DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS Advertising Testimonial Claim
An advertisement touts DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS with testimonials from Bentley North Dakota and Arthur Bloch New York claiming relief from backache kidney bladder and rheumatic pain after using the pills. The copy promises prompt relief or money back and notes a large 60 cent box available at drug stores or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Will
Bentley
N. D
Dodd
Arthur Bloch
Park Ave
New York
Public official with common sense not book learned
A humorous passage notes a public official lacking formal schooling yet using plain speech. It contrasts ignorance of university alum with practical wisdom and includes brief side mentions of remedies and ads for Allcock's Plasters and Red Cross Ball Blue.
Clothes for Daytime Frocks and a Christmas Gift Tale
A fashion feature urges cloth daytime frocks with chic fabrics and simple lines for schoolgirls while a Christmas story follows Great Aunt Susan and two nieces. Jessica's thoughtful boudoir slippers and Polly's compass gift spark a year end turning moment toward travel and connection.
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Jessica
Mummy
Susan
Pearl Street
Polly
Girl Scouts
Child of the Ages Poem by Lila Vass Shepherd
Poem praising the divinity of the child and humanity's hope, describing the child as the link to Fatherhood above and a rightful portion of childhood. It reflects on love, a sheltered place to live and grow, and the child’s gentle voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Silk Rufflers Delight New Bride at Christmas Gift
A young bride named Chartie visits a men's store during the holiday rush and selects a smooth silk ruffler for a gift, remarking the coarse knit option would be too rough for her sensitive skin. The moment amuses onlookers who recognize the newlywed.
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Chartie
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
Fragmented Civic Watch and Advertising Snippet
A collage of quotes on conviction and adversity features Senator Sorghum and reflections on innocence and sincerity. It includes an advertisement praising Red Cross Ball Blue for clothes and a note about a legal change abolishing imprisonment for debt as a blue sky law precedent.
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Red Cross
Castoria Advertisement Claims Past Uses for Children
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a remedy used for over 30 years to relieve infants and children from constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea. It asserts the product reduces feverishness by calming the stomach and bowels and aiding digestion.
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Fletcher
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Dodds Kidnen Pills
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The
Kelp-O-Dine Company
Indianapolis
Bear Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Jack Frost
Good Wear Cloth Co., Inc
Asbury Park
N. J
COOK
East Congress Street
Detroit
Michigan
He Meant
Allcock
Adv
Bela In
BeLuans
Europe
Paris
Aunt Susan
Elm Street
Miss Fisk
Church Hill
Pearl
Canary
Lila Vass Shepherd
BAYER
Senator Sorghum
Nujol
Carter
Geese
TRADI
Smith Brothers
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