Cramps relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's remedy tale
Marysville reader Mrs George R Naynor credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending twelve years of crippling cramps and monthly bed rest. The ad urges young women with irregular periods backache headaches or indigestion to try the root and herb remedy and write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Tam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mags
Jesus Talks with the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well
A February lesson reviews Jesus encountr with the woman at Jacob's well in Samaria. He offers living water, reveals his Messiahship, and uses personal evangelism to convert and inspire village witnesses. The narrative highlights spiritual thirst, conviction, and worship beyond place or time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Galilee
Christ
Judea
Paul
Calilee
Samaria
Jacob
Sychar
Jerusalem
Uts
Stry
Chestnut Dishes and Desserts From Historical Recipe Notes
A collection of chestnut recipes and preparations including Chestnut Pudding with syruped nuts and dried fruit, Chestnut Apple Dessert, Chestnut Fritters, and Preserved Chestnuts. Also covers Chestnut Soup, salads, desserts, and a custard variant using chestnuts or almonds, with notes on preparation, flavoring, and serving.
Coffee Based Dishes and Desserts Featured in Nanny Recipes
A fragment lists coffee flavored desserts including Coffee Cream Pudding Coffee Bavarian Cream Coffee Flummery and Coffee Charlotte Russe. The instructions describe gelatin or whipped cream additions, mold preparation and serving suggestions with coffee as the central flavor.
Wholesome Date Pudding and Rhubarb Cream Dessert
A recipe fragment lists steamed date pudding with butter molasses and spices, rhubarb sponge and gelatin, and a pumpkin pie. It includes instructions for beating cream, making a vanilla taste, and serving with whipped cream. The passage ends with a quotation about friendship and selfishness.
Surprising Rice Pudding Glace and Prune Ice Cream Recipe
A dated cooking note outlines Rice Pudding Glace with rice simmered in milk, gelatin set, whipped cream folded in, and chilled before serving with lemon or jelly accents. It also details Prune Ice Cream and a Cheese Sauce, including butter flour roux, milk, cheese, salt, paprika, and cayenne for a nourishing finish.
Dodson's Liver Tone vs Calomel Health Claim
An old advertisement-style flyer promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel, claiming it cures sluggish liver and constipation without salivation. It touts a money-back guarantee and suitability for the whole family, including children, and cites testimonials and distribution at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Freezone Promises Quick Corn and Callus Removal
An advertised remedy claims to remove corns and calluses instantly by applying a few drops of ether compound called Freezone. A Cincinnati inventor promotes its drying action and painless lift off, urging readers to ask their druggist or wholesale supplier for a small bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Untitled fragment of a local chat about work and sounds
Fragmentary dialogue mentions Skeets dead, Skinny at work, a note of a funeral, and a whistle like a whistle. It reads as a casual, invented conversation with unclear context and missing names or events.
Goose Grease products advertise in Greensboro ad
Vintage ad copy touts MOTHERS JOY SALVE for colds croup pneumonia and asthma and GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains. Distributed by Druggists and the GOOSE GREASE COMPANY Greensboro NC with a curious closing line about sharing a lot and not breaking a net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All
Goose Grease Company
Mfr's
Greensboro
N. C
Adv
Yam Nuts Flavor Sparks Fancy Grocer Ad
Up-to-date grocers tout Yam Nuts as a new Southern product with an “unforgetable favor” promising strong appeal. The ad from The Williams Co. of Greenville South Carolina hints at consumer curiosity with bold claims and playful marketing aimed at drawing customers to try the item. The text includes stray references to smoke inspectors and eye remedies and mixes promotional phrases with odd verbiage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Co
Greenville
S.C. Ady
Preserve Kidney Health For A Hundred Year Life
A physician warns that poisons passing through the kidneys speed aging and death. He urges people over thirty to keep kidneys clean by drinking water, sweating daily, and taking Anuric before meals. Anuric tablets, from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, dissolve uric acid, easing backache and rusty joints. A hot water sip each morning is also advised to prevent premature aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Danderine Hair Product Promise of Shine and Hair Growth
A vintage ad claims Thick, Glossy Hair free from dandruff after using Danderine. It promises immediate shine and eventual hair regrowth with a small daily application, touting benefits like softness, luster, and a non itchy scalp.
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Carter
Jas. Baily & Son
Baltimore
Blackman's
Blackman Stock Remedy Company
Chattanooga, Tennessee
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Dept. 7
Sherman
Texas
Dever
Bruder Wileliams
Mistah Rawley
Dearborn
Sellers
Moody Ble Institute of Chicago
Gemrege
Western Newspaper Union
Jesus and
SA. Maria
John
Christ Jesus
CSN
Marv
Amios R. Wells
Woneher
Witu
Bennie
Bennie Siine
the Watkins
Yale
Skeets
Lidy
New York City
Toye
Knowlton
den Co
Vinta Crown Naser
Atwlenta Crecinet
Hmple
W. Z, Mood & CO
Dominion Nurseries
W. Nu
Richmond
Kodaks & Supplies
Peters
Galeski Optical Ga
Charlotte
Lookout Biscuit
Ora Regus Hk
Chattanooga
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