Peruana Endorsed Repeatedly as Cure by Families
Letters from users praise Peruana for treating catarrh of head nose and throat through years of use in families. Testimonies claim cures in children and adults, with a note that some prefer tablets over liquid formats. Peruna Almanac for 1908 offered free by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mepward M. Burtt
Jefferween
St. Lewin
Anil
Charles Lerr
Allen St
New York
N. Y
Peruana
Sen
Ageel
Portrait of Loss and Pride in a Houston Poet Fragment
A fragmentary exchange portrays a daughter declaring poverty after a father’s failure, asserting she still has beauty as a resource. The overheard dialogue captures urban despair and personal resilience within a cryptic street scene in Houston.
Weather Banter and Vengeful Dentist Tale
A blend of humorous anecdotes and a revenge tale. James Whitcomb Riley meets many acquaintances amid weather chatter, while a landlord’s ex-tenant uses bold advertising to ruin his former boarding house owner’s business, a tale of spite and public spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uoon
Grape-Nuts Promoted as Digestive Aid and Strength Booster
An Illinois man recalls poor health from heavy meat eating and credits Grape-Nuts with weight gain and improved digestion. He notes his wife also gained weight and improved, while a 68 year old neighbor reports lasting indigestion relief after adopting the product. The advertisement claims a link between meat-heavy diets and blood and nerve complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Postum Co
Hattie Creek
Mich
Wellville
Christmas Intrigue and Engagement Revelation
In a scene of romantic mischief at a country retreat, a letter triggers a confession about a Christmas encounter. Kitty Mainwaring learns her fiancé Jack revealed to her uncle his engagement with Kitty, while a wary narrator reflects on extenuating circumstances and a lifelong skepticism toward romance. The tale ends with Kitty now married to Mr. Owen and the narrator disparaging women as humbugs.
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Kinty
Mies Mainwaring
Kitty
Oporto
Mr. Walker
Jack
Tronies
A Safari of Suspicion and a Confession from Harvard
An uncle recalls a mystery about a tall moustached man with a plain gold shirt stud at a social gathering. Suspects include Capt. Harland and Mr. Porter, while Jack Owen admits in a letter to the uncle that he may be the culprit and hints at possible remorse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harland
Jack
Jeane
First Turkey Refuses Death This Christmas
Mischief in a holiday joke features two turkeys chatting about fate. One turkey jokes it won’t be killed for Christmas while the other wonders why not. The dialogue centers on superstition and humor.
Christmas Gift Sparks Formal Courtroom Mention
A Victorian exchange reveals Mr Grimsby courting a young woman with a cookbook and a home decoration volume as potential signals of serious intent. The judge notes the suggestive hints in the dialogue between the fair young woman and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grimsby
Mamma
New Strength for Old Backs and Backache Relief
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton Ohio reports three years of rheumatic limb pains and constant backache. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills, noting improved energy, headaches, dizziness, and kidney secretions after use. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joannah Straw
North Broadway
Canton
8. D
Dean
Boz. Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Witty Blanks Cook Tale and Cure Ads Endorse Hunt's Cure
A social anecdote about Judge Blank’s wife cooking for him and a humorous exchange with Mrs Jerome. Then readers praise Hunt's Cure for skin itching with testimonial from E G W Farlowe and G E Huntington. Also notes on a Maine prayer meeting and Hunt's Oil as a household remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Blank
Pacific Avenue
Mrs. Jerome
Jerry
Mr. Jerome
San Francisco
Daily Thought on Life and Bygones
A reflective verse glimpses daily joys and aches as life moves from youth to later years. It notes love, strife, hope, and playful mischief shaping the human journey in measured moods.
Truthful Boast and Light Comedy Bits
Traveling men boast in a Chicago hotel about sales with a drummer claiming his firm pushes baby carriages. A quip ends the boast as he flees. A later vignette has Mrs Torkins joking Charley may win money at races, tied to a nervous husband. Blondes joke with a husband and car ride yields fear of mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Success Magazine
Charley
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claim
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles within six to fourteen days. The copy includes medical claims and holiday branding language while asserting effectiveness and a guaranteed outcome.
Marrying Mary chorus by measurement plan
Actress Miss Mario Cahill selects chorus girls for her new play using the Bertilion system. She promotes a precise standard to avoid mirage and ensure substance. A tale about marriage as union versus illusion is shared to illustrate the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Cahill
Mary
Miss Cahill
Sonny
Cure for Eczema Promises Quick Relief for Infant Skin
An old advertisement touts Cuticura remedies claiming a brutal eczema case improved in two months and cured in six, citing a Piermont New Hampshire mother’s testimonial from 1906. Other items describe humorous burglary, cemetery procession etiquette, and cautions about Castorla for infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Risley
Piermont, N. H
Bears The Signature of th Use For Over Thirty Years
Ad shows old style warning about trust in brands and a joke about a shopkeeper. Includes a prompt to send for a nerve restorer cure by Dr Kline with a free trial bottle offer. Also a cartoon exchange about multiplication tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Prince Dabro on American cotton industry wisdom
In New York Prince Dabro compares Egypt's cotton with America's, praising U S industry as cleverly regulated. He recounts a Pennsylvania graduate tale of bravery and cleverness in a drawing room anecdote about skating on the Wissahickon and a staged peril to win a bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Dabro
America
New York
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Wissahickon
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsement Ad
An advertising notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative. It emphasizes cleansing and gentle action without debility or dose increases, claims natural and pleasant effects, and urges buying the genuine California Fig Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Co
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James Whitcomb Riley
Variow
Wright A. Pettersen
Natal
Robert Eh Carrell
Suburban Life
Harvard
Jack Owen
P. S
Mr. Porter
G. W. Farlowe
Florence
Ala
Hunt
Ignatius
Adam
Maine
Dominicus Jordan
Miss Simpkins
G. E. Huntington
Eufala
Carruthers-Jones Shoe Co
Memphis
St.louis
Papa
Eczema
Central Station
Castorla
Edgar
Emma
Taylor
Gerald
Geraldine
Dodds
Woolley, 4
Atlanta
Pryorse
Thompson
Frost Brook
Meggetta, & C
N. BH. Blitch Co
Meggetts, South Carolina
Parker
Steronest
N. K
Louisiana
MaDest Penick & Ford, Ltd
New Orleans. le
Shreveport
Winchester
Lavater
Marcus Aurelius
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
W.l.douglas Shoes
Douglas Zaegab
W. L. Douglas, Breckten, Mae
Orlaeeciv
Acer Bael
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