun
Sun
States
Ea Leading Insurance Company
Pres. C. B. Newhof
Eeeveeeecen
Lion
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Ohio
Lafayette Stock Farm
J. Crouch & Son
Prop's
America
South
Nashville
Tenn
Christ
Taylor
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Cuticura
A. W. Taft
Independence
A. W. ‘Taft
Great Island
Portland Harbor
Frank Stevens
Kennebec
Aern Fe
the Southern Manufacturing: CO
Richmond
Putnam
Egypt
Jamsure Piso
Thomas Rozquins
Maple St
Norwich
Imperial Post
Germany
Eagles
Nes
Woolford
All Suger
Detchon
Crawford
Indi
Tadeless
Mrs. Fannie
A. J. Tower
Boston, U.S. A
Tower Canadian. Co., Limited
Canada
Makers of
Maine
To Cares
All Acres
Grove
France
Europe
Kline
R. H. Kure, Ltd
Archit
Phila., Pa
Liege
Belgium
Cremo
Big le ‘Sone A. Sallee A
Thompson
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