Peruna cures and clever child misstatements in old notes
A collage of medical testimonials praising Peruna as a cure for back pain pelvic catarrh and abdominal issues plus humorous quips from H J Barker's Comic School Tales show a era style of self help ads and light moralizing. It also mentions Longman Martinez paints and various household cures and curiosities from 19th century journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Barker
England
Stepmey
London
Moses
Minnie E. McAllister
West
Snd Street
Judge McAllister
Apolis
Peruna
Ane
It Saved My Life Lydia E Pinkham Woman's Remedy Letter
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after two years of failed treatment. She details relief from irregular menses and associated pains and urges other women to seek Pinkham's guidance at Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Chad
Lydia E. Pinisham
Lydia G
Pinkham
Lynn
St Peter's in Rome Cross Shape and Size Details
Readable fragments describe St Peter's Basilica in Rome shaped as a cross 636 feet long and 450 feet wide. Additional lines include various old advertisements and dental and medicinal claims from 1900, mentioning cures and products with prices and places like Trinity Springs Ind and Edsville Ind, and a quip about wives and husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s
Rome
Eczema Cure Promised By Cutiura Ointment
Mrs J B Jones of Addington Indiana reports two years of eczema suffering ending after using Cutiura Ointment Resolvent and Soap. She credits one box of Ointment and two bottles of Resolvent with a permanent cure and a sleepless mother no more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
J. B. Jones
Addington, Ind. T
Ram's Horn Proverbs on Discipline and Faith
Collection of maxims on religious duty humility and virtue. Warnings against self deceit pride and greed. Observations compare religious sincerity to worldly wealth and gauge the cost of fortune and perseverance. Provocative moral reflections attributed to a sermonistic voice.
Pointed Paragraphs on Elocution and Courtship
A school recital of Cerfew Shall Not Ring Tonight stirs a girl to imagine herself a born elocutionist. The piece contrasts a proud attitude with boys seeking free room and board from parents, noting many girls can lure a date to church but not to the altar, and it warns against judging a ring by the jeweler’s name.
Kidney pills praised by Glasgow woman in recovery tale
Mrs Pare of Glasgow Kentucky credits Doctor Foster Milburn kidney pills with regulating kidney secretions and easing back pain after a chronic kidney problem. She reports improved sleep, strength, and overall health. Advertisement notes price 50 cents and to seek Hall’s pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
No Interference Alley Sloper Quote Exchange
A brief dialogue excerpt shows Pa and a child or bystander discussing rain. Pa notes rain while the other character expresses intent to let it rain. The exchange is titled The Alley Sloper.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minnie McAllister
Darlington, Mo
Kentucky
Arney
Johnny
Tommy Tucker
Johnny Jones
Willie Wickham
Boston Transcript
Longman & Martinez
Longman Martinez L. & M
James S. Barron
Manchester Cotton Mills
Rock Hill
S. C
New York
United Kingdom
Dr. Kline
RB. H. Kure, Ltd
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Roumania
Hugh Penant
New Orleans
San Francisco Bay
Guam
Mare Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fs. Willadsen
Lydis E. Pinkham
Urs T .Willadsen , An
Iso
Joan F.boysz
Trinity Springs
Ind
Montenegro
Ranitany
Edsville
E. Detchon
Satan
Dr. Biggers
Heaven
Hall
J. Cenex & Co
Toledo
Fae
Brinkburne
San Francisco
Vladivostok
GavAy
Zoom Kanes
Southern Mfg. CO
Richmond
Pollon Luck Baking
Putnam
Monroe
Crab Orchard Water
Louisville, Ky
Business College
Macon
Ieee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Ohio
Oles
Rey
W. L. Dougt
Dougla
Chas. L. Farrell
W.loouglas
W.l.doug
Cashira
Douglas
Eg Rice
W.L. Douglas Guar
W-L
W. L. Douglas
Capital National Bank
Indianapolis
Des
Jorona Coltskin
Corona
Rock Ton
Massachusetts
W.l. Douglas
Cecal
Am Datomar Ares Ctia
York
Nassau Street
Atlante
Pratt
Eagle
Smith Winship
Mungé
Continental Gin
Charlotte
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
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